2008 Together We
Read Selection:
Boone
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Robert Morgan
2008 Big Read
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My Ántonia
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Willa Cather
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May 16, 6 - 8 p.m.
Children First Family Resource Center at Emma
37 Brickyard Rd., Asheville (see directions below)
Exhibit of photos by and about local immigrants
* Presentation of stories taken from oral history interviews with members of Western North Carolina's immigrant community
* Meeting people connected with: Mother Read; Children First Family Resource Center at Emma; AB Tech ESL program; and International Link.
* Consultation with Rebecca Williams, TWR Oral History Coordinator
* This program is a part of The Big Read. administered in WNC by Together We Read. The 2008 book is My Antonia, Willa Cather's classic about immigrants' experiences in early 20th century Nebraska. The Big Read is sponsored by the National Endowment of the Arts, The Institute for Museum and Library Services, and Arts Midwest. Together We Read has many additional local funders.
* Directions: From US 19S/US23S/US 74 W: Turn right onto Louisiana Ave, left onto Emma Rd, right at Brickyard Rd. Children First Family Resource Center is located in a double-wide trailer on the campus of Emma Elementary School. For more information, call TWR at 505-1973; or the Emma Family Resource Center at 252-4810.
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| Look for programs in the Summer and Fall for 2008 |
| For more information about this book, see the Author's Website |
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My Ántonia
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Grant News
Together We Read received a $20,000 grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts to administer The Big Read in Western North Carolina, January through June 2008. The chosen book was "My Antonia" by Willa Cather.
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