Town-Wide Read Kick Off Coincides with Redding Memorial Day Parade

Redding Reads Kick Off: My Brother Sam is Dead on Saturday, May 27 from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm at Redding Elementary School

Redding Reads Kick Off: My Brother Sam is Dead will be announced in celebration of Redding’s 250th Anniversary during the Town’s Memorial Day Parade!

The Mark Twain Library will be offering free copies of the book and working with other town organizations on many programs through the summer and fall which center on the town’s early history.

Mark your calendar for Redding Read Programs listed below:

Official Kick-off: Memorial Day Parade, Sat. May 27 at 11:30 am at RES, 33 Lonetown Road.

Fact vs. Fiction in My Brother Sam is Dead, Wed., June 14 at 7 pm at the Mark Twain Library (MTL), 439 Redding Road

Rediscover Revolutionary Redding–Family Day, Sat. Aug. 26, 2-4 pm (rain date: Aug. 27) at Putnam Memorial State Park, 499 Black Rock Tpke.

Revolution, Patriotism & Liberty–How We Remember and Represent Our Past, Mon. Sept. 11 (Patriot Day) at 7 pm at the MTL, 439 Redding Road

Happy Birthday, Redding!, Thurs. Oct. 12, 4-5 pm at MTL, 439 Redding Road

Twilight Colonial Graveyard Tour, Fri. Oct. 27 at 6:30 pm at Christ Church Parish, 184 Cross Hway

Town-Wide Book Discussion, Friday, Nov. 3 at 7 pm at the MTL, 439 Redding Road

Loyalists & Patriots–Religion and the Revolution, Sunday, Nov. 5 at 3 pm at First Church Christ, Congregational, 25 Cross Hway, Redding Center

Finale: Are You Smarter Than a Middle Schooler? A Town History Trivia Contest, Sat. Nov. 18, 2 to 4 pm at Redding Community Center, 37 Lonetown Road

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