May 4             Sunday
MARK TWAIN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOICES
Shelley Fisher Fishkin, Professor of English and Director of American Studies at Stanford University, focus on the influences Mark Twain had on using different voices in American literature in her talk entitled “Mark Twain and African-American Voices.” McManus Room. 2:00 pm.

May 8             Thursday
AS WEBSTER IS MY WITNESS
Mark Schenker, Associate Dean at Yale College, will give a talk on "As Webster Is My Witness": Language, Lies and Laughter in Mark Twain. Schenker will survey the ways in which speaking and mis-speaking are used to convey the satire and seriousness of Mark Twain's fiction.  McManus Room. 7:30 pm.

May 12           Monday
MARK TWAIN’S HUMOR
Dr. David E. E. Sloane, Dr. David E. E. Sloane, professor of English at the University of New Haven, and past president of the American Humor Studies Association and the Mark Twain Circle will talk about the humor in Mark Twain. McManus Room. 7:30 pm.

May 14           Wednesday
THE IMPACT OF MARK TWAIN IN CONNECTICUT
Daniel Cruson, teacher and President of the Archaeology Society of Connecticut, will give an illustrated presentation on the two periods of Twain’s life showing the effect that Connecticut had on him as a writer, and the impact that he had on the communities in which he lived, including his unique architectural contributions. McManus Room.
7:30 pm.

May 19           Monday
BETWIXT, BETWEEN & BETWAIN
A two-act musical revue of Mark Twain’s stories and wit featuring musical adaptations of  "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "A Genuine Mexican Plug,""Cannibalism in the Cars," "Life on the Mississippi," "Innocents Abroad," and many others.  McManus Room. 7:00 pm.