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SUMMARY:What Ifs Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:What Ifs: Facilitator and Reference Librarian Miriam Saphra discusses speculative fiction/science-fiction selected shorts. \nThe May stories will be “Screwtape Proposes a Toast” by C.S. Lewis and “Mr. Death” by Alix E. Harrow (audio link for Mr. Death). A Zoom link will be sent out before the date. \nWord count: 11\,000\nEstimated reading time: 40 minutes\nContent warnings for death \n\nTo register please email Miriam Saphra at MSaphra@wlsmail.org
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/what-ifs-book-discussion/
LOCATION:Virtual Presentation
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Chappaqua Library":MAILTO:chappaqu@wlsmail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220517T190000
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SUMMARY:Chinese Conversation Club on Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Chinese Conversation: this club’s purpose is to offer a location for people who already have some Chinese and want to practice\, get better and make friends. \n\nPlease email jkuhn@wlsmail.org to register. On the subject line\, please write Chinese Conversation Club
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/chinese-conversation-club-on-zoom/
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220315T190000
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SUMMARY:Author talk: Heroine with 1001 Faces
DESCRIPTION:World-renowned folklorist and Harvard professor\, Maria Tatar reveals an astonishing but long-buried history of heroines\, taking us from Cassandra and Scheherazade to Nancy Drew and Wonder Woman. The Heroine with 1\,001 Faces dismantles the cult of warrior heroes\, revealing a secret history of heroism at the very heart of our collective cultural imagination. Maria Tatar\, a leading authority on fairy tales and folklore\, explores how heroines\, rarely wielding a sword and often deprived of a pen\, have flown beneath the radar even as they have been bent on redemptive missions. \nREGISTER here: Heroine \n 
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/author-talk-heroine-with-1001-faces/
LOCATION:Virtual Presentation
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Chappaqua Library":MAILTO:chappaqu@wlsmail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220308T190000
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SUMMARY:"The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought For Abolition and Women's Rights" by Dorothy Wickenden
DESCRIPTION:Online Author Talk: “The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought For Abolition and Women’s Rights” by Dorothy Wickenden \nFrom the executive editor of The New Yorker\, a riveting\, provocative and revelatory history of abolition and women’s rights in the years before\, during and after the Civil War\, told through the story of three women : Harriet Tubman\, Frances Seward and Martha Wright. \n“These friends are the examples we need right now—another time of divisiveness and dissension over our nation’s purpose ‘to form a more perfect union.’ ” — Hillary Rodham Clinton \nGrace Bennett\, publisher of Inside Press\, will interview Ms. Wickenden. \nRegister for The Agitators here. \n 
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/the-agitators-three-friends-who-fought-for-abolition-and-womens-rights-by-dorothy-wickenden/
LOCATION:Virtual Presentation
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Chappaqua Library":MAILTO:chappaqu@wlsmail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211217T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211217T150000
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SUMMARY:Art Talk with Larry D’Amico: American Weathervanes
DESCRIPTION:American Weathervanes: The Art of the Winds at the American Folk Art Museum\, NYC (through Jan. 2\, 2022) \nWeathervanes are a form of art\, design and public sculpture. This is the first exhibition in more than four decades to highlight the beauty\, historical significance and technical virtuosity of American vanes fashioned between the late 18th and early 20th centuries. \nPlease register for American Weathervanes here.  \n 
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/art-talk-with-larry-damico-american-weathervanes/
LOCATION:Virtual Presentation
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Chappaqua Library":MAILTO:chappaqu@wlsmail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211216T160000
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SUMMARY:Jazz at Lincoln Center: Essential South African Music
DESCRIPTION:The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and South African musicians will perform essential South African music\, with each song chosen by a guest performer. Special guests include three New York-based South African vocalists – Nonhlanhla Kheswa\, Melanie Scholtz and Jazz at Lincoln Center fan-favorite Vuyo Sotashe-plus five top instrumentalists from South Africa. \nPlease register for Jazz here.  \n 
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/jazz-at-lincoln-center-essential-south-african-music/
LOCATION:Virtual Presentation
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211214T183000
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SUMMARY:The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam
DESCRIPTION:In this epic biography of Edward Lansdale (1908– 1987)\, the man said to be the fictional model for Graham Greene’s The Quiet American\, best-selling historian Max Boot demonstrates how Lansdale pioneered a “hearts and mind” diplomacy\, first in the Philippines\, then in Vietnam. It was a visionary policy that\, as Boot reveals\, was ultimately crushed by America’s giant military bureaucracy\, steered by elitist generals and blueblood diplomats who favored troop build-ups and napalm bombs over winning the trust of the people. \n \nJoin Zoom Meeting for The Road Not Taken here\n 
