SPECIAL GUESTS AT HELICON WEST. Helicon West will host a special open-mic reading Thursday, October 11, 7 PM, at Citrus and Sage, 130 North 100 East, Logan. During the first hour, winners from last year’s Utah State University’s English department’s Creative Writing Contest will read from their prize-winning work. read more _________________     FOLKLORE CURATOR AND ORAL HISTORY SPECIALIST TO PRESENT OVERVIEW OF NORTHERN UTAH SPEAKS. Randy Williams, folklore curator and oral history specialist at Utah State University, will provide an overview of Northern Utah Speaks, the oral history archives at the Merrill-Cazier Library, Friday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Logan LDS Tabernacle (50 North Main). read more __________________     BREWER/CARD POETRY-WOODCUT EXHIBITION ON DISPLAY AT CAFÉ IBIS. Local coffee shop Cafe Ibis is exhibiting pages from "Small Scenes," a series of 20 poems by late Utah Poet Laureate Kenneth W. Brewer. The exhibit will run during the month of October 2007. Brewer, a former USU professor, collaborated with Utah artist Royden Card to make woodcuts to accompany the poems. read more ______________     BOSWORTH EDITOR MATT LAVIN INVITES ALL TO VISIT THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF THE ONLINE HUMOR MAGAZINE. Dear Preferred Readers, I invite you to inspect the October issue of "Bosworth Magazine," which is online as of today. [http://www.bosworthmagazine.com] This month's special issue is "Sexual Politics," inspired by but not limited to the recent Sen. Larry Craig restroom controversy. read more   _________________   Complications by Atul Gawande 2007 "Connections" Selection   2008 “CONNECTIONS” SEEKS BOOK NOMINATIONS. If you haven't already heard, we're on the hunt for next year's Connections book. As many of you know, this year's book, Complications, and visit to USU by author Atul Gawande were a resounding success. We're hoping for continued success next year. To find out about selection criteria and how to make your nomination, click here ___________   WEAVINGS OF WAR EXHIBIT OPEN.  The exhibit Weavings of War, Fabrics of Memory is now showing at the Thatcher-Young Mansion, 35. W. 100 S. in Logan. The exhibit will run through November 27, displaying traditional textiles made by women in developing countries dealing with the topic of modern warfare. read more