I’m amazed at how well the inaugural session came off. Kudos to all involved. 

I sat quietly in order to absorb as much as possible from staff, past and present, and gather inspiration.

Some of you are aware that I am a public Twain interpreter. I have a lecture and performance series that I have taken on tour across 22 states. 

At least some of your sessions may be of interest to my client organizations. I would be interested in exploring with them the idea of their memberships getting invited to selected sessions. And if any scholars out there want to explore this for their own virtual classes, we may be interested in participating as well. 

Our mission is to maintain and promote Twain’s relevance and influence. And such sessions and lecture would save my small non-profit the time to recreate our own series for virtual presentation.  

If this is of interest to anyone, please let me know. My Twain isn’t booked during the summer and the live fall season is unknowable. 

Alan Kitty, Executive Director
Mark Twain Education Society

“Laughter can shatter the most colossal humbug; blow it to rags and atoms with a single blast.”

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> On May 15, 2020, at 11:20 AM, Steve Courtney <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Greetings!
> 
> The Mark Twain House's first virtual version of our "Trouble Begins at 5:30" series -- "Trouble at Home" last night featured Dr. Kerry Driscoll in conversation about the Mark Twain Papers and Project, her own work, and a range of other Twainian subjects and discussions. It went off triumphantly, with 169 registrants -- many friends from near and far, including a good proportion of you out there. Thank you so much for your attendance, participation, and support.
> 
> Those who could not catch the conversation last night can find their way there via this link:
> 
> https://www.crowdcast.io/e/trouble--home
> 
> Our next event, on Thursday, May 28, at 5;30 p.m. EDT, will focus on Susy Clemens whose father hailed her "vivacity, enthusiasm, precocious wisdom, wit, elegance, penetration, nobility of character." The interview guest will be Grace DiModugno of our Living History historical interpreter staff. She takes visitors around the Hartford house in costume, recreating Susy's life there for them. Her experience doing that, along ith a natural talent for absorbing and interpreting information, provides a terrific experience for those visitors. She'll relay what she has learned about Susy, and some tales of visitors and their curious ways. Again, free, and I'll post the link for access when I get it.
> 
> Again, thanks!
> Steve
> 
> Steve Courtney
> Curatorial Special Projects Coordinator
> The Mark Twain House & Museum
> 351 Farmington Avenue
> Hartford, Connecticut 06105
> 860-302-8969