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Start: 2:00 pm
Through light humor, M.C. Roberts' collection of life-inspired poetry was written to encourage, inspire and motivate. Join us for a reading by the author that will enlighten your heart. | 30
Start: 7:00 pm
A specialist in prehistoric ceramics, Ren Taylor launched her archaeological career with the unearthing of a stunning set of bowls in southern New Mexico. The bowls seem to belong to one remarkable 12th-century artist, and Ren is convinced they hold the secret to understanding a woman who died a thousand years earlier. Now in 2009, archaeologist Silas Cooper invites Ren to the remote Cañada Rosa, where he’s discovered more evidence of her artist. Ren’s story explores the ways we connect to each other and the ways we keep each other at a distance. The novel revolves around our bonds to those we’ve loved and lost, the bonds of family, and the bonds we have with those who have come before us. | 31
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Start: 7:00 pm
Nationally acclaimed award-winning memoirist and poet Alan Shapiro makes his fiction debut with his novel Broadway Baby. As a little girl growing up in Boston, Miriam Bluestein fantasized about a life lived on stage, specifically in a musical. Get married, have a family—sure, maybe she’d do those things, too, but first and foremost there was her career. As a woman, she is both tormented and consoled by those dreams in her day-to-day existence with her family, including a short-tempered husband, a cranky mother, and three demanding children, one of whom, Ethan, shows real talent for the stage. It is through Ethan that Miriam strives to realize her dreams. As she pushes him to make the most of his talent, the rest of her life gradually comes undone, with her husband becoming increasingly frustrated and her other two children—Sam, a mass of quirks and idiosyncrasies, and Julie, hostile and bitter—withdrawing into their own worlds. Still Miriam dreams, praying for that big finale, which, when it comes, is nothing that she ever could have imagined. | 3
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Start: 11:00 am
Ten years in the writing, Suzanne Cameron Linder Hurley’s book on Hugh L. McColl Jr.’s family is on press. This comprehensive account begins with the clan’s early years in Scotland and covers sixteen centuries of history, from Colla Uais, a fourth century Irish king, to the present day Carolina McColls.The first part of the book applies to all McColls (or McCalls) who can trace their families to Appin, Scotland. The second aspect of the story focuses on life in America from 1775 to 1870, between the American Revolution and the end of the Civil War. The last portion examines the post-war recovery of the New South, led by such men as Duncan D. McColl, Sr, his sons, and ultimately his great grandson, Hugh McColl Jr, under whose leadership, the Bank of America became one of the biggest, if not the biggest bank in the world. This painstakingly researched history is illustrated with beautiful photography by Jack Hurley, Keith Fergus and others, along with many archival images from the McColl Personal Collection.
Start: 1:30 pm
Upon discovering their daughter trapped in a magic mirror, the King summons Wizard Jasper, the best wizard in the kingdom, to come to the rescue. Jasper is able to find his way into the mirror, but discovers not one but two princesses trapped inside. After returning the first princess to her parents, Jasper is torn between staying with the King's family to protect them from future evils and escorting the second princess on her journey home. However, with the confirmation that an evil sorcerer is behind the mysterious mirror trap, Wizard Jasper resolves that he must destroy the sorcerer before he endangers the princesses again! Wizard Jasper and the Lost Princess and their gang of travelers have more problems than an evil sorcerer as they attempt to find the lost princess's home. Between encountering moody fairies and threatening dragons, they may never be able to find the palace or destroy the sorcerer! Find out if Jasper can save the princess, or if the sorcerer will unleash his power on the kingdom once and for all! |
