City: Amherst

Amherst Glebe Arts Response, Inc. (AGAR) will conduct an NEA Big Read, "Exploring 'Homegoing' in Amherst County, Virginia." Community embers will read historical novel "Homegoing" by Yaa Gyazi, who has been invited to speak virtually Mary Helen Cochran Library. the Big Read theme is "Where We Live." Using literature, dance and history, we will explore the lives of Amherst African- Americans.