Welcome Gatsby Fans!
2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby. To mark this milestone, The Friends will convene a variety of programs that invite us to revisit the book and consider how its themes apply today. Scroll down for events.
Arguably the most well-known work of Saint Paul native Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby explores ideas about class and society, materialism, the American Dream, and more, set in the Jazz Age of the 1920s.
As the Minnesota Center for the Book and steward of Fitzgerald’s legacy in Saint Paul, The Friends will serve as a Gatsby resource in this anniversary year and partner with community organizations and individuals to produce programs like discussions, exhibits, performances, readings, and more.
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Upcoming Programs
F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Composite Biography: Book launch and conversation with editors Saturday, January 18 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Arlington Hills Community Center | 1200 Payne Ave, Saint Paul Register below to watch the livestream. Editors Niklas Salmose and David Rennie will join contributors David Page and Ross Tangedal in conversation to celebrate the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Composite Biography. This unique biography tells the story of Fitzgerald’s life through the writing of 23 different scholars. Light food will be provided, and book sales will be available on site. To request ASL interpretation or other accommodations, contact [email protected] or 651-222-3242 at least seven days in advance. The livestream will be captioned. This book is published by the University of Minnesota Press with support from The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library through the Richard P. McDermott Fund. Gatsby at 100 2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby. To mark this milestone, The Friends will convene a variety of programs that invite us to revisit the book and consider how its themes apply today. Learn more and browse programs here. Livestream Registration: "F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Composite Biography:" Book launch and conversation with editors
Registrants for this event will receive the livestream link ahead of time.
The Great Gatsby: Performance & Talk by Literature to Life
Wednesday, February 12 | 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
George Latimer Central Library – Magazine Room
90 W 4th Street, Saint Paul
Literature to Life adapts F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic work as the newest title in their Signature Performance series. The novel touches on the treatment of different social classes, gender, race, environmentalism, and the price of the American Dream. Literature to Life Signature Performances are professionally staged adaptations of award-winning literary works performed by a single actor. Each performance is accompanied by pre- and post-show discussion.
To request ASL interpretation or other accommodations, contact [email protected] or 651-222-3242 at least seven days in advance.
Gatsby at 100
2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby. To mark this milestone, The Friends will convene a variety of programs that invite us to revisit the book and consider how its themes apply today. Learn more and browse programs here.
Exhibit: Gatsby & Fitzgerald Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society
March – May 2025
The Minnesota History Center
345 West Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul
View objects from Fitzgerald’s life and world on display at the History Center. Items from the collection will be on display in the Gale Family Library through May. Entry is free.
Gatsby at 100
2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby. To mark this milestone, The Friends will convene a variety of programs that invite us to revisit the book and consider how its themes apply today. Learn more and browse programs here.
The Great Gatsby: Live reading at the Minnesota History Center
Thursday, April 10 | 1:30 – 7:30 p.m.
The Minnesota History Center
345 West Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Great Gatsby by attending a reading of the novel. Come and go as you please. You never know who you’ll hear reading!
While you’re there, check out the History Center’s Fitzgerald collection in the Gale Family Library.
Gatsby at 100
2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby. To mark this milestone, The Friends will convene a variety of programs that invite us to revisit the book and consider how its themes apply today. Learn more and browse programs here.
Books & Bars: The Great Gatsby – A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Katherine Woodman Maynard
Tuesday, April 15 | 6:30 p.m. Discussion
Urban Growler
2325 Endicott Street, Saint Paul
The artist, Katherine Woodman Maynard, will talk about adapting F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel. Painted in lush watercolors, this inventive interpretation emphasizes the extravagance and mystery of the characters and the fluidity of Nick Carraway’s unreliable narration. Excerpts from the original text wend through the illustrations, and imagery and metaphors are taken to literal, and often whimsical, extremes.
Gatsby at 100
2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby. To mark this milestone, The Friends will convene a variety of programs that invite us to revisit the book and consider how its themes apply today. Learn more and browse programs here.
Minnesota Women Authors of the 1920 – Featured Collection
May 2025
George Latimer Central Library
90 West 4th Street, Saint Paul
Go beyond F. Scott Fitzgerald with the Saint Paul Public Library’s collection. Check out the work of women writing in the 1920s at George Latimer Central all month long.
Gatsby at 100
2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby. To mark this milestone, The Friends will convene a variety of programs that invite us to revisit the book and consider how its themes apply today. Learn more and browse programs here.
