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The NEA Big Read Kick-Off:
AN EVENING WITH JOY HARJO

POSTPONED

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Virtual Reading:
CALIFORNIA NATIVE POETS ROUNDTABLE

OCT. 24 - 4PM (online)

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Programs & Events
ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE TO ATTEND.
In-person programs will be held outdoors unless stated. Masks and social distancing protocols will be observed.

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Artist Talk:
IN CONVERSATION: GERALD CLARKE & CARA ROMERO

OCT. 27 - 5PM (online)

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Book Discussions:

OCT. 7   - 6PM Greenleaf Library at CMC

OCT. 9   - 2PM Twentynine Palms Library

OCT. 13 - 5PM Joshua Tree Library

OCT. 18 - 5PM Yucca Valley Library
OCT. 19 - 6PM Hi-Desert Contemporary Literature Club

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Performances:
THE DI(C)E SQUAD

OCT. 3, 4 and 5 - 7PM

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Open Reading:
CHOLLA NEEDLES 67 – The Big Read Issue

OCT. 6 - 5PM

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Exhibition:
WHEN WIND BECOMES WORDS

OCT. 9 - 6PM: Opening Reception

OCT. 23 - 5PM: Poetry Reading

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Drive-In Film Screening:
WARRIOR WOMEN

OCT. 20 - 6.30PM

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Drive-In Film Screening:
RUMBLE

OCT. 21 - 6.30PM

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Panel Discussion:
LEARNING LANDSCAPES: TRIBES OF THE Mojave Desert

 OCT.8 - 4PM (online)

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NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

 

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