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Lectures and Presentations
Simons Rock College in Great Barrington presents TIBET THROUGH SLIDES, MUSIC, SONG AND DANCE on Friday, November 2 at 7 p.m. in Kellogg Music Center. Professional Tibetan folk musician Penpa Tsering will perform traditional songs from different regions of Tibet. The pieces will include songs, dances, chants and performances on a wide variety of string and wind instruments. Then Ananda Apfelbaum, a professional photographer and director of the Tibetan Relief Project, will give a slide lecture about Tibet and the Tibetan community in exile in Dharamsala, India. Free and open to the public; for more info call 413-528-7282.
Berkshire Botanical Garden, Routes 102 & 183 in Stockbridge presents MILLSTREAM: THE GARDEN OF LINCOLN AND TIMMY FOSTER on Saturday, November 3 from 10 a.m.-noon. This slide illustrated lecture by professional gardener Tamsin Goggin will focus on Millstream, the rock garden of renowned rock gardener and author Lincoln Foster and his wife Timmy. View plants collected, traded, and propagated by the Fosters and observe how they fit into this remarkable garden in Falls Village. Cost is $15 members, $20 non-members; registration is required. For more info call 413-298-3926.
White Memorial Conservation Center, off Route 202 in Litchfield presents "PHOTOGRAPHIC SCENES OF NATURE ON CONNECTICUT WATERWAYS as Viewed by Kayak," a slide show by Jeff Feldmann on Saturday, November 3 at 2 p.m. in the Arthur B. Ceder Meeting Room. Free and open to the public; for more info call 860-567-0857.
Orion House, 123A Sharon-Goshen Tpke. in West Cornwall hosts VERDI: COMPOSER AND PATRIOT, a series of three talks by Jeffrey M. Engel devoted to the operas of Verdi, which were written during Italy’s struggle for independence. The first talk in the series will be given on Saturday, November 3 at 4 p.m. For more info call 860-672-6222.
Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road in Farmington presents HILL-STEAD AT 100, a pair of lectures on Colonial Revivalism on Sunday, November 4 at 1 p.m. Colonial Revivalism is the movement that in 1901 inspired Hill-Stead’s founder, Theodate Pope Riddle, to design and build the 36-room mansion. Historical-design merchant John Burrows will speak on "Old Country Style: A Precursor to the Colonial Revival." Thomas Denenberg, curator of American decorative arts at the Wadsworth Atheneum, will then give a talk on "Colonial Revival: Then and Now." A panel discussion with audience participation will follow the lectures. Admission is $15 members, $20 non-members; to register call 860-677-8384, ext 120.
Litchfield Hills Audubon Society presents CONNECTICUT'S REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS, a slide show by Jack Papapietro on Monday, November 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Litchfield Grange Hall, Route 202 in Litchfield. Mr. Papapietro is the Assistant Director and biologist for the Harry C. Barnes Nature Center in Bristol. There will be an opportunity to see and handle some of the reptiles and amphibians. Members are reminded of table prizes. The public is invited; refreshments will be served. For more info call 860-482-0819.
Simons Rock College in Great Barrington presents DEBRA SPARK reading from her new novel "The Ghost of Bridgetown" on Wednesday, November 7 at 8 p.m. in Blodgett House. Ms. Spark is the author of "Coconuts for the Saint" and is the editor of the influential anthology "20 Under 30." She currently teaches at Colby College. Free and open to the public; for more info call 413-528-7222.
Farmington Valley Christian Women's Club presents O CHRISTMAS TREE, a luncheon at the Farmington Club in Farmington on Thursday, November 8 from noon-2 p.m. Roberta Lambert of Torrington will offer tree trimming tips. Lorry Walker of South Glastonbury is the musician for the afternoon. Barbara Weatherbee of Bolton, MA will speak about life’s abrupt changes. Cost is $14; reservations are required by November 7 for both the luncheon and free childcare. For more info call Bea at 860-673-4402, or Diane at 860-621-0088.
Gunn Memorial Library and Museum, 5 Wykeham Rd. (at Route 47) in Washington continues its GUNN WRITERS' SERIES with a talk by playwright Bill C. Davis on Thursday, November 8 at 7 p.m. After attending Marist College, Mr. Davis worked at Rhinebeck Country Village, a residential community for developmentally disabled and emotionally disturbed adults "where the truths about human beings were revealed brutally and poignantly every minute of the day." While working and living there he wrote "Mass Appeal," which was produced by Lynne Meadow at the Manhattan Theatre Club. "One of the strangest and ultimately scariest things that happened was that I was able to get a mortgage for my first house with nothing to show the bank president except Frank Rich’s review of ‘Mass Appeal’ in the New York Times," laughs Mr. Davis. The program is free and open to the public; refreshments will be served. For more info call 860-868-7586.
Sierra Club Greater Hartford Group presents GLOBAL POPULATION GROWTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT with Annette Souder on Thursday, November 8 at 7:15 p.m. at Westmoor Park, Flagg Rd. in West Hartford. Ms. Souder, a senior Sierra Club staffer in Washington, DC, will address the timely and important issue of population growth and its effects on the environment, both here and abroad. Overpopulation impacts on wildlife habitat, clean water, farmland, forests and human health will all be discussed. Letter writing and refreshments begin at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public; for more info call Debra Krauss at 860-404-0015.
Harwinton Public Library hosts an ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION of "The Accidental Tourist" by Anne Tyler on Monday, November 12 at 7 p.m. For more info call 860-485-9113.
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