A&E briefs — Jan. 1, 2020

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Book considers ‘Do Not Say We Have Nothing’

The Second Saturday Book Discussion Group talks about “Do Not Say We Have Nothing” by Madeleine Thien at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.

To participate, simply read the book and attend the discussion; no reservations are needed, and drop-ins are welcome. For a full schedule of 2020 Book Group selections, visit www.nols.org/book-discussion-groups.

Thien takes readers inside an extended family in China, showing the lives of two successive generations: those who lived through Mao’s Cultural Revolution and their children, who became the students protesting in Tiananmen Square.

Copies of this title are available in various formats including regular print, large print, audiobook on CD and downloadable eBook, available at www.nols.org. A limited number of copies of each book discussion selection are available at the Library the month prior to each meeting.

For more information, email to discover@nols.org or call 360-683-1161.

Haida art kicks off PC winter series

PC alumna Susan Hamilton, was the first graduate of the A.A. Bridge program to the Evergreen State College’s Native Pathways Program, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in 2017. On Jan. 2 she will kick off Peninsula College’s winter Studium Generale series with her presentation, “Answering the Call of the Hummingbird: Discovering my Haida Culture Through Beading,” beginning at 12:35 p.m. in PC’s Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.

Hamilton discovered and taught herself beading in 2003. The focus of her art is traditional Haida designs, Alaska landscapes, and Alaska marine and wildlife. Her signature addition to her beading is the addition of Swarovski crystals.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Dr. Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu.