Friday, October 14, 2005
12:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Charles E. Young Library Conference Center |
| 12:30 |
Registration, refreshments, getting acquainted |
| 1:00 |
Welcoming remarks from the UCLA Library
Victoria Steele, Head, UCLA Charles E. Young
Library Department of Special Collections |
| 1:10 |
Becoming Paul Monette
Exhibit curator and conference organizer Dan Luckenbill
introduces Paul Monette's authorized biographer Chris Freeman, who will present and interpret the
panorama of Monette's life and work.
Speakers: Dan Luckenbill, Chris Freeman
|
| 1:30 |
Session
1: Friends and Writers Read and Discuss the Works of Paul Monette
Participants working in a variety of professions and writing
genres discuss Monette's work, including text by Monette in
relation to their presentations, followed by time for questions.
Moderator: Chris Freeman
Panel: Betty Berzon, Eric Gutierrez, Mark Thompson |
| 2:45 |
Break |
| 3:00 |
Session
2: Working With and From Paul Monette
An artist, composer, poet, and novelists - representatives
of several generations - discuss their work as collaborators
with or as inspired by the vision of Paul Monette. These participants
will also read a brief text by Monette as part of their presentation.
A time for questions will follow.
Moderator: Christopher Looby
Panel: Roger Bourland, David Groff,
Terry Wolverton |
| 4:00 |
Break |
| 4:15 |
The UCLA Library Exhibit, One Man's
Truth: The Life and Work of Paul Monette (1945-1995)
Speaker: Dan Luckenbill
|
| 4:30 |
The
Horwitz Family, the Monette Family, and the Monette-Horwitz
Trust
Representatives:
Bernice Horwitz, Winston Wilde, Robert L.
Monette |
| 4:45 |
Remarks by Malcolm Boyd |
| 5:00 |
Exhibit viewing and reception
Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections
A1713 Young Research Library |
| 5:45 |
Closing remarks
Representative of the UCLA LGBT Faculty / Staff Network (reception
sponsor)
Representative of The Monette-Horwitz Trust (as introduction
to the Faculty Center dinner) |
| 7:00-10:00 |
Dinner to present the Monette-Horwitz Trust Award
and honor the life of Paul Monette.
By invitation only at the
UCLA Faculty Center, UCLA campus. For information, contact Dan
Luckenbill: 310 206-2753 or dluckenb@library.ucla.edu |
