Sidney Morrison

Jul 16, 2024 | gazettetimes.com | Sidney Morrison

Corvallis Community Band Summer Concerts in the Park Series, 7:30 p.m., (rehearsal from 6:30 to 7:25), Central Park, 650 NW Monroe Ave. Concerts are free, family-friendly entertainment. Bring your own blanket or low-backed chair. seating is provided, This week John Russell will conduct "Songs That Defined Our Times." Information: [email protected]. "Living without Shelter: Myths and Realities," 7 p.m., First Congregational United Church of Christ, 4515 SW West Hills Road, Corvallis.

Jul 13, 2024 | gazettetimes.com | Sidney Morrison

Sunday Classic Bingo, 3 to 4 p.m., taproom, Deluxe Brewing, 635 NE Water Ave., Albany. Free, all-ages classic bingo play. Play for the chance to win swag and other prizes. The taproom is family-friendly and open to well-behaved dogs on leash. Information: [email protected]. "Communicate for a Change," 6 p.m. six Mondays starting July 15, Friends Meeting House, 3311 NW Polk Ave., Corvallis. A course on the basics of communication and conflict resolution skills.

Jun 18, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Sidney Morrison |Joseph Kanon |Clare Pooley |Lisa Wingate

From the savannas of West Africa to the canals of Italy, families are the glue that tie people’s lives together. Such relationships shape our understanding of the world and form the backdrop of our triumphs and defeats. From fiction to biography, the generational imprint is clear in many of the Monitor’s 10 best books of June. Why We Wrote ThisIf you’re looking for lively reads to tuck into your suitcase this summer, we have you covered.

Jun 18, 2024 | everand.com | Sidney Morrison

Frederick Douglass roars from the pages of this meticulous novel, thanks to the voices of his steadfast wife, Anna, and their children, plus confidants, paramours, and even enslavers. A complex man emerges. Proud and persistent, fickle and flawed, he’s inseparable from the

Mar 19, 2024 | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler |Audre Lorde |Joy DeGruy |Sidney Morrison

“This is nothing new that we’re doing,” says Charles Hannah, owner of Third Eye Books Accessories & Gifts. “But a lot of the time, it’s the first time somebody who doesn’t look like me does business with somebody like me.”Hannah and his wife, Michelle Lewis, not only run the only Black-owned brick-and-mortar bookstore in Portland—they curate it with exclusively pro-Black books by primarily Black authors, serving a predominantly Black audience.