From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Bring a poem or two to share, your own or someone else’s.

Pauline Muth is president of the American Bonsai Society and has been studying and practicing Bonsai for more than 35 years.

In 1903 Mary Boulton flees alone across the West, one heart-pounding step ahead of the law.

This month we will be reading Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng.

Local author Marcia Reiss, who has written seven books on architecture and New York history, will unearth the European roots of our quintessential American homes and commercial buildings.

For September, we will be reading Little Bee by Chris Cleave. The story presents a tale of a precarious friendship between an illegal Nigerian refugee and a recent widow from suburban London, a story told from the alternating and disparate perspectives of both women.

Amy Cotler, veteran culinary professional and farm to table advocate will talk about her new book, a comprehensive how-to guide for seeking out and savoring local food all year round. Talk, reading, signing with questions and answers.