1530 Newcastle Street
Brunswick, GA 31520
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Our Town
Thornton Wilder
A Pre-Big Read event. Based on the popular novel by Katherine Patterson. The story of two pre-teen friends who create a world of their own. 2007. 96 minutes. Color. Rated PG
Event Location: Ida Hilton Public Library, 1105 Northway, Darien, GA 31305
A Pre-Big Read event. Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Herman Wouk. When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrar and Van Johnson. 1954, 124 minutes, Color, Not Rated.
Event Location: Brunswick Library, 208 Gloucester Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
A Pre-Big Read event. Thornton Wilder's tale of matchmaker Dolly Levi who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman. Starring Shirley Booth, Paul Ford, Anthony Perkins and Shirley MacLaine. 1958. 103 minutes, B&W. Not Rated.
Event Location: The Historic Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
A Pre-Big Read event. Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Alfred Uhry. An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years. Starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy. 1989. 99 minutes. Color. Rated PG.
Event Location: Ida Hilton Public Library, 1105 Northway, Darien, GA 31305
The Big Read: Coastal Georgia Reads Thornton Wilder kicks off with proclamations from public officials, the opening of a special exhibit - Our Town: Faces and Places from Past to Present, and other special events.
Event Location: Downtown Brunswick, Newcastle Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
The work of local artists and students spotlighting the people and places of our community. One wall in the gallery will be open for patrons to place their own photograph or memory on it.
Event Location: The Historic Ritz Theatre Gallery, 1530 Newcastle Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
Discussion of Thornton Wilder's "The Bridge of the San Luis Rey."
Event Location: Charlton Public Library, 1291 Indian Trail, Folkston, GA 31537
Discussion of Thornton Wilder's novel.
Event Location: Wayne County Library, 759 Sunset Blvd, Jesup, GA 31545
Have fun at the library as we tell the story of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" the Little Big Read book for young readers.
Event Location: Brunswick-Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
Book discussion of Thornton Wilder's "Bridge of the San Luis Rey"
Event Location: Camden County Public Library, 1410 Highway 40 East, Kingsland, GA 31548
"Thornton Wilder: A Life" presented by keynote speaker, Penolope Niven. Her new biography of Wilder is the first to be based on unprecedented access to thousands of pages of letters, public and private journals, manuscripts and other documentary evidence of Wilder's life, work and times.
Event Location: The Historic Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
Ann Mason leads a discussion of Wilder' "The Bridge of the San Luis Rey"
Event Location: Ida Hilton Public Library, 1105 Northway, Darien, GA 31305
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning musical by Jonathan Larsen. This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York (based on Puccini's La boheme.) 2005. 135 minutes. Rated PG-13 Pre-screening lecture by film historian Rob Nixon.
Event Location: College of Coastal Georgia, 3700 Altama Avenue, Brunswick, GA 31520
If we were to build a time capsule of books, which books would you include? Led by Ann Mason, Darien participants created a "must read" list of books for their town.
Event Location: Old Jail Art Center, 404 Northway, Darien, GA 31305
A book discussion of Wilder's novel and play led by Golden Isles Arts & Humanities director, Heather Heath.
Event Location: Long County Library, 28 South Main Street, Ludowici, GA 31316
Screening of the 2007 version of the film based on Wilder's novel. Starring Gabriel Byrne, Kathy Bates, Robert de Niro, and Harvey Kietel. 120 minutes. Rated PG
Event Location: Ida Hilton Public Library, 1105 Northway, Darien, GA 31305
Screening of the 2007 version of the film based on Wilder's novel. Starring Gabriel Byrne, Kathy Bates, Robert de Niro, and Harvey Kietel. 120 minutes. Rated PG
Event Location: The Historic Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
Darien kicks off The Big Read with a special exhibit presented by members of the McIntosh Art Association. See work created to reflect themes from Wilder's novel, "The Bridge of the San Luis Rey" or play "Our Town" or focused on their own community.
Event Location: McIntosh Art Association, 404 North Way, Darien, GA 31305
Historian Buddy Sullivan leads a walking tour of historic Darien. $5 donation. Begin at Old Jail Art Center, US 17N, Darien. The Big Read Committee of McIntosh County: 437-4473, ashantilly.org
Event Location: Old Jail Art Center, US 17N, Darien, GA 31305
Heather Heath, executive director of Golden Isles Arts & Humanities, in an open discussion on Thornton Wilder, The Big Read, theater, and more. Reservations requested. $5 donation (applied to gift shop purchases). 638-3017, LeftBankArtGallery.com
Event Location: 1819 Frederica Road, St Simons Island, GA 31522
Noted biographer, James McGrath Morris ("Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power") presents a portrait of Joseph Pulitzer, inventor of the modern mass media, and his connections to Jekyll Island including an overlooked but critical role the island plays in a moment in journalism history. Free, but reservations required. Call 912-262-6934 or email info@goldenislesarts.org for reservations.
