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The first book signing for Nick's new novel Secrets On The Family Farm will be held at Martha Merrell's Bookstore at 600 Main Street in downtown Racine during Party on the Pavement on October 4th from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.
The final proofs for Nick's new novel Secrets On The Family Farm have been sent off to the printer. Copies should be available by mid month.
Call Nick at 262-634-5386 or use e-mail. The book should also be available for purchase at www.BookSurge.com, www.Amazon.com, www.Abebooks.com and www.Alibris.com.
Nick Cibrario will be the guest speaker for the Kenosha Art Association's Spring Art Event to be held at the Kenosha Public Museum. All members of the Association are invited to bring a piece of art work to this juried show. Check-in will begin at 1:00 pm followed by a reception.
Nick's power point presentation, "A Glimpse into my World", will begin at 2:00 pm followed by the awards at 3:00. Nick's program will focus upon his sculptures and paintings and their connection with his novels. Living in Nepal and travellng to India has had a great influence on his art. Several trips Europe, especially Italy have also been influential.
Call 262-654-0065 for info and register
Nick's watercolor paintings along with artwork of 25 other artists are on exhibit at the Advent Art Show at the Rhode Center of the Arts, 516-56th Street, Kenosha, Wisconsin. This juried art show is organized by the Kenosha Art Association. The opening reception is 6:00 - 10:00 pm. During the reception Nick will do readings from his novels. He will also be available to sign copies of The Garden of Kathmandu Trilogy.
In the nearby Pollard Gallery, Nick is exhibiting three sculptures: "Mardi Gras," (terra cotta and acrylic), "Instinctive Impulse" (cement image), and "Sunburst" (cement image).
Nick will host a book signing of the novels of the Garden of Kathmandu Trilogy during the "Party On The Pavement" festival at Martha Merrell's at 600 Main Street, Racine, Wisconsin from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Nick will be collecting art work for the Racine Art Guild's "Invitational Show" from 10:00 to 4:00 pm. This year the show will be held at Avenue Frame during this year's "Party On The Pavement" festival event between noon and 7 pm on October 6th in Racine. The reception for the show will be from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Nick will write a review of the show for the newspaper.
Nick will be giving a PowerPoint presentation after the noon luncheon at the First United Methodist Church at 745 Main Street in Racine, Wisconsin. The presentation is titled "A Himalayan Adventure" and will focus on Hinduism and Buddhism in Nepal.
Nick began sculpture class on Tuesday evening from 7:00-9:00 at Kenosha Art Association's new building at 5613-15 7th Avenue in downtown Kenosha, Wisconsin. His instructor, Gerhard Kroll will be accompanying him to the studio class each week
Booksurge has been signed up to publish Nick's next novel, Secrets On The Family Farm. Jim Fisher is writing a review of the novel. Nick is working on oil paintings for the cover at the Wustum Museum under Tom Hoffman each Monday afternoon. Two paintings related to the cover have been completed so far. The book will hopefully be finally published by January 2008.
Nick's latest novel is nearing completion. The manuscript is in the final editing stage; a graphic artist is designing the cover; a publisher has already been signed up. The novel, called Secrets On The Family Farm is set in rural Wisconsin in 1951 during the Korean War.
The Racine Report published an article about the coverage recently given to Nick Cibrario and his apparently prescient novels in the Times of India and other South and Southeast Asian publications (cf. also 13 April 2007 below).
Saturday 21 April 2007 and following
Nick Cibrario and his scupture teacher, Gerhardt Kroll, will be exhibiting their scuptures and paintings in a joint show during the month of April at the Racine Arts Council, 505 - 6th Street, Racine, Wisconsin. The gallery is open from noon to 4:00 pm Mon,Tue, Wed, & Fri. The public is invited to the opening reception on Saturday, April 21st from 1:00 to 9:00 pm during Gallery Night in downtown Racine.
An article about Nick and his novels written by Sudeshna Sarkar was published in the Times of India and given wide distribution in other publications of South and Southeast Asia (The Malaysia Sun, Peace Corps News, New Kerala, The Hindustan Times, the Indias News, Big News Network, MSN India among others). She marvels at Nick's prescience in writing about the 'Royal Massacre' of June 2001 before it had happened. In this event King of Nepal, Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, his wife Queen Aiswarya, Prince Niranjan and several other members of Nepal's Royal family were murdered by Crown Prince Dipendra who then shot himself. A short version of this article is posted on Nick's reviews page.
Nick will be attending an oil painting workshop at The Kenosha Public Musuem, 5550 First Avenue (262-653-4450). He once again will be studying with Sandra Principe from Galena, Illinois. Sandra left her career as an attorney and now specializes in Floral Art of the Renaissance. This is the fourth workshop that Nick will be taking with her.
