September Programs at the Weaver Library

Weaver Library 41 Grove Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914 401-434-2453 eastprovidencelibrary.org

First Wednesday Book Club
Wednesday, September 6, 2017 10:30am
Contact Joyce at 401-434-2453 or eplibraryjoyce@yahoo.com to register for a lively, monthly book discussion. Members will discuss Elizabeth Strout’s My Name is Lucy Barton on September 6th. Copies of the book are available at Weaver Library.

Ladies of the Rolling Pin @ the Weaver Library Farmers Market
Thursday, September 7, 2017 6 -7pm
Enjoy shopping our Farmers Market and stay for an energetic and fun folk dance performance. The Ladies of the Rolling Pin is one of only a few all women’s Border Morris dance teams. They have been stirring things up in Rhode Island since 1998 with just the right mix of leavening and levity.

Classics 5 Jazz Quintet in concert at the Weaver Library (indoors)
Monday, September 11, 2017 7pm
Directed by Al Testa, Classics 5 plays the Great American song book as well as American doo-wop, light rock, and a little country, all done stylistically with jazz improvisation.

The Caraher Brothers in concert @ the Weaver Library Farmers Market
Thursday, September 14, 2017 4 -7pm
Enjoy the last day of the 2017 Weaver Library Farmers market with the mellow jazz of the Caraher Brothers. Stop by and pick up some great gifts to have on hand for the fall such as Sacred Cow Granola, Appetito Olive Oils and Vinegars, Delphina’s plants, Earth and Anchor Soaps, and Bellicchi’s Best Biscotti. Don’t forget the fresh fish from Diggers and awesome ground beef from Indian Rock Farm for dinner tomorrow night! Bring a cooler to keep things cold and stay for the music on the lawn.

Second Tuesday Book Club
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 2pm or 7pm
Contact Joyce at 401-434-2453 or eplibraryjoyce@yahoo.com to register for the 2pm or 7pm sessions of a lively, monthly book discussion. Members will discuss Elizabeth Strout’s My Name is Lucy Barton on September 12th. Copies of the book are available at Weaver Library.

Ban Ignorance, Not Books
Monday, September 18, 2017 7pm
Living Literature presents a special two person readers theatre program celebrating reading taken from the writings of Doris Kearns Goodwin and Neil Gaiman. Co-sponsored by the ACLU of RI and the Weaver Library, “Ban Ignorance, Not Books,” celebrates Banned Books Week 2017. Come to listen and to participate in a great discussion on the right to read!

Great Books Discussion Group
Thursday, September 21, 2017 12:30pm
The Great Books Discussion Group, led by Dr. Geoff Berg, resumes in September with a discussion of Part One of Viktor E. Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. Contact Joyce at 401-434-2453 to register and to receive the question for discussion. Copies of the book are available at the Weaver Library.

All Quiet on the Rappahannock Tonight: The Civil War Letters of Lt. Peter Hunt 1861-1864 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery - Presentation by the East Providence Historical Society
Monday, September 25, 2017 7pm
An actor in Civil War regalia will read from this new book of Hunt letters published by the Historical Society while two of Hunt’s descendants and the Society explain how the letters came to be found. Books will be available for purchase.