I know, I know: I've been a slacker blogger lately. But now I have something truly noteworthy to share. This past Monday evening, I was fortunate enough to catch two fabulous former Fairfieldians (and dear friends) performing in NYC's prestigious Carnegie Hall: Erin Gee and her brother Colin Gee.
Those names surely ring many a bell throughout Fairfield, where the two grew up, and in Iowa City,
| Prisoner of Tehran, Politics, Marina Nemat, Christine Schrum, Canadian, Books, Arts and Entertainment | 12 Oct 2009 |
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| Canadian Memoir: Marina Nemat's Prisoner of Tehran by Christine Schrum | Comment (1) |
Have you read Prisoner of Tehran by Canadian author Marina Nemat yet? If not, here's a word of advice: do so when you have a day or two set aside. Otherwise, you'll read late into the night, every night, until you finish the book, as I did.
To say this gripping memoir is a page-turner is to put it mildly. Published by Penguin Canada in 2007, the international bestseller is the
| World, Jane Goodall, green living, Environment, Christine Schrum, Buy Local | 23 Sep 2009 |
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| Jane Goodall on Hope for the Planet & Doing Your Bit by Christine Schrum | Comment (2) |
I've admired Jane Goodall for many years, and tonight I had the pleasure of hearing her speak in my hometown: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Despite the fact that she's now 75 years old, the spirited primatologist, anthropologist and UN Messenger of Peace continues touring a harrowing 300 days a year. Goodall's none the worse for wear, though. Tonight, wrapped in a wool shawl, her silver hair neatly
| Theater, Iowa Theater, Iowa arts, Film, Fairfield, Iowa, Colin Gee, Christine Schrum, Arts and Entertainment | 5 Sep 2009 |
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| Tiny Circus & Colin Gee by Christine Schrum | Comment (2) |
I'm still here in Ontario, waiting for my U.S. visa to process, but if I were in Iowa I'd probably head to Des Moines' Art Stop next Friday (Sept. 11) to catch Tiny Circus . In a world of larger-than-life Imax movies and Loudapaloozas, this quiet little troupe of artists is bucking trends and scaling entertainment down to the tiniest of stages.
Meet Tiny Circus, a Grinnel-based
While I'm up here in Canada waiting for my U.S. work visa to be processed, I figure there's no better time to catch up on the latest in Canadian Literature. Which is why, most Saturdays, I spend hours in Chapters (Canada's Barnes & Noble equivalent) and infallibly emerge with a fat stack of books penned by Canada's best. Some of the authors are likely familiar to American fiction
