@Dennis Eddings why do you find it necessary to insert your political view into this exchange? I doubt that Twain would agree with you. He was a libertarian, don't you think. Phil Bauer On 5/12/2020 1:43 PM, Dennis Eddings wrote: > 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 >>>>