Nick, Jay, Daisy, Jordan … we can’t wait to bring these unforgettable characters to life with a reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s American classic The Great Gatsby on Saturday, May 30. As vital today as when first published one hundred years ago, this searing novel, set on Long Island, exposes the country’s struggle with class divisions, nihilism, and racism post World War I. The enigmatic Gatsby returns from combat to find financial success. His attempts to capture the magic of early love lead to tragedy.
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First-time readers and swellegant veterans are invited to step into the pages of this great American work of literature.
Actor Paul Hecht will start our journey. Pulitzer prize winning playwright, Robert Schennken, will read the grand finale. Actor Matthew Conlan and actor/director, Meg Gibson, have assembled a troupe of actors to dramatize the hotel scene on the porch of the Whaling Museum.
Join us for other earlier events that shed light on Fitzgerald’s American classic and on related topics. Catch a film screening; attend a Gatsby-related workshop, and more.
Readers, sign up HERE for your reading slot; 10 minutes or less.
The Marathon is a fundraiser for our educational non-profit, Canio’s Cultural Cafe (501c3). Select a sponsorship level, and your name will be listed in our program and on our website, with our great thanks.
To Sponsor a Chapter, Choose your level of support:
Jordan: $125 Click here, receives a paperback copy of The Great Gatsby.
Nick: $225 Click here receives a copy of Cook the Book: the Complete Novel with 15 Recipes Inspired by the Roaring ’20s.
Daisy: Click here. $350 receives Cook the Book plus a Gatsby tote bag.
Gatsby: Click here. $500 receives all of the above, plus The Annotated Great Gatsby: 100th Anniversary Deluxe Edition.
Click a PayPal link above, or mail your check payable to: Canio’s Cultural Cafe, 2 Main Street, Suite #255, Sag Harbor, NY 11963. Contributions are tax deductible.
2026 The Great Gatsby Marathon Events Schedule
May Speak Up & Slow Down: Workshop on Reading The Great Gatsby cold. Actor Paul Hecht shares tips on reading this great book cold.
May 1 6pm East Hampton Library The Great Gatsby talk by Joan Baum
May 28 at Sag Harbor Cinema The Great Gatsby film
May 30 Marathon Reading Schedule – Register to read
11:00 – 2:00pm John Jermain Memorial Library (first 6 chapters)
2:15 – 6:00pm Sag Harbor Whaling Museum, including staged reading of the Hotel scene, followed by AFTER PARTY with silent auction, period music, & festivities.
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