By UPDATE JAN 11 : TONIGHT’S PRESENTATION HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO SNOWY ROADS AND BELOW-FREEZING WINDCHILLS. THE EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED. On Tuesday evening at 7 p.m., I’m giving a presentation at the Lyon County Historical Museum, talking and showing slides of my Kansas travels. And I’ll likely read an essay or two from Flyover …
Cookie buffet
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church held their annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday. We went to pick up some bierocks, but there were dozens of beautiful cookies for sale. I was good and walked on by. I almost succumbed to the cupcake rack. Oh, I do love me a good cupcake.
Holiday Bazaar
Eleanor Browning’s angel ornaments – file photo from 2007 From Today’s Emporia Gazette: The annual Holiday Bazaar at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church is being held from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Garden Room of the church. St. Mark’s is located at 1508 W. 12th in Emporia. Featured will be an assortment of …
Win!
Stoneware by J. Edward Barker Jr. of Wellington Melissa Windsor, Director of the Emporia Arts Council, is all smiles today at the opening of the new Arts Center in Emporia. The building is absolutely incredible. Several years ago, a campaign was started to raise money and, by golly, Emporia got behind it and raised the …
Art Gifts
I’ll have photos later, but just wanted to let you all know that Art Gifts opens today at the brand new Emporia Arts Center in the 800 block of Commercial, next to the Granada Theatre. Some of Dave’s photos will be there and for sale – as well as the work of numerous area artists …
Kevin reads
2010 Kansas Notable Book Award Winner Kevin Rabas reads from his new book of poetry, “Lisa’s Flying Electric Piano” Tuesday night at the Lawrence Public Library. I also read Tuesday evening, essays from “Flyover People: Life on the Ground in a Rectangular State.” The event was co-sponsored by the Lawrence Public Library and The Raven …
Tues. Nov. 30 in Lawrence
Kevin Rabas, winner of 2010 Kansas Notable Book Award. On Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m., Kevin Rabas and I will each be reading from our books at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont, Lawrence, KS. In September, Kevin received the Kansas Notable Book Award for his second book of poetry, Lisa’s Flying Electric Piano. …
Art Walk at SouthWind
On Friday evening, I’ll be hanging out with the art crowd at SouthWind Art Gallery, 3074 SW 29th in Topeka for the Evening of Great Art and Literature. It’s First Friday Art Walk in Topeka and Deb Schroer of Strong City and Judith Mackey of Cottonwood Falls will be here with their Big Sky Prairie …
Tuesday, Chanute
Hey, if you live in the Chanute area and have nothing else to do Tuesday afternoon between 5 – 7 p.m., stop by the Martin & Osa Johnson Safari Museum. I’ll be there doing a reading and book-signing event. I think I’ll do a short reading around 5:30. So – come on out – I’d …
Cloud County Tourism
Friday morning – Susie Haver hangs the Welcome flag. Last Friday, I had an author event in Concordia – sponsored by Cloud County Tourism, which is Susie Haver and Tammy Britt. Their office is in the Cloud County Museum Annex at 130 E. 6th in downtown Concordia. Although my book-signing / reading wasn’t until 3:30 …
Author event in Larned
Hey, I’ll be hitting my old stomping grounds on Thursday with a reading/book-signing event in Larned. My book is Flyover People: Life on the Ground in a Rectangular State, which is a celebration of life in Kansas. The essays cover everything from wind and clouds to the people, history, cafes, to visiting the small towns …