3/11/08

Greetings, Readers!

I hope this finds you well on this quiet Tuesday afternoon.

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: Hamlet: 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 !

St. Paddy's in Palouse is coming! Monday, March 17th, come to the Palouse Grange Hall at 210 East Bluff St, Palouse, ID. There will be dinner, starting at 6:00pm, and dancing, starting at 7 and going as late as everyone can go! Cost of admission is $15, including dinner, or youth 6-12 for a mere $7. Also available - a no host bar with good beer and wine! Come check it out, and hear Potatohead and guests, as well as traditional Irish music from Rose Among the Heather. Tickets are available at BookPeople in Moscow, Atom Heart Music in Pullman, and Thurman's Market in Palouse, as well as at the door. For more information, call 509-878-1701.

Attention members of bookclubs, past, present, or future, and all bibliophiles in general: BookPeople of Moscow, in partnership with Friends of the Library, is proud to announce the Readers and Writers Roundtable - come get fresh ideas for your bookclub, or just for yourself! This event will feature several local writers with broad national appeal. Refreshments provided, as are Advance Reader Copies of promising new titles. Sponsored by BookPeople of Moscow and the Friends of the Library. Friday, March 21st 6:00-8:00pm at the 1912 Center, come see Kim Barnes, Pete Chilson, Joan Opyr, and Daniel Orozco.

Unite for Peace and Justice! Saturday, March 22nd, attend the Palouse Peace Coalition rally at Frendship Square at 12:00 noon. Be a voice to change the course! for more information, see www.palousepeace.org.

The University of Idaho Indian Studies Program is bringing Sapatq'ayn Cinema to the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre. The schedule for the event follows: Wednesday, March 26th - 7:00pm Opening Welcome with Nez Perce Elder Horace Axtell. The film is Teachings of the Tree People: The Work of Bruce Miller. Thursday March 27th - 12:00 - 1:30pm - Meet Blackhorse Lowe at the University of Idaho Commons, Clearwater Room. Later, at 7:00pm, the film at the Kenworthy is Fifth World. Friday March 28th - 7:00pm - many films: Conversion, Sunshine, Divided by Zero, From Cherry english, Gesture Down (I Don't Sing), Share the Wealth, Metrosexual Indian, Demonstration of Indianness #31. Saturday March 29th - 7:00pm - Two films: Goodnight Irene, and Four Sheets to the Wind For more information about the events, check out the website at http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/SapatqaynCinema/

The Borah Symposium 2008 is coming to the University of Idaho! This year, the events are as follows: Sunday, March 30th - Documentary presentation "Encounter Point" with director/producer Ronit Avni, 7:00pm Kenworthy Theater Monday, March 31st - "Reconciliation around the World" with Padrig O'Malley. 7:00pm, SUB Ballroom Tuesday April 1st - "End of Apartheid and Reconciliation in South Africa" with Nobel Laureate and former President of South Africa F.W. de Klerk. 7:00pm, SUB Ballroom. Wednesday April 2nd - "The Challenges of Reconciliation: A Discussion" with Ken Attafuah of the Ghana Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Mason Smith, deputy permanent representative of Fiji to the United Nations. 7:00pm SUB Ballroom. For more information on the events, check out www.martin.uidaho.edu/borah!

Finding the Center, the action-oriented human rights conference, is coming soon! This year's topic is Resolving Differences: The Seed of Unity. The event will take place April 4th and 5th on the University of Idaho campus. But more importantly, registration is open! They prefer you register online at www.uidaho.edu/ftc. The website also provides many details about the event and what to expect.

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: Fred Garbo's Inflatable Theater Monday, April 7th (2008) - 7:00pm

A Thousand Miles of Dreams sounds like a long way, but you won't have to go far to come to the booksigning! A Thousand Miles of Dreams, by Sasha Su-Ling Welland, tells the story of two Chinese sisters, and has been wildly well-recieved. Come see what it's all about, at the 1912 Center in Moscow, on Sunday April 13th at 2:30pm. Sponsored by the Palose Asian-American Association.

April 17th is Poem In Your Pocket Day. Have a favorite poem? Carry it around with you on April 25th of this year, and share it with others you may meet. Poetry is a vital part of any culture, and to be perfectly honest, Americans need to appreciate it more! Help them out by helping them to appreciate a favorite verse of yours. Share the love - spread Poetry!

That's all for now, Readers, take care!

-BookPeople of Moscow

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