John Milnes Baker-The Case for Edward De Vere as the Real William Shakespeare Kent Memorial Library 2020-10-27 | The Kent Memorial Library presents a Book Talk with Kent resident John Milnes Baker. Join us as John discusses his recently published book The Case for Edward de Vere as the real William Shakespeare. Thursday, September 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Cardiac Wellness Kent Memorial Library 2024-04-06 | Why is Heart Disease the #1 cause of death over all cancers combined, when it is reversible and preventable? Find out in this enlightening talk by Mary Yuter, RN, author and founder of a holistic, results-oriented cardiac wellness program www.hearttosoulcw.com. This talk is for those with a family or personal history of heart disease, or who are interested in preventing heart disease.
Much More Than The Baby Blues: The Truth About Post-Partum Depression Kent Memorial Library 2023-05-06 | The “baby blues” is a benign name for a wide-spread issue that needs to be brought to the forefront of medical care. It can be as simple as feeling out of sorts or as devastating as a mental psychosis. Join us as our keynote speaker, Deborah Bain, RN, BSN, guides us through symptoms, treatments effects on the family and where to find help.
The Truth About Assisted Living Communities Kent Memorial Library 2023-04-16 | This presentation will explain the differences between Skilled Nursing Homes, Independent and Assisted Living Communities, Continuing Care Retirement Communities, and Memory Care Communities. It will then focus specifically on Assisted Living and Memory Care Communities and explain how these communities can differ in care and amenities. Presented by New Season In Life. Kent Memorial Library, Kent, CT. April 13, 2023.
Picassos War: How Modern Art Came to America Kent Memorial Library 2022-11-19 | A Virtual Evening with author Hugh Eakin in conversation with James Barron. Picasso’s War is the never-before-told story about how a single exhibition, a decade in the making, irrevocably changed American taste, and in doing so saved dozens of the twentieth century’s most enduring artworks from the Nazis. Through a deft combination of new scholarship and vivid storytelling, Hugh Eakin shows how two men and their obsession with Picasso changed the art world forever.
Green Energy Initiative for NW CT Kent Memorial Library 2022-10-28 | The Conservation Commission and People’s Action for Clean Energy have completed a study of Kent’s energy use and proposed a long term strategy to move the town to a green, secure, and affordable energy future. The session will include practical steps for residents and businesses to reduce energy costs and green their energy. Maria Horn, Representative for the 64th legislative district will introduce the event. Sponsored by the Kent Conservation Commission. Mattison Auditorium, Kent School.
A Book Talk with James R Benn Kent Memorial Library 2022-10-11 | Join Kent Memorial Library and House of Books as we hear from James R. Benn about his latest novel, From the Shadows. James R. Benn is the author of the Billy Boyle World War II mysteries. The debut, Billy Boyle, was selected as a Top Five book of the year by Book Sense and was a Dilys Award nominee, A Blind Goddess was longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, The Rest Is Silence was a Barry Award nominee, and The Devouring was a Macavity Award nominee. Benn, a former librarian, lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida with his wife, Deborah Mandel.
Bricks & Books Kent Memorial Library 2022-04-07 | Compiled and Written by: Georgianne Ensign KentDirected by: Jane Farnol Six readers bring the creation of the Library to life with actual contemporary accounts of Kent legends such as Mary Bacon, Orinda Pratt and Helen Roberts Bull, and explain how it came to be called the Kent Memorial Library.Readers include: Katherine Almquist, Herman Compton, Ryan Foote, Joanna Tucker, Lyra Wilder, and Douglas WorthingtonApril 3, 2022
Holiday Favorites Kent Memorial Library 2021-12-08 | Holiday Favorites: The Most Wonderful Songs of The Year
The Future of Climate and Food Kent Memorial Library 2021-09-11 | An Edmund & Sylvia Morris Lecture Series Featuring Bill McKibben and Anna LappéKent Memorial LibraryKent, Connecticut • September 9, 2021
Medicine – The Future with Harold Varmus, Nobel Laureate Kent Memorial Library 2021-07-22 | The Kent Memorial Library's Sylvia & Edmund Morris Lecture Series featuring co-recipient of the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for studies of the genetic basis of cancer, Mr. Varmus. He discusses Vital Topics in Modern Medicine including COVID-19, CRISPR, and innovations in cancer treatments. Kent Community House, 93 North Main Street, Kent. Sunday, July 11, 2021.
