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Show Page 4 The Ogden Valley news Volume XXIII Issue I March 1, 2015 March Fun @ the Ogden Valley Branch Library After School Program – Wednesdays @ 2:30 p.m. Join us at the After School Program where you can learn science, math, technology, and art skills. This free program is recommended for children in K-6 grade and is offered throughout the school year. Discovery Time – Mondays @ 10:30 a.m. Children who start kindergarten ready to learn to read have greater success throughout their school years. The Weber County Library can help! FREE Discovery Time programs featuring stories, music, and learning activities designed to teach the five best ways to help your child get ready to read. Learn easy, fun ideas to help your child develop pre-reading skills at home. The programs, developed for infants and children up to five years, are presented in seven-week blocks. Registration is not required. Please call 801-337-2660 for more information! Senior Lunch Program – Wednesday @ 12:00 p.m. Senior lunches are served in the Community Room. There is a suggested donation of $3 for seniors, and $6 charge for patrons 59 and younger! Special activities such as Bingo, Wii Games, and Fitness Classes follow Senior Lunch Programs throughout the month. Call 801-337-2660 for more information. Zumba @ Your Library - Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. Are you ready to move to a new beat? Our Zumba class taught by a certified instructor is an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness program that is moving millions of people toward joy and health. Book Discussion in the Valley - Wednesday, March 4, 7:00 p.m. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Brooklyn, New York during World War I was a place of grinding poverty and bleak prospects. For Francie Nolan, the oldest child of an Irish American family, growing up is discovering a way to rise above the dirty streets and broken dreams of her childhood. Books will be available at the Reference Desk. For more information, please call 801-337-2660. Author Visit in the Valley - Thursday, March 26, 7:00 p.m. Return to Circ ’96: An Illustrated Novel Were you online in 1996? Of all the stories of boom and bust during the early Dot.Com era, perhaps none is stranger than this tall-tale of a single year at a small public library in River Bend, Iowa. Ogden author Bob Sawatzki discusses the origins of his award-winning novel. Films @ Your Library –Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. March 10– If I Stay (PG-13) March 24 – Endless love (PG-13) Weber Pathways is excited to feature award winning writer/photographer Pete McBride at this year’s 12th annual Author Dinner. This inspiring event will be held Friday, March 13 at Hub 801, 3525 Riverdale Road, in Ogden. Presentation: “A Tribute to Wilderness: 50 Years Preserving & Connecting - Native Coloradan Pete McBride has spent almost two decades studying the world with his camera. A self-taught, award-winning photographer, filmmaker, and writer, he has traveled on assignment to over 65 countries for the publications of the National Geographic Society, Smithsonian, Outside, Men’s Journal, Esquire, and many others. Pete is passionate about storytelling and unique, gripping ways to communicate them, whether it involves vantages from 20,000 feet or swimming below icebergs. His perspective Cinema Saturdays – 2:00 p.m. on capturing water-related stories led American March 7 – The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) Photo Magazine to list Pete as “one of the top March 14 – Darby O’Gill (G) five water photographers” in the nation. March 21 – The Boxtrolls (PG) March 28 – The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Yale Historian Jay Winter Marks 100th Anniversary of World War I at WSU To mark the 100th anniversary of World War I, one of its foremost historians will discuss how that war shaped all others, including Iraq and Afghanistan, during a lecture on February 26 at 7:15 p.m. in Weber State University’s Hurst Center Dumke Legacy Hall. Yale University historian Jay Winter is an award-winning scholar who has pioneered the understanding of the cultural history of warfare. Winter has written, co-authored, or edited at least 30 books, including the 2014 landmark, “Cambridge History of the First World War,” which provides the first comprehensive global account of the war’s history from military, political, social, and cultural perspectives. He was also the co-producer, co-writer, and chief historian for the PBS series “The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century,” which received an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Producers Guild of America Award for best television documentary. “We are fortunate to have professor Jay Winter present the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Distinguished Lecture for 2015,” said Branden Little, assistant history professor. “He has, for decades, blazed many trails in writing the history of the First World Weber Pathways to Feature Pete McBride at 12th Annual Author Dinner War.” World War 1 began June 28, 1914 