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An exhibition of the visual art of Zelda Fitzgerald in the museum's galleries will add a new dimension to the Big Read's focus on The Great Gatsby. Zelda Fitzgerald, a painter, writer, and dancer, was a fascinating creative talent of the Jazz Age. When she and her husband lived in Paris they joined a circle that included Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, Constantin Brancusi, and Gertrude Stein. This exhibition will explore her life and creative work.
Event Location: Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th Street, Wilmington, NC 28412
One-month exhibit featuring the fashion and art of the Gatsby period curated by Nan Graham and Annie Gray Johnston at the MC Erny Gallery in the WHQR studios.
Event Location: WHQR, 254 N. Front Street Suite 300, Wilmington, NC 28401
Kick off party and opening reception featuring art, fashion and music of the 1920's.
Event Location: WHQR, 254 N. Front Street Suite 300, Wilmington, NC 28401
Free jazz dance (for all ages) performed by the 208 Army Reserve Band.
Event Location: Northeast Regional Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd , Wilmington, NC 28405
A public lecture by Eleanor Lanahan, granddaughter of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, that will illuminate the life and times of her grandparents. Meet the Speaker Reception will follow with the viewing of the Zelda Fitzgerald Art Exhibit.
Event Location: Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th Street, Wilmington, NC 28412
View the 1974 film version of The Great Gatsby staring Robert Redford at Cinematique of Wilmington at Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts.
Event Location: Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
Film screening of "G" at the Lumina Theater on the UNCW campus. Professor Sue Richardson of the Film Studies department will introduce the film and lead a discussion afterwards. This event is sponsored by The UNCW Randall Library, the Film Studies Department and the Upperman African American Cultural Center.
Event Location: Lumina Theater, 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403
Discussion of The Great Gatsby.
Event Location: New Hanover Library Northeast Branch, 1241 Military Cutoff Road , Wilmington, NC 28405
A dramatic reading of Scott and Zelda's letters to each other performed by Gray Hawkes and Christy Grantham.
Event Location: 249 N. Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401
Discussion of The Great Gatsby.
Event Location: New Hanover County Public Library - Main , 201 Chestnut St., Wilmington, NC 28401
Join "Gatsby" expert and local author Nan Graham to discus The Great Gatsby.
Event Location: 254 N. Front Street Suite 300, Wilmington, NC 28401
Discussion of The Great Gatsby.
Event Location: New Hanover County Library - Northeast Branch, 1241 Military Cutoff Road , Wilmington, NC 28405
A book discussion on The Great Gatsby, led by UNCW Librarian Lisa Coats and Professor Katie Peel, Department of English. This discussion will be a precursor to the scholarly discussion panel being led by Professor Janet Ellerby and therefore will focus on the feminist perspective, looking at women in the novel and during the 1920s.
Event Location: UNCW Randall Library, 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403
Forward Motion Dance Company will choreograph and perform a new performance inspired by both Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, which will also feature jazz music of the time period performed by local musicians, as well as dramatic readings from biographies of the Fitzgeralds, The Great Gatsby, and possibly Zelda Fitzgerald's own writings.
Event Location: Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th Street, Wilmington, NC 28412
Jazzy Strings is a wonderful mixture of puppetry and the music of the early 20th century. Each piece of Big Band, Dixieland and Ragtime music seem to have been written just for the puppet that performs to it. Katrina flies on her trapeze to George Gershwin’s wonderful “Rhapsody in Blue”; a special Hula Dancer teams up with Spike Jones and his “Hawaiian War Chant”, Mr. Bones falls apart when he hears Scott Joplin’s fabulous Ragtime, just to name a few. Other featured tunes include “The Charleston,” “Shine On Harvest Moon,” and “The Best Things in Life Are Free.” “Jazzy Strings” is a family-friendly program presented as part of New Hanover County’s Big Read series based around F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.
Event Location: NHCPL Main Library, 201 Chestnut St, Wilmington, NC 28401
Discussion of The Great Gatsby.
Event Location: New Hanover Library - Myrtle Grove, 5155 South College Road , Wilmington, NC 28412
Great Gatsby Book Discussion: Adult High School American History Class. The discussion leader focused discussion on various themes in the book and encouraged students to participate in the discussion. There was particular focus on the theme of “Journey of the Self.” The discussion leader incorporated video clips on the Jazz Age and Fitzgerald’s life.
Event Location: Cape Fear Community College, 411 N. Front St., Wilmington, NC 28401
A scholarly discussion panel on The Great Gatsby, led by Professor Janet Ellerby, Department of English, UNCW, will focus on the biography Scott Fitzgerald: A Biography by Jeffrey Meyers. The purpose of the discussion is to link the community and university in an informed dialogue on the biographical influences of the author's life and the historical period on The Great Gatsby. Professor Ellerby will address such topics as feminist response to the novel, the influence of Zelda Fitzgerald on character and plot, and the representation of women in the novel. She will also share in-depth knowledge of women's rights and women's lives in the 1920s during the discussion and her research on the Fitzgeralds in her essay "Conversation and The Fitzgeralds: Conflict Or Collaboration?" (1994). To be held in the UNCW Randall Library.
Event Location: UNCW Randall Library, 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403
A scholarly discussion panel on The Great Gatsby, led by Professor Janet Ellerby, Department of English, UNCW, will focus on the biography Scott Fitzgerald: A Biography by Jeffrey Meyers. The purpose of the discussion is to link the community and university in an informed dialogue on the biographical influences of the author's life and the historical period on The Great Gatsby. Professor Ellerby will address such topics as feminist response to the novel, the influence of Zelda Fitzgerald on character and plot, and the representation of women in the novel. She will also share in-depth knowledge of women's rights and women's lives in the 1920s during the discussion and her research on the Fitzgeralds in her essay "Conversation and The Fitzgeralds: Conflict Or Collaboration?" (1994). To be held in the UNCW Randall Library.
Event Location: UNCW Randall Library, 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403
A night of jazz music by renowned musician Grenoldo Frazier.
Event Location: Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th Street, Wilmington, NC 28412
Ben Billingsley offers an illustrated lecture on Zelda Fitzgerald and tour of CAM's exhibition of Zelda's art. We will explore the culture of the Roaring 20's, a rebellious time that shaped both Fitzgeralds, and then consider what remains of Zelda's painting in comparison to the work of other artists of her generation.
Event Location: Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St., Wilmington, NC 28412
The Rise and Fall of F. Scott Fitzgerald with Elliott Engel. Elliot Engel reveals the fascinating life and times of one of America’s most popular novelists. Using anecdotes, biography, analysis and large doses of humor, Engel explains how and why Fitzgerald’s unique personality and creative imagination became the perfect symbol of what is now known as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties. Special attention is paid to his immortal novel, The Great Gatsby.
Event Location: UNCW's Warwick Center, 601 S College Rd , Wilmington, NC 28403
