The next two Tuesdays will launch Roethke’s Virtual September Talks.   Cost $5.00 to support Saving the Stone House.  Please join us to hear two dynamic speakers, funded in part by the CARES ACT through MHC and NEA. And please share this information with your contacts to help support FOTR.  You can reserve a place by registering online here or emailing your reservation to info@friendsofroethke.org    Thanks.

Tuesday, September 8 @ 7:00 pm – Michael Kolleth

ROETHKE’S WRITTEN WORLD

Using rare books and manuscripts related to the poet, former FOTR vice president, Mike Kolleth, brings Theodore Roethke to life in An evening zoom presentation.  The rare books unite Roethke to Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, WH Auden, William Carlos Williams and other great poets and writers of the 20th Century, while also providing insight into Roethke’s personal life and creative process.  Always an audience favorite, the presentation has been updated with new material for 2020.  Kolleth is the executive director of the Temple Theatre and Saginaw Art Museum.

Tuesday, September 15, 7:00 pm – Simone Vaughn

Simone Vaughn, Miss Saginaw County, will speak about children’s self confidence and mental health with an introduction by Wardene B. Talley, Wraparound Supervisor for Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority.  Simone became the second black woman in 65 years to win the Miss Saginaw County Scholarship Program and Pageant, a preliminary to the Miss America Organization.  A communications major at Saginaw Valley State University and a motivational speaker, Simone wants to become more involved with her community and welcomes opportunities to talk with students.