Austin Community College’s Arts and Humanities Division has several activities planned this week for The Big Read, a seven-week community-wide literary engagement in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.

September 21-25:

“My Life with the Wave”

The Austin Public Library Youth Programs in collaboration with ACC’s The Big Read host “My Life with the Wave.” Children’s author Liz Scanlon reads a children’s version from Octavio Paz short story “My Life with the Wave.”
Event Location: Austin Public Library, St. John Branch, 7500 Blessing Ave., Austin, TX 78752
Date: Mon, Sep 21, 2009
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Book: Sun, Stone, and Shadows

“My Life with the Wave”

The Austin Public Library Youth Programs in collaboration with ACC’s The Big Read host “My Life with the Wave.” A children’s version from Octavio Paz short story “My Life with the Wave.”
Event Location: Austin Public Library, Ruiz Branch, 1600 Grove Blvd., Austin, TX 78741
Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Book: Sun, Stone, and Shadows

Revolutions: Personal and Political
ACC’s The Big Read and the Mexican American Cultural Center present: Revolutions: Personal and Political featuring Austin actors Amparo Garcia Crow and Rupert Reyes reading stories from Sun, Stone, and Shadows with special guest Jorge F. Hernandez, editor of the anthology.
Event Location: Mexican American Cultural Center Auditorium, 600 River Street, Austin, TX 78701
Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Time: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Book: Sun, Stone, and Shadows

“Sun, Stone, and Shadows” ACC Faculty and Staff Book Club
ACC Faculty members and staff are invited to discuss “Sun, stone, and Shadows” Suggested Readings. Brown bag lunch. This event counts towards Professional Development Credit. Suggested Readings: SAYING GOOD BYE TO WOMEN, SAYING GOOD BYE TO “LOVE” “My Life with the Wave” Octavio Paz, “What Became of Pampa Hash?” Jorge Ibarguengoitia, “August Afternoon” Jose Emilio Pacheco.
Event Location: 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, room 221, Austin, TX 78752-4341
Date: Fri, Sep 25, 2009
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Book: Sun, Stone, and Shadows

Visit The Big Read website for a full calendar of events.