Schedule of Events

Gettysburg First Friday
Friday, February 6 - 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Gallery 30 (30 York St., Gettysburg)

As part of Downtown Gettysburg's First Friday events, Adams County Reads One Book planners will be at Gallery 30 to provide more information about the program, sign participants up for newsletters, distribute bookmarks, flyers and more. Gallery 30 will also offer a one-day special of 30% off Stones from the River.


Fairfield Book Discussion
Tuesday, February 17 - 6:30 p.m.
Fairfield Library (31 Wortz Dr, Fairfield)

Join us for a discussion of Stones from the River. RSVP to Laura Goss at 642-6009. Minimum 8 people - please call if interested!


Holocaust Theology and Beyond
Tuesday, February 17 - 7:30 p.m.
Room 260, College Union Building, Gettysburg College

Hillel and the Gettysburg College Global Studies program invite you to attend a lecture by Marc Ellis, Jewish liberation theologian and Professor of American and Jewish Studies at Baylor University. Ellis is Director of the Center for American and Jewish Studies. Professor Ellis has authored fifteen books and edited five others, among them: Toward a Jewish Theology of Liberation; Unholy Alliance: Religion and Atrocity in Our Time; O Jerusalem: The Contested Future of the Jewish Covenant, and Practicing Exile: The Religious Odyssey of an American Jew. His latest book, Israel and Palestine: Out of the Ashes: The Search for Jewish Identity in the Twenty-First Century has recently been published in the United Kingdom and America by Pluto Press.

Dwarfism in Stones from the River
Wednesday, February 18 - 12:00 noon
Eisenhower Room (3rd floor), ACLS main library (140 Baltimore St., Gettysburg)

Little People of America representative Cara Egan will share her insight into how Trudi Montag is portrayed in Stones from the River. Cara will also discuss the medical and social aspects of achondroplasia (the most common form of dwarfism). Please bring a bag lunch. RSVP to Jillian Dittrich at 334-5716. Admission is free. See also: why LPA endorses this novel.


Dwarfism in Stones from the River
Wednesday, February 18 - 7:00 p.m.
Lyceum, Pennsylvania Hall, Gettysburg College

Little People of America representative Cara Egan will share her insight into how Trudi Montag is portrayed in Stones from the River. Cara will also discuss the medical and social aspects of achondroplasia (the most common form of dwarfism). Admission is free. See also: why LPA endorses this novel. New! Videotapes of this lecture are available at Musselman Library (Gettysburg College) and the Adams County Library (public library).


Gettysburg Book Discussion
Monday, February 23 - 6:30 p.m.
Eisenhower Room (3rd floor), ACLS main library (140 Baltimore St., Gettysburg)

Join us for a discussion of Stones from the River, facilitated by Mary Margaret Stewart, Professor Emeritis of English at Gettysburg College. RSVP to Jillian Dittrich at 334-5716.


East Berlin Library Book Discussion
Tuesday, February 24 - 7:00 p.m.
East Berlin Community Library (105 Locust St., East Berlin)

Join us for a discussion of Stones from the River. RSVP to Pat Dixon at 259-9000.


Adams County Alumni Club (Gettysburg College)
Wednesday, February 25 - 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Glatfelter Lodge, Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College Alumni - join us for lunch and a discussion of Stones from the River, facilitated by Mary Margaret Stewart, Professor Emeritis of English at Gettysburg College. Open to all Gettysburg College Alumni. Lunch $5. See invitation. RSVP to Charley Dittrich at 337-6510.


Littlestown Book Discussion
Wednesday, February 25 - 3:00 p.m.
Littlestown Senior Center (10 Locust St, Littlestown)

Join us for a discussion of Stones from the River. Contact person: Linda Thompson 334-9296. Snow date is March 3, same time, same place.


