This Friday at 3 p.m., we celebrate Louis Armstrong Month at Greenwich Library with a Master Class on “West End Blues.” Trumpeter and bandleader Wendell Brunious, of the prominent New Orleans musical family, will have an open rehearsal followed by a discussion of Armstrong’s music, beginning with the classic, “West End Blues.” Armstrong’s 1928 recording Read More
“The Descendents” is the Friends Friday Film This Week
This week’s Friends Friday Film is “The Descendants” starring George Clooney. This 2011 movie directed by Alexander Payne is a seriocomic look at a family tragedy as Clooney manages a multimillion dollar trust and his personal tragedies. The movie runs 115 minutes and is rated R. Admission to the Friends Friday Films is free. This Read More
YA Author Annabel Monaghan to Give Teen Writing Workshop
Registration opens today for acclaimed Young Adult author Annabel Monaghan‘s teen writing workshop at Greenwich Library on Tuesday, October 16 at 4 p.m. in the Meeting Room. Monaghan will begin by discussing her debut YA novel, A Girl Named Digit. Monaghan’s book is a thriller about teen math genius Farrah, nicknamed Digit, and her mad Read More
Banned Book Week Begins
What would you do if you went to the library to check out a book, only to find it wasn’t there? Not because it was already checked out, but because someone else didn’t agree with its content and had it removed. According to the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), there were Read More
Children’s Program at Greenwich Library
Tomorrow children ages 2-5 are invited to Sing, Play and Move with Marta. Children will enjoy singing, music and movement with musical instruments in the Library’s magical Constellation Room on the second floor. The program is limited to 20 children and their caregivers, so come early to sign up a the Children’s Desk. For more information Read More
Friends Friday Film is “My Week with Marilyn”
This week’s Friends Friday Film is “My Week with Marilyn,” an award winning film starring Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe. Based on two books by Colin Clark, the movie follows an assistant producer as he gives Marilyn Monroe a taste of everyday life during the London filming of The Price and the Showgirl in 1957. Read More
Nutrition 101
This evening at Greenwich Library Dr. Veronica Waks will teach the basics about how the food you consume is absorbed and used by your cells to impact your health. Visit the Meeting Room at 6 p.m. and create a firm foundation for understanding important health topics such as cholesterol, high blood pressure, weight reduction, cancer Read More
Fall Into the Library
Can you feel it? School has started. There is a light crispness in the morning air. Some of the leaves have started to turn. As autumn makes its way to New England, we invite you to “fall” into Greenwich Library this month. This evening Shakespeare expert Bob Smith returns for an eight week examination of Read More
Zeitoun High School Essay Contest Winners
The Greenwich Reads Together town-wide event has wrapped up but there is still great news to share. One of the highlights was the high school essay contest, where students were asked to answer the question: Please explain how your reading of Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers, has affected your view of justice and anti-Muslim sentiment in Read More
Paperworks Curator Walk Through at Flinn Gallery
Paperworks: Material as Medium, is the beautiful new exhibit that opened Thursday at the Flinn Gallery. Today at 2pm, curators Kelly Eberly and Barbara Richards with browngrotta arts of Wilton, will walk through the Flinn Gallery to guide patrons through the more than 85 inventive works made of handmade, recycled and commercial paper from artists Read More
