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Page 16 The Charbonneau Villager February 2014 Library Happenings Wilsonville Library Greg Martin Greetings library fans and friends! February is the shortest month of the year, but like every other month around here, it’s packed full of so many events and highfalutin’ gimcrackery that a body hardly knows what’s coming next. On Wednesday, February 5 at 6 pm, Emeritus Professor John Ehrstine presents the latest in his series of literary seminars. United States Poet Laureate William Stafford was born in Kansas, but became Oregon’s most celebrated poet. How did this happen? How did his experiences in Oregon shape his creative work? Find out at this seminar that will be held on consecutive Wednesdays, from January 29 to March 19. The first meeting will showcase a visit by Kim Stafford, William Stafford’s son. There’s still time to sign up for the class itself - just $40 for the whole shebang, and texts are available at a substantial discount. Just call or visit the library to sign up. At 6 pm on February 7, our fancy February First Friday Film features famished, fairly frantic freedom fighters ferocious for favors and food from fit, fascist flunkies. Can’t figure it out? Yeah, me either, but wow, what alliteration! Anyway, the film stars Matt Damon and a crew of thousands who must figure some way to reach and overpower the inhabitants of the giant orbiting spacecraft known as ‘Elysium’. It’s free, fun and fantastic. Saturday, February 8 at 2 pm, the library’s Booknotes Concert touches down with Rhythm Culture. RC features blues and jazzinfluenced reggae to which you are encouraged to dance and lose your inhibitions. Find out more at rhythmculture.org. Free and open to all, so come on down, mon. On Tuesday, February 11 at 4 pm, the Wilsonville Library Writers Group meets for its bimonthly meeting (the next is on February 25). If you are a writer looking for encouragement and support for your work, the Writers Group meets regularly to share writing goals and experiences in a supportive environment. It’s free and it’s still not too late for a New Year’s resolution! Thursday, February 13 at 6 pm, it’s time for the meeting of the august Wilsonville Book Club. This month, they’re applying themselves to the novel Labrynth, by Kate Moss (not the waifish model!). In this extraordinary thriller, rich in the atmospheres of medieval and contemporary France, the lives of two women born centuries apart are linked by a common destiny. Can they keep the secret of the labyrinth safe? (Betcha they do!) As always, extra copies of the books are available for checkout and reading at the Roofing 503-422-7413 Charbonneau Approved Lifetime Woodmoor Architectural Shingle Angies List BBB keep them out of landfills Free Estimates CertainTeed Presidential Select SingleMaster Certified Roof Repairs Financing Available & Cleaning our Specialty Discontents, by Sigmund Freud. Need a copy? Give me a call or email, and I will hook you up by email or in person: 503-682-2744 or reference@wilsonvillelibrary. org. February’s History Pub entry for February will arrive on Tuesday 25, beginning at 6:30 pm. It’s about Timberline Lodge, or so I hear. But at press time, details are not yet firmed up. Those of you who’ve read this far deserve to know: February is Food for Fines month at the library! Fifty cents off your fines per UNEXPIRED can or jar of food. Please check our website for other events. We hope to see you in February and all year 'round! Windermere Charbonneau Welcomes New Agent The Windermere Charbonneau team welcomes a new agent! "We are excited to have Laura Greggs join our Charbonneau team," said Principal Broker Marla Rumpf. "Laura is an agent who has been licensed for over 22 years in the Willamette Valley, and she will make a great addition to our experienced Charbonneau office realtors." Please stop by their office at 31960 S.W. Charbonneau Drive, Suite 105 to welcome her yourself. Their number is 503-6941011. Laura Greggs Now is a good time to join the Charbonneau Fitness Center Our Most Important Roof is Yours Members of:We recycle your old asphalt shingles and front desk of the library . . . so no excuses! On Monday, February 17, the library is closed for a breather. It’s Presidents’ Day, here punctuated correctly by a grammatical pedant who never makes a single eror. We’ll open the doors again on Tuesday. But, on second thought, why not wait until Wednesday instead, because that’s when our newest club, the Great Books Discussion Group will gather at 4 pm. If you’re interested in philosophy and the ‘big questions’ of life, please join us each month for a roundtable discussion of how modern-day issues are reflected and illuminated by the great Western classic books. Up to bat this month: Civilization and its Sawtooth Roofing Contractors Inc. Senior Discounts 503-258-8017 www.sawtoothroofing.com It's close! - (located by the Clubhouse) Licensed & Bonded – CCB #170692 Serving the Portland Metro area since 1995 Check in our recent installation of Specializingout cedar shake tear off; re-sheeting with cdx plywood Available Estimates Always Free • Financing an Owens Corning TM Woodmoor THE PINK PANTHER™ & ©1964–2011 using Owens Corning (Woodmoor, Woodcrest, Duration) or CertainTeed MGM. roof system at 32139 SW Lake Drive (Presidential TL, Presidential Shake, Landmark TL, Landmark) Shingles. 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