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

Guilford: Tom Santopietro with “Why To Kill A Mockingbird Matters: What Harper Lee’s Book and the Iconic American Film Mean to Us Today,” Jan. 17, 7 p.m., free, Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203-453-8282, guilfordfreelibrary.org.

Madison: Madison Historical Society, Frederick Lee Lectures (three-part series), Richard Wines on coastal shipping and trade within Long Island Sound, Jan. 13, 4 p.m., $5 suggested donation, First Congregational Church, Hubley Hall, 26 Meeting House Lane, madisonhistory.org.

Madison: Susan Conley, “Elsey Come Home,” Jan. 16, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Thomas Christopher Greene, “The Perfect Liar,” Jan. 17, 7 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203-245-3959, rjjulia.com.

Madison: Dani Shapiro, “Inheritance,” moderated by Roxanne Coady, Jan. 19, 5 p.m., free, registration, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, 203245-3959, rjjulia.com.

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: Madison Historical Society, Frederick Lee Lectures (three-part series), Joel Helander on the history of Faulkner’s Island, March 10, 4 p.m., $5 suggested donation, First Congregational Church, Hubley Hall, 26 Meeting House Lane, madisonhistory.org.

Madison:

Andrea Gabor, “After the

Courtesy of Madison Historical Society The Madison Historical Society will open its 12th season of the Frederick Lee Lectures Sunday at 4 p.m. in Hubley Hall at the First Congregational Church in Madison. Historic preservationist Richard Wines of Jamesport, N.Y., will begin with a presentation about coastal shipping and trade within Long Island Sound. The series is open to the public (suggested donation $5).