Elmer L. Andersen Library Events

When: April 1 - June 28, 2013

Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library

Free and open to the public

Hours and location

The Performing Arts Archives presents a backstage look at the Twin Cities performing arts community, with a special celebration of the Guthrie Theater's 50th birthday.

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What: Naomi C. Chase Lecture in Children's Literature: Presenting Poet Marilyn Nelson

When: Monday, May 20, 2013, reception at 5:00 p.m.; talk at 6:00 p.m.

Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120

Parking: z.umn.edu/elapark

Free and open to the public.

Poet Marilyn Nelson's lecture, "Girl in the Attic: Working with Imagination and the Past," will explore her life as a poet and the creation of many of her notable works such as "A Wreath for Emmett Till" and "Carver: A Life in Poems." Author of more than ten poetry books as well as many chapbooks, collaborative books, translations, and books for young children, Nelson has won two Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, as well as the Poet's Prize and the Ainsfield-Wolf Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Frost Medal. A professor emerita at the University of Connecticut, Nelson has recently been elected to the prestigious Academy of American Poets Board of Chancellors.

Book sales courtesy of The Red Balloon Bookshop.

This annual event is co-sponsored by the College of Education and Human Development, Department of Curriculum & Instruction and the Children's Literature Research Collections/Kerlan Collection, University of Minnesota Libraries.

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What: Sherlock Holmes: Through Time and Place

When: July 11 - September 27, 2013

Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library

Hours and location

Free and open to the public

Nobel laureate and Mayo Clinic physician Dr. Philip S. Hench and his wife, Mary Kahler Hench, developed one of the most significant collections of Sherlockiana in the world. Together, they explored the life, times, and places of Sherlock Holmes, including the area near Meiringen, Switzerland and the nearby Reichenbach Falls- site of the epic struggle between Holmes and his nemesis, Professor Moriarty. This exhibit, mounted in conjunction with the triennial conference "Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Place," displays some of the remarkable material gathered by Dr. and Mrs. Hench as they researched the locales associated with Holmes and the story of "The Final Problem." They helped create what is today a most wonderful travel destination for Holmes enthusiasts.

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Fans of Sherlock Holmes have a special treat in store this summer: The conference, "Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Place," will take place Aug. 9-11 at the University of Minnesota's Elmer L. Andersen Library, home to the world's largest collection of Sherlock Holmes-related material.

The conference is sponsored by the Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota and the Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota.

The conference will feature presentations by a stellar group of international Sherlockians, vendor tables, a silent auction of selected duplicate items from the collections, an exhibit of rare and unique materials from the collections, a dramatic performance by the Red-Throated League of the Norwegian Explorers, and the Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections.

The registration fee of $165 per person includes all presentations, Saturday lunch and banquet dinner, refreshments at breaks, and conference keepsakes. Additional Saturday evening banquet dinners for guests are $40 per person.

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