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SUMMARY:Fall Semester with Mark Schenker: A Survey of Literary Utopias (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library online via Zoom as Mark Schenker takes us on a guided tour of several literary utopias and dystopias spanning several hundred years. \nEver since Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) created the word “utopia” in the early 16th century\, the double meaning of his coinage has informed centuries of Utopian literature in English. (The Greek outopia means “no place\,” while eutopia means “good place.”) Since More’s Utopia\, writers such as Jonathan Swift and Margaret Atwood have created imagined worlds that reveal the dystopian reality behind the utopian dream. \nAfter beginning with More’s masterpiece\, Schenker will survey other literary works from each of the past six centuries—books that engage the quest for societal perfection\, the limits of human aspiration\, and the various meanings of the old saying that “the perfect is the enemy of the good.” \nThe schedule for the series is below (please note that the sessions are not all on the same day of the week and also stretch from September to November):\nSept. 7 – Utopia\, Sir Thomas More\nSept. 14 – Gulliver’s Travels\, Jonathan Swift\nSept. 21 – Erewhon\, Samuel Butler\nSept. 28 – The Handmaid’s Tale\, Margaret Atwood\nOct. 3 – King Lear\, William Shakespeare\nOct. 10 – Station Eleven\, Emily St. John Mandel\nNov. 2 – Cloud Cuckoo Land\, Anthony Doerr. \nRegistration is required. Register online or call 203.762.6334.  Please email Michael Bellacosa with any questions. \nMark J. Schenker\, having served in various decanal roles in Yale College since 1990\, retired at the end of June. A former lecturer in the English Department\, he received his Ph.D. from Columbia University with a concentration in 19th-century and early 20th-century English Literature. \nThese lectures are made possible with the support of the Literary Series in Memory of Amy Quigley. \n 
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/fall-semester-with-mark-schenker-a-survey-of-literary-utopias-zoom/2023-10-19/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Zoom Call
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SUMMARY:Poetry Seminars with Judson Scruton: Jorie Graham's To 2040
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library for a seminar series in which Judson Scruton will take you through a selection of poems from Jorie Graham’s new book To 2040. Because this is a new book\, attendees will need to make their own copies of the selected poems (a master packet will be placed at the Reference Desk so that patrons may copy or scan/email the poems fairly easily). \nGraham’s observations and reflections on trees\, birds\, steams\, visual art\, mythology\, and history are captured in intriguing poetic lines that wander across the page sometimes speaking in the “uncanny idioms of artificial intelligence and machines” but with “precise descriptions of what she sees\, hears\, smells\, and touches. The unfolding drama of consciousness is always an indispensable part of the poem.” (Walt Hunter in The Atlantic) \nTo 2040 is Graham’s latest and 15th collection of poems “shows us multiple potential futures—soundtracked by sirens among the ruins\, contemplating the loss of those species who inhabited them and those who named them.” \n• September 28: I  Are We / On The Last Day / To 2040\n• October 5: II  Dis— / Day / Can You\n• October 12: III  Time Frame / The Vase of Quince Branches You Sent Me / Dawn\n• October 19: CODA  Then The Rain \nJudson Scruton M.A has taught creative writing and literature at prep schools and universities. \nAdvance registration is required. Register online or call 203.762.6334. There is no charge for this program. By registering for the first session you will automatically be registered for all four sessions. \nThis lecture series is made possible with the support of the Literary Series in Memory of Amy Quigley. Please email Andrea Sato with any questions.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/poetry-seminars-with-judson-scruton-jorie-grahams-to-2040/2023-10-19/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:discussion,Educational,Free,Lecture,Library,Live Music,Not for profit,Presentation
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SUMMARY:Fall Semester with Mark Schenker: A Survey of Literary Utopias (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library online via Zoom as Mark Schenker takes us on a guided tour of several literary utopias and dystopias spanning several hundred years. \nEver since Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) created the word “utopia” in the early 16th century\, the double meaning of his coinage has informed centuries of Utopian literature in English. (The Greek outopia means “no place\,” while eutopia means “good place.”) Since More’s Utopia\, writers such as Jonathan Swift and Margaret Atwood have created imagined worlds that reveal the dystopian reality behind the utopian dream. \nAfter beginning with More’s masterpiece\, Schenker will survey other literary works from each of the past six centuries—books that engage the quest for societal perfection\, the limits of human aspiration\, and the various meanings of the old saying that “the perfect is the enemy of the good.” \nThe schedule for the series is below (please note that the sessions are not all on the same day of the week and also stretch from September to November):\nSept. 7 – Utopia\, Sir Thomas More\nSept. 14 – Gulliver’s Travels\, Jonathan Swift\nSept. 21 – Erewhon\, Samuel Butler\nSept. 28 – The Handmaid’s Tale\, Margaret Atwood\nOct. 3 – King Lear\, William Shakespeare\nOct. 10 – Station Eleven\, Emily St. John Mandel\nNov. 2 – Cloud Cuckoo Land\, Anthony Doerr. \nRegistration is required. Register online or call 203.762.6334.  Please email Michael Bellacosa with any questions. \nMark J. Schenker\, having served in various decanal roles in Yale College since 1990\, retired at the end of June. A former lecturer in the English Department\, he received his Ph.D. from Columbia University with a concentration in 19th-century and early 20th-century English Literature. \nThese lectures are made possible with the support of the Literary Series in Memory of Amy Quigley. \n 
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/fall-semester-with-mark-schenker-a-survey-of-literary-utopias-zoom/2023-10-12/
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SUMMARY:Poetry Seminars with Judson Scruton: Jorie Graham's To 2040
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library for a seminar series in which Judson Scruton will take you through a selection of poems from Jorie Graham’s new book To 2040. Because this is a new book\, attendees will need to make their own copies of the selected poems (a master packet will be placed at the Reference Desk so that patrons may copy or scan/email the poems fairly easily). \nGraham’s observations and reflections on trees\, birds\, steams\, visual art\, mythology\, and history are captured in intriguing poetic lines that wander across the page sometimes speaking in the “uncanny idioms of artificial intelligence and machines” but with “precise descriptions of what she sees\, hears\, smells\, and touches. The unfolding drama of consciousness is always an indispensable part of the poem.” (Walt Hunter in The Atlantic) \nTo 2040 is Graham’s latest and 15th collection of poems “shows us multiple potential futures—soundtracked by sirens among the ruins\, contemplating the loss of those species who inhabited them and those who named them.” \n• September 28: I  Are We / On The Last Day / To 2040\n• October 5: II  Dis— / Day / Can You\n• October 12: III  Time Frame / The Vase of Quince Branches You Sent Me / Dawn\n• October 19: CODA  Then The Rain \nJudson Scruton M.A has taught creative writing and literature at prep schools and universities. \nAdvance registration is required. Register online or call 203.762.6334. There is no charge for this program. By registering for the first session you will automatically be registered for all four sessions. \nThis lecture series is made possible with the support of the Literary Series in Memory of Amy Quigley. Please email Andrea Sato with any questions.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/poetry-seminars-with-judson-scruton-jorie-grahams-to-2040/2023-10-12/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:discussion,Educational,Free,Lecture,Library,Live Music,Not for profit,Presentation
