National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Kick Off Event

UNCW’s Office of the Arts will launch its National Endowment for the Arts Big Read: Cape Fear program exploring Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi with a kick-off event on November 10 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at NHCPL’s Main Library (downtown).

Light refreshments will be served from 5:00 – 5:30 PM followed by a brief introduction to library resources and a book discussion of chosen Big Read title, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Participants will then be led in an in-depth workshop to explore African American genealogy with independent scholar, lecturer, and author, Tim Pinnick. Register for the NEA Big Read kick-off .

An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the power of a shared reading experience.
For more information and a list of upcoming events, visit the NEA Big Read: Cape Fear page .

To find out more about Homegoing and other recommended titles, visit our CFCC NEA Big Read Research Guide .

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