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Virginia Festival of the Book 2008 in Review
Slideshows, Audio, Video and more...
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Thanks to the hard work of our many volunteers and the support of our sponsors, the Fourteenth Annual Virginia Festival of the Book was a rousing success. |
If you missed anything, it's not too late! You'll find audio and video of dozens of events at VaBook.org
Highlights Include:
Three Cups of Tea With Greg Mortenson
An Evening With Walter Mosley
How Media Shapes Life as We Know It
Much, much more!
Watch your inbox and our website next week for a special "Blossom" from the Virginia Festival of the Book! |
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Aw Shucks, Oysters in Virginia
With Good Reason
 In Virginia, oysters have influenced our history, our industry, our culture and, of course, our eating habits.
When Captain John Smith sailed into the Chesapeake Bay, he said oysters were so plentiful “they lay thick as stones.” By the 1980s, overharvesting, disease, and pollution had reduced the number of oysters to just one percent of those historic levels. But there is now reason for optimism as oysters are making a comeback.
Chefs, oystermen, conservationists, oyster-lovers, and poets Nikki Giovanni (Virginia Tech) and Tim Seibles (Old Dominion University) all weigh in on the legend and allure of Crassostrea virginica.
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To Kill a Mockingbird
The Big Read
 The VFH Center for the Book, with Virginia First Lady Anne Holton, State Honorary Chair, invites you to join us from January through June 2008 in reading To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel of justice, compassion, integrity, family, and community.
On the Big Read Website:
Student Digital Photo and Essay Competition - Deadline May 1, 2008
Teachers Guide
Readers Guide
Big Read Events
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Frank Newsome Featured on NPR's Weekend Edition
Virginia Folklife Program
 In the April 6th edition of What's in a Song, aired on NPR's Weekend Edition, Frank Newsome explained how for him, singing and redemption walk hand-in-hand. Frank and his congregation of Old Regular Baptists are among the last practitioners of a spirited 400-year-old song tradition called lined-out hymnody.
Watch Frank sing "Sweet Beulah Land"
What's in a Song - Western Folklife Center |
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Looking for Something to Do?
Don't miss these events!
Master Musicians: Live from the Crooked Road
Saturday April 19, 2008
Marion, VA More...
Killing the Mockingbird: Historical & Contemporary Efforts to Ban To Kill a Mockingbird
Thursday April 24, 2008
Scottsville, VA More...
Celebration of Life for All People Powwow
Saturday April 26, 2008
Virginia Beach, VA More...
Brown Bag Book Club - To Kill a Mockingbird
Monday April 28, 2008
Lovingston, VA More...
First-hand Recollections of Life in the Old South
Tuesday April 29, 2008
Charlottesville, VA More...
Virginia Indian Nations Annual Powwow
Saturday May 3, 2008 - Sunday May 4, 2008
Providence Forge, VA More...
Harrisonburg-Rockingham African-American Festival
Saturday May 10, 2008
Harrisonburg, VA More...
Doc Watson Hills of Home with David Holt & Richard Watson
Saturday May 10, 2008
Charlottesville, VA More...
Many More Events Can be Found on the VFH Calendar
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News From VFH
Beyond Jamestown Teacher Seminar - Deadline May 11
Big Read - Student Competition Deadline May 1st
‘Albemarle Woman’ Karon Addresses Festival Crowd - Daily Progress
Stars Out for Virginia Festival of the Book - Richmond Times
William Freehling to Give Public Lecture - Rockbridge Weekly
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