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6 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2016 Library Tidings News about the Siuslaw Public Library Library Tidings, a regular feature of the Siuslaw News, features news about upcoming Siuslaw Public Library pro- grams for adults and children, new books and videos, and other library news of interest to the community. Library Tidings by Kevin Mittge Something in the Blood By David J. Skal Book Review “Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man who Wrote Dracula” is a wonderful biography of the man who wrote a cult classic, but whose own story is little known. Author David Skal exhumes the inner world and strange genius of the writer who birthed an undying cultural icon, paint- ing an astonishing portrait of the age in which Stoker was born — a time when death was no metaphor but a constant threat easily imagined as a character existing in flesh and blood. Born into a middle-class fam- ily in Ireland during the famine, Stoker’s early years unfolded alongside a parade of Victorian medical mysteries and horrors: cholera and typhus, frantic bloodletting, mesmeric quack cures and the gnawing obsession with “bad blood” that colors Dracula. In this probing psychological and cultural portrait of the man who brought us one of the most memorable monsters in history, Skal reveals a lifetime spent wrestling with the greatest ques- tions of an era — a time riddled Children’s choir to perform Joyful Noise Children’s Choir will present its Christmas production, “Angels Alert,” on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m., at the Florence Christian Church at Second and Ivy streets. Joyful Noise Children’s Choir is for children of the community, ages 4 years old through fifth grade. The event is free to attend. For more information call 514-997-2291. by disease, competing attitudes toward sex and gender and unprecedented scientific innova- tion accompanied by rising para- noia and crises of faith. Stoker’s battle resulted in a resilient modern folktale that continues to shock and enthrall. If you enjoy biographies or knowing the background to a well-known book or movie, you will enjoy this book. Black Suitcase Mystery with author Gail Downs Author Gail Elliott Downs will be speaking to the Siuslaw Genealogical Society at the library today, Nov. 16, begin- ning at 7 p.m., about “The Black Suitcase Mystery.” Step back in time to the 1940s and delve into a World War II mystery involving B-24 Liberator bombers, the men who flew them and the women who waited for their safe return. Downs, from Depoe Bay, worked as an elementary school librarian and had inherited a “black suitcase” full of 1930s and ’40s letters and mementos. A fifth-grade class took the suitcase on as a project, search- ing out the story of the World War II era correspondents. Downs has compiled the whole story in a wonderful book that she will discuss in this free, public program. Refreshments will be provid- ed. The Siuslaw Genealogical Society is a library sponsored group. Hang-It All art display Don’t miss this month’s Hang It All art display, featuring a wide variety of artistic talent from western Lane county. Each time you visit the library be sure to place your vote for your favorite work of art for the People’s Choice Award. Can’t decide which to vote for? Vote for a different work on each visit. The library’s Art Committee will also be selecting a work as “Best in Show.” Holiday Closure The library will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24, as well as the following day, Friday, Nov. 25. Regular hours resume at 10 a.m. in Florence and at noon in Mapleton on Saturday, Nov. 26. Have a wonderful and safe holiday! City Lights dishes up ‘All You Can Eat’ with Fanny Florence’s first drag queen, Jason Wood’s Fanny Rugburn, takes the Chaplin Stage at City Lights Cinemas this Friday at 9 p.m. for a night of shenani- gans. Fanny has prepared “All You Can Eat” for this perform- ance, including her signature recipes, advice column, songs, monolgues and more. This is a one-woman show you will not want to miss! Wood debutted Fanny at several events throughout the past year, including at Three Rivers Casino Resort, Old Town Barbershop, Class Act Theatre and on Fanny’s YouTube channel. Wood describes Fanny as unrelenting, loud-mouthed and the “hungriest drag queen in the world.” City Lights will be selling concessions in the PHOTO BY DAVE HANSEN Jason Wood as Fanny Rugburn lobby for audience members to eat their hearts out. All of Fanny’s shows are for audiences 18 and older due to her adult themed content. 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