The Big Read 2011 - Calendar of Events
Fri, Jan 7 — TEACHER WORKSHOP WITH DR. CINDY LOVELL - Teaching Tom Sawyer and other Twain Classics. Free to all county teachers and interested others. Fishtrap House 9 AM – 12 PM. PRE-REGISTER with elizabeth@fishtrap.org
Sun, Jan 9 — COMMUNITY KICK-OFF EVENT - Mark Twain: Why He’s Still Relevant, Still Funny, and Still With Us presented by Cindy Lovell, Ph.D. Executive Director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum. Free book raffle, The Bookloft sales table, and refreshments. Odd Fellows Hall Enterprise 7 PM
Book Discussions Mon, Jan 17 – Fishtrap House Enterprise 10 AM Other book discussion groups will convene throughout the months of January and February. Contact Elizabeth elizabeth@fishtrap.org if you need other options. For a list of suggested supplemental readings, please visit www.fishtrap.org. |
Mon, Jan 10 — FILM - Mark Twain Tonight! (1999) Hal Holbrook is so spectacular in his one-man performance that you could swear you were listening to Twain himself. The humor, which is more than a century old, is still laugh-out-loud funny today. Not rated. 90 minutes. Mutiny Brewing, Joseph; Lear’s, Enterprise; Wallowa City Hall 7 PM
Thurs, Jan 13 — TOM SAWYER FAMILY GAME NIGHT - Old-fashioned fun and games with youngsters and adults shooting marbles, jumping tiddilywink frogs, competing in hoop races, pinning the tail on the donkey, joining the cupcake walk and much, much more. Slip back in time to when playing games didn't require batteries. Joseph School Multipurpose Room 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Wed, Jan 19 — FILM AND DISCUSSION - Mark Twain’s America (1998) and Wallowa County Historical Adventure Stories. Take a fascinating look at the growth of America through the eyes of celebrated author and humorist Mark Twain. See how Twain's world of river boats and the Old West is still very much a part of the modern world. Rated G. 52 minutes. Plus Wallowa County adventure stories from Twain’s time presented by Nancy Rudger, USFS. Toma’s Conference Room, Enterprise 7 PM
Sun, Jan 23 — AUNT POLLY’S PIE BAKING CLASS with Lynne Sampson Curry - She’ll cover pie crusts and several different kinds of pie fillings, including cooked fruit, custard, and mince. PRE-REGISTER with Jon at Fishtrap 541-426-3623. Cost is $25. Class limit 25. 3 - 5 PM
Mon, Jan 24 — BOOK DISCUSSION AND FILM - “The Body” and film Stand by Me (1986). Director Rob Reiner dramatizes Stephen King's novella “The Body,” which tells the story of how four boys sought adventure and heroism in the Oregon woods with their search for a missing teen's dead body in the 1950s. Rated R. 90 minutes.– Mutiny Brewing, Joseph; Lear’s, Enterprise; Wallowa City Hall. Book Discussion 6 PM - Film 7 PM
Other Activities Thursdays, Jan – Feb: Wallowa County Chieftain will feature Guest Editorials on themes from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Sundays, Jan 16 – Feb 6: Kathy Hunter hosts Fishtrap Radio Storytime featuring stories related to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer on KWVR radio FM 92.1, Sunday evenings 7 PM |
Wed, Jan 26 — ADVENTURES INTO DARKNESS - Come hear about Oregon’s caves and the Missouri caves made famous by Twain’s stories. Presented by Amy Busch of Wallowa Resources - Wallowa Mountain Institute. Fishtrap House Enterprise 7 PM
Thurs, Jan 27 — TOM SAWYER FAMILY GAME NIGHT - Old-fashioned fun and games with youngsters and adults shooting marbles, jumping tiddlywink frogs, competing in hoop races, pinning the tail on the donkey, joining the cupcake walk and much, much more. Slip back in time to when playing games didn't require batteries. Wallowa Senior Center 7: 00 – 8:30 PM
Sun, Jan 30 — AUNT POLLY’S COOKING CLASS with Lynne Sampson Curry - How to cook grass-fed steak to go with potatoes, Southern-style greens and baked apples in cream. PRE-REGISTER with Jon at Fishtrap 541-426-3623. Cost is $25. Class limit 25. 3 - 5 PM
Mon, Jan 31 — BOOK DISCUSSION AND FILM - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Come to Lear’s in Enterprise at 6:00 PM to discuss the book before seeing the beloved 1938 film version. Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher, and Huckleberry Finn fill just about everyone's conception of what those kids from Hannibal, Missouri in the 1850s were like. It's a timeless classic for kids of all ages. Walter Brennan plays Muff Potter. Not Rated. 87 minutes. Book discussion at Lear's 6 PM, Film showing at the OK Theatre in Enterprise 7 PM
Thurs, Feb 3 — TOM SAWYER FAMILY GAME NIGHT - RESCHEDULED FOR FEB. 17. (See below)
Mon, Feb 7 — FILM -The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization escapes by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Accompanying him is runaway slave Jim. Together the two strike a bond of friendship that takes them through harrowing events and thrilling adventures. Features a cast of veteran Hollywood actors, including Buster Keaton (as a lion tamer!), Sterling Holloway, Andy Devine, Judy Canova and John Carradine. Rated G. 107 minutes - Mutiny Brewing, Joseph; Lear’s, Enterprise; Wallowa City Hall 7 PM
Thurs, Feb 10 — LECTURE AND BOOK DISCUSSION - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Jerry Sebestyn, retired La Grande High School English teacher, will present. Fishtrap House Enterprise 7 PM
Sun, Feb 13 — COMMUNITY FINALE - Mark Twain Is Alive and Well in Wallowa County. Catfish and potluck dinner followed by Kurt Sutton, Mark Twain Impersonator at Hurricane Creek Grange, 5 PM Only 100 tickets available at $10 each – Available for sale at The Big Read Kick-Off, The Sheep Shed, The Bookloft, Blonde Strawberry or call Jon at Fishtrap 541-426-3623 to reserve.
Thurs, Feb 17 - TOM SAWYER FAMILY GAME NIGHT - Old-fashioned fun and games with youngsters and adults shooting marbles, jumping tiddlywink frogs, competing in hoop races, pinning the tail on the donkey, joining the cupcake walk and much, much more. Slip back in time to when playing games didn't require batteries. Odd Fellows Hall Enterprise 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Thurs, Apr 14 & Fri, April 15 (tentative) — ENTERPRISE HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA CLUB performs The Adventures of Tom Sawyer