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Frankenstein Marketing Wins Award

Friday, April 1st, 2005

The Moraine Valley Marking & Publications Department was awarded a “Gold Award” for promotional campaign for a special event from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) for the library’s Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature exhibit. The library applauds the excellent work that Marketing & Publications did for the Frankenstein exhibit and related events. Their creativity directly contributed to the success of this program.

FrankenPhotos Available On Web site!

Monday, May 10th, 2004

Frankenstein might be gone, but the photos from Frankenstein events remain!

Thanks, Moraine Valley!

Thursday, April 29th, 2004

As the Moraine Valley Library staff bid’s Frankenstein farewell, we’d like to thank all of the members of our MVCC community who helped make this series of events so successful. Thank you to the American Library Association, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Library of Medicine for organizing this exhibition. Thank you to the area public libraries who hosted events. Thank you to the faculty members who incorporated our events into their classes and took time to participate in panel discussions. We’d also like to thank President Crawley and Senior Vice-President Kickels for their continued support of our efforts. We’d like to recognize the efforts of Moraine Valley’s Marketing and Publications Services who worked diligently to communicate our events to students and members of the public, our campus operations staff who helped us prepare for events, and our information technology staff who made sure our sound systems worked projectors projected. Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature represents the best of Moraine Valley’s students, faculty, staff, and community members. We look forward for the next opportunity to replicate and improve upon this event.

“From Frankenstein to Frankenfood and Beyond”

Monday, April 26th, 2004

Join us April 28th at 6:30 for the exhibit closing reception of and the presentation “From Frankenstein to Frankenfood and Beyond” by Dr. Francine Navakas of North Central College. Her discussion will include the novel and popular culture, the idea of Frankenstein and how it has been read by different disciplines and cultures and the Frankenstein project and what it tells us about story, interdisciplinary study, and public dialogue. This event is open to the public free of charge.

Frankenstein As Parody: Young Frankenstein

Monday, April 26th, 2004

Young Frankenstein will be the concluding film for the Frankenstein Film Series. The public is welcome to this free event, which will be held Monday, April 26th, 7pm at the Justice Public Library.

Classic Horror: Reviewing the History of Terror

Thursday, April 22nd, 2004

Classic Horror: Reviewing the History of Terror: “This fan site features reviews of horror films from pre-1930s to the present. Also includes interviews with the Hollywood actors who play in the blood-curdling tales. The site’s lists of award winners are a good starting point if you don’t know much about the genre and wish to know the major films. Reviews are browsable by title, reviewer, year, and “master” (star, director, studio).” (review from Librarians Index to the Internet)

Art as a Critique of Society, April 22nd, 7pm

Wednesday, April 21st, 2004

The panel discussion. “Art as a Critique of Society” will be held at the Green Hills Public Library at 7pm on April 22nd.

Bride of Frankenstein, Apirl 21st

Wednesday, April 21st, 2004

1935 film, The Bride of Frankenstein will be shown at the Blue Island Public Library at 7pm on April 21st . This is a free showing, open to the public.

Science Portrayed in Art: Monday, April 19th,

Friday, April 16th, 2004

Panel Discussion: Science Portrayed in Art, Monday, April 19th, 1pm at the Moraine Valley Library
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, as the first science fiction novel, initiated a long running dialog between science and art. From Jules Verne, to Stanley Kubrick, to Eduardo Kac (artist who created the glow in the dark rabbit), artists have been absorbing scientific ideas and extending them to new dimensions within the laboratory of the mind. This panel will discuss the ways in which artists applied scientific ideas and techniques to their art, and ways that artists have communicated the possibilities that scientific discoveries hold.

Panel Discussion, Art in Mass Media, Thursday, April 15, Oak Lawn Public Library

Wednesday, April 14th, 2004

Art in Mass Media, Thursday, April 15, 2004, 7 p.m. Oak Lawn Public Library
: The image of Frankenstein’s monster that we see in movies, comic books, television shows, or advertisements does not resemble the monster described in Mary Shelley’s original book. How does the mass media absorb and re-transmit the artist’s work? What is lost along the way? This discussion will center on the ways that art lives on in our popular culture.