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· April 4
The Greatest Rebellion: Reading, A discussion on banned books with Chris Finan of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
11:15 a.m., Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus, Room K-413, 11011 S.W. 104 Street, Miami
Freedom without Books? A conversation on banned books with Chris Finan of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
7:30 p.m., Books & Books at Bal Harbour Shops, 9700 Collins Avenue, Bal Harbour

· April 7
First They Burned Don Quixote ! Book discussion and screening of the movie Fahrenheit 451 by François Truffaut
(In English with Spanish subtitles)
7 p.m., JFK Library, 190 W. 49th Street, Hialeah

· April 12
Book Discussion: Miami Dade College North Campus Book Club Discusses Fahrenheit 451
12 noon, Miami Dade College, North Campus, 11380 NW 27th Avenue, Miami

· April 13
Individual Thinking: A Panel Discussion
9:50 a.m., Miami Dade College, North Campus, 11380 NW 27th Avenue, M.J. Taylor Lounge, Room 4208, Miami

· April 27
The Big Read Fahrenheit 451 Get Fired Up! Launch Party
6 p.m., Broward County Main Library, 100 S. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale

· May 1
Art Exhibit: "A Celebration of Intellectual Freedom" (through May 31)
Imperial Point Branch Library, 5985 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale

· May 6
Ray Bradbury on the Radio: Come hear and discuss scenes from Bradbury stories dramatized on network radio in the 1950s
1 p.m., Broward County Main Library, Room 8-C, 100 S. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale

· May 7
Ray Bradbury Cinema Festival: Fahrenheit 451 and The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms
1 p.m., Broward County Main Library, Auditorium, 100 S. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale

· May 8
Book Discussion with students from North Miami Middle School
4:30 p.m., North Miami Library, 835 NE 132nd Street, North Miami

· May 9
Censored Books & Free Thinking - A Student and Faculty Discussion
12 noon, Miami Dade College, North Campus, 11380 NW 27th Ave, Rm 6102, Miami
The 3:15 Club on Fahrenheit 451
3:15 p.m., North Miami Library, 835 NE 132nd Street, North Miami

· May 11
Charla sobre el libro (in Spanish)
7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 591 S. University Drive, Plantation

· May 13
Reading Books That Were Burned: A Film Discussion
2 - 4 p.m., Imperial Point Branch Library, 5985 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale
Rebambaramba (in Spanish)
7:30 p.m., Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables

· May 17
Spoken Word Café/Café Bohemio (a bilingual event) - Transgressions: Poets and Writers Read Their Favorite Works
7:30 p.m., Art Center/South Florida, 800 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach

· May 18
Regional Town Meeting: Are We the "Futuristic" Society that Ray Bradbury Predicted in 1953?
7 p.m., Weston Branch Library, 4205 Bonaventure Blvd., Weston
Do You Remember 1953?
6:30 p.m., Brockway Memorial Library, 10021 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores

· May 23
Book Review: Fahrenheit 451
1 p.m., Tamarac Branch Library, 8701 W. Commercial Blvd., Tamarac
Proyección de secuencias del filme Fahrenheit 451 (in Spanish)
7 p.m., Tower Theatre, 1508 SW 8th Street, Little Havana

· May 24
Libraries in the 21st Century: A Discussion of Fahrenheit 451
6 to 7:30 p.m., Imperial Point Branch Library, 5985 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale

· May 25

Ray Bradbury (left) & Sam Weller (right)
Closing Session: Back to the Future? A live video-conference with Ray Bradbury - facilitated in Miami by Sam Weller, highly acclaimed author of The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury, the only authorized biography of the legendary American author.
7 p.m., Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, Chapman Conference Center, Rm. 3210, 300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami

· May 26
Movie Screening: Fahrenheit 451 by François Truffaut (In English with French subtitles)
7 p.m., Alliance française, 1414 Coral Way, Miami

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