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12:00 pm
Clayton Big Read Festival
Location: Clayton High School, Clayton, MO 63105
Join the panel discussion, "Seeking Civil Rights: St. Louis Connections," at 12:15 pm at the Big Read Festival. Washington University's Cheryl Adelstein discusses and shows videos of landmark moments in the civil rights movement in St. Louis with Harper Barnes, author of "Never Been A Time: The 1917 Race Riot That Sparked the Civil Rights Movement." David Rowntree, Washington University archivist of the collection, "Eyes on the Prize," will also join the discussion.
Teachers Deborah Solomon Baker and Tim Gore conclude by showing us how "To Kill a Mockingbird," has influenced our views of civil rights both in the past and present.
Washington University will provide all attendees of the event with a free copy of the book, "To Kill a Mockingbird."
10:00 am
Katherine Dunham: Beyond the Dance
Location: Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO
This once-in-a-lifetime museum exhibition explores Dunham's contributions to dance and anthropology; her career that spanned continents; and her civil rights activism. November 2, 2008 through November 8, 2009.
Adults: $7; Seniors/Students/Groups: $5; Children 6-12: $3; Children 5 and Under: Free;
Prescheduled School Groups: Free Tickets for members are free based on membership level
Free admission on Tuesdays
10:00 am
Film Screening by Cinema St. Louis
Location: COCA, St. Louis, MO 63130
Cinema St. Louis offers free Cinema For Students screening of film "To Kill a Mockingbird." Post-film discussion led by Gerald Early, essayist, director of the Center for the Humanities, and Merle Kling professor of modern letters, Washington University. Please visit www.cinemastlouis.org for more information.
10:00 am
Film Screening by Cinema St. Louis
Location: Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO 63110
Cinema St. Louis offers free Cinema For Students screening of film "To Kill a Mockingbird." Post-film discussion led by Dennis Brown, film critic for the Riverfront Times and lecturer at Washington University. Please visit www.cinemastlouis.org for more information.
10:00 am
George Washington Carver Exhibition
Location: Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO
George Washington Carver (1864-1943) may have been born a slave and orphaned as an infant, but he went on to become one of our nation's most innovative scientists. Through rich imagery, historical artifacts, audio-visual programs, and hands-on interactives, visitors will discover how Carver went from slave to scholar, his pioneering of natural product development, the work he did to resurrect the soil of the South, why he was the people's scientist, and what his legacy is today. November 28, 2008-March 1, 2009.
Adults: $10; Seniors/Students/Groups: $8
Children 6-12: $6
Children 5 and Under: Free
Prescheduled School Groups: Free
Tickets for MHM members are free
based on membership level
Free admission on Tuesdays
This exhibition was created by
The Field Museum, Chicago, in collaboration with
Tuskegee University and the National Park Service
10:00 am
HEC-TV Live Event
Bring the setting and characters of Harper Lee's classic novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" to life as you learn from individuals who grew up with the author and still live in Monroeville today and also interact with the director and actors involved in a new theatrical production of the novel.
Join HEC-TV Live! this school year through interactive programs about "To Kill a Mockingbird". You can join each program live as it happens three ways: 1) via videoconference which gives your students face to face interaction with the program participants; 2) via television by watching it on HEC-TV (channel 26 on Charter Communications cable) and sending in e-mail of phone questions; or 3) by watching over the Internet at www.hectv.org and e-mailing in questions. To enroll for any program using any of these options contact Tim Gore at live@hectv.org or (314) 603-4633
2:00 pm
HEC-TV Live Event
Bring the setting and characters of Harper Lee's classic novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" to life as you learn from individuals who grew up with the author and still live in Monroeville today and also interact with the director and actors involved in a new theatrical production of the novel.
Join HEC-TV Live! this school year through interactive programs about "To Kill a Mockingbird". You can join each program live as it happens three ways: 1) via videoconference which gives your students face to face interaction with the program participants; 2) via television by watching it on HEC-TV (channel 26 on Charter Communications cable) and sending in e-mail of phone questions; or 3) by watching over the Internet at www.hectv.org and e-mailing in questions. To enroll for any program using any of these options contact Tim Gore at live@hectv.org or (314) 603-4633
1:00 pm
HEC-TV Live! Event
Have your students explore the themes of social justice in Harper Lee's classic novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" as they interact in a student-to-student discussion of the novel facilitated by educators who have taught the novel and the director of a new production of the play.
