A Toast to F Scott Fitzgerald's 118th Birthday

Join Fitzgerald in Saint Paul, for a celebratory reception and toast to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 118th birthday. The event will mark a new season for the recently formed Fitzgerald in Saint Paul organization, and the announcement of its upcoming year of activities and a new partnership with the international F. Scott Fitzgerald birthday. The event will mark a new season for the recently formed Fitzgerald in Saint Paul organization, and the announcement of its upcoming year of activities and a new partnership with the international F. Scott Fitzgerald Society.

Held at the lovingly restored New Victorian Mansion Bed and Breakfast (325 Dayton, Saint Paul), the reception will feature champagne, sparkling juice, and of course, birthday cake. The event is free and open to the public, although a $10 donation is requested. The Fitzgerald in Saint Paul event is co-sponsored by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, and is supported by the Richard P. McDermott Fitzgerald Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1896. He spent much of his childhood in Saint Paul, and returned to the city after attending Princeton and working in New York City, to complete his bestselling first novel, This Side of Paradise, in 1920. Scott and his wife Zelda became international celebrities and symbols of the Roaring ‘20s and the Jazz Age (a term coined by Fitzgerald). Today, Fitzgerald is acknowledged as one of America’s greatest writers, and in particular, his novel, The Great Gatsby, has been read by millions of people.

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Fitzgerald in Saint Paul is a nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating the life and literature of F. Scott Fitzgerald, the revered American author and cultural icon. Through annual programs, educational initiatives, outreach, and sponsorship of activities, Fitzgerald in Saint Paul advances Fitzgerald’s legacy as a great American author and a Saint Paul icon. The organization’s long-range goal is to develop a permanent international center in Saint Paul to celebrate the legacy of Fitzgerald and his work. For more information on Fitzgerald in Saint Paul, visit www.fitzgeraldinsaintpaul.org.