Wiltshire and Idaho

Two alerts for today, October 8:

From Calne, UK:

Calne Readers' Group
Calne Library
The Strand, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 0JU
Thursday 8th October 2009, 7.30

If you enjoy reading why not come and join Calne Readers' Group? We meet every 2nd Thursday of the month. The group decides for itself what it wants to read, members contribute suggestions and ideas. The meetings usually last for two hours. Don't worry if you haven't had time to read the book, it's fun to hear other people's views, the atmosphere is informal and you can still participate if you wish. The October choice is 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte. Pick your copy up from Calne Library.

And a new chance to see a performance of Craig Sodaro's Murder by the Book in Weiser, Idaho

“Murder by the Book,” Weiser Little Theater’s fall play, is getting closer to performance-ready.
The cast has worked hard to take on the personas of their favorite mystery writers. Edgar Allen Poe, premiere writer of such eerie tales as “The Tell-Tale Heart,” is played by Howard Girvin. Poe is the leader of the Raven Society, a group of anonymous mystery buffs who assemble yearly at the remote Dickins House to give out the annual Smoking Gun Award to the best mystery novel of the year.
He is joined by William Shakespeare (Fred Wheeler), who spouts lines from “Julius Caesar” and others of his tragedies. Arthur Conan Doyle (Steve Fenske) spends the night searching for clues with his magnifying glass. Mark Twain (Steve Robertson) keeps things lively with his home-spun humor and outlook on the whole event.
And, of course, the women mystery writers can’t be forgotten. Agatha Christie (Sandra Cooper) takes over as the grand dame of all mystery writers. Emily Dickinson (Kassy Sutherland) is rather overwhelmed about it all and keeps reciting, “I’m nobody, who are you?”
Charlotte Bronte (Rachel Wilson), Mary Shelley (Miranda Emery) and Louisa Mae Alcott (Mandy Comer) become a little sidetracked from the task at hand and are quite taken with the young Will (Skakespeare, that is). They spend the evening vying for his attention. The cast is rounded out with the housekeeper, Viola Danglon, played by Gloria Robertson. Mandy Comer does double duty as director, with Lee McGary as her assistant.
The uproar and suspense comes when, one by one, the authors begin to meet their demise — yes, they die. The survivors each suspect the others and try to avoid being the next to be murdered. It is an evening of suspense and comedy, sure to please the audience. (The Argus Observer)

More information on this other article in The Argus Observer.

Categories: Alert, Jane Eyre, Theatre