Sunday, February 12, 2012

A Circle of Muses

Circle of Muses
A Gathering of Creative Women
How about an evening shared with other creative women to inspire your art?
Whether it's painting, writing, fiber art, or any other creative art media you deserve to take time for inspiration.
Come to The First Stage Gallery
Sunday February 26, 2012
5:30pm—8pm

Bring a project you are working on, if you wish.
You can spend time on it, ask for input, or share your creative process with someone else.

Enjoy:
· Poetry
· Music
· Chair massage
· Wine and chocolate (bring an hors d'oeuvre to share)
· Tea
· Inspiration
· Collaboration
· A shared creative project

Please register in advance by
e-mailing
lyriccenterforthearts@yahoo.com.

Cost: $15.00 (you may also want to bring a monetary tip for the masseuse)


Lyric Center for the Arts
The First Stage gallery and performance venue
510 - 514 Chestnut St.
P.O. Box 416
Virginia, MN 55792
218-741-5577
http://lyriccenterforthearts.blogspot.com
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Love Your Library

Mark Your Calendar!
Thursday, February 16 at Noon — We love our library Book Lover’s Tea!
Thursday, March 8 at Noon — Local history with Pam Brunfelt.
April 12 at Noon — Local musician Paul Metsa.

Announcing the "Love Your Library" fundraising campaign!
This year the FRIENDS are celebrating Valentine's Day by participating in the Love Your Library campaign. Simply pick up a red envelope at the main desk, pop in a donation, and leave it with staff. If you're wondering what we do with the contributions, it's short and sweet! We support the library! Join the FRIENDS for a whopping $5.00 and get all our news. Envelopes will be available the full month of February.

Reminders
Have you picked up your book log for the “Hot Reads for Cold Nights" program yet? If not, the time is now!
Register at the library or online and participate in lifelong reading.

One Book, One Community
We will be reading "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot.
Our community book discussion will be held as a Brown Bag (at noon) on TUESDAY, April 10.

For more information, please visit the event calendar at www.virginia.lib.mn.us or call the library at 748-7525.

—Jennifer Armstrong, president
FRIENDS of the Virginia Public Library
218-865-0112

Libraries & literacy are essential!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Look What Ely Has to Do to Have Its Winter Festival!

BRING SNOW
By the Pickup Truck!
By the Bag or Box!
Fill Your Coolers with CLEAN
SNOW
Dump it near the wood forms
BRING
SNOW
to ELY’s
PARK!
WHITESIDE
...........
2011-2012 winter has a shortage of snow!

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Friends of the Library Events Set

Happy New Year!

The FRIENDS of the Virginia Public Library wish you the best for 2012!

Mark Your Calendar!

First meeting for 2012 was Tuesday, January 10, at 4:00 p.m. in the library auditorium. The group planned the January 24 Annual Dinner with special guest Jim Weikum, Arrowhead Library System Executive Director (Join the FRIENDS to attend!), who recruited volunteer hosts for the Friendly Fridays, planning our annual Love Your Libary Book Lover's Tea, and more!

“Hot Reads for Cold Nights" is bigger than ever at Virginia Public Library, January - February 2012
When the weather is cold, it’s time to find a hot read and join Virginia Public Library’s annual “Hot Reads for Cold Nights” reading program–sponsored by the FRIENDS of the Virginia Public Library for the past 14 years! Register at the library or online and participate in lifelong reading.

We will be reading "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot.
Our community book discussion will be held as a Brown Bag (at noon) on TUESDAY, April 10.
AND, on Wednesday, April 18 MPR's Kerri Miller will interview author Rebecca Skloot at the DECC in Duluth. We're looking into a bus — detail to be released! Learn more about the book here and here, then grab your library card and use the library's online catalog to order your copy of the book today!

New this year:

Hot Reads Friendly Fridays - January 6, 13, 20, 27 and February 3, 10, 17 and 24
Join the FRIENDS at Noon on Fridays to enjoy coffee, treats and good conversations about great books! (Flyer attached.)
Members of the FRIENDS will be present each Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 to encourage everyone to talk about books.

Hot Reads Online - Record the books you read and write your reviews online! Then read the reviews submitted by others to find a new book to read! (You will still need to visit the library to pick up your books and submit your entries for prizes.)

Upcoming Events – Check out the new Brown Bag event calendar at the library!
Wednesday, January 11 at Noon — Did you get an E-Reader for Christmas? Come to the library to learn how to download free library books to your new eBook reader with Linda Wadman from the North Country Library Cooperative. Get your E-Reader questions answered and problems solved @ your Library! (Flyer attached.)
Thursday, January 12 at Noon — Speaking for the....Owls with Laura Erickson! Ms. Erickson will be talking about local owls and will even bring Archimedes, her Eastern Screech Owl! Copies of her most recent book, Twelve Owls, as well as The Bird Watching Answer Book, will be available for purchase and signing. (Flyer attached.)
Thursday, February 9 at Noon — John Latimer, host of KAXE’s “The Phenology Show,” will present on "phenology, the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate.”
Thursday February 9 at 4:00 p.m. — Enjoy the music of the Okee Dokee brothers in the library lobby. Check them out at www.okeedokee.org or on YouTube here and here. This is an after-school event, so round up those grandkids to come enjoy the program!
Thursday, February 16 at Noon — We love our library Book Lover’s Tea!
Thursday, March 8 at Noon — Local history with Pam Brunfelt.
April 12 at Noon — Local musician Paul Metsa.

For more information, please visit the event calendar at www.virginia.lib.mn.us or call the library at 748-7525.

FRIENDS and FRIENDS Ambassadors! Please post and distribute the flyers in the community!

—Jennifer Armstrong, president
FRIENDS of the Virginia Public Library
218-865-0112

Libraries & literacy are essential!