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At Your LibraryFlow Circus will PresentFamily Fun at Public Librariesin Lancaster CountyEnjoy hilarious Paul Miller’s one man show with juggling, magic and comedyappropriate for the whole family. Don’t miss the twirling, tossing, laughs, funwith audience participation in these shows designed for all ages. Paul Millerearned a bachelor of arts degree in accounting from Bentley College and justafter graduation he took a job waiting tables in his college town. Those years gavehim the time and space to seek out true interests and passions, he explains. Hethen had the opportunity to take a mime workshop with Tony Montanaro at theCelebration Barn in 1998, and Paul knew that he wanted to devote his life to propmanipulation and performance.Much of that next year was spent living and working in a juggling communityon the Big Island of Hawaii and honing his performance skills. By 1999 he wasback stateside and touring with a nationally touring juggling troupe promotinghealthy nutrition. That same year Paul founded Flow Circus and began touringwith his one man show and has been performing full-time ever since.To learn more about this program and all the Summer Reading Programshappening in Lancaster County, go to: www.lancasterlibraries.orgFlow Circus Appearance ScheduleMonday, August 2 at 10:00 amEphrata Public LibraryMonday, August 2 at 1:00 pmLititz Public LibraryMonday, August 2 at 4:30 pmMountville Area Branch LibraryMonday, August 2 at 6:30 pmElizabethtown Public LibraryTuesday, August 3 at 10:00 amColumbia Public LibraryTuesday, August 3 at 2:00 pmEastern Lancaster County Library,New HollandTuesday, August 3 at 6:30 pmPequea Valley Public LibraryWednesday, August 4 at 10:30 amManheim Community LibraryLocation of event:Stiegel Elementary SchoolWednesday, August 4 at 2:00 pmQuarryville LibraryWednesday, August 4 at 6:30 pmAdamstown Area LibraryThursday, August 5 at 11:00 amStrasburg-Heisler LibraryThursday, August 5 at 1:30 pmMoores Memorial Library, ChristianaThursday, August 5 at 6:00 pmLeola Branch LibraryFriday, August 6 at 10:00 amSalisbury Township Branch Library(Gap Family Center)Friday, August 6 at 3:00 pmMilanof-Schock Library, Mount JoySaturday, August 7 at 10:30 amLancaster Public LibrarySaturday, August 7 at 1:00 pmManheim Township Public LibraryLocation of Program:Manheim Township Municipal Building,1840 Municipal Drive, Lancaster, PA 17601Paul Miller as “Flow Circus”For more information about Flow Circus go to: http://www.flowcircus.com. 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They are busier than ever and they derive avery small percentage of operating funds from government sources. For otherplace you can pick up free copies of the publication, call the ShowcaseNow!office, 717-889-0057.The Big Read Launches in Ephratawith a Program Featuring Tom RidgeEphrata Public Library is one of 75 organizationsnationwide receiving a grant this year from the NationalEndowment for the Arts to celebrate its participation inthe Big Read project. The Big Read in Ephrata will focuson “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien. Activitieswill take place September 13 to October 14, according tospokespersons for the libraries.Helping the library to launch this year’s programwill be The Honorable Tom Ridge, former governor ofPennsylvania and a former director of Homeland Security.The launch takes off on Monday, September 13 at 6:30p.m. when former Gov. Ridge appears at the EphrataBusiness Center, 400 West Main Street, Ephrata.Ephrata Area School District and over a dozen communityorganizations are joining the program, according toCommunity Relations Manager, Penny Talbert, who notes,“Each year, we exceed our own expectations with thisprogram – and I’m sure this year will be no different.”Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried” (1990) isconsidered one of the finest books written about theVietnam War. Merging memoir and fiction in interrelatedstories, O’Brien examines the war from a variety ofperspectives to make sense of his platoon’s experience.A narrator named “Tim O’Brien” recounts the plight ofan isolated unit as they dodge sniper fire and their ownmisgivings, all while lugging memories of home throughthe jungles. O’Brien then undercuts the stories by claimingthey never happened—challenging the book’s powerfulsense of autobiographical authority. O’Brien’s uniquestorytelling style gets at the truth of war by mapping theemotional landscape of a battlefield without a front. Theresulting book is brutal, sometimes funny, and alwaysprofound, presenting a new way of writing about war.The Honorable Tom Ridge is now the presidentand CEO of Ridge Global LLC. The Big Readgives communities the opportunity to cometogether to read, discuss, and celebrate one of 31 selectionsfrom U.S. and world literature “The arts in general – andliterature, in particular – often serve as an expression ofour shared values. This is exactly why they are so effectiveas a fulcrum for community engagement,” said NEAChairman Rocco Landesman.The selected organizations will receive Big Read grants ranging from $2,500to $20,000 to promote and carry out community-based reading programsfeaturing activities such as read-a-thons, book discussions, lectures,movie screenings, and performing arts events. Participating communities alsoreceive high-quality, free-of-charge educational materials to supplement eachtitle, including Reader’s, Teacher’s, and Audio Guides. For more information aboutEphrata’s Big Read please visit www.thebigreadephrata.org, e-mail ptalbert@ephratapubliclibrary.org or call 717-738-9291 ext. 102.16 ShowcaseNow! Volume 7 Issue 6