Harper Lee News

Racial tensions of the 1930s Deep South are the focus with Frostburg State University's Cultural Events Series presentation of the play based on Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee, "To Kill a Mockingbird," on Nov.

City Park Players will give two dramatic readings of the play based on Harper Lee's novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird," to go along with The Big Read in Rapides Parish.

In 2003, the American Film Institute ranked Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th Century.

Christopher de Vinck is the language arts supervisor at Clifton High School. His latest book is a oeFinding Heavena .

Art, literature and theater will provide the lens for community reflection in Jasper, Ind., this month.

Editor's note: The murders of the Clutter family, 50 years ago this month, garnered nationwide headlines and caught the interest of author Truman Capote.

For more than a month, valley readers participating in The Big Read have been discussing, examining, and experiencing in various forms "To Kill a Mockingbird." In the process, Harper Lee's classic 1960 story has inspired conversation and reflections on racism and justice, childhood and innocence, tolerance and community, and the virtues and flaws ...

It's Friday night, and the pizza has just arrived. The kids race to claim their slices and load up on the homemade macaroni salad.

Most lawyers aspire to be Atticus Finch, from Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird .

A half-century later the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "To Kill a Mockingbird" is still relevant.

Rosa Lee Merz has taken the concept of "One Book, One Community" to heart. She's read portions of the classic novel chosen for the program - Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" - all over Stillwater, carrying the book with her as she went about daily tasks.

Rapides Parish Library continues its 'Big Read' celebration of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' with a film screening of the documentary 'Fatal Flood' at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct.

" As the leaves begin to fall and thoughts turn towards finding excitement for families indoors, First Lady Jane Beshear this week announced her Top 10 Autumn Reads at Paul Sawyier Public Library as part of the First Lady's Reading Recommendations initiative and State Friends of Libraries Week.

Assistant professor of music and entertainment Lorne Bregitzer is assisted by recording arts graduate students Brandon Vaccaro and Nick Fletcher in his search for the a oeejecta button.

Vanessa Adams-Harris doesn't like the play she is directing for Muskogee Little Theatre opening at 8 p.m. today, but believes everyone should see it.

" LeTourneau University will host the stage adaptation of Harper Lee's dramatic play, "To Kill a Mockingbird" which will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

Kentucky State University kicked off its third Big Read Frankfort with the featured book a oeTo Kill A Mockingbirda by Harper Lee.

I was recently a guest on a highly rated TV show to promote a new production of a play I'm performing in at the Hartford Stage in Hartford, Connecticut.

PASA hosts a traveling theatrical version of To Kill a Mockingbird Sunday at the Heymann Performing Arts Center while Lafayette reads the best-selling novel by Harper Lee as part of Acadiana's 'Big Read.' To glimpse into the history of the Pulitzer Prize-winning tale and its legendary author, travel to Monroeville, Ala., where you can enter the ...

By Jeff Matthews jmatthews@thetowntalk.com 487-6380 Harper Lee's novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird," had a profound impact on Kelly Kingrey-Edwards' life.