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Ralph Alan Cohen on the Theater of the Imagination

Ralph Alan Cohen

Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen spoke to a meeting of the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on February 13, 2009. His presentation, “The Theater of the Imagination,” traced the history of theater from Shakespeare’s time to our own, including the connection and competition between theater and film. According to Dr. Cohen, [...]

 
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February 17th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Jefferson Society, VABook | 3 comments

VABook: A View from the Bench

On March 28, 2008, the Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson, III, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit presented the Tenth Annual Henry J. Abraham Distinguished Lecture Series, hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. The lecture was part of the Virginia Festival of the Book, [...]

 
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April 15th, 2008 | Tags: , , | Category: News, Speeches and Presentations, Thomas Jefferson Center for Free Expression, VABook, Virginia Festival of the Book | One comment

VABook 2008: Fiction Favorites

Fiction favorites Homer Hickam (Red Helmet), Adriana Trigiani (Big Stone Gap), and Jill A. Davis (Girl’s Poker Night) delighted a full house at the University of Virginia’s Culbreth Theatre on Thursday, March 27, 2008, as part of the 14th annual Virginia Festival of the Book.

What do these three authors have in common? Besides [...]

 
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April 8th, 2008 | Category: Speeches and Presentations, VABook, Virginia Festival of the Book | One comment

VABook 2008: Reading Group Choices

How can you tell whether a novel will be a good selection for your book club? In this podcast, three popular authors tell what makes for a good group read. Listen in as James Collins (Beginner’s Greek), Jill A. Davis (Girls’ Poker Night, Ask Again Later), and Therese Fowler (Souvenir) discuss Reading [...]

 
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April 7th, 2008 | Category: Speeches and Presentations, VABook, Virginia Festival of the Book | 3 comments

Nancy Damon previews this week’s Virginia Festival of the Book

Nancy Damon is the Executive Director of the Virginia Festival of the Book, which kicks off this week here in Charlottesville. Two special programs kick off the Festival on Tuesday night and hundreds of events run through Sunday, March 30. This year the program also will be guest blogged by several area bloggers.

 
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March 23rd, 2008 | Category: Charlottesville--Right Now, VABook, Virginia Festival of the Book | Leave a comment

VABook: The Influence of Sandra Day O’Connor

Legal news commentator and reporter Joan Biskupic, discusses her new biography, Sandra Day O’Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice. This event is part of the 2006 Virginia Festival of the Book, and is sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression.
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March 24th, 2006 | Category: Speeches and Presentations, Thomas Jefferson Center for Free Expression, VABook, Virginia Festival of the Book | Leave a comment