Calendar of Events

Film: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 3/26/2007 - 3/26/2007 Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Maria College
     Albany, NY 12208
Main Building, Room 106

Class Discussions
Date: 4/1/2007 - 4/30/2007 Time:
Location: Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School
     Ravena, NY 12143
Honor students read the book.

Film: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 4/16/2007 - 4/16/2007 Time: 2:00 P.M.
Location: Maria College
     Albany, NY 12208
Main Building, Room 106.

African American LIterature Display Featuring Zora Neale Hurston
Date: 5/1/2007 - 6/3/2007 Time:
Location: Albany Public LIbrary -Main
     Albany, NY 12210
Exhibit.

Big Read Display
Date: 5/1/2007 - 5/31/2007 Time:
Location: East Greenbush Community Library
     East Greenbush, NY 12061
Exhibit.

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/1/2007 - 5/1/2007 Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Nassau Free Library
     Nassau, NY 12123

Hattitude for Kids
Date: 5/1/2007 - 5/1/2007 Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Menands Public Library
     Menands, NY 12204
Hat stories, hat decorating.

The Big Read Display
Date: 5/1/2007 - 5/30/2007 Time:
Location: Albany Public Library-Main
     Albany, NY 12201
Exhibit of local celebrity READ posters.

Zora Neale Hurston Exhibit
Date: 5/1/2007 - 5/30/2007 Time:
Location: William K Sanford Town Library
     Colonie, NY 12211
Exhibit.

Zora-A Wall Hanging by Estelle Yarinsky
Date: 5/1/2007 - 5/31/2007 Time:
Location: Bethlehem Public LIbrary
     Bethlehem, NY 12054
This wall hanging was made by Estelle Kessler Yarinsky for the 2004 Big Read in Palm Beach County (Florida) and exhibited at the Delray Beach Library; 2007 exhibited at the Boca Raton Historical Society.

Eyes Watching: The Video
Date: 5/2/2007 - 5/9/2007 Time:
Location: William K Sanford Town Library
     Colonie, NY 12211
Channel 17 Cablecast--various times.

Positively Preschool Storytime, Hatitude!
Date: 5/3/2007 - 5/3/2007 Time: 10:30 AM
Location: RCS Community Library
     Ravena, NY 12143
Hat stories, hat decorating, hat parade!

An Afternoon with Lucy Anne Hurston
Date: 5/4/2007 - 5/4/2007 Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Guilderland Public Library
     Guilderland, NY 12084
Lucy Ann Hurston will talk about her multimedia biography, "Speak, So You Can Speak Again: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston"; tea and dessert will be served.

Brunch with Lucy Anne Hurston
Date: 5/4/2007 - 5/4/2007 Time: morning
Location: Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School
     Ravena, NY 12143
Call the library at 756-2053 for details.

Film Screening: "Their Eyes Were Watching God" with Lucy Anne Hurston.
Date: 5/4/2007 - 5/4/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: NYS Writer's Institute
     Albany, NY 12222
Lucy Anne Hurston will provide film commentary and answer questions.

Romp & Read Storytime, There's Rhythm in Your Words!
Date: 5/4/2007 - 5/4/2007 Time: 10:00 AM
Location: RCS Community Library
     Ravena, NY 12143
Storytime for kids 18 months and up with their caregivers.

Film: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/5/2007 - 5/5/2007 Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Berne Public Library
     Berne, NY 12023

Movie: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/5/2007 - 5/5/2007 Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Sand Lake Town Library
     Averill Park, NY 12018

Community Book Talk: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/6/2007 - 5/6/2007 Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Berne Public Library
     Berne, NY 12023

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/7/2007 - 5/7/2007 Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Bethlehem Public Library
     Bethlehem, NY 12054

Drop-in Storytime for Children: All that Jazz
Date: 5/7/2007 - 5/7/2007 Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Guilderland Public Library
     Guilderland, NY 12084
Drums and sticks and toe-tapping jazz.

Lecture: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston
Date: 5/7/2007 - 5/7/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Sand Lake Town Library
     Averill Park, NY 12018
Rev. Robert Loesch.

Reading & Storytelling in African-American Communities: "Their Eyes Were Watching God" As a Case Study
Date: 5/7/2007 - 5/7/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Albany Public Library-Main
     Albany, NY 12210
Marjorie Pryse, Professor, SUNY-Albany Department of Women's Studies.

