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One Ring Circus Unveiled by Author Deschutes Public Library will highlight Katherine Dunn, author of the cult classic Geek Love and the recently published One Ring Circus: Dispatches from the World of Boxing during the month of July with programs and readings as part of the Celebrate Oregon Authors series being offered through 2009. The programs are free and open to the public. Dunn is a Portland novelist and journalist. In May, One Ring Circus: Dispatches from the World of Boxing, an anthology of Dunn’s essays about boxing was published. Her essays, written while she was a boxing correspondent for the Associated Press, cover the sport in all its forms and at its many levels. Ranging from portraits of legendary fighters such as Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler, and Mike Tyson to the unsung stories of trainers, amateurs, promoters, cutmen, and a pair of pugilistic priests, Dunn uses her characteristic vernacular to elevate the sport and communicate its beauty, passion, and character. Dunn's novel Geek Love, tells the unforgettable story of a traveling side show family and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1989. She also wrote the novels Attic (1970) and Truck (1971) and is currently at work on a new book. Born in Kansas City, Kansas in 1945, Dunn went to high school in Tigard, Oregon, and later attended Reed College in Portland. Following her time at Reed, Dunn spent several years in Europe traveling. In addition to writing novels, she has had varied careers as a journalist, house painter, bartender, teacher, radio personality and writer of an advice column. During July, join Deschutes Public Library in celebrating Katherine Dunn. Information 541/312-1032, lizg@dpls.us Handmade and Homecooked: Cookbook author and artist Mary Marquiss will teach a series of cookbook creation classes this summer at Atelier 6000. The classes begin with an overview that free to the public on July 10 at 7pm at Atelier 6000 for the people to learn more about the cookbook creation process, and meet the instructor. The cookbook creation process will be taught with three separate classes, each focusing on a different aspect of the process so students can take one class, a combination, or the series of three. The cost of each class is $95 and a discount is offered when students sign up for all three. To learn more about the classes go to www.marymarquiss.com and click on classes. To sign up for the classes contact Atelier 6000 541/330-8759. The Nature of Words to Announce 2009 Guest Authors If your nightstand could use a few more good reads, the wait is almost over. The Nature of Words, Central Oregon’s premier literary festival, will announce its 2009 slate of guest authors on June 29. Come to the Author Preview Reception at 5pm in the Rotunda of the Central Oregon Community College Library and get all the details, plus a reading list to get you started. This year’s roster includes acclaimed writers of fiction, literary nonfiction and poetry. The Nature of Words, now in its fifth year, is scheduled for November 4-8. If past years are any indication, expect diverse and unique voices from engaging, entertaining and unforgettable writers. If you can’t attend the reception, check www.thenatureofwords.org after June 29 for 2009 author bios, photos, reading lists and more! To get updated via email or snail mail, sign up on the website, info@thenatureofwords.org or call The Nature of Words at 541/330-4381. A Flickering Light by Jane Kirkpatrick Returning to her Midwest roots, award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick draws a page from her grandmother’s photo album to capture the interplay between shadow and light, temptation and faith that marks a woman’s pursuit of her dreams.She took exquisite photographs, but her heart was the true image exposed. Fifteen-year-old Jessie Ann Gaebele loves nothing more than capturing a gorgeous Minnesota landscape when the sunlight casts its most mesmerizing shadows. So when F.J. Bauer hires her in 1907 to assist in his studio and darkroom, her dreams for a career in photography appear to find root in reality. With the infamous hazards of the explosive powder used for lighting and the toxic darkroom chemicals, photography is considered a man’s profession. Yet Jessie shows remarkable talent in both the artistry and business of running a studio. She proves less skillful, however, at managing her growing attraction to the very married Mr. Bauer.This luminous coming-of-age tale deftly exposes the intricate shadows that play across every dream worth pursuing–and the irresistible light that beckons the dreamer on. |
EVENTS Bend
Library Friends
of the Bend Library Literary Event 388-4495 or typerit2@uci.net Second
Sunday Readings in Bend 419-2389 Redmond
Library 312-1050 La
Pine Library 312-1090 Sisters
Library 312-1072 Sunriver
Area Library 312-1081 Jefferson County Public Library 475-3351 www.jcld.org Central
Oregon Writers Guild
Farewell Bend Writers Roundtable Second & fourth Tuesdays, 7pm at the Bookmark. 541/617-9271 Redmond Writers Call for January events 541/923-3499 or aflanning@yahoo.com |
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