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SUMMARY:Fall Semester with Mark Schenker: A Survey of Literary Utopias (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library online via Zoom as Mark Schenker takes us on a guided tour of several literary utopias and dystopias spanning several hundred years. \nEver since Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) created the word “utopia” in the early 16th century\, the double meaning of his coinage has informed centuries of Utopian literature in English. (The Greek outopia means “no place\,” while eutopia means “good place.”) Since More’s Utopia\, writers such as Jonathan Swift and Margaret Atwood have created imagined worlds that reveal the dystopian reality behind the utopian dream. \nAfter beginning with More’s masterpiece\, Schenker will survey other literary works from each of the past six centuries—books that engage the quest for societal perfection\, the limits of human aspiration\, and the various meanings of the old saying that “the perfect is the enemy of the good.” \nThe schedule for the series is below (please note that the sessions are not all on the same day of the week and also stretch from September to November):\nSept. 7 – Utopia\, Sir Thomas More\nSept. 14 – Gulliver’s Travels\, Jonathan Swift\nSept. 21 – Erewhon\, Samuel Butler\nSept. 28 – The Handmaid’s Tale\, Margaret Atwood\nOct. 3 – King Lear\, William Shakespeare\nOct. 10 – Station Eleven\, Emily St. John Mandel\nNov. 2 – Cloud Cuckoo Land\, Anthony Doerr. \nRegistration is required. Register online or call 203.762.6334.  Please email Michael Bellacosa with any questions. \nMark J. Schenker\, having served in various decanal roles in Yale College since 1990\, retired at the end of June. A former lecturer in the English Department\, he received his Ph.D. from Columbia University with a concentration in 19th-century and early 20th-century English Literature. \nThese lectures are made possible with the support of the Literary Series in Memory of Amy Quigley. \n 
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/fall-semester-with-mark-schenker-a-survey-of-literary-utopias-zoom/2023-10-10/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Zoom Call
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SUMMARY:Fall Semester with Mark Schenker: A Survey of Literary Utopias (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library online via Zoom as Mark Schenker takes us on a guided tour of several literary utopias and dystopias spanning several hundred years. \nEver since Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) created the word “utopia” in the early 16th century\, the double meaning of his coinage has informed centuries of Utopian literature in English. (The Greek outopia means “no place\,” while eutopia means “good place.”) Since More’s Utopia\, writers such as Jonathan Swift and Margaret Atwood have created imagined worlds that reveal the dystopian reality behind the utopian dream. \nAfter beginning with More’s masterpiece\, Schenker will survey other literary works from each of the past six centuries—books that engage the quest for societal perfection\, the limits of human aspiration\, and the various meanings of the old saying that “the perfect is the enemy of the good.” \nThe schedule for the series is below (please note that the sessions are not all on the same day of the week and also stretch from September to November):\nSept. 7 – Utopia\, Sir Thomas More\nSept. 14 – Gulliver’s Travels\, Jonathan Swift\nSept. 21 – Erewhon\, Samuel Butler\nSept. 28 – The Handmaid’s Tale\, Margaret Atwood\nOct. 3 – King Lear\, William Shakespeare\nOct. 10 – Station Eleven\, Emily St. John Mandel\nNov. 2 – Cloud Cuckoo Land\, Anthony Doerr. \nRegistration is required. Register online or call 203.762.6334.  Please email Michael Bellacosa with any questions. \nMark J. Schenker\, having served in various decanal roles in Yale College since 1990\, retired at the end of June. A former lecturer in the English Department\, he received his Ph.D. from Columbia University with a concentration in 19th-century and early 20th-century English Literature. \nThese lectures are made possible with the support of the Literary Series in Memory of Amy Quigley. \n 
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/fall-semester-with-mark-schenker-a-survey-of-literary-utopias-zoom/2023-10-05/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Zoom Call
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SUMMARY:Poetry Seminars with Judson Scruton: Jorie Graham's To 2040
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library for a seminar series in which Judson Scruton will take you through a selection of poems from Jorie Graham’s new book To 2040. Because this is a new book\, attendees will need to make their own copies of the selected poems (a master packet will be placed at the Reference Desk so that patrons may copy or scan/email the poems fairly easily). \nGraham’s observations and reflections on trees\, birds\, steams\, visual art\, mythology\, and history are captured in intriguing poetic lines that wander across the page sometimes speaking in the “uncanny idioms of artificial intelligence and machines” but with “precise descriptions of what she sees\, hears\, smells\, and touches. The unfolding drama of consciousness is always an indispensable part of the poem.” (Walt Hunter in The Atlantic) \nTo 2040 is Graham’s latest and 15th collection of poems “shows us multiple potential futures—soundtracked by sirens among the ruins\, contemplating the loss of those species who inhabited them and those who named them.” \n• September 28: I  Are We / On The Last Day / To 2040\n• October 5: II  Dis— / Day / Can You\n• October 12: III  Time Frame / The Vase of Quince Branches You Sent Me / Dawn\n• October 19: CODA  Then The Rain \nJudson Scruton M.A has taught creative writing and literature at prep schools and universities. \nAdvance registration is required. Register online or call 203.762.6334. There is no charge for this program. By registering for the first session you will automatically be registered for all four sessions. \nThis lecture series is made possible with the support of the Literary Series in Memory of Amy Quigley. Please email Andrea Sato with any questions.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/poetry-seminars-with-judson-scruton-jorie-grahams-to-2040/2023-10-05/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:discussion,Educational,Free,Lecture,Library,Live Music,Not for profit,Presentation
