E-Calendar August 2008
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Compiled by LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS

LSW member Phil Fitzpatrick is the e-calendar editor. Send your info to him at calendar@lakesuperiorwriters.org.

LSW ACTIVITIES AND NEWS.

* August 2008 LSW e-calendar

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***** LSW News & Events

** THIRD BIENNIAL POETRY AND PRINTS COLLABORATION AT THE
NORTHERN PRINTS GALLERY "TRAIL GUIDE: A Northland Experience
in Prints and Poetry" offers a shortcut to immersion in the
northland experience for visitors and tourists. The poems
and prints have been selected and the book is ready to
print, but ** MORE SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE NEEDED** The exhibit
will run from August 28 to October 25, however, and the
poets will read their poems at the opening, Thursday, August
28, from 5 - 8 pm at the Northern Prints Gallery, 318 North
14th Avenue East, Duluth, MN.
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE CHAPBOOK. The project needs 100
subscriptions of $75 to cover printing costs for the larger
book which would sell for $25. Each subscriber will receive
five books of the large version or seven of the small
version which sells for $15. Subscription pledges must be in
to Cecilia Lieder <cele@northernprintsgallery.com> with
checks sent to Lieder at the Northern Prints Gallery, 318
North 14th Avenue East, Duluth, MN 55805 as soon as
possible.

** Saturday, Aug 2, 7 pm in Ely, MN - Poetry Reading at the
Washington Auditorium: spoken word/cello performance with
Sheila Packa and Kathy McTavish performing new work.

LSW Monthly Groups

** The Children's Writers Group will meet Monday August 11th
at 6:30 pm at Amazing Grace Bakery in Canal Park. Email
questions and/or submissions for review to:
Julesmj2@aol.com.

** Wed, Aug 19 (third Wednesday), Fiction/Poetry Writing
Group, 6 -8 pm at Chester Creek Cafe, 1902 E. 8th Street.
Contact Jill Hinners (349-6431) or Cheryl Reitan
(creitan@d.umn.edu, 218-728-3154).

** Friday, Aug 29 6:30pm Freshwater Screenwriting Group
meets the last Friday of every month at Barnes & Noble at
the Miller Hill Mall. Join us for coffee and conversation.

LSW KUDOS News about LSW Members back to top 

** Mary Ellen Ryall's article “Seniors remember a girl of
long, long ago” was published in the Washburn County
Register on July 23. Ryall is Executive Director of Happy
Tonics, Inc. a
nonprofit 501(c) 3 environmental and educational
organization. Visit the web site at
http://www.happytonics.org/

** "On the Road to Rochester" by Jan Chronister will be
published in this year's Talking Stick, published by the
Jack Pine Writers Group. Jan's poem "The Sacred Buck of
Watersmeet" has been published in this year's anthology put
out by Outrider Press of Indiana. Jan took First Place at
the Seeley Poetry Jam on July 5.

** Sheila Packa has a new chapbook and audio CD, "Fearful
Journey," published by Wildwood River Press. Music by Kathy
McTavish.

** Gary Boelhower's poem "Hawks Ridge" was accepted for
inclusion in the League of Minnesota Poets anthology County
Lines, published by Loonfeather Press for the Minnesota
Sesquicentennial.

** Eric Chandler’s stories "Hiking: Bean and Bear Lakes"
and "Sailing Through the Portal of Doom" were published in
the July-August issue of Northern Wilds. His column "Happy
to have landed in Duluth" was published in the July 13 issue
of the Duluth News Tribune.

** Two poems by Mark Maire, "This Time" and “Shift", have
been accepted for publication in the next issue of the
Minnetonka Review. Check the website at
http://www.minnetonkareview.com

AREA LITERARY EVENTS back to top

** Saturdays in August (except Aug 2) 1:00 pm Story Hour
with the Muffin Man at Drury Lane. Drury Lane Books, 12 East
Wisconsin St. Grand Marais, MN for more information call
218-387-3370.

