Friday, February 16, 2018

Upcoming Event: A Symphony Program for the Family



A Symphony Program for the Family
Sunday, March 4th, 2018, at 1 PM
Perrot Memorial Library


Perrot welcomes families to an enchanting afternoon of music and storytelling with Greenwich Symphony's Storytime Quartet. Guest narrator Dr. Janey Choi will delight listeners with "Stories of Royalty" based on famous children's fairy tales, matched with string quartet music from classical composers of the 19th and 20th centuries. 

Thursday, February 01, 2018

In Full Flight: Author Talk with John Heminway


Upcoming Event:

In Full Flight: with Author John Heminway
Wednesday, February 21st, 2018, at 7:30 PM
Perrot Memorial Library


Perrot invites you to an evening with author and award-winning filmmaker John Heminway as he discusses his new book, In Full Flight: A Story of Africa and Atonement. Heminway tells the remarkable story of Dr. Anne Spoerry's search for a new life in Africa in the wake of World War II-- a life that sparked a heroic career, but also hid a secret past. Heminway has produced and written more than 200 documentaries on subjects as varied as travel, brain science, evolution, and natural history. He has won two Emmys, two Peabody Awards, and a duPont-Columbia Award. Most recently, he is known for his exposes of the illicit ivory trade.

Upcoming Event: Book Discussion on Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood

Greenwich Pen Women/Perrot Memorial Library Book Discussion Group
Hag-Seed, by Margaret Atwood
Facilitated by Jean P. Moore of Greenwich Pen Women
Monday, March 12th, 2018, at 7 PM 
The Rand Room, Perrot Memorial Library

Borrow a copy of the book from the Circulation Desk beginning on February, 12th, 2018. Please note that seating for the book discussion is limited. 

Hag-Seed, by award-winning novelist Margaret Atwood, is a retelling of Shakespeare's play, The Tempest. The novel, one in a series from the Hogarth Shakespeare Project, is described by the New York Times Book Review as a "marvel of gorgeous yet economical prose, in the service of a story that's utterly heartbreaking yet pierced by humor, with a plot that retains considerable subtlety even as the original's back story falls neatly into place."

About the Book: Felix is at the top of his game as artistic director of the Makeshiweg Theater Festival. His productions have amazed, and now he is about to stage a Tempest like no other: not only will it raise his reputation, it will heal emotional wounds.

That was the plan, but after an act of unforeseen treachery, Felix is living in exile. He is haunted by the memories of his beloved lost daughter, Miranda, and is determined to exact his revenge.

After twleve years, revenge finally arrives when Felix signs on to teach a theater course at a nearby prison. Here, Felix and his inmate actors will put on his Tempest and snare the traitors who destroyed him-- it's magic! But will it remake Felix as his enemies fall?

About the Project: The Hogarth Shakespeare Project presents the Bard's works through an imaginative retelling by some of the world's most esteemed novelists. Launched in 2015, books are planned through 2021. Current plans include publication in 20 countries. See www.hogarthshakespeare.com for further details.