Nick will be giving a slide presentation on "The Animals of the Himalayas" at the Algonquin Area Public Library District, 2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin, Illinois (847 458-6060). The program will begin on Saturday at 1:00 pm followed by a booksigning of the trilogy novels and a reception. After the reception, Nick will be speaking with the local Writers' Group to answer their questions and discuss their needs. The author Lisa Guidarini is the Program Coordinator. She has a long history of writing and involvement with other authors. She has a blog where she has published an interview with Nick.
During the winter months Nick has been studying watercolor and oil painting with Tom Hoffman every week at the Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, 2519 - Northwestern Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin (262-636-9177).
Nick has also been studying sculpture with Gerhardt Kroll for the past four years every Tuesday night at the Kenosha Art Association in Kenosha, Wisconsin (262-654-0065).
Nick will be speaking about "Nepal Then & Now" to American University Women at 1110 Coronado Drive in Racine, Wisconsin. at 1:00 pm. Included in the talk will be information about the Paropakar Orphanage in Kathmandu to which a portion of all book sale profits are donated. The women have expressed interest in making a donation to the orphanage. The books of "The Garden of Kathmandu Trilogy" will also be available.
Nick will give a powerpoint presentation entitled "The Animals of The Himalayas" at The Kenosha Public Museum, located at 5500 - 1st Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin. The presentation is suitable for all age levels, especially for children and senior citizens. The program starts at 2:00 pm. For more information contact Peg at 262-653-4140.
Nick will also be signing copies of his books. There will be a 20% discount for senior citizens. Copies of "The Garden of Kathmandu Trilogy" will be available after the booksigning at the reception.
Nick will host a booksigning at the new Martha Merrell's bookstore from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Note the new location is at 600 - Main Street, Racine, Wisconsin 53403.
There will be a booksigning on the weekend at Martha Merrell's Bookstore, 409 - Sixth Street, Racine, Wisconsin. I will be selling all three novels of The Garden of Kathmandu Trilogy with emphasis upon The Shamans. The booksigning will take place during 'Party On The Pavement' between 10:00 am and 7:00 pm.
Avenue Gallery & Frame will be sponsoring the Invitational Show for The Racine Art Guild at 402 - Main Street in downtown Racine. The reception will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. 37 artists will be exhibitng their work. Nick will be showing the orginal scupture of the Instinctive Impulse. This piece was done in terra cotta, painted with acrylics. It has not been exhibited anywhere previously. The colors of the face are realistic, but the hair flowing into the image of the crocodile possesses green tones.
Over the Labor Day weekend Nick attended a reunion of his Peace Corp group, Nepal I, the first group of Peace Corps Volunteers to serve in Nepal from 1962 to 1964. About a third of the original group of 68 attended the reunion mostly held at the home of Jim Fisher in Northfield, Minnesota where Jim is a professor at neaby Carleton College.
Nick displayed his books and some of his sculptures. Several of those present purchased autographed copies of his books.
Two different pieces of Nick's sculpture have been accepted for the juried show at the Kenosha Public Museum. The pieces are called, "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon," and "Double Double Toil and Trouble."
The reception will be at the museum between 1:00 and 4:00 pm. The museum is located at 5500 First Avenue , Kenosha, Wisconsin (phone 262-653-4140).
Note that this is the same time and date as the item below!
Two different pieces of Nick's sculpture have been accepted into the juried show for Anderson Arts Center. The two pieces are entitled, "The Seductive Trap" and "Safe At Last." They were done in terra cotta with an acrylic finish.
The reception will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 pm with awards being given at 2:30 pm. The Center is located at 121 - 66th Street in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Note the time and date conflict between this and the previous item.
Between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm Nick Cibrario will be exhibiting his paintings, sketches, and sculptures at the Starving Artists' Art Fair at 6th Street and South Main in Racine, Wisconisn. In addition Nick will be selling copies of The Pomelo Tree and The Harvest.
The Shamans, the third novel in Nick's Garden of Kathmandu Trilogy, is finally off the press. All three books are now available at Amazon.com.
Nick will have a book signing and presentation at Garden Star, Art of Stone, at 6300 - 120th Avenue in Kenosha, Wisconsin. This magnificent sculpture garden of art can be reached by travelling to Hwy I-94 and taking the Exit 158. It can easily be seen from the highway. The public is invited to wander through the extensive scupture garden and view Jim Malkowski's vast collection of statuary.
Jim is responsible for putting a photo of the crocodile-lady, "Instinctive Impulse", on the cover of The Harvest. He also has a stone Buddha and crocodile on the back cover. These scuptures will be for sale at the booksigning. For further information contact Jim or Nancy at 262-857-3600.
