Qigong Class @ the Library
Donna Bunte of Donna Bunte Whole Health will teach a qigong class at Perrot Library on Monday, August 18, from 9:30 to 10:30 am in the Program Room, Radcliffe Children’s Library.
Qigong is a form of meditation in motion that is at least 2,000 years old. It is a very calming routine used to increase mindfulness, and it is also used for building strength, balance, flexibility, and resiliency. The practice of qigong can be done standing or sitting and can be practiced by almost anyone young or old.
Donna has been practicing Chinese medicine since 1996 when she graduated from Chinese medical school in New York City and became a licensed acupuncturist in New York and Connecticut. Qigong and tai chi were her first introduction to Chinese medicine and energy exercises in 1980 in New York City, years before she studied Chinese medicine. Donna has studied with a variety of teachers, including Robert Peng and Daisy Lee, and began teaching qigong in Greenwich in 2017. She has taught classes locally since then, as well as online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Registration is required. To register, click here.
For more information, contact Judy Sgammato at 203-637-1066 x15 or judys@perrotlibrary.org.
Summer Movie in Binney Park: “Captain America: Brave New World”
Pack your picnic and grab your blankets and chairs! Our second movie of summer 2025 will be Captain America: Brave New World, rated PG-13, running 118 minutes. The movie will be shown on Saturday, August 16, at 8:30 pm, Binney Park, Old Greenwich. Free admission.
In the event of inclement weather, the movie will be canceled. Any cancellation will be posted on the Library’s website, social media, and phone message. There is no rain date.
For more information, contact Judy Sgammato at 203-637-1066 x15 or judys@perrotlibrary.org.
Environmental Book Group Discussion: “The Light Eaters,” by Zoe Schlanger
Please join us on Wednesday, August 6, at 7 pm in our Program Room, Radcliffe Building, for a discussion of The Light Eaters, by Zoe Schlanger. The discussion will be led by Rebecca Poirier, environmental analyst, Town of Greenwich, and is co-sponsored by the Greenwich Conservation Commission and the Perrot Library.
The Light Eaters explores the emerging science on plant intelligence, uncovering plants’ complex and unimaginable capabilities and calling into question what we consider to be conscious agents in the natural world.
Zoe Schlanger is a journalist covering science, health and the environment. In addition to being the author of The Light Eaters, she is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She was a finalist for the 2019 Livingston Award and winner of the 2017 National Association of Science Writers’ science reporting award.
Registration is required. To register, click here.
For more information, contact Judy Sgammato at 203-637-1066 x15 or judys@perrotlibrary.org.