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/8/2007 - 5/8/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Brunswick Community Library
     Brunswick, NY 12180

Friends Noon Book Review: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/8/2007 - 5/8/2007 Time: 12:15
Location: Albany Public Library - Main
     Albany, NY 12201
Deborah Williams-Mohammed

Friends Noon Book Review: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/8/2007 - 5/8/2007 Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Albany Public Library-Main
     Albany, NY 12201
Deborah Williams-Muhammed, Co-founder of the New World African Art & Film Forum.

Reading Rhythms
Date: 5/8/2007 - 5/8/2007 Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Menands Public Library
     Menands, NY 12204
Music and reading for little ones.

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/9/2007 - 5/9/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Bethlehem Public Library
     Bethlehem, NY 12054

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/9/2007 - 5/9/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Sand Lake Town Library
     Averill Park, NY 12018

Book Discussion: Folk Tales form Zora Neale Hurston's Every Tongue Got to Confess
Date: 5/9/2007 - 5/9/2007 Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Good Samaritan Health Center
     Delmar, NY 12054
Listen to, and discuss, folk tales from Ruby Dee's recording of Hurston's Every Tongue Got to Confess.

Film: John Henry
Date: 5/9/2007 - 5/9/2007 Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Guilderland Public Library
     Guilderland, NY 12084

Movie: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/9/2007 - 5/9/2007 Time: 6:30 PM
Location: East Greenbush Community Library
     East Greenbush, NY 12061

Preschool Storytime
Date: 5/9/2007 - 5/9/2007 Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Albany Public Library-Main
     Albany, NY 12201

Reading "Their Eyes Were Watching God" in the Context of African-American Literature
Date: 5/9/2007 - 5/9/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Albany Public Library-Main
     Albany, NY 12210
Barbara Smith, author and member of the Albany Common Council.

Registered Storytime: There Stands a Bluebird
Date: 5/9/2007 - 5/9/2007 Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Guilderland Public Library
     Guilderland, NY 12084
Preregistration required. African American traditional folksongs, games, rhythms and the beauty of Spring come together for a storytime filled with joy.

Storytime: All that Jazz
Date: 5/9/2007 - 5/9/2007 Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Borders Bookstore @ Crossgates Mall
     Albany, NY 12203
Drums and sticks and toe-tapping jazz.

Book Review: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/10/2007 - 5/17/2007 Time:
Location: William K Sanford Town Library
     Colonie, NY 12211
Cablecast 30 minute show with Richard Naylor and Bob Jacquay. Various times.

Children's Storytime: ZNH Folktales
Date: 5/10/2007 - 5/10/2007 Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Cohoes Public Library
     Cohoes, NY 12047

Drop-in Storytime for Children: Jazzy Stories and Tall Tales
Date: 5/10/2007 - 5/10/2007 Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Guilderland Public Library
     Guilderland, NY 12084
Lies and Other Tall tales collected by Zora Neale Hurston and stories on Jazz and Duke Ellington.

Literature-Based Film Series: "The Color Purple"
Date: 5/10/2007 - 5/10/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Albany Public Library
     Albany, NY 12209

Reading Connections Young Adult Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/10/2007 - 5/11/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Guilderland Public Library
     Guilderland, NY 12084
Book discussion for young adults.

Senior Movie Matinee and Dinner: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/10/2007 - 5/10/2007 Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Castle Hill Senior Apartments
     Castleton, NY 12033
Castleton Public Library will host a program for seniors.

Sonny and Perley
Date: 5/10/2007 - 5/10/2007 Time:
Location: East Greenbush Community Library
     East Greenbush, NY 12061
Musical performance.

Storytime: Zora Neale Hurston's Folktales
Date: 5/10/2007 - 5/10/2007 Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Watervliet Public Library
     Watervliet, NY 12189

Their Eyes Were Building Business
Date: 5/10/2007 - 5/10/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Borders Bookstore @ Wolf Road
     Albany, NY 12205

Harlem Renaissance Bus Trip
Date: 5/12/2007 - 5/12/2007 Time: All day.
Location: Harlem
     New York City, NY 10026
Special event! Preregistration required. Harlem Heritage Tourism and Cultural Center walking tour of the Harlem Renaissance sights; lunch at Sylvia's Restaurant.

Hurston's Hat's
Date: 5/12/2007 - 5/12/2007 Time: 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Location: Stephentown Memorial Library
     Stephentown, NY 12168
Get yourself some "hattitude" and make a hat for kids in grades K-3.

