Pictured: Don Corrigan
Don Corrigan continues his crusade to give squirrels their due and to put Mickey Mouse in his place.
“Everyone thinks Mickey Mouse is the most important anthropomorphic rodent in our popular culture. No question that Walt Disney’s mouse is formidable, but taken in the aggregate, squirrels have much more of a presence in our popular culture,” said Corrigan.
Corrigan points out that squirrels are in our children’s books, newspaper headlines, TV news, radio shows, movies, public relations and advertising. Corrigan will bring his squirrel-centric message to the following venues in July:
On Thursday July 4th, Jean Ponzi of KDHX Radio and the show, “Earthworms,” will post a podcast of her interview with Don Corrigan, author of “Nuts About Squirrels: The Rodents That Conquered Popular Culture.” The show will cover the environmental aspects of squirrels, from their mass migrations prompted by climate change and food supply disruptions to the gray squirrels’ history in England as an invasive species that is driving out the red squirrels.
Don Corrigan is editor of the West End Word, Webster-Kirkwood Times and South County Times, as well as a professor of journalism at Webster University.
See a full listing of July 2019 event dates below.
On Tuesday July 9th, at 7 p.m., Don Corrigan, author of “Nuts About Squirrels: The Rodents That Conquered Popular Culture,” will present a PowerPoint Show, lecture and book signing at the St. Charles County. His squirrelly show will be at the Middendorf-Kredell Library Branch, 2750 Hwy K, O’Fallon. Corrigan is editor of the West End Word, Webster-Kirkwood Times and South County Times, as well as a professor of journalism at Webster University.
On Thursday July11th, at 7 p.m., Don Corrigan, author of “Nuts About Squirrels: The Rodents That Conquered Popular Culture,” will present a PowerPoint Show, lecture and book signing at the St. Charles County. His squirrelly show will be at the Spencer Road Library Branch, 427 Spencer Road, St. Peters. Corrigan is editor of the West End Word, Webster-Kirkwood Times and South County Times, as well as a professor of journalism at Webster University.
On Friday July19th, at 11:30 a.m., Don Corrigan, author of “Nuts About Squirrels: The Rodents That Conquered Popular Culture,” will present a PowerPoint Show, lecture and book signing at the Shepherd’s Center in Glendale. His squirrelly show will be at the Center at 1333 W. Lockwood Ave. Corrigan is editor of the West End Word, Webster-Kirkwood Times and South County Times, as well as a professor of journalism at Webster University.
On Monday July 22nd, at 6:30 p.m., Don Corrigan, author of “Nuts About Squirrels: The Rodents That Conquered Popular Culture,” will present a PowerPoint Show, lecture and book signing at the Jefferson County Library. His squirrelly show will be at the High Ridge Library Branch, 5680 Missouri PP, High Ridge. Corrigan is editor of the West End Word, Webster-Kirkwood Times and South County Times, as well as a professor of journalism at Webster University.
On Thursday July 25th, at 1 p.m., Don Corrigan, author of “Nuts About Squirrels: The Rodents That Conquered Popular Culture,” will present a PowerPoint Show, lecture and book notes for the Webster Echo Student Journalism Camp. His squirrelly show will be at the Echo Headquarters of Webster Groves High School. Corrigan is editor of the West End Word, Webster-Kirkwood Times and South County Times, as well as a professor of journalism at Webster University.
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