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 […]
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 […]
Hear about books written by your Westport neighbors in the Saugatuck Scribes series! This event presents two memoirs from Westport native Anya Liftig and Diane Lowman, the Town's former poet laureate, who will be in conversation with each other. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Please let us know you'll be coming by […]
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 the Book Chat program but will now include more reading recommendations, and from time to time, guests who will share and recommend their top titles. […]
Mark Schenker, formerly of Yale College, will lecture on four powerfully moving novels that explore transcending the “unreality of reality."
Verso Studios at The Westport Library is proud to announce its inaugural Verso Book Club event, a discussion of To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse. Author Howard Fishman will be in person for the conversation and will hold a book signing. PLEASE REGISTER HERE FOR THE EVENT, which […]
Westport's own Melissa Newman will celebrate the October 10 launch of her extraordinary new book, Head Over Heels: Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman, A Love Affair in Words and Pictures, in the Library's Trefz Forum. She will be in conversation with longtime friend and filmmaker Doug Tirola, sharing insights into her affectionately curated and lushly […]
Discuss "Latecomer" by Jean Hanff Korelitz. A layered and immersive literary novel about three siblings, desperate to escape one another, and the upending of their family by the late arrival of a fourth. 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 […]
Mark Schenker, formerly of Yale College, will lecture on four powerfully moving novels that explore transcending the “unreality of reality."
