NY Times Bestselling Authors Steve Berry and James Rollins Guest Speakers at Feb. 27 Blake Friends Fundraiser Booked for Lunch

 

 

Friends of the Blake Library in Stuart, Inc.

2351 S.E. Monterey Road

Stuart, Florida 34996

(772) 692-5282

                                                                                                                                               

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE:  JANUARY 31, 2012

For more information contact: Sheila Leach, President, Friends of the Blake Library in Stuart, Inc. Telephone:  (772) 692-5282

Bestselling Authors Steve Berry and James Rollins

Share the Stage at Friends of Blake Library’s

9^th Annual Author Luncheon Feb. 27

Proceeds to sustain free literary programs.

                                       

 STUART, FL (January 31, 2012) Tickets are still available for the 9th Annual Booked for Lunch event benefiting the Martin County Library System, to be held Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.at Willoughby Golf Club, 3001 SE Doubleton Drive in Stuart.

James Rollins and Steve Berry, New York Times best-selling authors and personal friends, will share the stage and bring to life their worlds of intrigue, conspiracy and fast-paced adventure. Presented by The Friends of the Blake Library in Stuart Inc. and sponsored by Wilmington Trust, Booked for Lunch features a formal luncheon followed by a discussion and book signing. Barnes & Noble Booksellers will donate a portion of the proceeds of books sold to the Blake Friends.

Enjoy valet parking, lunch in the newly redecorated Willoughby Golf Club, a chance to win an iPad2, and an opportunity to purchase books for signing. Tickets are $75 per person and are available online at: www.mclsfriends.org or in Bonnie’s Books (at the Blake) or by mail at: Friends of the Blake Library, 2351 SE Monterey Rd., Stuart, FL 34996. For more information, contact the Friends office at (772) 692-5282.

Steve Berry is the New York Times bestselling author of the Cotton Malone series featuring The Jefferson Key, The Emperor’s Tomb, The Paris Vendetta, and The Templar Legacy. He has 12 million books in print, translated into 40 languages and sold in 51 countries. When Steve’s not writing or teaching writing, you can find him either on a beach, a golf course, or traveling in search of material for his next novel. He lives in the historic city of St. Augustine, Florida. Steve and his wife Elizabeth have started a foundation, History Matters, dedicated to aiding the preservation of our heritage. For more information visit his website: www.steveberry.org.

James Rollins is known for building high-octane adventures on a solid science foundation. He juxtaposes the familiar with the exotic and then turbo-charges his tales with suspense. Always mindful of history’s legacy, Jim reveals how secrets, some hidden for centuries, can change the course of human events. His novels explore how advancing technology can impact society not just by the physical threats of unchecked developments, but also the spiritual and moral challenges that result. The true terror of technology is not the cogs and the wheels, but how it will change us, he says. Rollins has a doctorate in veterinary medicine and formerly practiced in Sacramento, California. An amateur spelunker and a certified scuba enthusiast, he can often be found either  underground or underwater. His latest publications that will be featured at Booked for Lunch include The Devil Colony and The Doomsday Key. For more information go to his website: www.jamesrollins.com.

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Celebrate the Chinese New Year–Year of the Dragon–at the Blake Library Feb. 9!

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 Celebrating the Harvest of the Mind, Body and Spirit

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                                          

DATE:  JANUARY 31, 2012

CONTACT:  PUBLIC RELATIONS (772) 221-1403

 

 

WHO:              The Friends of the Blake Library, Inc, sponsor, in support of the Martin County Library System

WHAT:            CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION:  YEAR OF THE DRAGON

Martin County Library System, in partnership with Jensen Beach High School, will present a Chinese New Year celebration with events and activities for both adults and children February 9 at the Blake Library in Stuart.

The celebration includes screening of a well-known movie followed by refreshments and a documentary film on Chinese culture in the John F. Armstrong Wing. Children of all ages will enjoy numerous activities upstairs in Children’s World. 

Chinese art depicting Zodiac animals will be on display along with cultural projects by Jensen Beach High School students.  A schedule follows.

