POETRY SLAM

If you’ve never had the opportunity, poetry slams are straight up poetry readings with a competitive slant, lots of audience participation, and an “taking it to the street” appeal. Watershed Books will be hosting a slam this month.  Here’s the particulars

POETRY SLAM

time  … SATURDAY, MAY 24TH, 3 -6PM

place … CAFE VICTORIA, CORNER OF 3RD AND MAIN STREET , LAKEPORT,CALIFORNIA

3 POEMS

3 ROUNDS

3 PRIZES

more information at …  myspace.com/lakeportpoetryslam  

                                  or …  call Watershed Books…707.263.5787

Other thoughts…spring has been flower-filled this year, though we had hoped for more rain.  The lake is abundant with lots of fish and many varieties [though less numbers] of birds.  A little insect called around here rice fly has been abundant too.  They don’t bite or sting but their swarms are awesome high in the sky.

Barbara Kinsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is out in paperback.  Many are still enjoying Eckhardt Tolle’s New Earth; local author Todd Walton has written a jewel of a book, Buddha in a Teacup, which I so enjoyed.

The bookstore has lots of used gardening books [indeed lots a great used books generally] and can order just about anything.

Looking forward to seeing [and hearing] you at the slam.  Happy Spring!

writer’s studio dates correction

Bert Atwood will be celebrating the publication of his new book, “My Father Was a Crop Duster” on Friday, March 14th.  Steve Bartholomew will be with us on March 7th.   Sorry for the confusion.

steve bartholomew publishes his second novel

Watershed Books is happy to be celebrating the publication of Steve Bartholomew’s second novel, “Chapel Perilous” on Friday, March 7th at 3:30 until 5:00.  Steve writes, ” A recovering social worker in his past life, Bart {Steve} has resided in Lake County since 1993, but has so far remained undetected.  At about the age of twelve, he was introduced to “FATE” magazine by a maiden aunt and has since been fascinated by the strange, abnormal, unusual, and unlikely.  A one-time member of the Epigraphic Society, he claims some original work in the field of archeological anomaly.  He has previously published in such diverse journals as “Analog Science Fiction”, “Fate”, and “Ancient American”. His experience as a social worker taught him there is no such thing as an ordinary human being.”   “Chapel Perilous” is an exploration of dangerous states of mind.  Mr. Bartholomew will be sharing aspects of his creative and publishing adventures as well as reading from various works.

are you intrigued by crop dusters?

Watershed Books will host a publication of “My Father Was a Crop Duster” by Bert Atwood on Friday, March 7 from 3:30 until 5:00pm.  Have you wondered what kind of person becomes a crop duster? how did the biplane dusters of the 20th century evolve?  What did it take to build and maintain California’s largest fleet of dusters?In “My Father Was a Crop Duster” discover how pilots learn to crop dust;how biplanes were transformed into crop dusting work horses; humorous incidents, dangerous incidents and near misses.  Mr. Atwood shares stories of pilots who won big at the Reno air races and pilots who pioneered night time crop dusting, and how his family built a crop dusting empire.  Bert’s inside stories are just great, as his his beautiful book; with over 200 photos.  Mr. Atwood will be signing books as well.  We’ll provide refreshments. 

Ground Hog Day…I forget which type of weather foretells what kind of winter/spring, but it’s raining buckets in Lakeport and [for California] darn cold! When I was a teacher of kids in trouble, we spent an entire quarter watching and discussing the movie “Ground Hog Day”.  We concluded that actor Bill Murry portrayed every emotional response to life’s stormy weather in that intriguing film.Here at Watershed Books we are excited about Sandra Wade, poet laureate of Lake County  who will preside over a writer’s studio here on Friday, February 22nd  from 3:30 until 5:30.  Sandra has just released her spoken word cd, “From There to Here” and will be sharing her works and discussing with attendees her creative process.  Refreshments too.  Join us.















 

Winter

There really is one in California.  Here in Lakeport as I look out towards the Clear Lake from my shop window, I see snow swirling about against a backdrop of snow covered mountains… stunning.  We are catching up around here after a delightful holiday.  Our customers are the best: good natured and pleasant through out December.  With folks such as these, there really can be Peace On Earth.On January 31st [Thursday at 5:45] we will meet for our first book club gathering.  We’ll figure out who, what, when, where and why then.  I’m bringing chocolate chip cookies.  All are welcome to join us.  Just give me a call at 707.263.5787.Several events are upcoming in February, but let me tell you first about one in particular.  Sandra Wade, poet laureate of Lake County, California will be joining us to talk about her work as poet laureate and her creative process as artist.  Sandra has been encouraging youth to read and write through the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation in supporting “Poetry Out Loud”, a national recitation contest.  In her own artistry, just published on cd [and available at our store] is “From There to Here, poetry by Sandra Wade.  We look forward.  She’ll be here from 3:30 until 5:30.  After that join us at the Arts Council’s 1st Friday Fling.   

November 16th Writer’s Event

Kate Douglas, local author, writes erotic romance and fantasy novels, which enjoy an international readership. Kate will share her views on writing, living in our beautiful area and offer strategies for getting successfully published. She will join us at Watershed Books on Friday, November 16th from 3:00 until 5:30.

October 4th Event Cancelled

Regretfully, the October 4th writer’s studio event has been cancelled. Look to this blog for more upcoming events.

October 12th Writer’s Event

October 12thHal Zina Bennett’s latest book, “The Lens of Perception: a User’s Guide to Higher Consciousness” offers some answers to the Question, “What the bleep do we know?” Known by many names, the “lens of perception” is the part of human consciousness that experiences our reality and is a core concept in virtually every spiritual and personal growth tradition.Local author and teacher, Hal Zina Bennett’s skillful, entertaining prose takes us on a thought-provoking tour of self-awareness, explores the near death experience {NDE}, shamanism, intuition, and the power to change reality on personal and planetary levels…a wonderfully lucid and intelligent book, full of fascinating insights into the mysteries of human perception.All events begin at 3:30 pm at Watershed Bookstore, 305 North Main St. in Lakeport. Refreshments are happily served…questions? feel free to call or email.

October 9th Writer’s Event

Karin C. Uphoff has accumulated a few careers along the way…beginning with animal behavior research, for which she received a Master of Science degree, along with a healthy dose of catering. She then moved on to massage therapy and teaching, while earning a diploma in Herbal Medicine and Natural Healing in the U.K. In her book; “Botanical Body care: Herbs and Natural healing for your Whole Body”, Karin pulls together years of experience along with her reverence for nature, revealing the thread of intent that leads Ms. Uphoff to her current endeavors.