November '08 Events

Here's some of what we've scheduled for November. Click to see December.

Check back often because we update all the time with exciting new events.

NOTE: ALL EVENT LISTINGS THAT CONTAIN THE SEDONA LIBRARY 50TH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION LOGO...WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE LIBRARY COMMUNITY ROOM. ALL OTHER EVENTS
WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE WELL RED COYOTE BOOKSTORE

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		Meet Rhys Bowen Venue: The Sedona Public Library Friday, November 7, 6 pm: Meet bestselling NorCal, and native Brit, Rhys Bowen. Rhys is the hugely-popular, award-winning author of the Her Royal Spyness and Molly Murphy mystery series. Born in Bath, England, of a Welsh-English family, Rhys Bowen's first job was with the BBC in London, specializing in drama and becoming a studio manager. She also started writing her own radio and TV plays. Needing to escape from the dreary London weather, she accepted an invitation to work for Australian Broadcasting in Sydney. While Down Under she met her future husband John, who was on his way to California. She married and settled in the San Francisco area, where she has lived ever since, raising four children. After a stint of writing children's and YA books, Rhys turned to adult mysteries, beginning with the Welsh Constable Evans novels. The second book, EVAN HELP US, was called “a jewel of a story” by Publisher's Weekly and nominated for a Barry Award. EVAN'S GATE received an Edgar nomination. Wanting to try her hand at something different and edgier, Rhys conceived Molly Murphy—a brash, fearless Irishwoman who struggles to survive as an immigrant in New York City. The first book in this series, MURPHY'S LAW, won three awards including the Agatha. Every subsequent book has received starred reviews and award nominations. FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE won the Anthony Award at the world mystery convention. In 2007 Rhys decided there was enough darkness in the world and began a new and very different series. It features a minor royal in depression-era London. She's 34th in line to the throne but she is penniless and trying to survive on her own. Not easy for a girl who doesn't even know how to boil water. The first book in the series, HER ROYAL SPYNESS, was a resounding success. Booklist called it, "a smashing romp." Jacqueline Winspear, author of The Maisie Dobbs Mystery Series, wrote: With echoes of Gosford Park and Snobs, Rhys Bowen has crafted an insightful blend of old-fashioned whodunnit, clever satire and drawing room comedy of errors—and created a feisty new heroine to delight a legion of Anglophile readers. I’m sure the British royal family will take more than a little interest in the exploits of their long-lost cousin, Her Royal Spyness, Lady Georgiana Rannoch!”A ROYAL PAIN, the second in the series, just debuted. If you liked Bridget Jones...If you adore royal scandals...If you loved Charade and a touch of danger...A sexy hero who is not quite trustworthy...And you love to laugh...Then you’ll love HER ROYAL SPYNESS. When not writing Rhys loves to travel, sing, hike, play her Celtic harp and entertaining her grandchildren.

Cowboy Biography: The True Story of the Rodeo Riding Venue: The Well Red Coyote Saturday, November 8, 2 pm: The drama and energy of the rodeo life — have you ever wondered what it would be like? Join Margot Kahn, author of HORSES THAT BUCK, biographer of “Cody” Bill Smith for the real scoop. When asked in an interview what he most liked about rodeo, three-time world champion saddle-bronc rider Smith said simply, “Horses that buck.” He redefined the image of America’s iconic cowboy. Determined as a boy to escape a miner’s life in Montana, he fantasized a life in rodeo and went on to earn thirteen trips to the national finals, becoming one of the greatest of all riders. HORSES THAT BUCK: THE STORY OF CHAMPION BRONC RIDER BILL SMITH truly captures the rodeo life from the back of a bucking bronco. It puts readers in the saddle to experience the life of a champion rider in his quest for the gold buckle. Drawing on interviews with Smith and his family and friends, Margot Kahn recreates the days in the late 1960s and early 1970s when rodeo first became a major sports enterprise. She captures the realities of that world: winning enough money to get to the next competition, and competing even when in pain. She also tells how, in his career’s second phase, Smith married cowgirl Carole O’Rourke and went into business raising horses, gaining notoriety for his gentle hand with animals and winning acclaim for his and Carole’s Circle 7 brand. Inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1979 and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2000, Smith was a legend in his own time. His story is a genuine slice of rodeo life—a life of magic for those good enough to win. This book will delight rodeo and cowboy enthusiasts alike. The Seattle-Post Intelligencer writes: "...a marvelously told biography of Bill Smith, the Montana native who became a long-running champion rodeo bronc rider. (Kahn's) meticulous effort pays real dividends." Larry Mahan, six-time World Champion All-Around cowboy writes: "The most beautifully written rodeo or human story I have ever read." Margot has worked professionally as a journalist, editor, speechwriter, and arts administrator. She is currently the youth programs manager at Richard Hugo House, a literary arts center in Seattle, and a writer-in-residence with the Seattle Arts & Lectures program Writers in the Schools.

