Artist Reception- Ellen Sandbeck

Ellen Sandbeck is an organic landscaper, worm wrangler, writer and graphic artist who lives with (and experiments on) her husband and an assortment of younger creatures — which includes two mostly grown children, a couple of dogs, a small flock of laying hens and many thousands of composting worms — in Duluth. She is the author of Slug Bread & Beheaded Thistles, Eat More Dirt, Organic Housekeeping and her latest, Green Barbarians. A reception for Ellen will be at the Red Mug Coffeehouse on April 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. Call 715-395-2662 for more information, or go to redmugcoffee.com.