Transcript THE BIG READ KICK-OFF ROCK OF AGES WINERY AND VINEYARD HURDLE MILLS, NC SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

THE BIG READ KICK-OFF
ROCK OF AGES
WINERY AND VINEYARD
HURDLE MILLS, NC
SEPTEMBER 13, 2008
ROCK OF AGES WINERY AND VINEYARD
Participants enjoy the
scenery and listen to the
music provided by Milo
Bowes Band and the NCCU
Jazz Ensemble while Dean
Gretchen Bell and Dr.
James Owen go over
placement of the schedule
OVER HEAD VIEW OF THE GATHERING
DR. SUSAN SHILLINGLAW, PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AT SAN JOSE STATE
UNIVERSITY AND SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE AT THE NATIONAL STEINBECK
CENTER IN SALINAS, WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
DR. JAMES OWEN, PRESIDENT OF PCC. PROVIDING THE WELCOME
MR. LUNSFORD READING THE
PERSON COUNTY PROCLAMATION
David Kipen, NEA
representative, overjoyed that
this community has selected
the NEA Big Read project to
encourage people to read
Lionell Parker
introducing Milo
Bowes Band and
the NCCU Jazz
Ensemble
BONNIE DAVIS AND DR. SHAHEENA BHATTI, PAKISTANI PROFESSOR OF
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND FULBRIGHT VISITING SCHOLAR
JOHNNY LUNSFORD READING THE PERSON COUNTY PROCLAMATION
Dr. Susan Shillinglaw enjoying
her introduction by Lionell
Parker as the keynote speaker
R.C. Ransom IV playing
American Pride on
soprano saxophone
THE NCCU JAZZ ENSEMBLE PLAYING
ROUSING MUSIC OF THE ERA
A member of the Milo
Bowes Band playing the
banjo
They were AWESOME
Bass player from NCCU Jazz
Ensemble playing a mean bass
THE NORTH CENTRAL LITERACY COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS
Caswell County
Schools
Chapel Hill-Carrboro
City Schools
Durham Tech
Community College
Orange County
Campus
Hyconeechee
Regional Libraries
Orange County
Schools
Partnership for
Children Person
County
Person County
Schools
Piedmont
Community College
VISIT HTTP://WWW.BIGREADNC.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION
ON ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS IN THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES OF CASWELL, ORANGE, AND PERSON
September 13October 31, 2008