Saturday, January 11, 2025

January is here

January is here, bringing a new year, cold and snow, and the annual meeting for the Aurora Center for the Arts, which is scheduled for Wednesday, January 8, at 7 p.m. The board will be restructuring for the coming year, bidding farewell to longtime members, Bonnie Stewart and Joann Papke, while welcoming two new board members, Karrie Carlin and Margie Illies. The public is invited, so if you’d like to have a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on, here’s your chance. The current exhibit in the Sorenson Gallery is entitled “A Journey in Fiber Arts.” It features the work of five area textile artists, Steph Anderson, Elaine Burslie, Cathy Forgit, Corrina Ricke, and Maggie Stewart. On display are examples of quilting, weaving, hand sewing, crocheting, knitting, sheared sheep rugs, and skinfell. (If you don’t know what that last one is, come and find out.) The exhibit will be on display during the month of January and is available to view during library hours. In the theater, rehearsals are underway for the high school one-act play contest – always lots of activity. Meanwhile, at the Fosston Library, book club will meet Tuesday, January 21, at 2:00 p.m. This month’s book is The Wife Between Us by Greer Henricks and Sarah Pekkanen. I haven’t read it yet, but it’s described as “a jaw-dropping psychological thriller” with clever plot twists. Come for the conversation, coffee and treats. Check with the library to obtain a copy of the book. The Book Blizzard Winter Reading Challenge is underway and continues through the month of February. Pick up a reading log at the library – for every four books you read, bring it back for a sticker and a chance to win a prize. (As if reading a book isn’t prize enough.) Rules are a bit different this year, so you may find yourself expanding your horizons as to your selection of reading material. Bingo for the kids will be Wednesday, January 15, after school. They all like a chance to win a prize. And a reminder – the library will be closed Monday, January 20, in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday. If you feel you might be running out of reading material, remember that e-books are available 24-7 through the Libby app.

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