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SUMMARY:Fall Semester with Mark Schenker: A Survey of Literary Utopias (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library online via Zoom as Mark Schenker takes us on a guided tour of several literary utopias and dystopias spanning several hundred years. \nEver since Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) created the word “utopia” in the early 16th century\, the double meaning of his coinage has informed centuries of Utopian literature in English. (The Greek outopia means “no place\,” while eutopia means “good place.”) Since More’s Utopia\, writers such as Jonathan Swift and Margaret Atwood have created imagined worlds that reveal the dystopian reality behind the utopian dream. \nAfter beginning with More’s masterpiece\, Schenker will survey other literary works from each of the past six centuries—books that engage the quest for societal perfection\, the limits of human aspiration\, and the various meanings of the old saying that “the perfect is the enemy of the good.” \nThe schedule for the series is below (please note that the sessions are not all on the same day of the week and also stretch from September to November):\nSept. 7 – Utopia\, Sir Thomas More\nSept. 14 – Gulliver’s Travels\, Jonathan Swift\nSept. 21 – Erewhon\, Samuel Butler\nSept. 28 – The Handmaid’s Tale\, Margaret Atwood\nOct. 3 – King Lear\, William Shakespeare\nOct. 10 – Station Eleven\, Emily St. John Mandel\nNov. 2 – Cloud Cuckoo Land\, Anthony Doerr. \nRegistration is required. Register online or call 203.762.6334.  Please email Michael Bellacosa with any questions. \nMark J. Schenker\, having served in various decanal roles in Yale College since 1990\, retired at the end of June. A former lecturer in the English Department\, he received his Ph.D. from Columbia University with a concentration in 19th-century and early 20th-century English Literature. \nThese lectures are made possible with the support of the Literary Series in Memory of Amy Quigley. \n 
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/fall-semester-with-mark-schenker-a-survey-of-literary-utopias-zoom/2023-10-03/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Zoom Call
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SUMMARY:Fall Semester with Mark Schenker: A Survey of Literary Utopias (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library online via Zoom as Mark Schenker takes us on a guided tour of several literary utopias and dystopias spanning several hundred years. \nEver since Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) created the word “utopia” in the early 16th century\, the double meaning of his coinage has informed centuries of Utopian literature in English. (The Greek outopia means “no place\,” while eutopia means “good place.”) Since More’s Utopia\, writers such as Jonathan Swift and Margaret Atwood have created imagined worlds that reveal the dystopian reality behind the utopian dream. \nAfter beginning with More’s masterpiece\, Schenker will survey other literary works from each of the past six centuries—books that engage the quest for societal perfection\, the limits of human aspiration\, and the various meanings of the old saying that “the perfect is the enemy of the good.” \nThe schedule for the series is below (please note that the sessions are not all on the same day of the week and also stretch from September to November):\nSept. 7 – Utopia\, Sir Thomas More\nSept. 14 – Gulliver’s Travels\, Jonathan Swift\nSept. 21 – Erewhon\, Samuel Butler\nSept. 28 – The Handmaid’s Tale\, Margaret Atwood\nOct. 3 – King Lear\, William Shakespeare\nOct. 10 – Station Eleven\, Emily St. John Mandel\nNov. 2 – Cloud Cuckoo Land\, Anthony Doerr. \nRegistration is required. Register online or call 203.762.6334.  Please email Michael Bellacosa with any questions. \nMark J. Schenker\, having served in various decanal roles in Yale College since 1990\, retired at the end of June. A former lecturer in the English Department\, he received his Ph.D. from Columbia University with a concentration in 19th-century and early 20th-century English Literature. \nThese lectures are made possible with the support of the Literary Series in Memory of Amy Quigley. \n 
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/fall-semester-with-mark-schenker-a-survey-of-literary-utopias-zoom/2023-09-28/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Zoom Call
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SUMMARY:Poetry Seminars with Judson Scruton: Jorie Graham's To 2040
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library for a seminar series in which Judson Scruton will take you through a selection of poems from Jorie Graham’s new book To 2040. Because this is a new book\, attendees will need to make their own copies of the selected poems (a master packet will be placed at the Reference Desk so that patrons may copy or scan/email the poems fairly easily). \nGraham’s observations and reflections on trees\, birds\, steams\, visual art\, mythology\, and history are captured in intriguing poetic lines that wander across the page sometimes speaking in the “uncanny idioms of artificial intelligence and machines” but with “precise descriptions of what she sees\, hears\, smells\, and touches. The unfolding drama of consciousness is always an indispensable part of the poem.” (Walt Hunter in The Atlantic) \nTo 2040 is Graham’s latest and 15th collection of poems “shows us multiple potential futures—soundtracked by sirens among the ruins\, contemplating the loss of those species who inhabited them and those who named them.” \n• September 28: I  Are We / On The Last Day / To 2040\n• October 5: II  Dis— / Day / Can You\n• October 12: III  Time Frame / The Vase of Quince Branches You Sent Me / Dawn\n• October 19: CODA  Then The Rain \nJudson Scruton M.A has taught creative writing and literature at prep schools and universities. \nAdvance registration is required. Register online or call 203.762.6334. There is no charge for this program. By registering for the first session you will automatically be registered for all four sessions. \nThis lecture series is made possible with the support of the Literary Series in Memory of Amy Quigley. Please email Andrea Sato with any questions.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/poetry-seminars-with-judson-scruton-jorie-grahams-to-2040/2023-09-28/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:discussion,Educational,Free,Lecture,Library,Live Music,Not for profit,Presentation
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SUMMARY:Fall Semester with Mark Schenker: A Survey of Literary Utopias (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library online via Zoom as Mark Schenker takes us on a guided tour of several literary utopias and dystopias spanning several hundred years. \nEver since Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) created the word “utopia” in the early 16th century\, the double meaning of his coinage has informed centuries of Utopian literature in English. (The Greek outopia means “no place\,” while eutopia means “good place.”) Since More’s Utopia\, writers such as Jonathan Swift and Margaret Atwood have created imagined worlds that reveal the dystopian reality behind the utopian dream. \nAfter beginning with More’s masterpiece\, Schenker will survey other literary works from each of the past six centuries—books that engage the quest for societal perfection\, the limits of human aspiration\, and the various meanings of the old saying that “the perfect is the enemy of the good.” \nThe schedule for the series is below (please note that the sessions are not all on the same day of the week and also stretch from September to November):\nSept. 7 – Utopia\, Sir Thomas More\nSept. 14 – Gulliver’s Travels\, Jonathan Swift\nSept. 21 – Erewhon\, Samuel Butler\nSept. 28 – The Handmaid’s Tale\, Margaret Atwood\nOct. 3 – King Lear\, William Shakespeare\nOct. 10 – Station Eleven\, Emily St. John Mandel\nNov. 2 – Cloud Cuckoo Land\, Anthony Doerr. \nRegistration is required. Register online or call 203.762.6334.  Please email Michael Bellacosa with any questions. \nMark J. Schenker\, having served in various decanal roles in Yale College since 1990\, retired at the end of June. A former lecturer in the English Department\, he received his Ph.D. from Columbia University with a concentration in 19th-century and early 20th-century English Literature. \nThese lectures are made possible with the support of the Literary Series in Memory of Amy Quigley. \n 
