Mason Winfield

Mason Winfield has a date on July 24 down in Olean. It's not with any living person, though. It's with a place, and in honor of an old friend. He wouldn't miss it for anything.

If any of you are off that night around 7 you might join Mason and a couple of others there at the Olean Public Library. Mason will come to the lectern to tell a few of the stories he learned from DuWayne "Duce" Bowen - the culture-keeper of the Allegany Seneca. The night will be a combination of a memorial and a series of readings. Made possible through funding by the New York State Council on the Arts; by the Olean Public Library; and by the Seneca Nation Library.

For further information, call Robert Taylor, at the Olean Public Library, (716) 372-0200, or Pamela Bowen, at the Seneca Nation Library, (716) 945-3157.