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Big Read Kick-Off
Main Library • March 6 • 7pm
Murder @ the Library: A Free Interactive Murder Mystery Show
Produced by Murder on the Beach Entertainment
Call 954-357-7401 to make reservations.
The Big Read @ Art Festival in the Pines
River of Grass Arts Park
March 8 & 9 • 10am – 5pm
Come join the celebration!
The Arts and Culture Advisory Board proudly presents the 10th anniversary of the annual Art Festival in the Pines. The festival showcases many foods, live music, an art area and demonstrations by local artists. Visit the Big Read booth for give-aways and photo opportunities with characters from The Maltese Falcon.
Sunshine Noir: Mysteries & Thrillers Florida Style
March 12 at 2pm • Tamarac Branch
Panel discussion featuring bestselling authors, Jonathon King, Christine Kling, Anthony Gagliano and P.J. Parrish.
Join Us for An Evening of Neo Noir…
West Regional Library • March 19 • 7pm
Are you an aspiring writer? Or an appreciative reader? The Writers’ Network of South Florida is offering authors of dark mysteries an opportunity to present the opening pages of your short story or novel. Your work will be critiqued by writers and potential readers …and you’ll have the opportunity to compete for a prize of $50. The number of presenters will be
limited to the first eight writers who call 954-476-7060 to reserve a spot. Each entrant will be limited to the first 500 words. The winning author will be determined by secret ballots submitted by members of the audience. The first 30 people in the audience will receive a free
copy of The Maltese Falcon.
Come See & Hear: Barbara Parker, Les Standiford and James W. Hall
March 25 at 7pm • Main Library
Bestselling authors reveal clues to classic noir mystery.
Dashiell Hammett on the Radio
Main Library • March 27 • 7pm
Dashiell Hammett’s “The Maltese Falcon”, featuring Sam Spade and the “The Thin Man” were made into successful motion pictures. Less well known are adaptations of Mr. Hammett’s work on network radio in the 1940s and 50s. Come and listen to selected scenes from “The Maltese
Falcon” - with Humphrey Bogart reprising his Sam Spade movie role and listen to Howard Duff’s interpretation of Sam in “The Adventures of Sam Spade”.
21st Century Noir Writing Workshop with Lynne Barrett
Main Library • March 29 • 10am – 1pm. Fee: $40
Originating in the Hardboiled fiction of the 30s and Film Noir of the 40s, Noir has had a resurgence in recent years, in magazines, anthologies, and novels, as well as in television and film. In this workshop we’ll look at the tradition of Noir and the ways that contemporary writers can both draw on and rewrite the genre’s characters, plotting, use of setting, and exploration of morality and identity. We’ll talk about what makes a strong crime story, how to construct them, and markets.
Winner of the Edgar Award for best mystery short story, Lynne Barrett is the author of The Secret Names of Women and The Land of Go. Recent stories appear in Miami Noir, A Hell of a Woman, A Dixie Christmas, and One Year to a Writing Life. She teaches in the MFA
program at Florida International University and is Editor of The Florida Book Review.
The Maltese Falcon Movie Screening and Discussion
March 29 at 7pm • Cinema Paradiso
The first 50 people arrive at Cinema Paradiso for this special screening will receive a free copy of The Maltese Falcon.
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