Brain-Healthy Tips to Prevent a ‘Brain Attack’ Kent Memorial Library 2021-05-28 | If you have high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problems, smoke tobacco, are over age 55, have family history or take certain medications, you may be at risk for a stroke. Also known as a “brain attack,” a stroke occurs when a blood vessel carrying blood and oxygen ruptures or is blocked by a blood clot, halting the supply of vital nutrients to the brain. This lecture will provide important information on the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in America and provide guidance on how you can help keep your brain healthy. Speaker Melissa Braislin is Sharon Hospital’s stroke coordinator, director of cardiology and a speech pathologist who oversees rehabilitation services at the hospital.
Robert E Lee And Me Kent Memorial Library 2021-05-14 | Sylvia and Edmund Morris Lecture Series. Robert E. Lee And Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause. Join us for a conversation with Author Ty Seidule and Yale professor Crystal N. Feimster. Thursday, May 13, 2021.
Sowing Justice An Evening with Farmers of Rock Steady Farm & Flowers Rock Steady Farm & Flowers Kent Memorial Library 2021-04-30 | Rock Steady Farm & Flowers is an LGBTQIA+ owned and operated cooperative farm, rooted in social justice, growing sustainable vegetables in Millerton, NY. Join us to learn more about this incredible group dedicated to providing affordable, accessible food using holistic, regenerative farming practices, while working to increase equity in the food system and create safer spaces for queer and BIPOC farmers to thrive.
Book Talk The Truth About Baked Beans Kent Memorial Library 2021-04-16 | Book Talk: The Truth About Baked Beans. Join Kent Memorial Library and House of Books for a conversation with author Meg Muckenhoupt and Lakeville Journal journalist Cynthia Hochswender. They will do some cooking too!
New England Nature: A Discussion with David Leff and Eric Lehman Kent Memorial Library 2021-04-02 | A Book Talk presented by Kent Memorial Library and House of Books of Kent, Connecticut on April 1, 2021
André Aciman presents Homo Irrealis Kent Memorial Library 2021-03-11 | Wednesday, March 10 at 7:00 p.m. André Aciman presents Homo Irrealis, in conversation with David Nasaw. Join Kent Memorial Library and House of Books for an evening with André Aciman, in conversation with David Nasaw, about his latest book release Homo Irrealis.
Introduction to Beekeeping Kent Memorial Library 2021-02-25 | Introduction to Beekeeping with Beavertides Farm
An Artist Conversation & KLA Annual Meeting Kent Memorial Library 2021-01-17 | A Conversation with Pierpont & LaFontan and Kent Library Association Annual Meeting. Saturday, January 16, 2021. Artists and valued Kent Memorial Library staff members, Lucy Pierpont & Maria LaFontan will have a conversation with each other about their artwork which is currently on exhibit at the Library and online. The conversation will be followed immediately by the Kent Library Association Annual Meeting.
A Conversation with Pierpont & LaFontan Kent Memorial Library 2021-01-17 | Artists and valued Kent Memorial Library staff members, Lucy Pierpont & Maria LaFontan will have a conversation with each other about their artwork which is currently on exhibit at the Library and online.
Georgia OKeeffe A Book Talk with Roxana Robinson Kent Memorial Library 2020-11-20 | Book Talk & Signing Georgia O’Keeffe: A Life by Cornwall author Roxana Robinson. She will discuss this new edition of her biography about O’Keeffe as interest in the artist continues to grow among museum-goers and scholars alike, this book remains indispensable for understanding her life and art. Co-sponsored by Kent Memorial Library and House of Books.
Virtual Music Access Spinn and Haley Trapella Kent Memorial Library 2020-11-07 | Virtual Music Access. Join us for coffeehouse style music on the first Friday of each month. Tonight’s guests are Spinn. Sisters Stephanie and Cheryl Lynn Spinner are city girls with country hearts, and while their New Jersey home may not be known for country music, they’re putting their cowboy boot imprint on the Garden State, and the rest of the country. This past year Spinn Music won country music station NASH FM’s NASH Next regional competition – which featured over 750 bands – earning them a trip to Nashville to perform in the finals, and tour with the other top 10 finalists from around the country. Opening for Spinn is Cornwall/Kent’s own Haley Trapella.
