Tickets for an October 28, 2006 Thurber House event (at COSI) will go on sale at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 20. 

"Thurber House Presents A Very Special Event: Jon Stewart and his co-authors of America (The Book)"

Comedy Central - The Dailey Show

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Tomorrow!

Brian Strause  – Tuesday, August 8  Thurber House Picnic

Find out more about the Columbus Insiders Club and Experience Columbus.

Murder !

A murder case that captivated the nation is the theme of  Sharon Hatfield's book ' Never Seen the Moon: The Trials of Edith Maxwell.'  Hatfield will read from that book at the Thurber House Picnic on Wednesday, July 26. James Thurber covered the murder back in the day.  

The Thurber House website says:

"Sharon Hatfield is an award-winning journalist and a professor at Hocking College in Nelsonville. She will read from her book, Never Seen the Moon: The Trials of Edith Maxwell, about a murder case that captured the attention of the nation and was covered by James Thurber, among other journalists. As a reporter, Hatfield wrote about the Virginia justice system in the same courtroom where Maxwell was tried. She is a contributing editor to American Vein : Critical Readings In Appalachian Literature, an anthology of literary criticism on Appalachian novelists, poets, and playwrights".


Hatfield was the recipient of the 2005 W. D. Weatherford Award for Non-fiction in Appalachian Studies.

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A dog friend (a human being who loves canines) sent me one of "those emails" quotes about dogs, cute pictures of dogs, including:    

"If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons."

-James Thurber

While he went on to live in New York and Europe, Columbus Ohio was home to James Thurber,  writer and cartoonist.  He did a lot of dog cartoons. 

"Thurber House is a unique national treasure"

according to the Thurber House website...and it is in Columbus Ohio.                         

"Welcome to  Thurber House, a literary center for readers and writers located in the historic former home of author, humorist, and New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber. Thurber House is dedicated to promoting the literary arts by presenting quality literary programming; increasing the  awareness of  literature as a significant art form; promoting excellence in writing; providing support for literary artists;  and commemorating Thurber's literary and artistic achievements.   Our programs include author readings, writing classes for children, and celebrations of Thurber's life.   As the only literary center in the country to offer comprehensive literary programming  for adults and children, Thurber House is a unique national treasure."

"Thurber House is part of The Jefferson Center for Learning and the Arts, a one-block stretch of Queen Anne-style Victorian homes that house cultural and social service nonprofit organizations."

Thurber House is probably the Best haunted house in Columbus, the classiest haunted house anyway.  Thurber wrote  "The Night the Ghost Got In," about a ghost in his home.

2006 Summer Picnic Schedule

I was able to verify the quote is a  Thurber dog quote and find other Thurber quotes! 

ThinkExist.com

BrainyQuote.com

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