Read-a-thon
Date: 5/12/2007 - 5/12/2007 Time: 11:00 AM-4:00 PM
Location: Borders Bookstore @ Crossgates Mall
     Albany, NY 12203
Special event! Come and hear local celebrities, actors, and your friends read "Thier Eyes Were Watching God". Pick up a copy of the book too!

Kevin McNeal, Jazz Guitarist, Plays Music of the Harlem Renaissance
Date: 5/13/2007 - 5/13/2007 Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Bethlehem Public Library
     Bethlehem, NY 12054
Musical performance.

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/14/2007 - 5/14/2007 Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Guilderland Public Library
     Guilderland, NY 12084

Teens Discuss the Book and View the Movie: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/14/2007 - 5/14/2007 Time:
Location: Nassau Free Library
     Nassau, NY 12123
Book discussion and film--Teen event!

The Upstate Harlem Project, Jazz Quartet, Plays Music of the Harlem Renaissance
Date: 5/14/2007 - 5/14/2007 Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Troy Public Library-Lansingberg Branch
     Troy, NY 12182
The Upstate Harlem Project. This Jazz quartet features the music of Harlem Renaissance Musicians such as Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller.

Zora Neale Hurston Story Hour
Date: 5/14/2007 - 5/14/2007 Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Sand Lake Town Library
     Averill Park, NY 12018

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/15/2007 - 5/15/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Altamont Free Library
     Altamont, NY 12009

Fascinatin' folktales
Date: 5/15/2007 - 5/15/2007 Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Menands Public Library
     Menands, NY 12204
African-American folktales for little ones.

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Date: 5/16/2007 - 5/16/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Voorheesville Public Library
     Voorheesville, NY 12188

Film screening: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/16/2007 - 5/16/2007 Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Maria College
     Albany, NY 12208

Zora Neale Hurston in the Library
Date: 5/16/2007 - 5/16/2007 Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Albany Public Library-Pine Hills Branch
     Albany, NY 12203
Dr. Leslie Lewis, Dean, School of Arts and Humanities, St. Rose College.

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Date: 5/17/2007 - 5/17/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Westerlo Public Library
     Westerlo, NY 12193

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Date: 5/17/2007 - 5/17/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Arvilla Diver Memorial Library
     Schaghticoke, NY 12154

Creating Hattitude Hats
Date: 5/17/2007 - 5/17/2007 Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Sand Lake Town Library
     Averill Park, NY 12018

Literature-Based Film Series: "A Raisin in the Sun"
Date: 5/17/2007 - 5/17/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Albany Public Library
     Albany, NY 12209

Noon Book Review: "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Date: 5/17/2007 - 5/17/2007 Time: noon
Location: William K Sanford Town Library
     Colonie, NY 12211
Book review: Brenda Twiggs, Director of the Hudson Valley Community College Library, will review "Their Eyes Were Watching God".

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Date: 5/18/2007 - 5/18/2007 Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Brunswick Community Library
     Brunswick, NY 12180

Film screening: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/18/2007 - 5/18/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Stephentown Memorial Library
     Stephentown, NY 12168

Movie: "Cotton Club"
Date: 5/18/2007 - 5/18/2007 Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Sand Lake Town Library
     Averill Park, NY 12018

African, African American, and World Folktales
Date: 5/19/2007 - 5/19/2007 Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Albany Public Library-Main
     Albany, NY 12210
Eshu Bumpus is a renowned storyteller, accomplished jazz vocalist and a master at physical characterization.

African, African American, and World Folktales.
Date: 5/19/2007 - 5/19/2007 Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Albany Public Library-Delaware Branch
     Albany, NY 12209
Eshu Bumpus is a renowned storyteller, accomplished jazz vocalist and a master at physical characterization.

Hattitude Tea for Kids and Grownups
Date: 5/19/2007 - 5/19/2007 Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Sand Lake Town Library
     Averill Park, NY 12018
Family event.

Sony and Perley Quartet Perform "A Tribute To Ella Fitzgerald".
Date: 5/19/2007 - 5/19/2007 Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Guilderland Public Library
     Guilderland, NY 12084

Porch Lies Too Big to Believe!
Date: 5/20/2007 - 5/20/2007 Time: 1:30 PM
Location: RCS Community Library
     Ravena, NY 12143
Program for school-aged kids who enjoy the ridiculous. You'll hear tales by a master liar. And then it is your turn. Can you lie like a rug?