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/fall-semester-with-mark-schenker-a-survey-of-literary-utopias-zoom/2023-09-21/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Zoom Call
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T223858
CREATED:20230821T095413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T224508Z
UID:10012523-1694718000-1694721600@goodmorningwilton.com
SUMMARY:Fall Semester with Mark Schenker: A Survey of Literary Utopias (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library online via Zoom as Mark Schenker takes us on a guided tour of several literary utopias and dystopias spanning several hundred years. \nEver since Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) created the word “utopia” in the early 16th century\, the double meaning of his coinage has informed centuries of Utopian literature in English. (The Greek outopia means “no place\,” while eutopia means “good place.”) Since More’s Utopia\, writers such as Jonathan Swift and Margaret Atwood have created imagined worlds that reveal the dystopian reality behind the utopian dream. \nAfter beginning with More’s masterpiece\, Schenker will survey other literary works from each of the past six centuries—books that engage the quest for societal perfection\, the limits of human aspiration\, and the various meanings of the old saying that “the perfect is the enemy of the good.” \nThe schedule for the series is below (please note that the sessions are not all on the same day of the week and also stretch from September to November):\nSept. 7 – Utopia\, Sir Thomas More\nSept. 14 – Gulliver’s Travels\, Jonathan Swift\nSept. 21 – Erewhon\, Samuel Butler\nSept. 28 – The Handmaid’s Tale\, Margaret Atwood\nOct. 3 – King Lear\, William Shakespeare\nOct. 10 – Station Eleven\, Emily St. John Mandel\nNov. 2 – Cloud Cuckoo Land\, Anthony Doerr. \nRegistration is required. Register online or call 203.762.6334.  Please email Michael Bellacosa with any questions. \nMark J. Schenker\, having served in various decanal roles in Yale College since 1990\, retired at the end of June. A former lecturer in the English Department\, he received his Ph.D. from Columbia University with a concentration in 19th-century and early 20th-century English Literature. \nThese lectures are made possible with the support of the Literary Series in Memory of Amy Quigley. \n 
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/fall-semester-with-mark-schenker-a-survey-of-literary-utopias-zoom/2023-09-14/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Zoom Call
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T203000
DTSTAMP:20260504T223858
CREATED:20230903T092202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230903T092202Z
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SUMMARY:Wilton Woman's Club Kickoff Meeting with Author Jane Green
DESCRIPTION:The Wilton Woman’s Club will be hosting their first meeting of the new year at the Wilton Library in the Brubeck Room\, with special guest\, bestselling author Jane Green\, who will answer questions about her latest book\, Sister Stardust. \nCome learn more about the Wilton Woman’s Club and how to get involved. Meet the board\, committee chairs and other members or prospective members and learn all about the events\, activities\, clubs and volunteer opportunities for this year. Bring your own book or purchase one at the event from Elm Street Booksellers and Green will sign it for you! \nThis event is open to all women who live or work in Wilton. For more information or to register\, please visit the Wilton Woman’s Club website.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/wilton-womans-club-kickoff-meeting-with-author-jane-green/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:Club,discussion,Lecture,Library,Meeting,Women
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T223859
CREATED:20230821T095413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T224508Z
UID:10012522-1694113200-1694116800@goodmorningwilton.com
SUMMARY:Fall Semester with Mark Schenker: A Survey of Literary Utopias (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library online via Zoom as Mark Schenker takes us on a guided tour of several literary utopias and dystopias spanning several hundred years. \nEver since Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) created the word “utopia” in the early 16th century\, the double meaning of his coinage has informed centuries of Utopian literature in English. (The Greek outopia means “no place\,” while eutopia means “good place.”) Since More’s Utopia\, writers such as Jonathan Swift and Margaret Atwood have created imagined worlds that reveal the dystopian reality behind the utopian dream. \nAfter beginning with More’s masterpiece\, Schenker will survey other literary works from each of the past six centuries—books that engage the quest for societal perfection\, the limits of human aspiration\, and the various meanings of the old saying that “the perfect is the enemy of the good.” \nThe schedule for the series is below (please note that the sessions are not all on the same day of the week and also stretch from September to November):\nSept. 7 – Utopia\, Sir Thomas More\nSept. 14 – Gulliver’s Travels\, Jonathan Swift\nSept. 21 – Erewhon\, Samuel Butler\nSept. 28 – The Handmaid’s Tale\, Margaret Atwood\nOct. 3 – King Lear\, William Shakespeare\nOct. 10 – Station Eleven\, Emily St. John Mandel\nNov. 2 – Cloud Cuckoo Land\, Anthony Doerr. \nRegistration is required. Register online or call 203.762.6334.  Please email Michael Bellacosa with any questions. \nMark J. Schenker\, having served in various decanal roles in Yale College since 1990\, retired at the end of June. A former lecturer in the English Department\, he received his Ph.D. from Columbia University with a concentration in 19th-century and early 20th-century English Literature. \nThese lectures are made possible with the support of the Literary Series in Memory of Amy Quigley. \n 
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/fall-semester-with-mark-schenker-a-survey-of-literary-utopias-zoom/2023-09-07/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Zoom Call
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T223859
CREATED:20230403T194219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T194219Z
UID:10011777-1688065200-1688068800@goodmorningwilton.com
SUMMARY:Mark Schenker - “We Too Are Here”: 100 Years of Great American Novels by Women [Zoom]