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/the-road-not-taken-edward-lansdale-and-the-american-tragedy-in-vietnam/
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CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Chappaqua Library":MAILTO:chappaqu@wlsmail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211211T110000
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SUMMARY:Pup Culture with Victoria Lily Shaffer
DESCRIPTION:Join Victoria Lily Shaffer at the Chappaqua Library to discuss her book on adopting and caring for rescue dogs. \nThe SPCA will be joining her with a few holiday costumed rescue dogs that will be available for adoption.\nAll ages welcome. For more info contact cpaulsen@wlsmail.org or jkuhn@wlsmail.org \nVictoria Lily Shaffer is no stranger to show biz\, having practically grown up on the set of The Late Show with David Letterman. She’s the Vice President of Creative Development at Oso Studios where she most notably produced a Facebook Watch series entitled Extra Innings with Bill Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray. \nAbout the Book…Prepare yourself for every step of the dog adoption process and make your new best friend’s life the happiest and healthiest it can be with these fostering and adoption tips and tales. \nIN person at the library
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/pup-culture-with-victoria-lily-shaffer/
LOCATION:Chappaqua Library\, 195 South Greeley Avenue\, Chappaqua\, New York\, 10514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Chappaqua Library":MAILTO:chappaqu@wlsmail.org
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SUMMARY:Jazz at Lincoln Center: The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Songbook
DESCRIPTION:The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Songbook is a vast innovative body of original work\, produced over the past decade. With members such as Victor Goines\, Ted Nash\, Sherman Irby\, Marcus Printup\, Vincent Gardner\, and Wynton Marsalis\, this concert is a collection of the JLCO’s finest and most stylistically diverse compositions. \nPlease register here: Jazz  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/jazz-at-lincoln-center-the-jazz-at-lincoln-center-orchestra-songbook/
LOCATION:Virtual Presentation
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Chappaqua Library":MAILTO:chappaqu@wlsmail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211025T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211025T113000
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SUMMARY:Foreign Policy Discussion Group via Zoom 
DESCRIPTION:Topic: The Future of U. S. State Department \nGuest Speaker: Marc Grossman\, Retired U.S. Ambassador \nMarc Grossman is an American former diplomat and government official. He served as United States Ambassador to Turkey\, Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs\, and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. He was most recently the United States Special Representative for Afghanistanand Pakistan and is currently a Vice Chairman of The Cohen Group. \nRegister here: Foreign Policy  \nAll Foreign Policy Discussion Programs are recorded. Click HERE for Foreign Policy archives.
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/foreign-policy-discussion-group-via-zoom/
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211019T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211019T194500
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SUMMARY:Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny in conversation - Free Outdoor Screening
DESCRIPTION:Author Talk: Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny in conversation – Moderator Stacey Abrams. \nFrom the #1 bestselling authors Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny comes a novel of unsurpassed thrills and incomparable insider expertise—State of Terror. \nThe library is pleased to offer a free live-stream of this event in the library courtyard. \nNote: If you registered for the free Zoom program prior to September 30 through Scattered Books\, your registration will be honored by Scattered Books. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. Please contact the library director for further questions at chadirector@wlsmail.org. \n50 person limit. \nThis unique event will not be recorded. \nTo register email JKuhn@wlsmail.org with Clinton/Penny Live Stream in the subject heading
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/hillary-clinton-and-louise-penny-in-conversation-free-outdoor-screening/
LOCATION:Chappaqua Library\, 195 South Greeley Avenue\, Chappaqua\, New York\, 10514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Chappaqua Library":MAILTO:chappaqu@wlsmail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T190000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Mary Calvi - "Dear George\, Dear Mary"
DESCRIPTION:Subject of a documentary on the Smithsonian Channel\, this award-winning novel\, based on true accounts\, explores the relationship between George Washington and his first love\, the richest belle of Colonial America Mary Eliza Philipse. \nAuthor Mary Calvi\, TV news anchor\, journalist and 12 times New York Emmy award winner\, writes the story she crafted after years of research that took her around the world. \nInterviewed by John Diaconis \nCosponsored with the Miller House \nPlease register here for Dear George\, Dear Mary
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/author-talk-mary-calvi-dear-george-dear-mary/
LOCATION:Virtual Presentation
