Welcome back to the Big Read for 2015! We are excited to be reading The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien this year. We have some great events planned for this year
Oct 8 – On Two Fronts: Latinos and Vietnam
Knickerbocker Theatre, 7:30 pm
Nov 2 – Dr. Fred Johnson, “The Legacy of Their Burdens”
Maas Auditorium, Hope College, 7 pm
Nov 3 – Tuesday Tucks Me In
Herrick District Library Children’s Area, 7 pm
Nov 4 – Documentary: Naneek
Winants Auditorium, Hope College, 7 pm
Nov 10 – A Musical Journal to Vietnam with Van-Anh Vo
St. Francis de Sales, 7:30 pm
Nov 11 – Veteran’s Day Memorial at The Commons of Evergreen
The Commons of Evergreen Auditorium, 7 pm
Nov 13 – The Stories We Choose to Tell : How Do They Shape Us?
Holland Armory, 7 pm
Nov 16 – Moral Injury After War
Herrick District Library, Hazel B. Hayes Auditorium, 7 pm
Nov 17 – Give Back to Veterans Play Group
Herrick District Library, Hazel B. Hayes Auditorium, 7 pm
Nov 19 – Author Tim O’Brien: The Things They Carried
The Commons of Evergreen, 7 pm
Join us over the next two months to experience The Things They Carried through speakers, documentaries, art, music, and more.
Be sure to check back on the events tab on the blog or our Facebook page as we add more events to our schedule