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Abe Lincoln on the Gettysburg Address Thursday, November 19 3:00 p.m., Community Room
Virtual Watch Party: One Book, One Elmhurst with Author Brendan Slocumn Thursday, November 19 7:00 p.m., Community Room Join us for a virtual author visit with Brendan Slocumb, author of this year's One Book, One Elmhurst title, Symphony of Secrets. Music is a gift we should always offer to children and adults alike: it is never too late to experience or appreciate. There is still time for you to read the book before this program. Live on Zoom; no individual registrations are needed to watch on the Big Screen as a large group. A moderated Q&A with the author will follow. Curiosity University: Americans have been watching TV for more than three-quarters of a century, and what we see on the screen has changed a lot since the late 1940s. Usually, that evolution was gradual, reflecting historical developments in society, politics, and culture. But sometimes the change was radical and sudden, thanks to important individual shows that introduced new possibilities to the medium. In this course, Professor Thompson will examine six pivotal shows that transformed television in ways that can still be seen in the programs we watch today. TV That Changed the Rules: • See It Now (1951-58) • All in the Family (1971-79) • Roots (1977) Join Michael Harrington of Friday, November 20th at 1pm in the Community Room to hear a Curiosity University lecture by Professor Robert Thomson on Syracuse University. Professor Thompson is the founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University. • Dallas (1978-91) • MTV (1981-) • Survivor (2000-) Six TV Shows That Changed the Rules Friday, November 20 1:00 p.m., Community Room
The audience will enjoy hearing a first-hand account from Abraham Lincoln himself of the genesis and development of his famous speech. He provides background and context to the familiar phrases, from “Four score and seven years ago” to “government of the people, by the people, for the people”, and many more in between. He explains how he wrote his speeches, thus debunking a common myth about when and how he wrote this, his most famous one. In fact, the audience will essentially witness him create his speech over the period of the program before their very eyes. He also discusses other events happening around the same time, e.g. the military situation, a very important social event, and seeing a certain John Wilkes Booth in a play at Ford’s Theatre. He talks about his trip to Gettysburg, including his ‘pre-speech’ the evening before upon being serenaded. And he shares some of the extremely varied and interesting responses to his speech at the time, as his words were alternatively characterized as thrilling, inspiring, and eloquent, or silly, dish watery, and ludicrous. All are welcome to attend. Timothy Christian Play: Emma Thursday, November 19 6:15 p.m., Main Entrance Join fellow residents for a comedy from Timothy Christian High School. Kate Hamill's theatrical adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma transforms the 1815 classic novel into a high- energy comedy. Kindly sign up with the Concierge by Monday, November 16 , we have 12 tickets available at no cost in partnership with the Timothy Christian Schools Intergenerational Programming Park Place shares with Timothy
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