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Calendar Results: Date: 5/14/2008 |
May, weeks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Wednesday, May 14
The Big Read: Parker County Reads Together Big Finale
Community: Weatherford College - Weatherford, TX 76086
Book: My Ántonia
Event Location: Weatherford College, Alkek Fine Arts Center, Weatherford, Texas 76086
Join the planners, organizers, presenters, and participants of the previous month's activities and events and celebrate our community-wide accomplishments during The Big Read. Certificates of Achievements will be preseted and expected guest speaker, Mr. David Kipen, director of the National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D. C., will address the crowd. Music of the era and a brief slide show of the The Big Read: Parker County Reads Together.
Banned Books Display
Community: Monroe County Library System - Rochester, NY 14604
Book: Fahrenheit 451
Event Location: Ogden Farmers' Library, Spencerport, NY 14559
View a selection of books that have been banned through the years.
Censorship & the 1st Amendment Display
Community: Monroe County Library System - Rochester, NY 14604
Book: Fahrenheit 451
Event Location: Business Division, Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County, Rochester, NY 14604
View a display of materials drawn from the collections of the Central Library that illustrate the issues of censorship challenges and the 1st Amendment through the years.
Banned Books Display
Community: Monroe County Library System - Rochester, NY 14604
Book: Fahrenheit 451
Event Location: Brighton Memorial Library, Rochester, NY 14618
Visit and view a display of books banned and challenged.
Freedom to Read
Community: Monroe County Library System - Rochester, NY 14604
Book: Fahrenheit 451
Event Location: Fairport Public Library, Fairport, NY 14450
In conjunction with the Monroe County Library System’s community-wide Big Read featuring the novel Fahrenheit 451 and in commemoration of National Library Week (April 13-19th), the Fairport Public Library is encouraging Library users to celebrate their freedom to read. Between April 13th and May 26th readers can enter to win copies of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 when they fill in a form with the titles of books they would save from a burning or the titles of banned books that they have read. Selections from the American Library Association’s 100 Most Challenged and Banned Books will be on display for the duration of the Big Read Celebrations. For more information and to complete your Save a Book forms, visit the Fairport Public Library.
Caution: Banned Books Ahead! Display
Community: Monroe County Library System - Rochester, NY 14604
Book: Fahrenheit 451
Event Location: Literature & Media Divison, Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County, Rochester, NY 14604
View a display featuring books about censorship and books that have been censored or banned.
05/14/2008 8:00 am
Where has your Big Read Book been?
Community: Houma Regional Arts Council - Houma, LA 70364
Book: A Lesson Before Dying
Event Location: Houma Regional Arts Council, Houma, LA 70360
Where are you reading your Big Read book? We want to know! Send us a picture of you and your Big Read book (Ernest Gaines's "A Lesson Before Dying") and send it to the Houma Regional Arts Council. Did you read it waiting for the bus? Laundry? Doctor's Office? Did you take it on vacation? Pictures will be displayed at www.houmaterrebonne.org/artcouncil. Simply submit the picture to artevents@houmaterrebonne.org with the subject "My Big Read Book", include your name and address and describe your picture and it's location. You'll receive a special prize in the mail for participating!
05/14/2008 8:30 am
Banned Book Tour
Community: Virgin Islands Council on the Arts - St.Thomas, USVI 00802
Book: Fahrenheit 451
Event Location: Enid Baa Library, St. Thomas, USVI 00804
The Enid Baa Library will have banned book tours throughout the Big Read period.
05/14/2008 8:30 am
Record Your Immigrant Story
Community: Shrewsbury Public Library - Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Book: My Ántonia
Event Location: Shrewsbury Public Library or Shrewsbury Media Connection studio, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Record your immigrant story with help from the staff of Shrewsbury Media Connection. Make sure your family stories are not lost to time by taking this opportunity to record your family history. All participants will recieve a free DVD copy of their story to share with family & friends. SIGN UP FOR YOUR TAPING APPOINTMENT BY CALLING 508-842-0081 X 3.
