October 6 - PNBA. Jane is on stage in Portland. Open only to booksellers and member authors. Send articulate thoughts Jane's way.
The Aurora Colony Museum is hosting their 41st annual quilt show October 11-20th. Celebrating original colony quilts and the 50th anniversary of the society formation. While Jane won't be able to attend, if you can, please do! Find out about a special evening performance of "If Quilts could Talk" at www.auroracolony.org
October 9-13 - Kansas City, MO. Women Writing the West Conference. Jane will attend workshops, follow up on Missouri research questions, hug old friends, greet winners of the WILLA Literary Award and participate in a book Signing on Saturday 4:30 to 5:30 at the Embassy Suites-Kansas City Plaza. Open to the public. For more information contact www.womenwritingthewest.org. Jerry is traveling with Jane. They missed this event last year due to Jerry's many fractures. He's had none since December!
October 15,10:00 AM Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Women's Guild, 68825 Brooks Camp Road, Sisters, OR 68825. Contact Judy Beaver [email protected] for reservations. There is no charge.Jane will be speaking about the Power of Stories to Heal and Transform.
October 18-19 - Clarkston, WA. Several events sponsored by ......and Books, too! a lovely bookstore in this Eastern Washington city.
October 18
10:00 -noon Book Signing at the bookstore, 918 6th Street Clarkston, WA.
4:30 historic Asotin Methodist Church, 315 2nd street, Asotin, WA
Silent auction fundraiser.
5:30-6:30 -Dinner (by ticket only. Contact Judi Wutzke at ..and Books too! ( 509) 798 3626
After dinner music by Dana Lohrey offering Old Time Southern Gospel music
7:00p.m. - Jane's presentation: Finding Yourself Inside Family Stories
Sat. Oct 19 -
10:00 a.m. Asotin County Museum, 3rd and Filmore, Clarkston. Informal Q & A with Jane. Refreshments by the Asotin County Museum Board. Open to the public
12:30 to 2:30 - DAR meeting with Jane speaking at 2:30. Closed event.
4:00 PM Asotin County Library.Main Branch: 417 Sycamore St. Clarkston, WA 99403-2666 509-758-5454. Jane will present The Power of One, a public presentation based on One Glorious Ambition: The Compassionate Crusade of Dorothea Dix.
November
November 6, 7:00p.m. Central Oregon Community College, Hitchcock Auditorium - Rising Star Awards. Jane will be one of the judges presenting awards to the Rising Star writing competition winners sponsored for young writers by the Nature of Words." Exceptional writing is an understatement for the selections I judged."
November 7-9 Jane will be volunteering to support the Literary Festival in Bend sponsored by The Nature of Words. visit www.natureorwords.org for details of the authors coming to Bend. Jane highlighted Border Songs by Jim Lynch in an earlier Story Sparks. He is one of several fine authors bringing their love of literature to the region.
November 22, 7:00 PM Friendsview Retirement Community, Newberg, OR. Join Jane as she makes her presentation about stories and the power of each of us to make a difference regardless of our age. Visit http://www.friendsview.org/ for more information as plans progress.
November 23 - Wild Arts Festival noon to 4:00 pm at Montgomery Park, Portland. www.wildartsfestival.org A great place for holiday shopping with many artists and writers present.
November 24 - Aurora, OR. An event to celebrate the publication of Emma of Aurora, a Three in One of re-issue of the Change and Cherish Series; and as a fundraiser for the Aurora Museum.