MEDIA CONTACT: Terri Berns
561-297-1164, tberns@fau.edu

FAU Libraries Special Collections Presents Centennial Exhibition of Nobel Prize Winning Writer, Isaac Bashevis Singer with Special Public Programs

"Becoming an American Writer: The Life and Works of Isaac Bashevis Singer" is the official centennial traveling exhibition of materials from the Singer Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas in Austin. The exhibition explores Singer's life story through a collection of rarely seen photos, documents and personal effects. In collaboration with the Ransom Center's exhibit, FAU's presentation will be unlike any other shown around the country because of the extensive materials added from the FAU Libraries Singer Collection. These will include rare artifacts from his Manhattan and Surfside apartments such as his writing desk and chair, library furniture, hat and cane, personal diaries in Yiddish and English, rare books, photographs, papers and personal letters from women admirers from three continents and four different cities.

As part of the Singer Centennial Celebration, a variety of multifaceted programs are planned for the public and FAU students that will explore Singer and the immigrant experience. These include multiple lectures and a musical presentation with commentary.

WHEN: Tuesday, September 7 - Saturday, October 2, 2004

WHERE: FAU's Ritter Art Gallery
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton FL 33431
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 1-4 pm
Saturday: 1-5 pm

COST: Free and open to the public. Seating is limited for all special events.
Please RSVP by mail to: Special Collections FAU Library, POB 3092, Boca Raton, FL.

OPENING RECEPTION
Tuesday, September 7, 6 - 8 p.m.

Wednesday, September 22, 7 p.m.
"Singer in the Shtetl, the Shtetl in Singer:
Eastern European Influences on the Work of the Quintessential
American Immigrant Writer"
A lecture by Professor Henry Abramson, University Libraries Scholar of Judaica, FAU
and Associate Professor of History and Judaic Studies

Tuesday, September 28, 7 p.m.
"The Music of Singer's New York"
A Musical Presentation with Commentary by Maestro Aaron Kula
and members of The Klezmer Company Ensemble
Aaron Kula, University Libraries Resident Scholar in Music, FAU

For additional information, e-mail lysca@fau.edu, call 561-297-2116 or visit www.fau.edu/library or www.fau.edu/galleries

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