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The Big Read Kick-Off Rock of Ages Winery and Vineyard Hurdle Mills, NC September 13, 2008. Rock of Ages Winery and Vineyard.
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The Big Read Kick-Off Rock of Ages Winery and VineyardHurdle Mills, NCSeptember 13, 2008
Participants enjoy the scenery and listen to the music provided by Milo Bowes Band and the NCCU Jazz Ensemble while Dean Gretchen Bell and Dr. James Owen go over placement of the schedule
Dr. susan Shillinglaw, professor of English at san jose state university and Scholar-in-residence at the national Steinbeck center in salinas, was the keynote speaker
David Kipen, NEA representative, overjoyed that this community has selected the NEA Big Read project to encourage people to read
Lionell Parker introducing Milo Bowes Band and the NCCU Jazz Ensemble
Bonnie davis and Dr. Shaheena Bhatti, pakistani professor of English as a second language and fulbright visiting scholar
Dr. Susan Shillinglaw enjoying her introduction by Lionell Parker as the keynote speaker
A member of the Milo Bowes Band playing the banjo They were AWESOME
The north Central Literacy collaborative partners Caswell County Schools Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Durham Tech Community College Orange County Campus Hyconeechee Regional Libraries Orange County Schools Partnership for Children Person County Person County Schools Piedmont Community College
Visit http://www.bigreadnc.org for more information on activities and events in the surrounding communities of caswell, orange, and person September 13-October 31, 2008