<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Just a reminder: George Guidall will be at Henry Ford Centennial Library 16301 Michigan Ave., Dearborn on Saturday, April 26, 1-3pm. Don't miss this opportunity to see and hear a true audiobook superstar!<br>
<br></div>Thank you,<br><br>Henry <br><br><br></div>Henry Fischer<br>Dearborn Public Library<br>313-943-2341<br><div><div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Henry Fischer</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hjfischer7@gmail.com">hjfischer7@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 1:51 PM<br>Subject: George Guidall at Dearborn Public Library on April 26<br>To: <a href="mailto:michlib-l@lists.mcls.org">michlib-l@lists.mcls.org</a><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hi everyone,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%">George Guidall will be here on April 26! Here is the information from our press release:<br>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Big Read Dearborn will
present a free, special program featuring the man behind the voice, George
Guidall, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2014, in the auditorium at Henry Ford
Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span>George Guidall has been delighting listeners and
relieving long car trips for more than 20 years.<span> </span>As an audiobook narrator, Guidall has
narrated and recorded more than 900 unabridged novels including classics like
“Crime and Punishment” and best sellers like “Snow Falling on Cedars” and
Lillian Braun’s “Cat who . . .” series.<span>
</span>Guidall is widely recognized in the audiobook industry and has received
two Audie Awards (the industry’s equivalent of an Oscar) during his career.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span>In addition to being an award-winning audiobook narrator,
Guidall has a long established career as a Broadway actor.<span> </span>During his 40-year career in the theatre that
includes many starring roles, he has shared the stage with Kevin Kline, Morgan
Freeman, and Meryl Streep.<span> </span>Guidall has
received an Obie award for best performance off Broadway. His acting career also includes frequent television appearances. <br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span>As a special part of his Big Read Dearborn presentation,
Guidall will perform a dramatic reading from “The Call of the Wild” by Jack
London.<span> </span>Guidall considers narration an
art form that speaks to the primal human need for narrative.<span> </span>During this program, he will also share
personal stories, anecdotes and out-takes about narration production.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span>This event is free and open to the public.<span> </span>Attendees will have the opportunity to be
entered in a raffle to win a Guidall audiobook.<span>
</span>For more information, please call the Library at <a href="tel:313-943-2330" value="+13139432330" target="_blank">313-943-2330</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">View
a complete list of more than 35 events exploring <i>The Call of the Wild</i> at <a href="http://www.bigreaddearborn.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">www.bigreaddearborn.org</span></a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Keep an eye out for other events, such
as the<b> “</b>Do You Hear the Call?”<b> </b>Photo Exhibit<b> </b>opening on May 1 (turn in photos on April 28), and C. Alex London<b> </b>(author of the children’s series, <i>Dog Tags</i>) on April 30. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Big Read Dearborn ends with a Wrap-up
Party at Henry Ford Centennial Library on Saturday, May 17, featuring real sled
dogs, gold panning, an old time photo booth, popcorn, Animal Tales author signing, and more. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Big
Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with
Arts Midwest. The program is designed to revitalize the role of literature in
American culture and to encourage people to read for pleasure and
enlightenment.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:150%"><br></p><br></div>Thank you,<br><br><br></div>Henry <br><br>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Henry Fischer</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Adult Services Librarian</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Dearborn Public Library </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">16301
Michigan Ave.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Dearborn, MI 48126 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="tel:%28313%29%20943-2341" value="+13139432341" target="_blank">(313) 943-2341</a><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:hfischer@ci.dearborn.mi.us" target="_blank">hfischer@ci.dearborn.mi.us</a>
</span></p>
<br></div>
</div><br></div></div></div></div>