SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
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
Book Review
“The Shadow Land”
By Elizabeth Kostova
From the critically acclaimed
author of “The Historian,”
comes a novel that blends the
past and the present even more
powerfully.
“The Shadow Land,” by
Elizabeth Kostova, is a mesmer-
izing story that spans genera-
tions and unearths the troubled
history of a gorgeous but haunt-
ed country.
A young American woman,
Alexandra Boyd, has traveled to
Sofia, Bulgaria, hoping that life
abroad will salve the wounds left
by the loss of her beloved broth-
er.
Soon after arriving in this ele-
gant East European city, howev-
er, she helps an elderly couple
into a taxi — and realizes too
late that she has accidentally
kept one of their bags, engraved
with the name: Stoyan Lazarov.
Raising the hinged lid, she
discovers that she is holding an
urn filled with human ashes. As
Alexandra sets out to locate the
family and return this precious
item, she will first have to
uncover the secrets of a talented
musician who was shattered by
political oppression — and she
will find out all too quickly that
this knowledge is fraught with
its own danger.
Kostova’s new novel is a tale
of immense scope that delves
into the horrors of a century and
traverses the culture and land-
scape of this mysterious country.
Suspenseful and beautifully
written, it explores the power of
stories, the pull of the past and
the hope and meaning that can
sometimes be found in the after-
math of loss.
John Daniel to keynote
Florence Festival
of Books
Oregon author John Daniel,
who has just this year published
the novel “Gifted,” will be the
keynote speaker at this year's
Florence Festival of Books on
Friday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m., at the
Florence Events Center.
Daniel has received the
Oregon Book Award for two
prior books, “The Far Corner:
Northwestern Views on Land,
Life, and Literature” and
“Looking After: A Son’s
Memoir.”
“Gifted” tells the story of a
young man with a spiritual imag-
ination and a rare affinity for
wild creatures who comes of age
under harsh circumstances,
negotiating the wildness of his
home country, his human rela-
tionships and the emerging com-
plexities of his own being.
The Florence Festival of
Books is an opportunity to meet
authors and pick up some great
books.
For more information about
the Florence Festival of Books,
including a list of all the partici-
pating authors, and to purchase
tickets to the keynote address,
visit the festival website at www
.florencefestivalofbooks.org.
The Siuslaw Public Library is
a proud sponsor of the Festival.
Story Time Is Back!
School is back in session and
so is story time. Miss Gayle and
Miss Amber are back, and that
means fun, learning, singing,
counting and playing.
On Mondays, it is a chance for
your youngest soon-to-be-reader
to watch and listen to songs and
stories. Then, on Tuesdays and
Fridays, a lively story time and
take-home project is the order of
the day.
Lego Club
The Lego Club meets this
Friday, at 2:20 p.m. in the
library’s Bromley Room.
This activity is open to chil-
dren old enough to work inde-
pendently without parental assis-
tance, creating and exploring the
wonderful world of Legos!
Headliners for Winter
Music Festival announced
From Jan. 12 through 14,
the Friends of the Florence
Events Center (FFEC) 2018
Winter Music Festival will
offer a menu of musical genres
and talents.
Saturday’s headliners are
two international touring
greats, the legendary Al
Stewart (“Year of the Cat”)
and John Craigie (“the PNW’s
favorite troubadour/spiritual
son of Woody Guthrie”).
D EADLINE
FOR
OCHS Gala to feature
artist Michael F. Wood
Opening Sept. 22 at Three
Rivers Casino, the Oregon
Coast Humane Society's
(OCHS) 25th annual Wine and
Chocolate Gala will be featur-
ing internationally known pre-
mier impressionist painter and
long-time Florence resident
and advocate for shelter ani-
mals, Michael F. Wood.
Renown for his soulful and
captivating portraits, and land-
scapes, Wood will launch his
new chosen venture that
evening, painting pet portraits
and will demonstrate his paint-
ing techniques that evening.
The completed work will be
awarded to the winning raffle
ticket holder.
To view some of Wood’s
award winning paintings, visit
www.fmichael wood.com.
To purchase Gala tickets, go
to the OCHS animal shelter,
2840 Rhododendron Dr., or
the OCHS Thrift Store, 1179
Bay St.
Advance tickets are $25, or
$27 at the door, and include a
glass of wine to begin an
evening of fun, live music,
prizes and raffles.
For more information, call
Director of Development
Danielle Dickson at 541- 999-
5702.
www.TheSiuslawNews.com
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We serve Breakfast and Lunch!
Donuts • Biscuits and Gravy
Breakfast Burritos
Deli Sandwiches and so much more!
The weekend will include
many festival favorites and
some new faces.
As always, the FRAA
Artisan Fair will be part of the
celebration, along with a pie
sale, musical jam sessions and
free Kids Concerts to round
out the mix.
The full line up will be
announced in late September
with pre-sale tickets available
beginning Oct. 15.
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