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What are you going to do
with your one wild and precious Library?………

COVER2COVER,
started by a small group of passionate library lovers,
is launching its new website!
It will keep you informed of what’s going on
at a library near you, with events like
“Languages of the Heart” and ”People of the Book”.

How you can get involved, support and generally celebrate the library.

We welcome ideas, we’re looking for stories of your first time …(at the library)
and how the library changed your life…

“The first time I entered a library, during the summer after first grade,
I am sure there were trumpets sounding as I went up the steps.”
-Carlye Runyon

The Library….. the place to be,
the soul of every Community
The House of Knowledge & Discovery….

Check us out at
www.covertwocover.org

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To the Library!

Join us in Celebrating (and Supporting!) our Libraries
with an evening of Poetry & Music…

Friday April 8th at the Mt Shasta Library
Saturday April 9th at the Weed Library
starting at 7pm with

DOUG VON KOSS
Poet, Storyteller and Human Extraordinaire…
www.dougvonkoss.com

LESLIE TIFT & TOM SCOTT
An immensly gifted acoustic duo of local (and growing) fame…
www.tomandlesliemusic.com

BRING…
your favorite book of poetry to donate to the library
for yours and the generations to come…

These will be no ordinary evenings!

“May the library become the word on everyone’s lips
and the place to be in every community .”
-Cover2Cover

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SHASTA ORGANICS started
because of a friendship,
then a pearl,
which became a simple bracelet
as a talisman honoring the bond…

It is now a small line of jewelry…
Join us in celebrating its beginning,

Friday February 11, 2011
at Jon Thomas Fine Jewelry,
322 North Mt Shasta Blvd in Mount Shasta
between 2pm & 6pm…

For more information check out our website:
www.shasta-organics.com

“So come to the river of your imagination…”
-Mary Oliver

in gratitude…
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“Our life is an apprenticeship to the truth
that around every circle another can be drawn;
that there is no end in nature, but every end is a beginning,
and under every deep a lower deep opens”.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

For the past 8 years, the Shasta Yoga Center,
created and guided by the vision of gifted yoga teacher Amy Cooper,
has been committed to cultivating community…
“Amy Cooper is my magician of choice. She inspires and sparks students
in her kind, wise, loving and encouraging way to appreciate
and celebrate the ancient and timeless teachings of yoga.” -Jack Moore

The center is inspired by the practice of awakening
and engaging the authentic Self,
supporting the role each individual plays in affecting change…

With moving to its new location at 315A S. Mt Shasta blvd in Mt Shasta,
The Shasta Yoga Center will be exploring new & old ways of mindful practice
with added classes & events exploring
Movement, Dance, Sound, Music, Poetry, Meditation and more….
For more information:
http://shastayogacenter.com/

The Shasta Yoga Center is also offering Teacher Training
for Advanced Studies in yoga. Check out the 2011 schedule:
http://www.vajrapaniyoga.com/

“We are the water and the jar that pours…”-Rumi

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art•ist |ˈärtist| noun
• A person who practices any of the various creative arts.
ORIGIN early 16th century (denoting a master of the liberal arts):
from French artiste, from Italian artista, from arte art, from Latin art-.

Doug von Koss is such a person….
He speaks from the heart through the thousand poems he knows.
Under his direction we sing in ways we never have before
making inspired harmonies brought forth through
sacred words and ancient chants……..

Doug finds the creative nugget in each of us,
inspiring beauty, joy and soulful inspiration
that follow wherever he goes,
all combined to make this
Gratitude Goulash
…
Take down your biggest pot,
bigger than you think you need.
Slice, dice or cut into manageable pieces
the desiccated remains
of all your life’s
calamitous events.
Look around for missed ingredients.
Add clean water, local honey and vinegar.
Bring this mess to a rolling boil then
simmer on a back burner for several days.
When your kitchen smells good,
ask a close friend to come over.

Get out two old bowls,
they need not match.
Just before serving add a dollop of success
and a smidgen of failure.
Then be very liberal with paprika.

Leslie Tift & Tom Scott’s passion for music,
whether singing, writing or playing,
is a life long journey that has just been captured on their new CD,
a labor of love celebrating this acoustic musical duo’s inspired talents…

Their commitment to their craft is reflected in the richness of Leslie’s voice,
Tom’s poetry and musical skills
and the gathering of a talented group of musicians
for the recording of this CD.

Below a taste of Tom’s lyrics, from his song
“Like a Pebble in My Shoe”
“I can read it like the writing on the wall
I can hear it on the wire if  it’s there at all
I can smell it with my nose to the wind
Bear the weight like original sin
Guess I knew it like the back of my hand
Or a dream that I’ve had over and over again
It’s as real as a pebble in my shoe
there’s no denying it babe it’s me and you…“

Join us for the CD Release Concert,
SATURDAY AUGUST 28 at The WAYSIDE  GRILL in MT SHASTA,
starting at 7:30 or so,
in fact having dinner there might just be the ticket (!……..)
Opening the evening of  joyful celebration will feature
a new gifted and enthusiastic musical group “Champion Club”.

For more information about Tom & Leslie, how to purchase their new CD
or where they will be playing next, go to
http://tomandleslie.wordpress.com/

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David Joaquin is a talented Artist
whose work has been greatly influenced by the ways of the Native People.
Using his Art, he has committed  to recording  Ritual, Ceremony
and Everyday Life that honor and respect all living things.
Through his passion for bringing authenticity to his paintings,
he often uses ground semi precious stones and naturally colored earth
as pigment, which add an uncommon depth to his work.

To join David in the Celebration of Spirit,
I have been asked to create some new Stone Letters and Talking Sticks…

The Opening of our new show “CELEBRATING SPIRIT”
will be at THE GALLERY in MT SHASTA
on SATURDAY  AUGUST 14, from 4 to 7
with new pieces created especially for this event.

For more information about David and his work visit his website:
www.twohawkstudio.com

Visit The Gallery’s website for more details about the Artists and the Show
www.thegalleryinmtshasta.com/

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4 artist friends meet once a year,
doing art with sticks and stones,
bronze and paint, cameras, pencil and paper,
inspired by everything around them…
Gratitude to all who came and all who were there in spirit!

You can now find Tim Corcoran, the gallery’s owner
and immensely talented photographer,
teaching wilderness skills at his Outdoor School throughout the summer.

Chris Schneider is currently showing his new work
at the Gallery in Mt Shasta through July 9th.

When she’s not doing her art,
Julie Boettler is assisting Tim in his outdoor school.

And I continue to find inspiration
in every day……
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Crafts•man: /’kraf(t)smen/ (pl.-men)
a person skilled in a particular craft. • an artist.

Todd Brotherton is such a person.
Developing and practicing his woodworking skills over the last 30 years,
he has created his own unique style inspired by his commitment to
simple elegance and excellence in the service of his clients.

As you browse through Todd’s website  you will find a few examples of
his craftsmanship and the esthetic quality of his work.

www.toddbrotherton.com

“I have a fully equipped shop but my hands are at the heart of my work.
For me, quality is a way of being, a way of life;
that is what I offer through what I build.”
-Todd Brotherton

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