A&E briefs — Nov. 4, 2020
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Help celebrate publication, ‘Strait Art’
Studium Generale celebrates the publication of “Strait Art: An Anthology of Exhibitions from the Upper Left-Hand Corner,” a book of essays by the late Jake Seniuk and stunning images of the art and photography these essays engaged.
Seniuk was an artist and longtime director of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center.
Donna James, Seniuk’s partner, and his colleague, Kathleen Moles, completed the book in the spring of 2020.
The 276-page book chronicles various media, including paintings, sculptures, photography and mixed media. Among the artists featured are renowned painter Alfredo Arreguin, photographer Mary Peck, Chimacum artist Tom Jay, Peninsula College professor Michael Paul Miller, glass artist Dale Chihuly, and the late photographer Mary Randlett.
Help celebrate the book release at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, with a free online presentation, slide show and readings from Seniuk’s essays. Join the Zoom meeting at zoom.us/j/95156136928 (meeting ID 951 5613 6928).
Find more information about the book at MarrowstonePress.com.
Tidepools seeks submissions
Tidepools Art, Literary and Music Magazine is accepting submissions for the 57th-annual writing and art contest. Residents of all ages from Clallam and Jefferson counties are encouraged to enter their creative works to win cash prizes or publication.
Produced by Peninsula College in conjunction with the Peninsula Daily News and The Buccaneer, Tidepools features the following categories: fine and digital art, photography, poetry, short prose and music.
Contest deadline is Jan. 15, with winners announced by March 12. The magazine is slated for publication in the spring.
Entry fees are $6.50 for adults, $4 for youths and free for PC students.
For rules, submission methods, and general information, visit www.Tidepools Magazine.com.
Cooper releases ‘Women, We’re Only Old Once!’
Sequim author Bertha Cooper announced her 10-year effort to write and publish a book honoring and supporting aging women has culminated in the release of “Women, We’re Only Old Once! Keep What You Can, Let Go of What You Can’t, Enjoy What You Have.” The book offers explanations for natural changes that occur while aging and transitions to make, “empowering us to put our energy and spirit where it counts.”
The publication is available ay Port Book and News in Port Angeles, and online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Cooper is a featured columnist for the Sequim Gazette. Her previous book, “Old and On Hold,” addresses aging during a pandemic,
Big Library Read is ‘Reverie’
North Olympic Library System (NOLS) patrons can join thousands of readers around the world in laughter and learning during Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club. Through Nov. 16, book lovers can enjoy Ryan La Sala’s novel “Reverie” as an eBook or eAudiobook with no wait lists or holds.
The free program runs for two weeks and only requires a NOLS library card to get started.
NOLS readers can join by visiting anytime.overdrive.com or downloading the Libby app, then discuss online at discuss.biglibraryread.com.
“Reverie” is a story about what happens when the secret worlds people hide within themselves come to light. In the story, all Kane Montgomery knows for certain is that the police found him half-dead in the river. He can’t remember anything since an accident robbed him of his memories a few weeks ago. So when three of his classmates claim to be his friends and the only people who can tell him what’s truly going on, he doesn’t know what to believe or who he can trust. But as he and the others are dragged into unimaginable worlds that materialize out of nowhere — the gym warps into a subterranean temple, a historical home nearby blooms into a Victorian romance rife with scandal and sorcery — Kane realizes that nothing in his life is an accident, and only he can stop their world from unraveling.
Facilitated by Rakuten OverDrive, Big Library Read is an international reading program that simultaneously connects millions of readers around the world with an eBook through public libraries It is available in more than 22,000 libraries and schools around the world, including more than 90 percent of public libraries in North America.
