Manchester City Library » currier museum http://manchesterlibrary.org Manchester, NH's Online Library Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:52:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Big Read: a brief rundown http://manchesterlibrary.org/read/995 http://manchesterlibrary.org/read/995#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:38:03 +0000 Steve Viggiano http://manchesterlibrary.org/?p=995 While we’ve already hosted a few book discussions already, The Big Read: Southern New Hampshire Reads The Great Gatsby officially starts this week. Here’s a brief rundown on our upcoming events.

Here’s what we will be doing.

- Wed. 3/25, 1 p.m. Auditorium. Film: 1974 adaptation of the novel The Great Gatsby.

- Thu. 4/2, 7 p.m. Auditorium. A Soundtrack for The Great Gatsby: Music of the Jazz Age with Paul Combs. NH Humanities Council lecture.

- Mon. 4/6, 10 a.m. Winchell Room. Let’s Dance! Get ready to boogie. Make your own instruments. Refreshments. Ages 2-5. Pre-Registration required.

- Thu. 4/9, 7 p.m. Library Auditorium. Concert: West High School Jazz Combo will perform music from the 1920s and beyond.

- Thu. 4/9, 7 p.m. NH Room. Book Discussion: The Great Gatsby. Part of our regular Thursday book discussion program.

You can also find these events listed, along with more information, in MCL Notes, the library’s quarterly newsletter.

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