Events Calendar / January 24, 2017

Poetry Workshop

• January 24, 2017 , 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm / Main Library, Trustees Room

Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus at Framingham State University

This drop-in class welcomes serious poets of all ages and levels of experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. Each session begins with a discussion of a topic in poetry leading to a brief in-class assignment. Poets who wish to have their work discussed need to provide copies to distribute during the session. Alan’s new collection, Immortality, was most recently awarded the Massachusetts Book Award for Poetry in 2016.

• Adults

Leaving Cancer for the Circus: An American Odyssey Inspired by Love and Recovery

• January 24, 2017 , 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm / Christa McAuliffe Branch Library, Community Room

Award-winning Framingham native and Kansas City sportscaster Danny Clinkscale presents his new memoir, Leaving Cancer for the Circus, a humorous and heartbreaking account of the eventful year that brought him both the exhilarating experience of the Royals’ back-to-back World Series appearances, as well as a devastating cancer diagnosis. Danny’s journey takes him from diagnosis to solo road trip, with flashes of growing up with his father Bob, local anchorman and professor. Books will be available for purchase. Partial proceeds will go to Coaches for Cancer.

• McAuliffe Branch
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• Adults