Literary Branch
CURRENT EVENTS
Catherine Ann Jones
Saturday, December 10th
3:00 p.m.
As a longtime writing consultant, the Ojai playwright and screenwriter Catherine Ann Jones has published such books as "The Way of Story: The Craft and Soul of Writing," "Heal Yourself With Writing," and "What Story Are you Living?" to advise would-be authors how to effectively frame their personal narratives. Now, Jones has framed and published her own story: "Buddha and the Dancing Girl: A Creative Life."
On Saturday, Dec. 10, at 3 p.m., Art Center Literary Branch chair Mark Lewis will interview Jones about her new autobiography. Join us to find out how Jones approached shaping her own story, after years of advising others. Autographed copies of "Buddha and the Dancing Girl" will be available for purchase.
Admission: a $5 suggested donation.
For more info., contact Mark Lewis.
On Saturday, Dec. 10, at 3 p.m., Art Center Literary Branch chair Mark Lewis will interview Jones about her new autobiography. Join us to find out how Jones approached shaping her own story, after years of advising others. Autographed copies of "Buddha and the Dancing Girl" will be available for purchase.
Admission: a $5 suggested donation.
For more info., contact Mark Lewis.
PAST EVENTS
ATTICA 50 Years Later
Video credit: Stephen Adams
Fifty years ago the deadliest prison riot in U.S. history erupted at the Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, N.Y. Longtime Ojai attorney Len Klaif began his career by representing one of the inmates charged in connection with the inmate uprising, which claimed the lives of 43 people. (Most of the victims were shot by state police and Attica guards when they retook the prison.) Klaif will join Literary Branch chair Mark Lewis to discuss the uprising, the court proceedings that followed, and prison conditions and racial justice.
When the Attica uprising took place in September 1971, Klaif was just starting his senior year of law school at the University of Iowa. After getting his degree, he returned to Buffalo, where he had lived while an undergraduate, and was sworn in as a member of the New York Bar. The next day he was appointed to represent one of the inmates charged in the uprising. Over the next three years, Klaif spent countless hours working with the Attica Defense team, until Governor Hugh Carey granted pardons to those charged, ending the prosecutions. Klaif and Lewis also will discuss some of the books that have been written about Attica, including “A Time to Die” by Tom Wicker. See video above for full interview.
When the Attica uprising took place in September 1971, Klaif was just starting his senior year of law school at the University of Iowa. After getting his degree, he returned to Buffalo, where he had lived while an undergraduate, and was sworn in as a member of the New York Bar. The next day he was appointed to represent one of the inmates charged in the uprising. Over the next three years, Klaif spent countless hours working with the Attica Defense team, until Governor Hugh Carey granted pardons to those charged, ending the prosecutions. Klaif and Lewis also will discuss some of the books that have been written about Attica, including “A Time to Die” by Tom Wicker. See video above for full interview.
