10/30/07

Greetings, Readers!

BookPeople is currently selling tickets for: the 11th Hour, Goodbye Daylight 2007, Idaho-Washington Concert Chorale You should be warned that the Kenworthy Film Society passes are going to increase in price. The 10-admission passes will now be $45, and the 30-admission passes will no longer be sold.

Are you Jewish? Do you live on the Palouse? If you are lucky enough to answer 'yes' to both of these questions, then I have a website for you, courtesy of the Jewish Community of the Palouse: http://jcpalouse.spaces.live.com:80/. Their next upcoming event is a potluck! The details: the November 2d Friday Night Potluck & Services will be led by students of the WSU-Hillel. As usual, the event will be at the K-House, the Potluck will begin at 6:30 PM and Services will begin around 7:30 PM. WSU Hillel is constructing a new website, at http://www.myrso.wsu.edu/jso/. Oct 15-Nov 21 Holocaust Exhibit. Reception and opening address by Professor Wes Leid on November 9th. WSU's Holland Library is presenting "Neighbors Who Disappeared," an exhibition coordinated by the Jewish Museum in Prague and prepared by Czech youth who researched information about people who had disappeared from Czech towns during the Holocaust. For more information, see http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/rssapp/rssviewer.aspx?Story=512 and http://biokin.org/nwd/panels/.

Alert Reader Mark wrote to tell us this: "Daniel Orozco will be reading his fiction at the Center for Arts and History, Lewiston, on Nov. 2, at 7:30." Thanks for the heads up, Mark! Mark your calendars!

The International Fair Trade Craft Sale is coming soon! It will be held on November 2nd, from 4-9pm, and November 3rd from 9am-5pm. The event takes place at the Community Congregational United Church of Christ, located at 525 NE Campus Ave, in Pullman, WA. It's just four blocks down from the Bookie, if that helps! There will be not only free admission, but free parking as well! You've no excuse NOT to go see what it's all about, and just think of all the Christmas shopping you'll be able to finish!

The 11th Hour will be playing at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center on November 5th, at 7:00pm. The 11th Hour is a film about Global Warming, and our possible roles in preventing it. It is narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, and contains contributions by Stephen Hawkings and Mikhail Gorbachov, among many others. The 11th Hour discusses what has happened with regard to the environment, and what we can do about it. A must-see film, check it out! Presented by the Moscow Civic Association, tickets are available at BookPeople.

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 events will be on the second floor of the University of Idaho library. All sessions are free and open to the public, and everyone is encouraged to attend. The events and books are as follows: Thursday, November 8th, 7pm: The Quitter, by Harvy Pekar 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.

Are you sorry that there's less Daylight to be had as we move in to the darker winter months? Well we've got something to cheer you up! Goodbye Daylight 2007! An evening of live music with Steptoe, Zugunrue, and Barewires! How could you possibly resist? I don't know either. Tickets are available at BookPeople for $10, or at the door for $10.50. The event takes place at the Kenworthy theater on Friday, November 9th from 7:00-11:00pm.

The University of Idaho and Washington State University are both hosting some (very) distinguished visiting writers this fall semester! The University of Idaho will host Patricia Hampl on November 14th and Ann Pancake in March of next year. The readings will all be at 7:30pm, on their respective days, in the University of Idaho Law Building Courtroom. BookPeople will, of course, be present at all three events with plenty of books for sale, and we will also have their books for sale in the store before the events. Washington State University will be hosting Peter Chilson on November 8th. The reading will be at the WSU Museum of Art, at 7:00pm. We have copies of his book in stock, so come pick one up!

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 !

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

The Idaho-Washington Concert Chorale is coming back! BookPeople is currently selling tickets for the December performances, which take place on the 14th and the 16th at the beautiful St. Boniface Catholic Church in Uniontown! The show on December 14th is at 7:30pm, and December 16th is at 4:00pm. We have tickets for both shows, which come as Adult, Senior, or Student tickets, as well as order forms for season tickets and special Wine Tasting fundraiser tickets! Come on by and check it out, you'll be supporting a great cause.

The series of the week down here at BookPeople is Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer. Colfer describes the books as "Die Hard with faeries." Bookperson Stacey has this to say about the books: "The gold theft is only the beginning of the thrilling adventures of Artemis Fowl. The next four action-packed novels narrate complicated and, contrary to their subject matter, plots, often involving kidnap, blackmail, disguise, murder, and of course lots of theft. Some may question the suitability of this content for young readers, but the author manages to spin it in a way that makes it all feel harmless and entertaining, rather than criminal. The faeries help, as does their whimsical technology, and Colfer's writing makes even the otherwise sinister seem downright silly (but only in the best way!). Absolutely enthralling, fun and fast-paced. Kids of all ages won't be able to put these thrillers down!"

A little news about Josh Ritter's show in Boise, from the good Mr. McCarthy: Moscow native, singer-songwriter Josh Ritter knocked them out in Boise for two shows Saturday. He sold out his Saturday night concert at the 900-seat, historic Egyptian Theater and packed an afternoon freebie at the Record Exchange. In both shows, this young man who is fast gaining critical acclaim did a lot of smiling along with some fine singing and picking. The evening show was Ritter's first time in Boise with his band and the full house appreciated hearing his songs in full range. Uncertain plans to be in town tripped up my own advance ticket purchase and the afternoon, free solo performance was welcomed by more than 300 people, some like me who missed the evening show and others who did both. As BookPeople is Idaho's best bookstore, the Record Exchange is Idaho's best music store and bringing touring musicians in for an afternoon bonus set is one of the many services they provide to Idaho ears. Ritter both charmed and wowed the folks who threaded through the CD racks, in a 10-song, 45-minute set. After three of his first four songs mentioned underwear and/or nakedness, one wondered if he's got a fetish thing going on. Playing with just an acoustic guitar, his style actually harkened back to the folk era of Dave Van Ronk or Arlo Guthrie, where humor, satire and sweetness are part of the draw. >From the first moment Josh captured the stage, warm and open with depth, strength and softness ­ in both voice and personality. It's easy to see why the crowd of all ages, including lots of his 20-30-something contemporaries, turned out to hear him on a Saturday afternoon, because he's going places. Moscow, the young man did you proud.

All the Best, Readers!

--BookPeople of Moscow

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