“An Evening with Teddy Roosevelt” Dinner

The Rotary Club of Grundy County and the Grundy County Historical Society are hosting “An Evening with Teddy Roosevelt,” Monday, Nov. 16, at the DuBose Conference Center in Monteagle. The social hour is at 6 p.m.; dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person.

Actor and historian Joe Wiegand will bring Theodore Roosevelt to life in his one-man performance at this special event. Wiegand, a Sewanee C’87 alumnus, has entertained audiences nationwide with the wit and wisdom that endeared Theodore Roosevelt to the American people. 

As a one-man show, Wiegand shares stories full of adventure, laughter and inspiration. Enjoy T.R.’s adventures as rancher and Rough Rider. Relive the establishment of America’s great national parks, forests, monuments and wildlife reserves. From bear hunts to the Panama Canal, from Africa to the Amazon, T.R.’s delightful stories come to life. 

Proceeds of this fund-raiser will support the Grundy County Imagination Library and the Grundy Heritage Center. Tickets are available at the Grundy County Heritage Center or by contacting Nadene Fultz Moore at (931) 273-2194 or (931) 592-6008, or Jim Waller at (931) 636-7297.

Reading Workshop in Grundy Co.

Spark the imagination of a child in your life by participating in an upcoming workshop hosted by the Grundy County Imagination Library, Rotary Club of Grundy County and Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation.

The free event will be 8:30 a.m.–noon, Monday, March 25, at the Tracy City First United Methodist Church, 105 16th St., Tracy City.

Led by Mitchell Korn, the workshop is designed for parents, caregivers  and educators focusing on creative and interactive ways to engage a child in the love of reading. 

Korn is a nationally recognized arts education expert who has also developed arts education and organizational strategic plans for dozens of arts, cultural and educational organizations. He is an adjunct professor at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt. The Wall Street Journal has called Korn a “one-man arts education industry.”

The workshop will cover a wide spectrum of topics, including musical and dramatic approaches to reading, visualization, repetition, parallel arts and crafts activities, and how to use music from radio, television and CDs to tell stories and boost listening skills. Korn’s primary emphasis will be on equipping attendees with skills and strategies designed to maximize a child’s engagement during reading time.

Childcare will be available for children ages 8 and under; for more information or to preregister for childcare, call Emily Partin, Grundy County Family Resource Center, (931) 592-4372.