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April 2020

History Happy Hour! Vintage Cocktails Weekly

April 23, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 5:15 pm
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An event every week that begins at 5:00pm on Thursday, repeating until August 27, 2020

Westport Museum for History and Culture, 25 Avery Place
Westport, 06880 United States + Google Map
Free
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May 2020

Our Neighbors, Our Crusaders: The 19th Amendment Turns 100

May 13, 2020
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The exhibit will be open during Library hours.
The Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road
Westport, 06880 + Google Map
Free
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July 2020

Oscar Wilde Online: six live online discussions

July 1, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 2:00pm on Wednesday, repeating until July 1, 2020

online
Free
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August 2020

“Courage in Corsets: The Struggle to Vote” Film Discussion

August 25, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Same event presented one two different dates and times.
virtual
$5 – $10
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September 2020

Course: The Long and Winding Road with Dr. Darla Shaw

September 30, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 6:00pm on Wednesday, repeating until September 30, 2020

Ridgefield Library, 472 Main Street
Ridgefield, 06877 + Google Map
Free
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October 2020

Homeschool Day

October 21, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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An event every week that begins at 10:00am on Wednesday, repeating until October 21, 2020

Connecticut Historical Society Museum, 1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
Free
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Jane & Laurayne’s Walk: Explore Colorful Downtown Bridgeport

October 31, 2020 @ 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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An event every day that begins at 1:30pm, repeating until October 31, 2020

Downtown Bridgeport, 938 Broad Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604 United States + Google Map
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November 2020

Outdoor Guided Tours of the Historic Coley Homestead

November 21, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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One event on November 21, 2020 at 11:00am

One event on November 21, 2020 at 1:00pm

One event on November 21, 2020 at 2:00pm

One event on November 21, 2020 at 3:00pm

Weston Historical Society, 104 Weston Rd
Weston, 06883 + Google Map
Free
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January 2021

VIRTUAL MINI FILM STUDIES 2021: American Films

January 29 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 3:00pm on Friday, repeating until January 29, 2021

Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$18 – $20
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February 2021

Book Voyagers

February 16 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Otis Library, 261 Main Street
Norwich, 06360 + Google Map
Free
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Book Voyagers

February 16 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Otis Library, 261 Main Street
Norwich, 06360 + Google Map
Free
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Hindsight is 2020! Virtual Photoshare Event on Feb. 17

February 17 @ 7:00 am - 8:30 pm
Windsor Historical Society, 96 Palisado Ave
Windsor, CT 06095 United States
Free
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Trouble Begins at Home: Hsuan Hsu & Twain’s Olfactory Gags

February 17 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Virtual – Crowdcast
Free
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Honoring the Silent: Documenting African American & Native American History in Connecticut – Virtual Lecture

February 18 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
virtual
Free
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Good Trouble: How Civil Rights Activists and Abolitionists Can Teach Us Lessons for Today

February 21 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Noah Webster Library, 20 South Main Street
West Hartford, 06119
Free
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“Bessie Coleman: First Negro Aviatrix” (virtual program)

February 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
CT United States + Google Map
Free
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Live Webinar: The Cultural Phenomenon of Home DNA Testing

February 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ridgefield Historical Society, 4 Sunset Lane
Ridgefield, 06877 + Google Map
Free
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African Americans and the Impact of the Great Migration in the North and South – Virtual Lecture

February 24 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
online
Free
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On Pandemic Domesticity

February 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Glass House, 199 Elm Street
New Canaan, CT 06840 United States
Free
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CT State Historian Walt Woodward Virtual Event! Feb. 25th

February 25 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Windsor Historical Society, 96 Palisado Ave
Windsor, CT 06095 United States
$5
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VIRTUAL MINI WINTER STUDIES 2021: Money in America

February 26 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 3:00pm on Friday, repeating until February 26, 2021

Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$18 – $20
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March 2021

Virtual Lecture: Birding While Black

March 2 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 200 Barlow Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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Oystering in Norwalk, CT – A Virtual Chat with Photographer Bill Whitbeck

March 4 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
online
Free
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An Unflinching Account of Yale’s 1st Female Undergrads

March 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06510 United States
Free
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Guest author Amy Oestreicher

March 4 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, 06385 + Google Map
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Get Intimate: A Conversation with Lizzy Talbot, Intimacy Coordinator for Bridgerton and other shows

March 6 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
virtual
Free
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Speculative Fiction Book Discussion Series

March 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, 06385 + Google Map
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The Fight for Women’s Suffrage in Connecticut

March 9 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
Free
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Taverns, Temperance, Teetotalers, and Tommy Guns: The Long History of Prohibition – Virtual Lecture

March 10 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
online
Free
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Book Voyagers

March 14 @ 8:00 am - March 21 @ 5:00 pm
Mansfield Public Library, 54 Warrenville Road
Mansfield, CT 06250 United States + Google Map
Free
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Guest author Rachel Lance

March 16 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, 06385 + Google Map
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CT’s Extraordinary Traprock Landscape

March 18 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Virtual
Free
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Why Now? Museums, Race, and the Road to Inclusion

March 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
CT United States + Google Map
$5
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Book Voyagers

March 19 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Drive
Hartford, 06106 + Google Map
Free
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Beckoning the Mountain – honoring Nature, reflection and the creative self

