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Hands in Dirt, Head in Clouds: A Conversation with Unrepetentant Gardener Marideth Sisco Dec. 5

November 9, 2015 —     Ozarks storyteller, singer and amateur folklorist Marideth Sisco will talk about her new book, “Crosspatch: Cranky Musings on Gardening in Rocky Soil” at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 5, in the Library Center auditorium, 4653 S. Campbell Ave.

     Sisco weaves humor and Ozarks wisdom in her gardening commentaries, which appeared in her column “Crosspatch” in the West Plains Daily Quill, and aired now on a regular feature, “These Ozarks Hills,” on public radio KSMU-FM. 

     A collection of her best essays appear in her new book, “Crosspatch: Cranky Musings on Gardening in Rocky Ground,” (2015, Yarnspinner Press).
Enjoy an hour with the author as she offers her cranky musings on gardening and stories of her beloved Ozarks. After the talk, Ms. Sisco will be available to sell and sign her book. The event is free and open to the public.

     Marideth Sisco is a veteran journalist, teacher, author, musician and student of folklore whose focus is on stories relevant to Ozarks culture and history. She is host of "These Ozarks Hills" on KSMU and is putting finishing touches on a novel in which the Ozarks is featured prominently.

     She was music consultant and a featured singer in the award-winning feature film “Winter's Bone” and musical consultant for the Ozarks-based documentary “Stray Dog: The Movie.” She lives in the southern Missouri Ozarks.


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