Join HEC-TV Live! this school year through interactive programs about "To Kill a Mockingbird". You can join each program live as it happens three ways: 1) via videoconference which gives your students face to face interaction with the program participants; 2) via television by watching it on HEC-TV (channel 26 on Charter Communications cable) and sending in e-mail of phone questions; or 3) by watching over the Internet at www.hectv.org and e-mailing in questions. To enroll for any program using any of these options contact Tim Gore at live@hectv.org or (314) 603-4633
St. Louis in Black and White
Location: Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell, St. Louis, MO 63110
Explore themes in "To Kill a Mockingbird" by examining the relationships between various racial and ethnic groups in St. Louis. This self-guided tour uses key historical movements and events, such as abolitionism, the civil rights movement, and urban expansion to help viewers comprehend the complexity and diversity of the St. Louis region.
Ask the staff at the Missouri History Museum welcome desk for this audio tour.
10:00 am
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Student Matinee of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $8. (314) 935-6564
6:30 pm
Hear the Voices from Mockingbird
Location: Missouri History Museum, Lee Auditorium, 5700 Lindell,, St. Louis, MO 63110
Hear the voices of Scout, Atticus, Dill and other unforgettable characters come alive through the voices of local TV personalities Christine Buck (CW11) and Summer Knowles (Fox 2) and local actors, followed by a brief discussion of key parts. Free copies of the book available to the first 100 attendees.
10:00 am
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Student Matinee of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $8. (314) 935-6564
6:00 pm
Book Discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: Knitty Couture, 6148 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112
10:00 am
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Student Matinee of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $8. (314) 935-6564
7:00 pm
Book Discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: Borders Books and Music, 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63144
7:00 pm
Film Screening: Tulia, Texas
Location: Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO
A lone undercover cop moves into a small farming town. By the end
of the blazing summer of 1999, 46 people are arrested for selling
cocaine - nearly all of them African American. It was heralded as one
of the biggest drug busts in Texas history, until a team of lawyers set
out to uncover the truth. Tulia, Texas is the story of a small town's
search for justice and the price Americans pay for the nation's war
on drugs.
KETC/Channel 9's Living St. Louis personality Jim Kirchherr
moderates a panel discussion following the program. Panelists include
Redditt Hudson of the ACLU and Alderman Terry Kennedy.
7:00 pm
Jefferson Bank Confrontation: The Struggle for Civil Rights in St. Louis.
Location: St. Louis County Library, Florissant Valley Branch, 195 New Florissant Road,, St. Louis, MO 63031
Missouri's first black congressman, William "Bill" Clay, Sr. will discuss his new book, "The Jefferson Bank Confrontation: The Struggle for Civil Rights in St. Louis." Join Clay in learning more about this historical and critical protest in St. Louis history. A book signing will follow.
10:00 am
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Student Matinee of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $8. (314) 935-6564
7:30 pm
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Public Performance of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $16, $12 for seniors, students and children. (314) 935-6564.
1:00 pm
A Conversation with Mary Badham
Location: St. Louis Public Library, Schlafly Branch, 225 N. Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108
Join actress Mary Badham and theater critic Dennis Brown to discuss the film version of "To Kill a Mockingbird". Badham is the actress who portrayed Scout in the 1962 film adaptation and Brown is a lecturer at Webster University, theater critic for the Riverfront Times, and the producer of "A Conversation with Gregory Peck," a one-man show that toured the North America in the 1990s.
2:00 pm
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Public Performance of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $16, $12 for seniors, students and children. (314) 935-6564.
2:00 pm
Film screening of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: St. Louis Public Library Schlafly Branch, 225 N. Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108
7:30 pm
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Public Performance of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $16, $12 for seniors, students and children. (314) 935-6564.
10:00 am
Human Race Machine
Location: Lobby of Mallinckrodt Center, Washington University Danforth Campus, St. Louis, MO 63130
The Human Race Machine is an entirely unique diversity experience. This machine gives viewers the opportunity to envision themselves as a different race. Modern science tells us that the DNA of any two humans is 99.97 percent identical and that there is no gene for race. A powerful, yet subtle diversity tool, The Human Race Machine allows us to move beyond our appearance, and contemplate a deeper human connection. After all we are one race...the human race.
Sponsored by the Assembly Series of Washington University
11:30 am
A Conversation with Mary Badham
Location: Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112
Join actress Mary Badham and theater critic Dennis Brown to discuss the film version of To "To Kill a Mockingbird". Badham is the actress who portrayed Scout in the 1962 film adaptation and Brown is a lecturer at Webster University, theater critic for the Riverfront Times, and the producer of "A Conversation with Gregory Peck," a one-man show that toured the North America in the 1990s.
