Wednesday, March 18, 2009

SAVE THE DATE- EGR Time Capsule: In celebration of the 50th Birthday of the East Grand Rapids Library - Saturday, April 25, 2009

The Friends team up with the East Grand Rapids Community Foundation to celebrate the library's 50th birthday. Daytime activities at the library for the whole family. Carol Johnson is entertaining at 3:00pm. Free to all during the day. The evening's event is a fundraiser. $30.00 per person or $50.00 per couple. Potato Moon will delight as you enjoy the food and cash bar. There will be some fantastic silent auction items up for grabs. Proceeds to benefit the EGR Library and the EGR Community Foundation. Please plan on joining us!






Afternoon Event: Carol Johnson, 3:00pm

"Accompanying herself on guitar, piano and banjo, and with a hearty dose of audience participation, Carol has indeed warmed hearts and lifted spirits of countless thousands through her delightful recordings and personable presentations." http://www.caroljohnsonmusic.com/

Evening Event: 7:00pm - 9:30pm

POTATO MOON is a country/blues/swing/rockn'roll/folk band from Michigan and is made up of siblings Bennie, Jane and Lu Lu Jones along with father Luther Jones and cousins Jimmy Jones and Midnight Jones. "After the Harvest" is their 5th album and the follow up to "Life of the Lonely Jones." It highlights Potato Moon's unique vocal harmonies, diverse songwriting, and rock n' roll/blues influences. The group started as a folk group but has, over time, revamped it's sound and lineup to include a more diverse repertoire.


http://www.potatomoon.org/home.html

Everyone Gathers to Read



Everyone Gathers to Read (EGR), a community-wide celebration of reading, for all ages! Read What a Wonderful World illustrated by Ashley Bryan, enjoy crafts, sign up for poetry, photo and bookmark contests, and enjoy the sounds of the Gratitude Steel Band!

* Check out the informational poster and schedule! http://www.kdl.org/branches/1/news/121
* See the entry forms for the Photo, Poetry, and Bookmark contests!

Sponsored by the Friends of the EGR Library and the East Grand Rapids Public Schools.
This truly is a community event!


If you have any questions, call the East Grand Rapids library at (616) 647-3880.