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10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
6:00 pm
The Big Read - D.C. Kickoff
Location: John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (Atrium), Washington, DC 20004
A jazzy kickoff for the city read of
The Great Gatsby includes performances, 1920s fashions modeled by the Art Deco Society of Washington, and light refreshments. Join the Humanities Council of Washington, DC, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Councilmember Jim Graham (Ward 1), community partners, sponsors, and other special guests for the official launch.
6:00 pm
Fitzgerald Film Festival - "The Great Gatsby"
Location: Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC
The 1974 film adaptation of Fitzgerald's novel of the same name, starring Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, and Sam Waterston. (143 minutes) For information, call 202-282-3080.
6:00 pm
Fitzgerald Film Festival: "Beloved Infidel"
Location: MLK, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC 20001
Based on a memoir by F. Scott Fitzgerald's love, Sheila Graham, the film chronicles the final stage of his life and writing career. Starring Gregory Peck and Deborah Kerr (123 minutes). Location: 901 G Street, NW, Rm A-5.
6:00 pm
Fitzgerald Film Festival - "The Great Gatsby"
Location: Washington-Highlands Library, 115 Atlantic St., SW, Washington, DC
The 1974 film adaptation of Fitzgerald's novel of the same name, starring Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, and Sam Waterston. (143 minutes) For information, call 202-645-5880.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
10:30 am
Walking Tour: Jazz Age Stories of the Rich and Scandalous!
Location: Meet at The Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036
Get a glimpse of the World F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in and chronicled in THE GREAT GATSBY by viewing the great houses of the Dupont Circle and Kalorama neighborhoods of Washington, D.C. This tour takes approximately two hours. Tour will be led by literary historian and poet Kim Roberts. Note: Sites with stairs are included on the tour.
2:00 pm
Money Management Workshop
Location: YMCA Anthony Bowen, 1325 W Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
The Money Management workshops will focus on: Setting reasonable, as well as ambitious, personal financial goals; Discovering your financial strengths and overcome your weaknesses; Finding out, once and for all, just where does all that money go!; Taking the mystery out of budgets; Learning, through practical exercises, how to get back on track and move ahead financially; Enjoying the experiences and encouragement from other attendees. Presented by Literacy Volunteers and Advocates.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
4:30 pm
Tea With Gatsby: A Marathon Teatime Reading
Location: Teaism Penn Quarter, 400 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC
For nine (9) consecutive weekdays or chapters, guest readers will read from The Great Gatsby, and discuss the chapter following the reading.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
12:30 pm
Book Discussion - The Great Gatsby
Location: Takoma Park Branch Library, Washington, DC
4:30 pm
Tea With Gatsby: A Marathon Teatime Reading
Location: Teaism Penn Quarter, 400 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC
For nine (9) consecutive weekdays or chapters, guest readers will read from The Great Gatsby, and discuss the chapter following the reading.
7:00 pm
Book Discussion - The Great Gatsby
Location: Takoma Park Branch Library, Washington, DC
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
4:30 pm
Tea With Gatsby: A Marathon Teatime Reading
Location: Teaism Penn Quarter, 400 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC
For nine (9) consecutive weekdays or chapters, guest readers will read from The Great Gatsby, and discuss the chapter following the reading.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
4:30 pm
Tea With Gatsby: A Marathon Teatime Reading
Location: Teaism Penn Quarter, 400 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC
For nine (9) consecutive weekdays or chapters, guest readers will read from The Great Gatsby, and discuss the chapter following the reading.
5:00 pm
PEN/Faulkner Student Essay Contest
Location: Washington, DC
High School students are invited to submit essays to the PEN/Faulkner Essay Contest. Prizes will be awarded at "The Last Chapter" Closing event on May 24.
