by George Colburn
Contemporary Learning Systems
We are moving close to the Big Moment on July 21 when the statue of Ernest Hemingway will be dedicated in Petoskey and the American premiere for the documentary Young Hemingway & His Enduring Eden will be held at the Perry Hotel. I hope you all can make it for this once-in-a-lifetime event.
Paul Hendrickson will attend and make remarks at the dedication and at the premiere dinner. The sculptor of the statue will also be attending also. A social hour is planned at 5 p.m. that will feature both of them, and we are hopeful that several of the "Emerging Writers" chosen by the PEN organizations (with funding by the Robert Dau family trust) will be in attendance.
July 21st, 2017, is not the end of the work on the Young Hemingway Project. There will be filming on the 21st so that segments to include the statue and what it means can be added. The newer version will be premiered at the 2018 Hemingway Society conference in Paris, where the final segment will be filmed. Then preparation will begin for a TV presentation in the 2018 - 19 TV season.
Between the two birthdays, our primary goal is to create the educational version of "Young Hemingway." We have a team of teachers ready to advise us how to edit our documentary for maximum impact in the classroom and to produce with our production team a pilot ELM (electronic learning module) for possible distributors to consider.
Mornings with Nick and ErneyChris Struble and George Colburn have been getting a little practice with teachers and students by hosting two "Saturday Mornings with Ernie and Nick" sessions at the Petoskey Library in the past month and spending all day May 15 at Hemingway locations in the area with approx. 55 students from a downstate high school (the teacher, a member of the MHS, will be one of our consultants on the development of the educational package). On the right is a photo of Chris and George hard at work on the steps of the Horton Bay General Store.
From the very beginning of the Young Hemingway Project in 2012, the goal has been to create a solid educational program - something that will be used by teachers for many years. If you would like to help support the creation of the theatrical version of this project please visit the project’s website at www.hemingwaysmichigan.com. Additional information about Contemporary Learning Systems may be found at www.contemporarylearning.org