Ashland Big Read 2015 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Ohio University Southern Literature Club s Feel it Like Fitzgerald poetry contest. March 30 Open to grades 6-8 and grades 9-12. Students may submit a poem from the point of view of one of your favorite characters. Through this character s voice, work with one of the themes in the book. Use sensory language, metaphor, simile, and symbol to establish a mood for the poem and to help the character s words come to life. Rhyming is optional not required. Prizes will be awarded. Format: Typed, single-spaced, in a rapt Times New Roman font. The poem should be at least 30 lines in length, but no more than 2 pages. Please DO NOT center the poem on the page (line it up on the lefthand margin). DO NOT include your name anywhere on the poem. Send your poem as an attachment from your teacher s email. In your email, include First and Last Name, Poem Title, Grade, School, Teacher s Name, and Teacher s email address. Send entries and questions to Dr. Hayley Haugen at Haugen@ohio.edu Lawrence County Ohio Public Library Poetry Contest April 1-30 For the first time, the Lawrence County Public Library Poetry Contest has a theme. In honor of The Big Read, we are asking our local poets to sharpen their pencils and write about My American Dream. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is trying to reach his American dream and escape the life he knew. What is your dream? Have you achieved it? Or is it just out of reach? Poems can be dropped off at the nearest Briggs Lawrence County Public Library branch any time during the month of April. At the end of April, the poems will be judged. Winners will be announced in May. First place will receive a gift card and a certificate naming them 2015 Poet Laureate of Briggs Lawrence County Public Library. Tri-State Writers' Bloc Poetry Contest Please submit work as by March 23. Submissions to be made to the Greenup County Extension office Fine Arts Program. Prizes will be awarded to each high school grade level and a college/adult category. Email anne.stephens@uky.edu for details. Poetry topics are to be related to themes in the "Great Gatsby". An awards event will be held for all winners on April 19th. The Great Gatsby Charcoal Art Workshop April 2 Greenup County Extension Office 6:00 8:00 pm 35 Wurtland Avenue, Wurtland, KY 41144 606-836-0201 anne.stephens@uky.edu Free! All materials provided. All ages and skill levels welcome.
The Roar of the 20 s This mini-unit will expose students of all ages to the time period made famous in The Great Gatsby. Students will have a one hour session that will include art styles of the 20 s, a demonstration of live jazz music, a fashion show with discussion about relevance of clothing and styles a demonstration of several dances of the period and will end with students participating in learning the steps of the Charleston. To schedule this program at your school or organization call Melanie Cornelison at The Paramount Arts Center 606-324-3175 x311 April 7 Fallsburg Elementary and Blaine Elementary, Lawrence County, KY April 9 Louisa Middle and Louisa East Elementary, Lawrence County, KY April 15 Fairview Elementary and Fairview High School, Ashland, KY The Great Gatsby Book Discussion Ohio Libraries April 9 Lawrence County Ohio Library Ironton Branch 6:00 pm April 14 Lawrence County Ohio Library - South Point Branch at 11:00 am April 15 Lawrence County Ohio Library - Chesapeake Branch at 2:00 pm April 15 Lawrence County Ohio Library - Ironton Branch at 2:30 pm April 16 Lawrence County Ohio Library - Proctorville Branch at 2:00 pm The Great Gatsby Book Discussion Kentucky Libraries April 21 The Boyd County Library Main Branch - 6:00 pm April 27 Novel Tea Book Club The Boyd County Public Library Main Branch - 1:00 pm April 28 The Boyd County Library - Main Branch at 6:00 pm Read Aloud/Book Discussion of The Great Gatsby at the Boyd County, KY Libraries April 13 Main Branch Library 6 pm Free of charge April 20 Main Branch Library 6 pm Free of charge April 27 Main Branch Library 6 pm Free of charge Each week a section of The Great Gatsby will be read aloud followed by a book discussion. The Great Gatsby (Theatrical Production) Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of obsession, greed and danger. The breathtaking glamour and decadent excess of the jazz age come to the stage in the Simon Levy adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald s classic novel, approved by the Fitzgerald Estate. April 9 Paramount Arts Center 9:30 am $5 for school performance April 10 Paramount Arts Center 7:30 am April 11 Paramount Arts Center 3:00 pm April 11 Paramount Arts Center 7:30 pm $14/adults and $10/students advance purchase $16/adults and $12/students day of show