Event Location: Jekyll Island Club Hotel, 371 Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA 31527
Discussion of Thornton Wilder's novel.
Event Location: Brantley County Library, 14046 Cleveland Street East, Nahunta, GA 31553
Christina Johns leads a discussion of Thornton Wilder's novel.
Event Location: St Simons Island Library, 530A Beachview Drive, St Simons Island, GA 31522
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Toni Morrison. A slave is visited by the spirit of her deceased daughter. Starring Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover. 1998. 172 minutes. Rated R.
Event Location: Brunswick-Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
Ann Mason leads a discussion of Thornton Wilder's novel.
Event Location: Brunswick-Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
Local author Maggie Toussiant talks about the writer's creative process.
Event Location: Ida Hilton Public Library, 1105 Northway, Darien, GA 31305
Cinema Gourmet offers an evening of film and food. For The Big Read, a screening of the Hitchcock classic "Shadow of a Doubt" with screenplay by Thornton Wilder. Come for a generous tasting provided by Indigo Coastal Shanty, a brief lecture on the history of the film, followed by the screening. Admission for food and film $15; film only $5.
Event Location: The Historic Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
Music from Grover's Corners and the American Landscape is shared with information on composers, time period and explanations by music historian Dr. Clive Henery.
Event Location: Brunswick-Glynn County Library, 200 Gloucester Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Booth Tarkington. The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved. Directed by Orson Welles and featuring Joseph Cotton, Agnes Moorehead and Dolores Costello. 1942. 88 minutes. B&W. Not Rated.
Event Location: The Historic Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
Ann Mason leads a discussion of Thornton Wilder's novel.
Event Location: Ida Hilton Public Library, 1105 Northway, Darien, GA 31305
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Tennessee Williams.Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her. Featuring Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando. 1951. 122 minutes. B&W. Not Rated. Pre-screening lecture by film historian Rob Nixon.
Event Location: College of Coastal Georgia , 3700 Altama Avenue, Brunswick, GA 31520
Storytime at the library for pre-school children focuses on the Little Big Read book, "The Three Billy Goats Gruff."
Event Location: Ida Hilton Public Library, 1105 Northway, Darien, GA 31305
Discussion of Thornton Wilder's novel.
Event Location: St Marys Public Library, 100 Herb Bauer Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Jason Miller. It started as a friendly meeting between 4 old buddies with their basketball coach and ended up in revealing the truth about their relationship. The meeting forces the five men to reveal their true identity, to be honest with each other for the first time in their lives. Featuring Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach, Robert Mitchum and Martin Sheen. 1982. 110 minutes. Color. Rated R. Pre-screening talk by film historian Rob Nixon.
Event Location: College of Coastal Georgia, 3700 Altama Avenue, Brunswick, GA 31520
Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association presents Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" at the Historic Ritz Theatre. The characters of Grovers Corners share daily life, love and marriange, and death and eternity in Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning play. Advance Tickets: GIAHA Members $15/adults, $10/seniors; NonMembers $20/adults, $15/seniors. Day of Show tickets are $5 more. Student tickets are always $5. Call 912-262-6934 or visit www.goldenislesarts.org
Event Location: The Historic Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
Dr. Robert Bliel, Assistant Professor of English, leads a discussion of Wilder's work at the Gould Library.
Event Location: College of Coastal Georgia, 3700 Altama Avenue, Brunswick, GA 31520
This documentary focuses on Dominguez High, in the infamous Compton, CA neighborhood. The school has not produced a play in over twenty years. With no money and no stage, two teachers and twenty-four students attempt to produce Thornton Wilder's American Classic OUR TOWN. 2002. 76 minutes. Not Rated.
Event Location: College of Coastal Georgia, 3700 Altama Avenue, Brunswick, GA 31520
Students K-College create showcase their artwork focusing on "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" and "The Bridge of the San Luis Rey."
Event Location: Brunswick-Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Edith Wharton. Tale of 19th century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin. Featuring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfieffer, and Winnoa Ryder. 1993. 139 minutes. Color. Rated PG.
Event Location: The Historic Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
Brunswick’s Mayor, Bryan Thompson, will lead a walking tour of the historic downtown area as part of The Big Read: Coastal Georgia Reads Thornton Wilder. Discover the rich history that our town has to offer. The tour last approximately one hour.
Event Location: 1229 Newcastle Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. A young boy adopts a fawn but must learn of the harsh realities of the world. Featuring Gregory Peck. 1946. 128 minutes. Color. Rated TVG
Event Location: Brunswick-Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