05/14/2008 9:00 am
"FAHRENHEIT 451" 'READ' POSTERS
Community: Norwalk Public Library / City of Norwalk / Connecticut - Norwalk, CT 06851
Book: Fahrenheit 451
Event Location: Various, Norwalk, CT 06850
The now famous Norwalk Public Library “READ” Poster program will include individuals, officials, and celebrities “touting” the reading of "Fahrenheit 451"
05/14/2008 9:00 am
Preserving the Word
Community: Monroe County Library System - Rochester, NY 14604
Book: Fahrenheit 451
Event Location: Various Locations, Rochester, NY 14604
Visitors to MCLS libraries will be invited to share their choice of what book they would save from burning if they lived in a culture like that depicted in "Fahrenheit 451."
05/14/2008 9:00 am
"Willa Cather and Material Culture Exhibit" by Betty Kort
Community: Weatherford College - Weatherford, TX 76086
Book: My Ántonia
Event Location: Doss Heritage and Culture Center, Weatherford, TX 76086
Visit the Doss Heritage and Culture Center for a photo exhibit featuring America as it was during the time of Willa Cather and "My Antonia." Exhibit from the Cather Foundation, Red Cloud, Nebraska.
05/14/2008 9:00 am
Family Portrait Exhibit
Community: Beverly Arts Center - Chicago, IL 60643
Book: Bless Me, Ultima
Event Location: Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL 60655
A teen exhibit of family portraits including descriptive adjectives that describe the multi-media pieces.
05/14/2008 9:00 am
Diego Rivera Exhibit
Community: Beverly Arts Center - Chicago, IL 60643
Book: Bless Me, Ultima
Event Location: Evergreen Park Library, Evergreen Park, IL 60805
Exhibit of representationsof Diego Rivera murals: El Vendedor de Alcatraces, Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park, and The Agitator.
05/14/2008 9:00 am
Reading the Wild: Book Discussion
Community: State Historical Society of Iowa Library - Des Moines, IA 50319
Book: The Call of the Wild
Event Location: Larabee Mansion Library, Montauk Historic Site, Clermont, IA 52135
Focusing on Buck's development of Buck as a sled dog, his experiences with different humans, and the growing call of the wild within him, this discussion session also explores Jack London's growth as a writer. Participants may consider how this novel can appeal to readers from middle school through adulthood.
05/14/2008 10:00 am
Journey: Tales My Mother Told Me
Community: Bridgeport and Shelton, Connecticut - Bridgeport, CT 06604
Book: The Joy Luck Club
Event Location: The Barnum Museum, Bridgeport, CT 06604
An exhibition of art works reflecting the themes of Amy Tan’s novel The Joy Luck Club. The exhibition will explore the immigrant experience, preservation of heritage and evolving roles of women, interlaced with artful emotions of families and communities today.
05/14/2008 10:00 am
Reader's Guide Distribution
Community: Houma Regional Arts Council - Houma, LA 70364
Book: A Lesson Before Dying
Event Location: Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum, 7910 W. Park Avenue, Houma, LA 70364
The public can pick up Reader's Guides for Ernest Gaines's novel "A Lesson Before Dying" at the Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm, and Saturday 12pm-4pm. Pick up a handfull for your office, community group and friends! Take a tour of the museum which highlights life in South Louisiana through exciting displays. Admission is $3 adults, $2.50 senior citizens, $2 children 2-12. Group rates also available.
05/14/2008 10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
Community: Humanities Council of Washington, DC - Washington, DC 20001
Book: The Great Gatsby
Event Location: MLK Jr. Memorial Library (Great Hall), 901 G St., NW, Washington, DC 20001
Exhibition on F. Scott Fiztgerald prepared by the D.C. Public Library D.C. Center for the Book Programs.
05/14/2008 10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
Community: Humanities Council of Washington, DC - Washington, DC 20001
Book: The Great Gatsby
Event Location: 2340 S Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Admission $7.50 Adults; $6.50 Seniors; Students, Under 7 free. (Closed Mondays) When President Wilson lived in Washington DC from 1921 through 1924 the twenties roared – and so did the President and Mrs. Wilson at the house on S Street -from Jazz on the Victrola to silent films in Wilson’s library and a 1923 Rolls-Royce in the garage. Visitors can see Mrs. Wilson’s flapper dresses and Woodrow’s kangaroo fur stadium coat and boater hat. The house is filled with Princeton pennants and Tigers, tributes to Fitzgerald’s alma mater, where Woodrow Wilson served as president.