Between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm Nick will be be exhibiting art work and selling his novels, The Pomelo Tree and The Harvest at The Good Old Summertime Art Fair in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Art Fair takes place in Civic Center Park, located on Sheridan Road between 56th and 57th Streets. This event is sponsored by The Kenosha Art Association.
Nick passed the second level exam in Sanskrit at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago. After completeing the exam, he began his third level Sanskrit study with Shanti Prasad Shastri at the Hari Om Mandir (Temple).
Nick will be signing books at Martha Merrell's Bookstore in downtown Racine during the Annual Art Walk. He will be exhibiting some of his paintings and scupture in front of the bookstore from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm. The store has moved to 409 - 6th Street, Racine, Wisconsin, 53403. Telephone: Vaughan or Pam at 262-632-0215.
Nick will be giving a PowerPoint presentation on "The Animals of Nepal" followed by a booksigning of The Harvest and the second edition of The Pomelo Tree at the Racine Public Library from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. The library is located at 75 Seventh Street, Racine, Wisconsin. For additional information contact Jill Hartman at 262-636-0217.
One of Nick's scuptures, called "The Court Jester and the Lady", won second place in the annual juried show sponsored by the Kenosha Art Association at the Kenosha Public Museum. The judge of the show was David Holmes, who teaches art at the University of Wisconsin at Parkside in Kenosha. He is currently exhibiting his work at Northwestern University.
Nick will give a PowerPoint presentation entitled "A Himalayan Adventure" at Unity Church of Kenosha/Racine from 12:15 - 1:30 pm, The Learning Center, 9920 - 26th Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin (262-697-5298, unityofkenosha@sbcglobal.net) The presentation will be followed by a booksigning of The PomeloTree (2nd edition) and The Harvest.
25 February 2006 - Note New Date!
There will be a book signing for The Harvest as well as for the second edition of The Pomelo Tree from 12:00 to 5:00 pm at the Spectrum School of The Arts. The school is located in The Decoven Center-East Building at 600 - 21st Street in Racine, Wisconsin. Telephone: 262-634-4345.
Nick will also be exhibiting watercolors, oil paintings, and sculpture in the Rainbow Room during the signing.
Also at the signing will be Jim Malkowski from Garden Star Statuary in Kenosha who has re-created some of Nick's clay sculptures in bronze. Jim will be selling cement images of the Nick's crocodile lady called "Instinctive Impulse." This is the same sculpture whose image appears on the cover of The Harvest.
Nick's painting, "Flute Player", was accepted into the annual juried show, Watercolor Wisconsin 2005, at the Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts. This competion is open to artists from the entire state. The announcement of awards and opening reception will be held on 11 December 2005 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.
The museum is located at 2510 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin 53404 (phone 262-636-9177). The exhibit will run from 10 December 2005 to 22 April 2006.
One of Nick's scuptures, entitled "Father of Lies", has been accepted by the Anderson Arts Center at 121 - 66th Street, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53143 (phone 262-653-0481) for their Winter Juried Exhibition. The show will run from 6 November 2005 until 8 January 2006. The opening reception will be on Sunday, 6th of November from 1:30 to 4:00 pm
Final proofs for the second edition of The Pomelo Tree have been received. Once the corrections have been made and resubmitted the book will be published by Booksurge.
In addition, early proofs have been received for The Harvest, the second novel of Nick's Kathmandu Trilogy of novels.
Publication of both these books is imminent!
Two more of Nick's sculptures have been accepted at the Anderson Arts Center for the Racine Art Guild's Annual Juried Exhibitions. The reception and awards ceremony will be on Sunday, 21st August from 1:30 to 4:00 pm. Awards will be presented at 2:30 with a tour of the galleries scheduled for 3:30. The Center is at 121 - 66th Street in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The art works, originally done in clay, have been set in bronze by Jim Malkowski, owner of Garden Star Statuary. The sculpture titles are "Instinctive Impulse No. l" and "Instinctive Impulse No. 2". The statues are that of the head of a sleeping woman with a crocodile emerging from the back. One of the claws of the crocodile remains reptilian while the other is evolving into a human hand. The first piece lies flat while the second piece soars in an upright position. The latter is being used on the cover of Nick's second novel, The Harvest.
One of Nick's scuptures, which has been done in bronze by Jim Malkowski, owner of Garden Star Statuary in Kenosha, has been accepted into the Annual Juried Show sponsored by Kenosha Art Association. This piece, entitled "Global Warming No. 2", will be on exhibit at Kenosha Public Museum at 5500 First Avenue , Kenosha, Wisconsin (phone 262-653-4140). The opening reception, which is open to the public, will be held on Sunday, 14th August from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the museum; awards will be given out at 3:00 pm. The show will run from 13 August to 6 November 2005.
This sculpture is a sunburst with a face in agony, resembling a Greek mask from the theater. The figure has a moustache and beard, resembling Zeus. It is being used on cover of Nick's third novel, The Shamans.
