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Adirondack Loon Celebration - Oct. 9

10/5/2022

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Yvona Fast, author of Loon Summer, will be participating in the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation's celebration of common loons at the with a 1:00 pm: Poetry Reading and Book Signing on Sunday, October 9th.

This free, fun-filled day will feature activities for the whole family. The event will be held at the Paul Smith’s College Visitor’s Interpretive Center (The VIC), 8023 NYS Rte. 30, 8023 NY-30 Paul Smiths, NY 12970. Here's a link to the full schedule.



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LOON SUMMER IS COMING!

8/23/2022

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Poetry Reading and Book Signing
Friday, September 2, 2022
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation
75 Main Street 
Saranac Lake, NY, 12983

Book Summary:
From landing on just-thawed lakes in spring to raise their chicks, until they migrate to ocean waters in the fall, loons enchant us with their haunting calls and black and white plumage.

Diving, swimming, fishing, raising their chicks are portrayed through Yvona Fast’s lyrical poems and Dr. Nina Schoch’s stunning photos.

Fun science facts accompany each poem and photo, providing scientific information about loon calls, diving abilities, fishing skills, and how they raise their chicks.


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book release for Loon Summer

7/23/2022

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Watch this spot for information on the upcoming book release for Loon Summer by Yvona Fast at the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation.
75 Main Street
Saranac Lake, NY 12983


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Artwalk appearances in Saranac Lake - summer

7/23/2022

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Each Third Thursday of the summer the Saranac Lake Art Walk is being held and Yvona will be attending.

Read about the Artworks here in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. "​Yvona Fast had a wide range of books spread out before her — a collection of recipes, her mother’s memoir and a soon-to-be released collection of poems about loons. Fast has been writing about food and recipes in a column for the Enterprise for years, and has a large collection for her cookbook."

Thursday, August 18th, Yvona will be stationed in front of the 
Goody-Goody Toy Store at 9  Broadway in Saranac Lake. Rain location is at the Hotel Saranac. September's date is the 15th.

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Hoss's Author's Night - August 9

7/22/2022

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022, 7-9pm under the big red and white tent.

"This is our 37th year hosting authors who have written books about, or set in, the Adirondacks."

Hoss's Country Corner 
1142 Main Street
Long Lake, NY 12847

​Yvona will be there with her books.
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Artworks Booth - Summer and Fall

7/1/2022

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Yvona will be at the ArtWorks booth at Saranac Lake Farmers’ Market on July 30, August 20, August 27, September 17, October 1. 
River Street
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
9 a.m. - 1 p.m

She also was there in June on the 18th and 25th.

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One of the goals of ArtWorks is to connect artists and artisans to the community through the presentation of visual and literary arts created in the North Country. ArtWorks is partnering with the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce for this event."

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Meet the authors of Good in the Midst of Evil - July

6/16/2022

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Yvona Fast  and Dana Fast , authors of Good in the Midst of Evil
​After a daring escape from the Warsaw ghetto, 11-year old Lilka is torn away from her family. With a name change and new identity papers, her life becomes a masquerade. She must learn to act the role of a Catholic girl living in the Polish country, a role she's not familiar with or prepared for. Will she succeed?
Dana became a strong, independent woman, with a degree in chemistry and a career in medical research. She retired to gardening, hiking and volunteering in her community of Saranac Lake, where she has lived almost a half-century. She was recognized as a Woman of Distinction by Assemblyman Billy Jones in 2022. She is an Adirondack 46er, has hiked across England, grew all her own vegetables and flowers for many years. She volunteered at the Saranac Lake Free Library, as a Master Gardener Volunteer, at the Paul Smith’s Visitor’s Interpretive Center both with school kids and at the butterfly house, at the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge Habitat Awareness Day, at the Saranac Lake Village Improvement Society, and other venues.
New Book – Good in the Midst of Evil
New Book – Good in the Midst of Evil
​Dana’s message for many years has been that it has been unfair to deny the heroism of many Poles who risked their own lives as well as the lives of their families. In her memoirs she describes the individuals who helped her find Good in the Midst of Evil.
Available through: Your local bookstore, Barnes & Noble, ​​Amazon, or anywhere books are sold! ​
Questions? Contact Yvona at ​writeyvona@gmail.com.

Summer Events – Meet the authors of Good in the Midst of Evil
July 7, 2022
​Saratoga Springs Jewish heritage festival event, ​Saratoga Springs, NY

The Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival, presents Dana Fast in her story, Good in the Midst of Evil. This is Dana’s saga of her experiences in World War II Warsaw, Poland, as chronicled by her daughter, Yvona. July 7 at 7 PM on Zoom.
Dana, now 91, became a strong independent woman, and lives in the Saranac Lake County in the NY Adirondacks, where she has lived for almost a half century.
Good in the Midst of Evil is available anywhere books are sold.
Good in the Midst of Evil, with Dana and Yvona Fast, will be on Zoom, Thursday, July 7, at 7 PM. Registration is required at sjca.sjcf@gmail.com

July 23, 2022 at 1 PM
Book signing / reading at The Bookstore Plus, Lake Placid NY

The Bookstore Plus is pleased to host authors, Dana and Yvona Fast, for a book signing event on Saturday, July 23, 2022, from 1-3 PM to autograph copies of their book "Good in the Midst of Evil”. 
 About The Book| Good in the Midst of Evil is Dana Fast’s memoir that follows her life story from when she was a little girl after the Germans invaded Poland, her time in the Warsaw Ghetto, her escape from the ghetto, her life in hiding, and into her return to Poland as an adult.

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JUNE 2022 EVENTS

6/15/2022

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Book Signing for Good in the Midst of Evil at Paul Smith’s College Visitor’s Interpretive Center 
Friday, June 10, 5 PM
8023 NY-30
Paul Smiths, NY 12970


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Authors of the Jewish Diaspora
Adirondack Arts & Entertainment
Discussion between historian Nancy Sinkoff, Holocaust survivor Dana Fast, and author Yvona Fast.
Wednesday, June 22, 7 PM
Lake Flower Landing
421 Lake Flower Ave 
Saranac Lake, 12983

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    EVENTS

    All
    April 2022
    ArtWorks
    August 2022
    Author Night
    Book Release
    Book Signing
    Discussion
    Good In The Midst Of Evil
    July 2022
    June 2022
    Lake Placid
    Long Lake
    Loon Summer
    May 2022
    October 2022
    Paul Smiths
    Plattsburgh
    Poetry Reading
    Saranac Lake
    September 2022
    Via Zoom

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