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Civil Rights Leader at FSU April 17 the Public Will Have the Opportunity Speaker, with Welcoming Remarks by FSU Vice Provost F R O S T B U R G S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y StateLineswww.frostburg.edu/news/statelines.htm For and about FSU people A publication of the FSU Division of Communications & Media Relations Volume 38, Number 26, April 14, 2008 Copy deadline: noon Wednesday, 228 Hitchins or [email protected] Civil Rights Leader at FSU April 17 The public will have the opportunity speaker, with welcoming remarks by FSU Vice Provost. “This is an extraordinary to learn from the Rev. Samuel Billy President Jonathan Gibralter, music by opportunity for the public to hear first Kyles, a Civil Rights leader and close the FSU Chamber Choir and Unified hand what it was like during the Civil friend of Dr. Martin Luther King who Voices Under God’s Dominion and a Rights Movement, and to learn more was with him during the last hour of his student art award presentation. about Kyle’s current work as a national life, when FSU honors King’s legacy with “Having Rev. Kyles here—someone who figure and advocate who is ensuring that a special celebration at 7:30 p.m. was actively involved in the fight for Dr. King’s ideas and legacy live on.” Thursday, April 17, in the Performing racial integration and bus boycotts in Arts Center’s Pealer Recital Hall. The Memphis, among many other important About the Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles free event, part of ongoing spring advocacy efforts—is truly an honor, and a Thrust into the segregated South in programming focusing on King orga- fitting tribute to our community celebra- nized by FSU and Allegany College of tion of Dr. King’s message of peace and Maryland, features Kyles as the keynote social justice,” said John Bowman, FSU CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 completed the Literature manuscript of her third book Celebrate Poetry Month of poems titled “To with 2 Noted Authors Enter this FSU’s literary community will Room.” She is celebrate National Poetry Month by the recipient hosting a reading by poets Todd Davis of an Academy and Shara McCallum at 7:30 p.m. of American Wednesday, April 16. Davis, author of Poets Prize, a “Ripe” and “Some Heaven,” and Tennessee McCallum, author of “Song of Thieves” Individual and “The Water Between Us,” will read Artist Grant McCallum and Davis will give a reading on April 16. from their latest books at the FSU Cook and a grant Chapel. The reading is free and open to from the the public and a reception and book Barbara Deming Memorial Fund. signing will follow. McCallum’s poems and personal essays Davis teaches creative writing, have appeared in journals such as “The Spring Festival of environmental studies and American Antioch Review,” “Callaloo, Creative Children’s Lit in April Nonfiction,” “Green Mountain Review,” literature at Penn State University’s Celebrate the joys of children’s litera- “The Iowa Review,” and “Ploughshares.” Altoona College and is the winner of ture and learn ways to share children’s Over the past decade, her poetry has the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Prize. His books with readers of all ages when FSU’s been featured in more than 20 antholo- poems have been nominated for the Spring Festival of Children’s Literature gies of American, African-American, Pushcart Prize and have appeared in returns to scenic Western Maryland Caribbean and world poetry such as such journals and magazines as “The Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26. “New Caribbean Poetry,” “Gathering North American Review,” “The Christian The theme for the much-anticipated Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Science Monitor,” “Orion,” “Indiana event, which draws tons of librarians, Canem’s First Decade” and “The New Review,” “Iowa Review” and “Arts & educators, parents and students to FSU American Poets: A Bread Loaf Anthol- Letters,” among many other publica- every year, is “Open a Book—Free a ogy.” Originally from Jamaica, tions. Mind,” and an impressive group of award- McCallum teaches and directs the In addition to his creative work, winning authors and illustrators—Betsy Stadler Center for Poetry at Bucknell Davis is the author or editor of six and Ted Lewin, Kadir Nelson and Deborah University. scholarly books, including “Kurt Wiles—headline the festivities. The reading is sponsored by the Vonnegut’s Crusade, or How a The Festival will focus on creative ways Frostburg Center for Creative Writing, Postmodern Harlequin Preached a New to inspire children to enjoy reading, in a the Department of English and the Kind of Humanism” and “Mapping the personal and relaxed “share and learn” Allegany Arts Council. For more informa- Ethical Turn: A Reader in Ethics, environment that allows adults who Culture, and Literary Theory.” tion, contact the Frostburg Center for McCallum, winner of the 1998 Agnes Creative Writing at x4024 or via e-mail Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize, recently at [email protected]. