Colonial Gardens: Their Impact & Changes Over Time, with Leslie Martino, Landscape Designer & Historian
Perrot Memorial Library and the Garden Club of Old Greenwich invite you to “Colonial Gardens: Their Impact & Changes Over Time,” a Zoom Presentation, with Leslie Martino, at 7pm on Wednesday, November 4. NOTE: This is a ZOOM online program. When you register, the program link will be emailed to you. Please retain this email so you can sign on to the program.
Colonial gardens existed not for pleasure, but for the individual plants’ practical uses in the home. Leslie Martino, a landscape designer and historian, will explore the evolution of these gardens from the earliest settlers to those of 1776 and early independence.
Leslie Martino is a landscape designer with Natureworks Horticultural Services in Northford, Conn. She studied landscape design and landscape history at Harvard University’s Landscape Institute and has created several colonial-inspired gardens for historical societies in Connecticut and lectures frequently on the history and development of American gardens.
This is a Zoom program; registration is required. To register, click here.
For more information on this program, contact us at 203-637-1066 or email us at adultprogramming@perrotlibrary.org.
Memoir Writing Workshop with Laura Woodward Cavers
November is National Memoir Writing Month and the perfect time to begin writing your memoir! Join Perrot Memorial Library for a Memoir Writing Workshop with Laura Woodward Cavers on Saturday, November 7th from 10 am-12 pm in the Program Room of the Radcliffe Children’s Library.
Writing personal or familial truths can be emotional and prompts the “editor” in one’s head to stop the writing project entirely. This workshop will teach easy strategies to help one generate their writing into workable bits that are not so overwhelming. At the end of this workshop, participants will walk away with a great beginning to their memoir project.
Laura Woodward Cavers has over ten years’ experience teaching writing at Darien and New Canaan Libraries. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Manhattanville College.
Seating is limited; 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.
Purls of Wisdom: An Evening Knitting Class
Calling knitters experienced and new to the craft! Join us on the second Thursday [Note New Night!] of each month for our evening knitting group, “Purls of Wisdom.” The group will meet from 6:00 to 7:30 pm in the Rand Room, Waid Building, Perrot Memorial Library. Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, November 12th, at 6:00 pm.
Knitting is better when we do it together! Knitting in a group can increase your confidence, creativity, and willingness to take risks. Bring your own pattern and supplies and join our friendly group, facilitated by experienced knitter, Miriam Fischer, who can offer project support and troubleshooting.
Miriam has been knitting for more than 30 years and has a lifetime of mistakes under her belt. She has guided children, teens, and adults on their knitting adventures and will cheerfully unravel any project to get to that one mistake.
Registration is required. Class is limited to the first 15 registrants. To register, click here.
For more information, contact us at 203-637-1066 or email adultprogramming@perrotlibrary.org.