Past Events

Environmental Book Group Discussion: The Ministry of the Future, Part Two

Perrot Memorial Library and the Greenwich Conservation Commission invite you to a two-part book discussion of “The Ministry for the Future,” by Kim Stanley Robinson, led by Author and Greenwich Pen Woman Heidi Matonis. Part one of the discussion took place on Monday, March 2, at 7 pm. Part two will take place on Monday, April 20, at 7 pm, in the Program Room, Youth Services Department, Radcliffe Building, Perrot Memorial Library. Open to all with an interest in our struggling environment. Attendance at Part One and registration are not required. Hope you can join us.

From legendary science fiction Author Kim Stanley Robinson comes a vision of climate change unlike any ever imagined. Kim Stanley Robinson is one of contemporary science fiction’s most acclaimed writers, and with this new novel, he once again turns his eye to themes of climate change, technology, politics, and the human behaviors that drive these forces. But his setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world–rather, he imagines a more hopeful future, one where humanity has managed to overcome our challenges and thrive. It is a novel both immediate and impactful.

Place a hold on a copy through our catalog or order a copy from Athena Books.

For more information, call us at 203-637-1066 or email us at adultprogramming@perrotlibrary.com.

Author Talk: Anne Semmes, Author of “Extraordinary Lives of Greenwich — Profiles over Decades”

Author Anne Semmes will discuss her latest book, Extraordinary Lives of Greenwich — Profiles over Decades, on Wednesday, April 15, at 6 pm, in our Program Room, Radcliffe Building, Perrot Memorial Library. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing.

Writer/editor Anne W. Semmes’s new book, Extraordinary Lives of Greenwich – Profiles Over Decades features 100 profiles she has written for Greenwich newspapers and magazines. The book, arranged by categories, has its profiles listed alphabetically from Art to Sporting Life. Those profiles feature color photos, rarely seen in a paperback.

Anne W. Semmes has been a writer-columnist-editor for over 40 years with features/profiles in national, regional, and local newspapers and magazines, including The New York TimesGreenwich Time, Greenwich Citizen, and having served as first editor of the Greenwich Post newspaper. She is an ongoing feature writer/columnist/editor for the Greenwich Sentinel newspaper. Her magazine writing has included TIMEGreenwich MagazineNatural HistoryLiving BirdE-Environmental JournalTravel World News, and INK. She has written and produced for the NBC TV Today Show, A&E History and Biography Television Networks, and Connecticut Public Television. 

Registration is required. To register, click here.

For more information on this program, call us at 203-637-1066 or email us at adultprogramming@perrotlibrary.org.

Sunday Jazz @ the Library, Featuring the Adam Moezinia Trio

The Adam Moezinia Trio returns to Perrot for Sunday Jazz @ the Library on Sunday, April 12, 2 pm, on the Green (the green carpeted area in our Youth Services Department), Radcliffe Children’s Library, Perrot Memorial Library.

Guitarist Adam Moezinia is a native of Los Angeles, where he studied at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) under the mentorship of Jason Goldman, Walter Smith III, and Kenny Dennis. In 2010, he moved to New York City to study at The Juilliard School. Since then, he’s worked with many greats such as Freddy Cole, Mike LeDonne, Cecile Mclorin Salvant, George Coleman, and Kenny Washington at venues like Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Blue Note, Birdland, Smoke, Scullers, and Bird’s Basement. Adam released his debut album in 2021 to rave reviews and has since then been touring around the world with his trio.

For his concert at Perrot, Adam will be performing with his “Standards Trio,” comprised of Alec Safy on bass and Pete Van Nostrand on drums. They will explore the American Songbook, presenting fresh arrangements of classic compositions by the likes of George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, and many others.

Registration is required. Click here to register.

For more information on this program, call us at 203-637-1066 or email us at adultprogramming@perrotlibrary.org.

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