Thursday, February 9 – Blake Library, John F. Armstrong Wing:

4:00 p.m. Screening of movie 2 hrs. 20 min. R (with subtitles)

Please call (772) 221-1403 for movie details.

 6:20 p.m. Q & A and discussion

 6:30 p.m. Serving of refreshments

 7:00 p.m. Short film, Greeting the Lunar New Year on Taiwan (48 min.) (with subtitles)

The Lunar New Year is the most important Chinese festival in the Chinese culture.  Chinese people live the traditions passed down through thousands of years that bind generations of family together.  It represents everything that the Chinese people are: their religious, ethical, social, culinary and artistic beliefs.

Thursday, February 9 – Blake Library, Children’s World, Second Floor:

7:00 p.m. Children’s program

Children of all ages will enjoy arts and crafts, a story time, calligraphy demonstration and basic Chinese language mini-lessons.

              

WHEN:            Thursday, February 9, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.

 WHERE:          Blake Library, John F. Armstrong Wing and Children’s World, 2351 SE Monterey Road, Stuart

HOW:              Free and open to the public.  No tickets or reservations required.

For details or to learn more about other Chautauqua South programs or the Martin County Library System call (772)

221-1403, pick up a Library Connection or Chautauqua South brochure at any branch library or visit the library

website, http://www.library.martin.fl.us.

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Tickets Available Feb. 7 for Feb. 11 Paraguayan Harp Concert at Cummings Library

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:         
DATE: JANUARY 31, 2012       
CONTACT:  PUBLIC RELATIONS (772) 221-1403          
 

Elisabeth Lahti Concert Series continues Feb. 11 with Paraguayan harpist

 

WHO:         Sponsored by the Library Foundation of Martin County, in support of the Martin County
                     Libraries   

WHAT:      Chautauqua South: Elisabeth Lahti Concert Series

Paraguayan Harpist Marcos Vega and Jazz Guitarist Clark Hower

Internationally renowned performer Marcos Vega and outstanding accompanist and longtime collaborator Clark Hower will present an enchanting program of world music February 11 at the Cummings Library in Palm City in the second of five concerts in the Elisabeth Lahti Concert Series.

WHEN:      Saturday, February 11, 2:00 p.m.

WHERE:   Cummings Library, Donahue Room, 2551 SW Matheson Avenue, Palm City

HOW:         Free tickets are required and are available at the Cummings Library for pickup only
                       beginning February 7.  Reservations cannot be accepted by telephone. 

For more information call (772) 221-1403, pick up a Library Connection or Chautauqua South brochure
at any Martin County library, or visit the library website at http://www.library.martin.fl.us.

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REVISED Florida Oceanographic Society Coastal Lecture Series Schedule – 2/20 & 3/26 Switched

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                 REVISED SCHEDULE

DATE:  JANUARY 30, 2012                                                                             

CONTACT:  PUBLIC RELATIONS (772) 221-1403

 

WHO:              Martin County Library System

WHAT:            Chautauqua South: Lifelong Learning

Florida Oceanographic Society Coastal Lecture Series

 

The eight-part coastal lecture series presented by the Florida Oceanographic Society in partnership with Martin County Library System continues 7:00 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, Feb. 20, March 5, March 26, April 9 and April 23 at the Blake Library in Stuart.

Following is a revised schedule:

Feb. 6 – Mike Phelan, “Lionfish: Impact on Reef Fish Abundance”

Feb. 20 – Kathryn Tiling, “Associations Between Seagrass Morphological Traits and Genetic Identity”

(Ms. Tiling’s talk was originally scheduled March 26.)

March 5 – Lucille Rights, “Early Coastal Prehistoric Indians”

March 26 – M. Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., “Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon: A Floristic Inventory and Field Guide” (Dr. Hanisak’s talk was originally scheduled Feb. 20.)

April 9 – Vincent Encomio, Ph.D., “FL.O.O.R.: Florida Oceanographic Oyster Restoration”

April 23 – Bob Montanaro, “Ospreys of Pelican Island: An Exploration into the Life of the Fish Hawk”

 

WHEN:            Monday, Feb. 6, Feb. 20, March 5, March 26, April 9 and April 23, 7:00 p.m.

