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'Tale' reading project adds talks, film screening
February 4, 2009
By Ben Beagle
bbeagle@batavianews.com
BATAVIA -- The "A Tale for Three Counties" community reading
project has announced the addition of three new events.
Susan Chiddy, an adjunct instructor at Genesee Community College, and GCC professor Marirose Ethington will discuss how their students are using this year's Tale title, Separate From the World, during the first of two "Talks Sandwiched In" at Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross St. The program is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. Feb. 18.
Students in six different subject areas will be reading the book as part of their classes this year. Chiddy teaches reading and human relations; Ethington teaches biology.
At least 16 classes are using the Tale book this year, said Richmond librarian Leslie DeLooze, organizer of the Tale project.
"This is the biggest group of students to participate," she said.
The second "Talks Sandwiched In" program, scheduled for 12:10 p.m. Feb. 25, will feature a screening of the documentary Reflections of Amish Life.
The 65-minute film offers insight into Amish history, religious beliefs and lifestyles through scenes of an Amish community through the seasons of the year. The film is presented with permission of E.I.V Productions.
Those attending the Talks programs may bring a lunch; coffee, tea and Amish-inspired desserts will be served.
A book discussion is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 23 at Burlingham Books, 2 South Main St., Perry. Burlingham Books is one of the sponsors of the Tale reading project.
Author Paul Gaus' book, Separate From the World, is the sixth story in a series of mysteries set in Holmes County, Ohio, that blend life among the Amish and "the English," which the Amish call the non-Amish. In this story, college professor Michael Branden investigates the deaths of a student and of an Amish man, who is a dwarf. The investigations soon become intertwined as Branden teams with recurring characters Pastor Cal Troyer and Sheriff Bruce Robertson.
A full schedule of Tale events, including library book discussions and author visits, can be found online at www.taleforthreecounties.org.
Courtesy of Batavia Newspapers Corporation