<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Good afternoon all,<div>below is a description of my library presentation <i>Ragtime at 50!</i> It's a nice tie in <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">to some exciting news.</span><br><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>The musical RAGTIME <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">is coming back to Broadway and </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>will be presented at Lincoln Center this coming fall<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">!</span><div>I <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">saw</span> this production at City Center last year<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span> and it was thrilling.</div></div><div><div><font color="#000000" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">P</span>lease find <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">my </span>program description below. I work within each library's budget.</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best,</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Caroline Doctorow (631) 902-6173</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div></div><div><img src="cid:ii_m8q618zu0" alt="Ragtime Speech Cover at 50.jpg" width="472" height="247" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Program description (duration approximately 50 minutes):</span></div><div><span role="gridcell" style="outline:none"><span style="vertical-align:top"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#000000"><div style="margin:0px">Fifty years ago, in 1975, E.L. Doctorow's <i>Ragtime</i> burst onto the literary scene, a groundbreaking novel that wove together fact and fiction, creating a tapestry of early 20th-century America. Set against the backdrop of an era defined by seismic social and cultural shifts, the novel explores themes that remain strikingly relevant today: immigration, racial animosity, labor rights and the evolving role of women in society. With its rich characters, masterful narrative, and profound insights into the American experience, Ragtime continues to resonate across generations.</div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px">To mark the 50th anniversary, E.L. Doctorow’s daughter — singer/songwriter Caroline Doctorow — presents a multimedia event which includes family photographs, stories about the author's life, E.L. Doctorow reading a passage or two from the novel, a discussion of the craft of writing, Caroline's live performance of a song relevant to the occasion, how the book found new life on stage as a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, and more.</div></font></span></span></div></div></div>
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