Dynamite Writing Workshop: "Knee Deep in Blood and Guts: how the FBI profiling unit operates...and the secrets of getting published." Venue: The Well Red Coyote Wednesday, November 12, 7 pm: NY Times bestselling thriller author, Alan Jacobson, author of THE 7TH VICTIM, will not only cover some of the FBI profiling research he did for his new book, he will then move into "the secrets of getting published." Whether you want to know more about FBI profiling or to hear the secrets of getting published from someone who made it all the way to the top — this is a not-to-be-missed writing workshop. In THE 7TH VICTIM, The Dead Eyes Killer lurks in the backyard of the famed FBI Profiling Unit. His brutal murders confound the local task force, despite the gifted profiling skills of Special Agent Karen Vail. But along with Vail’s insight and expertise comes considerable personal and professional baggage. On leave pending a review of her assault on her abusive ex-husband, Vail must battle forces determined to bring her down, as she fights to find Dead Eyes before he murders more young women. But the seventh victim is the key to all that stirs this killer...the key that will unlock secrets perhaps too painful for Vail to bear. These are secrets that threaten to destroy her, secrets that will bring down her storied career. For Karen Vail, the truth rests at the heart of a lie. And uncovering it could get her killed... THE 7th VICTIM is a page-turner as only Alan Jacobson can write, with a stunning twist of an ending that will satisfy even the most discerning thriller reader. Other bestselling authors rave about THE 7TH VICTIM. James Patterson writes: ""Karen Vail is as compelling a character as any created by Patricia Cornwell, or yours truly. The 7th Victim is packed with neat surprises." James Rollins says: "Tautly written and brilliantly executed…a masterpiece.” And Tess Gerritsen writes: " "Karen Vail is a knockout, tough and brilliant…. The twists and turns will astonish you." And, from Robert Ressler, world renowned FBI profiler (ret), founder of VICAP, and "father" of serial killer research: “As one of the founding fathers of the FBI profiling unit, I can unequivocally state that THE 7TH VICTIM sets a new standard for serial killer novels. With meticulous research and dead-on accuracy, Alan Jacobson has not only written a gripping, twisting thriller, he's created a must-read book.”

Alternative Health Talk: Discover The Anti-Diet Venue: The Well Red Coyote\| Friday, November 14, 7 pm: Do you struggle with weight and the health issues you suffer as a result. Join Sedona RN, Phil Larson, author of THE ANTI-DIET: The Empowering, Revolutionary, and Permanent Solution to Obesity, to learn how you can finally shed that excess weight and keep it off — as Phil did himself. The permanent solution to obesity has finally arrived! More than 100 pounds overweight when he began creating the program in 2000, Phil Larson began to examine why traditional diets fail. Drawing on breakthrough research and the experiences of his chronically obese patients, THE ANTI-DIET offers a unique solution to shed excess weight, once and for all. As an added value, the book contains 61 delicious, healthy, and money saving recipes along with frugal kitchen tips and tricks. Phil was inspired by his own transformation from the darkness of obesity, depression, disease, and fatigue to the light of health and optimal wellness. The plan was developed over five years of research after he had tried almost everything that doesn't work during his lifetime struggle with obesity. This hard hitting manual shows how he shed 100 pounds of fat and has kept it off, working with the body and mind to eliminate the primary causes of weight loss failure among those who are chronically overweight. According to Joy Clark, RN, MSN, FNP and author of one of the book's forewords; "the ANTI-Diet is the solution to America's obesity epidemic." Steve Peterson, MD, FACS a cardio-thoracic surgeon writes, "If you suffer from chronic obesity, fatigue, are at risk for or have a family history of heart disease and/or diabetes, I strongly urge you to buy this book and follow Phil's advice." If you want to cure your cravings, be more energized, eat a daily feast, lose fat and not feel deprived -- then don't miss this talk.

