New Canaan Library
Author Talk: Actor and Director Griffin Dunne Presents: Friday Afternoon Club at New Canaan Library
New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New CanaanWe are thrilled to welcome Griffin Dunne, actor, director and producer, whose searing family memoir has been called "warm and perceptive" by the New York Times -- but The Friday Afternoon Club is also full of tragedy, irony and wit. It's a wide-ranging yarn, seeped in Irish-American heritage, that ultimately explores what happens when fame-tinged families are […]
Author Talk: Renowned Ornithologist David Sibley Presents: What it’s like to be a bird at New Canaan Library
New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New CanaanNew Canaan Land Trust, Friends of the Bristow Park and New Canaan Library have joined forces to host the country’s leading bird expert, David Sibley! Event timeline: The event will be preceded by New Canaan Land Trust’s Annual Meeting from 2:30-3pm, David Sibley will speak starting at 3:15pm and the event will close with a reception and […]
Author Talk: Janika Oza: A History of Burning at New Canaan Library
New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New CanaanNew Canaan Library is pleased to welcome award-winning author Janika Oza in conversation with Ellen Sullivan Crovatto to celebrate Oza's debut novel A History of Burning, an epic novel about how one act of rebellion can influence a family for generations. Chosen by The New York Times for the 100 Notable Books of 2023 list, A History of Burning is "remarkable... a […]
Fairfield County Dance Festival on the Green in New Canaan
New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New CanaanJoin us on the green for a glorious evening of dance. Now in its fifth year, the Ted Thomas Dance Foundation and East Coast Contemporary Ballet are proud to present a series of free outdoor dance performances throughout Fairfield County to enable greater access to the arts and arts education. Please bring your own chairs, blankets and […]