11/27/07

Greetings, Readers!

Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving, I certainly did. My family are all very nice and it was wonderful to see them again. I've returned, fresh from the break, with more exciting news for you!

Also, I apologize for the hat-trick of messages I sent out last time. It's a poor carpenter who blames his tools, but honestly, Outlook Express just went crazy. Hopefully that won't happen again!

Remember Readers, the Pat Peek reading on the first has been cancelled. Better luck next time!

Now available from BookPeople: Direct-to-Home special orders! Want to send someone that special something? Want to have it gift-wrapped and shipped directly from our supplier to their door without any hassle? Then you've come to the right place! Just let us know, it's dirt cheap ($3, including gift-wrap!) and we're happy to help you out! If a book won't do it, we also have Gift Cards, which come in two flavours: BookPeople's classic and ever popular in-store gift certificate, and Book Sense Gift Cards which are honored at BookPeople and hundreds of other independent bookstores nationwide.

BookPeople is selling tickets for: Concert I: Sounds of the Season: Brass & Double Choir Friday, December 14, 2007, 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 16, 2007, 4:00 pm. You won't want to miss the latest installation of the ever excellent Idaho Washington Concert Chorale - these guys always put on a great show, and St. Boniface's in Uniontown is an absolutely stunning setting.

and also: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, put on by the Moscow Community Theatre. For more information, check out their entry below!

Registration for the winter Fishtrap starts Wednesday, November 28th! The topic is Living Right: Empathy, Charity, and Responsibility.  http://fishtrap.org:80/winter.shtml, and the online registration will be active tomorrow (as will the print-off and fax/mail-in versions). It sounds like a great program this year, so check it out!

Curious about Graphic Novels? I bet you are! Well we've got just the thing for you! The illustrious Dr. Walter Hesford of the University of Idaho English Department will be hosting a discussion of Jewish Themes in Graphic Novels. The event will be on the second floor of the University of Idaho library. The last session is still free and open to the public, and everyone is encouraged to attend. The remaining session will be Thursday, November 29th, 7pm: The Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar Again, everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend, and if you'd like to read the books, we will have them at BookPeople shortly! For more information, contact Ben at 885-5858.

Get Bach to the Kitchen, by members of the Washington-Idaho Symphony, this Saturday, December 1st, from 10am - 2pm at BookPeople! We will be having a party to celebrate the cookbook in-store, and we will have snacks and food from recipes you can find in the book! This cookbook would make a superb gift for any lover of music or food, and the proceeds go to benefit the symphony, making it not only an excellent purchase but one you can feel great about as well!

The Moscow Arts Commission is no longer accepting submissions from local and regional artists for the 7th Annual Winter Solstice Festival, but it won't be long before they are accepting appreciating art-lovers! The show will open December 14 and run through February 1 at the Third Street Gallery in Moscow City Hall.

Folk singer and storyteller (and all-around awesome woman) Rosalie Sorrels will perform in Lewiston at the Williams Conference Center on LCSC campus on Friday, November 30th. Admission is Free, Readers, so don't miss this opportunity to see an amazingly talented artist.

The Mirror Theater presents Shakespeare Sundays! You, the audience, will do the acting for these performances. Come sign in at 1:15 for the part you're dying to play. No preference is given for race, gender, or age, and scripts are provided! If you're musically inclined, then come accompany the acts on your instrument of choice! The schedule: The Merchant of Venice: December 2nd and 16th Henry the Fourth, Part I: January 13th and 27th Hamlet: February 10th, 24th and March 16th The Tempest: May 4th and 18th. A two-dollar contribution is required to participate. The plays will be based on the Oxford Shakespeare, second edition, but as noted above, scripts will be provided! For more information, visit www.MirrorTheater.org !

Do you like Christmas Pageants? If so, I've got great news - the best one ever will be at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center this December! That's right, readers, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is coming to Moscow, courtesy of the Moscow Community Theatre! Tickets are, naturally, available at BookPeople. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to check out one of the best theatre companies in the world performing the best pageant ever written! Dates and times follow: Friday/Saturday: December 7th, 8th, 14th, and 15th at 7:30pm Sunday Matinees: December 9th and 16th at 3:00pm

The Family Series is returning to Beasley Coliseum at WSU for a 6th year! These family-oriented productions are perfect for fun-loving parents and kids, and are a steal at only $6 for adult tickets and $4 for kids under 13. The events this year are: Babes in Toyland, by the American Family Theatre, Wednesday, December 12th - 7:00pm Mad Science presents "Newton's Revenge" Monday, February 11th (2008) - 7:00pm Fred Garbo's Inflatable Theater Monday, April 7th (2008) - 7:00pm

Buy Local Moscow presents: a Downtown Open House, Open Late. The event is Thursday, December 13th, and businesses that day will stay open until 9pm to celebrate the holiday season! Visit the unique local shops, enjoy excitement, music, and treats in every shop, share in the holiday spirit, bring the family for special fun, and support our community's locally-owned independent businesses! For more information about Buy Local Moscow, check out their website at www.buylocalmoscow.com.

That's all for now, Readers, until next time!

--BookPeople of Moscow

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