Mark Fischer Poetry Prize Awards Celebration, presented in conjunction with Telluride Literary Arts Festival. At Arroyo, 6 – 7:30 p.m. [caption id="attachment_40841" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Kyle Harvey judged the 2014 Mark Fischer Poetry Prize contest. Celebration at Arroyo, Saturday, 6 – 7:30 p.m.[/caption] The 16th annual Mark Fischer Poetry Prize...
This is the razor’s edge. It is the line between sexuality, tease, and the real deal, the raw, cutthroat gulp where performance meets poetry, where neo-Burlesque meets memoir, where fiction flies like a dove from a magic hat. This is the Ah Haa School’s Friday, May...
Did you know that 72 percent of moms felt more beautiful when they were pregnant. And for Mother’s Day (today), 1 in 4 moms say they want a trip to the spa, all according to blogs.baby center.com. Jennifer Borget’s post includes other surprising fact, largely...
Editor’s note: Internet research came up with the history of Mother’s Day. The tribute was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to the “Battle Hymn of the Republic”) as a day dedicated to peace. In 1907, Philadelphian Ana Jarvis began a campaign to...
First Literary Arts Festival in Telluride features eclectic events for book lovers. Come get “Lit” in town, Thursday, May 15 – Sunday, May 18. “This is an opportunity for everyone to get together and party about reading," says Between the Covers Bookstore co-owner Daiva Chesonis, the originating force...
Let’s talk about something besides weather. Let’s talk about life, the miraculous body, the wonders of the heart, the agony of loss. And what is spirit? And what is love? And what are we here for, anyway? [caption id="attachment_40264" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Word Woman[/caption] That’s...
Get-together to celebrate on April 22 Wilkinson Public Library and the Friends of the Library are pleased to announce that a new book return drop box has been installed on the porch of the M&M Mercantile in Placerville (240 Front St.) and is now in service....
Telluride Film Festival, San Miguel Resource Center and Wilkinson Public Library Collaborate for March Cinematheque The Telluride Film Festival, the San Miguel Resource Center and Wilkinson Public Library are pleased to present March’s edition Cinematheque, a collaboration that brings Festival-quality films year-round to the community of...
Marketing guru Scott Haltzmann wrote a book entitled "Eight Ways to Win Your Wife's Heart Forever." When it was published back in 2006, woman gave it as a gift to their hubbies on Valentine's Day. Among the helpful hints for happy living together, a man...
Popular celebrations of Valentine's Day gained traction in the late 17th century, but not until 100 years ago did most Europeans and Americans begin to agree that a long-term relationships (in those days, marriage) should be based on love and young people should freely choose...
