How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs with Smithsonian Curator Sabrina Sholts Tuesday, February 4 at 2:00 pm via digital live stream REGISTER HERE Join us for this enlightening presentation with Smithsonian curator Sabrina Sholts as she talks about how the very fact of being human increases our pandemic risks—and gives us…
Introduction to AI with Mary McPheat: Session 1: Concepts, Demos, and Safety REGISTER HERE. A Zoom link is provided after registration Virtual Program Tuesday, January 28 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm Three town libraries - Roxbury, Bridgewater, and Washington - collaborate to present you Introduction to AI, with Mary McPheat. This session will provide a rapid introduction…
An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent: A Conversation with Seth Fishman Thursday, January 28 at 1:00 pm via digital live stream REGISTER HERE You’re writing a book (or thinking about it), but what happens next? Join us for an inside look into working with an agent and the beginning stages of the…
Notes on Modern Irrationality with Bestselling Author Amanda Montell Thursday, January 23 at 2:00 pm via digital live stream REGISTER HERE Join us as we chat with the New York Times bestselling author, Amanda Montell about her newest book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality. In a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative…
The Magic of Found Family: In Conversation with Author TJ Klune Wednesday, January 15 at 7:00 pm via digital live stream REGISTER HERE Come have a magical moment with New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune as he chats about his Cerulean Chronicles, with special emphasis on his newest in the series, Somewhere Beyond the Sea. If you’re new…
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: Examining the Truths and Fictions We Tell Ourselves with Lori Gottlieb Wednesday, October 22 at 2:00 pm via digital live-stream REGISTER HERE Every year, nearly 30 million Americans sit on a therapist’s couch—and some of these patients are therapists. In her remarkable book Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori…
Sponsored by the Connecticut Community Foundation, Part of our Brain Health Series Join the Mattatuck Museum for a virtual tour and discussion of their exciting new exhibition: “Poskas: Father and Son”, which brings together the artwork of Waterbury natives Peter Poskas II and his son Peter Poskas III. Dedicated to realist still lifes before a…
Liberating Latin American Genre Fiction: In Conversation with Bestselling Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia Wednesday, October 9 at 7:00 pm via digital live-stream REGISTER HERE You’re invited to free your mind with the highly acclaimed Silvia Moreno-Garcia, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of several novels, including Mexican Gothic, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Gods of Jade and Shadow, and many…
A Journey into the Hidden World of Tropical Bats with Scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Wednesday, October 2 at 2:00 pm via digital live-stream REGISTER HERE Join us in kicking off October as we welcome three Smithsonian-affiliated scientists to teach us about the remarkable world of tropical bats! For decades, scientists at the…