Sponsored by Brightspeed and Carter Bank.
The annual African American Read-In and Family Day will take place from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 20, at Piedmont Arts.
Guests are invited to participate in a public read-aloud. Participants should bring a book, story, or poem by a favorite African American author to share with the group. Members of Piedmont Arts’ Teen Arts Council will provide a free craft for children, and the Piedmont Arts Guild will give away door prizes. Snacks will be available.
Free tours of VMFA on the Road, featuring the exhibit, "Virginia as America: Navigating Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness," will be available during the event. This traveling art exhibition explores the American ideal that was first expressed in the Declaration of Independence. Fourteen works of art, including paintings, prints, and decorative objects, provide an alternative lens by which to understand our past, encouraging us to consider the hopes and challenges of those founding principles and their persistent relevance for realizing a “more perfect union.”
This event is held in conjunction with the National African American Read-In. This groundbreaking initiative encourages communities to read together, with a focus on African American books and authors. The initiative was established in 1990 by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month. It has reached more than six million participants worldwide.
Admission is free, and all ages are welcome.
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