Week Thirty-One - 21 To Go

This is a great read. At one time this was the definitive biography of Henry David Thoreau, but with the passage of time while still a touchstone, plus an indispensable resource, is best supplemented with other more current resources.

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Week Thirty - 22 To Go

The convenience of Joe's injuries allow him to avoid telling Lindsay the truth regarding his departure. This along with the lack of a big finale might put some Women’s Murder Club readers off. But overall James Patterson with help from Maxine Paetro continues the series.

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Story Walk 2017 - Duncan The Story Dragon

In 2014 Seymour Library introduced The Story Walk in Hoopes Park.

The Story Walk, which features pages from a picture book placed on stakes along a path, has very popular since its introduction.

2017 Story Walks: 
Those Darn Squirrels

Duncan The Story Dragon
Giraffes Can't Dance

2016 Story Walks: 
Bear and Duck
 Let's Have A Tree Party

 The Snatchabook 
Diary of A Spider

2015 Story Walks:

Hurry Up and Slow Down
Monkey And Duck Quack 
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich
I Don't Want To Be A Frog

Wild About Books

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books! 

 

2014 Story Walks:

Diary of a Worm

If You Give a Dog a Donut

A Pet for Fly Guy

Week Twenty-Nine - 23 To Go

Daniel Salmieri’s illustrations provide the perfect picture for Adam Rubin’s great googley-moogley. Might be a tad too long for a bedtime story, but should hold a child’s interest.

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Willie Nelson Concert

View from our seats in the  Lakeview Amphitheater

Margo Price

Sheryl Crow

Jim James and My Morning Jacket

Willie Nelson

Willie does not allow professional press photos at his show.

Lakeview Amphitheater - Margo Price on the screen - lawn seating

Willie Nelson - Set List

Whiskey River
Still Is Still Moving to Me
Beer for My Horses (Toby Keith cover)
Good Hearted Woman (Waylon Jennings cover)
If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time (Lefty Frizzell cover)
Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys (Ed Bruce cover)
Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
On the Road Again
Always on My Mind (Brenda Lee cover)
Shoeshine Man (Tom T. Hall cover)
It's All Going to Pot (Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard cover)
Georgia on My Mind (Hoagy Carmichael & Stuart Gorrell/Ray Charles cover)
Georgia on A Fast Train (Billy Joe Shaver cover)
Jambalaya (Hank Williams cover)
Hey Good Lookin' (Hank Williams cover)
Move It On Over (Hank Williams cover)
Still Not Dead
Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die (with Price and My Morning Jacket)
I'll Fly Away (hymn, with Price and My Morning Jacket)
I Saw the Light (Hank Williams cover, with Price and My Morning Jacket)

Sheryl Crow - Set List

Everyday Is a Winding Road
All I Wanna Do
Be Myself
Long Way Back
Alone in the Dark
Woo Woo
Halfway There
Midnight Rider (Allman Brothers cover)
Soak Up the Sun

Review

Parade

This evening Joan and I attended our second play of the 2017 season, Parade at the Preston H. Thomas Theatre in The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse. We took our raincoats but the evening turned out well. Once in our seats we surveyed the crowd which was somewhat near capacity.

Review by David Wilcox.

Review by Linda Loomis.

Review by Tony Curalla

Review by Syracuse NewTimes.

After the play we went to Parker's for dinner. There we were joined by members of the cast, including Fergie L. Philippe who played the part of Jim Conley

Other shows of this season:

Guys and Dolls
Parade
The Best Little Whore House in Texas
Ghost: The Musical
Always Patsy Cline

Week Twenty-Eight - 24 To Go

If you are fan of Spenser novels, this effort by Ace Atkins (who is not Robert B. Parker) will keep your interest. Plus Hawk is back in the action. But Atkins seems to espouse politically correct attitudes that Spencer might object too.

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Story Walk 2017 - Those Darn Squirrels

In 2014 Seymour Library introduced The Story Walk in Hoopes Park.

The Story Walk, which features pages from a picture book placed on stakes along a path, has very popular since its introduction.

2017 Story Walks: 
Those Darn Squirrel
Duncan The Story Dragon
Giraffes Can't Dance 

2016 Story Walks:
Bear and Duck
Let's Have A Tree Party

 The Snatchabook
Diary of A Spider

2015 Story Walks:

Hurry Up and Slow Down
Monkey And Duck Quack 
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich
I Don't Want To Be A Frog

Wild About Books

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books! 

 

2014 Story Walks:

Diary of a Worm

If You Give a Dog a Donut

A Pet for Fly Guy

Week Twenty-Seven - 25 To Go

On the jacket, James Patterson claims that this is his best work in 20 years. The title provides the question, where is it? While the wordy plot becomes long in the tooth, the ending saves the day. Patterson fans will not be disappointed.

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