We are thrilled to welcome Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss for a special in-person program to celebrate his new biography of Jim Thorpe, Path Lit By Lightning on Monday, August 22. Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. He won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, was the star of the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played major league baseball for John McGraw’s New York Giants. But despite his colossal skills, Thorpe’s life was a struggle against the odds. As a member of the Sac and Fox Nation, he encountered duplicitous authorities, racist discrimination, and had his gold medals unfairly rescinded. For all his travails, Thorpe did not succumb, and his victories have just officially been recognized again. Path Lit by Lightning is a great American story from a master biographer. Starting time: 7:00 p.m.