Another Piece of the Puzzle that Makes Up PALS Day 2008
Pals Day 2008
“Putting the Pieces Together”
May 7 – Starved Rock Lodge
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Another Piece of the Puzzle that makes up PALS Day 2008
Morning Session 9:45 – 10:40
The Illinois Humanities Council Program Officer, Ryan M. Lewis will be on hand to introduce the work of the IHC – an independent nonprofit grant-making educational organization – paying special attention to community based programs like the Road Scholars Speakers Bureau, Museum on Main Street, and the Grants Program. Ryan will be introducing a special edition of the Road Scholars Speakers Bureau that will be available through 2009 call the Lincoln Road Scholars. Learn how to access funds from one of the few statewide grant making organizations in the Prairie State so that you can program for your communities cheaply and efficiently.
Afternoon Session 2:30 – 3:30
Then in an afternoon session hear Lincoln Road Scholars, storyteller, author and naturalist Brian “Fox” Ellis. He will be presenting Lincoln Tales Tall and True. His presentation will trace Lincoln’s rise from Prairie State rail-splitter to America’s favorite president. Brian will use a blend of history and humor that will attempt to disentangle the man from the myth. Brian “Fox” Ellis steps into the character of Austin Gullaher, a childhood friend of Lincoln, to allow audiences to go back in time and meet Lincoln during many facets of our famous Presidents life.
Brian is also an author of nine books including Learning From the Land: Teaching Ecology Through Stories and Activities and a new children’s picture book, The Web at Dragonfly Pond. These books will also be available for sale that day.
These two sessions are guaranteed to educate and entertain!
Go to a www.palsnet.info/events for more information on all the exciting programs that will be presented at PALS Day 2008.
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