More items of interest to Twainers: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kent Rasmussen, author of _Mark Twain A to Z_ and Mark Twain Forum member, will present three programs on Mark Twain and the application of computer technology in research, editing and authorship in Jamestown, New York, on November 18 and 19, 1996. Forum members who live in the Jamestown area or will be within traveling distance are invited to attend the lectures. Details and directions to the campus are included below: The following announcement is reprinted from _The Communicator_ (The Newsletter of Jamestown (N.Y.) Community College's Jamestown Campus); Vol XXVII, No. 6; November 4, 1996. SCHOLAR TO PRESENT PROGRAMS ON WRITING, TWAIN, COMPUTERS R. Kent Rasmussen, author of the award winning _Mark Twain A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Writings_, will discuss Twain and the use of the computer as a writing tool during a visit on November l8 and 19. Each of Dr. Rasmussen's programs will be held in the Hultquist Library Theatre. The programs, sponsored by the Katharine Jackson Carnahan Endowment for the Humanities and Jamestown Community College's college program committee, are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Monday, November 18. Dr. Rasmussen will draw upon his experience as a professional book editor and author to present "Writing with Computers." During the 12 p.m. informal discussion, he will also suggest practical ways to make writing and editing on computers easier. During "Mark Twain: 'The Lincoln of Our Literature"' at 7 p.m., Dr. Rasmussen will launch a discussion about what made Twain uniquely American and why Twain's works remain as fresh and alive today as they were in his own time. Dr. Rasmussen will also discuss how he became interested in Twain and why the author continues to fascinate him as a reader, writer, and historian. Tuesday, November 19. "Electronic Texts," at 11:30 a.m., features a demonstration of how electronic texts, databases, and other computer tools have helped Dr. Rasmussen as a professional writer. He will also show how technology helped him compress six years of work into two and one-half years to write _Mark Twain A to Z_. Dr. Rasmussen, a book editor at Salem Press, has published six books and hundreds of articles and book reviews. He is a former associate editor of the Marcus Garvey Papers at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned a Ph.D. in history. He is the author of several acclaimed reference books on Africa and editor of _Mark Twain's Book for Bad Boys and Girls_. His latest books, _The Quotable Mark Twain_ and a history of segregation in America, will be published in 1997. DIRECTIONS TO JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE: From I-90 coming from Buffalo: Take the Dunkirk/Fredonia exit (exit 59). Take Rt. 60 south through Gerry and toward Jamestown. Approaching the city limits, you will pass Tompkins Rd. and Palm Rd. on your left. Take the next left on Horton Rd. Follow Horton to Curtis St.; follow Curtis past 100-Acre Lot and Roger T. Peterson Institute and enter large parking lot on lefthand side. The Hultquist Library is the tallest building toward the back of the lot and the teleconference theatre is to the left once inside the main door. From Rt. 17: Take Jamestown exit (exit 12). Turn north onto Rt. 60 and take first right on Horton Rd. Jamestown Community College 525 Falconer St., Jamestown, New York. Main number 716-665-5220. For further information, contact Craig Frischkorn via email: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An unrelated footnote to a previous posting: What Erica Jong _really_ said . . . _The Chronicle of Higher Education_; November 1, 1996; pg. B8; "Correction to excerpt from Twain Edition" The Chronicle of Higher Ed. reprints the excerpt from Erica Jong's introduction to _1601 and Is Shakespeare Dead?_, correcting the errors of the October 25 issue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you know of any additional items of "interest to Twainers," please share your information on the Mark Twain Forum. -- Kevin B.