The Grandeur of Gatsby (Official Kick Off Event) Paramount Arts Center April 12 Presentations at 2 pm and 3 pm Free of Charge Experience a taste of the world of Gatsby as you are seated in the beautiful Paramount Arts Center built in the middle of the age of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Learn the history of the theatre and the art deco design and artwork prevalent in the 1920 s and 30 s. See a fashion show presenting the styles of the day from the flapper to the look of high society. Listen to the sounds of live jazz music. Watch the premiere performance of a Gatsby-themed dance presented and commissioned by The Ashland Youth Ballet and choreographed by OU graduate, Chris Terry who is now a music video performer and freelance choreographer. Before you leave come up onstage and learn steps of the Charleston and the varsity drag hit dances of the age. Hits 97.9 will be setting up a live remote and prizes will be given out throughout the day! All partner agencies involved with The Big Read will set up a display. The Roar of the 20 s Theme Week April 13-17 St. Joseph High School, Ironton, OH Students from St. Joseph High School will celebrate "The Roar of the Twenties" culminating in an afternoon viewing of the movie. Teachers will be reading the book, looking at technology and science of the era, as well as the performance aspects of theater and film. The Taste of the Roaring Twenties April 16 The Lawrence County Ohio Library - Ironton Branch at 6:00 pm April 20 The Lawrence County Ohio Library - Chesapeake Branch at 2:00 pm April 20 The Lawrence County Ohio Library - South Point Branch at 6:00 pm Inspired by the time period of The Great Gatsby, the library will be bringing you the tastes of the era. Sit back and listen to music while taking your taste buds on a trip through history. Supplies may be limited, so please register. Lunch and a Movie April 17 at The Lawrence County Ohio Public Library - Ironton Branch 12:00 pm Enjoy lunch as you watch The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo Dicaprio Gatsby Themed Craft April 18 Boyd County Library Catlettsburg Branch 2:00 pm Free of Charge April 23 Boyd County Library Kyova Branch at 6:00 pm Free of Charge
Sealing Wax Craft April 23 The Lawrence County Ohio Library - Ironton Branch at 6:00 pm Free April 23 The Lawrence County Ohio Library - South Point Branch at 2:00 pm Free April 30 The Lawrence County Ohio Library - Proctorville Branch at 6:00 pm Free One of the more popular crafts of the Roaring 20 s was sealing wax. With the colored waxes used to seal envelopes, they made a variety of different items. We will be using this charming medium to make specialized jewelry. Supplies will be limited, so please register. 1920 s Variety Show April 24/25 St. Joseph and St. Lawrence Schools, Ironton, OH Our 39th Annual Variety Show will be themed around the 20's-30's, as the school was founded in 1924. The students are currently writing the script which includes music and dance of the era and moves us forward to the present day. We are beginning the show in "black and white" and colorizing it towards the end. The stage will be decorated in art deco styles with costuming appropriate to the era. The Rise and Fall of F. Scott Fitzgerald Professional Development Workshop for Educator s Presented by Dr. Elliot Engel at May 4 at The Paramount Arts Center Banquet Hall 4:00 pm Cost $50 Teachers will enjoy a presentation by Dr. Elliot Engel, who will present little known information and new ways for presenting The Great Gatsby in the classroom. Registration includes 2 hours of CEU credit, a classroom set (20) of The Great Gatsby, access to reader s guides, lesson plans and a 3 CD set of Dr. Engel s work. Pre-registration is required. Sponsored by Ashland Credit Union The Rise and Fall of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Key Note Presentation) at The Paramount Arts Center May 4 at 7:30 pm Presented by Dr. Elliot Engel $12/adults and $10/students Dr. Engel will reveal the fascinating life and times of one of America s most popular novelists. Using anecdotes, biography, analysis and large doses of humor, Engel explains how and why Fitzgerald s unique personality and creative imagination became the perfect symbol of what is now known as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties. Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, Dr. Engel now lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he has taught at the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, and Duke University. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at UCLA. While at UCLA he won that university s Outstanding Teacher Award. Dr. Engel has written ten books published in England, Japan, Turkey, and the United States. His mini-lecture series on Charles Dickens ran on PBS television stations around the country. His articles have appeared in numerous newspapers and national magazines including Newsweek. He has lectured throughout the United States and on all the continents including Antarctica. Four plays which he has written have been produced during the last ten years.
Free copies of The Great Gatsby will be available during the month of April at The Paramount Arts Center, Boyd County Public Library, Briggs Lawrence County Ohio Library and Lawrence County, Kentucky Library. Limited supply. Available while they last. Community Partners and Sponsors Paramount Arts Center Boyd County Public Library Briggs Public Library Lawrence County, OH Lawrence County KY Public Library Ashland Regional Dance/Ashland Youth Ballet Greenup County Extension Arts Council Ohio University Southern Literature Club Kindred Communications Ashland Independent Schools Boyd County Schools Fairview Independent Schools Ironton Catholic Schools Russell Independent Schools Lawrence County, KY Schools Ashland Credit Union