The Wayne Center for the Arts will host the kick-off reception
Friday, March 12 for The Big Read in Wayne County.
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. Wayne County is one of 268 communities participating in The Big Read (which runs through June 2010)
Locally, the book chosen for The Big Read is the classic American story
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. The WCA's event will feature the exhibition
Mark Twain in Wooster, with information on Twain's life, including photos, memorabilia, artifacts and 10 first editions of Twain's books. A special section will highlight Twain's visit to Wooster in January of 1872. The reception is from 6-8 p.m.
In Wayne County, The Big Read is supported by the WCA, the Wayne County Public Library, the Orrville Public Library, The Wooster Book Company and local schools through the Tri-County Educational Service Center. A full
calendar of events, including speakers, theater performances, book discussions and family activity days begins March 8.
For more information about The Big Read initiative, click
here.
