The Big Read, Indeed

Discussion Group with Mayors
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2:30 p.m.
City County Building, Small Assembly Room
Join Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale, Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, Knox County School Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre and other community leaders in a discussion about The Grapes of Wrath. Or watch on Community Television from the comfort of your own home.


Can the Dust Bowl Happen Again?
Thursday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m.
Oak Ridge Public Library
Robert Kennedy, senior systems engineer with Ultimax, will talk about the Dust Bowl from a scientific perspective and how it might relate to today’s environment.


Successful Budgeting in an Economic Slump
Thursday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m.
Blount County Public Library
Sherri Hagood, a Certified Dave Ramsey Financial Counselor, will offer advice on surviving turbulent economic times. Questions from the audience will be welcome. Please bring a canned good or nonperishable food item to donate to our local food pantries.


To the Source Farm Tour
Sunday, Oct. 19, 12 p.m.
Market Square
Join the Farmer’s Market tour through Cocke County. $30 per person, children under 5 free. Contact Charlotte Tolley at 405-3135.

Film Screening: The Electric Valley
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m.
East Tennessee History Center
Ross Spears’s The Electric Valley is the first independent film to tell the story of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the controversial federal agency created during the Great Depression.


Why the Great Depression Won’t Happen Again
Thursday, Oct. 23, 12 p.m.
Oak Ridge Public Library
Bring a brown-bag lunch and listen to Nelson Patterson, financial advisor with Edward Jones Company, as he explains what you need to do to prevent a personal financial disaster.
   

Literary and Historical Perspectives of the Great Depression
Thursday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m.
Lawson Auditorium, Fayerweather Hall,
Maryville College
Dr. Ron Wells, director of the Maryville Symposium, and Dr. Will Phillips, associate professor of English at Maryville College, offer historical and literary perspectives of The Grapes of Wrath in an approachable and thought-provoking discussion. Dr. Wells and Dr. Phillips will lead the conversation and invite questions from the audience. Please bring a canned good or nonperishable food item to donate to our local food pantries.

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Live Radio Show
Saturday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m.
East Tennessee History Center
Knox County Public Library, in a Media High Workshop for young people, will present a live radio show based on the popular series You Are There. Teenagers will go back in time to give listeners a chance to sit around the radio and hear news about the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression.


The Grapes of Wrath Nature Walk
Sunday, Oct. 26, 1 p.m.
Will Skelton Greenway
Join Ijams naturalist and local author Stephen Lyn Bales for a symbolic migration along the Will Skelton Greenway to the land of opportunity (Ijams Nature Center). Period attire is suggested. For more information, call 577-4717, ext. 10.


Film Screening: The Grapes of Wrath
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m.
East Tennessee History Center
Please bring a canned good or nonperishable food item to donate to our local food pantries.


Film Screening: The Grapes of Wrath
Friday, Oct. 31, 9 p.m.
Palace Theater
Please bring a canned good or nonperishable food item to donate to our local food pantries.