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Date: 5/21/2007 - 5/21/2007 Time: 10:00 AM
Location: East Greenbush Community Library
     East Greenbush, NY 12061

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Date: 5/21/2007 - 5/21/2007 Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Troy Public Library-Lansingburgh Branch
     Troy, NY 12180

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God:
Date: 5/21/2007 - 5/21/2007 Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Guilderland Public Library
     Guilderland, NY 12084

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Date: 5/22/2007 - 5/22/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Nassau Free Library
     Nassau, NY 12123

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Date: 5/22/2007 - 5/22/2007 Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Maple Hill High School
     Castleton, NY 12033
Teen program.

Sonny and Perley perform the music of Ellington and the Gershwins-Fascinatin Rhythms.
Date: 5/22/2007 - 5/22/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Bethlehem Public Library
     Bethlehem, NY 12054

Zora Neale Hurston Folktales
Date: 5/22/2007 - 5/22/2007 Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Menands Public Library
     Menands, NY 12204

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Date: 5/23/2007 - 5/23/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: William K Sanford Town Library
     Colonie, NY 12211

Checkers Tournament
Date: 5/23/2007 - 5/23/2007 Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Altamont Free Library
     Altamont, NY 12009

Christopher Ringwald: "Her Eyes Were Watching People: The Folklore and Fieldwork of Zora Neale Hurston".
Date: 5/23/2007 - 5/23/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Bethlehem Public Library
     Bethlehem, NY 12054

Rev. Dr. Robert Loesch Talks About the Life and Writings of Zora Neale Hurston.
Date: 5/23/2007 - 5/23/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Nassau Free Library
     Nassau, NY 12123

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Date: 5/24/2007 - 5/24/2007 Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Cohoes Public Library
     Cohoes, NY 12047

Checkers Tournament
Date: 5/24/2007 - 5/24/2007 Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Arvilla Diver Memorial Library
     Schaghticoke, NY 12154

Literature-based Film Series: "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Date: 5/24/2007 - 5/24/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Albany Public Library-Main
     Albany, NY 12201

Film: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Date: 5/25/2007 - 5/25/2007 Time: 12:30 P.M.
Location: Brunswick Community Library
     Brunswick, NY 12180

Film: "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Date: 5/25/2007 - 5/25/2007 Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Brunswick Community Library
     Brunswick, NY 12180

Juice, Jammies and Jazz
Date: 5/25/2007 - 5/25/2007 Time: 7:00 Pm
Location: Barnes and Noble Booksellers
     Colonie, NY 12205
Jazz for children presented by Darlene Miller of Castleton Public Library.

Storyhour: Music in the morning
Date: 5/25/2007 - 5/25/2007 Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Barnes and Noble Booksellers
     Colonie, NY 12205
Jazz for children presented by Darlene Miller of Castleton Public Library.

Book Discussion: "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Date: 5/26/2007 - 5/26/2007 Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Cohoes Public Library
     Cohoes, NY 12047

Film screening: "Their Eyes Were Watching God", starring Halle Berry.
Date: 5/26/2007 - 5/26/2007 Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Maria College
     Albany, NY 12208

Film screening: "Their Eyes Were Watching God", starring Halle Berry.
Date: 5/29/2007 - 5/29/2007 Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Guilderland Public Library
     Guilderland, NY 6:30 PM

Dinner and a Movie: "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Date: 5/30/2007 - 5/30/2007 Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Castleton Public Library
     Castleton, NY 12033
Family program.

Her Eyes Were Watching People: The Folklore and Fieldwork of Zora Neale Hurston.
Date: 5/30/2007 - 5/30/2007 Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Albany Public Library-Pine Hills Branch
     Albany, NY 12201
Christopher Ringwald, Albany author, is a visiting scholar at the Sage Colleges, Albany.

Art and Music of the Harlem Renaissance.
Date: 5/31/2007 - 5/31/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Bethlehem Public Library
     Bethlehem, NY 12054
Exhibit-students from the Bethlehem High School will exhibit their interpretations of the Harlem Renaissance.

Art and Music of the Harlem Renaissance: student reception.
Date: 5/31/2007 - 5/31/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Bethlehem Public Library
     Bethlehem, NY 12054
Reception/exhibit. Bethlehem Central High School musicians will perform at the opening of the exhibit "Art and Music of the Harlem Renaissance".

Literature-Based Film Series: "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Date: 5/31/2007 - 5/31/2007 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Albany Public Library-Main
     Albany, NY 12210