Salutations!
Time to eat some books, folks!
That’s right, it’s our 7th annual Edible Books Festival, this Saturday April
3rd! What is that, you ask? Well, there is only one rule: create edible art that has something to do with books.
How you interpret that rule is wherein lies the fun. This year’s award
categories are: Most Awesome, Most Book-like and Most Delicious. It’s
free to participate, and $3 to vote on the winners and to consume the entries
(who doesn’t want to do that?). Set-up begins at noon (let me know if you’re bringing an entry)
and all entries must be ready by 1:00. Awards are announced at 2:00,
followed immediately by the consumption of the edible books. It’s a
blast. Hope to see you there!
Recent Acquisitions
·
the book, not just the calendar!: William S. Rice: California Block
Prints
·
a small collection of Big Little Books and Better
Little Books
·
the controversial story of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
·
First edition, in dust jacket, of Rosamand duJardin’s Double
Wedding
·
Stickfiguratively Alice, a retelling of
Alice in Wonderland with funny artwork
·
Albertus
Sebus’ The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities
·
three volume set of C.S. Forester’s Captain
Horatio Hornblower
Annex Gallery
Altered Book Group: Time
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 1, 6-8pm
~ first Thursdays ~
The Altered Book Group joins us for their fourth spring show at the Annex
Gallery, this year featuring creations built around the concept of time.
Come see the wild imaginations at work on these three-dimensional
wonders. How would you picture time . . . using an old book?
Artists include Phyllis Brody, Sarah Clague, Gene Epstein, Jacqueline Parsons,
Ellen Takas, Anne Weissman, & Anonymous.
Show continues through May 1.
Gene's Jazz Hot
Gene's Jazz Hot
Thursday, April 8, 7-9pm
~ second Thursdays ~
The
house band here at Loganberry is no ordinary jazz, it is genuine swing in the
happiest of measures. The oldtimers relish the sound, the students dance
giddily while the band whoops up classics and gems and toe-tapping favorites
(that if you haven't heard before will soon get you humming along). Join
us, with Gene on double bass, Seth on guitar and mandolin, Bill on clarinet and
Peggi on swooming vocals. It's a tradition, every second Thursday
evening. Donations for the band
appreciated.
Stump the Bookseller Selection of
the month
F372: Fireflies
I'm looking for a pre-1980 book
about a little person (i think) who is lost/ran away and tries to get back
home... he rides on the backs of birds and fireflies who light his way back
home through the woods. I thought it was "tom thumb", but it's not...
help!!!
N.O.B.S. Forums
Gene Epstein: On
Altered Books
Thursday, April 15, 7pm
~ third Thursdays ~
Gene is renown around here for folded book sculptures. No glue, no tape,
no strings attached - just a couple of folds up and couple of folds down.
She plays with books in other forms too: collages, photos, quotations,
reinterpretations and even a few bad puns. They’re all called altered
books, and the artform has an worldwide and various appeal. This month,
seven artists (including Gene) display their artwork in the Annex Gallery, and
Gene will talk about the motivations and creations of these artists. $3 suggested donation.
Strong
Bindery Classes
Beginning
Leather Work
Saturdays, April 17 - May 15, 10am-1pm
Make a quarter-leather bound journal. You will learn leather paring and
the process of attaching leather to a spine.
Prerequisite: Basic Bookbinding. Registration fee. Call for info:
216.231.0001
Praise the Unsung Book Club
Madison
Smartt Bell: All Souls' Rising
Thursday, April 22, 7pm
~ fourth Thursdays ~
One of the great historical controversies of The Haitian Revolution is the
question of who really won the revolution? ... Well, one hasn’t seen
controversy until one considers the central hypothesis that frames Madison
Smartt Bell’s novel. The story begins in August of 1791. In Bell’s version
three members of the white elite, the grand blancs, conceive the concept of a
slave rebellion to support their current political needs. And, indeed, in
Bell’s story, even the esteemed Bayon de Libertat, owner of the Breda
plantation, owner and master of Toussaint, is one of the conspirators.
Toussaint is selected by these white power brokers to be their instrument in
beginning a slave rebellion. And so begins a long saga of violence. -- excerpted from a review by Bob
Corbett
Austeniana Book Club
Paula Cohen: Jane Austen in Scarsdale: Or, Love, Death, and the
SATs
Thursday, April 22, 7pm
~ fourth Thursdays ~
Anne Ehrlich is a dedicated guidance
counselor steering her high-school charges through the perils of college
admission. Thirteen years ago, when she was graduating from Columbia
University, her wealthy family -- especially her dear grandmother Winnie --
persuaded her to give up the love of her life, Ben Cutler, a penniless boy from
Queens College. Anne has never married and hasn’t seen Ben since -- until his
nephew turns up in her high school and starts applying to college. Now
Ben is a successful writer, a world traveler, and a soon-to-be married man; and
Winnie’s health is beginning to fail. All of these changes have Anne beginning
to wonder… Can old love be rekindled, or are past mistakes too painful to
forget? With all the wit and perceptiveness of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Jane Austen in Scarsdale is a fresh and romantic new comedy
from a novelist with “a knack for making modern life reflect literature in the
most engaging manner.” --
Library Journal
A
Special Concert
Alix Dobkin
Saturday, April 24, 7:30pm
Womyn's music legend Alix Dobkin
comes to Cleveland for an intimate concert and booksigning. Her book, My Red Blood, was
published last year by Alyson Publications and recounts her early years growing
up in New York City in a Communist family. She joined the Party at the height
of the McCarthy era and grew up under the influence of folk musicians like
Leadbelly and Pete Seeger. When she moved to Greenwich Village she
befriended Bob Dylan, Bill Cosby, John Sebastian, Buffy Ste. Marie, and Flip
Wilson, among others, and added her voice to the folk movement. Shortly
thereafter, she came out as a lesbian and recorded the first openly lesbian
record album in 1973, titled "Lavendar Jane Loves Women." Come
hear more about her story, and her music. Tickets, $10.
Looking ahead, the big annual Larchmere Festival is
scheduled for Saturday, July 3rd. This is the outdoor event
featuring an Antiques Show, Bazaar Bizarre, Community Flea Market, and Author
Alley, among other things. New this year will be a wine tasting,
Larchmere Uncorked! Most vendor registration materials and more
information is now posted on the www.Larchmere.com.
Save the Date!
peace,
Harriett
Loganberry Books
13015 Larchmere
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