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Barry Herem, a Washington artist, photographer and art researcher, will present "Arts of the Raven Coast," a slide lecture on the form, meaning, and esthetic achievement of traditional and modern arts of the Haida, Tlingit, Tsimshian and Kwakiutl peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. The presentation will be offered free of charge at the Lacey Timberland Library this Saturday, December 10 at 1:30 p.m.

Herem will explore dramatic art forms such as the famed totem poles, huge tribal houses, carved house posts, and 70-foot canoes, as well as masks, feast dishes, dancing robes, and carved chests and boxes. Photos will show pieces in their original settings and in museums and private collections throughout the world.

This is a Humanities Washington Inquiring Mind presentation. For more information, please call the Lacey library at (360) 491-3860.

Timberland Regional Library serves the information, reading and lifelong learning needs of the Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston county public at 27 community libraries and 5 cooperative library centers. The library system is funded by local property taxes. For information on any subject, the Thurston County public can telephone Timberland’s Central Reference Service at 704-INFO (704-4636) or they can "Ask a Librarian" online at www.trlib.org. Anyone needing special accommodations to participate in a library’s program may contact the library a week in advance.

Revised 12/07/05