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Programs by Mark Twain Education Society
| Program Name | Virtual | AudienceNum | Audience | Description | Last Modified |
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| Being Mark Twain | No | 5,6,7 | Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | What is it like to be famous? Alan Kitty is well known (not quite famous) for his performance work as Mark Twain, which he has been doing since 1979. He knows how Twain must have felt from reading ...Full Description |
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| Brutally Brief Biography of Mark Twain | Yes | 6,7 | Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | This popular program in part one of a series on the life, work and times of Mark Twain. it is designed to enrich the reader's appreciation for the Father of American Literature and America's first Modern ...Full Description |
Yes |
| A Conversation with Mark Twain | No | 7 | Adults (18+) | Alan Kitty appears in the character and visage of Mark Twain to deliver prepared comments and anecdotes that are appropriate to the age and type of audience. When he is finished, he opens the floor ...Full Description |
Yes |
| Mark Twain on Race and Religion | Yes | 6,7 | Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Race and Religion have always been American obsessions. Mark Twain's views on both changed during his lifetime, and his evolution is explored in many of his works. This lecture will illuminate his evolution ...Full Description |
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| Mark Twain Politics | Yes | 5,6,7 | Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | The GOP was born in 1854, and Mark Twain was a charter member of its Connecticut Chapter by 1874. But he support Democrat Grover Cleveland as a "Mugwump". This lecture follows his political evolution ...Full Description |
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| Mark Twain Themes | Yes | 5,6,7 | Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | This is part two of a series. Part one is an overview of Twain's life, work and times. Part two is designed to depend appreciation for the works of Mark Twain. We discuss recurring themes in his fiction, ...Full Description |
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