VIRTUAL Florida Vistas Book Club: The Nickle Boys

Date:
3/18/2021 at 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Event Description

Title: The Nickle Boys
Author: Colson Whitehead

Join us virtually on ZOOM for our next Florida history book club meeting where we will be discussing the book, The Nickle Boys.

When Elwood Curtis, a black boy growing up in 1960s Tallahassee, is unfairly sentenced to a juvenile reformatory called the Nickel Academy, he finds himself trapped in a grotesque chamber of horrors. Elwood's only salvation is his friendship with fellow "delinquent" Turner, which deepens despite Turner's conviction that Elwood is hopelessly naive, that the world is crooked, and that the only way to survive is to scheme and avoid trouble. As life at the Academy becomes ever more perilous, the tension between Elwood's ideals and Turner's skepticism leads to a decision whose repercussions will echo down the decades. 

RSVP by calling the Museum at 386-255-0285 or register online. 

Admission: Free for members, $5.00 for future members.

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*Upon registration, you will receive a ZOOM link to your email.

2024 Exhibit Sponsors
Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts.