Read and enjoy sun, stone, and shadows: twenty excellent Mexican short tales during the nea big read in Monterey County with a variety of events. The book is part of the nea big read. salinas, California, on the 31st of August, 2016 — In order to organize the nea big read event in salinas, the national steinbeck center was awarded a grant in the amount of $14,000. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read is a program that encourages people to read aloud together with the purpose of increasing their knowledge of the world, their communities, and themselves through the simple pleasure of doing so. Between September 2016 and June 2017, the National Steinbeck Center was one of 77 charitable organizations to receive a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to conduct an NEA Big Read activity. The book “sun, stone, and shadows: twenty outstanding mexico short tales edited by jorge hernández gonzález” has been chosen by the National Book Club as the selection for the “big read” for the year 2016. Beginning in September 2016, events are scheduled to take place. There will be activities in Salinas, Monterey, King City, and other cities and towns located within Monterey County. nea big read 2016 is an event that is sponsored by the national steinbeck center and is held in partnership with the following organizations: the western stage; hartnell college; hijos del sol; maya cinemas; salinas public libraries; monterey public library; monterey county free libraries; california state university, monterey bay; hartnell library and learning resource center; monterey county office of education; “voices of californ free entry is being offered to all NEA Big Read activities that take place before September. 6 September: NSC, 10 AM – 5 PM national Day for reading books! free of charge to enter the NSC. 10am-5pm! Books are discounted by 10% in the NSC Bookstore. Around twelve o’clock, there will be a pop-up discussion on “my life with the wave.” a competition to win replicas of the sun, the stone, and the shadows. Great Mexican films will be shown at the Maya Cinemas on Main Street during the Salinas Hola Mexico Film Festival from September 9-15. Check out the agenda. 7:30 p.m. on September 10 at the Western Stage in the Mainstage Theater at Hartnell College Bandido started off with its inaugural night. a compelling account of the controversial life and death of Tiburcio Vasquez, a robber who became a hero in his own right. This play is a political epic, a musical satire, a thundering melodrama, and a musical satire, and it was written by the modern theater icon luis valdez. The National Steinbeck Center is currently hosting a temporary exhibition. Bring a bandido ticket to the National Steinbeck Center between September 16 and November 1 and get free entry throughout that time period. Bandido tickets are available at the Western Stage box office for half price when you provide a copy of the book “Sun, Stone, and Shadows.” The 10th of September will include a mariachi event and tequila sampling at the National Steinbeck Center. For more information, please visit www.steinbeck.org. The Western Stage will be performing at Hartnell College’s Mainstage Theater on September 11 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. Bandido talk-back discussion with the director, actors, and David Serena, a professor of ethnic studies and political science at Monterey Peninsula College. Q&A session with the panel. the National Steinbeck Center is now hosting a pop-up display. Celebrate Mexican Independence Day on September 11 at the El Grito Parade and Festival, which will be held on Alisal Street in Salinas from 11 AM to 5 PM. Visit the National Science Foundation’s pop-up exhibit for your chance to win a free copy of sun, stone, and shadows in either English or Spanish. the Hartnell College Library on September 13 10-1pm The building’s birthday will be celebrated with cake and giveaways, including replicas of sun, stone, and shadows as part of the celebration of the building’s 10th anniversary. 14 septembre: opening of the bookshop at the National Steinbeck Center 6pm books and bites: please join us for a discussion of the short tales included in the first part of sun, stone, and shadows. book club facilitated by Susan Shillinglaw, Director of the National Writing Center. 16 septembre: opening of the National Steinbeck Center, 3-7:00pm nea, a really huge read. open house and the beginning of the event; there will be no charge for entrance. Three o’clock will include archival highlights from our John Steinbeck in Mexico collection. displays temporarily set up by all of the Big Read’s partners. Steinbeck’s Mexico, presented by Susan Shillinglaw, Director of the National Steinbeck Center, at 3:30 p.m. A theatrical adaption of “my life with the wave” is being presented for the first time at 4:30 on the western stage. Music will be performed by the CSUM Concert Band’s Sharp Nine at 5:00. “Voices of California,” an oral history project run by Stanford University and taking place in Salinas at 5:30 p.m. Tacos are served on the terrace around six o’clock. csumb library is now accepting applications for its art contest, which