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Pages Through the Ages: WAR: HOW CONFLICT SHAPED US

The Westport Museum of History and Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group hosted jointly by the Westport Museum for History and Culture and the Library. Discuss War: How Conflict Shaped Us by Margaret MacMillan with Bruce McGuirk and other history buffs. Meetings will alternate between the buildings, so please check the venue prior to attending! Registration suggested. If […]

Charles Joyner: Stepping Out on Faith

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Opening in the Sheffer Gallery on March 10th is an exhibit of artworks by former Westport resident and Professor of Design at North Carolina Central University and North Carolina State […]

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Pages Through the Ages: ONE SUMMER: AMERICA, 1927

Room 216, McCall Room,The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group hosted jointly by the Westport Museum for History and Culture and the Library. Discuss Bill Bryson's One Summer: America, 1927 with Bruce McGuirk and other history buffs. Meetings will alternate between the buildings, so please check the venue prior to attending! The summer of 1927 began with […]

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Saugatuck Scribes: Memoir & History

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Westporters write books on a wide variety of subjects in all sorts of genres. Authors Gabi Coatsworth and Ted Aldrich will share their new books - a memoir and a […]

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100% DEMOCRACY: THE CASE FOR UNIVERSAL VOTING

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Miles Rapoport and state senator Will Haskell will discuss whether it is time for the United States to take the leap and recognize voting as both a fundamental civil right and a civic duty. In 100% Democracy:  The Case for Universal Voting, co-authors E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport argue that  every citizen has the right to vote […]

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16th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Event with Author Heather McGhee

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Rescheduled from January! The life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be celebrated with a very special event featuring renowned author Heather McGhee. Her book, THE SUM […]

Double Indemnity: Ann Chernow and Miggs Burroughs

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

On view in the Sheffer Gallery from June 7 - August 6, 2022: Westport icons Ann Chernow and Miggs Burroughs double up in this exhibit inspired by the characters and […]

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Case Method Civics Project

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

This community case discussion - in partnership with the Westport League of Women Voters - will give Westport adults the opportunity to enjoy the same classroom experience as Staples High […]

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Dinner Disrupted: WASTELANDS: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Corban Addison comes to Westport to discuss his new nonfiction book, Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial, with Sustainable Westport's Johanna Martell. As vivid and fast-paced as a thriller, Wastelands takes us into the heart of a legal battle over the future of America’s farmland and into the lives of the people who found […]

Opening Reception & Film Screening: Double Indemnity - Ann Chernow and Miggs Burroughs

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Opening reception: Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 6:30pm, followed by a screening of the noir classic Double Indemnity in the Forum starting at 7, with an introduction by Susan Granger. Popcorn will be served! REGISTER HERE The exhibit is on view in the Sheffer Gallery from June 7 - August 6, 2022. Westport icons Ann Chernow […]

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Four Winters: A Film Screening

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

View the film, FOUR WINTERS before its official release and join a discussion afterward between Julia R. Mintz, the film's writer/director/producer and Carin Savel, Chief Executive Officer of the Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County. Deep within the forests of World War II Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and the Ukraine, more than 25,000 Jews […]

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The Spy Who Knew Too Much

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

NOW A VIRTUAL EVENT! Howard Blum returns to the Westport Library to discuss his newest history, The Spy Who Knew Too Much: An Ex-CIA Officer's Quest Through a Legacy of […]

Film Noir Film Series: "Detour" Hosted by Film Critic Joe Meyers

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

The Film Noir Film Series, inspired by the art exhibit "Double Indemnity", now on view in the Sheffer Gallery, continues on July 7th with the iconic film "Detour".  The film, made in 1945, was called by Roger Ebert "... an embodiment of the guilty soul of film noir. No one who has seen it has […]

Film Noir Film Series: "Nightmare Alley"

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

The Film Noir Film Series, inspired by the art exhibit "Double Indemnity", now on view in the Sheffer Gallery, continues on July 14th with the original, iconic film "Nightmare Alley", […]

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