E-Calendar June 2009
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Compiled by LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS

[Editor’s note: All submissions of upcoming
events—one-time events and regularly scheduled
events—must include in this order day, date, time, name of
event, specific location, name of organization or merchant,
contact person, and contact information if available. Events
are arranged by date rather than lumped together by store,
agency, or person. Normal Ariel 10-point is the font used in
the newsletter. No html formatting is used. Proofreading is
greatly appreciated. Remember that this is a calendar and
not a newsletter, so brevity is important. Thank you.]

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

Whoa, where has the time gone? Sorry for the late arrival.
Trying to seize the day out there in the garden, and there
haven’t been that many to seize of late. Nonetheless, here
is your somewhat belated but no less informative LSW June
E-Calendar:

AREA LITERARY EVENTS back to top

** Saturday, June 6, 12-1 pm Book signing: Larry
Christianson Beyond Time and Obama Rising at Northern Lights
Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802,
722-5267, 1-800-868-8904, www.norlights.com

** Saturday, June 6, 1-2 pm Book signing: Jen Wright Big
Noise at Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park
Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 1-800-868-8904,
www.norlights.com

** Monday, June 8, starting at 6 pm - Best-selling memoirist
and humorist, David Sedaris will read & sign at Northern
Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive. “How in the
world did you get David Sedaris to come to your store?”
We’ve been asked that many times in the past month. The
simple answer is we received a phone call from his publisher
asking us if we would like to host David on his book tour
for the paperback release of When you Are Engulfed in
Flames. David wanted to come to Duluth and to an independent
bookstore. We plan to block off our parking lot to have a
concert with local musicians like Rachael Kilgour. David
will read at 6:00 for 20-30 minutes. We will have speakers
set up both inside and outside so everyone can hear him. We
have learned that David comes early and stays until everyone
has their books signed. Sometimes his events go to midnight
or later. So bring your favorite lawn chair, come and relax
with your friends, listen to some great local music, eat
some ice cream, drink some coffee and make a party of it.
Line numbers will be issued starting June 1 at 9am with a
purchase or proof of purchase (receipt) of a David Sedaris
book or tape from NLBG.

** Tuesday, June 9, 5-7 pm - A Feast of Art Screenprints &
Poetry by Joel & Deborah Cooper. Opening Reception at Lake
Avenue Café, Canal Park.

** Tuesday, June 9, 7-8 pm Barnes & Noble Summer Reading
Kick-off "Toga" Party Children in grades 1-6 please RSVP
218-786-0710 Costume contest, games, prizes, refreshments.
Free. Earn one free book by reading 8 books over the summer
and handing in a completed reading journal sheet. at Barnes
& Noble, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710
http://www.barnesandnoble.com.

** Saturday, June 13, 1-2 pm Book signing: Betty Vos Hemstad
Wild Flowers of the Boundary Waters: Hiking Through the
Seasons at Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park
Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 1-800-868-8904,
www.norlights.com.

** Saturday, June 13, 12-1 pm Book signing by Kirsten
Jacobson Stasney of her newly released historical novel, THY
FATHER'S WILL, at Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal
Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 1-800-722-5392. Based on true
events, THY FATHER'S WILL is a captivating story of a family
forever altered by the damaging consequences of decisions
made for all the right reasons. For more information, call
1-800-868-8904 or visit http://www.norlights.com or
http://www.thyfatherswill.com.

** Tuesday, June 23, 6:30-8:30 pm Book Release Party:
Michael Wuchter Walking with Christ: Sermons for the Summer
Season Shirley Wuchter invites you to a reception for the
release of Michael’s last collection of sermons, Walking
with Christ: Sermons for the Summer Season First Lutheran
Church 1100 E. Superior ST

** Thursday, June 25, 7:30 pm Book Party & Reading: Ellie
Schoenfeld Dark Honey: New & Used Poems at the Quaker
Meeting House, 1802 East First St.

** Saturday, June 27, 1-2 pm Book signing: Pat Eilola
Finntown of the Soul at Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307
Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267,
1-800-868-8904, www.norlights.com

** Sunday, June 28, at 4:30 pm - Reading and book signing:
Yvonne Rutford will read from her poetry collection "This
Fragile Nest" at Northern Lights Books & Gifts, Canal Park,
Duluth.

LSW MONTHLY GROUPS back to top

Editor’s Note: Since there are at least
two or three different sources for “monthly group”
information, all monthly groups must submit announcements
each month in order to be included in the LSW e-calendar. Thank you.

** Monday, June 8, 6:30 pm The Children's Writers Group will
meet at Sara's Table Chester Creek Cafe Questions? email
Julesmj2@aol.com.

** Sunday, June 21, 1:30 pm - Memoir Group will meet at
Chester Creek Cafe. Note: The Playreading Group and the
Writers' Square Table will not meet until September.

