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<br />Authors & Artists Fair at Eugene Public Library <br />Find unique gifts and support a great cause at the Eugene Public Library Foundation's festive Authors & <br />Artists Fair, Saturday, December 2, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. at the Downtown Library. Meet the creators, plus <br />enjoy musical entertainment, wine, coffee, and delicious desserts. Admission is free. <br /> <br />Chat with Kate Wilhelm, whose recent courtroom thriller is Sleight of Hand; Kurt Cyrus, illustrator of The <br />Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen; Carola Dunn with a new Daisy Dalrymple murder mystery; Register- <br />Guard columnist Bob Welch, author of My Seasons: A Literary Celebration of Sports and Life; and Stone <br />Soup cartoonist Jan Eliot. New authors at this year’s fair include novelist Laura Kalpakian (American <br />Cookery), Alan Contreras (Birds of Lane County), Register-Guard columnist Dorcas Smucker (Ordinary <br />Days), geologist Ellen Bishop (In Search of Ancient Oregon), humorist Paul Chasman (The Book of Bob), <br />and essayist John Daniel (Rogue River Journal). <br /> <br />Delight in the colors, textures, and beauty of works created by local artists and artisans, from handcrafted <br />jewelry to prints and fused glass. Bid in a silent auction of spectacular, one-of-a-kind bookends <br />decorated by some of the most talented artists in town. Buy a raffle ticket for a chance to win a terrific <br />gift package – some with overnight getaways -- with themes such as “Curl Up and Read,” “A Night on the <br />Town,” and “A Trip to the Oregon Coast.” <br /> <br />The annual Authors & Artists Fair has become a beloved community tradition. It’s the perfect place to <br />meet and greet friends and neighbors, and shop for gifts. This celebration benefits the foundation’s <br />mission to develop advocates, funding, and resources to provide high quality and sustainable services <br />for the Eugene Public Library. The EPL Foundation thanks KLCC, KVAL, Northwest Community Credit <br />Union, QSL Printing, the Register-Guard, Sanipac, and Symantec for sponsorship support. For more <br />information, contact the Eugene Public Library Foundation at 682-5338. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br />November 16, 2006 <br />