A Book Talk with Stephen Drew Kent Memorial Library 2020-10-28 | Stephen Drew as he discusses his new memoir Into the Thin, A Pilgrimage Walk Across Northern Spain. October 26, 2020
Jacob Soboroff + John Washington Kent Memorial Library 2020-10-24 | Join authors Jacob Soboroff & John Washington as they discuss their new books Separate: Inside an American Tragedy and The Dispossessed: A Story of Asylum and the US-Mexican Border and Beyond. Co-sponsored by House of Books. October 20, 2020
Make Zine with Mrs. Sam! Kent Memorial Library 2020-10-09 | Zines are DIY magazines. They can be found in a variety of formats and explore every topic under the sun. If you have paper and something to say, you can make a zine. Join Mrs. Sam as she explores Zines and makes one of her own.
Duct Tape Pencil Pouch with Mrs. Sam! Kent Memorial Library 2020-10-09 | Have your pencil keeping practices on point with this stylish workshop- duct tape pencil pouches with Mrs. Sam!
A Book Talk with Alan Shayne Kent Memorial Library 2020-10-09 | Join Washington, CT author and renowned actor, casting director, producer and former president of Warner Brothers Television Alan Shayne with LGBT books & movie reviewer Dr. Amos Lassen as they discuss his new book The Rain May Pass. Co-sponsored by House of Books & Kent Memorial Library of Kent, CT. October 7, 2020
Sergio Troncoso Book Talk Kent Memorial Library 2020-10-03 | Kent Memorial Library & House of Books present a Book Talk with Sergio Troncoso
Virtual Music Access features the KC Singers Kent Memorial Library 2020-10-03 | The Kent Memorial Library's Virtual Music Access presents the KC Singers
Masters of Kent - Ron Marasco Kent Memorial Library 2020-09-18 | The Kent Memorial Library’s Masters of Kent Summer Series presents Advice to a Public Speaker (Which nowadays is everyone!) A Lecture/Discussion with Ron Marasco, Ph.D.Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Virtual Music Access with Vance Cannon Kent Memorial Library 2020-09-05 | Kent Memorial Library of Kent, CT presents Virtual Music Access on September 4, 2020 featuring Vance Cannon.
Masters of Kent Presents Frank Way Kent Memorial Library 2020-09-04 | Masters of Kent Summer Series Presents Frank Way.Brought to you by Kent Memorial Library, Kent, CTWednesday, September 2 at 7:00 p.m.Building A Brand: How frank. food Came to Life presented by Frank Way
Roxana Robinson & Honor Moore Kent Memorial Library 2020-08-23 | A book talk and conversation between authors Roxana Robinson & Honor Moore brought to you by House of Books, Cornwall Library and Kent memorial Library.
Book Talk: Amy Poeppel & Elinor Lipman Kent Memorial Library 2020-08-21 | A book talk and virtual signing brought to you by Kent Memorial Library and House of Books.
Fractured Fairy Tales- Goldilocks! Kent Memorial Library 2020-07-24 | Mrs. Sam reads two versions of the Goldilocks stories and presents the Fractured Fairy Tale writing challenge!
Masters of Kent Summer Series presents Joy Phelan-Pinto & Dennis Pinto Kent Memorial Library 2020-07-24 | ...
Masters of Kent Summer Series presents Margo Martindale Kent Memorial Library 2020-07-18 | KML's Masters of Kent Summer Series presents Margo Martindale interviewed by Ron Marasco. July 15, 2020
Masters of Kent Summer Series presents Burt Visotzky Kent Memorial Library 2020-07-11 | Masters of Kent Summer Series presents The Pope, the Shaykh, and a Rabbi go into the KML: What’s New in Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue presented by Rabbi Burton Visotzky. Wednesday, July 8 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom
STEAM TEAM: Galaxy Jars! Kent Memorial Library 2020-07-03 | Learn about galaxies and nebulas with Mrs. Sam and do a fun craft!
