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| REGIONAL, USA & AROUND THE WORLD - Stafford Birthday Events For January 2010 | |||
| 2010 is the third year that William Stafford Birthday Celebrations will be international. |
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| Jan 5 | Tuesday | 7 p.m. | Newport, Oregon - Newport Public Library Contact: Dorothy Mack or Marianne Klekacz Location: 35 NW Nye Street Newport, Oregon 97365 (Get Map) Sponsored By: Co-sponsored by Willamette Writers Coast Chapter. Hosted By: Marianne Klekacz. The party will feature William Stafford's last recorded public reading. Attendees are encouraged to bring their favorite Stafford poems to share. |
| Jan 9 | Saturday | Contact Alan Cohen |
Logan, Ohio - Home of Alan Cohen Contact: Alan Cohen Location: Home of Alan Cohen Hosted By: Alan Cohen. An evening including some of William Stafford's poems a musician has set to music. |
| Jan 10 | Sunday | 3 p.m. | Stayton, Oregon - Paul Toew's Art Studio & Stayton Friends of the Library Used Books Contact: Elenor Berry Location: 349 N. Third Ave., Stayton, Oregon 97383 (Get Map) Hosted By: Eleanor Berry. As part of the January reading in Stayton's Second Sundays Series of Poetry Readings, this event will feature Barbara Drake and Bill Siverly, who will read Stafford poems along with poems from their new books. Audience members are invited to read one or two Stafford poems and/or poems inspired by Stafford during an open part of the reading. |
| Jan 12 | Tuesday | 7:30 p.m. | McMinnville, Oregon - Austin Reading Room, Nicholson Library, Linfield College Contact: Lex Runciman or Barbara Drake Location: 900 SE Baker Ave., McMinnville, Oregon 97128 (Get Map) Hosted By: Hosted by Lex Runciman and Barbara Drake. Featuring Tim Applegate, Tayler Brisbin, Noel Hanlon, and Mark Thalman. |
| Jan 12 | Tuesday | 6:30 p.m. | Klamath Falls, Oregon - County Library Contact: Mary Hope - 541-850-2091 or Christy Davis - 541-882-8894 Location: 126 S. 3rd St., Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601 (Get Map) Hosted By: Mary Hope. |
| Jan 14 | Thursday | 5 p.m. | Princeton, New Jersey - Princeton Art Museum, Princeton University Contact: Meredith Martin Location: 124 Washington Road Princeton, NJ 08540 - (609) 258-3788 (Get Map) Hosted By: Meredith Martin |
| Jan 16 | Saturday | 7 p.m. | Topeka, Kansas - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Contact: Dennis Bosley 785-249-5091 Location: 4775 SW 21st. Street, Topeka, Kansas 66604 (Get Map) Featuring: Eleanor Bell and Dennis Bosley. |
| Jan 16 | Saturday | 2 p.m. | Ontario, Oregon - Malheur County Library Contact: Darlene Johnson, Librarian - 541-899-6371 or Phil Mahaffey English Instructor at Treasure Valley Community College - 541-881-881-8822 ex. 346 Location: 388 SW 2nd Ave., Ontario OR 97914 (Get Map) Hosted By: Darlene Johnson and Phil Mahaffey |
| Jan 16 | Saturday | 2 p.m. | Madras, Oregon - Jefferson County Library Contact: Jack Lorts Location: 134 SE E Street, Madras, Oregon 97741 (Get Map) Hosted By: Co-hosted by Jack Lorts and Jarold Ramsey. |
| Jan 16 | Saturday | 3 p.m. | Washougal, Washington - Community Library Contact: Sean McGill 360-835-5393 Location: 1661 C Street, Washougal, Washington 98671 (Get Map) Hosted By: Sean McGill. |
| Jan 16 | Saturday | 2 p.m. | Lacey, Washington - St. Martin's University, Harned Hall Contact: Takuya Otani - AIE Director Location: Lacey, Washington 98503 Hosted By: Barbara Schramm. Four AIE (Academy of International Education) students will present four William Stafford poems they've translated, reading the poems in both Japanese and English. They'll also present a short discussion of their translating process. Audience members are encouraged to bring a favorite Stafford poem to read. |
| Jan 17 | Sunday | 3 p.m. | Molalla, Oregon - Public Library Contact: Larry Anderson 503-829-8269 Location: 201 East Fifth, Molalla, Oregon 97038 (Get Map) Hosted By: Larry Anderson and Kelley Morehouse. Paulann Petersen and Pat Love will moderate this celebration of the life and works of William Stafford. Featuring a wide-ranging discussion (including reminiscences, stories, family life, and poems), and a film, "Every War Has Two Losers," that focuses on Stafford's work and life as a pacifist. |
