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Two tiny, white, fluffy owlets were born to America’s only northern spotted owls to have bred in captivity, Polka and Dot, at the High Desert Museum. The chicks will help in efforts to save this controversial threatened species. Visitors can see the growing chicks, which periodically appears from beneath Dot in their nest inside a re-created forest habitat. Visitors may also see Dot feeding pieces of mice and chicks to the owlets. Polka is guarding them from a perch a few feet above the nest. A video monitor aimed into the nest allows visitors to get a bird’s-eye view of this fascinating and important development. This is an exhilarating time at the Museum,” said President Janeanne A. Upp. “We are so proud to be the only facility in North America to have northern spotted owls that have successfully bred in captivity. That is a testament to the thoughtful and careful stewardship of the Museum’s wildlife program.”

“This goes to the heart of our mission of helping our visitors connect to the wildlife and natural resources of the High Desert, and become citizen stewards who can make a difference,” she said. Museum Wildlife Curator Nolan Harvey said, “The species is close to extinction in British Columbia and overall, the species in the Northwest is not doing well. A lot is going against the survival of these birds. For a museum that is not known for its wildlife collection to be a part of helping ensure this species’ survival speaks to the passion of our dedicated and experienced staff of six.”The chicks may be released into the wild, or go to the Mountain View Conservation and Breeding Centre near Fort Langley, British Columbia, where they would be bred. The Museum plans to give the chicks names only if they go on to live in captivity. he owls produced chicks at the Museum in 2003, 2004, and 2005 — a testament to the quality of their habitat and care at the Museum.

BOOK CLUB

Our Camalli Book Club pick for May is THEY POURED FIRE ON US FROM THE SKY: THE STORY OF THREE LOST BOYS FROM SUDAN, by Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, and Benjamin Ajak (discussion at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday 5/29). Benjamin Ajak will be in Bend on Monday, June 2, at COCC’s Pinckney Center for the Arts. Whether or not you attend our discussion, I encourage everyone to read this truly incredible account of suffering and survival in Sudan, and the remarkable perseverance of the human spirit. Now adults, the Deng brothers and their cousin Benjamin were forced from their homes and families before they were 8 years old. The book is 15% off for the month of May.

Remember, gift wrap is free!

GRADUATION

Hard to believe, but the end of school is just a few weeks away … time to start thinking about gifts for the graduates! I get compliments all the time on the vintage dictionary I have in the store … people will pour over it looking at the color plates and searching for random words. Well, the latest version of that same Webster would make a treasured gift for any college-bound student. We have Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language in stock, and with 450,000 definitions in its four inch thickness, it’s one to stand the test of time. A command of writing is essential for any college student, and we have a number of books to help them keep on task, such as Right, Wrong and Risky: A Dictionary of Today’s American English Usage, The Chicago Manual of Style, Fifteenth Edition; and Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style. Other popular graduation gifts include Maria Shriver’s Just Who Will You Be?, Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet, and various books of quotations, including the Quotionary.

STORY TIMES

We continue to have story times once a week. Remember that all story times are FREE and include a craft. Here is our remaining May schedule:

Thursday, May 15, 10:00 a.m. – Castles
Wednesday, May 21, 3:00 p.m. – More Silly Stories
Thursday, May 29, 10:00 a.m. — Animals

NEW AND UPCOMING

Just a sampling of what’s out now: Stephenie Meyer’s The Host … Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Fancy Words … The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson #4) … Tan Twan Eng’s The Gift of Rain (Man Booker nominee) … Ursula LeGuin’s Lavinia … Kate Summerscale’s The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective … Fareed Zakaria’s The Post-American World. Coming up, Tim Weiner’s National Book Award Winner, Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA, comes out in paperback on May 20. Also look for David Sedaris’s When You Are Engulfed in Flames and David Guterson’s The Other on June 3. Also in stock are all 2008 Pulitzer winners, including Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, What Hath God Wraught, The Years of Extermination, and Eden’s Outcasts.

SPECIAL ORDERS

Just a reminder that special orders are quick and easy. If we don’t have in stock the book you want we can usually have it for you in a day or two … and there’s never a shipping charge when you pick up your book at the store! There are literally millions of books out there, so stocking them all in one physical bricks-and-mortar location is impossible, but getting our hands on them in short order is pretty easy. You can even call before you come in to check stock status, and if we don’t have it we can place it in our order.

Thanks for shopping independent! And a very Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms…

Cheers,

Tina

Camalli Book Company
Independent Booksellers
1288 SW Simpson Avenue
Suite C
Bend, Oregon 97702
541.323.6134
camallibookco@gmail.com

Fri., May 2–Brook Adams & His Swingin’ Marmalukeys $4

Wed., May 7–David Bowers Colony returns home…w/special guests! $3

Sat., May 10–Kim Kelly $3

Wed., May 14–Bend Poetry Slam $3

Friday, May 16–Salem $5

Sat., May 17–State of Jefferson $5

Wed., May 21–MARE WAKEFIELD $5

Fri., May 23–Professor Gall $5

Sat., May 24–Kousefly $3

Wed., May 28–Jenna Lindbo, free

Fri., May 30—One Horse Shy $3

Sat., May 31—Basin Range $3

Ribbon Cutting ~ The Speedshop

Time: 4:15 PM TO 5:00 PM
Date: 5/22/2008

Event Description:
Gourmet East Coast style deli with beer, wine, catering and trend setting fashions by No Fear, Fox, Skin, Hart and Huntington. The downstairs area is a men’s and women’s retail clothing store and the upstairs is a deli!

Location: 805 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97701

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We will be closed on Saturday, May 17 while Team Thumpista poles, pedals and paddles its way to the finish. Come cheer us on!

Sunday, May 25 1:30pm-2:30pm

Can you taste the difference between a washed process and dry process coffee? Join our public coffee cuppings and taste coffees side-by-side. Discover personal preferences, likes and dislikes, and begin to taste and describe your personal and subjective sensory experience. You’ll appreciate how many variables and steps along the coffee’s path to us can influence how it tastes in the cup (see this month’s Thumpology).

May 3rd

Representatives from all our major brands:
-Jamis, Santa Cruz, Intense, Look Bicycles, La Pierre, Lynskey Custom Bikes (as seen at the handbuild bike show!), Rudy Project, SixSixOne, Lake Shoes, Hincapie Sportswear, and more!

So come by any time on Saturday, May 3rd and join the fun. Free goodies and coffee from Dilusso’s Bakery!

We will be raffling off some great items such as wheels, Look pedals and much more ending the event with a raffle for a 2008 Jamis Durango 2.0 valued at $679.

Urinetown The Musical at the Tower Theatre
May 2,3,4,9,10,11
www.cascadestheatrical.org

Urinetown The Musical is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year draught, has let to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides he’s had enough, and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! Inspired by the works of Berthold Brecht and Kurt Weill. Tickets are only available through The Tower Theatre at www.towertheatre.org or by phone (541) 317-0700, or at the Tower Theatre Box Office at 835 NW Wall Street.