DESCRIPTION:Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series at Wilton Library on major American novels of the 20th century\, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer\, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels\, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists. These series will be offered via Zoom with a bonus: the fourth and eighth sessions will be in-person in the Brubeck Room (as well as on Zoom) with a short reception after the lecture to chat with Schenker and each other. \nThe titles span a full century and bring in considerations of race and ethnicity (African-American\, Jewish-American\, Native-American)\, and of immigration (from China\, Central Europe\, Mexico). The settings of these stories represent a striking array of American cities\, states\, and regions. \nTaken together\, these works of fiction invite you to think critically about the limitations of the idea of The Great American Novel and to embrace the broadest meaning of the word pluribus (“many”) in the traditional American motto: E Pluribus Unum. \nAttendees are not expected to read or reread all or even any of the novels\, but a familiarity with them will of course make the lectures more meaningful. \nSpring series:\nApril 12 – My Antonia\, Willa Cather\nApril 19 – Wise Blood\, Flannery O’Connor\nMay 3 – The Woman Warrior\, Maxine Hong Kingston\nMay 10 – Song of Solomon\, Toni Morrison. \nJune series:\nJune 8 – Housekeeping\, Marilynne Robinson\nJune 15 – The House on Mango Street\, Sandra Cisneros\nJune 22 – The Shawl\, Cynthia Ozick\nJune 29 – The Night Watchman\, Louise Erdrich \nRegistration is required. Register on the Wilton Library website or call 203.762.6334. As convenience\, you will automatically be registered for all eight sessions. For more information\, contact Michael Bellacosa.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/mark-schenker-we-too-are-here-100-years-of-great-american-novels-by-women-zoom/2023-06-29/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Women,Zoom Call
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230622T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230622T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T223859
CREATED:20230403T194219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T194219Z
UID:10011776-1687460400-1687464000@goodmorningwilton.com
SUMMARY:Mark Schenker - “We Too Are Here”: 100 Years of Great American Novels by Women [Zoom]
DESCRIPTION:Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series at Wilton Library on major American novels of the 20th century\, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer\, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels\, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists. These series will be offered via Zoom with a bonus: the fourth and eighth sessions will be in-person in the Brubeck Room (as well as on Zoom) with a short reception after the lecture to chat with Schenker and each other. \nThe titles span a full century and bring in considerations of race and ethnicity (African-American\, Jewish-American\, Native-American)\, and of immigration (from China\, Central Europe\, Mexico). The settings of these stories represent a striking array of American cities\, states\, and regions. \nTaken together\, these works of fiction invite you to think critically about the limitations of the idea of The Great American Novel and to embrace the broadest meaning of the word pluribus (“many”) in the traditional American motto: E Pluribus Unum. \nAttendees are not expected to read or reread all or even any of the novels\, but a familiarity with them will of course make the lectures more meaningful. \nSpring series:\nApril 12 – My Antonia\, Willa Cather\nApril 19 – Wise Blood\, Flannery O’Connor\nMay 3 – The Woman Warrior\, Maxine Hong Kingston\nMay 10 – Song of Solomon\, Toni Morrison. \nJune series:\nJune 8 – Housekeeping\, Marilynne Robinson\nJune 15 – The House on Mango Street\, Sandra Cisneros\nJune 22 – The Shawl\, Cynthia Ozick\nJune 29 – The Night Watchman\, Louise Erdrich \nRegistration is required. Register on the Wilton Library website or call 203.762.6334. As convenience\, you will automatically be registered for all eight sessions. For more information\, contact Michael Bellacosa.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/mark-schenker-we-too-are-here-100-years-of-great-american-novels-by-women-zoom/2023-06-22/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Women,Zoom Call
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T223859
CREATED:20230403T194219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T194219Z
UID:10011775-1686855600-1686859200@goodmorningwilton.com
SUMMARY:Mark Schenker - “We Too Are Here”: 100 Years of Great American Novels by Women [Zoom]
DESCRIPTION:Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series at Wilton Library on major American novels of the 20th century\, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer\, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels\, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists. These series will be offered via Zoom with a bonus: the fourth and eighth sessions will be in-person in the Brubeck Room (as well as on Zoom) with a short reception after the lecture to chat with Schenker and each other. \nThe titles span a full century and bring in considerations of race and ethnicity (African-American\, Jewish-American\, Native-American)\, and of immigration (from China\, Central Europe\, Mexico). The settings of these stories represent a striking array of American cities\, states\, and regions. \nTaken together\, these works of fiction invite you to think critically about the limitations of the idea of The Great American Novel and to embrace the broadest meaning of the word pluribus (“many”) in the traditional American motto: E Pluribus Unum. \nAttendees are not expected to read or reread all or even any of the novels\, but a familiarity with them will of course make the lectures more meaningful. \nSpring series:\nApril 12 – My Antonia\, Willa Cather\nApril 19 – Wise Blood\, Flannery O’Connor\nMay 3 – The Woman Warrior\, Maxine Hong Kingston\nMay 10 – Song of Solomon\, Toni Morrison. \nJune series:\nJune 8 – Housekeeping\, Marilynne Robinson\nJune 15 – The House on Mango Street\, Sandra Cisneros\nJune 22 – The Shawl\, Cynthia Ozick\nJune 29 – The Night Watchman\, Louise Erdrich \nRegistration is required. Register on the Wilton Library website or call 203.762.6334. As convenience\, you will automatically be registered for all eight sessions. For more information\, contact Michael Bellacosa.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/mark-schenker-we-too-are-here-100-years-of-great-american-novels-by-women-zoom/2023-06-15/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Women,Zoom Call
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230608T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230608T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T223859
CREATED:20230403T194219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T194219Z
UID:10011774-1686250800-1686254400@goodmorningwilton.com
SUMMARY:Mark Schenker - “We Too Are Here”: 100 Years of Great American Novels by Women [Zoom]
DESCRIPTION:Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series at Wilton Library on major American novels of the 20th century\, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer\, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels\, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists. These series will be offered via Zoom with a bonus: the fourth and eighth sessions will be in-person in the Brubeck Room (as well as on Zoom) with a short reception after the lecture to chat with Schenker and each other. \nThe titles span a full century and bring in considerations of race and ethnicity (African-American\, Jewish-American\, Native-American)\, and of immigration (from China\, Central Europe\, Mexico). The settings of these stories represent a striking array of American cities\, states\, and regions. \nTaken together\, these works of fiction invite you to think critically about the limitations of the idea of The Great American Novel and to embrace the broadest meaning of the word pluribus (“many”) in the traditional American motto: E Pluribus Unum. \nAttendees are not expected to read or reread all or even any of the novels\, but a familiarity with them will of course make the lectures more meaningful. \nSpring series:\nApril 12 – My Antonia\, Willa Cather\nApril 19 – Wise Blood\, Flannery O’Connor\nMay 3 – The Woman Warrior\, Maxine Hong Kingston\nMay 10 – Song of Solomon\, Toni Morrison. \nJune series:\nJune 8 – Housekeeping\, Marilynne Robinson\nJune 15 – The House on Mango Street\, Sandra Cisneros\nJune 22 – The Shawl\, Cynthia Ozick\nJune 29 – The Night Watchman\, Louise Erdrich \nRegistration is required. Register on the Wilton Library website or call 203.762.6334. As convenience\, you will automatically be registered for all eight sessions. For more information\, contact Michael Bellacosa.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/mark-schenker-we-too-are-here-100-years-of-great-american-novels-by-women-zoom/2023-06-08/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Women,Zoom Call