| Jan 17 | Sunday | 2 p.m. | Hood River, Oregon - Columbia Center for the Arts Contact: Leah Stenson and Barbara Young Location: 215 Cascade Ave., Hood River, OR 97031 (Get Map) Hosted By: FWS Board Member Leah Stenson. Featuring Blue Ackerman, Tina Castanares, Paula Friedman, Mimi Maduro, Jodie Marion, and Mary Schlick. |
| Jan 17 | Sunday | 4 p.m. | Eugene, Oregon - Tsunami Books Contact: Ingrid Wendt Location: 2585 Willamette St., Eugene, Oregon 97405 (Get Map) Hosted By: Hosted by Ingrid Wendt, Jerry Gatchell, and FWS Board Member Martha Gatchell. Audience members are invited to bring a favorite Stafford poem to share, plus one of their own, written in the spirit of William Staffordís life and work. The reading will conclude with a showing of Haydn Reissí new video, "Every War Has Two Losers". |
| Jan 17 | Sunday | 2 p.m. | Salem, Oregon - Tea Party Book Shop Contact: Eleanor Berry or Janet Markee Location: 420 Ferry Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301 (Get Map) Hosted By: Carolyn Miller and Janet Markee. The featured reader will be Henry Hughes. Virginia Corrie-Cozart and Lois Rosen will read poems by Adele Birnbaum (in memoriam). Audience members are encouraged to bring a favorite Stafford poem to share. |
| Jan 17 | Sunday | 3 p.m. | Enterprise, Oregon - Fishtrap, The Coffin House Contact: Rich Wandschneider Location: 400 E. Grant Street, Enterprise, Oregon 97828 (Get Map) Hosted By: FWS Board Member Rich Wandschneider. Featuring Pam Steele and Shaindel Beers. |
| Jan 17 | Sunday | 4 p.m. | Bellingham, Washington - Village Books Contact: Nan Macy or James Bertolino 360-398-7870 Location: 1200 Eleventh Street, Bellingham, Washington 98225 (Get Map) Hosted By: James Bertolino. |
| Jan 18 | Monday | 7 p.m. | Burlington, Vermont - Champlain College - Morgan Room of Aiken Hall Contact: Jim Ellefson Location: 163 South Willard St., Burlington, VT 05401 Hosted By: Jim Ellefson. |
| Jan 20 | Wednesday | 7 p.m. | Silverton, Oregon - Rolling Hills Bakery Contact: Michael Smith Location: 106 N. Main Street, Silverton, Oregon 97381 |
| Jan 20 | Wednesday | 4:30 p.m. | San Antonio, Texas - Trinity University Contact: Jenny Browne Location: 1 Trinity Pl, San Antonio, TX 78212 Hosted By: Professor Jenny Browne and Naomi Shihab Nye. |
| Jan 21 | Thursday | 7 p.m. | Ashland, Oregon - Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library, Meese Meeting Room 309 Contact: Patty Wixon or Mary Jane Cedar Face Location: 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, Oregon 97520 (Get Map) Hosted By: FWS Emeritus Board Member Patty Wixon. Featuring Charlotte Abernathy, Maria Fernandez, Dave Harvey, M. E. Hope, Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Inada, Gary Lark, and Amy MacLennan. |
| Jan 21 | Thursday | 5 p.m. | Tiffin, Ohio - Heidelberg University - Little Theater Contact: Rob Huntington Location: 310 East Market Street, Tiffin, Ohio Co-Hosted By: President Rob Huntington and Professor Bill Reyer. |
| Jan 23 | Saturday | 7 p.m. | Yachats, Oregon - Green Salmon Coffee & Tea House Contact: Drew Myron - 541-547-3757 Location: 220 Highway 101 N, Yachats, Oregon 97498 - 101 at E 2nd. St. (Get Map) Hosted By: Drew Myron. |
| Jan 23 | Saturday | 3 p.m. | Sapporo, Japan - Hokusei Gakuen University - Alumni Room (A Sister College of Lewis & Clark College) Contact: Yorifumi Yaguchi Hosted By: Yorifumi Yaguchi. Six persons will read from An Oregon Message. They will read the original and the translations with short comments. One person will give a short presentation on Bill's poetry. |
| Jan 24 | Sunday | 1 p.m. | Seaside, Oregon - Library Community Room Contact: Susan Firghil Park Location: 1131 Broadway, Seaside, Oregon 97138 Hosted By: Susan Firghil Park. |
