The
West Hollywo od Reads
t he G reat Gat s by
March 2010
Free Special Arts and Cultural Events
Celebrating F. Scott Fitzgerald
The West Hollywood Library and the
City of West Hollywood through its
Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission
present The Big Read, an initiative
of the National Endowment
for the Arts, part of a year-long
celebration of West Hollywood’s
25th Anniversary of Cityhood. Join
fellow residents in reading The Great
Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of
America’s greatest writers, who lived
and died in West Hollywood.
West Hollywood Reads The Great Gatsby, a 25th Anniversary of Cityhood Celebration Event.
All special events and book discussions are free and open to the public. Seating is limited.
Special events The Great Gatsby
Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 6 pm. – 9 pm. | Fiesta Hall, Plummer Park
Opening Event - Celebrating Fitzgerald
Book Discussions
The Great Gatsby
March 15, 2010, 2:30 pm. – 4:00 pm.
Remarks from City Officials, Special theatrical presentation of Fitzgerald’s “Bernice Bobs Her Hair” by Books
with Feet, Reception with City Officials and artists.
Conversation Café (Russian speakers discussing
the book in English), Senior Center in Plummer Park
Saturday, March 6, 2010, 2 pm. – 4 pm. | Renberg Theatre, The Village at Ed Gould Plaza
Men, Women, Sex, Power & Money in The Great Gatsby
March 17, 2010, 10:00 am.
Panel discussion on gender issues in The Great Gatsby moderated by Felice Picano. With Michelle Tea, Nina
Revoyr, and Christopher Rice.
Sunday, March 7, 2010, 2 pm. – 3:30 pm. (1st tour) | 3:30 pm. to 4:30 pm. (2nd tour)
Fitzgerald in West Hollywood
An urban walking tour of places frequented by Fitzgerald during his residency in West Hollywood. Meet
at the Chase Bank building on the southwest corner of Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights.
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 4 pm. – 5:30 pm. | Kings Road Park
Anything Can Happen: Reading The Great Gatsby in the Age of Terror
Lecture by Dr. Joseph Dimuro, UCLA Department of English
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 4 pm. – 5:30 pm. | Kings Road Park
Fitzgerald’s Women
A reading from the works of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Sheila Graham, & others, presented by
Classical Theatre Lab.
Sunday, March 28, 2010, 4 pm. – 6 pm. | Fiesta Hall, Plummer Park
Closing Event The Music of Fitzgerald
A chamber music event featuring popular music from Fitzgerald’s time accompanied by readings from his
work. Liliana Filipovic and the Brentwood Strings with actors from the Classical Theatre Lab.
Kings Road Park, led by Judith Palarz
March 18, 2010, 3:00 pm. – 5:00 pm.
Russian Literature Club (discussion in Russian),
Plummer Park - Art Room 2
March 20, 2010, 2:00 pm.
Book Soup
March 23, 2010, 3:00 pm.
Senior Center in Plummer Park, led by Ric Rickles
March 24, 2010, 6:30 pm.
West Hollywood Library
Children Can Join the Fun!
The West Hollywood Library has scheduled Jazz
Age storytimes for children and families to help
celebrate the West Hollywood Big Read.
March 3, 2010, 4:30 pm, and
March 10, 2010, 4:30 pm
West Hollywood Library
Locations: Kings Road Park: 1000 N. Kings Rd., West Hollywood | Plummer Park: 7377 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood
West Hollywood Library: 715 N. San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood | The Village at Ed Gould Plaza: 1125 N. McCadden Pl., Los Angeles
Book Soup: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood
For more information: Colapublib.org/libs/whollywood/
West Hollywood Library: (310) 652-5340
City of West Hollywood: www.weho.org/arts
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment
for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and
Library Services and Arts Midwest. www.neabigread.org.
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