ENGLEWOOD — Actor-playwrights and Hermitage fellows Ginna Hoben and Ain Gordon will read from their work Friday at a beach reading.

The free event takes place at the Hermitage campus, 6660 Manasota Key Road in Englewood. It begins at 4:30 p.m. with tours of the historic Hermitage House. Readings will follow at around 5:15 p.m. on the beach adjacent to the campus. Festivities conclude at sunset at 6:06 p.m. Bring your own beach chairs and refreshments.