The famous Toe Jam Puppet Band will present a winter-themed program full of their wacky antics.  Please note, this event was originally scheduled for 3:00; start time has been changed.

 

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Explore scientific principles with some super-fun experiments. Dress to make a mess.  For age six years and older.

 

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Explore three prominent Black American painters over two centuries. Robert Duncanson represents an American landscape painter from the mid 19th century through the American Civil War. In 1879, Henry Ossawa Tanner, was the only Black American artist at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art, becoming a favorite student of Thomas Eakins. By 1891, Tanner emigrated to Paris where he was successful at the Salon and remained in Paris except for occasional visits to the US. Jacob Lawrence represented the Harlem Renaissance of the early 20th century, especially with his Migration Series. Led by art historian Martha Chiarchiaro, owner of Seeing History.

 

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RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.

 

Love Speculative Fiction, SciFi, and Fantasy but not sure what to read next? Join blogger, Kristen, of Fantasy Cafe for this quarterly session of her recommendations of some of the best of SciFi/Fantasy books out there! We're sure you'll find something to like from Kristen's many enthusiastic reviews.

 

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Kristen has been an avid reader for as long as she can remember and has been blogging about fantasy and science fiction books since 2007. Though she enjoys a variety of speculative fiction subgenres, she has a special fondness for dark stories, complicated characters, and books that incorporate myths and history, and she shares about the books she reads/wants to read on her website, fantasybookcafe.com. She lives in Vermont with her husband and several (yet somehow never enough) bookshelves. 

 

We'll send out a list of all recommendations for those who register.

 

Looking for the best books with BIPOC/LGBTQ+/ Neurodivergent/Disabled etc. characters or by representative authors but not sure what to read next? Join bookstagrammer, Leelynn Brady (aka @sometimesleelynnreads), monthly for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations - any genre as well as YA and Middle Grade books, as long as they are by diverse authors or have inclusive storylines! We're sure you'll find something to like from Leelynn's many enthusiastic reviews.

 

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Leelynn (she/they) is a book blogger and bookstagrammer at @sometimeleelynnreads. She is an avid reader and supporter of diverse books. She has been talking about her favorite books and authors on Instagram for 10 years and doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. 

 

Image credit: Graphics by Waffley Cute Designs

 

We've taken the club VIRTUAL! Please register to join us for the Out of This World Science Fiction / Fantasy Book Club! We'll send out a link to registrants prior to the meeting.  

 

The title for February is Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher

Join us to discuss the 10th anniversary (and fully revised & updated 2nd edition!) of her book, "Death in Glacier National Park: Stories of Accidents and Foolhardiness in the Crown of the Continent". Randi author of eight books in the non-fiction "Death in the National Parks" series, explores the fatal mistakes people make when they venture into unfamiliar wilderness. Collected here are some the most gripping accounts in park history and new stories about people losing the battle with natural forces or perishing from their own folly. Be ready for your upcoming summer vacation plans with this important and, probably, humorous presentation!

 

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Note: This program will be recorded and a link will be sent to all registrants soon after the program. It will be available on YouTube for one month. 

 

This time, we'll be delving even deeper into the primary sources - the manuscripts and letters - that informed Graham's book "The Invention of Charlotte Brontë: A New Life". Join us, once again, as Graham discusses Charlotte's life - the myths vs. reality - as well as his own research and writing of this fantastic book! Here's a link to the first session and second session if you missed either.

 

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RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.