tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27899735.post-30304009484996676152008-04-29T20:07:00.001-04:002008-04-29T20:18:16.096-04:00Kim Roberts claims I'm going to be reading the most boring chapter of The Great Gatsby at Chapter's marathon reading. There is a certain amount of drunken malingering in the chapter -- not to mention some choice racism and anti-Semitism. But there's some amazingly beautiful stuff, too. Come on down and listen to the book over the next several days. It's all part of the big Big Read DC.<br /><br /><strong>Tea with Gatsby: A Marathon Teatime Reading</strong><br /><br />From Chapters Literary Bookstore:<br /><br />The Great Gatsby<br /><br />We are delighted to again be a partner for the BIG READ DC, presented by the Humanities Council of WDC, the DC Commission on the Arts &amp; Humanities, and of course, the National Endowment for the Arts. As we did last year, we are hosting a marathon reading of this year's selection, The Great Gatsby, for nine consecutive weekdays, reading a chapter a day, and discussing it afterwards.<br /><br />Our Tea with Gatsby Guest Readers are as follows:<br /><br />Mon. 4/28: Patrick Hyde, author of The Only Pure Thing and President of our nonprofit Chapters Literary Arts Center Board.<br /><br />Tues. 4/29: David Kipen, NEA Director of Literature.<br />Wed. 4/30:TBA<br />Thur. 5/1: Sarah Browning, Poet, activist, coordinator, and author of Whiskey in the Garden of Eden.<br />Fri. 5/2: TBA<br />Mon. 5/5: Josephine Reed, Program Director Sonic Theatre, XM Satellite Radio.<br />Tues. 5/6: NEA Chairman Dana Gioia, the very mastermind behind THE BIG READ.<br />Wed. 5/7: Arnold Orza, U. Conn Professor Emeritus and Board Member of Chapters Literary Arts Center.<br />Thur. 5/8: Maureen Corrigan, NPR/Fresh Air's ever popular reviewer.<br /><br />Just the sort of illustrious company Jay Gatsby would invite to tea...<br /><br />We'll be encamped for the marathon (and savoring Salty Oats cookies) at Teaism Penn Quarter, lower level, at 400 8th St. NW. (Metro: Navy Memorial/Archives or Gallery Place.) Do join us!<br /><br /><a href="http://chaptersliterary.com/">http://chaptersliterary.com/</a>Sarah Browninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00772003598680252474noreply@blogger.com