The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
CALENDAR
BOOKS, POETRY, TALKS, ETC.
Clinton: Creative Writing Group monthly meeting, casual gathering to read, listen to and discuss original writings, first Monday of the month, next meeting Oct. 1, 6 p.m., Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Tpke., 860-669-2342, sarah@hchlibrary.org, hchlibrary.org.
East Haddam: George Fellner, “The Multiplicity of a CT River Town,” Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m., $5/free under 12, East Haddam Historical Society Museum, 264 Town St.
East Haven: Local history evening, “The Delegates Who Wrote the Constitution,” Sept. 18, 7-8:30 p.m., free, Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St., 203-468-3890, hagamanlibrary.org.
Essex: James R. Benn, “Solemn Graves,” Sept. 13, 7 p.m., free, RSVP, Essex Library, 33 West Ave., 860-7671560.
Essex: Tovah Martin, illustrated talk on exploring gardens with all the senses, Sept. 16, 3 p.m., free, RSVP, Essex Library, 33 West Ave., 860-767-1560.
Guilford: Robert Berkowitz with “The Long Damn Summer of ’42 and its Lessons for Our Times,” Sept. 11, 7 p.m., free, Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203-453-8282, guilfordfreelibrary.org.
Guilford: Writing Injustice Book Group, Toni Morrison, “Home,” Sept. 12, 7 p.m., Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203453-8282, guilfordfreelibrary.org.
Guilford: Guilford Poets Guild poetry reading by Monica Ong, Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m., free, registration, Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203-453-8282, guilfordfreelibrary.org.
Hamden: Richard Webb and Robert Steven Williams, “Gatsby in Connecticut,” Sept. 13, 7-9 p.m., Thornton Wilder Hall in the Miller Cultural Complex, 2901 Dixwell Ave.
Madison: James Frey, “Katerina,” Sept. 11, 7 p.m. free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.
Madison: Brad Meltzer and Chris Eliopoulos, “I Am Neil Armstrong,” Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.
Madison: Kate Walbert, “His Favorites,” Sept. 13, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.
Stratford: Books Over Coffee, Amy Bloom “White Houses,” Sept. 26, noon, free, Stratford Library, Lovell Room, 2203 Main St., 203-385-4162, stratfordlibrary.org.
Stratford: Books Over Coffee, James Patterson and Bill Clinton, “The President is Missing,” Oct. 31, noon, free, Stratford Library, Lovell Room, 2203 Main St., 203-385-4162, stratfordlibrary.org.