Did you know it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird?
Did you also know it’s a sin to call a knitter to jury duty and not permit her to knit? Especially during the holidays? Especially the week before Christmas? Truly a quadruple wammy.
I’m nearly going out of my mind sitting in jury duty and not having my fingers work on something. It’s going on Thursday, and I’ve been in this entrapment all week.
The only thing keeping me sane is my book I carried along for company: Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. This was one of our book group reads earlier in the Fall, but because I had too many other things going on, I didn’t read it.
It sat on my bedside table for several weeks until one day, I felt propelled to pick it up. I actually had never read it before, didn’t know what it was about, and was already reading another book. But I began anyway.
Serendipitously, Cheryl of Washington University contacted me soon after. She had heard about our book group and asked if we would be interested in participating in an upcoming book event they were hosting.
The book event is The Big Read, a national initiative designed to promote literacy in the community, and the book is, you guessed it, To Kill a Mockingbird.
Knitty Couture has been invited to host two of several upcoming discussions, scheduled for Wednesdays, Jan. 7th & 14th, at 6pm. Supplementing these discussions are film screenings, exhibitions, speaker series, and performances at various venues, including the Edison Theatre, the Metro Theater Company, the Missouri History Museum and surrounding libraries and bookstores.
A full Calendar of Events is available at the shop or upon request by emailing us at knit@knittycouture.com. You can also visit our Events section or The Big Read for more information.
Initially, I slowly shuffled through TKAM and another fine book, but since jury duty, have spent every free jury moment (e.g., breaks, delays, lunch, more delays, etc.) reading this wonderful classic. I can’t wait for the discussions and events.
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One of my most favorite stories! The Big Read is great!
Attica! Attica! Attica! Attica! Attica! They HAVE to let you out sooner or later. I had to suffer through jury duty once, as well. Have you noticed that most of the witnesses you hear from have no bearing on. . . well, anything? “Yes, I’m the clerk that moved that document from the ‘IN’ box to the ‘OUT’ box.” Followed by 32 questions to determine if the person was qualified to do so. The entire time you’re thinking, “Um, why does the JUDGE get to sleep through this and I’m required to stay awake!? Your Honor, we all know you’re not reading a really long document.”