November 3, 2009
6pm-8pm
Mesa County Central Library
530 Grand Avenue
Grand Junction,
CO 81501
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Admission: FREE
Free reception at 5:30 p.m.
With major funding from Chevron, "Wallace Stegner" is a biographical film portrait, celebrating the 2009 centennial of his birth. Wallace Stegner was an acclaimed writer, conservationist, and teacher. He became one of America's greatest writers. His books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Angle of Repose" and "Beyond the Hundredth Meridian." His "The Wilderness Letter" became the conscience of the conservation movement. Wallace Stegner mentored a generation's greatest writers including Ken Kesey, Edward Abbey, and Larry McMurtry. Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was a student.
This one-hour documentary paints a portrait of the West that Wallace Stegner so loved. The film reveals insights into his life by interviews with his famous students, contemporaries, and family.
Consistent with the Rocky Mountain PBS vision to spark dialogue by providing a lens through which we see and understand our world, the film presents several ideals, values and conflicts by telling the story of Wallace Stegner's life.
Sponsored by Rocky Mountain PBS
Phone: 970-245-1818
E-mail:
pennymitchell@rmpbs.org
