In a partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs, Cal Arts and SONY Pictures, young people ages 13 to 15 enroll in media arts classes offered throughout Los Angeles. Youth will learn film animation and computer editing techniques, and read the book "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston. Each site will create its own short film version inspired by the novel. A selection of the final short films will be shown to the public at the culminating Big Read event film screening at a local theater. The Sony Pictures Media Arts Program is offered at the following locations: Banning’s Landing 100 East Water Street Wilmington, CA 91303 Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock 2225 Colorado Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90041 San Fernando Gardens Community Service Center 10896 Lehigh Avenue Pacoima, CA 91331 Charles Mingus Youth Arts Center 10620 Graham Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90002 William Reagh Los Angeles Photography Center 2332 West Fourth Street Los Angeles, CA 90057
Event Location: various (see listing below)
Milwaukee Repertory Theater will produce the stage adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird" on our Quadracci Powerhouse Stage. The adaptation is written by Christopher Sergel and will be directed by Aaron Posner One of the most beloved and beautifully compassionate stories ever written comes to breathtaking life on stage. Set in small-town Alabama during the Depression, and seen with brilliant clarity through the eyes of a young tomboy, this Pulitzer Prize-winning tale is about innocence, tolerance, family and the courage to live what you believe. Go to www.milwaukeerep.com for tickets!
Event Location: 108 E Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53202-3504
Join us for The Rep In Depth, our lively informative half-hour talk which starts 45 minutes before every performance of "To Kill a Mockingbird"!
Event Location: 108 E Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53202-3504
Take a tour through "Indians and Rusticators: Wabanaki and Summer Visitors to Mount Desert Island 1840-1920" with the Abbe's curator of education, Raney Bench. During the tour, the discussion will focus on the relationship between native and non-native people during the era of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". Compare and contrast prevailing attitudes of native people at the time, and their interactions with non-native visitors and community members, as told through this immersive exhibit experience.
Event Location: Abbe Museum, 26 Mount Desert St. , Bar Harbor, ME, 04609
Qualified low-income families will receive a free dinner with the film screening of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Event Location: 5188 Norwood Avenue, Jacksonville, FL, 32208-5020
Meet the artists from Milwaukee Repertory Theater's production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" as we describe to the audience how we bring the novel to life on our stage.
Event Location: 108 E Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53202-3504
Story time for children of all ages. This popular Fishtrap program will focus on stories related to China and Chinese folk tales that connect culturally to "The Joy Luck Club" and the 2012 Big Read.
Event Location: KWVR radio, Enterprise, OR, 97828
