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Tri-State Chess Tournament open to youth and adults
[FEB.
22, 2003]
The Evening Optimist Club of
Quincy, Quincy Senior High School and the Quincy Chess Club are
jointly sponsoring the Tri-State Chess Tournament on Sunday, March
23, in the Quincy Senior High School cafeteria, 33rd and Maine in
Quincy. Registration is from noon to 1 p.m. Competition will be
divided into two separate tournaments: Scholastic and Open.
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The Scholastic Division is open to any
student enrolled in grades K-12. Students from all schools in the
tri-state area are encouraged to participate. Trophies will be
awarded to winners in levels K-6, K-9 and K-12. Entry forms for the
Scholastic Division can be downloaded from the Quincy Chess Club
website:
http://www.adams.net/~gblickh/index.htm.
The Open Division is nationally
sanctioned and is open to any member of the United States Chess
Federation, regardless of age. Membership forms are available at the
tournament.
Proceeds from the event will benefit
the programs of the Evening Optimist Club of Quincy.
For further
information about the tournament, call Gary Blickhan at (217)
223-8762. For further information about the Evening Optimist Club of
Quincy, call Howard Dewell at (217) 222-1910.
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'Six Easy Pieces'
[MARCH
12, 2003]
"Six
Easy Pieces," Walter Mosley, Atria Books, 288 pages. Genre: general
fiction, mystery
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Review by Bobbi Reddix
In "Six Easy Pieces," Walter Mosley
takes six short, interconnected stories as a prequel to the
(hopefully) soon-to-be-released and much anticipated next
installment in his "Easy Rawlins" series.
For those readers unfamiliar with this
series, it is one that I recommend you become acquainted with. Easy
Rawlins is an African-American trying to make his way in the
turbulent decades of the late '50s and early '60s. He makes his way
by doing "favors" for people (mainly African-Americans) who have a
fear of the police and a general distrust for people in authority.
Easy's best friend Mouse is his
unofficial partner and brute force on most of these errands, which
consist mainly of finding those who have become lost and, in some
cases, wish to remain lost.
Throughout this series we watch as the
changes in the decades and small advancements made throughout the
years in the civil rights movement allow Easy to become a prominent
citizen, owner of a home and several rental properties, and the head
of the maintenance department at a local school. During the series
Easy has acquired an adopted son and daughter who were rescued (in
two separate books of the series) from unfriendly circumstances.
Easy has also added (in a more recent book) a common-law wife to his
self-made family and finds himself, until this recent book, living
some semblance of the American dream.
Easy is a best friends with Mouse. In
"A Little Yellow Dog," Mouse is shot trying to save Easy's life.
Before Mouse can be pronounced dead at
the local emergency room though, his wife, Etta, takes his body and
disappears from the scene and from the remainder of the novels in
the series.
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In the stories found in "Six Easy
Pieces," we watch Easy's gradual slide from "living the
African-American dream," back to being the doer of favors. We watch
him struggle with the unacceptance of Mouse's death and in one
instance take on the persona of Mouse to handle a hard situation. We
watch as he slowly destroys the carefully pieced together family and
life he has made for himself.
These six short stories allow
first-time readers to get a glimpse of who Ezekiel Rawlins is, what
he's about and why he is the way that he is as a person. It is a
great book to read to become acquainted with the series and will
definitely leave the reader wanting more. Fortunately for first-time
readers, while waiting for the next installment, you can go back and
start with the first book in the series.
Unfortunately for those of us who have been following the series,
this appetizer leaves you wanting more. In the meantime, we will
just have to be satisfied with his second installment in the
"Fearless Jones" series, entitled "Fear Itself," due to be released
this June.
[Bobbi Reddix,
Lincoln
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Poetry forum workshop seeks Lincoln writers
[MARCH
5, 2003]
NORMAL -- The Rhino Poetry
Forum will have a workshop on Sunday, March 16, from 1:30 to 4:30
p.m. in the Community Room at the Normal Public Library. The
workshop will be free to adult or teen poets, beginning or
experienced.
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This month's forum will feature Chicago
performance poet Cin Salach, an accomplished artist whose work has
appeared in magazines, books, radio and television. She will lead
the forum in discussion and critique of her own work, as well as
materials brought in by those attending the workshop.
Lincoln College faculty member Kathleen
Kirk is the co-director of Rhino's magazine and serves as
facilitator for the Rhino Forum at the Normal Public Library. She
said that the poets of Lincoln are most welcome to attend. "As a
creative writing teacher at Lincoln College, I know there are some
great college writers in Lincoln," she said. "I would guess that
there are some wonderful writers in the community as well."
Those
interested in attending should bring 15 copies of one new,
unpublished poem that needs revision. For more information, please
call the Normal Public Library at (309) 452-1757 or visit Rhino's
website at www.rhinopoetry.org.
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Classic films
return to Lincoln Cinemas
[FEB.
26, 2003]
The Logan County Arts
Association, in conjunction with GKC Cinemas Corporation, has
brought the classic film night series back to the Lincoln Cinemas.
The next set of films is scheduled for every second Thursday through
October, with shows at 7 p.m.
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Classic films lined up for the 2003
season:
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Tickets are $5.50 for adults and $4.50
for senior citizens and children 12 and under. The tickets are
available at GKC Lincoln Cinemas. Anyone
wanting more information may call the Logan County Arts Association
at (217) 735-4422.
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Logan County Arts Association] |
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Lincoln Community Theatre
information
Lincoln
Community Theatre's box office, phone
735-2614, is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through
Saturday for the summer season. The office is located in the lobby
of the Johnston Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of
Lincoln College.
Performances of
"Dearly Departed" are scheduled for July 12-20, and "The King and I"
will be presented Aug. 2-10. Show times are 2 p.m. on Sundays and 8
p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
The LCT mailing address is Lincoln Community Theatre, P.O. Box 374, Lincoln,
IL 62656; e-mail: lincolncommunitytheatre@yahoo.com.
Visit the
LDC website at www.geocities.com/lincolncommunitytheatre/index.html.
Pictures from past productions are included.
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