Local Literacy Group Hosts Annual Author Dinner April 19
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Kosciusko Literacy Services is hosting its 16th Annual Author Dinner, “A Visit with Mary Shelley,” at Noa Noa Wood Grill and Sushi Bar, Warsaw, at 6 p.m. April 19.
Adrienne Provenzano will portray Shelley, the author of “Frankenstein.”
While staying in Switzerland during a cold wet summer, teenage Shelley wrote “Frankenstein” in 1818 as competition among Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, Byron’s personal physician John Polidori and Shelley's stepsister Claire. Two centuries later, the novel’s themes, such as unintended consequences, the creation of life and the ostracism by society, remain relevant to today’s society, according to a news release from KLS.
The dinner raises funds to provide literacy services. Tickets are $100, of which $65 is tax deductible as allowed by law. For tickets or for information on sponsoring the event, call 574-267-5380. More sponsors are necessary to make this event successful, the release states.
Current sponsors for the dinner are the Medtronic Spinal & Biologics, Esther Pfleiderer Charitable Trust and 1st Source Bank, CTB Inc., The Papers Inc., Learning Solutions and Lois Niemier, and NIPSCO.
The silent auction will feature vacation packages and items donated by the Fort Wayne Komet Hockey Club, Fort Wayne Tincaps, the Indianapolis Colts, Service Liquors, Steve Creighton Art, the Indiana Pacers, the South Bend Cubs and the Indiana Fever.
Kosciusko Literacy Services focuses on all aspects of literacy and provides literacy programming for Kosciusko County residents from birth to senior citizens. The mission of the KLS is to increase the literacy levels of all citizens of the community. To achieve the mission, KLS provides trained volunteer tutors for the adult students, books to preschoolers from low-income families, positive incentives for children to read, and books for classroom libraries. Kosciusko Literacy Services is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and a United Way agency.