05/14/2008 10:00 am
"Grapes of Wrath" Pickup
Community: American Readers Theatre - Shohola, PA 18458
Book: The Grapes of Wrath
Event Location: Pike County Main Library, Milford, PA 18337
Copies of "Grapes of Wrath" are available for borrowing from the main branch of the library throughout the month of May. The books will receive an extended lending time due to length of book. Audiobooks wil also be available. A contribution of a non perishable food is suggested for the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Food Pantry.
05/14/2008 10:00 am
VisualArt Exhibit
Community: The Performing Arts Society of Acadiana - Lafayette, LA 70501
Book: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Event Location: Paul and Lulu Hillard University Art Museum, Lafayette, La 70505
Freshman students from U.L's Architecture and Design departments will exhibit 3-D portraits they have created of Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" main character Janie. The portraits were created after students read selected passages from the novel. Please call 337.482.2278 for more information.
05/14/2008 10:30 am
Big Read Book Discussion
Community: Shrewsbury Public Library - Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Book: My Ántonia
Event Location: Borders Bookstore, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Join us for this Big Read book discussion of Willa Cather's classic American novel "My Antonia". No prior book discussion group experience is required. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.
05/14/2008 11:00 am
Maury - Movie showing of "The Great Gatsby"
Community: South Central Tennessee Workforce Alliance - Columbia, TN 38401
Book: The Great Gatsby
Event Location: Riverside Armory, Columbia, TN 38401
Showing for Maury seniors to be followed by a trip to Milky Way Farms for the finale.
05/14/2008 11:30 am
Joy Luck Club Featured Menu at Bloodroot
Community: Bridgeport and Shelton, Connecticut - Bridgeport, CT 06604
Book: The Joy Luck Club
Event Location: Bloodroot, Bridgeport, CT 06605
A vegetarian restaurant that will be offering featured menu dish.
05/14/2008 12:30 pm
Reader's Theater: An Alternative Call of the Wild
Community: State Historical Society of Iowa Library - Des Moines, IA 50319
Book: The Call of the Wild
Event Location: Iowa Communications Network, various, Iowa various
The Readers' Theater class from Scavo Alternative High School in Des Moines began preparing a script with their teacher, Ellen Robinson, and Historical Museum Theater Coordinator Maureen Korte in March to share with middle, junior, and high school students around the state. Several Senior Living Centers also were invited to participate. The ICN sessions provide an interactive medium for all participants to view the theatrical performance and join in the discussion about the Jack London novel, their personal reading experiences, and their response to the Readers' Theater performance.
05/14/2008 1:00 pm
Book Discussion - The Great Gatsby
Community: Humanities Council of Washington, DC - Washington, DC 20001
Book: The Great Gatsby
Event Location: Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, Washington, DC
Library located at 7420 Georgia Avenue, N.W. Tel. 202-541-6100
05/14/2008 1:00 pm
The First Tortilla storytime
Community: Maryland Public Television - Owings Mills, MD 21117
Book: Bless Me, Ultima
Event Location: Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
For kids 6-12. Learn one of Mexico's creation myths in this bilingual program also featuring songs, folktales, and games. 410 396 1580, www.prattlibrary.org
05/14/2008 1:00 pm
“Fahrenheit 451”: The Movie
Community: International Festival of Arts & Ideas - New Haven, CT 06511
Book: Fahrenheit 451
Event Location: Hamden Public Library, 2901 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT
In “Fahrenheit 451,” Director, Francois Truffaut takes Bradbury's fascinating premise and makes it his own. Starring Oskar Werner and Julie Christie.
