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| Kitchigami Regional Library's Legacy Fund Events are funded by the Legacy Amendment which dedicates monies to preserve Minnesota arts and cultural heritage. During 2011-2013 a variety of programs will feature history, music, literature and much more. See below:
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In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre - January 2012
Since 1973, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre has been using water, flour, newspaper, paint, and unlimited imagination to tell stories that explore the struggles and celebrations of human existence. Their puppets are hand-size all the way up to bigger than life. Drawing inspiration from the world's traditions of puppet and mask theatre and its lively roots in transformative ritual and street theatre, HOBT creates vital, poetic theater for all ages and backgrounds.This January, one artist, Julie Boada, who created and performs Coyote Stories, will treat you to stories gathered from indigenous cultures: Assiniboine of the Great Plains, the Aztecs of Mexico and the Okanagun and Salishan of the Great Basin. This event is for all ages.
This event is made possible with funding from the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment, Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Click here for dates and locations of this program.
David Treuer, Minnesota Author, Ojibwe - February 2012
Author and professor, David Treuer (troy' r), is the younger brother of Anton Treuer (also an author and professor). He is a Minnesota author who happens to be Ojibwe. He grew up on Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota and he currently teaches in California. He has written four books and a collection of essays. The most recently released book is Rez Life. Treuer graduated in 1992 and published his first novel, Little, in 1995. He received his PhD in anthropology and published his second novel, The Hiawatha, in 1999. His third novel The Translation of Dr. Apelles and a book of criticism, Native American Fiction; A User's Manual appeared in 2006. The Translation of Dr Apelles was named a Best Book of the Year by the Washington Post, Time Out, and City Pages.
This event is made possible with funding from the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment, Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Click here for dates and locations of this program.
William Kent Krueger, Author - February 2012
Minnesota author, Wm Kent Krueger, is a popular mystery writer who is well received wherever he goes. Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O'Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage-part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. Vermilion Drift, released in September of 2010, was a New York Times bestseller. The eleventh book in the series, Northwest Angle, was released on August 30, 2011.
This event is made possible with funding from the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment, Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Click here for dates and locations of this program.
Jess Lourey, Writing and Publishing Workshop - March 2012
Jess Lourey, Minnesota mystery author from St. Cloud will be here this March. Lourey is the author of the Lefty-nominated Murder-by-Month mysteries set in Battle Lake, Minnesota, and featuring amateur sleuth, Mira James. Her most recent book, October Fest, was released last summer. Lourey has been teaching writing and sociology at the college level since 1998. She spent her formative years in Paynesville, Minnesota, a small town not unlike Battle Lake. When not raising her wonderful kids, teaching, or writing, you can find her gardening and navigating the niceties, and meanities, of small-town life. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft, Lake Superior Writers, and she serves on the national board of the Mystery Writers of America.
This event is made possible with funding from the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment, Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Click here for dates and locations of this program.
MN History Player, Virginia Mae Hope - March 2012
Take a step back in time with Virginia Mae Hope, portrayed by Melissa Friedmann of the Minnesota History Players. Virginia was a pilot and was a member of the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP). Her life was short but exciting. Learn what it was like growing up on a farm in Winnebago, Minnesota during the Great Depression and serving as a female pilot during World War II. There will also be information about the bombing of Pearl Harbor and its national impact, and the changing roles of women during World War II. The WASP performed wartime duties in the United States, thus freeing male pilots for combat.
This event is made possible with funding from the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment, Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Click here for dates and locations of this program.
Cheryl Sawyer, Storyteller - April 2012
Multi-talented storyteller, Cheryl Sawyer, is coming to share her stories. Cheryl speaks the Finnish language and has carried that into her storytelling. She amazes crowds and tells the "Three Bears" in the Finnish language. She weaves in magic and balloon art with her stories, and enthralls crowds of children of all ages. She infuses humor and creative sound effects in the story telling and draws you to use your imagination. Come to this free event, be entertained, awaken your inner child, and bring a child along to enjoy, laugh and have fun while learning.
This event is made possible with funding from the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment, Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Click here for dates and locations of this program.
Cal Rice, Professional Photographer, story of Bhutan - April 2012
Cal Rice, a professional photographer in Bemidji, will take you on a "trip" to Bhutan showing the beautiful landscapes and the beautiful people in his photographs amidst massive changes. Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China. Cal Rice has been a professional commercial photographer for 25 years. Recently he traveled to Bhutan, in the Himalayas, to document the country and culture as it emerges from the 17th century into the 21st century.
This event is made possible with funding from the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment, Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Click here for dates and locations of this program.
Catherine Friend, MN author for children & adults - May 2012
Catherine Friend, a former "city girl" lives on a small farm in southeastern Minnesota. As an author of children's books she draws on her farm life for her storybook characters. She also writes adult nonfiction and fiction books. The Compassionate Carnivore won the Minnesota Book Award in General Nonfiction. Her memoir, Hit by a Farm, was selected by the Minneapolis Star Tribune as one of the best books of 2006. Her picture book, The Perfect Nest, was chosen by the Wall Street Journal as one of five best "read alouds." She was awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers, and her adult adventure novels have won awards from the Golden Crown Literary Society and the Independent Book Publishers Association.
This event is made possible with funding from the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment, Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Click here for dates and locations of this program.
The Okee Dokee Brothers, Music Duo - May 2012
The Okee Dokee Brothers have a mission to remind children - and adults - of their intrinsic ability to discover, imagine, and create through music. After years of touring the Midwest with their bluegrass band, childhood best friends Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing, originally of Denver, Colorado, decided to return to where it all began: their childhood imagination. They moved to Minneapolis to start their family music band called The Okee Dokee Brothers. By appealing to the musical needs of the entire family and recognizing that kids deserve quality music, they are working full-time to regain the integrity of the children's music genre. They believe that music should be an energetic, interactive, and fun experience where kids can enjoy dancing, singing, and playing instruments with their families.
This event is made possible with funding from the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment, Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Click here for dates and locations of this program.
Anton Treuer, MN Author & Professor of Ojibwe - May 2012
Anton Treuer is a Minnesota grown author and Professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University. He was raised on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He'll present on his recently released book (May 1, 2012) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask. He'll also present on his children's book Awesiinyensag, published in 2011. This book presents original stories, written in Anishinaabemowin, that delight readers and language learners with the antics of animals who playfully deal with situations familiar to children in all cultures. He is also author of The Assassination of Hole in the Day and Ojibwe in Minnesota, recently named "Minnesota's Best Read for 2010" by The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Dr. Treuer received prestigious awards and fellowships from many organizations, including the American Philosophical Society, the MacArthur Foundation, the Bush Foundation, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.
This event is made possible with funding from the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment, Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Click here for dates and locations of this program.
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