12:30 pm
Film screening of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO
1:30 pm
A Conversation with Mary Badham
Location: University City Public Library, 6701 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63130
Join actress Mary Badham and theater critic Dennis Brown to discuss the film version of "To Kill a Mockingbird". Badham is the actress who portrayed Scout in the 1962 film adaptation and Brown is a lecturer at Webster University, theater critic for the Riverfront Times, and the producer of "A Conversation with Gregory Peck," a one-man show that toured the North America in the 1990s.
2:00 pm
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Public Performance of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $16, $12 for seniors, students and children. (314) 935-6564.
2:30 pm
Film screening of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: University City Public Library, 6701 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63130
6:00 pm
Book Discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: St. Louis Public Library Carpenter Branch, 3309 S. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63118
10:00 am
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Student Matinee of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $8. (314) 935-6564
1:00 pm
HEC-TV Live! Event - Of Monroeville and Mockingbird: Page to Stage
How do you translate the timeless themes, locations and characters of the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" to a theatrical production? Find out by interacting with the director, actors, designers and technical personnel that are bringing it to life on stage.
Join HEC-TV Live! this school year through interactive programs about "To Kill a Mockingbird". You can join each program live as it happens three ways: 1) via videoconference which gives your students face to face interaction with the program participants; 2) via television by watching it on HEC-TV (channel 26 on Charter Communications cable) and sending in e-mail of phone questions; or 3) by watching over the Internet at www.hectv.org and e-mailing in questions. To enroll for any program using any of these options contact Tim Gore at live@hectv.org or (314) 603-4633
10:00 am
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Student Matinee of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $8. (314) 935-6564
6:00 pm
Book Discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: Knitty Couture, 6148 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112
10:00 am
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Student Matinee of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $8. (314) 935-6564
10:00 am
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Student Matinee of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $8. (314) 935-6564
7:30 pm
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Public Performance of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $16, $12 for seniors, students and children. (314) 935-6564.
2:00 pm
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Public Performance of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $16, $12 for seniors, students and children. (314) 935-6564.
7:30 pm
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Public Performance of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $16, $12 for seniors, students and children. (314) 935-6564.
2:00 pm
Theatrical Performance
Location: Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO 63130
Public Performance of "To Kill a Mockingbird", presented by Metro Theater Company and the Edison Theater. Reservations required. Tickets are $16, $12 for seniors, students and children. (314) 935-6564.
3:00 pm
Theatrical Performance: Stamping, Shouting and Singing Home
Location: Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO
In this inspirational and uplifting tale of a family's struggles,
12-year-old Lizzie tells of life in the Deep South in the 1950s.
7:00 pm
Bias and Bigotry Film Festival: Gentleman's Agreement (1948), directed by Elia Kazan, starring Gregory Peck
Location: Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Blvd, First Floor, St. Louis, MO 63110
Presented by the Anti-Defamation League of League of St. Louis and Cinema St. Louis
Explore themes of bias and bigotry as portrayed on the big screen. Join with local experts to discuss each film after the screening.
Film Summary: A reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred. Academy Award Winner for Best Picture.
Series tickets available for $20 adult, $15 students & senior. $6 per show. Seating limit to 100 per show, RSVP suggested to (314) 432-686
7:00 pm
Shattering Ceilings: Celebrating Success in Pursuit of "The Dream"
Location: Graham Chapel, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130
Annual Martin Luther King Commemoration on the campus of Washington University, featuring musical performances and remarks by Dr. Camille Nelson, law professor
10:00 am
Book Discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: St. Louis Public Library Machacek Branch, 6424 Scanlan Ave, St. Louis, MO 63139
7:00 pm
Bias and Bigotry Film Festival: Watermelon Man (1970), directed by Melvin Van Peebles, starring Godfrey Cambridge
Location: Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Blvd, First Floor, St. Louis, MO 63110
Presented by the Anti-Defamation League of League of St. Louis and Cinema St. Louis Explore themes of bias and bigotry as portrayed on the big screen. Join with local experts to discuss each film after the screening. Film Summary: Tells the story of a typical 1960s, somewhat bigoted white insurance salesman who wakes up one morning to find that he has become black.Series tickets available for $20 adult, $15 students & senior. $6 per show. Seating limit to 100 per show, RSVP suggested to (314) 432-686.
7:00 pm
Bias and Bigotry Film Festival: Philadelphia (1993), directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington
Location: Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Blvd, First Floor, St. Louis, MO 63110
Presented by the Anti-Defamation League of League of St. Louis and Cinema St. Louis Explore themes of bias and bigotry as portrayed on the big screen. Join with local experts to discuss each film after the screening. Film Summary: When a man with AIDS is fired by a conservative law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit. Tom Hank’s won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Seating limit to 100 per show, RSVP suggested to (314) 432-686.
