etc. Jan. 7, 2010

Endicott Church change

Endicott Bible Church plans to discontinue Sunday morning worship services and instead offer Bible study sessions each Sunday at 6 p.m. Pastor Dean Ellis said the study sessions, which begin this week, will be open to all residents who are interested in digging deeper into the meaning of the scriptures and how they can apply them to everyday life. Endicott Bible Church is located in the former Congregational Church in Endicott.

On campus

MUSIC

WSU’s Sheila K. Converse, mezzo-soprano, will perform folk songs arranged by classical composers Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. in Bryan Hall Theatre as part of the faculty series presented by the School of Music Converse will be joined by pianist Meg Kelley and by WSU’s faculty members Ruth Boden, cello, and Meredith Arksey, violin and viola.

This concert will include folk songs arranged by Beethoven, Britten, Quilter and Copland. It is free and open to the public.

OTHER

The third annual Common Reading Lecture will be Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. in Beasley Coliseum. The lecture will feature Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals.

BOOKMARK

Call or visit Whitman Library to reserve the latest diet books, including Eat This, Not That and Master Your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels or DVDs like Absolute Beginners Dance Interval Cardio Workout and The Chubby Hubby Workout.

The library also suggests a new book, Cherries in Winter, My Family’s Recipe for Hope in Hard Times by Suzan Colon. Laid off from her dream job during the economic downturn of 2008, Colon needed to cut her budget and that meant home cooking. At her mother’s suggestion, she unearthed her grandmother’s recipe file, and with it a greater sensitivity about a family history that spanned the hardest years of the 20th century. The resulting book is half cooking memoir with recipes and partly family chronicle.

All preschool and youth programs now take place on the second floor behind the U.S. Bank Building.

Children’s Storytimes resume today, Jan. 7, with Baby Time for ages 0-2 at 10:10, Toddler Time for ages 2-3 at 10:30-11 and Preschool Time for ages 4 and older from 11-11:30.

Play and Learn continues each Friday from 10-11:30 for children of all ages and their parents, grandparents or caregivers.

Third Thursday Jan. 21, will celebrate the Winter Olympics with stories, crafts, food and fun,

For a complete listing of the events and programs happening in all fourteen branches of Whitman County Library, visit the Events Calendar online at http://www.whitco.lib.wa.us or call the library at 877-733-3375 toll-free.

Garfield storytime change

Storytime at Garfield Library has been changed to 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Parents picking up children from preschool at 11:15 a.m. can stop by the library on the way home for stories, songs, and crafts. Storytime helps preschoolers learn vocabulary and improve listening skills.

Crochet night will be on Tuesday, Jan. 12, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Garfield Library. Participants are asked to hook size I and 4 balls of cotton yarn all one color, or variegated to make a bag with a 44-inch circumference at widest point.