JANUARY BOOKMARKS
Looking Back on a Fantastic Year…
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”In The Bleak Mid-winter _________”. Last February, to coincide with the Creemore “Big Heart Festival”, we held our second themed group art show – over 30 artists participated! This February’s theme is “My heart sings when________.”
- Our very successful “Emerging Artist” show, spotlighting an artist who has never had a solo show before, featured Bruce Ley.
- A visit from Peter Rabbit at the Creemore Farmers’ Market on Labour Day weekend. Stories were told and crafts and coloring sheets were enjoyed by more than 100 children.
- Well-attended book signings featuring Terry O’Reilly, Hugh Brewster, Ted Barris, Catherine Gildiner, Margaret Wente, Cecily Ross, Damien Tarnopolsky, Sheree-Lee Olson and numerous local authors. We also held a very successful local author’s day at the Creemore Farmers’ Market.
- A special appearance and author signing with Canadian cooking personality Rose Murray, at the Strawberry Festival held by Creemore Farmers’ Market in June.
SAVE THE DATE!
Brunch With Lucy Waverman at Chez Michel
Sunday February 7th
An exciting event is planned for Sunday, February 7th. Enjoy a sumptuous seasonal brunch with Canadian cookbook author and culinary personality, Lucy Waverman, and go home with a signed copy of Lucy’s new book, A Year in Lucy’s Kitchen. This entertaining brunch will be held at Chez Michel at 12:00 noon. Tickets will go on sale in early January. Reservations are necessary as space is limited. This is sure to be the culinary event of the year. We hope you will join us.
What’s On in January?
Saturday, January 2nd
2:00 to 4:00 pm
Artist’s Opening Reception
In The Gallery: Donna Tranquada
Two years ago, CBC Radio personality, Donna Tranquada, was our Emerging Artist for 2007. With luminous watercolours, she captures the beauty of the landscape in and around Creemore. An opening reception will be held on Saturday January 2nd from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Come and meet Donna, see her delightful paintings and enjoy some refreshments.
Saturday, January 16th
10:30 to 11:15 am
Monthly Story Hour
Please join Miriam for our monthly Story Hour from 10:30 to 11:15 am. Children from 18 months to 6 years of age will have the opportunity to listen to captivating stories, share the love of reading and complete a small craft activity.
Curiosity House Knitting Group
Every Wednesday, 2 to 4 pm
Monthly Book Club Meeting
Wednesday, Jan. 6th
2:00 to 3:00 pm
Monthly Book Club Meeting
Our Book Club will meet on Wed. January 6th from 2 to 3 pm, to discuss The Cellist of Sarajevo (by Steven Galloway). The selection for February is The Open Road (by Pico Iyer). In March, we will be discussing The Mistress of Nothing (by Kate Pullinger) and our April selection will be The Glass Castle (by Jeanette Walls).
Spotlight on Healthy Eating
Reviewed by Catherine Randall)
January’s arrival always makes me want to escape to the kitchen to create soups, stews and other warming fare; but, after the excesses of Christmas I also am mindful of eating healthy. I will share with you some of the recent arrivals that have caught my attention.
Clean Food: A Seasonal Guide To Eating Close To The Source, by Terry Walters, HC, $35.00 encourages eating fresh and local foods. Not only are there seasonal, easy to follow, delicious sounding recipes but at the beginning of the book the author takes time to discuss organic versus conventional, define many of the ingredients and ways to make eating a mindful and satisfying daily experience. There are no pictures so this is a book for those with imagination!
Sunday Soup: A Year’s Worth of Mouthwatering, Easy-to-Make Recipes, by Betty Rosbottom, PB, $23.95 has lots of photos and wonderful, inspiring recipes for soups, chilies and chowder. In the “Winter” section we find “Cold weather potato chowder with caraway cheese” and “Spicy pork chili with cumin polenta”…yum.
Mark Bittman, the brilliant food writer, talks about “conscious eating” in his book Food Matters, PB, $19.99. Along with chapters such as “Rethinking Consumption”, “Overconsumption” and “Sane Eating”, the second half of the book contains recipes, meal plans and suggestions for meals from breakfast through dinner and dessert. No pictures in this book either but lots of helpful information and, again, inspiration to eat and cook sensibly.
Wishing you all a happy, healthy new year filled with lots of good reading experiences.
Books to Tap into Kids’ Creativity
(Reviewed by Miriam Vince)
What’s a parent to do when the kids are home on a snow day? There are some great books available to help kids tap into their creativity!
For older children, two great choices from the Editors of Klutz Press are The Most Amazing Thumb Doodles Book in the History of the Civilized World and How to Draw Funny. Each of these books gives young readers step-by-step instruction about how to have fun while creating art. Funny drawings and friendly instructions share the pages with plenty of white space reserved for self expression. The Most Amazing Thumb Doodles Book in the History of the Civilized World ($16.99) comes with 4 ink pads in different colours and How to Draw Funny ($19.99) comes with a mechanical pencil, a white eraser, and three markers in various tones of gray and black. These are everything-included, draw-right-in-it, how-to books which promise not only to teach you how to draw but also how to find your inner funny person.
Special Orders Are Our Specialty
Looking for a book that we don’t presently have in stock?
Books are ordered from a number of publishers, distributors and other sources every week, usually on Mondays. We are able to order any book currently in print and available and while we don’t regularly stock talking books or other specialized materials like large print, we can order those as well. Some books we receive the following day, some by the end of the week, and some take a little longer. We will advise you of the estimated time when you place the order and call you when the book arrives. We’d like to help you find that book you are looking for…..
Looking Forward To 2010 …
The theme for this year’s February group art show is “My heart sings when_____.” Please call if you are an artist and would like to participate.
We are preparing to order our new Spring selections and working on some exciting author events.
Quips, Quotes & Trivia
How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.
Henry David Thoreau,
Walden
hey Catherine - I will be stopping by the book store on Saturday to get some info on the show and big heart festival. Also who is organizer for the downtown stuff this year?
See you saturday - sharon