Vocalist Perley Rousseau accompanied on the piano by Sonny Daye will perform the music of the great American composers including Gershwin, Berlin, Porter, Ellington, Rodgers and others.
A look at life on the American home front during World War II: how every facet of life was affected by the war; how every citizen did their part; what they ate, saved, created or did without during the war effort. Learn about preserving, canning, pickling from the Victory Garden. Sample a popular dish from Grandma"s wartime kitchen.
Join us for the dedication of the Albert Wisner Public Library Reading Garden. A short ceremony will take place in the Garden commemorating Warwick Beautification Committee founders: Dorothy "Deeps" Sanford, Elizabeth Sanford Lewis VanLeer, Frances Sanford Bradner and David Brandt.
The New York Swing Exchange, a big band orchestra, performs the swinging compositions popular in the 1940's.
Swing is improvisational, energetic and as fun to dance as it is to watch. Dance instructor Diane Newlander will teach the fundamentals of swing dancing. Learn or brush up on the dance craze of the 1940's and 50's that is still quite popular today.
Poet Mary Makofske will read and discuss poems from her new book, winner of the Snyder Prize from Ashland Poetry Press (Ashland University).
Join English professor Diane Tomko for a discussion of famous correspondents in literary history. Their letters stand in marked contrast to our fleeting tweets, texts and emails. What can we learn from this more literate form of expression?
The Library will host a discussion of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society with Wendy Dembeck. All are welcome!
Members of the storytelling guild will beguile withtales of ghostsand mystery thathave been passed down in our communitythrough the years. Historic sources have been mined, and the old stories will rise from their graves and live again! Adults, teens and attentivechildren age 10 and up with parent. Pre-registration required.
