CALENDAR

BOOKS, POETRY, TALKS, ETC.

Clinton: CreativeWriting Group monthlymeeting, casual gathering to read, listen to and discuss original writings, first Monday of the month, next meeting Aug. 5, 6 p.m., Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Tpke., 860-669-2342, sarah@hchlibrary.org, hchlibrary.org.

Guilford: TomSantopietro with “The Story of ‘The Sound of Music,’” July 25, 7 p.m., free, registration, Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203-453-8282, guilfordfreelibrary.org.

Madison: Irene Goldman-Price, “Selected Poems of EdithWharton,” July 16, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: ColsonWhitehead, “The Nickel Boys,” July 17, 7 p.m., $35, First Congregational Church of Madison, 26 Meeting House Lane, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Marcy Dermansky, “Very Nice,” July 17, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Goodspeed Musicals presents an exclusive preview of “Passing Through,” July 18, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Karen Dukess, “The Last Book Party,” July 21, 3 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Peggy Adler, “Clinton: Images of America,” July 22, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: BeatrizWilliams, “The Golden Hour,” LaurenWillig, “The Summer Country,” July 23, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Taffy Brodesser-Akner, “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” Lisa Taddeo, “ThreeWomen,” July 24, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Jill Abramson, “Merchants of Truth: The Business of News and the Fight for Facts,” July 25, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Laurie Gelman, “You’ve Been Volunteered,” July 26, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

NewHaven: Eric Lehman and Amy Nawrocki with “History of Connecticut Food,” July 21, 2 p.m., Pardee-Morris House, 325 Lighthouse Road, 203-5624183, newhavenmuseum.org.

NewHaven: Ahud Sela, “Seeing Angels in the Shadow of Death: A Rabbi’s Journey Through Illness and Health,” July 25, 7 p.m., free, Congregation Beth