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Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ and the Seminole County Public Library received an NEA grant of $16,000 to host the Big Read in Orange and Seminole counties.<\/p>\n<p>After Monday&#8217;s opening events, for several weeks a variety of art exhibitions, books clubs, film screenings, panel discussions, game showcase and other programs will be presented, including the reading from the\u00a0 Tony Award-winning adaptation of the book April 8 at Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Celebrates the Arts at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n<p>With a cast of more than 30 Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ guest artists, faculty, staff, alumni and students, the School of Performing Arts will tell the story of the Joad family\u2019s desperate flight from the dust bowl after the loss of their farm. The festival also will include some tableau vivant \u2013 living art \u2013 student creations inspired by the book.<\/p>\n<p>The April 7-14 Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Celebrates the Arts festival will present more than 1,000 university students, 100 faculty members and some collaborative programs with outside partners to showcase theatre, dance, orchestra, choirs, big band, chamber music, cabaret, concert bands, opera, visual arts, studio art, gaming, animation, photography and film at the festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a great opportunity for Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ to engage the community in a discussion of art and literature,\u201d said Keri Watson, an assistant professor of art history, who secured the grant to support the Big Read. Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ is one of 77 nonprofit organizations around the nation to receive a grant to host events related to <em>The Grapes of Wrath<\/em>, this year\u2019s book chosen for the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this grant, we join a select few \u2018repeat readers\u2019 who have received the grant more than once,\u201d Watson said. Last year Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ celebrated Zora Neale Hurston and\u00a0her book <em>Their Eyes Were Watching God.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The art exhibit, <em>In the Eyes of the Hungry: Florida\u2019s Changing Landscape,<\/em>\u00a0focuses on demographic, geographic and ecological shifts, with an emphasis on human relationships and the environment. The art to be shown explores ideas ranging from agriculture and industrialization to migration and tourism to ecology and conservation.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibit will be on view at the Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Art Gallery Feb. 27-March 3, and then at Terrace Gallery in Orlando City Hall March 13-April 23.<\/p>\n<p>Watson, who curated the exhibition, will present a talk about the show 1-2 p.m. Feb. 28 at the art gallery.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ticketing and full schedule details for Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Celebrates the Arts are posted at <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/arts.cah.ucf.edu\/\"><em>https:\/\/arts.cah.ucf.edu\/<\/em><\/a>. <em>All events are free, but tickets are required for performances and entrance into the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando. 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