** Friday, Aug 1, 7-8 pm Reception: Betsy Bruen and John
Henricksson The Gunflint Cabin at Northern Lights Books and
Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267,
800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Saturday, Aug 2, 12-1 pm Book signing: Jeffrey Woolf -
Apples of Arcadia. Drury Lane Books, 12 East Wisconsin St.
Grand Marais, MN for more information, call 218-387-3370

** Saturday, Aug 2, 1-2 pm Book signing: Julie Kramer -
Stalking Susan. Drury Lane Books, 12 East Wisconsin St.
Grand Marais, MN for more information call 218-387-3370

** Saturday, Aug 2, 2-3 pm Book signing: Stephen Daniel -
Shipwrecks Along Superior’s North Shore. Drury Lane Books,
12 East Wisconsin St. Grand Marais, MN for more information
call 218-387-3370.

** Saturday, Aug 2 (Fisherman's Picnic) 12:00 noon
Children's Theater performing "101 Dalmatians" on the East
Bay Stage in Front of Drury Lane Books This event is run by
The Grand Marais Playhouse and co-sponsored by Drury Lane
Books.

** Sunday, Aug 3, 5:30 pm Mystery Book Group at Barnes &
Noble. State of the Union by Julie Hyzy. Contact Jill Lyman,
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth,
218-786-0710.

** Sunday, Aug 3, 1-2 pm Book signing: Jenifer LeClair -
Rigged for Murder - at Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307
Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904,
www.norlights.com.

** Sunday, Aug 3, 2-3 pm Book signing: Paula Ellis -
Minnesota’s North Shore Activity Book - at Northern Lights
Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802,
722-5267, 800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Tuesday, Aug 5, 11 am at Barnes & Noble. Story Time.
Contact Jill Lyman, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Miller Hill
Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Tuesday, Aug 5, 8 pm Northern Lights’ monthly In-Store
Book Group - Shelter Half by Carol Bly at Northern Lights
Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802,
722-5267, 800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Thursday, Aug 7, 1 pm New fiction & non fiction Book
Group at Barnes & Noble. Field Work by Mischa Berlinski.
Contact Jill Lyman, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Miller Hill
Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Saturday, Aug 9, 11 AM - 12 pm Book signing: John Eric -
Nystul Torbjorn’s Gold - at Northern Lights Books and
Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267,
800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Saturday, Aug 9, 12-1 pm Book signing: Julia Williams -
Jules on Schools - at Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307
Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904,
www.norlights.com.

** Saturday, Aug 9, 1-2 pm Book signing: Janet Riegle -
Piping Plover Summer - at Northern Lights Books and Gifts,
307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267,
800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Saturday, Aug 9, 2-3 pm Book signing: Judith Pearson -
Plaintiff Blues - at Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307
Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904,
www.norlights.com

** Tuesday, Aug 12, 11 am at Barnes & Noble. Story time
(fishing theme). Contact Jill Lyman, Barnes & Noble
Booksellers, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Wednesday, Aug 13, 6:30 pm Classics Book Group at Barnes
& Noble. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. Contact Jill
Lyman, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth,
218-786-0710.

** Saturday, Aug 16, 12-1 pm Book signing: Linda Buturian -
World Gone Beautiful: Life Along the Rum River - at Northern
Lights Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN
55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Saturday, Aug 16, 1-2 pm Book signing: Jack Salmela - Of
Vikings & Voyageurs - at Northern Lights Books and Gifts,
307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267,
800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Saturday Aug 16, 5-6 pm Full Moon Reading featuring
Ralph Latham outside around the fire. Bring your own or
others' works to share. Drury Lane Books,12 East Wisconsin
St. Grand Marais, MN for more information call 218-387-3370

** Monday, Aug 18, 7:30 pm Science Fiction Book Group at
Barnes & Noble. Spindrift by Allen Steele. Contact Jill
Lyman, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth,
218-786-0710.

** Tuesday, Aug 19, 7 pm Notable Book Group at Barnes &
Noble. Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett. Contact Jill
Lyman, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth,
218-786-0710.

** Tuesday, Aug 19, 8 pm Pages & Purls Book Group - White
Teeth by Zadie Smith - at Northern Lights Books and Gifts,
307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267,
800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Tuesday, Aug 19, 11 am at Barnes & Noble. Story
time.Contact Jill Lyman, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Miller
Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Wednesday, Aug 20, 6:30 pm Women's Book Group. Read
"Latehomecomer" by Kao Kalia Yang and join the discussion.
Call 387-3370 for title of book.

