~ Thursday, October, 10 ~ Sixth Annual
'Evening In Indianola'
This Year's Special Program
An Evening of True Grit
~ Featuring Rooster Cogburn ~ and the True Grit Trail
Indianola School Auditorium
~ 6 pm-Reception ~ 7 pm-Program
Charles Portis and John Wayne on the set of the 1969 movie
Novel published in 1968
"Rooster Cogburn"
Come join us for an evening dinner / reception, entertainment / program benefitting the Indianola Community and Senior Citizens Center along with the Choate Prairie and Indianola Cemeteries.
The program will include some special guests, along with the Indianola area’s “Circuit Riders” band.
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The featured program / presentation will include some review of the 1968 novel by Charles Portis, the 1969 movie directed by Henry Hathaway, and the 2010 movie produced and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The True Grit story includes many close by geographical connections to our area.
An update will be given on the True Grit Trail being developed between Dardanelle, Arkansas and Talihina, Oklahoma.
Finally, a live taping of a "Tales of the True Grit Trail" podcast will round out the evening.
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The “Evening in Indianola” is an annual benefit supporting the work of the Indianola Community and Senior Citizens Center and the Choate Prairie and Indianola Cemeteries.
$10 per person admission
($5.00 5-11 years)
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In addition, there will be the opportunity for on-site “annual giving” for the three charitable organizations.
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—Indianola Community and Senior Citizens Center P.O. Box 193 Indianola, OK 74442
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—Choate Prairie Cemetery Fund P.O. Box 239 Indianola, OK 74442
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—Indianola Cemetery Association 1695 Anderson Road McAlester, OK 74501
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For more information: Mike Cathey, 773-844-1804
True Grit Trail
Listen to our Podcasts!
True Grit is a New York Times bestseller by Charles Portis and twice made into motion pictures starring John Wayne and Jeff Bridges.
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Whether you like Wayne or Bridges as Marshal Rooster Cogburn; Glen Campbell (a native of Delight, Arkansas) or Matt Damon as Sergeant LeBeouf, take the 75 mile journey from Dardanelle to Fort Smith and see the True Grit Trail—Arkansas Highway 22.
Arkansas is where “True Grit” began, and lives today. The True Grit Trail is anchored in the East by Dardanelle in the Arkansas River Valley. It was, and is, the home of Mattie Ross, her family and a great community.
In the West the Trail is anchored by Fort Smith on the Oklahoma border. It’s the home of the US Marshals Museum and Judge Isaac Parker's court.
Visit the Arkansas River Valley Library located on Union Street in Dardanelle. There you will find the Yell County Historical Society's True Grit Trail Community Room featuring an exhibit about True Grit.
Ongoing exhibits tell stories about both the fictional and non-fictional True Grit, starting with where the story of True Grit really took place.
The mission of the Yell County Historical Society is to promote individual and general interest in the history of Yell County. We collect, preserve and publish pertinent information concerning Yell County history.
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The history of the True Grit Trail begins in Yell County, Arkansas, with the people who have demonstrated their true grit for over 100 years.