is called “cover art,” and the deadline is October 17. for more information, please visit https://csumb.edu/library/big-read-2016. Sun, Stone, and Shadows will be performed at the Monterey Public Library on September 17 at 1pm. conversation had with Susan Shillinglaw Students ages 13-18 and adults 19 and older are eligible to enter the john steinbeck library’s set the scene art contest from September 19 through October 16. The audience will have the opportunity to see all of the submissions at the John Steinbeck Library and then vote for their favorite. In addition, the submissions will be judged by a group of local artists. Check out the website of the library for details on the rules of the contest and the rewards. The National Steinbeck Center will host an event on September 21 at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays are for asking sweet questions (with pan dulce) such, “What can literature reveal us about ourselves?” rafael gomez is a professor at the California State University, Monterey Bay, where he teaches both Spanish and Mexican literature. 1pm on the 24th of September at the Monterey Public Library Dennis Copeland, the manager of museums, cultural arts, and archives of Monterey, wrote “when we were Mexico: a frontier province and its capital—monterey.” The John Steinbeck Library will be open from 10 am to 6 pm on September 24. This weekend’s tales will focus on the exceptional and the unbelievable. the first portion of sun, stone, and shadows will be the subject of many programs spread throughout the day. Check out the schedule at the library. 25 September: performances at the Western Stage, Mainstage Theater, Hartnell College, and 2-5pm a talk-back session with the renowned playwright luis valdez and the professor of ethnic studies and political science at mpc, david serena, was held during the bandido production. nsc pop-up display for large-scale reading. csumb student center, at 2:00 on the 27th of September donaldo urioste, a professor of spanish and chicano literature, will lead a discussion on “tell them not to murder me” after the western stage performance of “my life with the wave.” Maya Cinemas, 153 Main Street, Salinas, September 28 at 7 p.m. read up on it steinbeck film series: lost village (1941), with an introduction by Ruben Mendoza, a professor of Mexican archaeology at CSUM. susan shillinglaw and ruben mendoza will be present for a question and answer session at the conclusion of the event on September 29 at the National Steinbeck Center at 5:30pm. Thursday is a wonderful day: “the Mexico that we have left behind.” claudia melendez, journalist at the monterey herald and author of the book “a fighting chance,” is the one guiding the conversation on the sun, stone, and shadows. the National Steinbeck Center will be open for business on October 1st and 2nd. Both days, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. salinas artists’ open studio “from pen to brush” will include creative interpretations of the 20 tales of sun, stone, and shadows by artists ages 17 to 30 from hijos del sol. A panel discussion with the artists will take place on October 2 at 2:00 p.m. local time. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on October 1 at the Cesar Chavez Library Scenes from Mexican life will be told every Saturday here at tales on saturdays. There will be programming all throughout the day centered on the second segment of light, stone, and shadows. Check out the schedule at the library. performance of “my life with the wave” taking place on the western stage at 2:30 p.m. maya theaters, located at 153 main street in Salinas, on October 5 7pm read up on it film from the series by John Steinbeck: tortilla flat (1942). film introduction to be determined. 6 October: Opening of the National Steinbeck Center 5:30pm “a glimpse of Mexican culture by examining human behavior on sweet thursday.” professor of psychology at both MC and Hartnell College, Leslie Price. The western stage production of “my life with the wave” will take place at the Castroville Library on October 6 at 6:00 pm. john steinbeck library will be open from 10am to 6pm on October 8th. tales on saturdays: the history that can be touched. programs presented throughout the day with an emphasis on the third portion, which focuses on stone, sunlight, and shadows. Check out the schedule at the library. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., October 9th, Alisal Street, Salinas ciclovia is an open-street initiative in which people may enjoy art, music, and activities without having to worry about being in the way of motor vehicles. a chance to win prizes, books, and other items, in addition to the nsc pop up exhibit. bookstore event at the National Steinbeck Center on October 12 6pm books and bites make up the last portion of sun, stone, and shadows. Deborah shillinglaw, director of the National Steinbeck Center, will lead the conversation. 13 October, 6:00 PM, at the National Steinbeck Center Sweet Thursday included a reader’s theater spectacular with a performance of “the panther” by students from Everett Alvarez High School. Taylour Matz was the director of the production. Students from the Alisal High School Theater Department, under the direction of Veronica Pulido, present “permission given.” Mike Roddy served as the event’s coordinator. discussion will follow the western stage performance of “my life with the wave.” 