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Yale Professor and Best Selling Author Timothy Snyder to Speak about New Book: The Road To Unfreedom

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Yale Professor and number one best selling author of On Tyranny and has a new book out, The Road to Unfreedom and will give at talk at Greenwich Library on Wed, May 16, 2018. Tickets are now available to the public.  Please either print your tickets or have them available on your phone at the door for priority seating. General admission will begin at 6:45pm. Long before the election of Donald Trump, Timothy Snyder began to issue warnings concerning threats to American democracy. A leading expert in European history, he is well-versed in the events that saw early-twentieth-century Europe yield to fascism, Nazism, and communism. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Arts, Greenwich Library, The Road to Unfreedom, Timothy Snyder

Georgia Hunter to Discuss Her Acclaimed Novel, We Were the Lucky Ones, at Perrot Library

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The Perrot Library welcomes local author Georgia Hunter as she discusses her acclaimed novel We Were the Lucky Ones, a New York Times bestseller. When the author was 15 years old, she learned that she came from a family of Holocaust survivors, and the quest to uncover her family’s history led her to write this book. Spanning five continents and six years, the novel demonstrates that, in the face of the 20th century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can find a way to survive and even triumph. Books will be available for purchase and signing. The Perrot Memorial Library has been an Old Greenwich institution and gathering place for over 100 years in the community. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Arts, Georgia Hunter, Perrot Library., We Were the Lucky Ones

GTP Community Tickets Go on Sale on Thursday at 10:00am

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The Greenwich Town Party Town Stage will feature six local bands to round out the day’s performances. The Town Stage application is open to Greenwich residents of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels. Musicians and artists may apply online. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Arts, Charlie Scopoletti, Eric Clapton, Greenwich Town Party, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, Trout Steak Revival

Zero Waste Dinner to Feature Food Sparcs (Scraps Spelled Backward) Created by Celebrity Greenwich Chefs

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Meals will be served on reusable metal tiffins and guests will be provided hand made napkins fashioned by refugees from fabric scraps. Meals will be prepared by celebrity chefs Debra Ponzek, Ian Vest, Paul Clarke and Christine Salazar using food products that otherwise might go to waste. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Arts, Health, Baldor Specialty Foods, food waste, scraps, sparcs, St. Catherine Church social justice committee