First Book at Saturday Market

First Book - Deschutes County will be at the Saturday Market this weekend, July 2nd. If you are interested in finding out more about this worthy organization, please stop by and visit them. Know a child in need of their services? Tell them to stop by their booth on Saturday for a book! Saturday Market is across the street from the downtown library from 10 am to 4 pm.

About First Book: First Book provides new books to children in need, addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy - access to books. An innovative leader in social enterprise, First Book has distributed more than 80 million free and low cost books in thousands of communities. First Book now has offices in the US and Canada.

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Pat & Kai's Library Event

COWG authors, Pat Wilson and Kai Strand, were joined by illustrators, Sharon Bean and K.C. Snider, for an all day event at the Redmond Library on June 18, 2011.

The Redmond Library is displaying the original illustration artwork of Sharon Bean and KC Snider as part of their summer reading program. The art is hung throughout the library and offers information on the books they are included in.

To celebrate the display, the Redmond Library hosted the day long event on the 18th.

Pat Wilson and Sharon Bean were on hand to talk about their collaboration efforts on Pat’s book I Can’t See, But…I Can Imagine. Pat played the cd and shared the story with young visitors.

Sharon talked about her artistic process and shared some of her pencil sketches.

KC Snider did the cover art for Kai Strand’s middle grade novel, The Weaver. Kai read from The Weaver and shared where the inspiration for the story came from.

KC had an impressive display of the picture books she has illustrated for her and Kai’s publisher, Guardian Angel Publishing.






The authors and illustrators were available in the afternoon for book signing and lots of great discussions about writing, illustrating and reading.



The afternoon was capped off with a lovely reception for visitors. It was a great event. Thank you to all the folks who worked hard to put it together and a special thank you to the Redmond Public Library. Please be sure to stop by and peruse the art display. You won’t be sorry.

Visit Kai Strand's Author page on Facebook for more pictures from the event.

Local Happenings

Sunday, October 10, 2:00 p.m., Second Sunday, Brooks Room, Bend Public Library. The featured author this Sunday is Denise Fainberg: Oregon, An Explorer's Guide and Washington, An Explorer's Guide. Open mic follows her reading.

Monday, October 11, 7:00 p.m., BendPAC, Bend Performing Arts Center, The Speakeasy. Open mic storytelling. This month's theme: scary story slam. Panel of judges - Bob Shaw, Robert Killen and Don Senecal - will choose the scariest of all for the special grand prize. $5 - free parking. 1155 SW Division Street, between 3rd & Reed Market in Scandia Square behind the House of Music.

Tuesday, October 12, 6:30 p.m., Saralee Lawrence is reading from her novel, River House. For more information: Camalli Book Company

Thursday, October 14, 6:30 p.m., Diane Hammond is reading in the Brooks Room of the Bend Public Library from her new novel.

Friday, October 15, 6:30 p.m., 7th Annual Literary Harvest, Hitchcock Auditorium, COCC - Bend Campus. For more details hit the 'Literary Harvest' tab above.

Saturday, October 16, 9 a.m - 4:30 p.m., Revision Workshop with Elizabeth Lyon. For more detail click on Elizabeth's picture on the sidebar.

Friday, October 29th, 6:30 p.m., Ursula K. Le Guin will be reading at Camalli's from her new novel. Camalli Book Company

From Randall C. Shelton

"Evening with the author" at the RDM Library on Tues nite Feb 23rd.

We'll talk about those things that some folks think go bump in the night - and also about the extreme value of meditation plus other subjects some people think are too unusual to talk about. (We'll give a real hard look at "death", too.) 7-9 pm Tues. 23 mtg rm.

Second Sunday! February 14th

Second Sunday this Sunday, February 14, 2:00 p.m., Bend Public Library. Open mic. You get about 5 minutes to read if you sign up. At the last Sunday, they asked works about 'love' be read in honor of Valentines. Good love or bad love. Writer's choice.

I am planning to read [M. Pax, blogger gal]. Come make sure I don't chicken out.

Word Cafe

Sponsored by the Central Oregon Community College Scholar in Residence program

Thursday, February 4, 2010
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Library Reading Room [2nd floor], Barber Library, COCC Bend Campus

POET HEALERS 1: More than the Common Cold

A panel of Oregon poets read their work work to salve many wounds. Bring your questions and an open heart. Partake of the grace and wisdom poetry offers when the pain is more than the common cold.

Free / Open to the public. Refreshments served.

Questions? 541-383-7564

COWG MEMBERS FEATURED ON GOOD MORNING CENTRAL OREGON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2 6:30 AM

GMCO host Kristi Miller will interview Lindy Jacobs and Mike Rettig on September 3 program, 6:30 a.m., Bend Cable Channel 11. Lindy and Mike will talk with Kristi about COWG, the 2009 Literary Harvest, and remind viewers of the September 15 deadline for entries, which is fast approaching. Mike won first place in the 2008 contest, and Lindy, COWG's special events director, has coordinated activities for this year's contest. For those of you not-so-early risers, Kristi's program repeats at 8:30 a.m., noon and 6:00 p.m.

Redmond Film Maker Seeking Cast

Local videographer Brian Johnson has a casting call out for two males to star in his latest video, a short film for this year's VideoMaker Magazine 5-Minute Movie contest. Take a look at the first entry "Short Film Seeking Cast" on the following blog http://cinemusing.blogspot.com for details and contact information. Meanwhile, if you want to read about Brian's recent video ventures and/or sign up for his newsletter, go to http://brianjamesjohnson.blogspot.com.

Local Author Publishes New Book About Pregnancy

The Straight Poop on Pregnancy “Media Release”

The hilarious side of being pregnant? Natalie Kimmel will have you laughing out loud with her new book, The Straight Poop on Pregnancy!

Set to be released later this month, The Straight Poop on Pregnancy is a humorous, interactive keepsake for pregnant women, whether they are experiencing their first, second, or fifth pregnancy. All too often, pregnancy literature highlights the grand joys and rosy pleasantries a woman will experience during her nine month journey. But it’s not all glowing skin and shiny hair.

This book hilariously catalogs the less pleasant and much less publicized side-effects of pregnancy with fun illustrations. It also lets the pregnant woman journal her unpleasantries for future reference. All illustrations in the book are originals by the author. The thirty-two page book sells for $12.95.

For more information, please see the following website

http://www.magnolia-press.com