Archive for January, 2012
Elk River Books is pleased to host poets Ilona Popper and Cody Standish in the first of an ongoing series of events intended to highlight the work of local writers.
Ilona Popper, of Gardiner, is the author of the poetry book Break (The Bunny and the Crocodile Press, 2002). Her poems have appeared in The Beloit Poetry Journal, Beltway online magazine, The Antietam Review, and other journals and anthologies. Ilona has performed her poetry in theaters, bookstores, and on the radio show “The Poet and the Poem.”
Livingston’s Cody Standish started writing poetry at a young age, after a series of family tragedies. “I lived a lot of life as a little kid,” she says. Her first poem was published at age 8, and she’s been composing ever since, citing her favorites as Edgar Allan Poe, Anne Sexton and Robert Service among others. She grew up in Livingston, and spent time hitchhiking the country in lieu of a more formal education.
Standish and Popper will read from their work and discuss their craft at Elk River Books on Wednesday, February 8, at 7 p.m. A reception and signing will follow the event, which is free and open to the public.
RED SOLO CUP PARTY
This Friday, January 27th
At The Office Lounge
6-9PM
to Benefit the VFW “Bring the Cannon Home” Fundraiser
Purchase a Red Solo Cup for $5 Entitling you to Complimentary Bud Light Beer.
Plus Other Drink Specials will be Offered.
Proceeds from Cup Sales to Benefit the VFW Project.
Share this Valentine’s day with your loved ones, friends and family by ordering them a Balloon-O-Gram, hand-delivered by the Elementary class at Montessori Island School. Last year, the MIS elementary students hand-delivered over 250 balloons, selling-out their entire inventory of candy, balloons and personalized messages. The MIS elementary program is charging $5.00 per order (same as last year) and accepting orders from now up until Friday, February 10th. Don't miss out on this fun opportunity to support Montessori Island School and do something extra special for the important people in your life! Proceeds from this event will be used for the Elementary program materials and science field-trips. For any questions, please contact the Elementary Director, Ms Kelley Myer at 222-8808.
Montessori Island School is a local Livingston school offering Montessori programs for infants, toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary (1st through 5th grades). In the Elementary Program students continue with their Montessori based education while also being introduced to the type of work they will be expected to do once they transition to public school. The low student to teacher ratio allows for extremely individualized learning with lots of teaching done through hands-on projects and field trips. For more information about the school please visit their website at www.montessoriisland.com (http://www NULL.montessoriisland NULL.com)
Award-winning journalist Scott McMillion will read from the new edition of his enormously popular bear book, Mark of the Grizzly, at Elk River Books on Friday, January 20th, at 7 p.m.
Mark of the Grizzly focuses on the nightmarish scenarios that can unfold when bears attack. A regional bestseller when it was first released in 1998, the latest edition includes new chapters on more recent tragedies (including the deaths at Kitty Creek and Soda Butte near Yellowstone in 2010), delves further into the science of bear biology, and continues McMillion’s examination into the ways people and grizzlies can walk away from such encounters unscathed,
McMillion is a Livingston native, known best locally for his years reporting at the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, but he’s lived and traveled around the world. His work has been featured on The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, and appears regularly in the Nature Conservancy magazine. He currently edits the Montana Quarterly.
We are thrilled to welcome him, and to invite the public to this free event. A reception and book signing will follow the presentation.
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