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Book Signing: Thursday, October 6 • 2-4 p.m.
Columbia Public Library Friends Room
Lecture: Thursday, October 6 • 7 p.m.
Keller Auditorium, Geological Sciences Bldg.,
Francis Quadrangle on the MU Campus
The videoconference of the lecture in Fulton has been cancelled due to technical difficulties.
As the finale to this year's One Read program, author Orson Scott Card will offer thoughts on his science fiction classic, "Ender's Game," and the screenplay version he's now working on for the 2006 movie release. Mr. Card will also answer your questions after the lecture. Keller Auditorium is in the Geological Sciences Building on the northwest corner of Francis Quadrangle on the MU campus. You can also attend the lecture Special thanks go to the Friends of the Columbia Public Library for funding Card's visit.
Wednesday, September 7 • 1:30-2 p.m.
KOPN 89.5 FM
Community radio station KOPN 89.5 FM will broadcast the unabridged audiobook version of "Ender's Game" in serial form starting today. The broadcast will continue with segments each weekday afternoon 1:30-2 p.m. through October 6. This 20th anniversary dramatized edition of the book is read by Stefan Rudnicki, Harlan Ellison and others. Tune in to hear the One Read book in a whole different way.
Thursday, September 1
Local artists are invited to submit artwork inspired by "Ender's Game." The theme for the show is the future and work may be of any medium. Submit your work to the Callaway County Public Library by Wednesday, September 21 to be exhibited at Court Street Coffee in downtown Fulton from September 26 through October 7 and on the library's Web site. Guidelines and entry forms are available at the library or online.
Wednesday, September 7 • Noon-1 p.m.
Callaway County Public Library Friends Room
Bring a snack and join us for a book discussion the first Wednesday of each month. This month we discuss this year's One Read book, "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. Andrew "Ender" Wiggin thinks he is playing computer-simulated war games; he is, in fact, engaged in something far more desperate. The result of genetic experimentation, Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life. At today's discussion you can pick up a copy of "Most Wanted" by Michele Martinez to be discussed October 5.
Thursday, September 8 • 7 p.m.
William Woods University Library Auditorium*
Join faculty of William Woods University for a discussion and showing of the 1999 George Lucas movie that sets up the events in the following five Star Wars films. While an evil force lurks in the shadows of the Galactic Empire, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi help the Queen of Naboo confront Dark Jedi Darth Maul, enlisting the aid of a young boy named Anakin Skywalker.
Monday, September 12 • 7 p.m.
Helen Stephens Building, William Woods University
The role of the game in "Ender's Game" is crucial to the book and to our society. Dr. Katharine Mixter Mayne, assistant professor of biology, will lead a discussion about games, followed by actual playtime simulating laser tag in a weightless environment. Participants should wear sneakers.
Tuesday, September 13 • 7 p.m.
William Woods University Library Auditorium*
Join Williams Woods faculty for a discussion and showing of Stephen Spielberg's film "E.T." This science fiction classic is the warm, insightful tale of a 10-year-old boy who befriends a creature from another planet stranded on earth and secretly tries to help him get home.
Thursday, September 15 • 7 p.m.
Callaway County Public Library Friends Room
Join Westminster College President Dr. Fletcher Lamkin to discuss "Ender's Game" and the real "battle school," West Point. Before his tenure at Westminster, Dr. Lamkin was dean of the Academic Board at his alma mater, West Point. During his Army career, Dr. Lamkin served in numerous command and staff positions, including battery command in Vietnam, battalion operations officer in Korea, and battalion command in Germany.
Monday, September 19 • 7-8 p.m.
Callaway County Public Library Friends Room
Volunteer naturalists Doris and Don Hessee from Runge Conservation Nature Center will present activities all about bugs. We can only hope that these earthly bugs won't try to destroy the world like the buggers in "Ender's Game!" Families.
Tuesday, September 20 • 7-8 p.m.
Callaway County Public Library Friends Room
Calling all 'tweens and teens! If you've read "Ender's Game," come share your thoughts with others ages 12 and older.
Tuesday, September 20 • 7 p.m.
William Woods University Library Auditorium*
Linking historic fact with futuristic fiction, Dr. Shawn Hull, assistant professor of history and director of the Honors Program at William Woods University, will compare the Hitler Youth program to the battle school training described in "Ender's Game."
Wednesday, September 21 • 7 p.m.
William Woods University Library Auditorium*
Dr. Linda Davis, associate professor of computer information systems, explores the tie between computer games and violence as depicted in "Ender's Game."
