Through the month of October there are a variety of events planned that celebrate the Big Read novel, Station Eleven. These events discuss the book and it's themes in diverse locations involving a wide range of audiences.
Copies of the novel selection are available for free at each event while supplies last.
Calendar of Events:
Lakeport Book Club- FREE
10/04/2017, 5:30 PM
Come discuss Station Eleven with the Lakeport Library Book Club. Open to All! Presented in partnership with Friends of the Lake County Library.
Location: Lakeport Library, 1425 N High St, Lakeport, CA 95453
10/04/2017, 5:30 PM
Come discuss Station Eleven with the Lakeport Library Book Club. Open to All! Presented in partnership with Friends of the Lake County Library.
Location: Lakeport Library, 1425 N High St, Lakeport, CA 95453
Friday Night Fling Featuring the NEA BIG READ- FREE
10/06/2017, 5:30 PM
Come explore a special Big Read Friday Night Fling, featuring art works inpsired by the novel, Station Eleven and a discussion of the importance of art even in dire times. Presented in partnership with Lake County Arts Council.
Location: Main Street Art Gallery, 325 N Main St, Lakeport, CA 9545
10/06/2017, 5:30 PM
Come explore a special Big Read Friday Night Fling, featuring art works inpsired by the novel, Station Eleven and a discussion of the importance of art even in dire times. Presented in partnership with Lake County Arts Council.
Location: Main Street Art Gallery, 325 N Main St, Lakeport, CA 9545
Little Read: Storytime- FREE
10/06/2017, 10:15 AM
Come explore themes of Art, Music, and Theater for Toddlers and Elementary School Children as part of the Big Read.
Location: Lakeport Library, 1425 N High St, Lakeport, CA 9545
10/06/2017, 10:15 AM
Come explore themes of Art, Music, and Theater for Toddlers and Elementary School Children as part of the Big Read.
Location: Lakeport Library, 1425 N High St, Lakeport, CA 9545
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Forgotten Skills Fair - FREE
10/07/2017, 1:00 PM Come discover lost arts at the Forgotten Skill Fair at the Museum grounds during Octoberfest. Learn the art of spinning, or how to wash laundry in a stream with a washboard, and more just like the survivors in the novel Station Eleven. Presented in partnership with the Lake County Museum. Location: Lake County Courthouse Museum, 255 N Main St, Lakeport, CA 95453 |
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Graphic Novel Playshop - FREE
10/08/2017, 12:00 to 5:00 PM
In Station Eleven, a graphic novel plays a central role. Come take the book, Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, as a jumping off point for exploring the graphic novel’s form. Begin to create a graphic novel (like a cartoon, but with a longer story). You can easily tell a good story with stick figures and a fun creative attitude! Presented in partnership with the Middletown Art Center Resilience project. Learn more and register: Visit MiddletownArtCenter.org or call 707-809-8118.
Location: Middletown Art Center, 21456 Hwy 175, Middletown, CA 95461
10/08/2017, 12:00 to 5:00 PM
In Station Eleven, a graphic novel plays a central role. Come take the book, Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, as a jumping off point for exploring the graphic novel’s form. Begin to create a graphic novel (like a cartoon, but with a longer story). You can easily tell a good story with stick figures and a fun creative attitude! Presented in partnership with the Middletown Art Center Resilience project. Learn more and register: Visit MiddletownArtCenter.org or call 707-809-8118.
Location: Middletown Art Center, 21456 Hwy 175, Middletown, CA 95461
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How to Stop a Pandemic - FREE
10/11/2017, 5:30 PM Station Eleven described the devastating consequences of a worldwide epidemic (pandemic). Learn how your local Public Health department detects and takes action to prevent the spread of disease and what everyone can do to help. Presented in partnership with the Lake County Public Health Department. Location: Lakeport Library, 1425 N High Street, Lakeport, CA 95453 |
Dr. Karen Tait, Public Health
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More than Survival, The Big Read at the Clearlake Campus- FREE
10/17/2017, 12:00 NOON
Come for a lunch and presentation featuring the NEA Big Read in Lake County novel, Station Eleven. Enjoy a meal of survival camp food prepared by the Culinary Program, enjoy a short Shakespeare performance, and then participate in an activity exploring the themes of "more than survival." Presented in partnership with Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College. Contact Pamela Bordisso at 995-7914 for more information.
Location: Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College, 15880 Dam Rd Ext, Clearlake, CA 95422
10/17/2017, 12:00 NOON
Come for a lunch and presentation featuring the NEA Big Read in Lake County novel, Station Eleven. Enjoy a meal of survival camp food prepared by the Culinary Program, enjoy a short Shakespeare performance, and then participate in an activity exploring the themes of "more than survival." Presented in partnership with Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College. Contact Pamela Bordisso at 995-7914 for more information.
