Recommended Programs
PROGRAMMING SUGGESTIONS - LONG ISLAND READS 2005
The following programs are suggested as complements to Travels
with Charley: In Search of America, by John Steinbeck.
THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS...1960
Invite community members for an open discussion of 1960, with or
without a non-library moderator.
BOOK DISCUSSION LEADERS
Fran Cohen - 516-869-6768
Dr. Ellen Parker - 516-944-9799 / dep1820@juno.com
Donna Diamond - 631-266-1718 / mnmbooks@optonline.net
Madelyn Edelson - 631-271-1137 / mbedelson@aol.com
BUS TRIPS
STEINBECK'S SAG HARBOR/SOUTHAMPTON LIFESTYLE
Guided tour by bus includes John Jermain Library, lunch on your
own and winery visit. ($50 +/-)
All Around Long Island Tours, Carol Lucca - 631-266-3339
DRAMA / THEATER / READINGS
IN SEARCH OF AMERICA
Dramatic readings from Travels with Charley ($225)
David Houston - 516-293-2638 / DH@davidhouston.net
GREAT BOOKS: A MUSICAL ROMP
Will include Travels with Charley.
Primrose Productions, Lois Stein - 631-271-1358
AUTHOR APPEARANCE
The Vineyard: A Memoir
Louisa Thomas Hargrave, reimburse travel expense - 631-834-4077
FOLK MUSIC/SINGERS
Travel folk songs
Ira Perlman - 516-795-2499 / irap@optonline.net, www.fmshny.org
Early 60s Folk Music
Pat Shih and Stephen Fricker - 631-549-2332 / patshih@pb.net, www.patriciashih.com
LECTURES
LECTURES - GENERAL
The 1960s
John Merenda, Asst. Prof., Suffolk Community College - 631-878-049
Long Island History - A Sense of Place ($100 +)
Dr. Natalie Naylor, Prof., Hofstra University - 516-538-7679
Wineries of Long Island
L.I. Wine Council - 631-369-5887
ART LECTURES
Traveling Through Art; Great American Art; N.Y.C. in Art ($375)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - 212-396-5170
TRAVEL LECTURES
America & Its National Parks
Laurie Campbell - 516-796-4514
L.I. Lighthouses; Shipwrecks; Marine Life; Buried Treasure ($175)
Eco-Photo Explorers - 631-467-5305, 941-0471
National Parks
Irma Mandel - 631-427-3637
WORKSHOPS
CRAFT WORKSHOP
U.S.A. decorative wall hanging: craft foam decorated with puff paint
and hung with wire. ($150)
Diana Berthold - 631-654-8165
CULINARY DEMONSTRATIONS
Food history, cooking demonstrations and tastings related to Travels
with Charley.
Chef Mo - 631-732-5506
Chef Charlie - 631-553-9265
Patricia Bove - 631-669-9313 / ChefPBove@yahoo.com
WRITING WORKSHOPS
How to Create a Non Fiction Book Proposal
(1 intro workshop $175; 4 or 6 week workshop $400 - $600)
Tom Philbin - 631-261-6050
Writing the Personal Memoir or Creative Writing Workshop
Will relate workshops to John Steinbeck ($100 hr/flexible)
Eileen Obser - 631-324-6325 / eobser@yahoo.com
Writing for Profit
Professional journalist and playwright, offers a seminar for the
neophyte writer who wants to learn to write for profit. ($275)
Joe Beck - 516-932-1454
Prepared by the Long Island Reads 2005 Programs Subcommittee:
| Jessica Ley, Port Washington Public Library |
Michele Peppers, Huntington Public Library |
| Donna Diamond, Independent Book Discussion
Leader |
Rhea Pollack, Brentwood Public Library |
| Karen Jaffe, Comsewogue Public Library |
Stacey Smith-Brown, Uniondale Public Library |
Elizabeth Olesh, Long Island Reads Nassau Co-Chair Nassau Library
System
Deborah Clark Cunningham, Long Island Reads Suffolk Co-Chair
Harborfields Public Library
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