Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Bainbridge Is, WA Permit No. 106 *ECRWSS* Postal Customer Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Vol. 7, No. 2 Bainbridge Public Library, 1270 Madison Ave., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Fall 2004 Mark your calendar Tickets These events take place in the library are still unless otherwise stated. SUNdaY, SEPTEMBER 19 Jazz pianist Mark Seales opens the available annual Speakers Forum series at 4 p.m. “Jazz and its Historical Place in America.” for the seventh TUEsdaY, SEPTEMBER 21 annual Library Field’s End Writers’ Roundtable. Susan Sloan, novelist and cookbook author dis- Speakers Forum— cusses “What makes a page-turner?” 7 p.m. and at reduced cost WEDNEsdaY, SEPTEMBER 22 after September 20. Wills and Trusts seminar with estate planning specialist, Marite Butners and Mark Seales, noted attorney, Dorothy Foster, 9-11 a.m. jazz pianist, leads off WEDNEsdaY, OCTOBER 6 the series, followed Library Book Group, The Known World by Edward P. Jones, 7 p.m. by Jill Jean, Anand SATURdaY, OCTOBER 9 Yang, Dr. Edward Opera Preview: Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi, 2 p.m. Miles, Admiral Bill Friends of the Library Book Sale, 10-2 p.m. Center, and bonus SUNdaY, OCTOBER 10 speaker Bill Holm. Speakers Forum: Dr. Edward Miles presents “The Future of the Ocean; Prospects for Sustainability,” 4 p.m. MONdaY, OCTOBER 11 Library Closed for All KRL Staff Training Day Speakers Forum opens seventh season WEDNEsdaY, OCTOBER 13 Low Vision Support Group, 1-3 p.m. The 2004-2005 Library Speakers Prospects for Sustainability”. An of International Studies, addressees the FRidaYS, OCT. 15, 22, 29 Forum season gets under way this month, authority on ocean and atmospheric study subject: “India: the Next Super Power?” “Moments in Time”, a three-part and tickets are still available at $45 for and its environmental, ecological, and The final series event is a bonus workshop in memoir-writing, library the full season. economic significance, Dr. Miles was for program sponsored by Grant and research and artistic expression for For those who have not yet 11 years director of the School of Marine Barbara Winther. The renowned painter seniors. Hosted by Bainbridge Library and sponsored by the Bainbridge Island Arts subscribed and may have missed the Affairs at the University of Washington. and retired University of Washington and Humanities Council. 9:30-12:30 p.m. Mark Seales program on September 19, On October 24 Jill Jean, a Bainbridge professor Bill Holm will speak on For more information, call 842-4162. tickets for the remaining five programs Island resident and director of the central “Sundogs and Eagle Down: the Indian SATURdaY, OCTOBER 16 will be available for only $35 beginning library for the Seattle Public Library, will Paintings of Bill Holm” —and share his Island Theatre Play Reading at the September 20. speak on “Creating Seattle’s New Library: passionate interest in Native American Library, 7:30 p.m. “This is one of the most exciting A Place of Learning, A Place of Drama”. culture and art. TUEsdaY, OCTOBER 19 programs we’ve offered,” says Susan Also, she has arranged a special optional For more information on the Speakers Field’s End Writers’ Roundtable. Fred Bray, originator and director of the forum. guided tour of the new library (for Speakers Forum, pick up a brochure in the library. Moody, journalist and nonfiction writer Seales is well known as a performing Forum subscribers only) on October 26. You may purchase tickets by filling out discusses “How does an author know what questions to ask in an interview?” 7 p.m. jazz musician, both in the Northwest and Admiral Bill Center, president of the the blank in the registration form in throughout the country. He also heads Washington Council on International the brochure, enclosing your payment, WEDNEsdaY, OCTOBER 20 Travel program: Tour Provence with the jazz studies program at the University Trade, will speak November 7. His topic: and mailing it or dropping it off at the Danna Brumley, 7:30 p.m. Co-sponsored of Washington. His topic: “Jazz and Its “Can We Rebuild a Positive Consensus Bainbridge Public Library, 1270 Madison by The Traveler Bookstore Historical Place in America”. in Support of International Trade?” Avenue North, Bainbridge 98110. (For SUNdaY, OCTOBER 24 Dr. Edward Miles will speak October On November 14 Anand A. Yang, more information, call Susan Bray at Speakers Forum: Jill Jean, Director 10 on “The Future of the Ocean: director of the Henry M. Jackson School 842-4156.) of Seattle Public Library’s Main Library presents “Creating Seattle’s New Library: A Place of Learning, A Place of Dreams.” Field’s End fall lecture 4 p.m. WEDNEsdaY, NovEMBER 3 Library Book Group, Balzac and the Little Andrew Ward returns to Bainbridge Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai, 7 p.m. Award-winning author and former door. Separate tickets will be sold for 1991 to 1995, his columns appeared THURsdaY, NovEMBER 4 Year End Tax Planning seminar with Bainbridge resident Andrew Ward will a post-lecture reception with Ward at a regularly in the Washington Post and estate planning specialist, Marite Butners return to Bainbridge Island on Saturday, private Island home. International Herald Tribune. He has and attorney, Dorothy Foster. 