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SUMMARY:Big Read Book Giveaway Kickoff
DESCRIPTION:The Matthews is a recipient of the 2023 NEA Big Read grant! We are one of 62 nonprofit organizations to receive this year’s NEA Big Read grant. The NEA Big Read: Spearfish will focus on Circe by Madaline Miller with mythologically-themed activities taking place January – March 2023. Keep your eye on our calendar of events as we announce all of the upcoming fun! Many events will be free for participants and include art workshops\, films\, and lectures! \nAlong with The Matthews\, Grace Balloch Memorial Library\, and the Black Hill State University School of Arts and Humanities are project partners offering many Big Read events during this program. \nStarting Tuesday\, December 12\, free copies of Circe will be available for pick up in the Matthews Gallery. \nThe magic begins January 2023\n\n“Witches are not so delicate.”\nfrom her book\, Circe\nIn the house of Helios\, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans\, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child–not powerful\, like her father\, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship\, she discovers that she does possess power–the power of witchcraft\, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. \nThreatened\, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island\, where she hones her occult craft\, tames wild beasts\, and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology\, including the Minotaur\, Daedalus\, and his doomed son Icarus\, the murderous Medea\, and\, of course\, wily Odysseus. \nBut there is danger\, too\, for a woman who stands alone\, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods\, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most\, Circe must summon all her strength and choose\, once and for all\, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from\, or the mortals she has come to love. \nWith unforgettably vivid characters\, mesmerizing language\, and page-turning suspense\, Circe is a triumph of storytelling\, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry\, palace intrigue\, love\, and loss\, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man’s world. \n \n\n\n  \n\n\nAbout the Author\nMadeline Miller grew up in New York City and Philadelphia. She attended Brown University\, where she earned her BA and MA in Classics. She has taught and tutored Latin\, Greek\, and Shakespeare to high school students for over fifteen years. \nShe has also studied at the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought\, and in the Dramaturgy department at Yale School of Drama\, where she focused on the adaptation of classical texts to modern forms. \nThe Song of Achilles\, her first novel\, was awarded the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction and was a New York Times Bestseller. Miller was also shortlisted for the 2012 Stonewall Writer of the Year. Her second novel\, Circe\, was an instant number 1 New York Times bestseller\, and won the Indies Choice Best Adult Fiction of the Year Award and the Indies Choice Best Audiobook of the Year Award\, as well as being shortlisted for the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Circe also won The Red Tentacle Award\, an American Library Association Alex Award (adult books of special interest to teen readers)\, and the 2018 Elle Big Book Award.  It is currently being adapted for a series with HBO Max. Miller’s novels have been translated into over twenty-five languages including Dutch\, Mandarin\, Japanese\, Turkish\, Arabic and Greek\, and her essays have appeared in a number of publications including the Guardian\, Wall Street Journal\, Washington Post\, Telegraph\, Lapham’s Quarterly and NPR.org. She currently lives outside Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania. \nAbout the NEA Big Read\nThe National Endowment for the Arts Big Read\, a partnership with Arts Midwest\, broadens our understanding of our world\, our communities\, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. Since 2006\, the National Endowment for the Arts has funded more than 1\,700 NEA Big Read programs\, providing more than $24 million to organizations nationwide. In addition\, NEA Big Read activities have reached every Congressional district in the country. Over the past 16 years\, grantees have leveraged more than $56 million in local funding to support their NEA Big Read programs. More than 5.9 million Americans have attended an NEA Big Read event\, over 97\,000 volunteers have participated at the local level\, and over 40\,000 community organizations have partnered to make NEA Big Read activities possible. \nVisit arts.gov/neabigread for more information about the NEA Big Read. Organizations interested in applying for an NEA Big Read grant in the future should visit Arts Midwest’s website for more information. \n\n\n\nNEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.\nEl proyecto NEA Big Read es una iniciativa del National Endowment for the Arts (el Fondo Nacional para las Artes de Estados Unidos) en cooperación con Arts Midwest \n\n\n 
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SUMMARY:Bellman: NEA Big Read Podcast
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of the 2021 NEA Big Read: Spearfish. For more information about the NEA Big Read and to see more events please click here. \nJoin Kyler Flock\, community engagement manager for the Matthews Opera House\, as he breaks down the 2021 NEA Big Read: Spearfish. He will go over the programming the MOH has to offer\, the background on the book and author\, and how you can get your hands on a free book! (Hint: Stop by our gallery and we’ll give you one). \nThis will be a virtual podcast that will be released on our Facebook page and linked on this page once it is live. \n[arve url=”https://youtu.be/mLDYH77KdS4″ loop=”no” muted=”no” /] \n\nNEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. \n\nTHE NEA BIG READ PARTNERS\n\n 
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