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BOOK CLUB

Book Club is the Third Thursday of the month unless otherwise indicated by the Hostess.

Members (by order of rotation)
Sandra . Lori . Clare . Cara . Carole . Shawn . Crista . Libby . Jayme . Laura . Catherine . Veronica . Karen . Betsy

March 19, 2015 - CRISTA - How To Be Both: A Novel by Ali Smith

April 16, 2015 - LIBBY - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

May 21, 2015 - JAYME - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

June 18, 2015 - LAURA
July 16, 2015 - CATHERINE
August 20, 2015 - VERONICA
September 17, 2015 - KAREN
October 15, 2015 - BETSY

ROTATION RESTARTS
November 19, 2015 - SANDRA
DECEMBER - ORNAMENT EXCHANGE: FIRST THURSDAY, December 3, 2015 - LORI's
JANUARY 14, 2016 - LORI
FEBRUARY 18, 2016 - CLARE
MARCH 17, 2016 - CARA
APRIL 21, 2016 - CAROLE
MAY 19, 2016 - SHAWN
JUNE 16, 2016 - CRISTA
JULY 21, 2016 - LIBBY
AUGUST 18, 2016 - JAYME
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 - LAURA
OCTOBER 20, 2016 - CATHERINE
NOVEMBER 17, 2016 - VERONICA
DECEMBER - ORNAMENT EXCHANGE: FIRST THURSDAY, December 1, 2015 - LORI's
JANUARY 19, 2017 - KAREN
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 BETSY
ROTATION RESTARTS

Some Past Books: The Help, Love Monkey, the Poisonwood Bible, A Piece of Cake, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Escape, Big Fish, Mom Always Liked You Best, Loving Frank, Ricochet: A Novel, Twilight, The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, My Sister's Keeper, The Carrie Diaries, The Liars Club, The Worst Thing I've Done, The Wish Club, Still Alice, Middlesex, 'Tis, Tender at the Bone: Growing up at the Table, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Cutting for Stone, The Island, Timeline, My Lobtomy, Water for Elephants, Zeitoun, The Cat's Table, The Hunger Games, Sarah's Key, A visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, Fairy Tale Interrupted: A Memoir of Life, Love and Loss by RoseMarie Terenzio, Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb, City of Thieves by David Benioff, The Caller, Fifty Shades of Grey, Room, Gone Girl, Life of Pi, Swamplandia, And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini, The Light Between Oceans: A Novel by M.L. Stedman, Where's you Go, Bernadette: A Novel by Maria Semple, The Dinner by Herman Koch, Heft by Liz Moore, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg, The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso, Little Failure: A Memoire by Gary Shtygart, The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer, One Plus One by Jojo Moyes, The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline, Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld, I Forgot to Remember by Susan E Mec ...

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

CALL FOR ARTISTS - by August 5th!

CALL FOR ARTISTS (submission PDF form downloadable at onahouston.org)
A Room with a View is a Happy Hour and Art Auction that gives artists an opportunity to showcase their work while contributing to the mission of the American Cancer Society. Artists will be appreciated that evening, and recognized again for their contributions at Oscar Night America in February.

ENTRY ELIGABILITY & REQUIREMENTS
o Artwork must be donated in full, no commissions accepted
o Artists may submit up to 3 works to be juried, and there is no fee to submit
o Work must be assigned a value by the artists. Only works valued between $100 and  $500 will be accepted
o The value assigned to the work will be the value given for tax purposes to the artist.
o A Room with a View committee reserves the right to assign the starting bidding price. No starting bid will begin higher than $300.
o Maximum size of works is 36" x 48"
o The American Cancer Society does not assume liability for work while in our possession

HOW TO SUBMIT
o Complete all of the information on the entry cards(s) You can submit 1, 2 or 3 pieces  per artist
o Copy the filled out entry cards and attach one to each identifying sheet to the correponding work
o Submit the original entry card as whole sheet when turning in artwork.
o Bring artwork to the American Cancer Society at one of the specified times!

SUBMISSION DROP OFF DATES
Tuesday  August 2, 2011,  9 AM - 6 PM
Wednesday  August 3, 2011,  9 AM - 5 PM
Thursday  August 4, 2011,  9 AM - 6 PM
Friday  August 5, 2011,  9 AM - 5 PM


Hand-deliver work to:
The American Cancer Society
6301 Richmond Avenue
Houston, TX 7705

NOTIFICATION

Only artists who have work accepted for exhibition will be notified by Monday,  August 15th. If you are not contacted by 5 PM on Monday, August 15 your work was not accepted for exhibition and you must pick it up from the American Cancer Society. ACS will not be responsible for work not picked up on the designated pick up dates.

PICK UP
Tuesday,  August 16, 2011, 9 AM –6 PM
Wednesday,  August 17, 2011, 9 AM - 6 PM

ACCEPTABLE WORKS
Painting, photography, pottery, sculpture and hand crafted jewelry submissions will be considered.

ALL WORK ACCEPTED IS A DONATION
TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

Please read the guidelines for entry  We thank you for supporting the American Cancer Society.

QUESTIONS?
Please contact Art Chair - Robin Milstead     281-889-3213        robinmilstead@gmail.com
or ACS contact - Lori Pinter     713-501-7603          lori.pinter@cancer.org
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EVENT DETAILS:
Thursday, August 25th
6:30 - 10 p.m.
One Park Place
1400 McKinney in the Resident Room

View or bid on works by local artists
Complimentary cocktails from Tito's Vodka, wine by Barefoot Wine
& complimentary hors d'Ĺ“uvre

Suggested $20 donation. Donations may be made at the door at this site.
Artwork is jury selected and starts at $200
Bidding ends at 9 p.m., bidders must be present
Complimentary valet parking

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR ARTISTS
All works were donated for this event
and all proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society

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