6:00 pm
Fitztgerald Film Festival - "Tender is the Night"
Location: MLK Memorial Library, Washington, DC 20001
(1962) Based on the novel written by Fitzgerald while his wife Zelda was institutionalized. The story line follows the career and loves of an American psychologist. Starring Jennifer Jones, Jason Robards, Joan Fontaine. (142 minutes)
7:30 pm
Speakeasy DC presents "The Party's Over: Stories about Old Money, Loose Morals, and The Blues"
Location: Busboys and Poets - 2021 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
SpeakeasyDC, the region's premier storytelling organization, promotes the art of live storytelling through several events: monthly open mic, solo shows, ensemble performances, story socials, classes, and recordings. Enjoy a night of original, personal stories and poems that touch on the themes and times that appear in this American classic.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
4:30 pm
Tea With Gatsby: A Marathon Teatime Reading
Location: Teaism Penn Quarter, 400 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC
For nine (9) consecutive weekdays or chapters, guest readers will read from The Great Gatsby, and discuss the chapter following the reading.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
10:30 am
The Scurlock Studio Records Collection -- Who Were We During the Jazz Age when Gatsby "Lived"?
Location: King Greenleaf Recreation Center, 201 N Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024
The Scurlock photographic studio documented community and social life in twentieth century Washington, DC. In four Saturday workshops Smithsonian staff will discuss Addison Scurlock's view of Washington during the "Jazz Age," as seen through the Scurlock Studio Records Collection. Attendees and long-term residents of the District of Columbia will be invited to: have an intergenerational discussion about life in the city; gain visual literacy by learning how to examine the images of people, places and events in the collections of the Smithsonian's archives; and discover new methods to care for family photo collections.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
12:30 pm
Discovering the Jazz Age in Washington's Wonderful Art Deco Architecture
Location: Departing from Judiciary Square Metro Station, Washington, DC
Cost of Tour: $25 ($20 For ADSW Members, Full-Time Students, Seniors. To reserve -
Ph. 301-654-3924 Email llyons@adsw.org.
See and learn about over 100 structures in the Washington area including National Airport's Historic Terminal A, 1100 New York Avenue (preserving the Greyhound Bus Terminal), the Kennedy-Warren apartment building, AFI Silver Theatre, and the Greenbelt Community Center (formerly Greenbelt Center School).
4:00 pm
Money, Race, and Class
Location: Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
Exploring money in the context of race and class. Part of the monthly A.C.T.O.R. series (A Continuing Talk On Race). Speakers TBA.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
4:30 pm
Tea With Gatsby: A Marathon Teatime Reading
Location: Teaism Penn Quarter, 400 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC
For nine (9) consecutive weekdays or chapters, guest readers will read from The Great Gatsby, and discuss the chapter following the reading.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
4:30 pm
Tea With Gatsby: A Marathon Teatime Reading
Location: Teaism Penn Quarter, 400 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC
For nine (9) consecutive weekdays or chapters, guest readers will read from The Great Gatsby, and discuss the chapter following the reading.
6:30 pm
1920s Social Dancing
Location: Columbia Heights Community Center, 1480 Girard St., NW, Washington, DC
The Art Deco Society brings you Gottaswing instructors
Joe and Tabitha Robinson giving a demonstration and instruction in
The Charleston and a demonstration in
Collegiate Shag.
7:00 pm
Flirting with the Masters: Fiction Writers on F. Scott Fitzgerald
Location: The Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I Street, NW, Washington, DC
Acclaimed fiction writers
Leslie Pietrzyk and
Matthew Klam will talk about the personal impact of reading F. Scott Fitzgerald, then share selections from their own work. Pietrzyk is the author of the novels
Pears on a Willow Tree and
A Year and a Day which was selected for the Book-of-the-Month Club. Klam is the author of
Sam the Cat, a finalist for the
Los Angeles Times Book of the Year and a
New York Times Notable Book. A light reception will follow.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
4:30 pm
Tea With Gatsby: A Marathon Teatime Reading
Location: Teaism Penn Quarter, 400 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC
For nine (9) consecutive weekdays or chapters, guest readers will read from The Great Gatsby, and discuss the chapter following the reading.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
11:00 am
Book Discussion - The Great Gatsby
Location: MLK Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC 20001
Talking Book Discussion Group. Location: 901 G Street, NW, Adaptive Services - Room 215
4:30 pm
Tea With Gatsby: A Marathon Teatime Reading
Location: Teaism Penn Quarter, 400 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC
For nine (9) consecutive weekdays or chapters, guest readers will read from The Great Gatsby, and discuss the chapter following the reading.
