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What is noir? It’s fiction loaded with amoral, nihilistic creeps on the run from the consequences of their morally bankrupt actions. At its best and most noir-y, it’s pretty hard to take. Here are some examples: The thing about real noir fiction is, there are no happy endings, nobody […]
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Learn about the human body and how to take care of it by visiting the interactive, hands-on “Discover Health/Descubre la Salud” traveling exhibition on display at the Mesa County Libraries Central Library, 443 N. 6th St. in downtown Grand Junction, through Sept. 28. The display is set up throughout the Central Library and consists of […]
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What to do about stress? If you’re like me, you’ve tried junk food, negative thinking, staying up late to watch crap TV, excessive nap-taking, and criticizing strangers. None of it has worked. It got me thinking, “Could it be time for …gulp…self-help books?” After the screaming and hyperventilating subsided, it occurred to me that while I […]
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Finding a book I like and am willing to finish is very difficult. But as I started Roses I found that a book is more than meets the eye and more then what others say about the book. I normally do not enjoy books that take place in the early times but Roses had an enchanting […]
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Farmer’s Market season is upon us in the Grand Valley, offering fresh produce, homemade goods, and much more (including Neighbors Read at the Downtown Farmers Market each Thursday from 5:30pm-7:30pm). These weekly markets provide the perfect opportunity for farm-to-table cooking. Farm-to-table (also known as farm-to-fork or field-to-fork) is where restaurants—as well as some school cafeterias—source […]
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Awesome book in the Riordanverse. As you read you will find yourself worrying about characters they have introduced, and you’re always trying to guess the end so it’s full of surprises and always keeps you on your toes. Beloveded characters return, and you truly see Apollo’s growth as a character from the beginning of the […]
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The weekly Mesa County Libraries Neighbors Read family story time is moving to the Grand Junction Downtown Farmers Market every Thursday evening beginning June 21, 2018. Neighbors Read will take place 5:30-7:30 p.m. each Thursday in the 600 block of Main Street. Neighbors Read is a family-oriented story time in which members of the community […]
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The Mesa County Libraries Foundation will present Ralph Dinosaur and the Fabulous Volcanos in concert the evening of Saturday, June 30, 2018, at Grande River Vineyards in Palisade, Colo. The outdoor show kicks off the winery’s annual summer concert series, Hear It Through the Grapevine, and happens during the annual Colorado Lavender Festival in Palisade. […]
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What is Juneteenth and why does it matter? It’s a little-known part of the history of emancipation from slavery, and part of the twisted, delayed, and elusive process of African-American freedom. There are other, more historically significant dates in emancipation history: Sept. 22: the day Lincoln issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation Order in 1862 Jan. […]
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If you read IQ, by Joe Ide, and are reminded of Sherlock Holmes, you’re not wrong. Ide grew up in South L.A. and devoured the Conan Doyle stories. His creation, Isaiah Quintabe, is a young black man almost destroyed by grief and rage when his older brother/surrogate parent Marcus is killed by a hit-and-run driver. […]
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