** Wednesday, June 17, 6-8 pm - Third Wednesday
Fiction/Poetry Writing Group, at Chester Creek Cafe, 1902 E.
8th Street. Contact Jill Hinners (349-6431) or Cheryl Reitan
(creitan@d.umn.edu, 218-728-3154).

Other Monthly Groups back to top

** Thursday, June 4, 1:00 pm New Fiction Non Fiction Book
Group So Brave, Young and Handsome by Leif Enger at Barnes &
Noble, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710
http://www.barnesandnoble.com.

** Sunday, June 7 at 5:30 pm Mystery Book Group Antiques
Roadkill by Barbara Allan at Barnes & Noble, Miller Hill
Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710 http://www.barnesandnoble.com.

** Wednesday, June 10 6:30 pm Classics Book Group - Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll at Barnes & Noble,
Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710
http://www.barnesandnoble.com.

** Tuesday, June 16 6:30 pm Notable Books Book Group - Pope
Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross at Barnes & Noble, Miller Hill
Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710 http://www.barnesandnoble.com.

** Tuesday, June 16 at 7:00 pm Young Reader's Book Group
Ages 8-12 - Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume at Barnes & Noble,
Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710
http://www.barnesandnoble.com.

** Thursday, June 18 4:00-8:00 pm Music performed by the
Lake Superior Youth Chorus at Barnes & Noble, Miller Hill
Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710 http://www.barnesandnoble.com.

** Monday, June 29 7:30 pm Science Fiction Book Group - The
Nebula Awards Showcase 2009 edited by Ellen Datlow at Barnes
& Noble, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710
http://www.barnesandnoble.com.

LSW KUDOS News about LSW Members back to top 

** CONGRATULATIONS!! The LSW Board is proud to announce that
the LSW One Act Play Competition winners were: First Place:
Terry Falsani for her play The Voice of the Turtle, Second
Place: Matt Wall for his play This Too Shall Pass. The plays
were performed in a readers theater format on May 24 at
Harbor City International School.

** Mary Ellen Ryall was published in the Washburn County
Register several times in May. She writes a column
Butterfly Corner that touches on the news of the Monarch
Butterfly Habitat in Shell Lake and Happy Tonics, Inc. a
nonprofit 501(c ) (3) public charity that is responsible for
the habitat. Visit their Web site at
http://www.happytonics.org to learn about their Morph Your
Mind Environmental Education events and classes.

** Lacey Louwagie, founder of Duluth's first speculative
fiction writers' group, sold her science fiction short
story, "The Man in the Mirror" to Queered Fiction for their
upcoming anthology, Queer Dimensions. Blogging at
http://llword.wordpress.com and
http://youngadultcatholics-blog.com

Workshops/Submissions/Conferences/Opportunities/Deadlines back to top 

** NEW EXHIBIT FROM THE NORTHERN PRINTS GALLERY: WILD
JOURNEY - Woodcuts from Uganda and Prints from Anna Marie
Pavlik from June 11 to August 1, Opening on June 11 from 5 -
8 pm Betsy Bowen will speak at the opening about the African
prints by Fred Mutebi and Hassan Mukiibi. Anna Marie
Pavlik's prints of her travels in America's wilderness are
counterpointed by woodcuts that Betsy Bowen has brought back
from two African artists she encountered during her travels
to Uganda. Betsy will tell the story of their school of art
that she discovered and which the proceeds from these prints
help support. Anna Marie, in her usual engaging manner,
tells a story in pictures of the wilderness of America that
she has been exploring. The wild journey through these two
very different cultures creates a vibrant and exciting
visual adventure. Free and open to the public at Northern
Prints Gallery, 318 North 14th Avenue East, Duluth,
Minnesota 55805 phone 218-724-5212
http://www.northernprintsgallery.com Gallery hours: 1 – 6
Friday through Sunday and by appointment

** "Poetry Tune-up", a four-session WITC class begins June
22 in Ashland. Class meets on various Mondays from 5:30-8:30
at WITC. Registration is through www.witc.edu. Class # is
41193. Cost is $34.42 ($4 for seniors). Instructor is Jan
Chronister (janchronister@yahoo.com). Focus is on production
and revision of work for publication.

** Scott Edelstein offers online and teleconference classes
and workshops for writers at every stage of their writing
careers. Scott has over 35 years of experience as a
professional writer, ghostwriter, editor, writing and
publishing consultant, literary agent, coach, and
instructor. Scott can help you reach your creative and
professional goals faster, with fewer problems, less stress,
and less effort. June classes include: Thirty Steps To
Becoming a Writer, four sessions on Tuesday evenings June
16, 23, 30 and July 7. June single-session workshops include
Changing The World Through Your Writing on Thursday evening,
June 18; and Fast Tracks To Writing Success on Thursday
evening, June 25. To register and to see the complete
line-up, visit: www.helpingwriters.com.

LSW INFORMATION back to top

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Lake Superior Writers Calendar back to top

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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.