Idaho Arts Commission Wants To Encourage Writers
In its quest to support the literary life of North Idaho, the Idaho Commission on the Arts is holding a pair of meetings among writers and readers.
The first meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Coffee House in Sandpoint, 208 N. Fourth. The second will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Gallery By the Lake in Coeur d’Alene, 210 Sherman Ave.
Both meetings, which will attempt to pose questions as how to better provide opportunities for writers to make a home in Idaho, are open to the public.
For more information, call Ginny Robideaux in Sandpoint at (208) 263-6139 or Kathy Flint in Coeur d’Alene at (208) 667-0625.
Around the state
If you’ve ever driven across the state on I-90, looked off to the north or south and wondered what it would have been like to cross such rugged country a century ago, then you might want to locate a copy of “Forgotten Trails: Historical Sources of the Columbia’s Big Bend Country” (Washington State University Press, 287 pages, $19.95).
Written by Ron Anglin, a former land manager at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, and edited by Glen W. Lindeman, the book is a compilation of travel stories that not only describe the paths taken by sojourners of the past but also the land itself.
As for those who would thoughtlessly destroy the remnants of such journeys, as well as the fragile ecosystem of the Grand Coulee country itself, Anglin writes, “These Salish Indians were able to exist for thousands of years in this desert environment and we in our infinite wisdom learned very little from them. With the passing of most elements of their culture, mankind lost something that can never be replaced.”
You can call WSU Press at (800) 354-7360.
Sky pilot signing
Spokane’s own Scott O’Grady, the Air Force pilot who survived being shot down over Bosnia, will make a special appearance at Auntie’s Bookstore on Nov. 25.
O’Grady, who will sign copies of - but not read from - his book “Return With Honor,” will appear at 12:30 p.m.
For further information, call 838-0206.
The reader board
James Welch, author of “Killing Custer,” will read from his book at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Auntie’s Bookstore.
Zan Agzigian and Victor A. Charlo, founders of the drama troupe The Open to All Possibilities Players, will perform a program of poetry, music and discussion at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Auntie’s Bookstore. The performance will focus on the writing and producing of plays about contemporary Native American issues
Burl Barer, author of “Man Overboard,” will read from his book at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Auntie’s Bookstore.
, DataTimes