6:00 pm
Fitzgerald Film Festival - "The Last Tycoon"
Location: MLK Memorial Library, Washington, DC 20001
(1976) Based on the unfinished Fitzgerald novel of the same name. Irving Thalberg, an American producer, is thought to be the model for the protagonist in this story of intrigue and love in Hollywood in the 1930s. Starring Robert DiNiro, Tony Curtis, Jack Nicholson, Robert Mitchum.
6:30 pm
Jackson Bryer and Cathy Barks on The Fitzgeralds (lecture)
Location: Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008
Jackson Bryer is the co-founder and president of the Fitzgerald Society and co-editor of the book
Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald with Cathy Barks.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
10:30 am
Walking Tour: Jazz Age Stories of the Rich and Scandalous!
Location: Meet at The Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036
Get a glimpse of the World F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in and chronicled in THE GREAT GATSBY by viewing the great houses of the Dupont Circle and Kalorama neighborhoods of Washington, D.C. This tour takes approximately two hours. Tour will be led by literary historian and poet Kim Roberts. Note: Sites with stairs are included on the tour.
10:30 am
The Scurlock Studio Records Collection -- Who Were We During the Jazz Age when Gatsby "Lived"?
Location: Historical Society of Washington, DC, 801 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
The Scurlock photographic studio documented community and social life in twentieth century Washington, DC. In four Saturday workshops Smithsonian staff will discuss Addison Scurlock's view of Washington during the "Jazz Age," as seen through the Scurlock Studio Records Collection. Attendees and long-term residents of the District of Columbia will be invited to: have an intergenerational discussion about life in the city; gain visual literacy by learning how to examine the images of people, places and events in the collections of the Smithsonian's archives; and discover new methods to care for family photo collections.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
6:00 pm
Fitzgerald Film Festival - "Tender is the Night"
Location: Cleveland Park Branch Library, Washington, DC
Based on the novel written by Fitzgerald while his wife, Zelda, was institutionalized. The story line follows the career and loves of an American psychologist.
7:00 pm
Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Location: Barnes & Noble, 555 12th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004
David Kipen, Director of Literature at the NEA, talks about F. Scott Fitzgerald's adventures in Hollywood.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
1:00 pm
Book Discussion - The Great Gatsby
Location: Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, Washington, DC
Library located at 7420 Georgia Avenue, N.W. Tel. 202-541-6100
1:30 pm
Book Discussion - Capitol View Library
Location: Capitol View Branch Library, Washington, DC
Location: 5001 Central Avenue, SE. Tel. 202-645-0755.
6:30 pm
Caroline Preston, author of Gatsby’s Girl
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.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
6:00 pm
Fitzgerald Film Festival - "G"
Location: MLK Memorial Library, Washington, DC 20001
(2002) A hip-hop take on "The Great Gatsby." Starring Richard J. Jones, Blair Underwood.
6:00 pm
Gatsby: Prosperity, Excess, Pleasure (Party!)
Location: R and R Bar and Lounge, Washington, DC 20001
Presented by J&K Productions and The Usual Supectz. Hosted by Ariana Lalita. Pearl and book giveaway. Drink specials. Dancing until 2 AM
7:30 pm
Book Discussion - "The Great Gatsby"
Location: Palisades Library, 4901 V Street, NW, Washington, DC
For information, call 202-282-3139.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
7:00 pm
The Power of Style with Robin Givhan, A’Lelia Bundles, and Maureen Orth
Location: Barnes & Noble, 3040 M Street, NW (Georgetown), Washington, DC 20007
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post fashion journalist Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair writer Maureen Orth, and A’Lelia Bundles (author of On Her Own Ground, a biography of Madam C. .J. Walker) talk about the power of style from the glittering artists salons of Harlem Renaissance philanthropist and socialite A’Lelia Walker to Washington’s political power brokers and its new rising stars.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
10:30 am
The Scurlock Studio Records Collection -- Who Were We During the Jazz Age when Gatsby "Lived"?
