Arts

Midwest Book Reviews Gives New Mexico Historical Chronology Five Stars

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Don Bullis of Rio Grande Books. Courtesy photo
 
RGB News:
 
Midwest Book Reviews, one of the largest book review publications in the U.S. gave high marks to a local book on New Mexico history.
 
Established in 1976, the Midwest Book Review is an organization committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing.
 
The MBR publishes the following monthly book review magazines specifically designed for community and academic librarians, booksellers, and the general reading public:
 
  • The Bookwatch
  • California Bookwatch
  • Children’s Bookwatch
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The Isle Of Dogs Screens At Mesa Public Library April 4

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Courtesy/MPL

LIBRARY News:

The Isle of Dogs (2018, rated PG-13, 1 hr., 41 min.), written by Wes Anderson (along with Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Kunichi Nomura), directed by Wes Anderson and with voices by Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin and Edward Norton, will be shownApril 4 at Mesa Public Library. 

The film is a stop-motion-animated science fiction comedy.

In the film, dog flu threatens not just dogs but the populace of a town in Japan, and the mayor sends all the town’s dogs to an island.  Atari, a boy searches the island for his dog Spots, with the help of other dogs.

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Around The World In White Rock April 3

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Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

The public is invited to travel around the world in two hours during the 8th annual Multicultural Fair at Chamisa Elementary School at 5 p.m. April 3.

Presented jointly by Chamisa Elementary and Piñon Elementary Schools, the fair offers attendees the opportunity to celebrate the cultural diversity in the local community through dance, music, crafts and food tastings.

Students receive a passport to visit the many countries represented at the fair. This year will feature  Brazil, Chile, China, Ethiopia, Germany, Honduras, India, Israel, Jamaica, Mexico, Read More