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6:00 pm
Black Men Reading Big Read Book Club
Location: Northpoint Health and Wellness Center 1313 Penn Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411


Black Men Reading will focus September's weekly book group meetings on reading and discussing Ernest Gaines' novel, "A Lesson Before Dying."

9:00 am
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Big Read Youth Book Club
Location: Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church 3355 4th Street, North, Minneapolis, MN 55412


Youth and teens at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church will meet to read and discuss Ernest Gaines' novel, "A Lesson Before Dying." Activities will include interactive dramatic readings, writing, drawing, and storytelling.

5:30 pm
Givens Foundation Big Read Book Club
Location: The Loft 1011 Washington Avenue, S. -- Book Club Room, Minneapolis, MN 55415


The Givens Foundation board members, literary artists and community members will gather to discuss and celebrate Ernest Gaines' novel "A Lesson Before Dying."

6:00 pm
A Lesson Before Dying: A Discussion with Ernest Gaines and Local African American Literary Scholars
Location: Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis, MN 55401


The Givens Foundation for African American Literature launches The Big Read 2008-2009 in the Twin Cities Metro Area with a conversation between Author Ernest Gaines and local African American scholars John Wright, Alexs Pate and Irma McClaurin. The dialogue will explore Gaines' novel "A Lesson Before Dying," a poignant tale that explores fundamental questions of human dignity and the meaning and value of life in the face of death. The Givens Foundation's Big Read 2008-2009 is presented in collaboration with Hennepin County Library and the African American Read-In. The Oct 14 kick off event and will include dramatic readings from the text as well as an overview of Big Read events scheduled for the upcoming academic year.