WHERE:          Blake Library, John F. Armstrong Wing, 2351 SE Monterey Road, Stuart 34996

HOW:              Free and open to the public.  No tickets or reservations required.

For details or to learn more about other Chautauqua South programs or the Martin County Library System call (772) 221-1403, pick up a Library Connection or Chautauqua South brochure available the beginning of the year at any branch library or visit the library website, http://www.library.martin.fl.us.

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Hoke Library to Present Fire and Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults 2pm Feb. 8

For immediate release:  Jan. 28, 2012
Contact:  Susan Opasik, Martin County Library System, Public Relations, 772-221-1403 

Hoke Library to Hold Fire and Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults Feb. 8

WHO:      Martin County Library System

WHAT:   Remembering When™: A Fire and Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults

Fact:  At age 65, older adults are twice as likely to be killed or injured by fires or falls compared to the population at large.

Fact: Thirty percent of people age 65 and older are involved in falls each year, the leading cause of death from unintentional injury in the home.

Fact: In the U.S. and Canada, adults age 65 and older make up about 12 percent of the population – and their numbers are increasing.

               Remembering When™ is centered around 16 key safety messages – eight fire prevention and eight fall prevention  – developed by experts from national and local safety organizations as well as through focus group testing in high-fire-risk states. The program was designed to be implemented by a coalition comprising the local fire department, service clubs, social and religious organizations, retirement communities, and others. Coalition members can decide how to best approach the local senior population: through group presentations, during home visits, and/or as part of a smoke alarm installation and fall intervention program.

WHEN: Wednesday, February 8, 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Hoke Library, Community Room, 1150 NW Jack Williams Way, Jensen Beach

HOW:     Free and open to the public.  No reservations required.

Remembering When™: A Fire and Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults, was developed by NFPA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help older adults live safely at home for as long as possible.

For more information or to learn about the Martin County Library System pick up a Library Connection at any Martin County library, call (772) 221-1403, or visit the library website at http://www.library.martin.fl.us.

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Sign Up NOW for Two-Part Xtreme Couponing Program at Hoke Library Feb. 4 and 11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                           

JANUARY 27, 2012

CONTACT: MCLS PUBLIC RELATIONS (772) 221-1403

WHO:             The Friends of the Hoke Library in Jensen Beach, Inc., sponsor, in support of Martin County libraries

WHAT:          Xtreme Couponing with Dee Dee

                                               

Maximize your coupon skills!  Come join couponing expert Dee Dee Lovejoy February 4 and February 11 at the Hoke Library in Jensen Beach to learn basic coupon strategies and local store coupon policies.

Pre-registration is required for this free, two-part program.

Dee Dee Lovejoy has been Super Couponing since the fall of 2009 and that has evolved into teaching others how to save money and use coupons in an Xtreme way.  Her goal is teaching how to save your family lots of money and coupon in an effective, correct and ethical way.

Dee Dee’s family currently spends an average of $47 a week for two adults, a three-year-old and two indoor cats.  In 2011 she saved her family 83% through extreme couponing.

Visit her website at http://www.xtremecouponingwithdeedee.com.

WHEN:          Saturday, February 4 and February 11, 10:30 a.m.  

 WHERE:       Hoke Library, Community Room, 1150 NW Jack Williams Way, Jensen Beach

 HOW:             Free.  Pre-registration required.  Call (772) 221-1403 to register.

For more information or to learn about the Martin County Library System pick up a Library Connection at any Martin County library, call (772) 221-1403, or visit the library website at http://www.library.martin.fl.us.

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Sign Up NOW for Free Exercise Seminar Feb. 4 at Cummings Library

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 Celebrating the Harvest of the Mind, Body & Spirit

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                                       

DATE:  JANUARY 26, 2012

CONTACT:  PUBLIC RELATIONS 772/221-1403

Cummings Library to hold free exercise seminar Feb. 4

 

WHO:             Martin County Library System

WHAT:            How to Exercise Correctly… Because Exercise Is Medicine  

                              Presented by Richard T. Shappell, Ph.D.

