Events Calendar / October 03, 2017

Main Library Book Discussion: Dinner with Edward: The Story of an Unexpected Friendship thumbnail Photo

Main Library Book Discussion: Dinner with Edward: The Story of an Unexpected Friendship

Dinner with Edward: The Story of an Unexpected Friendship, by New York Post Reporter, Isabel Vincent

This heartwarming memoir details the unlikely but enriching friendship that blooms between the author, then in her 40s and facing a marriage in crisis, and a 93-year-old man named Edward who’s just lost his wife of 69 years. Betsy DeGrush will lead the discussion.

Journal Writers Group: SPECIAL 12 WEEK SESSION: The Artist’s Way thumbnail Photo

Journal Writers Group: SPECIAL 12 WEEK SESSION: The Artist’s Way

Join us for an amazing twelve weeks as we discuss Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. This international bestseller has inspired millions to overcome the limiting beliefs and fears that inhibit the creative process. In it, Julia Cameron takes readers on an amazing twelve week journey to discover the inextricable link between their spiritual and creative selves.


This groundbreaking program includes:
• An Introduction to two of Cameron’s most vital tools for creative recovery – “The Morning Pages and The Artist Date”
• Hundreds of highly effective exercises and activities
• Guidance on starting a “Creative Cluster” of fellow artists who will support you in your creative endeavors
 

Program runs every Tuesday from January 8 - March 26.

Poetry Workshop with Alan Feldman and Bernard Horn

June 4: Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus at Framingham State University, in Trustees Room

June 18: Led by Bernard Horn, in Trustees Room

June 25: Led by Bernard Horn, in Children's Program Room

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.