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Local baristi featured in new book

Coffee Drinks, a new book by Michael Turback, features three local baristi:

• The Open Eye’s Lena Abed’s Kiva Han, which took second place in the 2005 Southeast Regional Barista Competition
• Open Eye co-owner Elizabeth Justus’ Macchiato Brule, which won second place in the 2003 Southeast Regional Barista Competition
• Caffe Driade’s Erik Karlsson’s Swedish Coffee “Cake”, sixth-place finisher in the 2005 Southeast Regional Barista Competition

The drinks were chosen based on appearance, creativity and taste.

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Miscellany

Read with Kids Challenge aims for 5 million minutes

US Airways and Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) launched the “Fly with US. Read with Kids.®” campaign, featuring the online Read with Kids Challenge. The initiative has a goal of 5 million minutes spent reading with children from April 1-June 30. Last year’s challenge saw more than 16,000 participants logging 3.8 million minutes of reading. Participants can join individually or as teams of three or more adults. Registration and an online reading log are available at RIF.org/readwithkids. All registrants will be entered to win a grand prize drawing of a Walt Disney World® Resort vacation package from US Airways Vacations, US Airways gift cards, and other great prizes. A randomly selected team will win the opportunity to select a featured RIF program and a school in its community to receive a special children’s book collection.

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Miscellany

A weekend of good books

McIntyre’s in Fearrington presents two authors discussing their recent works this weekend:

• Joshua Howard will read from and discuss Long, Obstinate and Bloody: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse, the first book-length examination of the Guilford Courthouse engagement draws from hundreds of previously underutilized pension documents, muster rolls, and personal accounts. Howard is research historian at the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. Saturday, April 4, 11 a.m. FREE

• Robert Brown will read from and discuss Sonnets: A Mystery, a mystery with heart-pounding suspense, clever plot twists and a refreshing literary flair. Brown is a native of Mobile, Alabama but he and his wife live in Cary. He has completed a second suspense novel and is working on his third. Sunday, April 5, 2 p.m. FREE

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Arts & Music

READING: Steve Cushman

North Carolina author Steve Cushman will read from his latest book, Fracture City on Tues., Feb. 5, 7 to 8 p.m. at Market Street Books in Southern Village.

For more information on this or other events, visit www.marketstreetbooks.com, or call 933-5111.

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READING: Kate Betterton

Author Kate Betterton will read from and sign her book, Where the Lake Becomes the River, on Sat., Feb. 14, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., at McIntyre’s Fine Books in Fearrington Village. The book won the 2008 Novello Literary Award.

Betterton also will talk about publishing on Fri., March 20 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. when the Friends of the Chapel Hill Library will present a “Meet the Author Tea” in the Library Meeting Room.

For more events featuring members of the N.C. Writers Network, visit www.ncwriters.org.