8/08/06

Greetings and Salutations, Readers! Book People of Moscow is proud to be featured as a Cafe and Bookstore on Delocator! If you're not sure what we're talking about, Readers, check them out at http://delocator.net/index.php. Delocator is a website that helps you find cafes, book shops, and movie theatres near you. Specifically, they help you find the best of these places - the small, friendly, independently-owned stores you cherish! Check them out, use them to help plan your vacation, or even help them grow by adding your own favorite stores!

 Readers, some of you may know or know of Paul Brians. Last year, we ran a few paragraphs about his Common Errors in English Usage book and calendar. What you may not know is that, in addition to being an author, gentleman, and all-around excellent fellow, he also collects Disney Comics from around the world! And, during the month of August, you have the chance to see them! Selections from Brians' collection will be on display in the Neill Public Library, complete with background information for your perusal! Be sure to stop by and check it out! The display is located just inside the library entrance.

Last reminder, Readers! The annual Bike, Ride, & Star Gazing Event is coming up Friday, August 11th at 9:00pm. The plan for this year is to ride Paradise Path from Berman Creekside Park to the UI Observatory to watch the Perseid meteor showers under the full moon. Bring your safety equipment! And remember, bicycle lights and reflectors are required to participate. For more information, call Roger Blanchard at 883-7098.

 Auditions are coming up in a few days for Cow-Tipping and Other Signs of Stress, a full-length play and a twisted romantic comedy by Gregory Fletcher. Don't miss your chance to take part in the World Premiere of this exciting new play, the winner of the 2005 Mark Twain Prize for comic playwriting. If you would like to be a part of this production, please make an appointment with Pam Palmer by calling 208-596-2270, or by email at ppalmer@moscow.com. The auditions will be held Monday, August 14th at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre from 6:00 to 8:00pm.

Now Available at Book People of Moscow - Tickets for the WORLD PREMIERE of Chris Barber's Love Sick. It is showing one night only, Tuesday, August 15th, at 7:00 and 9:00pm. This film has been a long time in the making, and is a genuine labor of love, Readers - I think it would be well worth your time to check it out! I won't get a chance to remind you again before showtime, sadly, but please be sure to go see what it's all about! You won't be disappointed!

We also have, for your perusal, an excellent writeup about the MCCWW, submitted by Alert Reader Judy: "Attention, writers of all stripes! If you'd enjoy being part of a group experimenting with fiction, poetry, non-fiction, personal essay, and journal writing, the Moscow Community Creative Writing Workshop may be for you. Taught by eight local writers, the workshop will meet for nine Wednesday nights at the Moscow Public Library and elsewhere in Moscow, September 20 through November 15 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Writers of all levels, from beginning to advanced, are welcome! Workshop participants will have the opportunity to receive feedback on their writing, to complete a piece to be compiled in a workshop anthology, and to read their work on local radio station KRFP and at a public reading with workshop instructors at BookPeople on November 15. Workshop instructors and topics are as follows: Mary Clearman Blew ("Writing From Personal Documents--Letters, Photos, Diaries"); Peter Chilson ("Crossing Literary Borders: What Fiction and Nonfiction Teach Us About Story-telling"); Paula Coomer ("Place as Character"); Aimee Phan and Matt Shears ("Writing the Prose Poem and Short Short Fiction"); Judy Sobeloff ("Writing the Top of Your Head Off"); Georgia Tiffany ("Finding the Pharoah's Eye: Using Journaling as a Springboard"); and Pamela Yenser ("Déjà Vu Description: Sensory Images in Multiple Genres"). The workshop will be limited to 15 participants. To apply, write M.C.C.W.W. a one to two-page double-spaced letter describing yourself and your interest in writing, using one fictional detail. Drop off two copies (one with name, address, email, and phone number in the top right corner and one anonymous copy), plus a SASE, at the reference desk of the Moscow Library between August 15 and September 7. Please do not include identifying information on the outer envelope. Notification of acceptance by September 14. To sustain our ability to offer this workshop, suggested donations of $24-$40 ($3-$5 per session) are welcomed, plus an optional $12 materials fee for participant anthology. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more information, see www.latahlibrary.org, pick up a flyer at the library reference desk, or email mccwww2006@turbonet.com. M.C.C.W.W. is presented with the support of the Western States Arts Federation, the Idaho Commission on the Arts, and the Latah County Arts and Culture Committee. M.C.C.W.W. prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age." That's all for now, Readers! Thanks for Reading, and take care!

-Book People of Moscow

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