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230510T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230510T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T223859
CREATED:20230403T194219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T194219Z
UID:10011773-1683745200-1683748800@goodmorningwilton.com
SUMMARY:Mark Schenker - “We Too Are Here”: 100 Years of Great American Novels by Women [Zoom]
DESCRIPTION:Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series at Wilton Library on major American novels of the 20th century\, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer\, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels\, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists. These series will be offered via Zoom with a bonus: the fourth and eighth sessions will be in-person in the Brubeck Room (as well as on Zoom) with a short reception after the lecture to chat with Schenker and each other. \nThe titles span a full century and bring in considerations of race and ethnicity (African-American\, Jewish-American\, Native-American)\, and of immigration (from China\, Central Europe\, Mexico). The settings of these stories represent a striking array of American cities\, states\, and regions. \nTaken together\, these works of fiction invite you to think critically about the limitations of the idea of The Great American Novel and to embrace the broadest meaning of the word pluribus (“many”) in the traditional American motto: E Pluribus Unum. \nAttendees are not expected to read or reread all or even any of the novels\, but a familiarity with them will of course make the lectures more meaningful. \nSpring series:\nApril 12 – My Antonia\, Willa Cather\nApril 19 – Wise Blood\, Flannery O’Connor\nMay 3 – The Woman Warrior\, Maxine Hong Kingston\nMay 10 – Song of Solomon\, Toni Morrison. \nJune series:\nJune 8 – Housekeeping\, Marilynne Robinson\nJune 15 – The House on Mango Street\, Sandra Cisneros\nJune 22 – The Shawl\, Cynthia Ozick\nJune 29 – The Night Watchman\, Louise Erdrich \nRegistration is required. Register on the Wilton Library website or call 203.762.6334. As convenience\, you will automatically be registered for all eight sessions. For more information\, contact Michael Bellacosa.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/mark-schenker-we-too-are-here-100-years-of-great-american-novels-by-women-zoom/2023-05-10/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Women,Zoom Call
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://goodmorningwilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/SCHENKER_PHOTO_F28C85A4.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230503T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230503T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T223859
CREATED:20230403T194219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T194219Z
UID:10011772-1683140400-1683144000@goodmorningwilton.com
SUMMARY:Mark Schenker - “We Too Are Here”: 100 Years of Great American Novels by Women [Zoom]
DESCRIPTION:Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series at Wilton Library on major American novels of the 20th century\, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer\, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels\, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists. These series will be offered via Zoom with a bonus: the fourth and eighth sessions will be in-person in the Brubeck Room (as well as on Zoom) with a short reception after the lecture to chat with Schenker and each other. \nThe titles span a full century and bring in considerations of race and ethnicity (African-American\, Jewish-American\, Native-American)\, and of immigration (from China\, Central Europe\, Mexico). The settings of these stories represent a striking array of American cities\, states\, and regions. \nTaken together\, these works of fiction invite you to think critically about the limitations of the idea of The Great American Novel and to embrace the broadest meaning of the word pluribus (“many”) in the traditional American motto: E Pluribus Unum. \nAttendees are not expected to read or reread all or even any of the novels\, but a familiarity with them will of course make the lectures more meaningful. \nSpring series:\nApril 12 – My Antonia\, Willa Cather\nApril 19 – Wise Blood\, Flannery O’Connor\nMay 3 – The Woman Warrior\, Maxine Hong Kingston\nMay 10 – Song of Solomon\, Toni Morrison. \nJune series:\nJune 8 – Housekeeping\, Marilynne Robinson\nJune 15 – The House on Mango Street\, Sandra Cisneros\nJune 22 – The Shawl\, Cynthia Ozick\nJune 29 – The Night Watchman\, Louise Erdrich \nRegistration is required. Register on the Wilton Library website or call 203.762.6334. As convenience\, you will automatically be registered for all eight sessions. For more information\, contact Michael Bellacosa.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/mark-schenker-we-too-are-here-100-years-of-great-american-novels-by-women-zoom/2023-05-03/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Women,Zoom Call
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T120000
DTSTAMP:20260504T223859
CREATED:20230403T162402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T162439Z
UID:10010485-1682591400-1682596800@goodmorningwilton.com
SUMMARY:Spring Poetry Seminar with Judson Scruton: T.S. Eliot's "Four Quartets"
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library for a four-week seminar series as Judson Scruton takes us though T.S. Eliot‘s poem “Four Quartets” including a tie-in to this year’s Wilton Reads book Vigil Harbor. \nAs the world whirled into the destruction of World War II\, Eliot wrote a profound meditation on civilization\, drawing on his own experiences and his earlier poetic explorations of Western and Eastern religious and philosophical thought. \nApril 6: “Burnt Norton”\nApril 13: “East Coker”\nApril 20: “The Dry Salvages”\nApril 27: “Little Gidding” \nJudson Scruton M.A. has taught creative writing and literature at prep schools and universities. \nAdvance registration is required. Register on the Wilton Library website or call 203.762.6334. By registering for the first session\, you will automatically be registered for all four sessions. For more information\, contact Andrea Sato.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/spring-poetry-seminars-with-judson-scruton-t-s-eliots-four-quartets/2023-04-27/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:discussion,Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Presentation,Seminar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://goodmorningwilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DRY_SALVAGES_F10E54AE.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230420T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230420T120000
DTSTAMP:20260504T223859
CREATED:20230403T162402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T162439Z
UID:10010484-1681986600-1681992000@goodmorningwilton.com
SUMMARY:Spring Poetry Seminar with Judson Scruton: T.S. Eliot's "Four Quartets"
