Thursday May 2, 2019
Thursday, May 2 at 7 pm 500 Olde Towne Road, Rochester, MI 48309RAHS presents "Margaret Mitchell and Gone with the Wind" with Kathleen Marcaccio
Marcaccio has spoken at the Clark Gable Foundation 100th Celebration in Cadiz, Ohio and the 2010 Gateway to the Wind event in St. Louis. In 2008, she co-hosted a GWTW Weekend at Meadow Brook Theatre, featuring cast member Mickey Kuhn. In 2012, Marcaccio hosted a GWTW weekend at the Redford Theatre, including a sold-out GWTW talk; in 2015, she hosted a 2nd GWTW weekend honoring Mickey Kuhn. Marcaccio has organized group GWTW gatherings and tours in Atlanta, Hollywood, Cadiz, and Austin, Texas as well as in the metro Detroit area; displayed her collection in the Detroiters Collect! Exhibition and at the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies 2010 dinner; and has been featured in Detroit-area newspapers and other publications.
In 2012, she received the inaugural Windie of the Year award from the Gone With The Wind Museum in Marietta, Georgia. She has worked with nine Midwest community and professional theaters on their productions of Moonlight and Magnolias, providing GWTW background and lobby displays to enhance the theatergoer experience.
Marcaccio holds a B.A. in English and Anthropology and an M.S. in Library Science, both from Wayne State University.
This program is free and open to the public. Registration is not required.Date and Time
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Location
Kathleen Marcaccio will present "Margaret Mitchell and Gone With the Wind" on Thursday, May 2 at 7 pm at the Rochester Hills Public Library, 500 Olde Towne Rd. Her presentation provides background on author Margaret Mitchell and her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Gone With The Wind;" the 1939 film by the same name; Margaret Mitchell’s post-GWTW life; and Gone With The Wind in popular culture. Her lecture will include a look back at the film's 80th anniversary this year, as well as its premiere in Detroit in 1939.
RAHS presents "Margaret Mitchell and ...