Foundation Hall in the Chickasaw Business and Conference Center
Speaker: Emily Virgin
11 a.m. - Meet and Greet in Hargrave Moot Court Room
11:30 a.m. - Lunch in Foundation Hall (Reservation Required)
Located outside the Education Building
Located in the Linscheid Library HBF Atrium
Located in the Linscheid Library HBF Atrium
Located in the Stanley P. Wagner Ballroom
3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
Lindscheid Library Atrium
A one-act performance of a Spanish Golden Age kicks off the month-long reading initiative on Thornton Wilder's "The Bridge of San Luis Rey."
Aging Bridges
6 p.m. at Ada Public Library
Come listen to an employee from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation relate the bridge failure in "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" with the aging bridges across the nation today and what is being done to remedy the problem.
Bridge Building
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
at Ada Public Library
Take part in a bridge building contest that will also be taken to surrounding public schools. Participants will receive craft (popsicle) sticks and glue to construct bridges in an effort to involve people of all ages in the community as part of 'Big Read' events. You can enter your bridge into the competition as a group or individual or you can just build for the fun of it.
A Bridge to Latin America's Past and Spanish Colonialism
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. in Linscheid Library Atrium
Lecturer: Houston Mount
Come listen to Houston Mount describe the Spanish Colonialism that the reader encounters in "The Bridge of San Luis Rey."
Bridge Building
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
at the Ada Public Library
Take part in a bridge building contest that will also be taken to surrounding public schools. Participants will receive craft (popsicle) sticks and glue to construct bridges in an effort to involve people of all ages in the community as part of Big Read events. You can enter your bridge into the competition as a group or individuals or you can just build a bridge for the fun of it.