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library for a four-week seminar series as Judson Scruton takes us though T.S. Eliot‘s poem “Four Quartets” including a tie-in to this year’s Wilton Reads book Vigil Harbor. \nAs the world whirled into the destruction of World War II\, Eliot wrote a profound meditation on civilization\, drawing on his own experiences and his earlier poetic explorations of Western and Eastern religious and philosophical thought. \nApril 6: “Burnt Norton”\nApril 13: “East Coker”\nApril 20: “The Dry Salvages”\nApril 27: “Little Gidding” \nJudson Scruton M.A. has taught creative writing and literature at prep schools and universities. \nAdvance registration is required. Register on the Wilton Library website or call 203.762.6334. By registering for the first session\, you will automatically be registered for all four sessions. For more information\, contact Andrea Sato.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/spring-poetry-seminars-with-judson-scruton-t-s-eliots-four-quartets/2023-04-20/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:discussion,Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Presentation,Seminar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://goodmorningwilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DRY_SALVAGES_F10E54AE.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230419T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230419T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T223859
CREATED:20230403T194219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T194219Z
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SUMMARY:Mark Schenker - “We Too Are Here”: 100 Years of Great American Novels by Women [Zoom]
DESCRIPTION:Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series at Wilton Library on major American novels of the 20th century\, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer\, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels\, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists. These series will be offered via Zoom with a bonus: the fourth and eighth sessions will be in-person in the Brubeck Room (as well as on Zoom) with a short reception after the lecture to chat with Schenker and each other. \nThe titles span a full century and bring in considerations of race and ethnicity (African-American\, Jewish-American\, Native-American)\, and of immigration (from China\, Central Europe\, Mexico). The settings of these stories represent a striking array of American cities\, states\, and regions. \nTaken together\, these works of fiction invite you to think critically about the limitations of the idea of The Great American Novel and to embrace the broadest meaning of the word pluribus (“many”) in the traditional American motto: E Pluribus Unum. \nAttendees are not expected to read or reread all or even any of the novels\, but a familiarity with them will of course make the lectures more meaningful. \nSpring series:\nApril 12 – My Antonia\, Willa Cather\nApril 19 – Wise Blood\, Flannery O’Connor\nMay 3 – The Woman Warrior\, Maxine Hong Kingston\nMay 10 – Song of Solomon\, Toni Morrison. \nJune series:\nJune 8 – Housekeeping\, Marilynne Robinson\nJune 15 – The House on Mango Street\, Sandra Cisneros\nJune 22 – The Shawl\, Cynthia Ozick\nJune 29 – The Night Watchman\, Louise Erdrich \nRegistration is required. Register on the Wilton Library website or call 203.762.6334. As convenience\, you will automatically be registered for all eight sessions. For more information\, contact Michael Bellacosa.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/mark-schenker-we-too-are-here-100-years-of-great-american-novels-by-women-zoom/2023-04-19/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Women,Zoom Call
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SUMMARY:Spring Poetry Seminar with Judson Scruton: T.S. Eliot's "Four Quartets"
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library for a four-week seminar series as Judson Scruton takes us though T.S. Eliot‘s poem “Four Quartets” including a tie-in to this year’s Wilton Reads book Vigil Harbor. \nAs the world whirled into the destruction of World War II\, Eliot wrote a profound meditation on civilization\, drawing on his own experiences and his earlier poetic explorations of Western and Eastern religious and philosophical thought. \nApril 6: “Burnt Norton”\nApril 13: “East Coker”\nApril 20: “The Dry Salvages”\nApril 27: “Little Gidding” \nJudson Scruton M.A. has taught creative writing and literature at prep schools and universities. \nAdvance registration is required. Register on the Wilton Library website or call 203.762.6334. By registering for the first session\, you will automatically be registered for all four sessions. For more information\, contact Andrea Sato.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/spring-poetry-seminars-with-judson-scruton-t-s-eliots-four-quartets/2023-04-13/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:discussion,Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Presentation,Seminar
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T200000
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SUMMARY:Mark Schenker - “We Too Are Here”: 100 Years of Great American Novels by Women [Zoom]
DESCRIPTION:Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series at Wilton Library on major American novels of the 20th century\, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer\, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels\, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists. These series will be offered via Zoom with a bonus: the fourth and eighth sessions will be in-person in the Brubeck Room (as well as on Zoom) with a short reception after the lecture to chat with Schenker and each other. \nThe titles span a full century and bring in considerations of race and ethnicity (African-American\, Jewish-American\, Native-American)\, and of immigration (from China\, Central Europe\, Mexico). The settings of these stories represent a striking array of American cities\, states\, and regions. \nTaken together\, these works of fiction invite you to think critically about the limitations of the idea of The Great American Novel and to embrace the broadest meaning of the word pluribus (“many”) in the traditional American motto: E Pluribus Unum. \nAttendees are not expected to read or reread all or even any of the novels\, but a familiarity with them will of course make the lectures more meaningful. \nSpring series:\nApril 12 – My Antonia\, Willa Cather\nApril 19 – Wise Blood\, Flannery O’Connor\nMay 3 – The Woman Warrior\, Maxine Hong Kingston\nMay 10 – Song of Solomon\, Toni Morrison. \nJune series:\nJune 8 – Housekeeping\, Marilynne Robinson\nJune 15 – The House on Mango Street\, Sandra Cisneros\nJune 22 – The Shawl\, Cynthia Ozick\nJune 29 – The Night Watchman\, Louise Erdrich \nRegistration is required. Register on the Wilton Library website or call 203.762.6334. As convenience\, you will automatically be registered for all eight sessions. For more information\, contact Michael Bellacosa.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/mark-schenker-we-too-are-here-100-years-of-great-american-novels-by-women-zoom/2023-04-12/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Online,Presentation,Seminar,Women,Zoom Call
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T203000
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SUMMARY:Wilton Reads: New England Coastal Art - From Harbor to High Seas
