2/20/07

Wednesday, February 21, beginning at 7:30, Faith Ringgold will be at WSU's Todd Auditorium Hall for a reading, signing, and art showing. Ringgold's preferred medium is the story quilt, in which she combines storytelling, painting and textiles.

TAR BEACH, published in 1991 and based on a story quilt by the same name, is a Caldecott Honor book for 1992, won the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration, was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, received the Parents' Choice Gold Award and was a feature selection on Reading Rainbow. In the book, which takes place in 1939, 8-year-old Cassie Louise Lightfoot dreams of the freedom to go wherever she wants. The stars grant her the opportunity, and she sets about touring the city and claiming freedom for herself and family.

Know yew from you? Whether from weather? Which witch is which? You're welcome to provide your input for the premier of the premier spelling bee on the Palouse! An adult spelling bee is in the works here at BookPeople, and we seek your thoughts on mediating and moderating. SLAM? Rules and Regs? Cheers and Jeers? Help us to make this event too titillating to pass up!

February 22 brings Lunafest, a women's film festival at the Kenworthy. The show starts at 7:00, and we have tickets here at BookPeople.

In past years, Moscow has enjoyed productions of Eve Ensler's "Vagina Monologues." The "Monologues" have been breaking censorship barriers and promoting a global conversation on women and their bodies. At the 2006 Simmons College of Library Science commencement, Ensler emphasized that the production's donation to fight violence against women--$30 million--was greater than the amount distributed by the UN. This last year the production has been brought to a new audience. According to The New York Times, Lina Khoury advocated producing "Monologues" in Lebanon. Resolute, Khoury pursued the production through state censors and an appeals court before her wish was granted. Khoury's version blended three local monologues with the original version. The production had such overwhelming success that its run was extended two months. In celebration of Moscow's legacy of production and in comradery with Ensler's desire to turn politics away from insatiable power hunger, BookPeople would like to announce that Pullman will be hosting "The Vagina Monologues" this Friday at 8pm on the WSU campus in the Daggy Theater. We would also like to announce the release of Ensler's new book, "Insecure at Last," an interesting commentary on America's obsession with security.

Sojourner's Alliance will host "A Night with the Stars" on Sunday, February 25, 4:00pm. This formal Academy Awards party will be at the Latah County Fairgrounds. Tickets are $50 and available at BookPeople.

Phi Beta Kappa is bring Gary B. Nash of the University of California, Los Angeles to the U of I campus February 27 at 7:30pm. Dr. Nash's lecture is entitled "Patriotism and History". It will be delivered in the Administration Building Auditorium.

 BookPeople is sponsoring an Art Car Rally! If you do not own a car think about art-i-fying your bike. It will be a glorious procession in practicing the aesthetics of existence! If interested in joining the art car rally contact us.

On March 1st, Dr. Natalie Kreuzer will present the second portion of Looking At: Jazz," a film and discussion series. Dr. Kreuzer will lead a discussion of "The Jazz Age and Harlem as a Center of Jazz." Contact Rochelle Smith at rsmith@uidaho.edu with questions.

March 1st will also be featuring the words of Joy Passanante. She will be reading in the Gold Room on the U of I campus in the SUB at 5pm.

Smash Urban Blight! Interested in riding your brute strength for the benefit of the community? Help BookPeople redesign its back stoop and smash it to bits.

We have tickets for KRFP's Mardi Gras Dinner, which will be Saturday, March 3rd, at the Moscow Unitarian Church at 6:30 PM.

Competing for all our calendars are the multiple events that March 3rd has in store. If you cannot decide roam the town! Starting at 9pm one is able to roam from one part of the town to the other with seven vendors participating. Get your tickets fast, they're $10 beforehand and $15 at the door, available at BookPeople.

Pulitzer Prize winner, Robert Olen Butler, will be reading in the Fine Arts Auditorium March 7 at 7:30pm. Butler is a distinguished writer and has received copious awards. Come, listen and enjoy!

 Celebrate St. Paddy's in style with the St. Paddy's in Palouse dinner and dance. The event will be in the Palouse Grange, March 17th with food 6-8 and music 7-? Come in for tickets and all the Irish lore you could ask for!

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