Bill Birnbaum at the Sisters Public Library

Sisters author, Bill Birnbaum will read from and discuss his newly-published
memoir, “A Lifetime of Small Adventures: Stories of Adventure,
Misadventure and Lessons Learned Along the Way.”

Where: Sisters Public Library
When: 2 p.m. Sunday, November 13th

Upon retirement, Bill Birnbaum and his equally adventurous wife applied to join the
Peace Corps. When the Peace Corps’ medical department rejected his application, the
Birnbaum’s sold their home, put everything they owned in storage, and purchased oneway
tickets to Arequipa, Peru. They searched for, and found, their own volunteer
opportunities in a poor community in the Peruvian Andes. Adventurous? Certainly, but
typical for a fellow who’s spent a lifetime looking for adventure.

In his memoir, Bill tells of his various adventures from his mischievous boyhood to his
mountain climbing adulthood. And he relates his lessons learned along the way. He
notes that we citizens of modern society are too damn busy. And, at times, we’re
concerned about things which aren’t important at all. He also tells of his own personal
experience, far from home and family, on the morning of September 11, 2001.

GUILD MEMBERS SHOWCASE FEATURED AT NEXT THURSDAY’S MEETING

Central Oregon Writers Guild’s Thursday August 25, 2011 meeting features the Members Readers Showcase where several members will present their short stories, personal essays and poetry. Authors who will share their writing are: Mary Krakow, Redmond; Lindy Jacobs, Bend; Mary Pax, Bend; Sharon Pardo, Redmond, Dana Prevost, Sisters; Mike Rettig, Bend, Dennis Strachota, Bend and Dave Waters, Redmond. These authors will share their original works in a variety of genres. The session is free and everyone is welcome to attend and enjoy an evening of creative and innovative story telling.


The August 25 Guild meeting takes place at the COCC Redmond Campus, 2030 SE College Loop, Building 3, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

Upcoming Events and Meetings:

Thursday, September 22—Award winning author Paty Jager will speak at our Guild meeting on the topic, “Genres”

Friday, October 14—Annual Literary Harvest featuring readers by winners of the Literary Harvest Writing Contest

Reminder: The Literary Harvest Writing Contest entry deadline is midnight, Tuesday September 6. Contest details are posted at the Literary Harvest link above.

Ellen Waterston Reading at Camalli Books 9/29

Ellen Waterston, author and co-founder of The Nature of Words will be at Camalli Books - 1288 SW Simpson Avenue, Suite C, Bend - on September 29th to read from her new book, Where the Crooked River Rises. Discussion to follow. Event begins at 6:30 p.m.

March 14 Second Sunday

Remember to spring ahead this weekend.

This Sunday, March 14, is Second Sunday at the Bend Public Library. Brooks Room, 2:00 p.m. The Brooks Room is immediately on the left when you walk in the first set of doors and before you walk through the second.

A published writer is reading first. Open mic follows. If interested in reading, there is a 5 minute limit for poetry and 10 for prose. Arrive about 10 minutes early to sign up if you want to read.

I [Mary Pax] will be reading "Plantgirl". It was a hit in my critique group. Friendly faces are always nice to see. I stick to about 6 minutes.

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.

Poetry Reading at Camalli Book Company

Camalli Book Company

1288 Simpson AvenueBend, Oregon

Presents: Great poetry for absolutely free

Wednesday, September 16th at 7 pm

The Guys' Big Book Of Poetry

Readings by:

John Martin Peter Lovering John Kvapil Don Kunz Larry Jacobs

2nd Sunday featured reader: Henry Sayre

The Deschutes Public Library Presents

Second Sunday: The Poetry of William Carlos Williams

Sunday, May 10, 2009

The Bend Public Library, Brooks Room

3:00 p.m.

(April 23, 2009) OSU-Cascades professor Henry M. Sayre will discuss the life and poetry of William Carlos Williams at this month’s celebration of the written word. Second Sunday in May will take place Sunday, May 10^th at 3:00 p.m. in the Brooks Room of the Bend Public Library. An open mic will follow the reading, and this program is free and open to the public.

William Carlos Williams (September 17, 1883 – March 4, 1963) was an American poet associated with modernism and Imagism. Although his primary occupation was as a pediatrician, Williams had a full and prolific literary career. His work consists of short stories, poems, plays, novels, critical essays and an autobiography. Williams is known for inventing an entirely new form of American poetry whose subject matter was centered on everyday circumstances of life and common people. His work received increasing attention in the 1950s and 1960s as younger poets, including the Beats, were impressed by the accessibility of his language. His major works include Kora in Hell (1920), Spring and All (1923), Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems (1962), and Imaginations (1970).

Henry M. Sayre, who will lead the discussion of William’s work, is a Distinguished Professor of Art History at the OSU-Cascades campus in Bend. In his writing and research, Sayre focuses on the arts and their interrelations, particularly on contemporary genres such as performance and installation. He has won many awards for his teaching, and has received numerous grants and fellowships, including three from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is the author of seven books and co-editor of another, including The Visual Text of William Carlos Williams (Illinois University Press, 1983).

For questions about this or other library events, please visit the library at www.dpls.us or call Lisa McGean at 312-1034. Those wishing to attend events that have special needs resulting from a disability should contact Lisa at 312-1034 at least three days prior to the event.

Martin Winch Featured at 2nd Sunday

Tumalo author Martin Winch will read from his new work on Central Oregon pioneer history at 2nd Sunday Reading on February 10. The reading is held at the Bend Library at 3:00 PM in the Brooks Room. The event is free and open to the public.