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BRINGING SIOUXLAND TOGETHER AROUND ONE GREAT BOOK

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The official 2007 events ended March 18, 2007.

Thanks for participating and hope to see you again next year!

2007 Book Discussions & Special Events          Follow this link for Film Screenings

Date/Time
Event/ Notes
Place
Address
Dec. 8 - Jan. 21 Roaring 20s Fashions Sioux City Public Museum

2901 Jackson Street

Sioux City, IA

Dec. 31, Sunday

1-5 p.m.

Family Fun Fest: 1920s Style

See the photos!

Orpheum Theatre

Vaudeville Show; Games & More!

528 Pierce Street

Sioux City, IA

Jan. 22-March 18

Roaring 20s Fashions

South Sioux City Public Library

402-494-7545

2121 Dakota Avenue

South Sioux City, NE

Jan. 22, Monday,

6:30 p.m.

Group Discussion

Led by Kathy Jacobs

South Sioux City Public Library

402-494-7545

2121 Dakota Avenue

South Sioux City, NE

Feb. 7, Weds.,

10 a.m.

Group Discussion

Led by Bill McKenny

Katch-A-Kup

3900 Dakota Avenue

South Sioux City, NE

Feb. 10,

Saturday,

1 p.m.

Group Discussion

Led by Margot Chesebro

Barnes & Noble Booksellers

4400 Sergeant Road

Sioux City, IA

Feb. 12, Monday,

11:45 a.m.-

1 p.m.

Group Discussion

Lifelong Learning Course #07/FY-CPDV-2208-02

Western Iowa Tech Community

College

Please note: a $10 fee will be

charged.

4647 Stone Avenue

Wells Fargo Room

Sioux City, IA

Feb. 17, Saturday,

1 p.m.

Group Discussion

Led by Karleen Waller

Pierce Street Coffee Works

1920 Pierce Street

Sioux City, IA

Feb. 22, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

Special Event: Gatsby & the American Dream

South Sioux City Public Library

A multi-cultural conversation about the American Dream

2121 Dakota Avenue

South Sioux CIty, NE

402-494-7545

Feb. 27, Tuesday,

7 p.m.

Group Discussion

Led by Karleen Waller

Caribou Coffee

2939 Hamilton Boulevard

Sioux City, IA

Feb. 28, Weds.,

10:30 a.m.

Group Discussion

Led by Kathy Kelly

Siouxland Senior Center

217 Pierce

Sioux City, IA

March 3, Saturday,

1 p.m.

Group Discussion

Led by Margot Chesebro

Barnes & Noble Booksellers

4400 Sergeant Road

Sioux City, IA

March 4, Sunday,

1 p.m.

Group Discussion

Led by Marlene VanderWeil

Pierce Street Coffee Works

1920 Pierce Street

Sioux City, IA

March 6, Tues.,

1 p.m.

Group Discussion

Led by Margaret

Trysla

Daily Grind

2111 Dakota Avenue

South Sioux City, NE

March 11, Sunday,

1:00 p.m.

Architectural Gems: Sioux City in the 20s

(Bus Tour)

See the photos!

Board the bus at the Orpheum Theatre. Tour led by Nathan Shane Kalaher, Assoc., AIA, CDT. Free. Call 712-255-2933, ext. 221 to sign up. Reservations preferred but not required. Bring 35 cents for an ice cream sundae at the Green Gables!

528 Pierce Street

Sioux City, IA

March 12,

Mon.

7:30 p.m.

Keynote Event: "Flappers and Philosophers: The
Lives of F. Scott Fitzgerald "

Morningside College

Featuring Stephen Coyne, award-winning author and professor of

English at Morningside College

UPS Auditorium

3627 Peters Avenue

Sioux City, IA

March 13, Tuesday,

7 p.m.

Group Discussion

Led by Marlene VanderWeil

Caribou Coffee

2939 Hamilton Boulevard

Sioux City, IA

March 15, Thursday,

7 p.m.

Special Event: Gatsby & the Law

Wilbur Aalfs (Main) Library

www.siouxcitylibrary.org

A conversation about criminal intent

529 Pierce Street

Sioux City, IA

712-255-2933, ext. 221

March 21,

Wednesday,

Noon

Group Discussion

Led by Sean Meehan, assistant professor of English at Morningside College

Spoonholder Cafe

Morningside College

1601 Morningside Avenue

Sioux City, IA

Film Screenings at the Orpheum Theatre

528 Pierce Street, Sioux City, Iowa          Visit the Orpheum's Web site.

Date/Time
Event/ Notes
Details
February 2-3, Friday and Saturday

Silent Film Festival

The Black Pirate - 7:30 p.m. Friday

The Kid - 2 p.m. Saturday

Safety Last - 7:30 p.m. Saturday

Tickets can be purchased at the Tyson Event Center Box Office beginning January 6. Call 712-279-4850 for more information.

March 17-18,

Saturday & Sunday,

The Great Gatsby

Starring Robert Redford, Mia Farrow,

and Bruce Dern

Showtimes: 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., & 7:30 p.m.

Book discussions will be held at 6:30 p.m.

each day in Momo's.

Saturday's discussion will be led by Bill McKenny.

Sunday's discussion will be led by Margot Chesebro and Margaret Trysla.

Tickets can be purchased starting one hour prior to showtime at the Orpheum Box Office. Cost: $6 for adults and $3 for students. Call 712-244-5440 for more information.