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| 2012 UND Writers Conference Schedule |
Unless otherwise noted, all readings and panels will be held in the UND Memorial Union Ballroom. Films will be shown in the Memorial Union Lecture Bowl. All events are free and open to the public.
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| Tuesday, March 27 |
| 2:00 p.m. |
World Poetry Reading
River Valley Room, Memorial Union |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Reading: Regional Authors:
Nancy Devine, Lisa Linrud, Thom Tamarro
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| 6:00 p.m. |
Film: The Birds (Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1963) (selected by Aaron Poochigan)
Lecture Bowl, Memorial Union |
| 8:00 p.m. |
Reading: Aaron Poochigian
Reception to follow at the North Dakota Museum of Art
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| Wednesday, March 28 |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Public Readings
River Valley Room, Memorial Union |
12:00 noon
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Panel: "Bestiary: Animals in Our Imaginations"
Hal Herzog, Lee Ann Roripaugh, Aaron Poochigian
Moderator: Sherry O’Donnell
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| 2:00 p.m. |
Film: Project Nim (Dir. James Marsh, 2011) (selected by Hal Herzog)
Lecture Bowl, Memorial Union |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Reading: Hal Herzog
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| 6:00 p.m. |
Film: Mazeppa (Dir. Bartabas, 1993) (selected by Pam Houston)
Lecture Bowl, Memorial Union |
| 8:00 p.m. |
Reading: Pam Houston
Reception to follow at the North Dakota Museum of Art |
| Thursday, March 29 |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Public Readings
River Valley Room, Memorial Union |
12:00 noon
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Panel: "Creatures of Habit"
Pam Houston, Brenda Miller, Aaron Poochigian, Hal Herzog
Moderator: Jon Jackson
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| 2:00 p.m. |
Film: Wendy and Lucy (Dir. Kelly Reichardt, 2008) (selected by Brenda Miller)
Lecture Bowl, Memorial Union |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Recording of "Humans and Animals" for "WHY? Radio" with Hal Herzog and Dr. Jack Weinstein
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Reading: Brenda Miller
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| 6:00 p.m. |
Film: La Belle et la Bête (Dir. Jean Cocteau and René Clément, 1947) (selected by Mark Doty)
Lecture Bowl, Memorial Union |
8:00 p.m.
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North Dakota Humanities Council Reading: Lee Ann Roripaugh |
| Friday, March 30 |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Public Readings
River Valley Room, Memorial Union |
| 12:00 noon |
Panel: "Adult Companions"
Mark Doty, Jane Smiley, Pam Houston,
Brenda Miller, Lee Ann Roripaugh
Moderator: Colleen Berry
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| 2:00 p.m. |
Film: Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo (Dir. Jessice Oreck, 2009) (selected by Lee Ann Roripaugh)
Lecture Bowl, Memorial Union |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Reading: Mark Doty
Union Ballroom, Memorial Union |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Film: Food, Inc. (Dir. Robert Kenner, 2008) |
| 8:00 p.m. |
"A Great Conversation with Jane Smiley"
Moderator: Sally Pyle
Chester Fritz Auditorium |
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