Bookstore events bring culture to JHU
Most recently, the bookstore welcomed author Margaret "Peg" Burrows on Sunday, Sept. 23 to sign copies of her book, Close-ups of History: Three Decades through the Lens of an AP Photographer.
The book displays the collection of photographs taken by her late husband, Henry Burrows, and captures critical moments in recent American history.
While the majority of the events have been book signings, the bookstore has sought to bring a variety of experiences to the campus and community. Once a month, the Boostimus! Jazz Trio sets up in the café to entertain patrons with live jazz. Tom Wright, Tyler Goodwin and Alan Munshower make up the trio and play two-hour sets.
"There wasn't as much interest as there's been at other performances," Wright, a graduate student in the Math Department, said, referring the trio's Sept. 17 performance.
"It's great that Barnes & Noble is willing to help foster the local artistic community by providing a forum for the artists to share their work."
Boostimus! formed in February of this year when Munshower approached Wright and Goodwin. Munshower is a drummer who teaches and plays in the area, and Goodwin is a Peabody graduate who plays bass.
In addition to literature and performing arts related events, there have also been panel discussions in the past. In April 2007, there was a discussion panel with Paul White, author of White's Rules: Saving Our Youth One Kid at a Time.
White teaches at West Valley Leadership Academy, an alternative high school he founded with rules based on values.
The panel included local voices as well, such as Councilman Keiffer Mitchell. The participants discussed violence in schools, as well as the role of education in the lives of children.
"We are a college bookstore, but we are also part of the community as well. We want to appeal to both and we are doing anything we can to bridge the two communities," Strube said.
"We're hoping to expose students to local authors and varied topics," Roger Bacon, a customer service associate, said. "We know no limits."
The book displays the collection of photographs taken by her late husband, Henry Burrows, and captures critical moments in recent American history.
While the majority of the events have been book signings, the bookstore has sought to bring a variety of experiences to the campus and community. Once a month, the Boostimus! Jazz Trio sets up in the café to entertain patrons with live jazz. Tom Wright, Tyler Goodwin and Alan Munshower make up the trio and play two-hour sets.
"There wasn't as much interest as there's been at other performances," Wright, a graduate student in the Math Department, said, referring the trio's Sept. 17 performance.
"It's great that Barnes & Noble is willing to help foster the local artistic community by providing a forum for the artists to share their work."
Boostimus! formed in February of this year when Munshower approached Wright and Goodwin. Munshower is a drummer who teaches and plays in the area, and Goodwin is a Peabody graduate who plays bass.
In addition to literature and performing arts related events, there have also been panel discussions in the past. In April 2007, there was a discussion panel with Paul White, author of White's Rules: Saving Our Youth One Kid at a Time.
White teaches at West Valley Leadership Academy, an alternative high school he founded with rules based on values.
The panel included local voices as well, such as Councilman Keiffer Mitchell. The participants discussed violence in schools, as well as the role of education in the lives of children.
"We are a college bookstore, but we are also part of the community as well. We want to appeal to both and we are doing anything we can to bridge the two communities," Strube said.
"We're hoping to expose students to local authors and varied topics," Roger Bacon, a customer service associate, said. "We know no limits."
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