Jan. 20 to Feb. 1: Talking About Wild with Whatcom Reads
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THIS WEEK (Jan. 20-25, 2014)
SPARK PICK
FERNDALE, DEMING, EVERSON – Whatcom County Library System presents a series of programs around the Whatcom Reads 2014 book Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed. On Wednesday (Jan. 22), join the library for Preserving Life Stories: Wild as Memoir, as Sara Geballe will discuss the book in an interactive session on the craft of memoir and the value of preserving your life story [Details]. Friday (Jan. 24), join Heather Anderson as she recounts her record-setting Pacific Crest Trail hike [Details]. On Saturday, attend Walking Wild in the Pacific Northwest, as local filmmaker Karen Bean shares stories and pictures from her many trips into the backcountry making Wilderness Adventure DVDs [Details]. These programs are supported by a Humanities Washington Spark Grant.
TUESDAY (Jan. 21)
OLYMPIA – Speakers Bureau’s Lance Rhoades, American Indians in Cinema: Portrayals and Participation, Onscreen and Behind the Scene [Details]
SATURDAY (Jan 25)
LOPEZ ISLAND – Speakers Bureau’s Tom Keogh, Dr. Doyle and Mr. Holmes: The Cultural Staying Power of Sherlock Holmes [Details]
NEXT WEEK (Jan. 26 to Feb. 1, 2014)
SUNDAY (Jan. 26)
Eva Abram
SHELTON – Speakers Bureau’s Eva Abram, Slavery in the Northwest: The Charles Mitchell Story [Details]
MONDAY (Jan. 27)
LACEY – Speakers Bureau’s Eva Abram, Slavery in the Northwest: The Charles Mitchell Story [Details]
WEDNESDAY (Jan. 29)
YAKIMA – Speakers Bureau’s Peter Donahue, Washington History and Historical Fiction [Details]
Antonio Davidson Gómez
THURSDAY (Jan. 30)
PUYALLUP – Speakers Bureau’s Antonio Davidson-Gómez, Mapping Latino Musical Migrations [Details]
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