Chuckanut Radio Hour Featuring Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons

It's another Chuckanut Radio Hour in the Crystal Ballroom for an evening of music, comedy, poetry, and a conversation with Erica Bauermeister! 

Erica Bauermeister will be interviewed by Mary Vermillion, Marketing Outreach Coordinator for Whatcom County Library System.

Doors open and music begins at 6:30pm!

Musical Guest: Havilah

Spaces are limited and REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED to secure your spot so don't delay. 

CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT*

One book. Nine readers. Ten changed lives. New York Times bestselling author Erica Bauermeister’s No Two Persons is “a gloriously original celebration of fiction, and the ways it deepens our lives.”*

“That was the beauty of books, wasn’t it? They took you places you didn’t know you needed to go…”

Alice has always wanted to be a writer. Her talent is innate, but her stories remain safe and detached, until a devastating event breaks her heart open, and she creates a stunning debut novel. Her words, in turn, find their way to nine different readers, from a teenager hiding her homelessness, to a free diver pushing himself beyond endurance, an artist furious at the world around her, a bookseller in search of love, a widower rent by grief. Each one is drawn into Alice’s novel; each one discovers something different that alters their perspective, and presents new pathways forward for their lives.

Together, their stories reveal how books can affect us in the most beautiful and unexpected of ways—and how we are all more closely connected to one another than we might think.

"I loved this delightful gem of a novel: a deeply satisfying, unique reading experience. If you're passionate about reading I know you'll be passionate about this book."--Liane Moriarty, New York Times bestselling author

Erica Bauermeister is the author of the bestselling novel The School of Essential Ingredients, Joy for Beginners, and The Lost Art of Mixing. She is also the author and co-author of non-fiction works including, House Lessons: Renovating a Life, 500 Great Books by Women: A Reader's Guide and Let's Hear It For the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14. She has a PhD in literature from the University of Washington, and has taught there and at Antioch University. She is a founding member of the Seattle7Writers and currently lives in Port Townsend, Washington.

Havilah Rand is an award winning singer songwriter who relocated to Bellingham, WA in 2018 after an eleven year stint in the acclaimed Live Music Capital of the World Austin, TX . Her musical journey spans five full length albums and two decades weaving its way through the jazz halls of New York City, the alternative rock venues of post grunge Seattle and countless coffeeshops and theaters across the United States And Europe. Her unique brand of melodically lush, groove infused Americana is mulled in poetic lyricism born of adventure, self exploration and artistry at its most poignant. Havilah is also the founder of Holistic ArtVentures, an organization that uses songwriting as a tool for bolstering creativity and confidence and preserving the oral history of our elders. Through various songwriting programs, Havilah has written songs with hundreds of children and elders and is planning a late 2022 release that features selected pieces from these projects. havilahmusic.com

The Chuckanut Radio Hour, a recipient of Bellingham's prestigious Mayor's Arts Award, is a radio variety show that began in January 2007. Each Chuckanut Radio Hour includes guest authors, musicians, performance poet Kevin Murphy, and episodes of "As the Ham Turns" serial radio comedy performed by the Chuckanut Radio Players Les Campbell, Tonja Meyers, Lisa Colburn, Dee Robinson, and Robert Muzzy. Not to mention groaner jokes by hosts Paul Hanson, Kelly Evert, and announcer Rich Donnelly. The Chuckanut Radio Hour's first guest was Erik Larson and has since included, Tom Robbins, Maria Semple, Christopher McDougall, Erica Bauermeister, and Garrison Keillor, among many others. Tickets for the Chuckanut Radio Hour are $5 and are available on Eventbrite.The Radio Hour airs Sundays at 7pm on Community Powered KMRE at 102.3FM and kmre.org.  Co-sponsored by 12th Street Shoes, and Westside Pizza.

*Online registration closes two hours prior to the event. Tickets may be available at the door.