Addison Art Galley teams with Cape authors Saturday to help Cape foster families
Authors, artists, friends and neighbors will gather, from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec, 10, at the Addison Art Gallery, 43 South Orleans Road, Orleans, in a celebration of Cape creators that will also raise money for Cape Cod Foster Closet.
Authors and illustrators will be on hand to sign books ranging from Cape Cod children’s tales, poetry and trivia to Native American art and lore, plus an abundance of mysteries. The Addison Art Gallery will donate partial proceeds and authors will donate children’s books for Cape Cod Foster Closet.
The Cape Cod Foster Closet assists foster, pre-adoptive and kinship families by providing clothing, shoes, toys, books, baby equipment (including formula and car seats) and furniture for all ages. All items are provided free of charge to families who care for foster children on Cape Cod and the Islands.
Here is the most up-to-date list of participating authors, according to a written release from Addison Art Gallery owner Helen Addison:
Jeannette de Beauvoir is a bestselling novelist whose characters uncover truths and occasional dark secrets via mystery, historical and literary fiction. Her work has been translated into 12 languages and was a Booksense Book-of-the-Year finalist. She will have seven titles available.
Darby Hobbs wrote, and her sister Karen Kishibay illustrated,"Hockey Island" and the "Tail of Grace & Kristoff." The books are inspired by a desire to make the world a better place. Written for children of all ages.
In "Through My Eyes," Jeff Norgeot presents poems inspired by his life along the woods and shorelines of the Lower Cape. A childhood on Pleasant Bay often immersed him in the outdoors and a career in marine construction brought him out into the natural world.
Irene Paine, brought up hearing stories about her ancestors — intrepid sea captains and their self-sufficient wives. "Eva and Henry" is the story of one such Cape Cod marriage.
Robert Peters is a Mashpee Wampanoag artist, poet and author. Peters' family moved to the Wampanoag homeland of Mashpee when he was 10. His father, Russell Peters, battled to regain land and sovereignty for the Mashpee Wampanoag. As a child, Robert witnessed the 1976 Wampanoag Indian land claim trial and the tribe’s quest for Federal Recognition. 'Robert is a fire keeper and a keeper of oral tradition.'”
"So, You Think You Know Cape Cod?" by Henry Quinlan includes a history of each community, including famous men and women, some lesser-known information; photographs, trivia and institutions and places that make the Cape a remarkable place to visit, live and work. "Wampanoag Art for the Ages" was vetted by three tribal elders. Author Lee Roscoe, a journalist, environmental educator and activist, says she was privileged to have unique access to artists and tribal leaders. The book starts in the wetu (a domed hut dwelling) and looks at pottery, wampum, clothing, adornment, matting, twining, painting and more with some of the foremost Wampanoag creators.
Author Jim Wolf and illustrator Anne Rosen will be signing copies of "The Magic of the Clam Flats"in which, during the Great Depression, Nate's mom asks him to gather clams to feed the family. Nate finds a helpful friend in a garrulous fiddler crab named Pokey, amazing things happen and all ends well. And, just in time for the holidays, they will have "When Santa Claus meets Sandy Claws."
For more information, contact Helen Addison at helen@addisonart.com or 508-255-6200.
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This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Buying Cape Cod books Dec. 10 will help the region's foster families
