There's a sport for everyone. Whether it's video football or dangling from great heights by little ropes, you have enjoyed at some point the principles of fair play, hard work, achievement, etc. Well, so did many folks in 1936. History professor Chad Moody wants to tell you all about the intersection of sport, spectacle and fascist ideology ... for free. You game? Well, run like hell (you are an athlete, after all) to the Gig Harbor Library Tuesday. Learn about Jesse Owens, German athletes and Hitler during the 1936 Olympics. Bring friends and make the lecture some sort of sport. There's a sport for everyone.
1936 OLYMPICS AND SPORTS ICONS, 6:30 p.m. Gig Harbor Library, 4424 Point Fosdick Dr. NW, Gig Harbor, free admission, 253.548.3305
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