Art work for the covers of all three novels of the Kathmandu Trilogy has been sent to Jon Bolton's studio for photographing (The Pomelo Tree will be reprinted along with The Harvest this Fall; the third novel is to be published in the Spring).
Nick's presentation of April 20th at Prospect Heights Public Library District was video taped and was aired on the Library Cable Network, Channel 24 on 14 July.
Nick has been studying Sanskrit and the Bhavagad Gita at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago. At a graduation function in the Sama Rathi Auditorium at the temple Nick will be reciting a passage in Sanskrit about the Indian Ocean tsunami. The program starts at 9:00 am.
Nick will give a talk entitled "The PomeloTree: A Himalayan Adventure" at 7:00 pm at the Prospect Heights Public Library District, 12 North Elm Street, Prospect Heights, IL 60070 (Phone 847-259-3500, www.phl.alibrary.com). Books will be available for purchase and autographing.
Several of Nick's recent sculptures will be on display at Oliver's Fine Jewelry, 2820 East Layton Avenue in Milwaukee (414-438-9555). See also 23 November below.
At 1 pm there will be a book signing event at Barnes & Nobles at 2710 South Green Bay Road, Racine, Wisconsin. He will talk about the book and his experiences in Nepal.
Nick's art work has been recently accepted at Oliver's Fine Jewelry, 2820 East Layton Avenue in Milwaukee (414-438-9555). The twelve paintings and seven sculptures will be on display until 5 February 2005. They would make great gifts! In addition there will be a reception for the artists at Olivers Fine Jewelry on 12 February from 4:00 to 9:00 pm.
Along with four other authors discussing their works, Nick presented a talk about the Pomelo Tree at the annual 'Breakfast With The Authors' at the Meadowbrook Country Club in Racine, Wisconsin. This event was presented by the Friends of the Racine Public Library. The book was well received and several copies were autographed.
One of Nick's scultpures, entitled "The Inner War", was accepted at the Winter Juried Exhibition for The Anderson Arts Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A public reception was held at the Centre.
The first eleven chapters of Nick's second novel The Harvest have been sent off to the proofreader. Look for publication of this next installment of the 'Kathmandu Trilogy' sometime in the Fall of 2005 when we readers will finally learn what happens after the suspenseful ending of The Pomelo Tree.
The Pomelo Tree is listed by www.bibliodistrubtion.com with links to Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, BooksAMillion, and Borders. This should make it much easier purchase the novel.
Nick completed a course on the great Hindu epic the Bhavagad Gita at the Greater Hindu Temple of Chicago.
Nick has also been studying Sanskrit at the Greater Hindu Temple of Chicago. To complete Level I of the course he took his final exam on October 17. He is currently studying Level II of the Balbodh (The Enlightened / Wise Child) series until next Fall 2005.
Nick is studying scupture at the Kenosha Art Association with Gerhardt Kroll. He is very enthusiastic about the course and feels he is learning a lot. Last Spring he won third place in the KAA Scupture Contest at the Kenosha Public Museum
Nick and his wife travelled to Europe where they met their daughter Amber. They were mainly in France, Germany and Italy where they visited Lake Como, Florence, and Rome.
Nick gave a presentation about the Peace Corps and its influence upon his writing at the Racine Public Library. This was followed by a book signing in the Meeting Room of the library.
Book signing at Andrea's bookstore in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Nick gave a presentation titled "The Pomelo Tree, Garden of Eden, and Animal Sacrifices in Nepal" at the University of Wisconsin at Parkside in Kenosha followed by a book signing. He also spoke to Mary Waid's students in the Communications' department about the Peace Corps in Nepal.
Book signing and presentation at Swank, A Posh Eatery in Milwalkee.
Book signing event at Voss Books in Milwaukee.
Nick gave a talk on Hinduism and Buddhism at the Beth Israel Synagogue in Racine, followed by a book signing.
The first of many book signing events happened at Martha Merrell's Bookstore in Racine, Wisconsin. Over 75 books were autographed and signed. It was said that the store hasn't seen so many people at a book signing in ten years.
The day before the book signing, Nick dedicated his novel the The Pomelo Tree at the Hindu Temple in Pewaukee, Wisconsin.
The Pomelo Tree is finally published! Nick's living room is suddenly full of boxes of newly printed books from the printer.
The Pomelo Tree was sent off to the printer.
Nick's very own website, www.pomelotree.com, appears on line on the Internet for the first time to promote his first novel The Pomelo Tree and his artwork. It was designed (and continues to be updated and improved) by Doug Bingham through his small company Elegant Computing Productions Ltd.. In the early 1960's Doug served along with Nick as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal; more recently Doug and Nick travelled to Nepal and Tibet together in 2000.
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