Books & Bites
The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesBook Chat is becoming Books & Bites! That's right, our popular book chat program is getting a new name for 2023! Books and Bites will remain similar in structure to […]
Book Chat is becoming Books & Bites! That's right, our popular book chat program is getting a new name for 2023! Books and Bites will remain similar in structure to […]
In celebration of Verso University's exploration of the CT Art Trail, join us August 2 for a presentation about Weir Farm National Historical Park: A National Park for Art! Be inspired by of generations of world-class artists, including America's most beloved Impressionist Julian Alden Weir. Weir Farm National Historical Park, located in Wilton and Ridgefield, […]
Discuss "Three" by Valerie Perrin. A sequence of heart-wrenching events and revelations that span three decades, Three tells a moving story of love and loss, hope and grief, friendship and […]
If you write and need a place to read your work in front of a group of friendly, non-threatening fellow writers, this is the place for you! We meet in person and on Zoom from 7 to 9 pm on the third Tuesday of every month in a casual open mic format. We welcome fiction, […]
Take a break from your keyboard or quill and get energized! Come to the Library to meet other area writers on the third Wednesday of each month. Tell us what […]
Journalist Samuel G. Freedman visits Westport to discuss his book, Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights, with Daniel Gross. During one sweltering week in July 1948, the Democratic Party gathered in Philadelphia for its national convention. The most pressing and controversial issue facing the delegates was not whom […]
Book Chat is becoming Books & Bites! That's right, our popular book chat program is getting a new name for 2023! Books and Bites will remain similar in structure to […]
Jazz is an American-born art form that reflects, as Duke Ellington once said, “Freedom in Sound.” It is an art of improvisation based on African American roots and is one of […]
Jazz is an American-born art form that reflects, as Duke Ellington once said, “Freedom in Sound.” It is an art of improvisation based on African American roots and is one of America’s greatest cultural innovations. This four-class program will be conducted by musician and Fairfield University Professor of Music Brian Q. Torff, who will trace the […]
Take a break from your keyboard or quill and get energized! Come to the Library to meet other area writers on the third Wednesday of each month. Tell us what you're working on, get some feedback, come to congratulate or commiserate, exchange tips, brag, and compare notes. We try to keep you updated with places […]
Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group focused on both historical nonfiction and fiction. This month the group will discuss Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, which was a National Book Award finalist. This is your chance to read the book before it becomes a major motion picture! Related: David Grann on […]
Discuss "Lions of Fifth Avenue" by Fiona Davis. A series of book thefts roils the iconic New York Public Library, leaving two generations of strong-willed women to pick up the pieces. For copies of the book, phone 203.291.4807. New participants always welcome. Room 210 . Contact Carolyn Karwoski, [email protected] for more information. PageTurners READ Like A […]
Jazz is an American-born art form that reflects, as Duke Ellington once said, “Freedom in Sound.” It is an art of improvisation based on African American roots and is one of America’s greatest cultural innovations. This four-class program will be conducted by musician and Fairfield University Professor of Music Brian Q. Torff, who will trace the […]
Mark Schenker, formerly of Yale College, will lecture on four powerfully moving novels that explore transcending the “unreality of reality."
Jazz is an American-born art form that reflects, as Duke Ellington once said, “Freedom in Sound.” It is an art of improvisation based on African American roots and is one of America’s greatest cultural innovations. This four-class program will be conducted by musician and Fairfield University Professor of Music Brian Q. Torff, who will trace the […]
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