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LARL February 2012 Email Newsletter
Celebrate Dickens’ 200th Birthday by Reading and Watching His Classics!
On February 7, 2012, people the world over will celebrate the literary contributions of Charles Dickens on his 200th Birthday.
Learn about all the events slated in the UK in honor of Dickens.
On this side of the pond, check …
Julie Kramer, Mystery Writer February 22 & 23
Julie Kramer reinvented herself from journalist to novelist. She writes a mystery series set in the desperate world of television news – a world she knows well from her career as a freelance news producer for NBC and CBS. She …
Sugar Rush, Red River Valley Sugarbeet Industry History February 14 & 15
Allan Dragseth and Roger Odegaard are third generation sugarbeet farmers. Together they co-founded the Red River Sugarbeet Museum in Crookston. Allan is the current president and Roger is the vice president. They both had exhaustive collections of memorabilia related to …
Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ nominated for 11 Oscars!
Director Martin Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ was nominated for 11 Oscars.
If you haven’t read ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret’ by Brian Selznick (the book in which the movie was based), check it out from LARL today …
2012 Newbery and Caldecott Medal Winners Announced
‘Dead End in Norvelt’ by Jack Gantos 2012 Newbery Medal Winner
(Request the Newberry Medal Winner from LARL)
‘A Ball for Daisy’ by Chris Raschka 2012 Caldecott Medal Winner
Skålmusik, Traditional Scandinavian Music February 10 & 11
Founded in 1990, Skålmusik (pronounced Skoalmusik) of Brainerd, Minnesota is a five piece ensemble that performs traditional Scandinavian and Scandinavian/American dance and vocal music. Native Midwesterners often remark that Skålmusik really know how to “put the ‘yump’” in their tunes! …
James Wedgwood, Comic Ventriloquist January 24-26
Like a one-man variety show, James makes virtually everything talk – from wooden “associates” to purses, bottles and even audience members. This and much more are all part of the fun!
Print and Share the James Wedgwood Event Poster!
Tuesday, …
Chris Ward, Harpist/Vocalist January 17-18
Minnesota harp player and vocalist Chris Ward has appeared in numerous movies and television programs. Chris has appeared at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, the Eisteddfod in Wales, has performed for the Kings of Sweden and Norway and, most recently, …
Greg Breining, A Hard Water World January 10-12
Breining draws on a lifetime of fishing and outdoor experience. He shares his hilarious take on venturing out on first ice, the small cities and lavish ice houses that sprout up on northern lakes, the sometimes controversial sport of ice …