Monday, September 26
Court Street Coffee, 529 Court St.
Come admire artwork by community members inspired by "Ender's Game" at Court Street Coffee in downtown Fulton from September 26 through October 7. Entries will also be displayed on the library's Web site. Guidelines and entry forms are available at the library or online.
Tuesday, September 27 • 7 p.m.
William Woods University Library Auditorium*
Senior Ida Hoffmann and a panel of Honors Program participants will discuss the educational problems gifted students face. Discussion will focus on findings Hoffmann presented at the William Woods University Undergraduate Research Conference.
Wednesday, September 28 • 7 p.m.
William Woods University Library Auditorium*
William Woods University faculty discuss the major themes of "Ender's Game," including leadership, violence, ethics and the role of children.
Thursday, September 29 • 7 p.m.
Callaway County Public Library Friends Room
A panel of local experts will discuss conflict mediation, leadership, child psychology, manipulation and gifted children, all issues raised by "Enders Game." On the panel will be: Dr. Robert Hansen, director of counseling and health services at Westminster; Dr. Robin Martin, child psychologist at Fulton Public Schools; Dr. Elaine Larson, Fulton State Hospital psychologist; and Kris Krause of the Fulton Public Schools' Project Extra.
Thursday, September 1
Local artists are invited to submit artwork inspired by "Ender's Game." The theme for the show is the future and work may be of any medium. Submit your artwork to any Daniel Boone Regional Library facility or the bookmobile by Monday, September 19. Entries will be on display at the Cherry Street Artisan on September 29 at a reception featuring electronic music by local musicians and on the library's Web site. Selected pieces of art will also be on display in the Boone County Government Center during the Columbia Festival of the Arts. Guidelines and entry forms are available online, at the library and at the Cherry Street Artisan.
Thursday, September 1 • 1:30 p.m.
KOPN 89.5 FM
It's hard, sometimes, to separate reality from fantasy, especially in wartime. In this installment of the National Radio Project show "Making Contact," commentators look at video games, movies and war, and how the lines between each aren't always so clear. KOPN 89.5 FM will air this program three times.
Tuesday, September 6 • 1:30 p.m.
KOPN 89.5 FM
It's hard, sometimes, to separate reality from fantasy, especially in wartime. In this installment of the National Radio Project show "Making Contact," commentators look at video games, movies and war, and how the lines between each aren't always so clear. KOPN 89.5 FM will air this program three times.
Wednesday, September 7 • 7 p.m.
Blue Note, 17 N. 9th Street, Columbia
To discuss questions raised by this year's One Read book, KOPN 89.5 FM presents John Taylor Gatto, New York State Teacher of the Year in 1991. Author of “The Underground History of American Education” and “Dumbing Us Down,” Gatto will trace the history of education and examine the differences between education and training. Admission is $7 in advance, $9 at the door. Tickets are available at KOPN, 915 E. Broadway, 874-1139.
Thursday, September 8 • 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Columbia Mall
Susan Dunham, composition teacher at Hickman High School and Columbia College, will lead a discussion on the writing of science fiction and how the future is portrayed.
Monday, September 12 • 6 p.m.
Agriculture Building, Hitt & Rollins, MU Campus
Kris Simpson, collections manager at the University of Missouri Entomology Museum, will discuss how insects are used in science fiction films and then give a tour of the museum. To find the museum, enter via the Rollins Road door, go up the stairs, then turn left. The museum (3-38) is then immediately on your left.
Tuesday, September 13 • 2 p.m.
Columbia Public Library Friends Room
Join Marie Glaze, Daniel Boone Regional Library trustee and president of the Columbia Library District board, in discussing this year's One Read selection.
Tuesday, September 13 • 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Columbia Mall
The Family Book Group, led by Bev Greeson and other teachers from Paxton Keeley Elementary School, will discuss "Ender's Game."
Thursday, September 15 • 7 p.m.
Tiger Columns Hotel, 23 S. 8th St.
Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman and his wife Axie will lead their lively annual One Read book discussion in the Tiger Room of the historic Tiger Columns Hotel.
Friday, September 16 • 7 p.m.
Gunther's Games, 1106 E. Broadway
Whether it's "The Last Starfighter," "WarGames" or "Ender's Game," video games have captured the imagination of science fiction writers and fans over many decades. Tonight, bring your family and spend an evening trying your hand at some new and classic games at Gunther's Games. Games start at 25¢ and 50¢ a play.
Sunday, September 18 • 7 p.m.
Missouri Theatre, 203 S. 9th St.
