Please call (860 767-1560) or click on the links below each listing to register for programs so we know how many chairs to put out and how to contact you in case of cancellation.
Our fourth year of the beloved Centerbrook Architects Lecture Series continues with a talk by architect Joeb Moore, who’ll speak Friday, February 3rd at 7 p.m. The talk will be presented at Essex Meadows’ Hamilton Hall Auditorium. Click here for more information and to see the rest of this year's Lecture schedule.
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Many of the Centerbrook Architects Lecture Series talks for 2010-2011 can be viewed on YouTube. Links to the films are on our Lecture page here.
The Essex Library presents author/musician Suzzy Roche, who will appear at Valley Regional High School Auditorium, Saturday, Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. to talk about her new novel, Wayward Saints and sing some songs. Suzzy was a founding member of the musical group The Roches, who performed for twenty years as a trio throughout Europe and the United States in a wide variety of venues, from their own sold-out show at Carnegie Hall to the concert halls of Europe and the street corners of New York City. They appeared on The Tonight Show, The David Letterman Show, and have sung with Philip Glass, Paul Simon, Laurie Anderson, The Indigo Girls, Loudon Wainwright and Linda Ronstadt, just to name a few. After the Roches put their group on an indefinite hiatus in 1997, Suzzy returned later that year with her solo debut Holy Smokes and its 2000 follow-up, Songs From An Unmarried Housewife and Mother, Greenwich Village. She also appeared in the film Crossing Delancy with Amy Irving and performs with theater ensembles like the Wooster Group. Books will be available for signing and sale, and the show is free and open to the public. Please call the Essex Library for more information at 860-767-1560. Valley Regional High School is at 256 Kelsey Hill Road, Deep River, CT 06417.
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Diamonds and Purls
Tuesdays at 4 p.m.
A new knitting group for
everyone, from new to expert knitters. If you're looking to learn, Librarian
Anna Cierocki will teach you. Bring a pair of size ten needles, and we'll supply
yarn to practice on. Experts, bring your projects.
Captain Tom Walsh
Thursday, February 9th at 7 p.m.
Fly over the beautiful Connecticut River Valley with Capt. Walsh who will share his gorgeous aerial photos in an illustrated talk at the Library. Just the thing to shake off the winter doldrums!
What's Next For NASA?
Thursday, Feb 16th at 7 p.m.
Essex resident Lon Seidman and a few colleagues were granted media access to NASA's Kennedy Space Center to learn more about Connecticut contributions to space exploration and be a part of the final missions of the Space Shuttle programs. The team witnessed and documented the final launches and landings of the three remaining orbiters, had an exclusive tour inside Space Shuttle Discovery, and visited companies working on the next generation of space vehicles that will carry Americans into space.
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The Centerbrook Architects Lecture Series presents:
Architectural Historian Dr. Chuck Benson ~ ~ "Antoni Gaudi"
Friday, February 24th at 7 p.m. at the Essex Town Hall.
Dr.
Benson has been teaching Art and Architectural History for more than
twenty five years at various universities and colleges across the
United States, and has led groups to explore and visit a variety of
sites to Italy, England, Scotland, France, Spain, Austria, Germany,
Greece and Turkey. He also has led art and architecture trips to New
York City, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles.
Dr. Benson currently serves as the Director of Colorado Operations, and Head of Design for a Group that specializes in the architecture and engineering of Satellite Operations Centers and Mission Control Stations. He also teaches as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and has taught at the Colorado College and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Our Essex Library audiences have enjoyed his lectures on Edward Lutyens and Gian Loernzo Bernini. Click here to see the schedule of Centerbrook talks for 2012.
Jerry Reed: Fine Art Photography Workshops
Saturday February 25th at 10 a.m.
This monthly workshop is for advanced photographers wanting to show their work in juried exhibitions. Workshops will explain how camera controls influence the appearance of images. Along with a technical study of the medium, workshops will broaden participant’s knowledge of photographic creative possibilities. Workshop participants will use light, composition, depth of field and focus to create images that not only depict reality but also transform it. In time, participants will create their own distinctive way of seeing.
Workshop participants should bring with them hands that are dedicated to practice and creative minds that are open to possibilities. During the months between workshop meetings, participants should spend many hours working to anchor and extend the principles and practices discussed in the workshops. Such active learning will advance their art and craft.
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Monday Afternoon @ the Opera Presents Strauss' Salome
Monday, Feb. 27th at 2 p.m.
Starring Teresa Stratas, Hans Beirer, and Astrid Varnay. Stratas, one of the world's best singing actresses, is at the peak of her powers in the title role of this spine-chilling version of Salome, featuring conductor Karl Bohm and the Vienna Philharmonic.
On-Going Programs:
SCORE At The Library
Second and fourth Thursdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
The Southeastern Connecticut chapter ofSCORE® provides free and confidential advice on starting and growing small businesses. Counseling will take place at the Essex Library on the second and fourth Thursday of each month between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Appointments must be scheduled in advance, either by calling 860-388-9508, or downloading a request form.
Don Flynn, an Essex resident, along with Steve Workman and other chapter members will counsel business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs in Essex. According to Flynn, "At the initial meeting, the business owner describes his or her current situation and challenges the business may be facing to a team of counselors. Based on the specific areas of need, a SCORE counselor with experience in those areas is assigned to help guide the business owner in the completion of a business plan or other action steps".
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Adopt A Book
Are you an avid fan of James Patterson, Janet Evanovich, Alexander McCall-Smith or another popular author? In return for a donation of $15 to the Essex Library, you can be the first person to check out the latest best-selling book of your choice. A personalized bookplate that honors you for your gift will be placed in the item you select as an additional way of saying thanks. A list of books that are available for adoption follows. Check back periodically as we will update this list on a regular basis:
Fiction
The Sense Of An Ending by Julian Barnes
No Mark Upon Her by Deborah Crombie
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
Believing The Lie by Elizabeth George
Death Comes To Pemberley by P.D. James
The Flight Of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey
The Best Of Me by Nicholas Sparks
Another Woman by Penny Vincenzi
Non-Fiction
Blue Nights by Joan Didion
Liberty's Exiles by Maya Jasanoff
Thinking, Fast And Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Then Again by Diane Keaton
American Sniper by Chris Kyle
Catherine The Great by Robert Massie
Please call the Library at 767-1560 for more information.