Shepherd Bliss and Chester Aaron, contributors to Enduring War: Stories of What We’ve Learned, have arranged three events focusing on the subject of war. They are listed here by date.
- Feb. 17, Tues., Storytelling, Farming, & Healing
Summary: Chester will take a break from garlic farming and Shepherd from tending berries and teaching at Sonoma State to share a good meal and read from Enduring War.
Details: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at VIVA – The Culinary Institute of Florence/Italian Cultural Center, 7160 Keating, Sebastopol; $15 includes light supper and beverage. For more information, call 824-9913 or see www.studyabroaditaly.com/viva.
- March 26, Thurs., Joint Reading
Details: 7 p.m. at Copperfield Books, 138 N. Main, Sebastopol. Free.
- April 1, Wed., Understanding War (and Peace): A Psychological, Literary, Musical, Storytelling Approach
Summary: Designed to be a seamless blending of live music, prose and poetry (the oral interpretation of literature). Seeks to evoke memories, feelings, beliefs, and thoughtfulness, to entertain, and to educate. The appeals will be to logos, ethos, and pathos.
Details: noon to 12:50 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, 110 Ives Hall, Sonoma State University, Northern California.
For more information on Enduring War, see MANOA’s website.
