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Winter Hours
(Start September 6, 2008)
Monday, Tuesday,
& Thursday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Wednesday, Friday
9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Sunday
Closed
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Writers Live
Fall 2008
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All programs are held in the Community Room
at the Fremont Area District Library at 7:30 unless otherwise noted.
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September 17, 2008
12:00 Noon
Ray Kamalay
Bring a sack lunch – dessert and
beverage provided by the Friends of the Library. |
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Ray Kamalay traces the
development of early American music from its links to slavery up to
the early jazz age. Discussion will include freedom, ancient and
modern slavery, liberty, spirituals, blues, minstrel shows, ragtime
and jazz. Ray, a Detroit native with a degree in philosophy from the
University of Detroit, is a longtime professional musician and
contributes to performances of the various genres. Ray Kamalay and
the Red Hot Peppers, a jazz group played the Dogwood Center in April
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October 4,
2008
2:00 pm at Tamarac
Eric Villegas
Cooking Demonstration and Book
Signing |
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Chef and
cookbook author Eric Villegas will demonstrate cooking using local
ingredients. Villegas is host of Fork in the Road, a PBS show that
promotes foods from around the state. On the show he visits
different parts of Michigan showcasing our rich agricultural
resources and unique foods. He is also the author a cookbook Fork in
the Road which was selected as a Michigan Notable book in 2008.
Please pre-register 928-0256.
Eric will also be cooking at Loomis Lodge on October 3, 2008 at 4:00
pm.
Visit Newaygo County Reads for related events. |
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October 25,
2008
10:00 am
Dianne Glupker |
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Author Dianne Glupker will
make regional treats from her book Great Tastes of Michigan. Glupker
is a retired elementary teacher. The book, part travel guide, part
cookbook details festivals from around the state and includes a
related recipe. Glupker is also the author of Great Lights of
Michigan. She wrote her books for elementary students and their
teachers but anyone can enjoy them.. Both books are illustrated with
watercolors by Dawna Delsi.
Please pre-register 928-0249.
Dianne will also present a program in Hesperia at 1:00 p.m. on
October 25, 2008
Visit Newaygo County Reads for
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November 6,
2008
7:00 pm
Kirsten Kelly
Aspargus! Stalking the
American Life
runtime 53 minutes
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Kirsten Kelly is a
graduate of The Julliard School where she was awarded the Andrew W.
Mellon Fellowship for Advanced Studies in Directing. She has
directed theater extensively in New York, Chicago, and Washington D.
C. She was recently nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for best
Direction. Kelly was raised on an Asparagus farm in Oceana County.
The film, co-directed, and co produced by Anne de Mare unveils the
intricate connections among community identity, family farming,
national politics, and international trade.
Visit Newaygo County Reads for related events. |
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November 21, 2008
7:00 pm
Peter Fletcher |
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Prize winning classical guitarist Peter
Fletcher began guitar study at age 9 and played his first
professional concert by age 15. His first CD, is a celebration of
Catalan composer Federico Mompou. Other than the Suite Compostelana,
composed for guitar, Mompou’s music is almost exclusively for piano.
In demand as a performer in cultural venues throughout the country,
Mr. Fletcher has been invited to give recitals at the George Eastman
House in Rochester, NY; Cincinnati’s Memorial Hall; Furman
University in Greenville, South Carolina; the Schwartz Center for
the Arts in Dover, DE, and many others. |
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