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 Dec. 3, 6 p.m., Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Tpke., 860-669-2342, sarah@hchlibrary.org, hchlibrary.org.

East Haven: Steve Robillard with “Origins of the G.I. Bill,” Nov. 28, 2 p.m., free, Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St., 203-468-3890, hagamanlibrary.org.

Guilford: Guilford Friends of the Library holiday book sale, Nov. 29, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Nov. 30, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Dec. 1, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203-453-8282, guilfordfreelibrary.org.

Guilford: Andres Dubus III, “Gone So Long,” Nov. 29, 7 p.m., free, registration, Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203453-8282, guilfordfreelibrary.org.

Guilford: Jason Hawley with “Black Bears in Connecticut,” Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m., free, registration, Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203-453-8282, guilfordfreelibrary.org.

Hamden: Poets Jason Koo and Kyle Liang read their work, Nov. 27, 6:30 p.m., free, Carl Hansen Student Center, Room 120, Quinnipiac University, 275 Mount Carmel Ave., 203-582-8652, qu.edu.

Hamden: Hamden Land Conservation Trust, Gail Cameron with “The Eastern Coyote in Connecticut: Revered, Persecuted and Misunderstood,” Nov. 30, 7-9 p.m., Whitney Center Cultural Arts Room, 200 Leeder Hill Drive, 203-2816745, hlct.org.

Madison: Virginia Sole-Smith, “The Eating Instinct,” Nov. 27, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Shannon Messenger, “Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities #7),” Nov. 28, 6 p.m., $19.99, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: The Gorgeous Gothic: A Panel of Bestselling Authors featuring Wendy Webb, “Daughters of the Lake,” M.J. Rose, “Tiffany Blues,” Suzanne Palmieri, “The Witch House of Persimmon Point,” Nov. 30, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Daniel Kenner, “Room for Grace,” Dec. 6, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Glenn Stout and Richard Johnson, “The Pats: An Illustrated History of the New England Patriots,” Dec. 7, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

New Haven: Democracy in Crisis: Conversations with New Haven Scholars, “Corporations and Democracies,” with Doug Rogers, Nov. 27, 6 p.m., Ives Main Library, 133 Elm St., 203-9468130, nhfpl.org.

New Haven: Panel discussion, “The Rebranding of Connecticut: Country

Courtesy of Carl Hanni Billed as America’s premier Gypsy jazz ensemble, Rhythm Future Quartet will play at the Side Door Jazz Club (85 Lyme St., Old Lyme) on Friday at 8:30 p.m. Featured guests will be Cyrille Aimée, Hamilton de Holanda and Stochelo Rosenberg. Tickets are $30, available at thesidedoorjazz.com.