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Chappaqua Library":MAILTO:chappaqu@wlsmail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210707T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210707T200000
DTSTAMP:20210701T105758Z
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UID:4893-1625684400-1625688000@friendsoftra.org
SUMMARY:John Ridley -- Superheroes and Representation in the DC Universe
DESCRIPTION:Lecture & Author Talk: John Ridley — Superheroes and Representation in the DC Universe \nIn a recorded conversation\, co-author and editor Dion Bickham of Comic Book Resources interviews John Ridley about the importance of comic books as a medium\, the role of literature in forming our perceptions about who we are and the characters that he explores in The Other History of the DC Universe and The Next Batman. \nA live Q&A follows the interview. John Ridley is the Oscar-winning screenwriter of 12 Years a Slave. \nPlease register here for John Ridley interview \n 
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/john-ridley-superheroes-and-representation-in-the-dc-universe/
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210702T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210702T150000
DTSTAMP:20210701T110350Z
CREATED:20210701T110311Z
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UID:4896-1625234400-1625238000@friendsoftra.org
SUMMARY:Chappaqua Library Art Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Julie Mehretu (b. 1970\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia) creates new forms and finds unexpected resonances in her mixed media paintings. Drawing from the histories of art and human civilization\, her imagery has representational origins\, but remains steadfastly abstract. \nThis mid-career survey presents an overview of 30 large-scale paintings and 40 works on paper that examine how forces such as migration\, capitalism and climate change impact human populations and possibilities. Julie Mehretu through Aug 8\, 2021 at the Whitney Museum of American Art. \nPlease register here for the Julie Mehretu Art Lecture \nWEEKLY CHAPPAQUA LIBRARY ART LECTURE SERIES (via Zoom) facilitated by Chappaqua Library Gallery curator Larry D’Amico (this program will be recorded).
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/4896/
LOCATION:Virtual Presentation
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Chappaqua Library":MAILTO:chappaqu@wlsmail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210622T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210622T200000
DTSTAMP:20210604T112819Z
CREATED:20210604T112658Z
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SUMMARY:Taste of Korea On-Line Cooking Demo
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to prepare Japchae (potato starch noodles with various vegetables) with step by step instructions. Discover the health benefits of Korean food and see a documentary video on Bangjja (traditional Korean bronzeware.) \nAll registered attendees will be emailed the recipe together with information on where you can purchase the required ingredients. \nRegister for Taste of Korea here \nCosponsor: Korean Spirit & Culture Promotion Project
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/taste-of-korea-on-line-cooking-demo/
LOCATION:Virtual Presentation
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Chappaqua Library":MAILTO:chappaqu@wlsmail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210611T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210611T150000
DTSTAMP:20210604T111859Z
CREATED:20210604T111859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210604T111859Z
UID:4675-1623420000-1623423600@friendsoftra.org
SUMMARY:Chappaqua Library Art Series: Dia Beacon
DESCRIPTION:In May 2003\, Dia Art Foundation opened Dia Beacon in a former Nabisco box-printing plant. The museum presents Dia’s collection of art from the 1960s to the present as well as special exhibitions and public programs. The collection is mainly focused on minimalism and conceptual art. The grounds and location on the banks of the Hudson River are all part of the experience.\nClick here register for Dia\, Beacon 
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/chappaqua-library-art-series-dia-beacon/
LOCATION:Virtual Presentation
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Chappaqua Library":MAILTO:chappaqu@wlsmail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210524T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210524T200000
DTSTAMP:20210521T111935Z
CREATED:20210521T111512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210521T111935Z
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SUMMARY:Writing During the Pandemic: Revision\, Reflection and Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Virtual discussion and reading by various authors:\nCaroline Leavitt is the New York Times bestselling author of 12 novels including Pictures of You and the Good Morning America online pick With or Without You. She is a book critic for People and AARP and she has a column in Psychology Today. \nSusan Henderson is a Hawthornden International Fellow\, a six-time Pushcart Prize nominee\, and the recipient of an Academy of American Poets Award. She is the author of the novels Up from the Blue and The Flicker of Old Dreams. \nHarriet Shenkman is Prof. Emerita at C.U.N.Y and serves on the Advisory Board of the Women’s National Book Assoc. NYC. Her poetry awards include the Women’s National Book Assoc. 2013 Poetry Writing Contest\, The Women Who Write 2013 International Poetry\, Raynes Poetry Competition. \nPlease Register by clicking here.
URL:https://friendsoftra.org/event/writing-during-the-pandemic-revision-reflection-and-zoom/
LOCATION:Virtual Presentation
CATEGORIES:Chappaqua Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Chappaqua Library":MAILTO:chappaqu@wlsmail.org
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