 

Martin County Library System will sponsor a free exercise seminar titled “How to Exercise Correctly… Because Exercise Is Medicine,” February 4 at the Cummings Library in Palm City.

Conducted by Dr. Dick Shappell, Professor Emeritus of Exercise Science at Oxford College of Emory University, the seminar is free.  Pre-registration is requested.  

Dr. Shappell will teach why exercise is medicine when done correctly, how to exercise correctly, and the healthy way to lose weight, as well as give diet and nutrition tips and exercises for the elderly.  Dr. Shappell recommends attendees bring paper and a pencil.  Physicians and health care providers are encouraged to join the general public in this two-hour seminar.

Richard T. Shappell, Ph.D., taught at Emory University for thirty-two years.  He has conducted over two hundred seminars for the public as well as seminars for physicians.

 

WHEN:           Saturday, February 4, 10:00 a.m. to noon

 

WHERE:        Cummings Library, Donahue Room, 2551 SW Matheson Avenue, Palm City 34990

HOW:             Free.  Pre-registration requested.  Please call (772) 221-1403 to register.

For details or to learn more about other Chautauqua South programs or the Martin County Library System call (772) 221-1403, pick up a Library Connection or Chautauqua South brochure at any branch library or visit the library website, http://www.library.martin.fl.us.

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Tickets Available Beginning Jan. 30 for Classical Guitar Concert Feb. 4 at Blake Library

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 Celebrating the Harvest of the Mind, Body and Spirit

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                                                      

DATE:  JANUARY 24, 2012                                                                                                                            

CONTACT:  MCLS PUBLIC RELATIONS (772) 221-1403

 

 

WHO:                    Martin County Library System in cooperation with the Treasure Coast Classical Guitar Society

 

WHAT:                 Classical Guitar Concert Series – Concert Four:  José Luis Puerta

 

Martin County Library System continues its partnership with the Treasure Coast Classical Guitar Society in presenting classical guitar concerts at several of its libraries with the fourth concert in the five-part series, featuring José Luis Puerta, 2:00 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Blake Library in Stuart. Free tickets are required and available for pickup at the Blake Library beginning Jan. 30. No telephone reservations will be accepted.

Included in the hour-long program, with intermission, will be pieces by J.S. Bach, Kaspar Mertz, Joaquin Rodrigo, Manuel Gregorio Tavarez, Joaquin Turina, Sergio Assad and Mauro Giuliani.

José Luis Puerta began his guitar studies in Escuela Libre de Música de San Juan, Puerto Rico, later studying in the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico.  He graduated cum laude in June of 2006 and was awarded the Guitar Department medal for the most outstanding guitar student of the year.  José  Luis studied for his Master’s degree at the University of Arizona with Professor Thomas Patterson and currently teaches guitar in the Tucson area.  In 2010 he was a finalist at the Concurso Nacional de Guitarra in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.  He has performed in Canada, Spain, United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico.  Currently he is pursuing his Doctor’s degree at the University of Arizona while keeping an active performing and teaching career.

WHEN:                 Saturday, Feb. 4, 2:00 p.m.

 WHERE:              Blake Library, John F. Armstrong Wing, 2351 SE Monterey Road, Stuart 34996 

HOW:                    Free tickets required (limit of TWO per person, please).  Available for pickup only at the Blake Library beginning Jan. 30.  For details or to learn more about other Chautauqua South programs or the Martin County Library System call (772) 221-1403, pick up a Library Connection or Chautauqua South brochure at any Martin County library or visit the library website, http://www.library.martin.fl.us.

The Treasure Coast Classical Guitar Society was formed in November 2010 as “A community for classical guitar enthusiasts to promote appreciation of the classical guitar, provide opportunities for guitarists of all levels to meet and play together, and to sponsor professional concerts.” By partnering with the Martin County Library System, the guitar society hopes to spread their love of the classical guitar to the greatest number of people possible on the Treasure Coast. Visit the Treasure Coast Classical Guitar Society website at http://www.tccgs.org.