** Saturday, Aug 23, 6 pm Francine Sterle (with Athena
Kildegaard, LouAnn Muhm and Argie Manolis) Magers & Quinn
Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-822-4611

** Saturday, Aug 23, 2-4 pm League of Women Voters Duluth
Daughters Tea at the Duluth Woman’s Club, 2400 Superior
St. Ages 4 to 104 are welcome at this event to celebrate the
anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment and to
learn more about women’s suffrage in the company of some
wonderful women. Enjoy an afternoon of tasty treats,
entertainment, summer flowers and favors. Bring your
daughter, mother, granddaughter, grandmother, best friend,
neighbor, first cousin once removed - - ALL women are
daughters!! Tickets must be purchased in advance. $15.00 per
person, $10.00 for children 4-6. To purchase tickets, please
call 464-0623 or 728-0711.

** Tuesday, Aug 26, 11 am at Barnes & Noble. Story time.
Contact Jill Lyman, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Miller Hill
Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Saturday, Aug 30, 1-2 pm Book signing: Bonnie Shallbetter
- Hawk’s Quest: A Superior Pursuit at Northern Lights
Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802,
722-5267, 800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Saturday Aug 30, 5 pm Salon featuring authors Phebe
Hanson and Cary Waterman reading and discussing reading and
writing. Drury Lane Books,12 East Wisconsin St. Grand
Marais, MN
For more information call 218-387-3370.

Area Events – Looking Ahead

** Thursday, Sept 4, 6 pm Book Release Dinner: William Kent
Krueger - Red Knife -
At the Radisson. (Deadline for reservations is August 28 –
see below.) Contact Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307
Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904,
www.norlights.com.

** September 18th, Thursday, 7 pm. Duluth Woman's Club (2400
East Superior Street). Join us for an evening of
readings/presentations by family, friends, and admirers of
Carol Bly, including Cynthia Loveland, Malcolm McLean, Mara
Hart, and others. Shelter Half (Holy Cow! Press) is the late
Carol Bly's first and only novel, set in Northeastern
Minnesota and Duluth. The event is free, open to the public,
and a reception will follow the hour-long event. Please call
Northern Lights Books to make your reservation, as space is
limited. 218-722-5267.

** September 28th, Sunday, 3 pm. Weber Music Hall, UMD
campus. Please join us for Jim Johnson's inaugural poetry
reading as Duluth's newest poet laureate, featuring musical
accompaniment provided by his family. The event is free and
open to the public, followed by a reception and book
signing. Co-sponsored by Lake Superior Writers, the English
Department at UMD, and community organizations. For further
information, call Lake Superior Writers, 218-722-3094.

Opportunities/Deadlines/Openings back to top 

The Power of Poetry", a four-week poetry class, will be
taught by Jan Chronister at WITC-Ashland beginning October 6
for four consecutive Monday nights from 6:00-9:00.
Registration must be done through www.witc.edu. Use the
"Search and Register for Classes" option and select Ashland.
The course catalog number is 42-801-402. The cost is $33.12
($4 for seniors).

** Announcing 2009 Gallery Opening – Artists Wanted -
Smith’s Infusion - Art Gallery & Coffee Shop at 717 9th
St. N., Virginia, MN 55792 smiths_infusion@yahoo.com
www.smithsinfusion.com 218.288.0063

** Thursday, August 28, 8 PM Deadline for Dinner Reservation
with William Kent Krueger
Tickets are $35 and include dinner and a copy of the new
hardcover book. Call 722-5267 with any questions.

LSW INFORMATION back to top

Lake Superior Writers prohibits discrimination in its programs, membership, and board of directors participation on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status or family status.

ABOUT THE LSW BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE LSW MEMBERSHIP Member Involvement: We value our membership and encourage your involvement in LSW. An annual meeting for LSW members is held in the spring. All members are invited to participate. Financial reports and a summary of the year's activities are presented to the membership at the annual meeting for review. The LSW board meets monthly throughout the year. Members are invited to attend board meetings, review minutes, and look over financial statements.

Lake Superior Writers Calendar back to top

THIS CALENDAR is a benefit of your membership in Lake Superior Writers. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the literary arts. We welcome information from you regarding events, classes, kudos or announcements to be included in upcoming calendars.We reserve the right to edit all submissions.

Your editor for this issue of the e-calendar was LSW member and volunteer Phil Fitzpatrick. Thank you for contributing and for reading. Address all calendar events to calendar@lakesuperiorwriters.org. Address all concerns or questions about the calendar to Phil Fitzpatrick c/o pfitzpa@charter.net.