Master storyteller and best-selling author Frank Delaney will discuss his latest book, Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show, Thursday, March 11, at 7 p.m., in the Greenwich Library's Meeting Room. Renowned for his gift of language and signature Irish wit, Delaney's work has, so often, scrutinized the nature of the spoken word.
Master storyteller and best-selling author Frank Delaney will discuss his latest book, Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show, Thursday, March 11, at 7 p.m., in the Greenwich Library's Meeting Room. Renowned for his gift of language and signature Irish wit, Delaney's work has, so often, scrutinized the nature of the spoken word.
Peter T. Grauer, Chairman of Bloomberg L.P., will be honored on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, as the seventh recipient of Greenwich Library's Peterson Business Award. Former Chairman & CEO of JPMorgan Chase, William B. Harrison, Jr., will present this prestigious award to Mr. Grauer. Mr. Harrison was the third recipient of the Peterson Business Award.
Globally-renowned music superstars, The Klezmatics -- the only klezmer band to win a Grammy award -- will bring their culturally and spiritually vibrant music to the Cole Auditorium on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at 3:30 p.m.
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Children will be introduced to the various style and elements of jazz, as well as the role and responsibility of each instrument, when the Westchester Jazz Orchestra visits the Cole Auditorium on Saturday, February 27, at 2 p.m. A special sextet from the award-winning Westchester County-based jazz orchestra will demonstrate the fun of jazz in their exhilarating presentation, "Intro to Jazz."
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The Library's criterion for closing due to inclement weather differs from those of Town Hall and the Board of Education. When conditions are poor, please call 622-7900 for the most current information regarding closings or delayed openings. Current information regarding closings and/or delays will be posted on the Library News blog. Patrons can also check for announcements of delayed openings and early closings on Greenwich Radio WGCH 1490, News 12 Connecticut.
Any delays or closings will also pertain to the Byram Shubert and Cos Cob branch libraries.
If Greenwich Public Schools are closed due to inclement weather, storytimes at Greenwich Library are cancelled. If school openings are delayed, morning storytimes are cancelled.
HGTV and TLC make home make-overs look simple. Now get first-hand tips on how to recreate your "problem room" in an easy, inexpensive way from a local interior design professional. Adele Raspe, owner of the newly opened interior design firm Adele R LLC, will present "Home Make-Overs for the Busy Homeowner" Saturday, February 27, at 10:30 a.m., at the Cos Cob Library.
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A selection of the Rowe Bookplate Museum's Abraham Lincoln collection will be on display at the Greenwich Library throughout February. The exhibit contains bookplates, or ex libris, devoted to the life of Lincoln.
Get a taste of Northern Italy's agriturismi and learn easy ways to bring Italian farmhouse cuisine to your table. Matthew Scialabba and Melissa Pellegrino, authors of The Italian Farmer's Table, will share their experiences of a four-month journey exploring 30 agriturismi (working farms with accommodations and restaurants) to learn authentic farm-to-table regional Italian cuisine, Wednesday, February 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Greenwich Library Meeting Room.
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Mid-February, according to the lunar calendar, brings about the C
hinese New Year. The public is invited to celebrate the Year of the Tiger, as the Greenwich Library welcomes the CBA Culture & Arts Center of New York City on Sunday, February 7, at 2 pm, in the Cole Auditorium. Festivities will include dancing, acrobatics, magic, martial arts and music.
hinese New Year. The public is invited to celebrate the Year of the Tiger, as the Greenwich Library welcomes the CBA Culture & Arts Center of New York City on Sunday, February 7, at 2 pm, in the Cole Auditorium. Festivities will include dancing, acrobatics, magic, martial arts and music.
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Dr. Dana Brand, author of The Last Days of Shea: Delight and Despair in the Life of a Mets Fan, will speak at Greenwich Library on Tuesday, February 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room. Dr. Brand is a Professor of English and American Literature at Hofstra University. He was born in New York City in 1954 to a pair of Brooklyn Dodger fans who were heartbroken when their team left New York in 1957. He began his personal love affair with baseball in 1962, the first season of the New York Mets.
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