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BIG READ WESTCHESTER EVENTS
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HIGHLIGHTS:
February 6
Kick-Off the Big Read Westchester by listening to or reading in one of our marathon read-a-louds, taking place at libraries and other locations throughout the county.
Read NYTimes Article about the kick-off
Thursday, February 11 at 7pm
The Things That Carried Them To War
An informal conversation with NYU Professor Marilyn Young, PhD
The Arts Exchange, 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains
Saturday, February 21 at 3pm
Staged Reading with the American Place Theater
The Arts Exchange, 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains
Thursday, March 4 at 7:30pm (snow date March 5)
Terry Hamblin’s lecture You Say You Want a Revolution: John Lennon, The Beatles, and the Politics of the 1960s and 1970s.
A Speakers in the Humanities event made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the New York State Legislature.
Sunday, March 14 at 2pm
Writers on War and Peace: readings by local writers presented by the Hudson Valley Writers Center at The Arts Exchange, 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains
ABOUT THE BOOKIn “The Things They Carried,” author Tim O’Brien’s presents a fictionalized account of his experiences in Vietnam. He paints a compelling—sometimes brutal—psychological portrait of a soldier caught in war’s grip. Many of the soldiers, like O’Brien, who made it home alive, are haunted by images of a nightmarish time in their lives. In this fictionalized account, O’Brien gives voice to the nightmare that lives on in the heads and hearts of Vietnam veterans.
"High up on the list of best fiction about any war...A stunning performance."
-- Robert B. Harris, New York Times Book Review
"...Just when you thought there was nothing left to say about the Vietnam experience...there’s plenty." --Martin Brady, Booklist
"Brilliant...acutely painful reading experience...Not since Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five has the American soldier been portrayed with such poignance..." --Library Journal
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GET INVOLVED!
To sign up to receive regular, up-to-date info on Big Read events click here: www.marknetmail.com/mx/wac/subscribe.php
To tell us about a particular area of interest, or to find out about hosting a big read event or participating in some other way, please email us with your interests.
ARE YOU READING IT?
We would love to know how many of you are reading with us! If you are already reading The Things They Carried, please click here to take a quick survey and let us know.
ABOUT THE BIG READ
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.
The idea is simple: encourage as many people as possible to read—and discuss—the same book during a concentrated period.
ArtsWestchester and Westchester Library System, in partnership with dozens of cultural organizations, civic groups, schools and colleges, are bringing The Big Read to Westchester in 2010.
>>Learn more about the BIG READ on the NEA website
BIG READ WESTCHESTER PARTNERS & PARTICIPANTSPartners: ArtsWestchester, Fordham University at Westchester, Greater Hudson Valley Chapter of The Links Inc, Hudson Valley Writers’ Center, The Picture House, Westchester Community College, Westchester County Youth Bureau, Westchester Library System, Youth Theatre Interactions.
Participating Agencies and Schools*: American Legion, Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester, Bronxville High School, City of Mount Vernon Veterans' Service Agency, Croton-Harmon High School, Dobbs Ferry Public Library, East Yonkers Kiwanis, Elmsford Rotary, Empire State College, Greenburgh Parks and Recreation Department, Greenburgh Public Library, Hastings High School, Hendrick Hudson Free Library, Hendrick Hudson High School, John Jay High School, Katonah Village Library, Lincoln High School, Mercy College, Mount Vernon Public Library, Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon Public Library, Mount Vernon Rotary, New Rochelle High School, Ossining High School, Somers Historical Society, Somers Library, The Jewish War Veterans Somers Post 46, The Poetry Caravan, Valhalla High School, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Westchester County Office of Veterans Affairs, Westchester County Veterans Museum, Westchester Youth Shelter, Westhab PEAK, White Plains Youth Bureau, Yonkers Arts, YWCA of White Plains.
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 Special thanks to media sponsor WFUV
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STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?For more info on The Big Read Westchester, please contact Lauren Milo, email: lmilo@artswestchester.org or call (914) 428-4220 x235
Let us know your interest!
Copy the form below into an email, send it with your info to: lmilo@artswestchester.org
[ ] Yes. I plan to read “The Things They Carried,” during The Big Read in Westchester, February-March 2010.
[ ] I am interested in participating in one of the kick-off events by joining a marathon read-aloud on February 6, 2010. Please send me information as soon as it is available.
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Call Lauren Milo at ArtsWestchester: 914. 428.4220 x235
Email: lmilo@artswestchester.org
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