Forsyth County Public Library's
5th Annual
Community Reading Program
Monday, August 21, 2006
ANIMAL PERSONIFICATION
Let's talk about the ways in which animals are personified in the novel. In what ways are dogs different today than they were in the late 1700s? Why does Mooney say again and again that one mustn’t pity animals?
Friday, October 13th 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
The American Landscape: an Exhibit and Reception with John Ehle and Local Arts Community Land Breakers The American Landscape is a national jurored competition and exhibition of visual art about artists' perceptions of the landscape of America.Associated Artists Gallery
Saturday, October 14th at 6:00 p.m.
Dress rehearsal for "Page to Stage,"
the culminating event for "On the Same Page "
North Carolina School of the Arts, The Thrust, Performance Place
This program is free and tickets are not required.
Sunday, October 15th at 7:00 p.m.
CULMINATING EVENT - Page to Stage:
A Staged Reading of The Land Breakers
North Carolina School of the Arts, The Thrust, Performance Place
(A free, ticketed event. Call the Stevens Center at 336-723-6320 or the N.C. School of the Arts ticket office to reserve a ticket.)
CONGRATULATIONS!
Greystone Place Gals Book Club--Winners of 10 copies of "The Landbreakers" from a contest run by Press 53,publishers of the rereleased edition of the book.
The Land Breakers is likely to spark discussion on basic human survival, the power of nature, labor and work ethic, relationships of family and community, mountain culture, immigration (Scots-Irish and German), slavery, poverty and isolation.
More than 500 Forsyth County Readers joined us for The Kick Off of the 5th Annual "On the Same Page" Communisty Reading program. More book discussions and events are taking place to encourage Community Reading.
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