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This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group

Adult Paint & Sip

3:00pm–4:30pm
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:

Local artist and art instructor Thomas Morrissey will lead a Paint & Sip session focused on creating a landscape painting on sketch pad paper.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Zumba Dance Party

12:15pm–1:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Board Room
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Dance your way to fitness at this weekly class with instructor Pamela Arenas. No excuses!

Bring a water bottle.

Teens and adults.

 

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Concert for Peace

2:00pm–4:00pm
Main Library
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Community, Music & Concerts, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy music, dancing and singing during special performances the Amazonas Cultural Ballet of Bolivia; the Stamford Jazz Band for Peace, featuring Jim Clark, David Durrell, Walter Custodio, Paco Godoy and Nathaly Palacios; singer Karen Bravo, compo

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Friends-Sponsored

This program is brought to you by the generous support of the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group

Improv Jam

5:30pm–6:45pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Community, Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the basics of improv through games and practice. No experience necessary.

Teens and adults.

Registration appreciated. 

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Ballroom Dance Workshop

6:30pm–7:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Arts, Movies & Performances, Community, Lectures & Workshops
Event Details:

Learn to dance like a pro with instructor Simone Assboeck, who will lead a four-part workshop covering the basic steps of the spicy salsa and the cheeky cha-cha!

Singles welcome; partners will be rotated.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group

Trivia Night: Sports Showdown

6:00pm–7:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:

Whether you're a casual fan or a die-hard sports enthusiast, this trivia challenge is the perfect way to test your knowledge and have some fun. Prizes await the sharpest minds.

Bring a team or form a new one when you arrive.

This event is in the "Main Library" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Author Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

An evening with author Sam Tanenhaus, author of Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America. The event will be moderated by John Breunig, Editorial Page Editor with Hearst Connecticut Media Group.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Zumba Dance Party

12:15pm–1:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Board Room
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Dance your way to fitness at this weekly class with instructor Pamela Arenas. No excuses!

Bring a water bottle.

Teens and adults.

 

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group

Silent Book Club

2:00pm–3:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Kids and Teens Summer Learning Club, Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

During our very own chapter meeting of the Silent Book Club (SBC), a community of readers and introverts with 300 chapters around the world, we will gather in person to read together in quiet camaraderie.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Ballroom Dance Workshop

6:30pm–7:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Arts, Movies & Performances, Community, Lectures & Workshops
Event Details:

Learn to dance like a pro with instructor Simone Assboeck, who will lead a four-part workshop covering the basic steps of the spicy salsa and the cheeky cha-cha!

Singles welcome; partners will be rotated.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group

The New Yorker Magazine Discussion

1:30pm–3:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

All are welcome to join a friendly group discussion of the latest articles from The New Yorker

Also available via Zoom.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Books & Reading
Event Details:
This event is in the "Main Library" group

Zumba Dance Party

12:15pm–1:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Board Room
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Dance your way to fitness at this weekly class with instructor Pamela Arenas. No excuses!

Bring a water bottle.

Teens and adults.

 

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Ballroom Dance Workshop

6:30pm–7:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Arts, Movies & Performances, Community, Lectures & Workshops
Event Details:

Learn to dance like a pro with instructor Simone Assboeck, who will lead a four-part workshop covering the basic steps of the spicy salsa and the cheeky cha-cha!

Singles welcome; partners will be rotated.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Zumba Dance Party

12:15pm–1:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Board Room
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Dance your way to fitness at this weekly class with instructor Pamela Arenas. No excuses!

Bring a water bottle.

Teens and adults.