...a celebration of literary, performing, and visual arts.
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Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize winning author.
10/7/2012
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Gwinnett Kids Read, Too! Celebrating county-wide reading for kids.
9/29/2012
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A live performance at New Dawn Theater.
10/11/2012
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(Photo courtesy of http://www.gallery202online.com/linkpages/chairisartb.html)
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Gwinnett Kids Read, Too!
Carmen Deedy
Children's Author and Storyteller
Saturday, September 29th, 2012
6 PM
Doors open and books are available for purchase and signing at 5:30pm.
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This after hours event is a kids' component of the Gwinnett Reads tradition.
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| Carmen Agra Deedy has been writing for children for over two decades. Born in Havana, Cuba, she came to the U.S. as a refugee in 1964, and grew up in Decatur, Georgia, where she lives today. The first book in this series, The Library Dragon, received various children’s state book awards and has sold nearly half a million copies. In 2003 the book was her home state’s choice to represent Georgia at the Library of Congress’s National Book Festival. Join us as we celebrate the release of her newest book, Return of the Library Dragon. | |
Gwinnett Reads 2012
Natasha Trethewey
An Evening with Poet Laureate of the United States
and Pulitzer Prize winning author of Native Guard and Thrall.
Sunday, October 7th, 2012
Georgia Gwinnett College Student Center
5:00 PM
Doors open and book sales begin at 4:45 PM.
Doors open and book sales begin at 4:45 PM.
Light refreshments will be served.
Music will be provided by Joyce Parks, director of the B.J. Chorale.
Find book discussion dates, times and locations here.
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The 2012 Gwinnett Reads author is Pulitzer Prize winner and the Poet Laureate of the United States, Natasha Trethewey. Her work combines free verse with more traditional forms like the sonnet and the villanelle to explore memory and the racial legacy of America.
Born in Gulfport, Mississippi, Trethewey is the author of three collections of poetry: Domestic Work (Graywolf Press, 2000), Bellocq's Ophelia (Graywolf, 2002), and Native Guard (Houghton Mifflin, 2006), for which she was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize. She is also the author of a book of creative non-fiction, Beyond Katrina: A Meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast (Georgia, 2010.) Join us as we celebrate the release of her newest book, Thrall.
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Joyce Parks has been making music in Gwinnett County for over 40 years. Currently she serves as organist/accompanist for Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church. In addition, she is a founding director of BJ
Musical Productions, LLC, and is Artistic Director of BJ Chorale. Joyce plays and accompanies throughout the metro area. Since her retirement from teaching in Gwinnett Public Schools, she has added folk harp to the number of instruments she plays. |
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Gwinnett Reads is the library's
annual county-wide reading event
-- a Gwinnett tradition since 2003.
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
8 PM
A play in two acts, taking place in the Twelfth Naval District, San Francisco, 1945.
Based on the 1951 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Herman Wouk, a story inspired by the author's experience in World War II.
Directed by Sherry Inbritsen.
Seating is limited and available on a first come, first serve basis.
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New Dawn Theater
located at
3087 Main St.
Duluth GA, 30096
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Participate in the
Chair-ish the Arts@ Your Library
contest at your Gwinnett County Public Library branch!
Art groups and individual artists are invited to re-imagine a chair or bench and enter their creative works into this fun contest. The deadline for contest entries is September 30th.
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Photo courtesy of Wendy Gordon Studios
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Photos courtesy of http://www.gallery202online.com/linkpages/chairisartb.html
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Gwinnett County Public Library kindly thanks
our generous 2012 FITA sponsors.