9-11 a.m. October 16, as a guest lecturer for Three short stories, one of which was also written for National Geographic FRidaY, NovEMBER 5 Field’s End. selected for Best American Short Stories and American Heritage. His work Maggie Ball shares the story of her Ward will speak at Island Center of 1972, launched Ward’s prolific writing has been reprinted in more than 30 Bainbridge community-supported quilting Hall about “Backing into the Past: career. Since then, he has authored textbooks and collections. outreach project in Mongolia, 7:30 p.m. An Essayist’s Journey into African dozens of stories, essays, commentaries, Ward moved from Connecticut to SUNdaY, NovEMBER 7 American History.” Billed as a lecture, and documentaries, as well as six Bainbridge Island in 1987. He parlayed Speakers Forum: Admiral Bill Center presents “Can We Rebuild a Positive the event also will include “a little acclaimed books. Ward’s essays and that change of scene into humorous Consensus in Support of International reading of this and that,” says Ward. parodies have appeared in almost every commentaries on National Public Radio’s Trade?” 4 p.m. Ward’s lecture will begin at 5 p.m. major magazine in the country. All Things Considered, interspersed with TUEsdaY, NovEMBER 9 Tickets are $10, or $7 for seniors and For seven years, Ward was a Island Theatre Middle School students, available in advance or at the contributing editor at the Atlantic. From Continued on Page 2 Storytelling Workshop: “Telling Scary Stories” with Megan Wells, time TBA WEDNEsdaY, NovEMBER 10 Low Vision Support Group, 1-3 p.m. Also in this issue: Island Theatre Young Kids Family Concert with Megan Wells, time TBA Books, books, and more books for fun and information .....page 8-11 THURsdaY, NovEMBER 11 Library Closed. Veterans’ Day Young People’s library activities ....................................... pages 3, 6, 7 Continued on Page 11 Don Frothingham’s art is coming to the library in October .... page 12 Opinion, Events page 2 Fall 2004 Meet our contributing writers By VERDA AVERILL is facilitator for the Library Book Group, Library News Editor which meets the first week of every Is there something about living month. (Ask for details at the reference together in a family with other writers desk.) Pat also serves on the Kitsap that encourages the gifted to write easily Regional Library Foundation. See her and well? article on their upcoming Gala inside. I think so. Other contributors include Nan Some of the smoothest and most Wooldridge, who writes eloquently thought-provoking prose I read comes on art for us and has written travel from husbands and wives and mothers articles for national publications like the and daughters. Washington Post and Los Angeles Times. For example, Jonathan Kellerman, the We thank Susan Bottles for several best-selling, award-winning author and articles about the Field’s End writers’ child psychologist, spins terrific yarns, community. Susan is a former reporter as does his wife Faye. Their styles are for an Eastside newspaper and the current very different, but I can’t help but feel president of the Bainbridge Library that they share ideas about their work and Board. benefit from each other’s suggestions. Our library staff also contributes on a A mother-daughter team of writers, regular basis. For this issue Julie O’Neill, Mary Higgins Clark and her daughter Carol reference librarian and proofreader, Higgins Clark have sold millions of copies submitted a timely list of books to read of their best sellers and have coauthored around election time. The entire young Elizabeth Wiggs Pat Miller two suspense novels. Clearly their people’s library staff—Sharon Snyder, connection has contributed to their success. writers —with no luck. Eleanot Wheeler and Gail Christensen also contributed. Here on Bainbridge, another mother-daughter team But we lucked out this summer, when Elizabeth— I think these many writers, each with her own has a gift for writing. inspired perhaps by mother Susan?—agreed to write writing style, contribute much to our publication and Susan Wiggs, a bright star in the firmament of another column for us. thank them all most sincerely. romance novels, has published more than 25 novels— Will this lead to snother writing career in the Wiggs If I’ve omitted anyone, it was by accident, not intent, each successive one to more acclaim, it seems. (She has family? Who knows. and we’ll catch up with them in the next issue.