Engel Returns For KLS Author DinnerKosciusko Literacy Services is hosting the 15th Annual Author Dinner “The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway” at Noa Noa Wood Grill and Sushi Bar in Warsaw at 6 p.m. April 20. Professor Elliot Engel will illuminate the life and writings of Hemingway, according to a news release from KLS. Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) is regarded as a great American novelist with works including “A Farewell to Arms,” “The Sun Also Rises,” “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “The Old Man and the Sea.”?His work as a young journalist molded his writing style of simple declarative sentences. Hemingway’s World War I experiences as an ambulance driver on the Italian front shaped “A Farewell to Arms.” Following the war, Hemingway was a member of the “Lost Generation” and lived as an American expatriate in Paris. Learning to fish and hunt from his father, Hemingway’s adventures included big-game hunting, bullfighting and deep-sea fishing. These adventures were themes in many of his literary works. “With his witty and insightful speaking style, Dr. Engel is the quintessential teacher as he combines education and entertainment. Engel is the educator everyone wishes to have leading the path to learning,” the release states. Facilitated by KLS, Plant the Seed! Read 2017 book selection features Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms.” Engel also will be lecturing on Hemingway at area high schools. The dinner raises funds to provide literacy services. Tickets are $100, of which $65 is tax deductible as allowed by law. For tickets or for information on sponsoring the event, call 574-267-5380. More sponsors are necessary to make this event successful, the release states. Current sponsors for the Author Dinner are the Dr. Dane and Mary Louise Miller Foundation, R.R. Donnelley & Sons, The Papers Inc. and NIPSCO. The silent auction will feature vacation packages, and items donated by Smith Appliance of Warsaw, Penguin Point, the Fort Wayne Tincaps, the Indianapolis Colts, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, the Chicago Cubs, the South Bend Cubs and the Indiana Fever. Kosciusko Literacy Services focuses on all aspects of literacy and provides literacy programming for Kosciusko County residents from birth to senior citizens, the release states. The mission of the KLS is to increase the literacy levels of all citizens of the community. To achieve the mission, KLS provides trained volunteer tutors for the adult students, books to preschoolers from low-income families, positive incentives for children to read and books for classroom libraries. Kosciusko Literacy Services is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and a United Way agency.
