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►Schedule◄
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NOTE*-For a Schedule of Papers and presenters of
papers shown below click here. |
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Thursday, April 21 |
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4:00 PM |
RPW Circle Board Meeting
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5:30 PM |
Photo Exhibit By Bill Ferris with
pre-recorded remarks and reception in Western's Kentucky Library and
Museum |
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8:00 PM |
Open Microphone at the Marriott: Readings from original creative
works by Circle members |
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Friday, April 22 |
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9:45 AM - 10:45 AM |
Readings from award winning essays
of WKU graduate and undergraduate students at the Opera House, Guthrie,
Kentucky - Times, Presenters, and Titles to be announced. |
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11:00 AM |
USPS
Stamp Ceremony for issuance of stamp commemorating Robert Penn
Warren to be held at Guthrie, KY United States Post Office |
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11:45 PM - 1:00 PM |
Circle Poetry Session 1-Presentation of Papers at the Opera House,
Guthrie, KY-See link at the top of this page for titles of papers and
names of presenters. |
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1:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
Lunch for
Robert Penn Warren Circle Members courtesy of The Robert Penn
Warren Birthplace Committee-Served at Christian Church, Guthrie, KY-
Welcome remarks from Pat Bradley,
Circle President; Jim Perkins, Chair of Centennial Events, and Victor
Strandberg, founding member.
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2:15 PM - 3 :00 PM |
Wreath laying at the RPW marker in Highland Cemetery, Guthrie, KY,
Poetry reading by Melba Smith at the cemetery |
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Renaissance Man - Opera House, Guthrie, KY.- Close to RPW
Birthplace-See link at the top of this page for titles of papers and
names of presenters. |
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7:00 PM |
Black Tie Dinner hosted by
President of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Invitation only. Invitations can only be sent to those who
register not later than February 26, 2005. |
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Saturday, April 23 |
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8:00 AM - 4:45 PM |
Circle Registrations and Conference Sessions in
Cherry Hall on campus of Western Kentucky University, 1 Big Red Way,
Bowling Green, KY
Coffee & Doughnuts courtesy of Robert Penn Warren
Circle
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8:00 AM - 9:15 AM |
Circle Fiction Session 1
(Flood) - Cherry Hall These are all 15 minute papers-See
link at the top of this page for titles of papers and names of
presenters. |
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9:15 AM - 10:30 AM |
Circle Poetry Session II-See link
at the top of this page for titles of papers and names of presenters. |
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10:30 AM - 11:45 AM |
Warren as Critic-See link at the
top of this page for titles of papers and names of presenters. |
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12 Noon - 1:00 PM |
Lunch provided on site, courtesy of
Robert Penn Warren Circle |
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1:15 PM - 2:15 PM |
Circle Fiction Session II (All
the King's Men) See link at the top of this page for titles of
papers and names of presenters. |
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2:30 PM - 3:45 PM |
Roundtable on Teaching Warren - Cherry
Hall - Western Kentucky University-For panel members click the link at
the top of this page. |
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4:00 PM - 4:45 PM |
Snack break for conference attendees in Cherry Hall 125 |
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5:00 PM |
Reading of "The Ballad of Billie Potts" by Patricia Minton Taylor
and Craig Taylor-(Garrett Conference Center 103 on Campus of Western
Kentucky University) |
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7:00 PM |
Cocktail Buffet at the Fittses' Home, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Invitation only. |
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Sunday, April 24 |
―All events in
Mass Media and Technology Hall on Western's campus― |
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10:00 AM |
Presentation on Kentucky Writers' Day-Presented
by Suzie Smith in the lobby |
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8:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Coffee and Pastries
in small lobby
Souvenir sales,
centennial poster sales, book sales and signings
►Gabriel Warren
Sculpture Exhibit in Gallery◄
Centennial edition
of Robert Penn Warren Annual
Video of past symposia
and trailers from the new All the King's Men movie
Exhibit of Photos
Commemorative quilt |
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11:00 AM |
Recognition of essay winners
►Gabriel
Warren, Reminiscences and Connections◄
Both events are in the auditorium.
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12:30 PM - 1:45 PM |
Atrium Lobby for sack
lunches for all attendees
Ongoing exhibit and
sales
Drawing for Door Prize that is a framed copy
of the centennial poster |
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2:00 PM |
Announcement of Warren/Brooks Award
winners
Warren/Brooks award winners are:
James H. Justus for FETCHING
THE OLD SOUTHWEST, and
Marjorie Perloff for
DIFFERENTIALS
Announcement of
Door Prize winner
► Rosanna Warren, A Poetry
Reading◄
All to be
held in the auditorium
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3:15 PM |
Reception, book signings, and on-going sales in lobby |
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7:31 PM |
Sundown Reading by Victor Strandberg of the poem "Evening
Hawk" in Guthrie, Kentucky |
