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 USD and the Black Story-tellers of San Diego, Inc. welcome Valerie Boyd for a key-note lecture on the life of Big Read author Zora Neale Hurston and special reception on Friday, April 25, 7:00 p.m. at the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Theatre at the University of San Diego.
To RSVP for the Valerie Boyd keynote and other Big Read events click here. |
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The Big Read initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts is designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. the goal of USD's partnership with the Black Storytellers of San Diego, Inc. in this initiative is to get USD and friends in San Diego to:
 Read Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. Books can be borrowed from Copley Library, the Student Leadership and Involvement Center, Human Resources, The Center for Educational Excellence, and the English Department. Also, books can be purchased at the USD Bookstore.
 Join a Big Read Discussion Group
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Fri, April 4, 12-1:30 p.m. in Hahn UC 107
Sponsored by Student Affairs
Facilitator: Jason Schreiber, Director of Student Activities
Free southern style lunch included!
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Mon. April 7, 3-4:30 p.m. in Maher, Salomon Hall with Special Performance by Black Storytellers of San Diego
Sponsored by the English Department
Facilitators: Dr. Deborah Sundmacher, Instructor, English; Dr. Deniz Perin, Instructor, English
Free southern style dinner included!
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Wed. April 16, 5:30-7 p.m. at Mission Crossroads Lounge
Sponsored by the Honors Program
Facilitator: Dr. Carlton Floyd, Assistant Professor of English
Free southern style dinner included!
*Special Feature* Theatre Arts students perform monologues from the play ZORA, giving a little history and sense of the author's life’s journey. Performance also includes an excerpt from the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, when Zora met TeaCake.
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Wed. April 23, 12:00-1:30 p.m. in Founders Hall French Parlor
Sponsored by Human Resources
Facilitator: Dr. Noelle Norton, Honors Program Director and Professor of Political Science
Free southern style lunch included!
*Special Feature* Theatre Arts students perform monologues from the play ZORA, giving a little history and sense of the author's life’s journey. Performance also includes an excerpt from the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, when Zora met TeaCake.
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 Enjoy our Keynote Event
April 25, 7:00 pm at Kroc IPJ Theatre Featuring Valerie Boyd
Educator, Journalist, and Author of Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston For more information on Valerie Boyd, click here.
Special guest vocalist Lanee' Noyes will open. Event will be followed by a reception with blues guitarist Tony Agosta and friends.
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 Watch the film version of Their Eyes Were Watching God and discuss book and movie comparisions on Wednesday April 30, 6:00 p.m. Olin 229. Southern style dinner included. Sponsored by Associated Students.
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| TO REGISTER FOR BIG READ EVENTS CLICK HERE |
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Other Exciting Big Read Events:
March 3, 2008 Center for Community Service-Learning reads The Six Fools, by Joyce Carol Thomas to over 120 Montogomery Middle School students as part of the Big Read and Read Across America!
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| Big Read events sponsored by Black Storytellers of San Diego, Malcolm X Library, Office of the Provost, Center for Educational Excellence, Admissions, Student Affairs, English Department, Community Service-Learning, The Honors Program, Liberal Arts Beyond the Classroom, Ethnic Studies Department, Theater Arts Department, Public Affairs, Trans-Border Institute, President's Advisory Board on Inclusion and Diversity. |
For more information contact:
The Center for Educational Excellence at (619) 260-7402 or cee@sandiego.edu
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