Events

 Kirk Farber's Postcards from a Dead Girl, has Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain drawing comparisons to Chuck Palahniuk--one of our all-time favorite writers.   We hope you'll join us for the opportunity to meet this up-and-coming author as he swings our way shortly after the release of his debut novel.

Sid Higgins, a telemarketer at a travel agency, is in the throes of a crisis. His sales are down (though his boss maintains maddening optimism); he thinks he might have a brain tumor; his deceased mother is talking to him from a Bordeaux bottle in the basement; and his sister thinks he’s a hypochondriac and a nut. And if this was all that was bothering Sid, it probably wouldn’t be so bad. Between the dulcet tones of the car wash, the soothing weight of a mud bath, and the companionship of his dog Zero, he’d probably make it through. Instead, what really eats at Sid is Zoe—his ex-girlfriend who disappeared a year ago, and the postcards he suddenly begins receiving from her, sent from countless exotic locations.

Farber takes us on a wild ride as Sid embarks on a journey to trace the origins of the postcards and maybe, just maybe, find Zoe. His search takes him from a New Jersey laundromat to a Barcelona discotheque, but he’s always one step away from the truth. In his search for answers, Sid befriends a postman named Gerald, who becomes a kind of guide—at times seeming wise and serene, and at others, a little crazy.

Back home, things are getting a little better. Sid’s CAT scan comes back clean; his nighttime chats with mom become increasingly soothing, and he even goes on a few tentative dates with a chatty woman named Candyce. But Sid just can’t get over Zoe. Will our hero Sid—damaged, sweet Sid—ever find love again?

Fort Lewis College professor Dr. Andrew Gulliford will present an illustrated slide lecture at the Mancos Public Library on how to "read" historic photos of Native Americans and how to interpret photographic "truth."  Gulliford will also discuss the meaning and importance of the book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, which has sold three million copies and is now published in an illustrated edition.  For the new edition Dr. Gulliford served as one of the consultatnts on the photographs, artwork and captions and he wrote a "Note on the Text and Art."  His lecture was originally researched and written as part of the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities Speakers.

Maria's Bookshop will provide books for sale at this event.

The Durango Dharma Center hosts an all-day retreat with James Baraz, co-founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California, and author of Awakening Joy: 10 Steps That Will Put You on the Road to Real Happiness.  Register through the Dharma Center.  Maria's Bookshop will provide books for sale at this event.

Join James Baraz, co-founder of Spririt Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California for a Monday night Sit and Dharma Talk at the Durango Dharma Center.  Baraz is the author of Awakening Joy: 10 Steps That Will Put You on the Road to Real Happiness.   

Maria's Bookshop will provide books for sale at this event.

We know that Durango is chock full of mothers who run--in fact, we've got a handful on our staff!  Freelance writer Dimity McDowell (that's her on the right) and Sarah Bowen Shea trained together for the 2007 Nike Women's Marathon as an assignment for Runner's World.  Their partnership led to the great new book Run Like a Mother: How to Get Moving and Not Lose Your Family, Job or Sanity. 

McDowell continues to run but has turned her attention to triathalons, a pursuit she chronicles on her blog Run Like a Mother.

Lace up your shoes and join us at Your Running Store, where we'll meet up for a non-competitve 5K Run/Walk along the Animas River Trail.  Prizes!