Author Dean Urdahl will present a program on "Pursuit," the third book in a series he has written on the Dakota Conflict of 1862, during the Dakota County Historical Society's annual meeting on Saturday.
Arts briefs: Author will discuss newest book on Dakota Conflict of 1862
Urdahl will speak at noon, following a business meeting that begins at 11 a.m., at the Lawshe Memorial Museum, 130 3rd Av. N. in South St. Paul.
Admission is free. For more information, call 651-552-7548.
LAKEVILLE
Next community book read in worksLakeville residents participating in the city's fourth annual "One Book, One Lakeville" reading program will be reading "Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence," by Matthew Sanford.
The book is a memoir about Sanford's journey after suffering paralysis in a car crash. It details how he began teaching yoga and became a leading voice in the movement toward integrated health.
A month's worth of events are scheduled during the program, ranging from yoga classes to writing workshops, along with the usual book discussions. The main event is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, featuring Sanford and singer-songwriter Leslie Ball. A complete listing of events can be found at http://heritagelibraryfriends. com.
DAKOTA COUNTY
'Winter Jackets' begins TuesdayDakota County libraries are sponsoring "Winter Jackets," their 11th annual adult reading program, beginning Tuesday and running through Feb. 29 at all branch libraries.
The program encourages adults to curl up with a good book and attend author programs featuring:
•Peter Geye, author of "Safe from the Sea," 7-8:15 p.m. Thursday at the Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road in Eagan.
•Ellen Baker, author of "I Gave My Heart to Know This" and "Keeping the House," 7-8:15 p.m. on Jan. 25 at the Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive in Lakeville.
•William Kent Krueger, author of the Cork O'Connor series, 11 a.m.-noon on Jan. 28 at the Pleasant Hill Library, 1490 S. Frontage Road in Hastings.
•John Reimringer, author of "Vestments," 7-8:15 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Rd. 42 in Burnsville.
•Faith Sullivan, author of three novels including "The Cape Ann," 10:15- 11:15 a.m. Feb. 28 at the Wentworth Library, 199 E. Wentworth Av. in West St. Paul.
For more information, go to www.dakotacounty.us/library.
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