when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated. Winter will explain why, today, this tragedy is still misunderstood but of great significance. Winter’s other books include “Socialism and the Challenge of War, Ideas and Politics in Britain, 1912-18”; “Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning: The Great War in European Cultural History;” “1914-1918: The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century;” “Remembering War: The Great War Between History and Memory in the 20th Century.” “Some of his greatest academic contributions have been made as an editor in shepherding other experts to produce massive studies, including multi-volume works such as “Capital Cities at War: Paris, London, Berlin, 19141919,” Little said. The lecture is sponsored by the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences as part of its Distinguished Lecture Series for 2015, which highlights the contributions of scholars to understanding the world in which we live. Visit weber.edu/wsutoday for more news about Weber State University. After a decade working mostly abroad, Pete decided to focus his cameras closer to home on a subject dear to his heart. Combining his passion for aviation and his belief in conservation, he spent over two years documenting his local river—the Colorado. This journey culminated in the acclaimed coffee table book, “The Colorado River: Flowing through Conflict,” an awardwinning short film, “Chasing Water,” and a traveling museum exhibit/ lecture currently touring the U.S. Pete’s film “Chasing Water” has won over 20 film festival awards including “Best Short Documentary” at Canada’s Banff Mt. Film Festival. When not on assignment, Peter can be found Peter in the mountains or on the rivers around the Roaring Fork Valley in Colorado. Individual tickets are $60, $80, or $100. Tables for eight are $600, $800 or $1000. Music will be provided by Raven Spirit, and the evening will also feature food from Roosters Catering. For more information or to make a reservation, visit www.pathwaystix.com or call 801-393-2304. Ogden Valley Arts Announces 2015 Season Lineup! Ogden Valley Arts (OVA), Ogden Valley’s premier ARTS organization, was founded in 2010 by Theresa Ellis and has been growing ever since. Originally founded on the principle of preserving and promoting the unique cultural heritage of Ogden Valley; OVA has sponsored several events in support of this goal. OVA recently received their official non-profit status as a 501(c) 3. Ogden Valley Arts has since been producing events and kicked off the 2015 season with The Frozen Hearts Ball, which was held Friday, February 20. OVA will continue the 2015 Season by offering arts classes and workshops throughout the year, and additional main stage events hosted at The Hearthside in Eden. For more detailed information about OVA’s 2015 Season, visit them online at www.ogdenvalleyarts.org or call 801-745-9490. The long-term goal of Ogden Valley Arts is to become the premier resident musical organization for Ogden Valley. It is dedicated to promoting artists of all disciplines by providing opportunities for participation through networking, educational workshops, concerts, and community events in order to preserve and promote the unique cultural heritage of Ogden Valley. OVA’s 2015 Season lineup includes ARTS Classes: Lotions & Potions - Join us for a fun-filled and hands-on class in making soaps, lotions, and lip gloss.Date: Saturday, March 7 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Hands on class - Each participant will go home with several samples they have made. Instructor: Renae Doxey. Cost: $40 Location: The Hearthside in Eden To register for this class, call OVA at 801- 745-9490. Main Stage Events: Ogden Valley Community Talent Showcase - April 11 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Place: The Hearthside in Eden If you are an artist, musical performer, dancer, actor, poet, painter, teacher or student of any artistic discipline, WE WANT YOU! We want to feature you on our Community Talent Showcase. If you’d like to participate on our Community Talent Showcase, contact us by phone at 801-745-9490, or email us at <info@ ogdenvalleyarts.org> ARTS Class - Get Planting - April 25 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Ladies Tea & Craft Boutique - May 9 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Youth ARTS Camp - Friday & Saturday, June 12-13 Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Artist Showcase: 3:00 p.m. Plein Air Competition & Gallery - July 18 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Fiddle Fest & Cowboy Night! - August 29 Time: 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. Amazing Raise: Annual fundraiser in conjunction with the Community Foundation of Ogden Valley (CFOV) Date: Sometime in September; watch for more info Hearthside Darkside: A Literary Spookfest Date: October 24 Time: 4:00 - 7:30 p.m., Family Halloween Activity 8:30 - 10:00 p.m., Spookfest Community Dance featuring The Rolling Bones Band Artists Harvest Gathering: OVA Annual membership & fundraising event. November 20 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. |