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Ernest Gaines |
ERNEST GAINES On Demand
Louisiana literary master Ernest J. Gaines returns to WYLD-FM’s Sunday Journal with Hal Clark. Gaines discusses his award-winning novel, A Lesson Before Dying, a 2012 National Endowment for the Arts Big Read selection.
High school students metro-wide will read Gaines’ novel and participate in a variety of events coordinated by various NEA grant partners, including the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society, the Jefferson Parish Library, the State Library of Louisiana, the Louisiana State Museum and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. A general public reading kickoff happens Sunday, October 14th at the Cabildo at Jackson Square.
A Lesson Before Dying was made into an award-winning HBO film. Some of Gaines' other works that appeared as films include The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, A Gathering of Old Men and The Sky is Gray. Actress Cecily Tyson, who starred as Miss Jane Pittman, is scheduled to appear with Gaines during an event in New Orleans this November.
Upcoming appearances for Ernest J. Gaines in New Orleans for the NEA Big Read:
November 28, Master Class for Writing Students and Teachers, "Using Fiction to Get at the Truth."
November 30, Literature & Lunch, "Harsh Reality as Inspiration for Imaginative Fiction."
November 30, 6:30 p. m., Joy Theatre, Gala Premiere of New Music Based on the work of Ernest Gaines.
December 1, 6:30 p. m., Hotel Monteleone, Faulkner for All, Special Guests of Honor Ernest Gaines and Cecily Tyson, who starred in movies based on his work.
December 2, Noon, Hotel Monteleone, "Spiritual Journeys: Great Literature as a Force for Social Soul-Searching, Spiritual Reckoning.
www.wordsandmusic.org for more information and reservations.
www.wordsandmusic.org for more information and reservations.
KOJO LIVINGSTON On Demand
Journalist, activist and minister Kojo Livingston, discusses several local and national topics including the Times Picayune beginning their new three day publishing schedule and issues surrounding President Obama.
