UPDATE on
the Gaines' Talk:
Tickets for the Gaines's presentation are sold out. The doors will open
at 6:30 for ticket holders only so please arrive early as parking is very
limited. There will be no reception following the event.
AASU
to Host Savannah Reads with Author Ernest Gaines
Savannah, GA—March 21,
2005—Members of the community are invited to read and discuss the
award-winning novel, A Lesson Before Dying (1993), during Armstrong
Atlantic State University's (AASU) second annual city-wide community read,
April 4-8. Written by Louisiana native Ernest J. Gaines, this novel tells
the story of a black man sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit
and a teacher who is persuaded to counsel him as he awaits execution.
The community also is invited to participate in several events, including
an evening with the author, a 1999 film adaptation, and a stage production
of the book.
"A Lesson Before Dying is about the ways in which people insist
on declaring the value of their lives in a time and place in which those
lives count for nothing. It is about the ways in which the imprisoned
may find freedom even in the moment of their death. As such, Gaines's
novel transcends its minutely evoked circumstances to address the basic
predicament of what it is to be a human being, a creature striving for
dignity in a universe that often denies it." --Vintage Books
Reading Group
Savannah
Reads Gaines
April 4-8
Monday,
April 4
Across the Curriculum Discussion
Noon, University Hall 158
Faculty from various disciplines will lead a discussion about approaching
Gaines' novel from alternative viewpoints.
Tuesday, April 5
A Lesson Before Dying, Film Showing & Discussion
7pm, University Hall 156.
Enjoy light refreshments and engaging conversation during a viewing of
the 1999 film version of A Lesson Before Dying, starring Don Cheadle,
Mekhi Phifer, and Cicely Tyson.
Wednesday, April 6
Student-led Community Book Club Discussion
Noon, University Hall 156
Join in the book club craze by sharing in this conversation with students
and community members reading the book.
Wednesday evening, April 6. 7p.m., University Dining Room A stage reading
of the theatrical version of A Lesson Before Dying, by Romulus
Linney.
Thursday, April 7
Guest Speaker: Ernest J. Gaines
7 p.m., Fine Arts Auditorium
Admission is by ticket only. Tickets for the Gaines's presentation are
sold out. The doors will open at 6:30 for ticket holders only so please
arrive early as parking is very limited. There will be no reception following
the event.
For more information about the week-long event, contact Beth Howells at
912.927.5218 or visit www.faculty.armstrong.edu/read.htm.
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