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Saturday, October 26, 1-4 pm
"The Grapes of Wrath" film, directed by John Ford.
Introduction and analysis by Jan Wahl, Channel 4 film critic.
Free and open to all.
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Tuesday, October 29, 12-1:15 pm and 7:30-8:45 pm
Reading and discussion of "The Grapes of Wrath."
Theme: coming to California: The Great Depression, the California immigrant
experience and the immigrant experience today.
Open to all.
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Tuesday, October 29, 5:15 pm
"Out of the Dust"
Extreme Readers Club reading and discussion group.
Open to 4th and 5th graders. Free
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Thursday, November 21, 10:50-11:35 am
and 1:45-2:30 pm
Francisco Jimenez lecture.
Middle school classes will attend, but lecture is also open to the public.
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Thursday, November 21, 7:30 pm
A reading by the San Leandro Players.
Selections from Steinbeck's "Sweet Thursday."
Free. Contact: 510/577-3986.
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Saturday, November 23, 9 am-4 pm
Bus trip to National Steinbeck Center in Salinas.
Nominal fee. Meet at San Leandro Public Library.
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Tuesday, November 26, 12-1:15 pm
and 7:30-8:45 pm
Reading and discussion groups for "House of Sand and Fog" by Andre Dubus.
Topic: The tragedy of misunderstanding and mistrust in the immigrant experience
in California today.
Free. Open to all.
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