Parenting & shopping with a social conscience * Season for changing, moving * Live TV, plenty of music, too * BILL'S COFFEESHOP NEWSLETTER * VOL. 12 * JULY 25, 2011
TIS THE SEASON FOR
CHANGING, MOVING
Tucked into the evenings now are signs of change. By the calendar, summer is just one-third over. But here and there are hints that this will not last forever.
First, the fireflies are nearly gone. A month ago, they filled our nights with their magical light. Now, one is lucky to see two or three all evening.
Second, the cicadas are back. They start singing around dusk, getting louder and louder as the day turns to night. Some evenings their collective singing sounds like the roar of machinery in a factory.
Along with the cicadas have come the crickets. But one has to listen carefully to hear them among the cicadas. Soon, though, that will change.
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AROUND Iowa City this is the moving season. Every rental truck and trailer in the city and nearby has been pressed into service for this annual migration. Thousands are headed out of the city; other thousands are headed in. Those who are departing leave behind all sort of things, including couches, bookshelves and even appliances. Those who are staying will be trolling the streets in search of discarded items.
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In the coffee house, there are now more goodbyes than hellos. Some are people we have known for years; others have just been around for the summer.
It is particularly hard to say goodbye to the people who have shared their gifts of music with us. We will miss Diving Horses, a great string band. And we will miss Lauren Bevineau who brought much music and many friends to Uptown Bill's over the last year. She performed for the last time on Saturday night, opening for Dave Moore. You can find a clip from the evening on the Facebook page for Uptown Bill's.
SATURDAY BOOK TALK ON ETHICAL
PARENTING, SHOPPING, INVESTING
Fair trade? Organic? Paper or plastic? Cloth diapers or not? Fran Hawthorne explores these questions and many more in her new book "The Overloaded Liberal: Shopping, investing, parenting and other dilemmas in an age of political activism." Published by Beacon Press, the book is a practical guide to ethics for everyday life. Hawthorne gathered information for her book in dozens of interviews with experts and with ordinary consumers.
Hawthorne will be in Iowa City this coming weekend (July 30 and 31) to talk about her book. She will be at Uptown Bill's Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St., on Saturday, July 30. A book talk and reception are planned at 2 pm.
She will also speak at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 10 S. Gilbert St., on Sunday, July 31 at the 10 am service.
An award-winning author of four books, and a veteran writer and editor for newspapers, magazines, and websites, Fran Hawthorne has spent her career exploring the intersection between business and social policy.
Back in 1985 she dug into the ways Wall Street buys business with campaign contributions, and she was one of the first to debunk the myth that socially responsible investing means lower profits. She has investigated diet drug fads, anti-aging "wonder" drugs, and the collapse of the American pension system.
Her books include: Inside the FDA: The Business and Politics Behind the Drugs We Take and the Food We Eat (John Wiley & Sons, 2005), Pension Dumping(Bloomberg Press, 2008), and The Overloaded Liberal: Shopping, Investing, Parenting, and Other Daily Dilemmas in an Age of Political Activism(Beacon Press, 2010).
After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California at Berkeley, Hawthorne worked at Fortune, BusinessWeek, and the Record of Bergen County, N.J. She now writes regularly for The New York Times, Newsday, The Scientist, NY Journal of Books, and many other publications.
***You can find an excerpt from Fran Hawthorne's book here:
***You can find an excerpt from an interview with Fran Hawthorne here:
***Fran Hawthorne's blog is here:
LIVE TV, OPEN MIC
& LOTS OF MUSIC
Here's a look at what's scheduled during the next two weeks at the coffeehouse:
Tuesday, July 26
6m. Live broadcast of Tom's Guitar Show from the coffee house.
Wednesday, July 27
6 pm. Readers & Writers Group. 7 pm. Open Mic (Spoken Word).
Thursday, July 28
6 pm. Art & Music Night. 7 pm. Open Mic (Singer/Songwriter)
7:30 pm – Gwendolyn Countryman, singer/songwriter
She writes:
"My vintage Lo Ducca Bros. accordion, rebuilt it New Hampshire (reeds) and Italy (bellows) has arrived. She sounds and plays fabulously. What a joy and inspiration. I hope to share her at my upcoming show at Uptown Bill's."
