[7Aug] Update: I'm performing in a community band concert in Garfield park during our normal meeting time. After talking with Kristen we agreed to do the club the following week, 2Sep.
If anyone is interested in the concert, downbeat is at 7pm at the McAllister amphitheatre in Garfield park as part of the Indy Parks concert series. We'll be playing a good lineup of Americana hits and other excellent pieces for band.
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August's book was suggested by Kristen and accepted in June's book club.
A Midwife's Tale - The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 - the author has a ton of academic experience, Harvard professor, MacArthur fellowship. As the subtitle says, this seems to be a straight presentation of the subjects life from their own primary source. Severe shortage at IndyPL - good luck finding it. 379 pages.
Kristen had a really good pitch for it - it's a primary source from a professional woman in the late 18th century; very interested in what she has to say.
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Interested in suggesting a book? Bring it up to me at a meeting (or after by Meetup messages) and we can talk about it, if it sounds like it will fit I will add it to the list to be voted on by the group. There are some genre, content and page length restrictions but we're down to give most things a shot.
I have made a Google Doc that people can view to publicize the current set of suggestions see my notes on them. I've included an introduction to make it clear what I look for, how I suggest books and how to interact with the system.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bpxyKJlZC08MduYEdX8_uOBWu_FpIqJh2NxwFsMHfIA/edit?usp=sharing
