BOOK NOTES.Byline: The Register-Guard Author of book about Oregon hangings in town Oakland author Diane Goeres-Gardner will make three appearances in Eugene this week to discuss and sign ``Necktie Parties,'' her history of legal executions in frontier Oregon. The retired school administrator was researching her family tree when she ran across an 1882 newspaper account of a public hanging. Fascinated, she tried to find a book about such practices. She couldn't find one, so she decided to write one. It was published by Caxton Press This article is about the Irish printing company. For the Idaho printing company, see Caxton Press (Idaho). For the New Zealand printing company, see Caxton Press (New Zealand). , an Idaho publisher that specializes in Northwest nonfiction. Goeres-Gardner will discuss her book from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Lane County Historical Museum at the Lane Events Center, 740 W. 13th Ave. She'll also be at Barnes & Noble, 1163 Valley River Way, on Saturday. She will sign copies from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and then give a one-hour talk. And she will appear Feb. 19 at the Heritage Fair Festival at the Lane Events Center. Library's magazine sale is coming next week Friends of the Library will have its annual magazine sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 19 at the downtown Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave. The event will feature thousands of ``gently read,'' recent issues of popular magazines on all topics, for all ages. Most are 25 cents each. Vintage magazines and posters are individually priced. All proceeds go to support Eugene Public Library programs and materials. All city parking is free on Sundays. For information, call 682-5450. Discussion of WWII WWII abbr. World War II WWII World War Two film part of LCC (Leadless Chip Carrier, Leaded Chip Carrier) See leadless chip carrier, CLCC and PLCC. 1. LCC - Language for Conversational Computing. Written at CMU in the 1960's. reading event A preview of clips from the new documentary "Only the Brave" and public discussion with filmmaker Lane Nishikawa will be presented Friday at Lane Community College. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Building 19, Room 104. It is sponsored by LCC's Reading Together Project. Nishikawa's film focuses on a little-known World War II Army unit, the all-volunteer Japanese-American 100th, 442nd Regimental Combat Team A regimental combat team was a provisional major infantry unit of the United States Army during the Second World War and Korean War. The regimental combat team, or "R.C.T.", was formed by augmenting a regular infantry regiment with smaller tank, artillery, combat engineer, . Gala showings of the film are planned Friday night at the Bijou Art Cinemas as part of the DisOrient dis·o·ri·ent tr.v. dis·o·ri·ent·ed, dis·o·ri·ent·ing, dis·o·ri·ents To cause (a person, for example) to experience disorientation. Verb 1. Asian-American Film Festival. The Reading Together Project this year has the theme ``Circling Home: Stories and Sustainable Communities.'' The books are ``Refuge'' by Terry Tempest Williams Terry Tempest Williams (born 1955), is an American author, naturalist, and environmental activist. The main subject of her writings is the deserts of the American West. She is considered an ecologist and a naturalist, but writes about other issues as well, including issues of and ``Blessing the Boats'' by Lucille Clifton Lucille Clifton (born June 27, 1936) is an American poet, writer, and educator from New York. Common topics in her poetry include the celebration of her African American heritage, and feminist themes, with particular emphasis on the female body; for instance, some of her more well . For information: www.lanecc.edu/ readingtogether/current/ index.html Open Book Groups TODAY ``Crescent'' - Discussion of the Diana Abu-Jaber Diana Abu-Jaber is an author and a teacher at Portland State University. She was born in Syracuse, New York. Her father was Jordanian and her mother was American, descended from Irish and German roots. At the age of seven she moved with her family for two years to Jordan. novel. 2 p.m., Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave. THURSDAY "Crescent" - Discussion of the Diana Abu-Jaber novel. 6 p.m., Sheldon Branch Eugene Public Library, 1566 Coburg Road. Out of Town TODAY Stafford Celebration - Writing workshop and discussion in honor of the late Oregon poet. Participants may read a favorite William Stafford William Edgar Stafford (January 17, 1914 – August 28, 1993) was an American poet and pacifist, and the father of poet and essayist Kim Stafford. He and his writings are sometimes identified with the Pacific Northwest. poem as well as one of their own. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Corvallis Arts Center, 700 S.W. Madison. THURSDAY Justin Tussing - Author signs "The Best People in the World." Powell's on Hawthorne, 3723 Hawthorne Blvd., Portland. (503) 238-1668. |
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