March 20 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, 06385 + Google Map
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Trouble Begins at 5:30: Genus Americanus

March 22 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Virtual – Crowdcast
Free
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Virtual Book Talk: “My Creative Space” by Donald M. Rattner, Architect

March 23 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University, 200 Barlow Road
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States + Google Map
Free
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Book Voyagers

March 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Danbury Public Library, 170 Main Street
Danbury, 06810 + Google Map
Free
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Virtual Lecture: Giving Entertainment to Satan: Witchcraft and Witch Persecution in Early New England

March 25 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
online
$5.00
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Daytime Book Discussion Series

March 26 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, 06385 + Google Map
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“Stand Up, Speak Out, Be Seen: Moving from Violence to Equity & Inclusion for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans”

March 31 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Online via Zoom
Free
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April 2021

Book Voyagers

April 1 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Willimantic Public Library, 905 Main Street
Willimantic, CT 06226 United States + Google Map
Free
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Art, Civil Rights, and Social Justice: A Conversation with Dr. Redell Hearn, Founding Director of Academic Affairs at the Mississippi Museum of Art

April 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road
Westport, 06880 + Google Map
FREE
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Book Voyagers

April 8 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Willimantic Public Library, 905 Main Street
Willimantic, CT 06226 United States + Google Map
Free
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Virtual Talk on Collecting Rare Medical Artifacts by Distinguished Collector, Professor and Medical Historian Dr. Donald Blaufox

April 11 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850 United States + Google Map
Free, donations suggested
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Virtual Panel Discussion – Katharine Hepburn: Image is Everything

April 11 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main Street
Old Saybrook, 06475 + Google Map
Free
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Book Voyagers

April 12 @ 8:00 am - April 18 @ 5:00 pm
Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road
Groton, CT 06340 United States + Google Map
Free
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Speculative Fiction Book Discussion Series

April 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, 06385 + Google Map
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Book Voyagers

April 14 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad Street
Windsor, CT 06095 United States + Google Map
Free
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Book Voyagers

April 15 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Thompson Public Library, 934 Riverside Drive
North Grosvenordale, CT 06255 United States + Google Map
Free
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Book Voyagers

April 15 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Willimantic Public Library, 905 Main Street
Willimantic, CT 06226 United States + Google Map
Free
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Doing History More Inclusively Virtual Event

April 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
CT United States + Google Map
$5
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Book Voyagers

April 17 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
West Woodstock Library, 5 Bungay Road
West Woodstock, CT 06281 United States + Google Map
Free
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Why You Should Care About Roger Sherman’s 300th Birthday

April 19 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06510 United States + Google Map
Free
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Book Voyagers

April 22 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Willimantic Public Library, 905 Main Street
Willimantic, CT 06226 United States + Google Map
Free
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Revolutionary New Haven

April 22 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06510 United States + Google Map
Free
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Daytime Book Discussion Series

April 23 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, 06385 + Google Map
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Book Voyagers

April 23 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Drive
Hartford, 06106 + Google Map
Free
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Connecticut Storytelling Festival & Conference

April 23 @ 7:30 pm - April 24 @ 9:00 pm
Live Virtual Performances and Workshops, NA
New London, 06320 + Google Map
$40
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In Praise of Communion: Poetry as a Healing of What Divides Our Heart with Poet and Theologian Mark S. Burrows, Ph.D.

April 24 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Online via Zoom
$35
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Characters in ACTion

April 24 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Bridgewater Pavilion, 2 Sarah Sanford Road
Bridgewater, CT 06752 + Google Map
$12 – $27
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Book Voyagers

April 24 @ 1:30 pm
Bridgeport Public Library, 925 Broad Street
Bridgeport, 06604 + Google Map
Free
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Book Voyagers

April 26 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Thompson Public Library, 934 Riverside Drive
North Grosvenordale, CT 06255 United States + Google Map
Free
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The Long Island Estates that Inspired The Great Gatsby

April 29 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Manross Memorial Library, 260 Central Street
Forestville, CT 06010 United States + Google Map
Free
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May 2021

Virtual Lecture: Your Flower Child Update

May 2 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$8 – $10
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WestportREADS: Robert E. Lee and Me

May 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road
Westport, 06880 + Google Map
Free
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The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till: Film Screening and Talk Back w Director Keith A. Beauchamp

May 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road
Westport, 06880 + Google Map
Free
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The Artful Dickens: Virtual Event with London Author John Mullan

May 10 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
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Book Voyagers

May 10 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Danbury Public Library, 170 Main Street
Danbury, 06810
Free
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Winning Independence: Virtual Author Event with John Ferling

May 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
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Lest We Forget: Infectious Diseases (1850-1918)

May 11 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
CT United States + Google Map
Free
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Expanding Perspectives on American Art: A Springtime Scholar Series

May 12 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 11:00am on Wednesday, repeating until May 19, 2021

Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$90 – $100
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Saving America’s Cities: Ed Logue, New Haven and Beyond

May 12 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06510 United States + Google Map
Free
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Health, Healing & Addiction in 19th Century America

May 13 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 12:00pm on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until October 17, 2021

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850 United States + Google Map
$10
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A Virtual Conversation with Emily Bazelon

May 13 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
virtual
Free
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