One Maryland One Book Author Tour

September 24, 2009 [Press releas from Maryland Humanities Council]

One Maryland One Book

James McBride Author Tour

Join Us! One Maryland One Book Author Tour 2009
James McBride, acclaimed author of the best-selling memoir, The Color of Water and the 2009 One Maryland One Book selection, Song Yet Sung, will tour Maryland this fall. Pick up a copy of Song Yet Sung from your local library or bookstore, read it as part of Maryland's only statewide community reading program, and then come hear James McBride at one of his free appearances:

Sunday, September 27, 2009 at noon. Baltimore Book Festival, Literary Salon, Mount Vernon Square (East Park), Baltimore. Information: 410-685-0095

Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. Bridgeway Community Church, 9189 Red Branch Road, Columbia. Information: 410-730-4855

Monday, October 26, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. North Hagerstown High School, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Hagerstown. Information: 301-739-3250 ext. 186

Monday, October 26, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Montgomery College Rockville Campus, Theatre Arts Arena, 51 Mannakee Street, Rockville. Information: 240-567-7417

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. Bowie State University, Thurgood Marshall Library, Special Collections Room, Suite 2202, 14000 Jericho Park Road, Bowie. Information: 301-860-3850

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. North Dorchester High School, 5875 Cloverdale Road, Hurlock. Information: 410-228-7331

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Student Services Center Theater, Princess Anne. Information: 410-651-7696

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Salisbury University, Guerrieri University Center, Wicomico Room, Dogwood Drive, Salisbury. Information: 410-543-6100

Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. Washington College, The Alonzo G. and Virginia Gent Decker Theatre, Gibson Center for the Arts, 300 Washington Avenue, Chestertown. Information: 410-778-7899

All programs are free. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

One Maryland One Book Author Tour with James McBride

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Andrea Lewis
410-685-0095
alewis@mdhc.org


Maryland Humanities Council Announces One Maryland One Book Author Tour with James McBride, Author of Song Yet Sung

The Maryland Humanities Council is pleased to bring celebrated author James McBride to tour Maryland this September and October. McBride’s novel, Song Yet Sung (Find this book in our catalog), has been chosen as the 2009 title for One Maryland One Book, Maryland’s only statewide community reading program, which is now in its second year. McBride, an award-winning author, composer, and screenwriter, is also the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, The Color of Water, and the novel, Miracle at St. Anna, which was recently made into a film directed by Spike Lee. Set on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in the 1850s, Song Yet Sung weaves an intricate and gripping tale of escaped slaves, free blacks, and slave-catchers. The protagonist is an enslaved woman called The Dreamer, whose gift for visions of the future quickly reaches mythic proportions following her escape from a local plantation.”I am delighted. It has to be one of the proudest moments of my career,” said McBride on hearing of the selection of Song Yet Sung as Maryland’s book for 2009. “The fact that the book was chosen by native Marylanders means all that much more. Like many Americans, I had no idea that the Eastern Shore of Maryland was the gateway to freedom for so many; nor did I realize the depth and complexity of relationships that existed between blacks and whites at that time, all of which were played out in Maryland.”

McBride will kick-off his tour of Maryland at the 2009 Baltimore Book Festival, where he will speak at the festival’s Literary Salon. In addition to Baltimore City, McBride will visit seven Maryland counties. Baltimore tour date and location:
Baltimore Book Festival,
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Noon
Literary Salon
Mount Vernon Square (East Park), Baltimore
Information: 410-685-0095
(visit the website at www.onemarylandonebook.org for more tour dates)

In addition to McBride’s author tour, every Maryland jurisdiction will participate in One Maryland One Book by holding local programs in September and October at libraries, colleges and universities, high schools, museums, and bookstores. There will be over 100 events around the state, including book discussions, living history performances, author appearances, and writing workshops. Harford County Public Library will be participating. More information will be forthcoming. Updated event information will be posted on the One Maryland One Book calendar at www.onemarylandonebook.org.

One Maryland One Book, a program of the Maryland Center for the Book at the Maryland Humanities Council, is Maryland’s first and only statewide community reading project. One Maryland One Book is designed to bring together diverse people in communities across the state through the shared experience of reading the same book and participating in book-centered discussions and other related programming. All related public programming will take place in September and October 2009. One Maryland One Book is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, LSTA grant funds, through the Division of Library Development & Services, Maryland State Department of Education; Bank of America Foundation; Verizon; Constellation Energy; and Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts and in partnership with the Enoch Pratt Free Library and Barnes and Noble.

For more information or for organizations interested in partnering with the Maryland Humanities Council on this project, visit the website at www.onemarylandonebook.org or call 410-685-6161.

What Should Maryland Read in 2009?

What Should Maryland Read in 2009?

