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Event Schedule: Oregon Reads 2009
All events are free to Deschutes County residents. Program times, dates, and locations are subject to change. Check times at your local library, or visit the online calendar at www.dpls.us/calendar. Some offerings may require advance registration, or tickets. People with disabilities needing accommodations (alternative formats, seating, or auxiliary) should call 312-1032.
Book Discussion, Stubborn Twig
March 30 | 6:30 pm
Sunriver Books & Music
Sunriver Village, building 25 C
Happy Birthday, Oregon!
April 1 | 2:00 pm
Sunriver Area Public Library
April 1 | 2:30 pm
Bend Public Library, Brooks Room
Celebrate Oregon’s 150th birthday with stories, games, crafts, refreshments, and creative activities. Books include Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant, the Ramona series by Beverly Cleary, and Apples To Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson. Ages 6–11.
Storyteller Alton Chung
April 4 | 11:00 am
Redmond Public Library
Storyteller Alton Chung shares stories of the Issei and the Nisei (first and second generation Japanese Americans) in Hawaii and in the Continental U.S. during WWII.
Oregon Reads Kick Off
April 4 | 3:00 pm
Bend Public Library, Brooks Room
Kick off Oregon Reads 2009 with a celebration of stories by Alton Chung and music by Vossen Yukiko and Peter Zisa.
Haiku Workshop
April 5 | 2:00 p.m.
Bend Public Library, Brooks Room
Margaret Chula leads a mini Haiku workshop. Register online by clicking the date and time link above.
Second Sunday: Margaret Chula
April 5 | 3:00 p.m.
Bend Public Library, Brooks Room
Prize-winning Portland haiku writer.
Good Chair, Great Books - Stubborn Twig
April 6 | 12:00 noon
Bend Public Library, Brooks Room
Japanese Tea Ceremony
April 7 | 3:00 pm
Redmond Public Library
April 7 | 6:30 pm
Bend Public Library, Brooks Room
April 8 | 11:00 am
Sisters Public Library
Presented by Jan Waldmann.
Happy Birthday, Oregon!
April 8 | 3:00 pm
Sisters Public Library
April 8 | 4:00 pm
Redmond Public Library
Celebrate Oregon’s 150th birthday with stories, games, crafts, refreshments, and creative activities. Books include Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant, the Ramona series by Beverly Cleary, and Apples To Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson. Ages 6–11.
Book Discussion, Stubborn Twig
April 8 | 6:30 pm
Camali Book Company
1288 SW Simpson, Suite C, Bend
Ikebana Flower Arranging
April 9 | 6:30 pm
Bend Public Library, Brooks Room
Presented by Stephanie Morton.
Limited to 12 participants. Register online by clicking the date and time link above.
Documentary Film
April 9 | 6:30 pm
Sisters Public Library
“Children of the Camps,” a one-hour PBS film portrays the story of six Japanese American children interned in U.S. camps during WW II.
Art Workshop: Anime
April 10 | 1:00 p.m.
The Art Station
Ages 13 and over
April 10 | 3:00 pm
The Art Station
Ages 7–12
April 11 | 11:00 am
La Pine Public Library
Ages 13 and over
Painting workshop inspired by the Japanese art form. Register online by clicking the date and time link above.
Documentary Film
April 10 | 1:30 pm
La Pine Public Library
Children of the Camps
Book Discussion, Stubborn Twig
April 11 | 6:00 pm
between the covers bookstore
645 NW Delaware Ave, Bend
April 13 | 1:00 pm
Bend Senior Center
1600 SE Reed Market Road
Happy Birthday, Oregon!
April 14 | 4:00 pm
La Pine Public Library
Celebrate Oregon’s 150th birthday with stories, games, crafts, refreshments, and creative activities. Books include Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant, the Ramona series by Beverly Cleary, and Apples To Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson. Ages 6–11.
Preparing Sushi at Home
April 15 | 6:30 pm
Bend Public Library, Brooks Room
Teresa Bowerman discusses and demonstrates how to prepare and serve sushi at home.
Origami Lilies
April 16 | 3:00 pm
La Pine Public Library
Presented by Carol Balyozian.
Book Discussion, Stubborn Twig
April 16 | 6:30 pm
Paulina Springs Books
252 W Hood Street, Sisters
April 16 | 6:30 pm
Paulina Springs Books
422 SW 6th Street, Redmond
Preparing Sushi at Home
April 17 | 1:00 pm
Sunriver Area Public Library
Teresa Bowerman discusses and demonstrates how to prepare and serve sushi at home.
High Desert Inter-Cultural Festival
April 18 | Noon–1:00 pm
Hugh Hartman School
2105 W Antler Avenue, Redmond
Japanese Flower Arranging
Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime
April 18 | 2:00 pm
Bend Public Library, Brooks Room
Presented by Knight Professor of Landscape Architecture, Kenneth Helphand.
Kimono Presentation
April 19 | 2:00 pm
Bend Public Library, Brooks Room
Toshimi Tanaka discusses the art and history of the kimono.
Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime
April 19 | 2:00 pm
Sisters Public Library
Documentary Film
April 19 | 2:00 pm
Sunriver Area Public Library
Children of the Camps
Good Chair, Great Books - Stubborn Twig
April 20 | 12:00 noon
Sunriver Area Public Library
Documentary Film
April 21 | 6:00 pm
Bend Public Library, Brooks Room
Children of the Camps
Documentary Film
April 22 | 3:00 pm
Redmond Public Library
Children of the Camps
Deborah Hopkinson
School Visits
School events are not open to the general public.
April 23
9:15 am Terrebonne
11:00 am Evergreen
1:00 pm Sisters Elementary
2:40 pm Lava Ridge
Virginia Euwer Wolff
School Visits
School events are not open to the general public.
April 23
9:00 am Three Rivers School
11:50 am High Desert Middle School
1:30 pm Seven Peaks School
Oregon Reads Reception
April 23 | 7:00 pm
Bend Public Library
Meet all three authors of the Oregon Reads project.
Deborah Hopkinson
School Visits
School events are not open to the general public.
April 24
9:15 am La Pine
11:15 am Pine Ridge
1:15 pm Bear Creek
2:40 pm Ponderosa
Virginia Euwer Wolff
School Visits
School events are not open to the general public.
April 24
8:30 am REALMS
10:00 am Tumalo Community School
1:20 pm Obsidian Middle School
Main Event: An Evening with Author Lauren Kessler
April 24 | Doors open at 6:30 pm
Reading at 7:00 pm
Signing to follow discussion.
Special guests: Portland Taiko Drummers
Tickets are free, but required.
Pick up tickets (2 per person) at any Deschutes Public Library beginning on Saturday, April 11.
Lauren Kessler Reading
April 25 | 12:00 pm
Sisters Public Library
Lauren Kessler reads from her book, Stubborn Twig. Register online by clicking the date and time link above.
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