If it’s your fall break this week, you’re a lucky soul; mine has come and gone. Also, I am shocked to report that we’re halfway through October. The truly spookiest thing about this month is how quickly it arrives – though “sheer number of dead leaves that have somehow ended up in my house” is a close second.
[Thanks to my student Jonna Amos for this guest column! As you’ll see if you read on, you may recognize Jonna from events around town; she is a prolific artist who is only in her third month of college, a Granite Falls resident now learning to navigate the labyrinth that is SMSU. Enjoy. -Jessie Hennen]
Saturday, October 25th: Open Stage session at Bluenose Gopher Public House 7-9 pm. Calling all poets, pickers, storytellers, comedians and creatives.
Each week, the Advocate Tribune will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”. To submit your guesses, send us a message by email to jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com or message our Facebook page. We will publish the answers the next week.
I write this from a house that feels eerily empty: a small drove of friends came out for the Meander weekend (more on that elsewhere), and they all sure do like joy, talking, and general buzz. The last crew just left, and though the solitude is kind of nice, I’m already feeling nostalgic for their chatter.
It’s been the kind of week in which a person remembers to hold onto their friends. The talented local artist Josh Tedrick/Curby/The Sticker Guy passed away unexpectedly last Friday; I did not know him well, but it was still odd and sad to not see him at Bluenose during the Meander weekend, doodling ideas that would turn into good jokes. He seemed observant in the way quietly funny people tend to be – one of those who watch more than they speak, but who are digesting everything regardless, grinding it into fuel for art.
Each week, the Advocate Tribune will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”. To submit your guesses, send us a message by email to jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com or message our Facebook page. We will publish the answers the next week.
Friday, October 3: Meander Opening Night Celebration Party on Prentice Street. Progressive culinary and creative tour of downtown Granite Falls. Tickets available online at granitefallsarts.org.
The future (we insist) is bright, especially if we – like the folks leaning out the fake window on the second story of the Berge – water the seeds we plant now. This year’s Meander kickoff event, beginning this Friday at 6pm with a happy hour on the footbridge, is all about the kids, meaning the many young musicians who enrich the air of Granite Falls with their songs, sounds, and stylings. It is also about food.
Each week, the Advocate Tribune will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”. To submit your guesses, send us a message by email to jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com or message our Facebook page. We will publish the answers the next week.