Poetry Night / Special Music
Poetry and Prose by Paul Keller
Music from Will Franks
Thursday, September 15th, 7PM
Local poet Paul Keller will share his work and local musician Will Franks will play and sing.
Weather-permitting, we will meet on the patio outside the Tap Room at the Rendezvous Grill. If the weather is less favorable, we will meet in the Rendezvous Tap Room.
All are welcome! |
Wy'east Book ClubCrooked Letter, Crooked Letter, by Tom Franklin Tuesday, September 20th, 7PM Edgar Award-winning author Tom Franklin returns with his most accomplished and resonant novel so far. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter is an atmospheric drama set in rural Mississippi. In the late 1970s, Larry Ott and Silas "32" Jones were boyhood pals. Their worlds were as different as night and day: Larry, the child of lower-middle-class white parents, and Silas, the son of a poor, single black mother. Yet for a few months in their youth the boys stepped outside of their circumstances and shared a special bond. But then tragedy struck: Larry took a girl on a date to a drive-in movie, and she was never heard from again. She was never found and Larry never confessed, but all eyes rested on him as the culprit. The incident shook the county--and perhaps Silas most of all. His friendship with Larry was broken, and then Silas left town. Now, more than twenty years have passed. Larry, a mechanic, lives a solitary existence, never able to rise above the whispers of suspicion. Silas has returned as a constable. He and Larry have no reason to cross paths until another girl disappears and Larry is blamed again. And now the two men who once called each other friend are forced to confront the past they've buried and ignored for decades. Visitors and new book club members are welcome. |
Meet the Author Patron Event & Meet the Author / Booksigning Event
Erica Bauermeister
Author of Joy for Beginners and The School of Essential Ingredients
Friday, September 23rd, 5:00 PM - Exclusive Wy'east Patron
"Gathering with the Author" at 'Serenity'
Friday, September 23rd, 7:30 PM - Meet the Author / Booksigning at Wy'east
About Joy for Beginners: "Moving, touching, wonderfully written, inspiring to read." -Garth Stein, author of "The Art of Racing in the Rain"
At an intimate, festive dinner party in Seattle, six women gather to celebrate their friend Kate's recovery from cancer. Wineglass in hand, Kate strikes a bargain with them. To celebrate her new lease on life, she'll do the one thing that's always terrified her: white-water rafting. But if she goes, all of them will also do something they always swore they'd never do-and Kate is going to choose their adventures.
Shimmering with warmth, wit, and insight, "Joy for Beginners" is a celebration of life: unexpected, lyrical, and deeply satisfying. |
Meet the Author / Book Signing
Ursula Le Guin (author and artist) & Roger Dorband (photographer)
Authors of Out Here: Poems and Images from Steens Mountain Country
Saturday, October 1st, 2PM
Out Here is a hard bound book, 10.5"X9" in deminsion, of 112 pages, consisting of 26 poems and 23 pen and ink drawings by Ursula K. Le Guin and 59 color photographs by Roger Dorband.
The artistry of this book draws its inspiration from the Steens Mountain region of the high desert country of southeast Oregon. The Steens Mountain region is known for its elemental landscape, austere beauty and immense spaces.
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