Three interesting arts/cultural events from our week:
(1) Monday night, Susan and I attended a book reading by the author of Under the Twisted Cross, an historical fiction novel based on her father's experience as a WWII prisoner of war in German territory. The author, Margaret Barnhart, happens to be a university colleague of mine. A good-sized crowd gathered in the Alumni and Foundation House across from the campus to listen to Margaret read a chapter from the book. It was a compelling section that ended in suspense; and before we left, we ordered a copy of the novel.