One Maryland One Book 2008 was a smashing success! People were reading and talking about A Hope in the Unseen from Worcester to Allegany, St. Mary's to Cecil. (If you haven't had a chance to read it yet, we encourage you to pick up a copy!) Now, MHC is moving into the selection process for One Maryland One Book 2009 and we want your suggestions! We're looking for a book that's:

• engaging and has general appeal


• not too lengthy


• of interest to both high school students and adults


• and able to stimulate discussion on race, identity, civil rights or multicultural experiences in Maryland and America.

Send your suggestions to Andrea Lewis by Wednesday, November 12, 2008.

I received the above press release today from the Maryland Humanities Council (MHC). MHC promotes humanities programming throughout Maryland, encouraging dialogue that explores human values, strengthens our community, and connects us to the wider world.

Cedric Jennings appearing at HCC

Cedric Jennings, the subject of the One Maryland One Book project book A Hope in the Unseen, will be appearing on Monday, October 6 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at Harford Community College. The story chronicles the inspirational journey of Cedric from his inner-city high school to the Ivy League. The program will take place in the Chesapeake Center. Free seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 4:45 pm. Cedric will talk about his life and then will answer questions from the audience.
This program is presented by the Maryland Humanities Council in partnership with Harford Community College and HCPL.
For more information about Maryland’s first statewide community reading program, visit onemarylandonebook.org
Join us for a visit with Cedric Jennings!

Author Ron Suskind to appear at Baltimore Book Festival Sept 27

The Maryland Humanities Council September 2008 E-Newsletter includes an article about this year's One Maryland One Book selection, A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League.

MHC invites you to meet the book's author, Ron Suskind at the Baltimore Book Festival on September 27.

Said Maryland Humanities Council, "Jennings' appearance to a packed house at Montgomery College was recently featured in the Washington Post and the Gazette newspapers. To find an appearance near you, visit MHC's website. And be sure to take part in one of the more than 100 book discussions centered on A Hope in the Unseen taking place at libraries and other locations throughout the fall. Or, host your own discussion using our FREE reading guide! For more information on these events, or on OMOB, contact Andrea Lewis at 410-685-0095, or visit www.onemarylandonebook.com."

One Maryland One Book update Sept 8

Good news! Cedric Jennings, the subject of the book A Hope in the Unseen, has announced that he will be at the One Maryland One Book program at HCC on Monday, Oct. 6.

Because of anticipated increased demand for places at the program, the plans for this program have now changed. HCC can no longer offer a free dinner with the program. The program will now be “first come first served” for seating. If anyone calls HCC to register for the program, the person taking the calls will explain the new format.

One Marylan One Book - Update August 18

Press release from The Maryland Humanities Council:

One Maryland One Book

Join Us!

The Maryland Center for the Book at the Maryland Humanities Council is sponsoring the state's first community reading program, One Maryland One Book. Pick up a copy of this year's selected book, A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League by Ron Suskind, read along with the rest of Maryland, and then join us to hear Ron Suskind or the subject of the book, Cedric Jennings, at one of the following events.
An Evening with Cedric JenningsTuesday, August 19 at 7:00 p.m.Montgomery College Rockville CampusTheatre Arts Building51 Mannakee St., Rockville240-777-0030
A Visit with Cedric JenningsFriday, September 19 at 11:00 a.m.Hagerstown Community CollegeKepler Theatre11400 Robinwood Dr., Hagerstown301-739-3250 ext 186
Ron Suskind at the Baltimore Book FestivalSaturday, September 27 at NoonLiterary Salon at Mount Vernon Place600 Block of N. Charles St., Baltimore410-685-0095
An Evening with Cedric JenningsMonday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m.Snow Hill High School305 S. Church St., Snow Hill410-632-2600
An Evening with Ron SuskindWednesday, October 22 at 7:00 p.m.North Point High School2500 Davis Rd., Waldorf301-934-9442
All programs are free and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.www.onemarylandonebook.org

These events coordinated in partnership with the public libraries of Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, St. Mary's, Washington, and Worcester Counties, and the Southern Maryland Regional Library Association.

One Maryland/One Book - Update August 13

Read, Share, Grow.
One Maryland One Book 2008

Imagine if all five million Marylanders read the same book at the same time.

Pick up a free copy or check out a library copy of this year’s selected book, A Hope in the Unseen (Find this book in our catalog), on display at your local Harford County Public Library branch or at Harford Community College and join a community discussion at one of the following locations:

Monday, October 6, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Discussion followed by light refreshments and door prizes
Harford Community College
Chesapeake Center
401 Thomas Run Road
Bel Air, Maryland 21015
For further information and to register, call 410-836-4176
Mention course #45599

Saturday, October 18, 2:00 pm
Harford County Public Library
Jarrettsville Branch
3722 Norrisville Road
Jarrettsville, Maryland 21084
For further information and to register, call 410-692-7887

Visit www.onemarylandonebook.org