3/20/13 - The Cromaine District Library in Hartland will host a kick-off celebration this weekend to mark another edition of The Big Read for 2013. The program encourages the community to start reading together and talking about it. The library received another grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host The Big Read. A kick-off is planned Saturday and free copies of The Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe will be given out while supplies last. Copies of Cromaineâs first anthology of community art and writing will also be premiered. Library Director Ceci Marlow says staff has been working hard since November to create programs and activities that really communicate and enrich the literary experience of Poe, noting theyâre especially excited to feature him in conjunction with April as National Poetry Month and bring the different experiences of literature alive for individuals. Attendees are able to dress in period costume for a photo booth, brick up loved ones in a cellar that was created from the Cask of Amontillado or create a Raven mask. The larger overall program will feature a magician, a blood drive and series of lectures about Poeâs life and themes while the Howell Nature Center has a presentation on crows and night birds. All of The Big Read activities are free and open to anyone regardless of residency but some require registration. The kick-off celebration takes place from 10am to 2pm this Saturday. Complete details can be found below. (JM)
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