ReadAloud invites the community to join us for our spring program in the Thompson Library (room 202, 2nd floor NE corner) beginning April 8, 2010. Please stop by and enjoy faculty, staff, students and community members reading from their favorite works.

Thursday, April 8, 3-4 pm

Manuel Martinez, Department of English, read briefly from his second novel, Drift, and from his newest novel, Day of the Dead, set in 1913 during the Mexican Revolution. The book follows Berto Morales as he attempts to avenge the murder of his wife and unborn child.

Thursday, April 15, 3-4 pm 

Candi Krisch, Intercultural Specialist and Liaison to American Indian/Indigenous students in the Multicultural Center, read excerpts from Everyday is a Good Day edited by Wilma Mankiller, Selu: Seeking the Corn Mother’s Wisdom, by Marilou Awiakta and Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney. She was assisted by, Trent, one of her student assistants.

Thursday, April 22, 3-4 pm

Melanie Oberlin, Librarian in the Moritz Law Library, and Rick Livingston, Associate Director,Institute for Collaborative Research and Public Humanities, read prose and poetry to honor Earth Day.

Thursday, April 29, 3-4 pm

Reading Lyrics: Sean Ferguson read from humorous songs of stage and screen- Steve Allen’s songs : 100 lyrics with commentary by Steve Allen, Lyrics on several occasions : a selection of stage & screen lyrics by Ira Gershwin, I hate music : Songs by Leonard Bernstein, Summertime: from Porgy and Bessby Dubose Heyward, and The poets of Tin Pan Alley : a history of America’s great lyricists by Philip Furia.

Thursday, May 6, 3-4 pm

Michael Mercil, Associate Professor of Art, presented a group of readings about farming and farm animals.

Thursday, May 13, 3-4 pm

Rick Brown, editor of Naked Sunfish, and Sunfish columnists, Dr. John Bennett and Elisa Philips shared readings from their own work. Yvonne Brown joined Rick on acoustic bass guitar for a few songs to close this special program.

Thursday, May 20, 3-4 pm

Ebony Caldwell, Graduate Programs Coordinator for the Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture, read selections from C.S. Lewis.

Thursday, May 27, 3-4 pm (Rm. 165)

The Thurbrarians return, after 5 years, to read again the stories of James Thurber, in dramatic adaptations by Harry Campbell. The cast is made up of faculty, staff, retirees, and friends of the Libraries, and includes Wes Boomgaarden, Nena Couch, Nick Felt, Andy Hang, Debra Jackson, Matt Jewett, Laura Kissel, Bruce Leach, Cynthia Preston, Geoff Smith, Linda Talmadge, Graham Walden, Paul Watkins, and Harry Campbell. The Thurber works include: Mr. Preble Gets Rid of His Wife by James Thurber; The Topaz Cufflinks Mystery; The Funniest Man You Ever Saw; If Grant Had Been Drinking at Appomattox; The Macbeth Murder Mystery; and An O. Henry Mystery.

Thursday, June 3, 3-4 pm

Diana Britt Franklin shared excerpts from two of her true crime books, The Goodbye Door and Gold Medal Killer, about the murder that rocked Ohio State. Diana talked about the craft of writing nonfiction so that it reads like fiction.

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An Evening of Fado Music: Thursday, April 22, 6:30 pm Traditional Portuguese music with modern variations in jazz and dance: A special ReadAloud Program in Spanish organized by Ted Riedinger, Latin American Studies Librarian, and Lucia Costigan, Associate Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese. (11th floor, Thompson Library)

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