BOOK NOTES.Byline: The Register-Guard Book festival planned Saturday in Creswell The Creswell Library Foundation will sponsor Dewey Decimal Days, a book festival, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Creswell Community Center, First and C streets in Creswell, and at other downtown venues. The festival will include a 75th birthday celebration for the volunteer library and readings and signings by more than 55 Northwest authors, including Alan Siporin, Maryana Vollstedt, Lois Barton, Barbara and Dan Gleason and Bob Welch There are a number of famous people of this name including:
The event also will include the library's annual used book sale, a community read-a-thon, music, crafts and storytelling. Nan Phifer will lead "Writing Spiritual Memoirs," a free one-hour workshop, beginning at 10 a.m. Seating is limited, and advance registration is recommended. To register, call 895-3438. For information, call 895-5161 or 895-3726. Readings & Signings TUESDAY Blyth and Russ Carpenter - Authors share slides and read from "The Blessings of Bhutan," 7 p.m., Knight Library Knight Library is the main facility of the University of Oregon's library system, located on the University's campus in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Its design is emblematic of the architecture of the University's older buildings, and it serves as a hub of student activity. browsing room, 1501 Kincaid St. Free. (346-4331) THURSDAY Nathan Douthit - Author reads from "Uncertain Encounters: Indians and Whites at Peace and War in Southern Oregon This article is about the southern region of the U.S. state of Oregon. For the University, see Southern Oregon University. Southern Oregon is a region of the U.S. ," 7 p.m., University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. Bookstore, 895 E. 13th Ave. Free. (346-4331) Blyth and Russ Carpenter - Authors share slides and read from "The Blessings of Bhutan," 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1163 Valley River Drive. Free. (687-0356) Awards & Grants Erma Bombeck Writing Competition - Leigh Anne Jasheway, Eugene free-lance writer and comedian, has won the 2003 Annual Erma Bombeck Writing Competition. Her winning entry, "The First Time Is Always the Worst," will be published in the Dayton Daily News The Dayton Daily News (DDN) is a daily newspaper published in Dayton, Ohio. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. On August 15, 1898, James M. Cox purchased the Dayton Evening News. , Centerville-Bellbrook Times and online on the Washington-Centerville Public Library Washington-Centerville Public Library is a mid-sized suburban library serving the citizens of Centerville (OH) and Washington Township (OH). The Library has consistently ranked best in the nation, among libraries of similar size, by Hennen's American Public Library Rating Index. and University of Dayton The University of Dayton is one of the ten largest Catholic schools in the United States and is the largest of the three Marianist universities in the nation. It is also home to one of the largest campus ministry programs in the world. Web sites. Contests Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize - CALYX calyx (kā`lĭks): see sepal. , A Journal of Art and Literature by Women, seeks entries for its second annual Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize. The contest is open to all themes and styles. Postmark deadline is May 31. The winner receives $250, publication in CALYX Journal and a one-volume subscription. (888-336-2665, www.proaxis.com/~calyx) Out of town WEDNESDAY Andrea Barrett - Writer speaks as part of the 2002-03 Portland Arts & Lectures Series, 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall is a historic theater building and performing arts center in Portland, Oregon, United States. Part of the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, it is home to the Oregon Symphony, White Bird Dance Company, and Portland Arts & Lectures. , Portland. Following Barrett, a fiction writer and teacher, the series will conclude with screenwriter and playwright David Mamet on April 2. (503-227-2583) THURSDAY Erik Larson - Author reads from "The Devil in the White City," 7:30 p.m., Powell's City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside St., Portland. (800-878-7323) FRIDAY Pico Iyer - Author reads from "Abandon," 7:30 p.m., Powell's City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside St., Portland. (800-878-7323) Deadlines The Book Notes deadline is 9 a.m. Friday for publication nine days later. Mail to: Book Notes, Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440; fax to 338-2813; or e-mail to rgfeatures@guardnet.com. |
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