Jack London in Photographs
Location: Massillon Museum
An exhibition of photographs about Jack London.
Massillon in the 1850s and 60s
Location: Massillon Museum
An exhibition on Massillon during the time Flora, Jack's mother, lived. The exhibition will include photographs and artifacts from the 1850s and 1860s.
These exhibitions will be open throughout the month of April.
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Big Read Kick-Off
Location: Downtown Massillon
Free Call of the Wild books given out on the street corners of Downtown Massillon.
5:00 pm
An Evening With Jack London
Location: Massillon Public Library and Massillon Museum
Spend an hour and a half at the Massillon Public Library and listen to various community members read excerpts from Jack London's stories. Then walk down the block to the Massillon Museum to view 2 exhibits on Jack London and enjoy light refreshments.
2:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: Massillon Public Library
The Call of the Wild book discussion.
9:30 am
Adventure Day
Location: Downtown Massillon and Massillon Museum
Adventure scavenger hunt based on clues from the book The Call of the Wild. Participants will hunt for clues and win prizes. Additional activities will include a dog sled team and light refreshments at the end of the hunt.
6:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: Chit Chat Coffee Shop
Book discussion on The Call of the Wild.
12:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: The Independent
Book discussion on The Call of the Wild.
6:30 pm
Book Discussion
Location: North Lawrence Senior Center, Canal Fulton, OH
Book discussion hosted by the Canal Fulton Library on The Call of the Wild.
7:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: Massillon Public Library
Book discussion on The Call of the Wild.
2:00 pm
Movie Day
Location: Lions Lincoln Theater
Showing of the film "The Call of the Wild" at the historic Lions Lincoln Theater.
10:00 am
Book Discussion
Location: Massillon Museum
Book discussion on The Call of the Wild.
7:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: Barry Askren Memorial Library
Book discussion on The Call of the Wild.
2:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: Oak Knoll Park Pavilion
Book discussion on The Call of the Wild.
7:00 pm
Celebrating Jack London
Location: Fairless Middle School, Navarre
Jeanne Reesman will offer a lecture on The Call of the Wild as a slave narrative. The Canton Symphony Orchestra will provide a quartet to play period music.
12:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch
Location: Massillon Museum
Brown Bag Lunch lecture by Christine Fowler Shearer, Executive Director of the Massillon Museum and Chris Craft, Museum Assistant, on the life and works of Jack London.
10:00 am
Book Discussion
Location: Massillon Senior Center
Book discussion on The Call of the Wild.
3:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: Ashland University Massillon Campus
Book discussion on The Call of the Wild.
7:00 pm
A Journey With Jack London
Location: Lions Lincoln Theatre
Join the drama students from Massillon Washington High School and musicians from the Canton Symphony Orchestra for an evening of one act plays and monologues with musical numbers interspersed throughout.
10:00 am
Dog Hike
Location: Massillon Park
Enjoy the great outdoors with your dog while discovering clues about The Call of the Wild.
2:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: The Wilderness Center
Book discussion on The Call of the Wild.
7:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: Bocca Grande Restaurant, Canal Fulton
Join us at Boca Grande's Bar to discuss the book The Call of the Wild.
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