These events have come and gone!
Thursdays, June 7 & 21 at 4pm – Tottenville Branch Library, 7430 Amboy Road, SINY 10307
Kids ages 5-10 can have a lot of fun while they strengthen their reading skills and build confidence, by reading aloud to patient listeners: Two adorable, licensed therapy dogs – Sweetie Pie (a kindly boxer) and Gracie (a dachsund princess).
Kids enjoy reading aloud to our therapy dogs, Sweetie Pie & Gracie
Alice Austen House Museum
2 Hylan Blvd, SINY 10304
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day – and Alice Austen’s birthday!
Twain’s short story about life and politics in Northern Ireland is a witty seasonal treat.Join us in Alice’s charming 18th century waterside cottage. Maybe it will remind you of Aunt Polly’s house in St. Petersburg (Hannibal).
And we’ll also share your favorite chapter from Tom Sawyer. Which chapter do you want to hear? Send us an email & let us know!
This event will be especially interesting to adults and to young readers age 10 & older.
For directions to the Alice Austen House via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com
Historic Lake Cemetery
1688 Forest Ave, SINY 10302
Tom & Huck crept into the cemetery late one night . . .They wanted to create a cure for warts, but they got more than they bargained for!They were surrounded by tombstones, and the dark, velvety night . . . It was quiet in the cemetery – Quiet as the grave . . .But as they sat near a freshly-dug plot, they suddenly heard a noise!
Who’s there?
Grave-robbers?!
Could it be???!!!
Dear Lord! Did you see that???!!!!
What happened??!!!???
Something too frightening to tell anyone!
Tom & Huck were the only eye-witnesses …
They were terrified to talk about it!
But their old friend Muff Potter might hang for a crime he didn’t commit!
What would YOU do, if you were Tom or Huck?
Perfect for all ages!
For directions to Lake Cemetery via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com
College of Staten Island Center for the Arts – Recital Hall
2800 Victory Blvd, SINY 10314
An unusual, cross-disciplinary symposium on Tom Sawyer and Mark Twain.
OutLOUD’s Tom Sawyer symposium has something to interest everyone – Scholarship & literature meet performance art & painting. We welcome academics & artists, writers, critics, musicians, teachers & students, all Staten Island residents, anyone who’s interested in Mark Twain.
PANELISTS: Professor Richard Currie (College of Staten Island), Professor Ellen Goldner (College of Staten Island), Professor/Poet Marguerite Rivas (Borough of Manhattan Community College), Artist/Curator/Educator Robert Bunkin (Curator, Staten Island Museum; Adjunct Lecturer, BMCC), Performance Artist D. B. Lampman, who will present her new piece, Tom And the River
Prof. Goldner will examine masculinity in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as it relates to Westward expansion. Prof. Currie will consider contrasting views of childhood in Mark Twain and in Charles Dickens. (For example, Tom and Huck might love to join Fagin’s band of thieves.)
Prof. Rivas is a Staten Island poet whose new book Tell No One, will be released in April. She will use the vehicles of oral history and primary source documents to explore how the adventures of Tom, Becky and Huck played out yesteryear, in the forests, caves and ponds of Staten Island.
Painter/Curator Robert Bunkin will don a Mark Twain mask to critique some of the European paintings that Twain mocked in Innocents Abroad.
Performance Artist D.B. Lampman (Pollock-Krasner awardee) will debut her newest piece, Tom And the River. She will portray the Mississippi River (wearing a green wetsuit, goggles and a kinetic sculpture created from 300 feet of sparkly garden hose), while her young son Henry portrays Tom Sawyer. (www.dblampman.com)
This event will be particularly interesting to adults and young readers age 14 & older.
Artists, writers, educators and students are especially welcome – But all Islanders are invited!
For directions to the College of Staten Island via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com
An intimate at-home evening among neighbors – en espanol – in a Victorian home
Space is limited – Location & other details TBA
As part of OutLOUD’s Big Read-Tom Sawyer series, some of our neighbors are hosting special intimate gatherings in their homes.
On Saturday evening, March 3, guests will gather for a Spanish reading & discussion of Tom Sawyer in a neighbor’s charming Victorian.
More at-home events are now being scheduled, and information will be posted as plans are confirmed.These events will include lively readings from Mark Twain, good conversation, and a cup of tea or a glass of wine. If you’re interested in hosting an at-home event, please give us a call at 718-907-0709. The guest list, date & time can be arranged according to the host’s convenience.
Historic Richmond Town’s Museum
441 Clarke Ave, SINY 10306
We’ll read from Mark Twain’s hilarious Tom Sawyer Abroad.
Tom & Huck & Jim ride a balloon from Missouri, clear around the world (almost). When they get to Egypt, their adventure picks up momentum.
Here’s your chance to get familiar with a Twain work that few people have read!
We’ll also read excerpts from Tom Sawyer.
Which chapter would you like to hear? Email us and cast your vote!
Perfect for all ages!
For directions to 441 Clarke Ave via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Ave, SINY 10314
Presented by members of Creative Photographers’ Guild.
This exhibit continues during OutLOUD’s celebration of The Big Read & Tom Sawyer.The Creative Photographers’ Guild is a Staten Island based organization of photographers.Members range from amateurs to profesionals; their mission is to bring the expressive power of photography to our community.The CPG Gallery is the premier photography gallery on Staten Island, and is dedicated to innovation in photography. Visit their website: www.cpggallery.org.
Perfect for all ages!
For directions to the Greenbelt Nature Center via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com
Greenbelt Nature Center
700 Rockland Ave, SINY 10314
Tom & Huck found a fabulous treasure chest filled with glittering gold coins –
– But suddenly, the treasure vanished!
You can hunt for lost treasure: Follow a genuine Treasure Map along a short trail . . .
Maybe you’ll find some golden coins (with a tasty treat inside) . . .
. . . or maybe you’ll find a wonderful “nugget of knowledge” about the forest that Tom & Huck knew so well!
Join us for a short & easy hike – dress warm!(Our hike will be on level ground, easy for all ages – weather permitting).Then come inside, sit by the fireplace, read the “Treasure Hunt” chapter of Tom Sawyer.Enjoy a photo exhibit by members of the Creative Photographers Guild. CPG presents this exhibit during Staten Island OutLOUD’s celebration of The Big Read & Tom Sawyer.
Perfect for all ages!
For directions to the Greenbelt Nature Center via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com
Port Richmond Branch, NY Public Library
75 Bennett St, SINY 10302
Spanish reading & film, plus a book giveaway of a Spanish-language version of Tom Sawyer.
Perfect for all ages – Spanish speakers will love it, and Spanish-learners are especially welcome!
For directions to 75 Bennett St via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com
Every Thing Goes Book Cafe
208 Bay Street, SINY 10301
An open mic event.
Slaying your dragons doesn’t always mean having the courage to do what you love. Sometimes it means having the courage to do what you don’t want to do, but know that it needs to be done. This open mic invites you to slay your dragons with us at ETG Book Cafe for community, poetry and music.
Hosted by Hibrido Literatio, Creating Space, and Staten Island OutLOUD.
ETG Book Cafe overlooks Tompkinsvill Park, near the intersection of Bay Street and Victory Boulevard. It’s just three blocks from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, and is accessible via multiple bus routes.
Free parking on surrounding streets.