September happenings

September brings the end of summer and back to school, a time that is welcomed by some and maybe dreaded by others. However you might feel about it, it is here, and at the Aurora Center for the Arts/Fosston Library there are some good things happening. Music lessons at the art center will be resuming this month so now is the time for your child or yourself (no upper age limit) to learn to play an instrument or brush up on those skills you already have. Instruction is available for piano, strings, guitar and drums, as well as digital recording, music production and songwriting. Instructors are Kay Carlsen, piano (aagekay@gvtel.com, 218-435-6710 or 218-289-3968), Jeff Menten, violin, viola, cello, mandolin and guitar (jeffmentenmusic@hotmail.com or 218-255-0087) and Eric Olson, guitar, drums, music production and songwriting (ericolsonator@gmail.com or www.spawnpoint.com) If you are interested in lesson, please contact the instructor directly. After taking the summer off, the Fosston Library book club will resume meeting on Tuesday, September 17, at 2 p.m. to discuss the book, The Red Address Book, by Swedish author Sofia Lundberg. And yes, the book has been translated into English, so you don’t have to read it in Swedish. I haven’t read it yet, but the book features Doris, 96 years old, who looks at the names written in her address book and remembers their importance in her life. It sounds like a good read, and I’m willing to bet there will be coffee and goodies at book club. On Friday, September 20, at 10:30 a.m., Minnesota photographer Doug Ohman will present a program on Minnesota State Parks. Many of you have probably attended one of his programs in the past, but if you haven’t, I highly recommend it. Minnesota has 65 (or 66) state parks, and I think he’s been to all of them. On Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 1 p.m., Minnesota author Jess Lourey will be at the library, Best known for writing the Mira James mysteries, Lourey’s books are a mix of humor and suspense. She currently lives in Minneapolis. I must confess I haven’t read any of her books, but I hope to remedy that before she gets here. And for the kiddos, there will be bingo on Wednesday, September 18, at 3:30.