Programs for the CNY Reads 2020 Season
featuring There There by Tommy Orange
Dec. 4, 2019 (Wednesday) 6:00 - 7:30 P.M.
West Genesee Adult Education
West Genesee Senior High School
Book Discussion: All are welcome to attend a free book discussion
of There There by Tommy Orange. Call 315-457-2279 to pre-register .
Dec. 5, 2019 (Thursday) 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.
Manlius Library
Book Discussion: All are welcome to attend and participate in a free book
discussion of There There by Tommy Orange.
Jan. 6, 2020 (Thursday) 6:30 - 8:00 P.M.
Onondaga Free Library
Book Discussion: All are welcome to attend and participate in a free book
discussion of There There by Tommy Orange.
Jan. 8, 2020 (Wednesday) 3:00 - 4:30 P.M.
NOPL Brewerton Branch
Book Discussion: All are welcome to attend and participate in a free book
discussion of There There by Tommy Orange.
Jan. 9, 2020 (Thursday) 6:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Petit Branch Library
Book Discussion: All are welcome to attend and participate in a free book
discussion of There There by Tommy Orange.
Jan. 11, 2020 (Saturday) 3:00 - 4:00 P.M.
2020 SEASON KICK-OFF EVENT at the DeWitt Barnes and Noble
Syracuse University Assistant Professor Jonathan English will help launch
the CNY Reads season. Although he is a Professor of Music and
Performance. He taught an honors class at SU in 2019 on There There.
"Being an Engaged Reader" is the title of his presentation. There will be
refreshments and door prizes.
Jan. 14, 2020 (Tuesday) 6:30 - 8:00 P.M.
Baldwinsville Public Library
Book Discussion: All are welcome to attend and participate in a free book
discussion of There There by Tommy Orange.
Jan. 16, 2020 (Thursday) 6:30 - 8:00 P.M.
Skaneateles Library
Book Discussion: All are welcome to attend and participate in a free book
discussion of There There by Tommy Orange.
Jan. 23, 2020 (Thursday) 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
Liverpool Public Library
Book Discussion: All are welcome to attend and participate in a free book
discussion of There There by Tommy Orange.
Jan. 23, 2020 (Thursday) 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Liverpool Public Library
Speaker and Film: The library will show the film Urban Rez, a PBS
documentary that explores the controversial legacy and modern-day
repercussions of the Urban Relocation Program (1952-1973), the greatest
voluntary upheaval of Native Americans during the 20th century.
Following the film, Associate Professor Scott Manning Stevens, Director
of the Syracuse University Native American and Indigenous Studies
Program, will discuss shifts in Federal Indian policy and the social
construction of American Indian identity. The presentation will include
a look at identity struggles and identity politics in relation to blood and
descent, community, and land and sovereignty.
Feb. 24, 2020 (Monday) 1:00 - 2:30 P.M.
Upstate Oasis
Book Discussion: All are welcome to attend and participate in a free book
discussion of There There by Tommy Orange. Call 315-464-6555 to pre-
register .
March 2, 2020 (Monday) 2:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.
Maxwell Memorial Library (Camillus)
Book Discussion: All are welcome to attend and participate in a free book
discussion of There There by Tommy Orange.
March 4, 2020 (Wednesday) 2:30 - 5:00 P.M.
Upstate Oasis
Film: A free showing of Smoke Signals, based on the short story "This
is What it Means to Say, Phoenix, Arizona" by Sherman Alexie. The story
occurs in Alexie's collection of short stories entitled The Lone Ranger and
Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. The award-winning film focuses on the
relationship between two Native American young men on a road trip to
pick up the ashes of one's father. Discussion will follow.
Call 315-464-6555 to pre-register .
March 12, 2020 (Thursday) 1:30 - 3:00 P.M.
Upstate Oasis
Presentation: Composer Laurence Tallman takes us on a musical journey
across Canada and the U.S. through the songs, dances, and storytelling
of Native Americans. The audience will be encouraged (but not required)
to participate. Mr. Tallman, an avid composer, has written over 200 works
for various ensembles and performers at all levels. In 2009, he received
the Rochester Phillharmonic Orchestra Award for Outstanding Music
Educator in the area of Classroom Music. He teaches vocal and classroom
music grades 7-12 at Byron-Bergen Central Schools in Rochester.
March 25, 2020 (Wednesday) 6:30 - 8:00 P.M.
Marcellus Free Library
Book Discussion: All are welcome to attend and participate in a free book
discussion of There There by Tommy Orange.
March 26, 2020 (Thursday) 1:00 - 2:00 P.M.
Upstate Oasis
Presentation: Former historic site manager Jon Anderson will present the
details of the interface between the Native people and the Europeans who
established Ste. Marie at Onondaga Lake and the differences between the
two cultures.
April 9,2020 (Thursday) 6:00 - 8:30 P.M.
2020 Season Capstone Event
Witness to Injustice: The Kairos Blanket Exercise
Liverpool Public Library
This unique interactive group teaching is used to foster truth, under-
standing, and respect between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples
and is led by members of NOON (Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation). The
exercise helps individuals to learn the true, untold history of indigenous
people of North America, including colonization and the injustices
indigenous peoples experience. Please be aware that this program is
intense and can elicit strong emotion. Attendee must be 18 years of age
or older. Registration begins on March 17; limited to 40 people. Register
by calling Liverpool Public Library at 315-457-0310.