Gettysburg College Book Discussion
Friday, February 27 - 12:00 noon
Lyceum, Pennsylvania Hall, Gettysburg College

Bring a bag lunch and join us for a discussion of Stones from the River, led by Gettysburg College Professor Emeritus Mary Margaret Stewart. Gettysburg College employees: earn Wellness Points for participating!


Littlestown Book Discussion
Tuesday, March 2 - 7:00 p.m.
Littlestown Library (46 E. King St, Littlestown)

Join us for a discussion of Stones from the River. RSVP to Virginia Green at 359-0446.

New Oxford Book Discussion
Wednesday, March 3 - 9:00 a.m.
New Oxford Area Library (122 N Peters St, New Oxford)

Join us for a discussion of Stones from the River. RSVP to Wilma Krepps at 624-2182. Jillian Dittrich will lead this discussion.


Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Nazi Resistance
Thursday, March 4- 7:00 p.m.
Room 200, Science Center, Gettysburg College

David Crowner, Professor Emeritus of German at Gettysburg College, will give a presentation about Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) was a German Lutheran theologian who was one of the most famous resisters of Nazism. He was executed for his involvement in a plot to assassinate Hitler. Ever wonder why more members of the religious community didn't dare to resist the Nazi regime? This is the talk for you! New! Videotape of this lecture is available at Musselman Library (Gettysburg College).

Gettysburg Book Discussion
Thursday, March 4 - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Battlefield B&B (call 338-0449 for directions)

Join the Unitarian Universalists of Gettysburg Book Group for a discussion of Stones from the River. Mary Margaret Stewart, Professor Emeritus of English at Gettysburg College, will facilitate the discussion. Anyone is welcome to join this book group's discussion!


Arendtsville Book Discussion
Thursday, March 4 - 7:00 p.m.
Arendtsville Library (Arendtsville Vocational School Community Center, 1 Chestnut St., Arendtsville)

Join us for a discussion of Stones from the River. RSVP to Kass Rider 677-0444.


Gettysburg Senior Center
Friday, March 5 - 10:00 a.m.
Gettysburg Senior Center (142 N Stratton St, Gettysburg)

Join us for a discussion of Stones from the River, led by Gettysburg College Professor Emeritus Mary Margaret Stewart. Open to the public. Contact: Linda Thompson, Adams County Office for Aging, 334-9296.

Nazism and Stones from the River
Saturday, March 6 - 10:00 a.m.
Eisenhower Room (3rd floor), ACLS main library (140 Baltimore St., Gettysburg)

Join us for a discussion of Stones from the River. Bill Bowman, Professor of History at Gettysburg College, will give a talk about Nazism. Professor Bowman's lecture will be followed by a discussion of the novel, led by Jillian Dittrich, Reference Librarian at the Adams County Library System. RSVP to Jillian Dittrich at 334-5716.


Ursula Hegi Stones from the River Lecture
Wednesday, March 10 - 7:00-8:30 p.m.

College Union Ballroom, Gettysburg College

This is it! The event you've been waiting for, come hear Ursula Hegi discuss her book, Stones from the River. Free admission. Parking is available (see "Visitor Parking" on campus map). Ms. Hegi's books will be for sale, and bookplates signed by the author will be available (free).


Ursula Hegi Talks about her Writing
Thursday, March 11 - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

College Union Ballroom, Gettysburg College

Ursula Hegi will discuss her writing career, and her greater body of work, including her latest novel Sacred Time. There will be time for questions and answers. Free admission. Lunch provided for the first 400 guests, or bring a bag lunch. Parking is available (see "Visitor Parking" on campus map). The College Bookstore will be open for Hegi book purchases, and bookplates signed by the author will be available (free).


Ursula Hegi Meets with Aspiring Writers (New Location!)
Thursday, March 11 - 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Room 260, College Union Building, Gettysburg College

Ursula Hegi will have an intimate conversation with aspiring writers. This meeting is open to both college students and the public, as long as you are or want to become a writer. Please RSVP to Kerri Odess-Harnish at 337-7018 or kodessha@gettysburg.edu.


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