The days of the dollar theater return to the historic Missouri Theatre with the 1956 classic "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Starring Kevin McCarthy, this paranoid thriller was widely interpreted as criticism of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the Communist witch hunts and blacklisting of the 1950s. Watch for the cameo appearance of Sam Peckinpah (future director and uncredited co-writer of this film) as the meter reader. Cosponsored by Ragtag Cinemacafé and the Missouri Symphony Society. Advance ($1) tickets are available at the Columbia Public Library beginning September 6. The Missouri Theatre box office opens at 6 p.m. before the film. (This movie is unrated, but the 1978 remake was rated PG.)
Tuesday, September 20 • 7 p.m.
Columbia Public Library Friends Room
Dr. Bill Bondeson will lead a discussion centered on the ethical aspects of "Ender's Game." Dr. Bondeson is the Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy and Family and Community Medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia where he has taught for the past 35 years.
Wednesday, September 21 • 7 p.m.
Columbia Public Library Friends Room
Join reading panel members Richard Wallace and Gwen Struchtemeyer to discuss this year's two runner-up books, "Kite Runner" and "West of Kabul and East of New York." Richard Wallace is MU chancellor emeritus, and Gwen Struchtemeyer is the media center director at Rock Bridge High School.
Thursday, September 22 • 7 p.m.
Columbia Public Library Friends Room
In anticipation of the production of "Ender's Game" as a movie in 2006, we will discuss the process of translating books into movies with Ken LaZebnik, dean of the new School of the Performing Arts at Stephens College. Ken has worked as supervising producer on "Star Trek: Enterprise" and "Touched by an Angel," and he co-wrote, with National Public Radio’s Garrison Keillor, the Robert Altman film "A Prairie Home Companion," which is in production. He will be joined by Kerri Yost, new assistant professor of film at Stephens who is helping to kick-start the new digital filmmaking program.
Saturday, September 24 • 1-1:30 p.m.
Literary Arts Stage, Boone County Government Center
Stephens College theater students, under the direction of associate professor Rob Doyen, chair of the theater/music department, present adapted dramatic excerpts from "Ender's Game."
Sunday, September 25 • 1-1:30 p.m.
Literary Arts Stage, Boone County Government Center
Stephens College theater students, under the direction of associate professor Rob Doyen, chair of the theater/music department, present adapted dramatic excerpts from "Ender's Game."
Tuesday, September 27 • 10 a.m.
Columbia Public Library Friends Room
Columbia College President Dr. Gerald Brouder will address leadership as demonstrated by Ender Wiggen. Dr. Brouder brings to the discussion more than a quarter century of administrative leadership experience in Mid-Missouri.
Wednesday, September 28 • 7 p.m.
Columbia Public Library Friends Room
Join us for a discussion of psychology, genetic engineering, computer innovations, media manipulation and other issues raised by "Ender's Game." Panelists include MU professor emeritus of psychology Russell G. Geen, MU associate professor of biological science Miriam W. Golomb, MU director of research and educational support Ali Hussam, and KFRU morning show host David Lile. Darren Hellwege of KBIA will be the moderator.
Thursday, September 29 • 8 p.m.
Cherry Street Artisan, 111 S. 9th St.
Come admire future-themed art submitted by community members while listening to electronic music by local musicians. Selected pieces of art will also be on display in the Boone County Government Center during the Columbia Festival of the Arts. All entries will also be displayed on the library's Web site. Guidelines and entry forms are available on the One Read Web site, at the library and at the Cherry Street Artisan.
Monday, October 3 • 5:30 p.m.
KOPN 89.3
It's hard, sometimes, to separate reality from fantasy, especially in wartime. In this installment of the National Radio Project show "Making Contact," commentators look at video games, movies and war, and how the lines between each aren't always so clear. KOPN 89.5 FM will air this program three times.
Wednesday, October 5 • 7 p.m.
Columbia Public Library Friends Room
Former MU and NBA basketball star Derrick Chievous will lead a discussion of "Ender's Game" especially for teens and 'tweens.
Wednesday, September 14 • 2-2:45 p.m.
Southern Boone County Public Library
Calling all 'tweens and teens! If you've read "Ender's Game," come share your thoughts with others ages 12 and older.
Tuesday, September 27 • 7 p.m.
Southern Boone County Public Library
Tiff Lauffer, DBRL trustee and president of the Boone County Library District board, and his wife Phebe, secretary for the Friends of the SoBoCo Library, will lead community members in a discussion of "Ender's Game."
