Halloween storytime event Tuesday at Moscow library
All ages are invited to the Moscow Public Library for its fifth annual Halloween Storytime event at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
There will be not-so-spooky stories, creepy crafts, trick-or-treating through the library and haunted treats. For more, visit latahlibrary.org/moscow.
Preservation projects to receive annual Orchid Awards Nov. 2
The Moscow Historic Preservation Commission will host the annual Orchid Awards ceremony 7-9 p.m. Nov. 2 on the top floor of the 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St., Moscow.
The event will include a slideshow and discussion about three award-winning projects: the art gallery in the University of Idaho’s Ridenbaugh Hall; the Silos & Social coffee shop at 625 S. Jackson St; and the Antkoviak home at 309 S. Hayes St.
The public ceremony is free. Refreshments and beverages will be served.
Mystery author to read from new book in Moscow, Troy
Author Rosalie Spielman will read from the third book of her “Hometown Mysteries” series, “Murder Comes Home,” at two Latah County Library District branches in November.
Spellman will read at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Moscow Public Library and at 6 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Troy Community Library.
Spielman is originally from Troy and her series of books is set in Moscow and the fictional town of New Oslo (inspired by Troy). It features an Army veteran who has returned home after retirement.
WSU grad student named Public Humanities Fellow
Washington State University graduate student Drew Gamboa was named a 2023-2024 Public Humanities Fellow by Humanities Washington (humanities.org), which supports early career scholars and professionals who design and implement projects for underserved communities.
Gamboa is a doctoral student in history and works with a community-based queer archiving initiative at WSU. Gamboa’s project is a digital story map about how people maintained community connections in and out of incarceration and will focus on the experiences of two Mexican American groups at the Walla Walla State Penitentiary and McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