Fitzgerald Around Saint Paul Walking Tours with Mark Taylor
July & August 2025
Cathedral Hill, Saint Paul
To book, visit www.fitzgeraldwalkingtours.com/tours
Enjoy the Minnesota summer and immerse yourself in the charm of the 1920s as Mark guides you through locations that played a significant role in Fitzgerald’s life and novels. Fitzgerald walking tours cover a 1.5 mile loop and are capped at 20 people.
Gatsby at 100
2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby. To mark this milestone, The Friends will convene a variety of programs that invite us to revisit the book and consider how its themes apply today. Learn more and browse programs here.
“The Last Flapper” Performer Talk with Monette Magrath:
Wednesday, August 6 | Time TBD
Merriam Park Library | 1831 Marshall Avenue, Saint Paul
Performer Monette Magrath shares a behind-the-scenes look at her one-woman show “The Last Flapper” by William Luce, based on the writings of Mrs. F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Learn more about the performance here.
Gatsby at 100
2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby. To mark this milestone, The Friends will convene a variety of programs that invite us to revisit the book and consider how its themes apply today. Learn more and browse programs here.
“Gatsby at 100” Exhibit
September 13, 2025 (closing date TBA)
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis
“Gatsby at 100,” opening in fall 2025 at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, will explore how F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel shaped and was shaped by the visual art of his time. The exhibition will bring together works from Mia’s collection that embody the decadence, social upheaval, and underlying racism of Fitzgerald’s most famous novel, highlighting paintings, prints, drawings, and photographs that are rarely on view. Like Fitzgerald, artists such as Georgia O’Keeffe, Oskar Kokoschka, and Henri Matisse, as well as regional artists like Wanda Gág, Clement Haupers, and Frances Cranmer Greenman, endeavored to capture the contradictions of the Jazz Age, a term coined by Fitzgerald himself. Entry is free.
Gatsby at 100
2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby. To mark this milestone, The Friends will convene a variety of programs that invite us to revisit the book and consider how its themes apply today. Learn more and browse programs here.
Performance: “The Last Flapper,” by William Luce, based on the writings of Mrs. F. Scott Fitzgerald
September 19-21 | Show Times TBD
Landmark Center | 75 W 5th Street, Saint Paul
Based on her real letters and stories, this dynamic one-woman show is the definitive portrait of Mrs. F. Scott Fitzgerald: the glamorous, fun-loving, and tragic Zelda. Set in an insane asylum on the last day of Zelda’s life, the play unfolds as a mesmerizing, hypnotic session.
Performed by Monette Magrath.
Gatsby at 100
2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby. To mark this milestone, The Friends will convene a variety of programs that invite us to revisit the book and consider how its themes apply today. Learn more and browse programs here.
Teaching The Great Gatsby: Panel discussion
Sunday, November 9| Time TBD
Online
Registration to come
Join a panel discussion of teachers from around the United States to chat about how they teach The Great Gatsby in 2025. How are students reacting to a century-old work? What have they learned in years of teaching the novel?
Gatsby at 100
2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby. To mark this milestone, The Friends will convene a variety of programs that invite us to revisit the book and consider how its themes apply today. Learn more and browse programs here.
The Friends is your Fitzgerald Resource.
The Friends stewards F. Scott Fitzgerald’s legacy through programming that celebrates the life and literature of the revered author and inspires people to reflect on both his historical and contemporary significance.
In January 2020, the nonprofit organization Fitzgerald in Saint Paul (FISP) became part of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. The Friends has a long history of supporting readers and writers, which makes the FISP collection of events a natural fit for The Friends’ own program portfolio. With this focus, The Friends highlights and furthers our state’s literary culture by lifting up an author who helped define this rich legacy.
Other Fitzgerald Programs
For questions and more information, please contact:
Alayne Hopkins, Director of Programs and Services
[email protected]
651-366-6488
The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library acts as a catalyst for libraries to strengthen and inspire their communities. An independent, nonprofit organization established in 1945, The Friends invests in the Saint Paul Public Library through fundraising, advocacy, and programming; as a result, our Library is a nationally-recognized leader in serving its community. The Friends also serves libraries across the country and internationally through its consulting services, Library Strategies, and promotes literacy, reading, and libraries statewide as the Library of Congress’s designated Minnesota Center for the Book.