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Local Author, Nancy Castaldo, Exhibit “Back From The Brink,” at Chatham Bookstore

In a show entitled “Back From The Brink,” local author Nancy Castaldo discusses photographs from her new book that looks at endangered species and their unique ecosystems. Castaldo’s photographs and the story about the successful human efforts to protect them are published in the book Back from the Brink: Saving Animals from Extinction, which is due April 24 from Houghton Mifflin.

There will be a reception following the discussion, and Castaldo’s photographs will be displayed at the bookstore through the end of the month.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, April 14 2018 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm – discussion with the author
5 pm – 7 pm Reception
Exhibit runs from April 7 through April 30.

LOCATION:
The Chatham Bookstore
27 Main Street in the Village of Chatham

ADMISSION:
Free

MORE:
ChathamBookStore.com
facebook.com/thechathambookstore

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Mary Anne Davis’ Women and Power Show & Reception at Chatham Bookstore

Ceramic artist Mary Anne Davis displays her work inspired by the book, “Women and Power, A Manifesto,” by Mary Beard.

“The Women and Power series was sparked by a sense of enthusiasm for a group of women Davis represented in decorated porcelain. Each of the women articulated in these whimsical representations held a certain kind of power. Many were trailblazers, such as Katherine Graham, Brooke Astor, and Dorothy Draper. They were originally exhibited as a group at the Smithsonian Craft show in Washington DC in 2002-03 and at the Mark MacDonald Gallery in Hudson in 2005.

In an artist’s statement, Davis notes that “this newly reinvigorated women’s movement has elicited their return to public life…. To continue to build the recognition of female influence in the realms of fashion, design, politics, literature, philosophy, and power,” she has added several new pieces to the collection.”

DATE/TIME:
Reception with the artist – Friday, February 23, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The show runs until April 6th

LOCATION:
The Chatham Bookstore
27 Main Street in the Village of Chatham.

MORE:
ChathamBookStore.com
facebook.com/thechathambookstore

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New Lebanon Book Group: “Commonwealth” by Ann Patchett, Feb 4

The New Lebanon Library Book Group is meeting this Sunday to discuss the book, “Commonwealth” by Ann Patchett.

From the Publisher:

The acclaimed, bestselling author—winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize—tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families’ lives.

One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating’s christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny’s mother, Beverly—thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families.

Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved. Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and Cousins children forge a lasting bond that is based on a shared disillusionment with their parents and the strange and genuine affection that grows up between them.

When, in her twenties, Franny begins an affair with the legendary author Leon Posen and tells him about her family, the story of her siblings is no longer hers to control. Their childhood becomes the basis for his wildly successful book, ultimately forcing them to come to terms with their losses, their guilt, and the deeply loyal connection they feel for one another.

DATE/TIME:
Sunday, February 4, 2018 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

LOCATION:
New Lebanon Library
550 State Route 20
New Lebanon, NY 12125

MORE:
NewLebanonLibrary.org
Facebook.com/NewLebanonLibraryNY
twitter –@NewLebanonLib
518-794-8844
leb@taconic.net

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Reading & Conversation With Author, Jim Carroll at Ellen Lynch Studio, Nov 25

Chatham resident and internationally-acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator, Jim Carroll, will present his two books, ‘The Boy and the Moon’ and ‘Papa’s Backpack’. Children ages 6-9 will be delighted to meet animals of these stories and howl at the moon. This is part of a pop-up series being offered as a celebration of light, beauty and community.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, November 25, 2017, at 1pm

LOCATION:
Ellen Lynch Studio
34A Main Street, Chatham

ADMISSION:
Free

MORE:
FaceBook: facebook.com/ellen.lynch.3511

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Al Roker Coming to The Chatham Bookstore, Nov 11

Al Roker will be stopping by the Chatham Bookstore on Saturday with his latest book, Al Roker’s Extreme Weather: Tornadoes, Typhoons, and Other Weather Phenomena.