Lunch anyone???

Just thought I would let ya'll know my mom is coming to town tonight and will be here all next week. She and I are going to shopping and lunching most days. anyone free for lunch? what day? we would be happy to meet anywhere. I was going to try to take her to MIMI"S one day.

Julie

Just Wondering..

Sounds like a good idea. Have those authors' books been banned or were they asked to speak because they are locals? Kevin has a slight connection to some of us. He attended CAC with my son. I wonder if his talent for writing was apparent when he was a student there.

Banned Book Week at PTC

Kaye and I were talking about meeting at PTC on the evening of Tuesday, September 30. They are hosting 3 Arkansas authors for Banned Book Week: Trenton Lee Stewart, Kevin Brockmier, and Hope Coulter. It is a free event and will begin at 6:30 and be over at 8:00. Let me know what you think.

Reading with the Rep

I got in touch with Kelly at the Rep. They are not doing Reading with the Rep this season because of the planned renovations. Only the first 2 productions will actually be at the rep this year; the others will be held at other locations. She did offer to meet with us if we wanted to have our own discussion before any of the Les Mis performances.

I'll try to touch base with those I see tonight and over the weekend.

Sorry I Missed it!

Looks like I missed a very special Book Club meeting! Where is the next one? Are we going to see Le Mis. ? I had a great trip to Yellowstone. There weren't televisions in some of the lodges we stayed in so with that and waiting time at the airport and travel time in the plane, I read two and a half books. John ended up reading The Shack and I read Wednesday Wars and really did enjoy it. I felt like I was in Jr. High again as I read it. Such a bum deal to be a Protestant at that school. I also started Kite Runners, but I had to stop because it was so intense for me. It grabbed by interest from the start, but it was frightening and horrifying as well. I had trouble sleeping because of it and other fears going on with me right now. I'm so sheltered that I don't like to be informed that humans actually treat other humans in such terrible ways. Let us know what you are reading these days. Was a book chosen for this month?
Karen

A Good Time Was Had by All

A special thanks to Kaye for hosting our meeting/dinner last night and for arranging for such charming special guests. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to meet Susan and Julie and hope they can return in the future. Although they aren't the greatest, I have posted a few pictures.

I have sent an email to Kelly Ford at the rep to verify Reading with the Rep dates for Les Miserables. I think we were all in agreement that RwtR would be too close in date and to just meet before the performance and discuss the book on our own, but I wanted to make sure they had not changed the standard meeting time from last year. Tickets are $60 & $40.

Banned Book Reading

I'm trying to decide what to read on campus for Banned Book Week. The library committee encourages faculty to read excerpts aloud from banned or challenged books. I'm thinking of reading from The Giver. I thought about reading something from Twain, but I just don't think I can do justice to the dialect differences. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Request....

I have a request of those you who do not work (the others can help too if it is available)

At Pike View Elementary our Book Fair is the week of October 13 - 17. we run it in the morning 8:00 - noonish. the children come and shop. There will be one or two days we may invite parents and grandparents to come and have lunch and shop as well.

we are looking for loving helpers that could help guide children and parents to age appropriate books. There may be a job of helping with the cash register as well.

Many of children do not get to buy books at all. they are more impressed with trinkets that come with the book fair. they do not appreciate a room full of books like you and I would.

anyway, just thought if anyone wanted to have a few volunteer hours I could use you!!! You can bring friends, hubbys or anyone else!!!

THANK YOU.

Julie