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In the midst of this comedy of errors (Trump/covid) there may be an
upside--such things as Kerry's talk being available to those of us
(especially on the Left ((thank god)) Coast) who can't make them.  Now, if
Joe would do the same for the Elmira series I would be as happy as a cat
with a freshly opened can of tuna.

dennis eddings

On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 8:11 AM Hugh Davis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Yes, thank you.
>
> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 10:20 AM Steve Courtney <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hugh, this should actually get you there. My bad.
> >
> > https://marktwainhouse.org/TroubleAtHomeKerry
> >
> > If it doesn't for some reason, if you go to the Mark Twain House website
> > -- marktwainhouse.org -- and search for "Trouble," Thursday's "Trouble
> at
> > Home" should come up as the first entry.
> >
> > Sorry for the, er, Trouble!
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > Steve Courtney
> > Curatorial Special Projects Coordinator
> > The Mark Twain House & Museum
> > 351 Farmington Avenue
> > Hartford, Connecticut 06105
> > 860-302-8969
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Hugh Davis <
> > [log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 9:34 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Trouble at Home
> >
> > The two hyperlinks provided send us either to the last time Dr. Driscoll
> > spoke (2018) or to an Outlook account sign-in.
> >
> > On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 7:04 AM Steve Courtney <
> > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Greetings, all!
> > >
> > > As some of you know, ten years ago I called Barb Snedecor and asked
> > > permission to pillage the name of the wonderful Center for Mark Twain
> > > Studies lecture series, "The Trouble Begins at Eight," altering it
> > slightly
> > > for the early-to-bed Hartford audience: "The Trouble Begins at 5:30."
> > >
> > > In the past decade we've welcomed more than 90 speakers on subjects
> > > ranging from literary to historical to domestic (the corset lecture
> comes
> > > to mind) to odd ("Mark Twain versus Sherlock Holmes" comes to mind). We
> > > have remained hand-in-hand with Elmira, which now under Joe Lemak has
> > > provided important support for the series, for which we are heartily
> > > grateful.
> > >
> > > Our Tenth Anniversary Spring series was blitzed by the emergency. We
> > still
> > > hope for the fall, but meanwhile we are injecting the spirit of the
> > series
> > > into a series of virtual programs, via Crowdcast, staring Thursday --
> at
> > > 5:30. We call it "Trouble at Home."
> > >
> > > We'll feature a live interview of about half an hour with Dr. Kerry
> > > Driscoll, Associate Editor at the Mark Twain Project, Professor
> Emeritus
> > at
> > > the University of St. Joseph, trustee of The Mark Twain House and
> Museum,
> > > and recent historian of Mark Twain's thorny relationship with Native
> > > Americans in Mark Twain and the Indians. Kerry, long associated with,
> and
> > > an important figure at the museum, was our first speaker in the series
> in
> > > May 2010. I'll  be asking her about her current work at the Project and
> > > anything else that crosses our minds.
> > >
> > > Again, Thursday, May 14, at 5:30 p.m. EDT. Here's the link for
> > > registration (it's free). Enjoy!
> > >
> > > marktwainhouse.org/TroubleAtHome/Kerry<
> > >
> >
> https://outlook.office.com/mail/search/id/marktwainhouse.org/TroubleAtHomeKerry
> > > >
> > >
> > > All best,
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > Steve Courtney
> > > Curatorial Special Projects Coordinator
> > > The Mark Twain House & Museum
> > > 351 Farmington Avenue
> > > Hartford, Connecticut 06105
> > > 860-302-8969
> > >
> >
>

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