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 March 4, 6 p.m., Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Tpke., 860-669-2342, sarah@hchlibrary.org, hchlibrary.org.

East Haven: Leo Marino, “The House on Greene Street: Life and Times of a First Generation Italian American,” Feb. 27, 6:30 p.m., Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St., 203-468-3890, hagamanlibrary.org.

Guilford: Composting talk with Terri Cain, Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m., free, registration, Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203-453-8282, guilfordfreelibrary.org.

Guilford: Celebration of Charlotte Currier’s poetry, Feb. 14, 6:30 p.m., free, registration, Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203-453-8282, guilfordfreelibrary.org.

Guilford: Writing Injustice Book Discussion, Paule Marshall, “Brown Girl, Brownstones,” discussion led by Hazel V. Carby and Donna Daniels, Feb. 20, 7 p.m., Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203-453-8282, guilfordfreelibrary.org.

Hamden: Quinnipiac University Black History Month keynote speaker Bettina Love, Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m., free, Mount Carmel Auditorium, Center for Communications and Engineering, 275 Mount Carmel Ave., qu.edu.

Hamden: Susan Campbell with “Fake News: Citizens — Arm Yourselves!” Feb. 20, 5:30 p.m., free, New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave., 203-5624183, newhavenmuseum.org.

Madison: Madison Historical Society, Frederick Lee Lectures (three-part series), shipbuilding activity within the area of present-day Madison, Feb. 10, 4 p.m., $5 suggested donation, First Congregational Church, Hubley Hall, 26 Meeting House Lane, madisonhistory.org.

Madison: The Book Was Better, discussion of “The Knife of Never Letting Go,” by Patrick Ness, Feb. 12, 5 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Eric Burns, “The Politics of Fame,” Feb. 12, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Lynda Cohen Loigman, “The Wartime Sisters,” conversation with Jane Healy, moderated by Robin Kall, Feb. 13, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Tim Dorsey, “No Sunscreen for the Dead,” Feb. 17, 5 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Pam Jenoff, “The Lost Girls of Paris,” Feb. 21, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo,

Courtesy of Milford Art Council New Haven-based Dr. Caterwaul’s Cadre of Clairvoyant Claptraps, a group that plays music from around the world and uses it as a launching pad for improvisations, will be the first act of Milford Arts Council’s Emerging Artist Series Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at the door; go to milfordarts.org.