DESCRIPTION:The coast of New England is a varied and ever-changing landscape that has been both muse and home for artists. This ArtScapades lecture at Wilton Library will look at how artists portrayed the coastline of New England in their works\, an area which has been a leading center for artists since the 18th century. This talk will look at the art of Winslow Homer\, John Henry Twachtman\, Childe Hassam\, John Sloan\, Marsden Hartley\, Edward Hopper\, and more. \nRobin Hoffman and Jodi Stiffelman of ArtScapades began teaching art appreciation in 1998. They have presented at libraries\, art centers\, and museums in Connecticut\, Massachusetts\, New York\, New Jersey\, and Florida. \nRegistration is required. Register on the Wilton Library website or call 203.762.6334. For more information\, email Andrea Sato.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/wilton-reads-new-england-coastal-art-from-harbor-to-high-seas/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:Arts,Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230406T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230406T120000
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SUMMARY:Spring Poetry Seminar with Judson Scruton: T.S. Eliot's "Four Quartets"
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library for a four-week seminar series as Judson Scruton takes us though T.S. Eliot‘s poem “Four Quartets” including a tie-in to this year’s Wilton Reads book Vigil Harbor. \nAs the world whirled into the destruction of World War II\, Eliot wrote a profound meditation on civilization\, drawing on his own experiences and his earlier poetic explorations of Western and Eastern religious and philosophical thought. \nApril 6: “Burnt Norton”\nApril 13: “East Coker”\nApril 20: “The Dry Salvages”\nApril 27: “Little Gidding” \nJudson Scruton M.A. has taught creative writing and literature at prep schools and universities. \nAdvance registration is required. Register on the Wilton Library website or call 203.762.6334. By registering for the first session\, you will automatically be registered for all four sessions. For more information\, contact Andrea Sato.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/spring-poetry-seminars-with-judson-scruton-t-s-eliots-four-quartets/2023-04-06/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:discussion,Free,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Presentation,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230326T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230326T173000
DTSTAMP:20260504T223859
CREATED:20230310T104103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T104103Z
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SUMMARY:WLA/WHS Scholarly Series: A Rocky Road: The Struggle for Rights in America – Dr. Kelly Marino
DESCRIPTION:The Long Road Toward LGBTQ+ Rights and Equality in the United States – Dr. Kelly Marino\, Sacred Heart University. \nIn the 16th year of collaboration between Wilton Library and Wilton Historical Society\, the scholarly lecture series entitled “A Rocky Road: The Struggle for Rights in America” will focus on the history of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement in the United States beginning in the mid-20th century. \nKelly Marino\, Ph.D.\, a lecturer in the History Department of the College of Arts and Sciences at Sacred Heart University and Program Director of Women’s Studies\, will discuss the transition from the homophile campaign to the gay liberation movement. She will talk about interconnections with other social and political campaigns in the 1960s and 70s\, the activism and ideology of the movement\, the culture of the sexual revolution\, and the influence of key events such as Stonewall. Her discussion will help to provide context for current events making headlines today. \nThe moderator is Stephen Hudspeth. A reception will follow the talk. There is no charge to attend\, but donations are welcome. Visit the Wilton Library website for additional dates\, topic and speaker details\, and registration. Registration is required for each individual session.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/wla-whs-scholarly-series-a-rocky-road-the-struggle-for-rights-in-america-dr-kelly-marino/
LOCATION:Wilton Historical Society\, 224 Danbury Road\, Wilton\, CT
CATEGORIES:Free,Historic,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Presentation
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SUMMARY:WLA/WHS Scholarly Series: A Rocky Road: The Struggle for Rights in America – Dr. Aimee Loiselle
DESCRIPTION:US Women Demand Equity: From Voting Rights to Work Conditions – Dr. Aimee Loiselle\, Central Connecticut State University. \nIn the 16th year of collaboration between Wilton Library and Wilton Historical Society\, the scholarly lecture series entitled “A Rocky Road: The Struggle for Rights in America” will focus on how women from different backgrounds and regions have pursued equity by different means. \nDuring this program\, Aimee Loiselle\, an assistant professor at Central Connecticut State University\, will discuss how even the suffrage movement and passage of the 19th Amendment\, granting women the federal right to vote in 1920\, emerged from many tactics heavily shaped by race\, class\, and geography. Its passage fueled more efforts by women\, both to use the vote and to highlight its inadequacy for addressing problems like unfair work conditions and poverty. Middle-class white women\, Black women\, and working-class women had points of collaboration and division throughout the 20th century as they demanded equity on different terms. \nDr. Loiselle is an award-winning historian. She studies modern US history with an interest in women workers and attention to intersections of gender\, race\, class\, and citizenship. \nThe moderator is Max Gabrielson. A reception will follow the talk. There is no charge to attend\, but donations are welcome. Visit the Wilton Library website for additional dates\, topic and speaker details\, and registration. Registration is required for each individual session. \nAdditional dates: \nMarch 26:  The Long Road toward LGBTQ+ Rights and Equality in the United States — Dr. Kelly Marino
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/wla-whs-scholarly-series-a-rocky-road-the-struggle-for-rights-in-america-dr-aimee-loiselle/
LOCATION:Wilton Historical Society\, 224 Danbury Road\, Wilton\, CT
CATEGORIES:Free,Historic,Lecture,Library,Not for profit,Presentation,Seminar,Women
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230223T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230223T120000
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SUMMARY:Winter Poetry with Judson Scruton: From Sea to Shining Sea — Poet Laureate Voices Since 2010
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library in person for a four-week literature seminar led by Judson Scruton. \nThe varied voices of our Poets Laureate since 2010 provide a rich amalgam of current U.S. sounds and sensibilities. We’ll be covering: \n\nFeb. 2: Joy Harjo (2019-2022); Ada Limón (2022-)\nFeb. 9: Juan Felipe Herrera (2015-2017); Tracy K. Smith (2017-2019)\nFeb. 16: Natasha Trethewey (2012-2014); Charles Wright (2014-2015)\nFeb. 23: W.S. Merwin (2010-2011); Philip Levine (2011-2012)\n\nScruton (M.A\, The Johns Hopkins University\, The Writing Seminars\, specializing in poetry) has taught creative writing and literature at prep schools and universities. \nAdvance registration is required. Register online or by calling 203.762.6334. There is no charge for this program. By registering for the first session you will automatically be registered for all four sessions. This lecture series is made possible with the support of the Literary Series in Memory of Amy Quigley. Email Andrea Sato with any questions.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/winter-poetry-with-judson-scruton-from-sea-to-shining-sea-poet-laureate-voices-since-2010/2023-02-23/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:discussion,Educational,Lecture,Library,Presentation
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