tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68416881741436022632011-07-30T17:17:10.512-07:00Brian Gnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841688174143602263.post-42595382200950298322009-12-05T09:19:00.000-08:002009-12-07T19:02:24.509-08:00<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Community Celebrities Readathon</span><br />March 4 from 4:51 am to 4:51 pm<br />Fresno Fire Department Museum across from Chukchansi Park<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Bring your copy of the book to read along with local media personalities, firefighters and other Valley celebrities.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ray Bradbury Tribute Symposium</span><br />March 19 from 7 pm to 9 pm at Woodward Park Library<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Sci-fi author Tim Hamilton will discuss his new graphic novel version of Fahrenheit 451.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ray Bradbury Tribute Symposium</span><br />March 20 from 10 am to 5 pm at CSUF Student Recreation Center<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Presentations by sci-fi authors Tim Hamilton, Greg Bear, Terry Bisson and William F. Nolan and Bradbury biographer Sam Weller will start at 10 am. After all author presentations have concluded, Howard Hendrix will moderate a panel discussion with all the authors. A live video interview at 4 pm with Ray Bradbury will follow the panel discussion. <a href="http://fresnobigreadspecialrate.blogspot.com/">Special rate available at the Piccadilly Inn for Symposium attendees.</a><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Panel Discussion Series</span><br />March 15: Big Brother is Watching You<br />March 22: Privacy Issues (including Internet and Patriot Act)<br />March 29: Fahrenheit 451 and the Bill of Rights<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">All programs start at 7 pm at Woodward Park Library<br />Jackie Ryle will moderate all three panels.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Theatrical Production of Fahrenheit 451 directed by S. Eric Day</span><br />March 19-21 and March 26-28 at the California Arts Academy in the Tower District<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">10 matinee and evening performances</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book Discussions (win special Big Read prizes)</span><br /><a href="http://bigreaddiscussions.blogspot.com/">Various dates/locations/times</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Everyone who participates in a book discussion program will be entered into a drawing to win a Sony Digital Electronic Book Reader and other prizes.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Film Screenings of Francois Truffaut’s 1966 production of Fahrenheit 451</span><br />starring Julie Christie and Oskar Werner<br /><a href="http://fresnobigreadfilm.blogspot.com/">Various dates/locations/times </a><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Author Shawn Grady</span><br />March 6 at 10:30 am at Yosemite Falls Restaurant - Ashlan and Hwy 99<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Grady will discuss his new book Through the Fire, a mystery novel featuring firefighters in Reno, Nevada.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://fresnobigreadprograms.blogspot.com/">AND MORE!!!</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Other programs will include 1950s jazz concert, book appraisal, book repair clinic, sci-fi film discussion, 1950s retrospective, destruction of libraries, cooking demonstration, children’s events and more.</span> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6841688174143602263-4259538220095029832?l=fresnobigreadevents.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841688174143602263.post-36212915311138980412009-12-02T17:34:00.001-08:002009-12-07T14:38:36.039-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://www.kjwl.com/"><img height="46" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rm9dG6KLH-E/SsJLIgwUwuI/AAAAAAAAAO8/mMv6gDWW1OE/s320/kjewel.gif" width="72" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.kvpr.org/"><img height="37" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rm9dG6KLH-E/SsJJzDKrkuI/AAAAAAAAAOk/8fBt6vgk9tY/s320/vpr.gif" width="74" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.fresnolibrary.org/"><img height="75" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rm9dG6KLH-E/SsD-bN6rHjI/AAAAAAAAAM0/Q4XB97NnOK8/s320/4square.gif" width="75" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.neabigread.org/books/fahrenheit451/"><img height="195" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3585/3971306525_09fb9bee2b_o.jpg" width="83" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/"><img height="75" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rm9dG6KLH-E/SsD9IFpwRyI/AAAAAAAAAMc/IX6MtQj72Og/s320/Co+Seal+1.png" width="75" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/index"><img height="52" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rm9dG6KLH-E/SsJOVNmhS2I/AAAAAAAAAPE/gWBrxMQljyQ/s320/abc2" width="75" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.fresnobee.com/"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rk333QLw8FM/Sx1-9LhYDfI/AAAAAAAAADs/EY2vFT0TAdI/s200/Fresno-Bee.gif" width="100" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1300kyno.com/index.php?n=1&amp;id=1"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rk333QLw8FM/Sx1_6H8_rqI/AAAAAAAAAD8/Khs-WfYRGzs/s200/kyno.gif" width="72" border="0" /></a><a href="https://www.fresnocfcu.org/home/home"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rk333QLw8FM/Sx1_5-NWmMI/AAAAAAAAAD0/Sb3r7Jyqzj8/s200/Fresno-Credit-Union.gif" width="100" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:small;">The <a href="http://www.neabigread.org/books/fahrenheit451/">Big Read</a> is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Service and Arts Midwest. Find lesson plans, reading guides and more at the national <a href="http://www.neabigread.org/books/fahrenheit451/">Big Read website</a>.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6841688174143602263-3621291531113898041?l=fresnobigreadevents.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brian Gnoreply@blogger.com