12:00 pm
Lecture - The Civil Rights Dimensions of Prisoner Reentry: the Impact on Individuals, Families, and Communities by Professor Michael Pinard, University of Maryland
Location: Anheuser Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Courtroom, Room 310, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130
Professor Pinard's scholarship and research interests focus on the criminal process, criminal defense lawyering and issues related to the interconnections between the reentry of individuals with criminal records and the collateral consequences of criminal convictions.
7:00 pm
Book Discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: Barnes and Noble, 8871 Ladue Rd, St. Louis, MO 63124
7:00 pm
Film Screening: Off the Record: Conversations on the Streets of St. Louis
Location: Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO
Off the Record is an unfiltered exploration of the lives of inner city
youth in America and the urban culture that permeates the entire
world. This film delivers a "straight up" point of view from young
America as individuals discuss issues such as gang activity, fashion,
pregnancy and education. Motivated by his own experiences and
a desire to create a more positive future, executive producer and
director Larry Bastain uses a no holds barred format in his interviews
with youth, police, undercover detectives, lawmakers, friends and
family. Off the Record explores the questions and provides the
answers that the general public would like to know but is too
afraid to ask. A moderated panel discussion will follow the film.
Executive produced, directed and narrated by Larry Bastain of
Boss Entertainment
7:00 pm
Bias and Bigotry Film Festival: American History X (1998), directed by Tony Kaye, starring Edward Norton
Location: Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Blvd, First Floor, St. Louis, MO 63110
Presented by the Anti-Defamation League of League of St. Louis and Cinema St. Louis Explore themes of bias and bigotry as portrayed on the big screen. Join with local experts to discuss each film after the screening. Film Summary:A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.
Series tickets available for $20 adult, $15 students & senior. $6 per show. Seating limit to 100 per show, RSVP suggested to (314) 432-6868.
1:00 pm
Book Discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: Borders Books and Music, 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63144
1:00 pm
Book Discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: St. Louis Public Library Barr Branch, 1701 S. Jefferson Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104
12:00 pm
Book Discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: Left Bank Books (Downtown), 321 N. 10th St, St. Louis, MO 63101
7:00 pm
Book Discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid in the Central West End, St. Louis, MO 63108
7:00 pm
Book Discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: University City Public Library, 6701 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63130
6:30 pm
The Great Depression: The Setting of "To Kill a Mockingbird" (Screening and discussion)
Location: Washington University West Campus Library, 7425 Forsyth Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63105
Using film footage, photographs, and episodes from the Henry Hampton's seven part PBS series entitled The Great Depression, the program will create the historical context in which the novel is set. The archival materials will help demonstrate how historical events and forces shaped the relationships between race and class in the South in the 1930’s.
website: http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/filmandmedia/
1:00 pm
Interactive Event - An exploration of "To Kill a Mockingbird" Through Art
Location: Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Blvd, First Floor, St. Louis, MO 63110
Join local artisans to explore racial and social justice issues through the arts. This family friendly event will feature storytellers, a quilting project, theatrical performances and a writing and journaling workshop. Free of Charge.Sponsored by Cultural Festivals of St. Louis
3:00 pm
Book Discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110
1:00 pm
Family Event - Annual African American Read-In
Location: Missouri History Museum, AT&T Foundation Room, 5700 Lindell, St. Louis, MO 63110
Since 1990, more than one million readers have participated in this celebration of African American literacy. K-12 students will share selections from great works of African American literature, including those by such authors as Alice Walker, Richard Wright, Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison and Michael Eric Dyson. Sponsored by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English.
2:00 pm
Book Discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: Barnes and Noble, 8871 Ladue Rd, St. Louis, MO 63124
7:00 pm
Book Discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: University City Library, University City, MO 63130
11:30 am
Stereotypes and Bias: Unconscious Courtroom Drama
Location: Husch Blackwell Sanders, 190 Carondelet Plaza, St. Louis, MO
The Clayton Chamber of Commerce and Washington University are partnering to encourage the community to read this year's
The Big Read selection:
"To Kill a Mockingbird"
The trial of African-American Tom Robinson, wrongly accused of rape, and convicted by an all-white jury, painted a searing picture of the justice system. While much has changed since the fictional 1935 trial, there are still stereotypes and bias in our courtrooms today.
Kimberly Norwood, Professor of Law and African-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, will discuss the improvements to the justice system and highlight unconscious courtroom drama that still occurs.
Box Lunch & Program
$20 - Members
$25 - Non-Members
RSVP by Friday, February 6th - no-shows and cancellations after this date are non-refundable.
The first 20 registrations will receive a FREE book!
Register online at
www.claytoncommerce.com
