The Dove String Quartet performs throughou t Central Oregon for weddings and other events. It is comprised of musicia ns from the Central Oregon Symphony\, including Sarah Ruzucka and Meg Clit hero on violin\, Leslie Knight on viola\, and Travis Allen on cello. \ ;
\nMusic in Public Places is a program of the Central Oregon Sympho ny Association. MIPP concerts are designed to offer serendipitous music ex periences for the community\, free of charge. The Central Oregon Symphony is a community-based orchestra\, the success of which is grounded in the t remendous generosity of its members who volunteer their time and talent fo r the love of orchestral music. The ensemble was formed in 1967 as a part of the expanding Central Oregon Community College Fine Arts Department. Fr om modest beginnings the orchestra has grown to become a major player in t he local fine arts scene.
\n2026 A Novel Idea Book Selection
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Supersonic \;charts the rise of a boomtown ci
ty in the American West where ambition outpaces memory. In the present day
\, PTA president Sami Hasegawa-Stalworth is determined to rename her daugh
ter&rsquo\;s elementary school after her late grandmother&mdash\;a beloved
music teacher and Japanese internment survivor. What begins as a symbolic
family gesture spirals into a kaleidoscopic\, multi-generational story of
struggle&mdash\;for and against change\, and over who gets to define the
future. \;
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Through interwoven lives&mdash\;an opioid
-addicted 19th-century conman\, a disgraced Navy seaman building a jet tha
t will fly faster than sound\, a stay-at-home dad turned weed entrepreneur
\, and a family haunted by the ghosts of progress&mdash\;Supersonic reveals how each era tries to remake the same ground beneath its feet.
At once intimate and panoramic\, the story channels the restless energy th
at propels the West. \;
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About the Author:&nb
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Thomas Kohnstamm was born and raised in Seattle. He sti
ll lives in the same house he grew up in&mdash\;now with his wife and two
children. \;A freelance writer for over twenty years\, \;he&rsquo\
;s \;been a Spanish &\; Portuguese translator\, travel writer\, vid
eo &\; animation producer and has covered subjects ranging from rainfor
est conservation to quantum computing to backcountry skiing. \;Sup
ersonic \;is his third book. \;
Learn more about \;A Novel I dea \;
\nQuestions? Contact \;lizg@deschuteslibrary.org \; \;
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