Geology Talk: Tracing the Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau Venue: The Well Red Coyote Saturday, November 15, 2 pm: Join geologists Wayne Ranney and Ron Blakey for the Sedona debut of their new book, TRACING THE ANCIENT LANDSCAPES OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU. The beautifully stratified rocks of the Colorado Plateau tell a fascinating story of our ever evolving landscape. Although the plateau is uplifted today and is actively eroding, many former landscapes were near sea level and include tropical shallow seas; sandy, windblown deserts; and Amazon scale river systems that flowed from as far away as the Appalachian Mountains. Each of these former landscapes left behind sediment that allows geologists to know past environments and although no one was present to witness them firsthand, the rocks preserve evidence of their former presence. These long lost scenes come to life in a series of dynamic and newly created paleogeographic maps. Developed by "reading the rocks," they take us on an incredible journey as we travel through time on the Colorado Plateau. Ron Blakey is a native of the Chicago-Milwaukee area who was drawn to the red rocks and canyons of the Southwest at a young age. Ron received a bachelor’s degree in geology at the University of Wisconsin, a master’s degree at the University of Utah, and a doctorate at the University of Iowa. For his doctoral research, he studied the widespread Triassic Moenkopi Formation across most of southeastern Utah. In the years since, he has studied nearly every Permian, Triassic, and Jurassic sedimentary rock unit on the Colorado Plateau. He has taught geology at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff for more than thirty years. After a three-year tour of duty as a backcountry ranger at Grand Canyon National Park in the 1970s, Wayne Ranney felt inspired to pursue his bachelor’s and master’s in geology at Northern Arizona University, where he took several of Ron Blakey’s classes. Today, Wayne works as a geology interpreter and trail guide for organizations such as the Smithsonian, the Museum of Northern Arizona, and the Grand Canyon Field Institute, and he teaches courses in southwestern geology at Coconino Community College in Flagstaff. He also works as a shipboard geology interpreter, teaching groups in such far-flung places as the Arctic, the Amazon, Africa, and Antarctica. Wayne Ranney is the author of CARVING GRAND CANYON and several other books about the geology of the Southwest, and he is a contributing writer for Sedona Magazine.

				Meet Southwestern Romantic Suspense novelist C.C. Harrison Venue: Sedona Public Library Friday, November 21, 6 pm: Anthem author, C.C. Harrison's latest title features child advocate Allie Hudson. Allie has made some powerful enemies by calling for public oversight on police corruption. Soon, she’s running for her life with Davy Lopez, a seven-year-old child in her care. Fleeing from unknown pursuers, she runs to Beck Williams, the only man she can trust. All she has to do is find him, and hope he’ll forgive her for leaving him without a word twelve years before. Because vengeful ex-cops aren’t the only ones seeking retribution. Someone has set Davy Lopez in their sinister sights, sending Allie and Beck on a frantic race against time to save him. RUNNING FROM STRANGERS is a fast-paced suspenseful search for the truth that sweeps the reader across the country to a secluded wild horse refuge and a trendy resort town in the Rocky Mountains. But there is no sanctuary from evil. Against the stunning backdrop of beautiful Southwest Colorado, courageous and engaging characters bring this story of love and survival to a terrifying conclusion. With never a dull moment, the page turning twisty plot surges toward an unforgettable and unexpected climax. C.C.'s prior book is THE CHARMSTONE, of which Tony Hillerman writes: "C. C. Harrison's excellent writing produced a gripping novel that combines a love story and murder with an insider's view of the Navajo culture. A valuable book!" Linda Lael Miller writes: "An intriguing tale, peopled with strong and interesting characters. The setting—Monument Valley—has its own magnificent story to tell."

The Affluent Artist: A Financial Workshop for Artists Venue: The Well Red Coyote Saturday, October 22, 2 pm: Creative People ARE different. If you have dedicated your career to following your passion, to being “creative” there is a good chance that some of the money stuff has escaped you, says Rick DiBiasio, author of THE AFFLUENT ARTIST: HOW CREATIVE COULD YOU BE IF MONEY WASN’T AN ISSUE? Maybe it’s a matter of time, lack of interest or feeling like you are not wired to handle financial decisions but it’s time to release all that, Rick insists. Allowing money and abundance into your life will make you a better artist, when you recognize that money is an ally you’ll have gained another tool to help you create. After 25 years as a successful Wall Street guy, if there’s one romantic concept Rick DiBiasio would like to see abolished, it’s the idea of the “starving artist.” Join us for Rich’s workshop, “The Affluent Artist: Using the Law of Attraction to Bring Money Into Your Life,” which will address: * Why the starving artist model is obsolete; * How to Attract Abundance, and * Doing 5 Things a Day Towards Your Goals Artists and creative people are allowed to prosper financially. Rick's experience working with successful creative people can help you release limiting beliefs and allow you to use money as another color on your palette. How creative could YOU be if money wasn't an issue? Rick's workshop will work with goal setting, visualization and taking action to allow your inner artist to come out and play!

The WRC Presents…Another Night of Music

Featuring: Joe Neri Unplugged: Eclectic, not Electric

Venue: The Well Red Coyote

Saturday, November 22, 6:30 - 8:00 pm: Joe and local musician Frank Robinson will perform on acoustic guitars, with an interesting, entertaining and eclectic arrangement of blues, rock, country and original songs.

A perfect evening of music to relax and inspire you before the hustle and bustle of the holiday season.

Free and open to the public.