6m. Live broadcast of Tom's Guitar Show from the coffee house.
Wednesday, July 27
6 pm. Readers & Writers Group. 7 pm. Open Mic (Spoken Word).
Thursday, July 28
6 pm. Art & Music Night. 7 pm. Open Mic (Singer/Songwriter)
7:30 pm – Gwendolyn Countryman, singer/songwriter
She writes:
"My vintage Lo Ducca Bros. accordion, rebuilt it New Hampshire (reeds) and Italy (bellows) has arrived. She sounds and plays fabulously. What a joy and inspiration. I hope to share her at my upcoming show at Uptown Bill's."
Saturday, July 30
2 pm: Meet the author: Fran Hawthorne, author of "The Overloaded Liberal."
7 pm. Saturday Night Music: Sara Pray and Thomas Kivi
Monday, Aug. 1
7 pm: Chris Bell, singer/songwriter
Tuesday, Aug. 2
6:30 pm. Mary Lucille Hays, author of the Midwestern newspaper column Birdland, will read from her work.
Wednesday, Aug. 3
6 pm Readers and Writers Group. 7 pm Open Mic (Spoken Word).
Thursday, Aug. 4
6 pm Art & Music Night. 7 pm. Open Mic (Singer/Songwriter)
Saturday, Aug. 6
4:30 pm. Irish Sessions.
FOLLOW THE COFFEESHOP
'WALK ACROSS IOWA'
Dale Hankins is past Cedar Rapids in his across Iowa to spread abilities awareness and tell the continuing story of Bill's Coffeeshops. You can follow the walk on the Facebook page for "Bill's Coffeeshop Walk Across Iowa." You can also read about the walk in Eastern Iowa Life: http://easterniowalife.com/2011/07/25/taking-a-walk-across-iowa-to-spread-a-message-of-abilities-awareness/
'WALK ACROSS IOWA'
Dale Hankins is past Cedar Rapids in his across Iowa to spread abilities awareness and tell the continuing story of Bill's Coffeeshops. You can follow the walk on the Facebook page for "Bill's Coffeeshop Walk Across Iowa." You can also read about the walk in Eastern Iowa Life: http://easterniowalife.com/2011/07/25/taking-a-walk-across-iowa-to-spread-a-message-of-abilities-awareness/
FEATURED BOOKS IN
SACKTER HOUSE MEDIA
Books by and about individuals with disabilities are featured in the Sackter House Media display at Uptown Bill's. Come by and see our selection, including Fantasy Windows by Rick Chacon.
CIRCLE LABOR DAY
ON THE CALENDAR
Uptown Bill's hosts the annual Ralston Creek Fair and Flea Market on Monday, Sept. 5. This event is so big that we'll take over the parking lot across the street to make room for antique dealers and other vendors. Plus, it's the 10th anniversary of Uptown Bill's. It will be a great day with lots of live music and other activities. Hope to see you.
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Bill's Coffeeshop Newsletter is a virtual extension of Wild Bill's Coffeeshop and Uptown Bill's Coffee House. Published since 2000, the Newsletter is written by Tom Gilsenan, a former manager of Wild Bill's and now director of Uptown Bill's. You can write to him at tomgilsenan@gmail.com
Wild Bill's Coffeeshop is a project of the School of Social Work at the University of Iowa. It has been a part of campus life in Iowa City for more than 35 years. Located in North Hall, the coffeeshop is open weekdays from 8:30 am during the summer. For more information, check the Friends of Bill's Coffeeshop page on Facebook. You can call the coffeeshop at (319) 335-1281. Donations to support the work of the coffeeshop may be sent to: Bill's Coffeeshop Fund, University of Iowa Foundation, P.O. Box 4550, Iowa City, IA 52244. Contributions are tax deductible.
Uptown Bill's is the crosstown cousin of Wild Bill's. Now in its 10th year, it includes a bookstore, performance venue and other businesses in addition to a coffeeshop. Located at 730 S. Dubuque, Uptown Bill's is open Monday through Saturday from 7 am. For more information, check the Uptown Bill's website or Facebook page. You can call Uptown Bill's at (319) 339-0401. Donations to support the work of Uptown Bill's may be sent to: Extend the Dream Foundation, Uptown Bill's, 730 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA 52240. Contributions are tax deductible.
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