[Sabeswest] One-Book Holyoke continues April 17, with a dramatic reading and discussion of Night

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Contact Tzivia Gover
 (413) 532-2900; (413) 695-7732
info at onebookholyoke.org
or 
Priscilla Kane Hellweg
Enchanted Circle Theater
(413) 534-3789
info at enchantedcircletheater.com

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On Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 7:00 PM at Open Square, Enchanted Circle Theater will present a moderated, dramatic reading and discussion about Night featuring award-winning actors.

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Actors to bring Holocaust memoir off the page
One-Book Holyoke continues April 17, with a dramatic reading and discussion of Night

HOLYOKE — One-Book Holyoke, a community-wide reading program, continues on Tuesday, April 17 at 7 p.m., when actors from Enchanted Circle Theater will offer a dramatic reading and moderated discussion of the Holocaust memoir, Night by Elie Wiesel. The event, which will take place at Open Square, 1 Open Square Way, will also feature refreshments provided by young entrepreneurs from Youthbridge Solutions, CDC.

The text will be brought to life by a group of professional actors including Priscilla Kane Hellweg, artistic director of Enchanted Circle Theater; singer, songwriter and Shakespearean actor Greg Alexander; and Joshua Perlstein, theatre professor at Central Connecticut State College. Enchanted Circle Theater is a non-profit, professional educational theater company dedicated to engaging, enhancing and inspiring learning through the arts.

Night  the classic Holocaust memoir, is this year’s One-Book Holyoke selection. Discussions, a film screening, a dramatic reading and a talk by a Holocaust refugee are among the events scheduled during the 8-week reading period to encourage readers to reflect on the themes and questions raised by the book.
 
While reaching out to the city as a whole, One-Book Holyoke also targets adult new readers including immigrants and adults who are returning to school for basic literacy skills. 

 One-Book Holyoke is a grassroots program in which everyone in the city is invited to read a single title. With The Care Center as the lead agency, the project also has as its collaborators: The Holyoke Public Schools, Juntos Adult Basic Education Collaborative/HPS and Pathways to Family Success/HPS, Career Point/HCC Adult Learning Center, Holyoke Community College/Sabes West, Nueva Esperanza, Holyoke Public Library and the Friends of the Holyoke Public Library and Enchanted Circle Theater. 

For a schedule of events or more information visit www.onebookholyoke.org. You may also contact Tzivia Gover, 532-2900 or info at onebookholyoke.org.
 
One-Book Holyoke Upcoming Events Schedule

READINGS & DISCUSSIONS

·         Enchanted Circle Theater, Tuesday April 17, 7 p.m., Open Square, 1 Open Square Way, Holyoke 
Enchanted Circle Theater presents a dramatic reading and discussion about Night featuring award-winning actors, supported by the Holyoke Cultural Council.
·         Videoconference with Elie Wiesel, Monday, April 23, By invitation only 
Author Elie Wiesel will appear via videoconference to speak with programs and individuals who have bee involved with making One-Book Holyoke a success.
·         A Reason to Remember: Roth, Germany 1933-1942, Tuesday, April 24, 7 p.m., Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center, 1160 Dickinson St., Springfield 
Herbert L. Roth will speak about his experience as a Jewish teenager in Nazi Germany.



Please visit www.onebookholyoke.org for complete and up-to-date information.

The One-Book Holyoke Committee thanks The Holyoke Cultural Council, Citizens Bank, The Holyoke Rotary Club and Holyoke Public Schools/Juntos Adult Basic Education Collaborative, Holyoke Community College/Sabes West  and The Care Center for their support of this project. The One-Book Holyoke Logo is an original woodcut by Deborah Savage.
 
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