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“It is our hope that we may live in harmony with our architectural past and that our generation may in turn create an equally harmonious future for the generations that succeed us.” So ends the preface of the 1974 publication, The Survivors: Existing homes and buildings of Yuba and Sutter Counties’ past.

The authors, Janet R. Sullivan and Mary-Jane Zall, were inspired, as many are today, by the elegance, charm and unique place in history these early buildings and homes embodied. They were also determined to raise awareness that monuments such as these tend to give slowly away to the needs of a developing city. Unfortunately, The Survivors, after being out-of-print for over thirty years, has been a waning force in preserving Yuba-Sutter’s architecture…until now.

The book itself has become a monument, a significant piece of Yuba-Sutter history and a survivor in its own right. For this reason, along with the commitment of its members to renew the community’s interest in local history, the Mary Aaron Memorial Museum of Marysville, California has announced its re-publication of The Survivors.

Although some very minor changes were made, the publisher and the editors have taken great care to preserve the content and design of the first printing. It contains over fifty images of significant and familiar structures in the Yuba-Sutter area, including the Danville House, the Old Harter Home, the Ramirez Home (otherwise known as “The Castle”), Sutter’s Hock Farm and the Harkey House. The authors provided invaluable information about each building, giving historical backgrounds of the initial occupants and commenting on each building’s architectural elements and historical context.

The message of the book is clear: if we are to preserve our heritage, we must preserve it purposefully, consciously and out of a genuine appreciation. The preservation of The Survivors was also purposeful and certainly inspired by appreciation for the authors and their original intentions. Thanks in part to the efforts of Mrs. Zall and Mrs. Sullivan, only a minimal number of the buildings mentioned in the original edition have been destroyed. This book, therefore, as was the hope of two community members in 1974, remains a work about survivors. Their legacy continues…
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So what’s a zine? Zine (zeen) is an abbreviation of the word magazine. It is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original texts and images. Zines are written using a variety of formats, from computer-printed text to handwritten text, from poetry to comics. They typically cover a broad spectrum of topics and are ultimately composed of whatever the authors find aesthetic, humorous, thought-provoking and otherwise amusing.

What’s the purpose of Intrepid Press? The project’s main purpose is to give people, ages 16 to 23, a voice in the community: to tell their truth, and give others an insight into the talents, accomplishments, hopes and concerns of this powerful and wonderful age group.

The content guidelines of the zine are very loosely structured to encourage the uninhibited exercise of free speech so basic to a healthy societyand healthy people, however; there are clear goals, processes and plenty of learning opportunities: participants will learn the ins and outs of publishing a magazine, how to work in groups, how to set common goals and work within a budget.

It is the goal of Amicus Books, as senior publisher and liaison staff, to provide whatever resources are necessary to ensure the longevity and strength of the project, intrepidly, for generations to come.

We are always looking for creative and insightful young adults who are interested in contributing articles about current events, graphics, layout concepts, cartoons, poetry, short stories. . . We would also like to support local bands through interviews and advertisements. If you have a talent that you think we could put to use, please contact us. We are open to new ideas.
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“Star-stuff,” Carl Sagan would say of humanity in his Emmy award-winning PBS series, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. Sagan, while recognizing the role the stars once played in the creation myths of ancient cultures, reminded us that our bodies and minds are literally, and perhaps ironically, made from pilgrim particles of energy, born in the belly of every star. The late Carl Sagan, born November 9th, 1934, was one of the most influential advocates of natural science in the twentieth century.

This November 9th, celebrate Sagan Day at Amicus Books, hosted by a shaman of our very own, Sci-Fi-Fantasy author, DJ Nold. Nold has written two books, Raven’s Fate and True Companions, chronicling the adventures of telempathic extra-terrestrial, Raven Nighthunter. From 12:00pm to 3:00pm, during that time celebrants can expect 15% off science, sci-fi and fantasy books, and partake in a cosmic smattering of delectables and a sprinkle of star-stuff from DJ Nold.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1152771/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1152771/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1152771/#comments 39.1394 -121.5886 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:17:49 -0700 2008-09-29T22:17:49-07:00 Sagan Day Celebration with Sci-Fi-Fantasy author, DJ Nold. 2008-11-09T11:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/122595/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/122595/ Amicus Books Literary Arts Center 413 D Street Marysville California 95901 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/122595/
What little we do know of Marysville's Chinatown may attest to, at the very least, the scarcity of published material on the subject. But at the most, considering the dramatic influence Chinese Americans have had on this area, it signifies a drastic need for their history to be made living once more¬⎯to be given in a form in which we can envision the lives of the people who lived it. This form, this vision, is precisely the promise and accomplishment of Brian and Lawrence Tom’s new book, Images of America: Marysville's Chinatown.

Marysville, an epicenter of Chinese culture during the Gold Rush Era and today the last Chinatown surviving in the Gold Rush Region, is a rich setting in which to share the Chinese American journey as a whole. The authors don't miss the opportunity either. The book begins with a brief but informative background of the Guangdong Chinese, the people who would eventually set down roots in California. In further chapters, the Toms share equally of the Chinese American contributions toward American culture⎯in terms of transportation, agriculture, health and commerce⎯and of the violence and racism brought against Chinese Americans, including government-sanctioned racism through the Geary Act, The Page Act and The Exclusion Act of 1882.

For readers interested in revisiting the familiar places and faces of Marysville's Chinatown, the authors haven't skipped out on memory lane. Over 170 images from the 19th and the 20th centuries capture the variety of Chinese activity in Marysville, ranging from business, school and worship, to play, community spirit and celebration. The book honors the early families who began the Chinese journey in Marysville, but also recognizes the Chinese American Dream alive today in their sons and daughters⎯those who went on to serve their country in the fields of military service, law, education, industry and commerce.
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As Kathi Kamen Goldmark, author of And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You and founder of the Rock Bottom Remainders, describes it, “Good gigs and bad gigs, girlfriends and groupies, poseurs and punks: Getting in Tune will ring deliciously true if you’ve been in a band—and deliver a rare glimpse behind the curtain if you’ve ever longed to be. Crank up the volume and enjoy Roger Trott’s wild rock & roll ride.”

It’s the fall of 1976, and Daniel Travers’s life is a mess. His band, the Killjoys, is essentially going nowhere; the pills he’s popping are making him crazy; and the voices banging around his head have him convinced that he’s a bleedin’ quadropheniac. On top of everything, what he calls the Real Me, his true self, has disappeared—and he’s lost without it.

Then the phone rings, a new agent offering a weeklong gig at the exotic Mai Tai Hotel, in Puente Harbor, Washington. Told by the agent that Jimi Hendrix and Heart started out at the Mai Tai, Daniel sees the weeklong gig as his best chance to get the Killjoys on the road to success. And for Daniel, it’s about seeking—as his unlikely guru, Pete Townshend, whispers to him—the redemptive promise of the Universal Chord, the perfect set of notes that will restore harmony to his life.
A novel full of the low grit of small-club rock ’n’ roll, Getting in Tune captures the fire of the rock ’n’ roll dream as well as the tantalizing notion that music can transcend chaos, that it can bring perfection to our messy lives.
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