05/14/2008 1:00 pm
The First Tortilla storytime
Community: Maryland Public Television - Owings Mills, MD 21117
Book: Bless Me, Ultima
Event Location: Northwood Branch, 4420 Loch Raven Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21218
Program for children ages 3-12, using Anaya's "The First Tortilla." 410-396-6076, www.prattlibrary.org
05/14/2008 1:00 pm
Mt. Tabor Senior's Book Discussion
Community: Parsippany Troy Hills Public Library System - Parsippany, NJ 07054
Book: The Joy Luck Club
Event Location: Mt. Tabor Library, Mt. Tabor, NJ 07878
A discussion of The Joy Luck Club.
05/14/2008 1:30 pm
Book Discussion - Capitol View Library
Community: Humanities Council of Washington, DC - Washington, DC 20001
Book: The Great Gatsby
Event Location: Capitol View Branch Library, Washington, DC
Location: 5001 Central Avenue, SE. Tel. 202-645-0755.
05/14/2008 3:30 pm
Detective Humor with Jon Guerzon
Community: Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library - Stockton, CA 95202
Book: The Maltese Falcon
Event Location: Mountain House Branch Library, Mountain House, CA 95391
Jon Guerzon of Jagged Lines of Imagination Academy uses drawing to explore slapstick humor and puns in Bruce Whatley's mystery, "Detective Donut and the Wild Goose Chase."
05/14/2008 4:00 pm
Detective Film Fest- Children's Film- The Lady from Sockholm
Community: Communities In Schools Southeast Texas, Inc. - Beaumont, TX 77701
Book: The Maltese Falcon
Event Location: Beaumont Public Library, Beaumont, Tx 77701
Detective films for all ages
05/14/2008 4:00 pm
Anime Mystery Film
Community: Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library - Stockton, CA 95202
Book: The Maltese Falcon
Event Location: Escalon Branch Library, Escalon, CA 95320
An anime series featuring mystery and a private detective agency will be shown.
05/14/2008 4:00 pm
Book discussion
Community: Maryland Public Television - Owings Mills, MD 21117
Book: Bless Me, Ultima
Event Location: Clifton Branch, 2001 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21213
Reading and discussion program for teens and adults.
05/14/2008 4:00 pm
Book Discussion
Community: Maryland Public Television - Owings Mills, MD 21117
Book: Bless Me, Ultima
Event Location: Clifton Branch, 2001 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21213
Reading and discussion program for teens and adults. 410-396-0984, www.prattlibrary.org
05/14/2008 5:00 pm
Film Noir Nights
Community: Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library - Stockton, CA 95202
Book: The Maltese Falcon
Event Location: Thornton Branch Library, Thornton, CA 95686
A celebrated movie typical of the film noir genre will be shown. With popcorn!
05/14/2008 5:30 pm
Art Exhibit Inspired by Joy Luck Club
Community: Bridgeport and Shelton, Connecticut - Bridgeport, CT 06604
Book: The Joy Luck Club
Event Location: City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Bridgeport Public High Schools students present their artistic interpretations of the themes in Amy Tan's Joy Luck Club.
05/14/2008 5:30 pm
Book Discussion: "The Maltese Falcon"
Community: Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library - Stockton, CA 95202
Book: The Maltese Falcon
Event Location: Linden Branch Library, Linden, CA 95236
Enjoy time out in the community and participate in "The Maltese Falcon" book discussion. Be a part of lively discussions with other intrigued readers.
05/14/2008 6:00 pm
Book Discussion: Dine on the Water with Dashiell Hammett
Community: Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library - Stockton, CA 95202
Book: The Maltese Falcon
Event Location: The Boiler Room, Stockton, CA 95202
Dine on the water at The Boiler Room in the Stockton Waterfront Warehouse with a mealtime discussion of Dashiell Hammett and his masterpiece, "The Maltese Falcon." Price: Cost of dinner
05/14/2008 6:00 pm
"Fahrenheit 451" Book Discussion
Community: Mono County Libraries - Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Book: Fahrenheit 451
Event Location: June Lake Library, June Lake, CA 93529
Join library staff for a discussion on "Fahrenheit 451" and Ray Bradbury's real intentions for book.
