Wayne Reads book discussion Tuesday
By Staff Reports
Published in News on February 1, 2015 1:50 AM
Wayne County Reads will continue its "season of reading" with two book discussion sessions Tuesday.
Liz Meador, a retired Wayne Community College English instructor, will lead the exploration of the literary merits of this year's book selection, "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life," by Barbara Kingsolver.
Members of WCC's Agriculture and Natural Resources Department will take turns leading the conversation about its content -- Instructor Kathy Pfleger will present at the mid-day event and department Chairman Gabe Mitchell will direct the evening talk.
The discussions will be held in Weil Auditorium at the Wayne County Public Library on Ash Street at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. A light lunch will be provided at the 11 a.m. session, but participants should bring their own beverages.
The public can also view the "Lexicon of Sustainability" show of 24 "information artworks" that illustrate various concepts of sustainable agriculture. The works will be on display at the library Monday through Friday, Feb. 2-6, then will move to a new location in the county each week in February in this order: Wayne County Museum, Gov. Charles B. Aycock Birthplace Historic Site, and Moye Library at the University of Mount Olive.
Other programs related to the book will follow this event every Tuesday in February:
* "A Seat at the Table: N.C. Farming and Foodways Then and Now" Panel Discussion with Cheryl Alston, Wayne Food Initiative; Marisa Benzle, Center for Environmental Farming Systems; June Hoyle, Wayne County Master Gardener; Gabe Mitchell, Wayne Community College; Jessica Strickland, Wayne County Cooperative Extension; and moderated by Shorlette Ammons, NC A&T State University/CEFS, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Wayne County Museum.
* Book Discussion, Brown Bag Book Club, Wednesday, Feb. 11, at noon at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Library.
* Tuesday Tasting with Ed Cogdell, "Local Food in Practice," on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. at Ed's Southern Foods and Spirits (Due to limited space, participants will be chosen by drawings from attendees at each of the activities prior to it.)
* "Exploring the Local FoodScape: An Evening of Agriculture" panel discussion featuring Dr. Sandy Maddox, director of the University of Mount Olive Agribusiness Center; and Ed Olive, assistant director of the center, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m., in Moye Library at the University of Mount Olive.
Details about the events will be posted under the Wayne County Reads tab at www.wcpl.org.
All Wayne County Reads activities are free and open to the public with no registration required.
"Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" has won numerous prizes including the Book Sense Book of the Year Award and the James Beard Award for Writing and Literature. It can be borrowed from local library branches or purchased from the Wayne Community College Bookstore and Books-A-Million.
The 2015 Wayne County Reads Partners are the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, Mount Olive College, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Library, Wayne Community College, Wayne County Extension and Community Association, Wayne County Public Library System, Wayne County Public Schools, and many dedicated individuals.
For more information on Wayne County Reads, contact Tara Humphries at 919-739-7002 or tarah@waynecc.edu.