A Lenten Tradition

Poster

When Pastor Tony Metze came to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in 2007, he brought with him a tradition of performing The Living Last Supper every other year. This drama, presented during Holy Week, leading up to Easter, creates Leonardo DaVinci’s painting and brings it to life. After Jesus tells his disciples, “One of you will betray me,” the actors freeze in the depicted positions. Then, each disciple is spotlighted to speak about his life and experience with Jesus. Each finishes his remarks with the question, “Is it I?”  We joyfully prepare our fourth production for 7:00 pm, April 15-17, 2014.

Rehearsal Photo by John Henry

Donovan and Marcus

Marcus Lattimore and Donovan Craft

What great looking guys! On the right is my good friend, Donovan Craft, son of wonderful author and my bestest buddy Susan F. Craft. Standing beside him is Marcus Lattimore, now a running back for the San Francisco 49ers, but from 2010 through 2012 a star player for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks and coach Steve Spurrier. On October 27, 2012, when Lattimore sustained an injury to his right leg while playing against the Tennessee Volunteers, the crowd gave him a standing ovation and both teams joined together to wish him well. Two truly gifted athletes and honorable men.

Left Coast Crime

Best wishes to authors and fans attending Left Coast Crime in Monterey, California. This annual mystery convention is held during the first quarter of the calendar year in Western North America, as defined by the Mountain Time Zone and all time zones westward to Hawaii. It recognizes outstanding achievement for the best humorous mystery novel (the Lefty); the Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award (for novels set before 1960); best U.S. mystery (the Squid); and best mystery set outside the U.S. (the Calamari). First held in San Francisco in 1991, this conference will take place in Portland, Oregon next year.

A Malice Domestic Panel

This May, I’ll be moderating a panel at Malice Domestic, a conference for fans of traditional, Agatha Christie-style mysteries. I’ve attended Malice for ten years, but this will be my first time participating on a panel. Called “Three Heads Are Better Than One: Sleuths Who Work Together,” it features authors Sally Goldenbaum, Liz Stauffer, B.K.(Bonnie) Stevens, and Wendy Tyson, and considers sleuths working in ensembles, some amateurs (Sally and Liz’s) and others private investigators (B.K. and Wendy’s). The panel takes place at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 3rd. Thanks to Barb Goffman, Malice’s program coordinator, for making this wonderful assignment!