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Keep Up with All the Events Planned to Celebrate the Centennial (Dates to be added as they become available) "The greatest difference which I find between her and the rest of the people whom I have known, is this, and it is a remarkable one: those others felt a strong interest in a few things, whereas to the very day of her death she felt a strong interest in the whole world and everything and everybody in it." To celebrate Mother's Day...Mark Twain's reflection on his mother, Jane Lampton Clemens. |
| May | 2008 |
| 5/3 | 13th Annual Frog Frolic celebrates the Centennial |
| 5/4 | Boys & Girls Club Spelling Bee honoring Mark Twain |
| Elementary School 3rd Grade "Prince and the Pauper" Reader's Workshop | |
| New Pond Farm "Huck Finn" Fishing Program | |
| 5/24 | Memorial Day Parade - including a Library float! |
| 5/24 | "The Arrival" Celebration commemorating Twain's move to Redding. Hosted by The Hermes Art Series at the Library |
| "ReddingReads Huck" kick-off | |
| Timeline of Mark Twain's Life/World Events goes on display | |
| June | 2008 |
| Exhibit: "Redding 100 Years Ago"/Brent Colley program | |
| 6/18 | 100th Annual Meeting commemorating the date of Twain's arrival (Garden Club to create decor for Annual Meeting) |
| Brent Colley to Speak on 100 years of Redding History | |
| Premiere of "100 Years of the Mark Twain Library" DVD | |
| Joel Barlow Wit & Wisdom Award - Centennial theme | |
| Children's Summer Reading Program Kick-Off | |
| July | 2008 |
| Exhibit: "Redding 100 Years Ago" | |
| Dedication of commemorative planting on the Parade Path | |
| Middle School Mural Painting - summer program | |
| 7/19 | "They All Lived In Redding" book signing by author Dennis Paget |
| August | 2008 |
| Exhibit: "Mark Twain and His Friends" | |
| 8/29 - 8/31 | 48th Annual Book Fair-Centennial theme |
| September | 2008 |
| 9/18 & 9/20 | ReddingREADS Moderator Training Sessions |
| 9/27 | Mark Twain Impersonator Richard Clark, "And Now...Mark Twain" |
| West Redding Firehouse Steak Dinner Toasts Twain! | |
| Garden Club display in Library | |
| October | 2008 |
| Exhibit: "Stormfield/Mark Twain in Redding" | |
| First Selectman declares it "MTL Day" | |
| Centennial Gala Celebration | |
| ReddingREADS HUCK weekly discussion groups:10/2, 10/9, 10/16 & 10/23 | |
| Create and Bury Time Capsule | |
| 10/4 | Recreate and Celebrate History at the Centennial Harvest Moon Gala in honor of the Mark Twain Library's 100th Anniversary 7:00 pm cocktails, 8:00 pm dinner; 9:30 pm Dancing under the Harvest Moon. Festive Attire Suggested Clemens Restaurant 4 Long Ridge Road West Redding Reservation - $100 per person More details to follow! |
| 10/11 | Staff dress in period attire |
| Redding Historical Society Quilt Presentation to MTL | |
| Redding Land Trust Lead Walk in Stormfield Trails | |
| Commission on Aging Oral History Scrapbook Presentation to MTL | |
| Middle School dedicates 100 daffodil bulbs to MTL Centennial | |
| November | 2008 |
| Exhibit: "Stormfield/Mark Twain in Redding" | |
| 11/1 | Staff/Board Alumni Event |
| 11/2 | ReddingREADS wrap up "Hurray For Huck: The Finale" |
| 11/16 | 2007 Pulitzer Prize winning author Debbie Applegate ("The Most Famous Man In America") to speak- in conjunction w/Cong. Church |
| 11/28 | Mark Twain's Birthday celebrations at RES |
| December | 2008 |
| 12/5 | 36th Annual Art Show: Centennial Theme |