Road Kill Tales of Possums Skunks and Coons
Freelance writer Marsha Henry Goff shares humorous road kill anecdotes from her Kansas county, detailing encounters with possums skunks and raccoons. The piece weaves family memories grandmotherly care for possums and close calls with animals on rural roads, ending with a note on her new book and contact details.
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American Valerie Martin wins Orange Prize for Fiction
Valerie Martin wins the Orange Prize for Fiction for Property set in the 1820s American South about a plantation owner's wife. Judges praised its dramatic events and restrained style. The prize, worth 40,000 dollars, honors the best English-language novel by a woman.
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Lawrence Own-Your-Own art show calls for entries
Lawrence invites visual artists in the area to submit two or three dimensional originals for the third annual Own-Your-Own exhibition and sale to benefit Bert Nash Center. No entry fee. up to five slides. July 1 postmark. exhibit Sept 27 to Oct 5 in Lawrence. Prizes over 1500 dollars plus Patron Purchase Awards possible. Contact 843-7749 or leegsunflower.com.
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Baldwin season opens with Twain's Eden at Baker U
Kansas Arts Commission invites performing artists to apply as Heart of America Performing Arts presents Twain's Eden a comedy from Mark Twain’s writings about Adam and Eve at Rice Auditorium Baker University June 15 7 30 pm with 4 pm lighting workshop June 14. Summer lineup includes HAPA Dance Event Over the River and Through the Woods and more. Tickets (785) 594-8438.
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