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5:00 pm
Discussion Group
Location: Kingsbridge Library, Bronx, NY 10463
A reading group will discuss "To Kill a Mockingbird."
6:00 pm
Kickoff
Location: Bronx Library Center, Bronx, New York 10458
Elected officials and local celebrities will read the first chapter of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
1:00 pm
Mockingbird Silhouette Workshop
Location: La Casa Blanca/Pregones Theater, Bronx, NY 10451
An experienced artisan will teach participants how to craft a hand-made mockingbird silhouette. All materials provided.
1:00 pm
The Bronx Culture Trolley Celebrates "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: Various, Bronx, NY Various
The first Saturday Bronx Culture Trolley celebrates the first Big Read in the Bronx with on-trolley trivia and cultural stops.
2:30 pm
"Do the Right Thing" Film Screening
Location: Bronx Library Center, Bronx, New York 10458
BCA screens three free films that explore the politics of race in twentieth-century America. On subsequent Saturday afternoons, "Do the Right Thing," "Mississippi Burning" and "To Kill a Mockingbird" will be screened.
3:00 pm
Mockingbird Silhouette Workshop
Location: La Casa Blanca/Pregones Theater, Bronx, NY 10451
An experienced artisan will teach participants how to craft a hand-made mockingbird silhouette. All materials provided.
1:00 pm
"To Kill a Mockingbird" Marathon Reading
Location: Barnes & Noble, Bronx, New York 10475
Participants in this free event will read a portion of the book aloud and pass it along. Everyone is a part of the grass roots marathon reading!
5:00 pm
Book Discussion Group
Location: Woodlawn Library, Bronx, New York 10470
A reading group gathers to discuss "To Kill a Mockingbird."
6:00 pm
"To Kill a Mockingbird Discussion" Group
Location: Van Nest Library, Bronx, New York 10462
A reading group will meet the discuss "To Kill a Mockingbird."
7:00 pm
Nigger/Nigga: A discussion of Language, Culture and History
Location: Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, Bronx, NY 10474
As the Bronx celebrates the national Big Read with "To Kill A Mockingbird," a distinguished panel of cultural warriors and artists will discuss the use of the word in the book, in culture, society and in some cases, their own work with Black Artemis/Sophia Quintero (author and founder of Chica Luna and Sister Outsider Entertainment), Rokafella (Master Hip Hop Dancer/Choreographer) and Rosamond King (performance artist and scholar). This evening is sponsored by the Freda Rosen Memorial Fund and is part of the 2009 BAAD!Ass Women Festival.
2:30 pm
"Mississippi Burning" Film Screening
Location: Bronx Library Center, Bronx, New York 10458
BCA screens three free films that explore the politics of race in twentieth-century America. On subsequent Saturday afternoons, "Do the Right Thing," "Mississippi Burning" and "To Kill a Mockingbird" will be screened.
2:00 pm
A Conversation About Justice, Tolerance and Heroism
Location: Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY 10453
Bronx Community College celebrates "To Kill a Mockingbird," with a conversation featuring Dr. Roscoe C Brown and a panel of BCC scholars, followed by a public reading of the text.
6:00 pm
Read It Aloud and Pass it Along
Location: Hostos Community College, Bronx, New York 10451
The public is invited to participate in a public reading of "To Kill a Mockingbird."
7:00 pm
"The Mocking" Dance Performance
Location: Pregones Theater, Bronx, New York 10451
The INSPIRIT Dance Company performs in original choreography in response to "To Kill a Mockingbird."
5:30 pm
"The Mocking" Dance Performance
Location: Bronx Library Center, Bronx, New York 10458
The INSPIRIT Dance Company performs original choreography in response to "To Kill a Mockingbird."
2:30 pm
Book Discussion Group
Location: Barnes & Noble Baychester, Bronx, NY 10475
Poet Nancy Haiduck will lead a reading group in discussion of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird."
7:00 pm
Spoken Word Responses to "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Location: Barnes & Noble, Bronx, New York 10475
Spoken Word artists Earl Majette and friends perform original poetry in response to "To Kill a Mockingbird."
10:00 am
Book Discussion Group
Location: Pelham Bay Park Branch Library, Bronx, NY 10461
The public is invited to attend a book discussion group of Harper Lee's classic novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird."
2:00 pm
Book Discussion Group
Location: Northeast Bronx Senior Center, Bronx, NY 10461
The book group at the Northeast Bronx Senior Center reads and engages in a discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird."
2:30 pm
"To Kill a Mockingbird" Film Screening
Location: Bronx Library Center, Bronx, New York 10458
BCA screens three free films that explore the politics of race in twentieth-century America. On subsequent Saturday afternoons, "Do the Right Thing," "Mississippi Burning" and "To Kill a Mockingbird" will be screened.
