1:00 PM – Joseph Cornell: Sharing Nature with Children
East West Bookshop Seattle, $15
“[A] dramatic presentation of the life of the great naturalist-philosopher, John Muir, the father of America’s national parks. Joseph Cornell, appearing in 19th-century clothing, tells John Muir’s story as John Muir himself, and as a fellow-mountaineer and friend. The program is designed for adults and for older children and includes a narrated slide show presentation.”
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7:30 PM – Jay Leeming: Dynamite on a China Plate
Elliott Bay Book Co.
Rowboat
An oar is a paddle with a home. This arrangement seems awkward at first, as if it were wrong;
the wood knocks in the oarlock, and would much rather be a church steeple, or the propeller of
an old airplane in France. Yet as it bites deep into the wave it settles down, deciding that the axe
and the carpenter were right. And you, too, are supposed to be sitting this way, back turned to
what you want, watching your history unravel across the waves as your legs brush against the
gunnels. Your feet are restless, wanting to be more involved. But your back is what gets you
there, closer to what finally surprises you from behind: waves lapping at the shore, the soft
nuzzle of sand.
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