Spinning yarns (The Sacramento Bee)
Debbie Macomber has the sort of neighborly charm that would encourage you to open the front door and welcome her into the house for morning coffee and an inspirational chat. And some comfortable laughter, of course. Along with expert tips on the finer points of knitting, and you wouldn't even have to ask. Why, she's simply nice as pie!...more...Miss the Music? Curtains Cast Album in Stores June 5 (Playbill)
The first new cast album of show music by John Kander and Fred Ebb in a decade will appear June 5, when Curtains gets released on CD from Broadway Angel/Manhattan Records....more... Pen pals: Fledgling authors can find support, friendship with writer's groups (Eagle-Tribune Online)
The writer's life can be a solitary one. But a group in Haverhill has found the antidote to that loneliness. The 15-year-old Essex Writers' and Artists' Guild finds its reason for being and its longevity by creating an environment of support and praise, not competition and criticism....more... Murder they write: It's a mystery reader's paradise (Listen to authors read their work) (The Idaho Statesman)
The 8th annual Murder in the Grove conference will be Friday June 8 and Saturday June 9. Thirty-five suspense authors, two agents, a book editor ? and a gazillion writers, wannabe writers and mystery fans will converge in Downtown Boise for workshops, how-tos, book signings and hob-nobbing with the rich and famous....more... NASCAR TV Personality, Best-Selling Author Teams With AutoVantage: (Broadcast Newsroom)
NORWALK, Conn., May. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- A popular NASCAR racing TV personality, radio host and best-selling author has teamed with a direct marketing champion to rev awareness and accelerate exposure of a national automotive membership club....more... Irondequoit Shows Patriotism Early (R News)
It?s a tribute this weekend to those who are serving our country and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. That's what Memorial Day is all about. In Irondequoit the community showed its support for the men and women who serve with the annual Memorial Day Parade....more... RIT Film Students Debut Movies (R News)
For some local college students it's Rochester today, maybe Hollywood tomorrow. Student filmmakers from RIT had a big night at the Little Theatre Sunday. Some of their films were screened for the public....more... Teen Charged in Shooting (R News)
A Rochester city teenager is facing assault charges after police said he accidentally shot another teen. It happened in the town of Canadice in Ontario County Saturday evening. Sheriff's deputies said Bradley Rorabaugh, 16, shot a 13-year-old in the leg with a .22 caliber rifle....more... Keep Summer Safe When Around Pools (R News)
You might be hitting the pool this holiday weekend. If so, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has some basic reminders to keep the summer a safe one by the pool....more... |