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on October 15 at the Cesar Chavez Library tales on saturdays will focus on the unusual occurrences that occur in regular city life. Throughout the day, there will be programming centered on the fourth part, which focuses on sun, stone, and shadows. Check out the schedule at the library. the western stage performance of “my life with the wave” will take place on October 15 at 12pm at the King City Library. The western stage performance of “my life with the wave” will take place on October 19 at 12:30 p.m. at the Hartnell Student Center. 19th of October: Maya Cinemas, located at 153 Main Street in Salinas, 7pm donaldo urioste, csumb, introduces the big read steinbeck cinema series presentation of “viva zapata!” (1952). 20 October: Opening of the National Steinbeck Center 5:30pm Thursday is Sweetness with “Mexico in the Modern Imagination,” Professor of Mexican Archaeology at CSUM, Ruben Mendoza. 21st of October, 12pm – 2pm, National Steinbeck Center archived questions and answers including notable items from our John Steinbeck in Mexico collection. john steinbeck library, open from 10 am to 6 pm on the 22nd of October Saturdays will have these tales: imagination on a personal level. programs presented at various times during the day with a concentration on the day’s last segment of sun, stone, and shadows. Check out the schedule at the library. artesanias, fiestas, and culture will be held on October 23 at 1pm at 27 Fourth Street in Gonzales. a conversation in Spanish on the light, stone, and shadows was facilitated by claudia melendez and titled “el mexico que dejamos.” October 26 at 7:00 p.m., Maya Cinemas, 153 Main Street, Salinas read up on it The Pearl, from the Films of John Steinbeck (1947). william gilly, a professor of biology at Stanford University, is the author of the book “legend and ecological history.” 27 October: Opening of the National Steinbeck Center 5:30pm bruce elliott, a former senior scientist for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, is the subject of this week’s “sweet thursday” article, which is titled “the bull in commerce and culture.” October 28th, 10am to 5pm, at the National Steinbeck Center display commemorating the Day of the Dead is unveiled: The show, which was created by jose ortiz, the creator of hijos del sun, focuses on several topics and pictures associated with the occasion. November 1st will be the day of the dead celebration and closing party at the National Steinbeck Center. The National Science Center and its local partners would like to extend an invitation to you to participate in our last event, which will be a street parade commemorating the nea big read. Every community event will be detailed on the NSC website, which may be accessed at www.steinbeck.org. Please visit neabigread.org if you would want further information on the NEA Big Read. Please contact Lisa Josephs at archives@steinbeck.org for further information about the programs, or go to the National Steinbeck Center website at www.steinbeck.org. The National Steinbeck Center was the first museum in the world to be exclusively devoted to the life, works, and legacy of author John Steinbeck. It first opened its doors in 1998. The National Steinbeck Midst can be found in Salinas, California. It is in the center of steinbeck country and is surrounded by the sights and sounds that have been immortalized in many of John Steinbeck’s works of fiction. The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that was established by congress in 1965. Through its funding and support, the National Endowment for the Arts gives people in the United States the opportunity to participate in the arts, develop their creative capabilities, and exercise their imaginations. The National Endowment for the Arts supports arts learning, affirms and celebrates America’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, and extends its work to promote equal access to the arts in every community across the United States by forming partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and organizations in the philanthropic sector. This year commemorates the 50th anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts, and the agency will continue to commemorate this momentous occasion with events and activities all the way through September of 2016. Visit the website arts.gov/50th to read art-related anecdotes from throughout the country, look over anniversary statistics and numbers, and browse the celebration timeline. address: marci bracco cain chatterbox pr salinas, California 93901 telephone: (831) 747-7455 website: steinbeck.org linked articles include those on the National Steinbeck Center, the NEA Big Read, the Steinbeck Library, and the National Endowment for the Arts. get email updates including stories much like this one right to your inbox. Today, you may get a free subscription!
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