Location: Trinidad Recreation Center, 1310 Childress St., NE, Washington, DC 20002
The Scurlock photographic studio documented community and social life in twentieth century Washington, DC. In four Saturday workshops Smithsonian staff will discuss Addison Scurlock's view of Washington during the "Jazz Age," as seen through the Scurlock Studio Records Collection. Attendees and long-term residents of the District of Columbia will be invited to: have an intergenerational discussion about life in the city; gain visual literacy by learning how to examine the images of people, places and events in the collections of the Smithsonian's archives; and discover new methods to care for family photo collections.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
2:00 pm
Library Friends Speakeasy
Location: Petworth Branch Library, Washington, DC
The Friends of the Library a speakeasy book discussion of
The Great Gatsby. Refreshments provided.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
12:00 pm
Book Discussion - The Great Gatsby
Location: West End Branch Library, Washington, DC
Location: 1101 24th Street, NW. Tel. 202-724-8707.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
7:00 pm
Book Discussion - The Great Gatsby
Location: Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Interim Library, Washington, DC
Location: 945 Rhode Island Avenue, NW. Tel. 202-671-0265.
7:00 pm
The American Dream and the Racial Divide of the 1920s and Today
Location: Thurgood Marshall Center, 1816 12th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009
Hurston/Wright and the IKG Cultural Resource Center host a solution discussion led by Black historians, authors and cultural activists to review and compare Black literature and the social conditions of Black people during the roaring twenties and today. Speakers TBA.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
10:00 am
"On the Margin" with Josephine Reed - a live book chat about The Great Gatsby
Location: WPFW FM 89.3, Washington, DC
"On the Margins" host Josephine Reed moderates a live discussion of THE GREAT GATSBY on WPFW FM with
David Kipen of the National Endowment for the Arts;
Joy Ford Austin, Executive Director of the Humanities Council of Washington, DC; and Busboys and Poets owner
Andy Shallal.
6:00 pm
Fitzgerald Film Festival - "The Great Gatsby"
Location: MLK Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
The 1974 film adaptation of Fitzgerald's novel of the same name, starring Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, and Sam Waterston. (143 minutes)
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
10:00 am
Fitzgerald Exhibit
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.
10:00 am
Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site
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.
10:30 am
The Scurlock Studio Records Collection -- Who Were We During the Jazz Age when Gatsby "Lived"?
Location: Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Pl., SE, Washington, DC 20020
The Scurlock photographic studio documented community and social life in twentieth century Washington, DC. In four Saturday workshops Smithsonian staff will discuss Addison Scurlock's view of Washington during the "Jazz Age," as seen through the Scurlock Studio Records Collection. Attendees and long-term residents of the District of Columbia will be invited to: have an intergenerational discussion about life in the city; gain visual literacy by learning how to examine the images of people, places and events in the collections of the Smithsonian's archives; and discover new methods to care for family photo collections.
8:00 pm
The Last Chapter
Location: Busboys and Poets, Washington, DC 20009
The closing event for the Big Read - D.C. includes the announcement of the prize winners for the student essay contest followed by a reading by the first place essayist. A performance by DC WritersCorps, "Reinterpreting Gatsby" follows the award ceremony.
12:30 pm
Book Discussion - The Great Gatsby
Location: Southeast Branch Library, Washington, DC
Location: 403 7th Street, SE. Tel. 202-698-3377
6:00 pm
Fitzgerald Film Festival - "The Last Tycoon"
Location: Cleveland Park Branch Library, Washington, DC
(1976) Based on the unfinished Fitzgerald novel of the same name. Irving Thalberg, an Amerian producer is thought to be the model for the protagonist in this story of intrigue and love in Hollywood in the 1930s. (123 minutes)
7:00 pm
Book Discussion - The Great Gatsby
Location: Southeast Branch Library, Washington, DC
Location: 403 7th Street, SE. Tel. 202-698-3377