05/14/2008 6:30 pm
Caroline Preston, author of Gatsby’s Girl
Community: Humanities Council of Washington, DC - Washington, DC 20001
Book: The Great Gatsby
Event Location: National Press Club, 549 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor (Zenger Room), Washington, DC
Ms. Preston will speak about The Great Gatsby and Fitzgerald's inspiration for Daisy Buchanan, Ginevra King, accompanied by a slide talk with archival photographs of F. Scott, Zelda, Gatsby's house, and Ginevra.
05/14/2008 7:00 pm
Screening of The Face of Russia, Part 1: The Face in the FirewoodScreening of The Face of Russia, Part 1: The Face on Firewood
Community: Ephrata Public Library - Ephrata, PA 17522
Book: The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Event Location: Ephrata Public Library, Ephrata, PA 17522
. The painting of icons, or holy pictures, was the first art that Russia made her own. By 988, the Eastern tradition of icon painting had been nearly destroyed by a series of Byzantine emperors, the original iconoclasts. But the newly converted Russians revived the art, combined it with powerful symbols of indigenous folk culture, and made it an inspiring expression of Christian faith. In this first episode, viewers see how the purely religious tradition of the icon soared toward abstraction in Russia, influencing the birth of modern art in the early 1900s, and then helped legitimize secular political power in the Soviet era. Audiences witness the rededication of a monastery that had been used as a military barracks. They also see an Old Believers baptism and experience the isolated serenity of Ferapontovo in the North, with its ethereal frescoes by Dionysius and the melodious bells that symbolized both power and faith. Viewers then visit the Monastery of the Caves in Kiev and go inside the beautiful Cathedral of the Assumption in the Moscow Kremlin at the time of the attempted Communist putsch of August 1991.
05/14/2008 7:00 pm
A Visit from Willa Cather
Community: Shrewsbury Public Library - Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Book: My Ántonia
Event Location: Shrewsbury Oak Middle School, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Betty Jean Steinshouer presents "A Visit from Willa Cather". This performance is based on over twenty-five years of research on Cather, and has been presented over 3,000 times to audiences across the country. Spend an evening learning about Cather and her work, while enjoying a rich theatrical performance. Tickets are required to this free performance and may be acquired at the Shrewsbury Public Library after April 15th, 2008.
05/14/2008 7:00 pm
Lecture on Censorship & "Fahrenheit 451"
Community: Mono County Libraries - Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Book: Fahrenheit 451
Event Location: Mammoth Lakes Library, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Stan Eller, the Honorable Mono County Superior Court Judge will speak on censorship and Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451".
05/14/2008 7:00 pm
St. John's College's Tutors' Community Seminar on The Great Gatsby
Community: Annapolis Alive! - Annapolis, MD 21401
Book: The Great Gatsby
Event Location: St. John's College, Mellon Hall Classrooms, Annapolis, MD 21401
Presented by the Friends of St. John's College in cooperation with Annapolis Alive! and the Big Read Free event. Registration required. Information and Registration: 410 295-5544
05/14/2008 7:30 pm
Book Discussion: "Come Walk in My Shoes"
Community: Foothills Performing Arts Center - Oneonta, NY 13820
Book: To Kill a Mockingbird
Event Location: Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY 13326
Comparison between an archival, historic film and the book "To Kill a Mockingbird." Leading the discussion will be Robin Smith, writer and director of "Come Walk in My Shoes."
05/14/2008 8:00 pm
Virtual Book Discussion in Second Life
Community: Monroe County Library System - Rochester, NY 14604
Book: Fahrenheit 451
Event Location: Fairport Public Library Second Life Amphitheater, Fairport, NY 14450
Experience a book discussion in the virtual world of Second Life! Using your computer and the Internet, make your way to the Faiport Public Library's amphitheater, where a virtual staff member will lead a discussion of Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury and censorship. The discussion starts at 8:00 pm, but get there early to save your favorite books from the bonfire before it's too late. Second Life is a virtual world that you can join for free at www.secondlife.com . Set up your avatar ahead of time so that you can quickly teleport to the amphitheater ( http://tinyurl.com/6qossg ) the night of the discussion.
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