Location: Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College, 15880 Dam Rd Ext, Clearlake, CA 95422
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Poets & Writers Meeting - FREE
10/18/2017, 6:30 PM Station Eleven has some beautiful, poetic prose. Come discuss Station Eleven from the writer's perspective at the Poets & Writers Meeting. Presented by the Lake County Arts Council. Location: Main Street Gallery, 325 North Main St, Lakeport, CA 95453 |
Richard Schmidt, Writer's Circle
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Middletown Library Book Club- FREE
10/18/2017, 2:30 PM
Come discuss Station Eleven with the Middletown Library Book Club. Open to All! Presented in partnership with Friends of Middletown Library.
Location: Middletown Library, 21256 Washington Street, Middletown, CA 9546
10/18/2017, 2:30 PM
Come discuss Station Eleven with the Middletown Library Book Club. Open to All! Presented in partnership with Friends of Middletown Library.
Location: Middletown Library, 21256 Washington Street, Middletown, CA 9546
Travelling Symphony: Shakespeare from Station Eleven- FREE
10/21/2017, 2:00 PM
Station Eleven follows a Shakespeare troupe named the travelling symphony. Come experience a FREE Shakespeare performance and discussion of it's importance in the novel. Presented in partnership with John Tomlinson of Mendocino College & members from the Lake County Symphony.
Location: Soper Reese Community Theatre, 275 S Main St, Lakeport, CA 9545
10/21/2017, 2:00 PM
Station Eleven follows a Shakespeare troupe named the travelling symphony. Come experience a FREE Shakespeare performance and discussion of it's importance in the novel. Presented in partnership with John Tomlinson of Mendocino College & members from the Lake County Symphony.
Location: Soper Reese Community Theatre, 275 S Main St, Lakeport, CA 9545
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Because Survival is Insufficient:
A Community Discussion of Station Eleven and Why We Persist with this Crazy Thing Called Art- FREE 10/22/2017, 2:00 PM Emily St. John Mandel’s award-winning novel, Station Eleven, takes place in a world decimated by disease. A pandemic known as the Georgia Flu has wiped out much of the population; what’s left of humanity struggles to persist amidst the rubble. It doesn’t sound like an uplifting tale. Somehow, though, it is. As Karen Valby states in Entertainment Weekly: “This is not a story of crisis and survival. It's one of art and family and memory and community and the awful courage it takes to look upon the world with fresh and hopeful eyes.” Join novelist, playwright and Mendocino College professor Jody Gehrman in a facilitated discussion about Station Eleven and what it means to our community. Add your thoughts as we explore this beautifully constructed love letter to art, theatre, and our persistent need to create. Presented in partnership with Lake County Friends of Mendocino College. Location: Mendocino College Lake Center, 2565 Parallel Drive, Lakeport, CA 95453 |
Professor Jody Gehrman
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Star Trek Voyager Night at the Library - FREE
10/25/2017, 5:30 PM
In Station Eleven the motto of the travelling Shakespeare troupe is "Survival is Insufficient" which is a quote from an episode of Star Trek Voyager. Come watch Star Trek Voyager at the library and explore what it means for survival to be "insufficient."
Location: Lakeport Library, 1425 N High Street, Lakeport, CA 95453
10/25/2017, 5:30 PM
In Station Eleven the motto of the travelling Shakespeare troupe is "Survival is Insufficient" which is a quote from an episode of Star Trek Voyager. Come watch Star Trek Voyager at the library and explore what it means for survival to be "insufficient."
Location: Lakeport Library, 1425 N High Street, Lakeport, CA 95453
Redbud Library Book Discussion- FREE
10/25/2017, 5:00 PM
Come discuss Station Eleven at the Redbud Library. Open to All!
Location: Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road, Clearlake, CA 9542
10/25/2017, 5:00 PM
Come discuss Station Eleven at the Redbud Library. Open to All!
Location: Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road, Clearlake, CA 9542
Surviving the Apocalypse: Fact and Fiction- FREE
10/28/2017, 2:00 PM
Sutter Lakeside Hospital's Infectious Disease Division will help sort out fact from fiction while discussing the pandemic that forever alters civilization in Station Eleven. Presented in partnership with Sutter Lakeside Hospital.
Location: Lakeport Library, 1425 N High St, Lakeport, CA 9545
10/28/2017, 2:00 PM
Sutter Lakeside Hospital's Infectious Disease Division will help sort out fact from fiction while discussing the pandemic that forever alters civilization in Station Eleven. Presented in partnership with Sutter Lakeside Hospital.
Location: Lakeport Library, 1425 N High St, Lakeport, CA 9545
Book Ends on 88.1 FM featuring NEA Big Read on Air Book Discussion- FREE
10/28/2017, 4:00PM
Join Susan Krones and County Librarian Christpoher Veach for an on the air discussion of Station Eleven for a special Big Read edition of Book Ends on KPFZ Community Radio 88.1 FM. Presented in partnership with KPFZ.
Location: KPFZ 88.1 FM, Lakeport, On the Radio, Lake County, CA 9545
10/28/2017, 4:00PM
Join Susan Krones and County Librarian Christpoher Veach for an on the air discussion of Station Eleven for a special Big Read edition of Book Ends on KPFZ Community Radio 88.1 FM. Presented in partnership with KPFZ.
Location: KPFZ 88.1 FM, Lakeport, On the Radio, Lake County, CA 9545