| Jan 25 | Monday | 7 p.m. | Bainbridge Island, Washington - Bainbridge Island Library Contact: Neil Baker Location: 1270 Madison Ave. N., Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110 (Get Map) Hosted By: Neil Baker. Featuring Jennifer Hager, Helen Merrill, and David Stallings. |
| Jan 25 | Monday | 6:30 p.m. | Longview, Washington - Public Library Contact: Deborah Wohrmann Location: 1600 Louisiana St, Longview, Washington 98632 (Get Map) Reading By: Floyd Skloot followed by an open mic. Preceded By: Free workshop, "Form and Freedom in the writing of Poetry" begining at 3 p.m. at Lower Columbia College, ADC 143. |
| Jan 26 | Tuesday | 6:30 p.m. | Albany, Oregon - Public Library Contact: John Burton - 541-917-7580, ex. 4702 Location: 1390 Waverly Drive S.E., Albany, Oregon 97322 (Get Map) Hosted By: Clemens Starck. Featuring FWS Board Member Ann Staley. |
| Jan 26 | Tuesday | 2:30 p.m. | Carson City, Nevada - Northern Nevada Correctional Center Contact: Shaun Griffin Location: Carson City, Nevada Facilitated By: Shaun Griffin. For twenty years, Shaun Griffin has been leading a writing workshop for the inmates in this correctional center. He says, "There will be a handful of us gathered to read and remember Bill on that day. We will read Bill's poems, some of his essays, and remember, through his many words, the depth of his gift to all of us." I always tell my guys at the prison to "lower your standards and keep writing..." after Bill's example. |
| Jan 27 | Wednesday | 7 p.m. | Bend, Oregon - Central Oregon Community College Library - Second Floor Reading Room Contact: Neil Browne or John Martin Location: 2600 NW College Way, Bend, Oregon 97701 (Get Map) Hosted By: Neil Browne and John Martin. |
| Jan 28 | Thursday | 7 p.m. | Hermiston, Oregon - Blue Mountain Community College - Room 120 Contact: Pam Steele 541-377-2509 Location: 980 SE Columbia Drive, Hermiston, Oregon 97838 (Get Map) Hosted By: Pam Steele. |
| Jan 30 | Saturday | 2 p.m. | Santa Barbara, California - Los Padres National Forest, First Crossing Day Use Area Contact: Paul Willis - 805-565-7174 Location: Paradise Road, off Highway 154. In case of rain, we will meet indoors at the Santa Barbara District Rangers Station, which is also on Paradise Road. Program Note: This reading will take place on the exact site of the Los Prietos Civilian Public Service Camp where William Stafford was stationed during WWII. Hosted By: Paul Willis. Featuring Nancy Lee. |
| Jan 31 | Sunday | 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
Corvallis, Oregon - Corvalis-Benton County Library Contact: Ann Staley Location: 645 N.W Monroe Avenue, Corvallis, Oregon 97330 (Get Map) Hosted By: Hosted by FWS Board Members Linda Gelbrich and Ann Staley. Featuring Charles Dallmann, Jeff Davis, Cathy McGuire, and Marjorie Power. This event will be preceeded by a one-hour writing workshop led by Linda Gelbrich. |
| Feb 9 | Tuesday | 7 p.m. | New York, New York - Union Theological Seminary - James Chapel Contact: Joel Berning Location: 3041 Broadway, NY, NY - 121st & Broadway (Get Map) Hosted By: Joel Berning |
| Feb 18 | Thursday | 7 p.m. | Glasgow, Scotland - GCA – Center for Contemporary Arts Contact: Larry Butler - 2/1, 14 Garrioch Drive, Clasgow G20 8RS, Scotland, UK Location: 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G2 3JD, UK (Get Map) Hosted By: Larry Butler. Featuring Scottish/Americans Lary Butler, Donna Blackney, Gerry Stewart, & Steve Tilley in a celebration of the work of William Stafford (1914-1993). Author of over 50 books, Stafford was a lifetime pacifist and a conscientious objector in World War II when he began his habit of writing a poem before dawn everyday. The evening will include a short film, and anyone attending is invited to read a favourite Stafford poem. |
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| Other Events May Be Forthcoming As we become aware of additional events, we will add them to this page. Updates will be made on a daily basis throughout the month of January. Events occurring after January will also be included on this schedule. |
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