Release party celebrates new children’s book

Published 4:48 pm Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Gary Schwartz, director of Valley Center Stage, recently released his first full-length children’s fantasy novel, “The King of Average,” on Updrift Books. A release party will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Boxley’s Place in North Bend.

The free event will include food, games, prizes, a raffle and a reading from the new book. Proceeds will go to support the arts in North Bend.