On Sat Jan 28, 2012, Staten Island OutLOUD kicked off our “Tom Sawyer” series for The Big Read. Joan & Gary Moore made music, Jim Hill & Alexander Arrindell conjured up the spirit of Mark Twain. Doris Nielsen & Michele Evans-Arrindell welcomed graciously, and 150 Islanders brought Hannibal to life! Thanks to our wonderful friends at the Richmondtown branch library, for their warm hospitality, as aways!
- A very young reader gets into the act
- A young Mark Twain fan and his Dad
- As a dad reads – Mr Twain looks on approvingly
- As they decorate Tom Sawyers fence
- Bruschi
- Doris helps a child decorate Toms Fence
- Gary and Joan open our event
- Islanders sing and clap with Gary and Joan
- Jim Hill channels Mark Twain
- Joan and Gary make music
- Bruschi-Jim closeup
- Carol Belmonte and Gracie
- Decorating Fence as Aunt Polly reads Fence-painting chapter
- Jim Hill-Bruschi
- Jim-Shy girl read
- Joan and Gary with a young musician
- Joan Moore reads as Mark Twain listens
- Joshua Bence and Jim Hill
- Mark Twain and Joan enjoy Aunt Polly reading
- Michele Evans-Arrindell as Aunt Polly
- Mother and daughter work on their art project
- OutLOUD audience filled the house for The Big Read kickoff
- Poet Victoria Hallerman reads a Twain quote with Mr Twains satisfied consent
- Readings and Fence and Mr Twain
- Three Mark Twains
- Tom Sawyers Fence
- Young artists work on decorating Toms Fence
- Young reader reflects on Tom Sawyer
- Young Wyatt and his Dad