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Friends of the Library Used Book Sale, November 10 – November 12

Ripon, WI – The Friends of the Ripon Public Library will hold its semi-annual used book sale from November 10 – November 12 in the basement of the library at 120 Jefferson Street.  Thousands of books have been donated recently and those in the Last Chance Room are priced at 50 cents and as low as 10 cents for children’s books.  Featured displays include Star Trek, Edgar Allan Poe, beading and jewelry making, large print, and coffee table books, as well as jigsaw puzzles.  Last Chance cookbooks are 5/$1 and paperbacks are a quarter.  Expanded Showroom sections include military memoirs, true adventure titles, Christian, clean reads, and women of the west.  There is also a Christmas display plus many Christmas and Hanukkah books for children.  Cash and checks will be accepted along with credit cards for purchases over $10.  The mission of the Friends is to promote and support public resources and community programs at the Ripon Public Library and proceeds from the sale are used to support this mission.  In the past year the Friends have assisted with funding the digital hoopla service, summer reading programs for all ages, monthly take and make kits, support of the renovation project, and more.

Thursday, November 10: Book Sale open from 4:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

All are welcome, and members of the Friends will receive $3 off one purchase made during the book sale.  Visit opening night, join the Friends, and enjoy a $3 discount on your purchase.

Friday, November 11: Book Sale open from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Open to everyone looking for a great deal on gently used books.  Come back tomorrow for even more deals!

Saturday, November 12: Book Sale open 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

The Friends of the Library semi-annual used book sale continues with a $3 grocery bag sale in the Last Chance Room – the Showroom is excluded from the bag sale.  This is your last chance to stock up until the next sale!  Because of the large volume of book donations received throughout the year, many of the books which don’t sell will be recycled after the sale and will not be here again.

For more information contact Desiree Bongers at 748-6160, or director@riponlibrary.org.

Thrasher Opera House • 506 Mill Street • PO Box 4
Green Lake, WI 54941 • 920.294.4279
www.thrasheroperahouse.com

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Damn Tall Buildings to Perform at Thrasher Opera House

Green Lake, Wis. (October 24, 2022) – Brooklyn-based bluegrass band Damn Tall Buildings will
play the historic Thrasher Opera House on Friday, November 11, at 7:30 p.m.
Savingcountrymusic.com wrote, “If you like your bluegrass served with a little punch, attitude,
grit, and gravy, with that busking spirit that was so present and palpable in the early
incarnations of Old Crow Medicine Show and made your realize that string band music could be
so much more than fuddy-duddy reenactments by crusty ol’ relics, then the Damn Tall Buildings
will slide in nice as a welcome addition to your listening rotation.”

Band members Avery Balotta (Violin, Vocals), Max Capistran (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals), and Sasha
Dubrk (Upright Bass, Vocals) combine their talents to what The Boston Globe describes as
“Think of: The Carter Family for the millennial generation. Old Crow Medicine Show meets
Edward Sharpe, with a dash of Avett Brothers and a sprinkle of Johnny Cash. The band coined
the term “guerrilla roots” to describe its sound, which draws on early-20th-century
Americana/bluegrass music, “repurposed for a modern audience.

Tickets for Damn Tall Buildings on November 11 at 7:30 p.m. are $24 and are available at
www.thrasheroperahouse.com or by calling 920.294.4279

The 2022 Fall Season at Thrasher Opera House is sponsored by Better Homes and Garden Real
Estate Special Properties. This event is supported in part by a grant from the Oshkosh Area
Community Foundation and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin
and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Thrasher Opera House’s mission is to promote the arts and the power of live performance,
provide a community gathering place, and preserve the historic Thrasher Opera House. A
charming, intimate, friendly venue with excellent acoustics. Built-in 1910, restored in 1997, and
on the National Register of Historic Places. Seats 200. For more information, please visit
www.thrasheroperahouse.com