Events

These programs took place in spring 2005.

John Mahoney and Tracy Letts
Monday, April 11, 6:00 p.m.
Chicago Public Library
Harold Washington Library Center
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium
400 S. State Street
Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble members John Mahoney and Tracy Letts will read selections from The Ox-Bow Incident. John Mahoney has received Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations for his role as Martin Crane on TV’s Frasier. Letts, an actor and a playwright, was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for his play, Man From Nebraska.

Film Screenings of The Ox-Bow Incident

• Tuesday, April 12, 6:00 p.m.
  Harold Washington Library Center
  Cindy Pritzker Auditorium
  400 S. State Street
• Thursday, April 14, 7:00 p.m.
  Sulzer Regional Library
  4455 N. Lincoln Avenue
• Thursday, April 14, 7:00 p.m.
  Woodson Regional Library
  9525 S. Halsted Street

The following events are sponsored by DePaul’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program. For more information, please call (773) 325-7840.

Panel Discussion
Wednesday, April 13, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
DePaul University
Student Center, Room 120
2250 N. Sheffield Avenue
Join a panel of distinguished DePaul faculty from literature, history, ethics, sociology and political science who will explore the issues and themes in Clark’s The Ox-Bow Incident. Where does individual responsibility begin? Why does Edmund Burke’s well-known statement, “All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing,” provide perspective on the novel’s timeless appeal?

Film Screening and Lecture
Wednesday, April 20, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
DePaul University
Student Center, Room 120
2250 N. Sheffield Avenue
Join the DePaul community in viewing the critically acclaimed film adaptation of The Ox-Bow Incident starring Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn. A short multimedia lecture will open the evening, exploring how Clark’s novel demythologizes romantic notions of the Old West. A discussion will follow the film screening.

Read The Ox-Bow Incident at DePaul University
Enroll in “Chicago’s One Book: Issues and Perspectives”
The centerpiece of this interdisciplinary, graduate-level course will be Walter Van Tilburg Clark’s The Ox-Bow Incident. DePaul University invites adults to take this opportunity to read the city’s book selection in a setting that reaches beyond the limits of a book discussion group. This 10-week course meets on Wednesday evenings, beginning March 30 (Prerequisite: bachelor’s degree). For more information, including course tuition, please visit the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program website or call (773) 325-7840.