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Inside: Literature ....................... 1-2 Film ................................. 3 Learning Green ............... 4-5 MLK ............................. 1-2 Take Note ...................... 3-4 Get Involved...................... 5 Music ............................ 2-3 Theatre ............................. 4 Calendar ........................... 6 StateLines / 2 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 served as executive director of Rainbow/ life and legacy. PUSH-Memphis and executive producer • Learn more about the eventful the 1950s, Kyles’ passion for social of its weekly radio broadcast for more months in 1968 Memphis that led to justice quickly surfaced. He joined the than 30 years. He was appointed by the King’s death by watching the documen- NAACP-Memphis Branch and became a Clinton administration to serve on the tary, “At the River I Stand.” The film strategist for the South’s growing Advisory Committee on Religious will be shown at several times and struggle for civil rights. In 1961, he was Freedom Abroad, and in 1998 served as a locations: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, one of a small group of parents who panelist at the White House Conference April 15, at the Allegany Arts Council’s enrolled their young children in an all- on Hate Crimes. Saville Gallery, 52 Baltimore St. in white school to integrate the public downtown Cumberland, and 7:30 to 9:30 school system. Two years later, he, along Celebrate King’s Life pm. Wednesday, April 16, at Frostburg’s with other pioneers, fully integrated the Palace Theatre, 31 E. Main St. The Rev. city buses by sitting in the designated throughout Month of April Kyles will share his thoughts on the “white” section. His initial action landed The April 17 celebration at FSU is one sanitation workers’ strike and King’s him in jail, but his involvement in of many free events happening during the work in Memphis following the docu- nonviolent protests continued. Slowly, he month of April focusing on King’s life and mentary screenings. and other leaders worked to bring down ideas. Enjoy film, discussion and other • The Rev. Kyles will discuss the the walls of segregation in restaurants, opportunities to meet and learn from the events in Memphis leading up to King’s movie theaters, department stores and Rev. Kyles during the following activities: arrival, King’s vision of economic justice workplaces in Memphis. • The public is also invited to ex- and Kyles’ own recollection of April 4, Today, Kyles is a highly regarded change ideas during “Intergenerational 1968, during a discussion 9:30 to 11 national speaker, addressing groups and Perspectives on Dr. King,” a panel a.m. Thursday, April 17, at Allegany organizations throughout the United discussion from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednes- College of Maryland Theatre, 12401 States and abroad. He is a founding day, April 16 in FSU’s Compton Science Willowbrook Road, Cumberland. national board member of People United Center, room 327. Join the Rev. Kyles to Serve Humanity (PUSH) and a current and faculty and student leaders from For more information on the ongoing national board and executive committee FSU and Allegany College of Maryland Martin Luther King celebration happen- member of Rainbow Coalition/PUSH. He for a discussion and reflection on King’s ing throughout April, call x4211. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 more information, contact Dr. William Pealer Recital Hall of the Performing Bingman at x4420. Arts Center. direct children’s learning to interact first The ensemble is directed by Tim hand with authors and illustrators who Powell. Four saxophonists will be fea- bring characters to life. The weekend’s Writer’s Conference tured: senior Andy Branigan, sophomore diverse array of educational activities Brent Mitchell, freshman Jacki Skeweis include informative small group sessions at FSU This Summer and freshman Justin Nines. Junior Grant and large group presentations covering The FSU Center for Creative Writing is Davis and freshmen Chris Ackerman, Greg topics such as using children’s literature holding its first Nightsun Summer Brightbill and David Wall will play the Writer’s Conference for local and re- in the classroom, using an iPod to learn trumpets. The trombones will be played more about authors and many more. gional writers from July 31 to Aug. 3, by juniors Brittany Lynne and BJ Lewis. Participants are invited to mingle with at Failinger’s Gunter Hotel in Frostburg. Freshman Jake Lidard will play the piano. fellow educators and exchange ideas, The conference will feature workshops Freshmen Becca Snow and Collin Branzell purchase books from an extensive with creative non-fiction writer Barb will be featured on bass; Snow will also Hurd, poetry writer Gerry LeFemina and selection and embrace the wisdom and be featured on percussion. The drums will fiction writer Richard Peabody. The experience that the visiting authors have be played by junior Mark Gauthier. to share.
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