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Atlantic Classical Orchestra Chamber Music Series Begins Jan. 28 at Blake Library

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                                                                       

DATE:  JANUARY 24, 2012                                                                                                            

CONTACT:  PUBLIC RELATIONS 772/221-1403

 

Atlantic Classical Orchestra to present chamber music series

Jan. 28, Feb. 18 and March 24 at Blake Library

                  

WHO:                    The Friends of the Blake Library in Stuart, Inc., in support of Martin County libraries

 

WHAT:                 Chautauqua South: Atlantic Classical Orchestra – Chamber Music Series

 

Atlantic Classical Orchestra, under the direction of Stewart Robertson, will present a series of three chamber music programs Saturday, January 28, February 18 and March 24 at 11:00 a.m. in the John F. Armstrong Wing of the Blake Library in Stuart.   Each program runs approximately one and a quarter hours, with no intermission, and is free and open to the public.  No tickets or reservations are required. A schedule follows.

 

Chamber I – Saturday, January 28, 11:00 a.m.

Violinist Maryna Yermolenko, cellist Ian Maksin and pianist Catherine Lan perform Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor and the Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor by Shostakovich.
Chamber II – Saturday, February 18, 11:00 a.m.

Pianist Peter Pertis joins narrator, John Felix in a performance of Enoch Arden (A Melodrama) by Strauss.
Chamber III – Saturday, March 24, 11:00 a.m.

The Miami Beach String Quartet (Aleksandr Zhuk, violin; Dina Kostic, violin; Chauncey Patterson, viola;
Ian Maksin, cello) with ACO pianist Tao Lin perform piano quintets by Beach and Schumann.
WHEN:                 Saturday, January 28, February 18 and March 24, 11:00 a.m.

 

WHERE:              Blake Library, John F. Armstrong Wing, 2351 SE Monterey Rd., Stuart

 

HOW:                    Free and open to the public.  No tickets or reservations required. 

For more information or to learn more about the Martin County Library System or other Chautauqua South programs, call (772) 221-1403, pick up a Library Connection or Chautauqua South schedule at any branch library, or visit the library website, http://www.library.martin.fl.us.

 

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Chautauqua Presenter Charles Everett Pace Returns to Blake Library Feb. 2 as W.E.B. Du Bois

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                              

DATE:  JANUARY 20, 2012

CONTACT:  PUBLIC RELATIONS (772) 221-1403

 

WHO:              The Friends of the Blake Library in Stuart, Inc, sponsor, in support of the Martin County Library System

 

WHAT:             Chautauqua South:  W.E.B. Du Bois: Battle of Ideas

                         Presented by Charles Everett Pace

 

Fulltime national Chautauqua presenter Charles Everett Pace will perform in character as scholar, activist, artist and overall American visionary W.E.B. Du Bois in his one-man play, “W.E.B. Du Bois: Battle of Ideas,” February 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Blake Library in Stuart.  The event is free and open to the public.

 

Du Bois built an interracial leadership coalition that mobilized the black public, transcended the obstacle of white supremacy, and advanced the principles of democracy in America.

Besides Du Bois, Charles Pace does presentations on Frederick Douglass, York, Langston Hughes and Malcolm X and recently developed a new show on photojournalist, writer and filmmaker Gordon Parks. Pace has worked as a Student Development Specialist & Program Advisor at University of Texas at Austin (B.A., biology) and has taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Purdue University (M.A., American studies) and Centre College of Kentucky.  He and fellow Chautauquan George Frein gave the keynote address at the final Presidential debate between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama.

WHEN:            Thursday, February 2, 6:30 p.m.

 

WHERE:          Blake Library, John F. Armstrong Wing, 2351 SE Monterey Road, Stuart 34996

 

HOW:              Free and open to the public.  No tickets or reservations required.

 

For details or to learn more about other Chautauqua South programs or the Martin County Library

System call (772) 221-1403, pick up a Library Connection or Chautauqua South brochure at any

branch library or visit the library website, http://www.library.martin.fl.us.

 

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