Monday, December 3, 2012
This week’s library Author Talk features a book about a local suffragist; Louisa May Alcott has tea in Japan; and a local mom sees her son’s work lauded.
Good morning and welcome to the first full week of December – a month full of holiday cheer, unbridled present-buying, and copious nog. I have no doubt you’re all chomping at the bit to get out there and do your part to keep the economy moving. But first, a little bit on local going global. Jan Turnquist, the executive director over at Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, recently had the opportunity to bring Louisa May and Little Women over to Japan. She spent three and a half weeks in several Japanese cities, including Concord’s sister city Nanae-Cho. Believe it or not, Little Women is very popular in Japan, and in fact is a huge favorite of Empress Michiko – so much so, that she and her husband actually visited Orchard House when they …
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Orchard House
399 Lexington Rd, Concord, MA
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Monday, November 5, 2012
Lightman's new novel to be featured at a Thursday Author Series at the library, and the Concord Players hold auditions for their next show.
Good morning, and welcome to a brand new week! Did you remember to turn your clocks back yesterday? What did you do with your extra hour – something worthwhile, I hope? Before I forget, I’ve been meaning to tell you about the lunch Maureen and I had recently at Dabblers. The sandwiches were lovely, but the brownies were to die for. Honestly, they were the best brownies EVER. My favorite was the sea salt caramel – brownies with caramel oozing out of the middle – but the mint and raspberry ones were just as melt-in-your-mouth delicious. You don’t even have to pretend you’re there for the crafts: Just walk to the back of the store and survey the goods. I still have to get over there to check out the peanut butter one. OK, now to the real news…
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51 Walden St, Concord, MA
The Concord Players
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Two author readings coming up next week, plus an agricultural art reception at the library.
Have I got a deal for you! Today I’m here to let you know about not one but TWO author talks, since we’re heading into that time of year when the chill in the air makes you want to just curl up with a blanket and a good book. And we certainly live in the right, literary town for that. The first one is part of the library’s ongoing Thursday Author Talk series, and features distinguished author Margot Livesey, currently a fellow at the Radcliffe Writers’ Institute as well as a writer-in-residence at Emerson College in Boston. She will be reading from her newest book, published this year, “The Flight of Gemma Hardy,” which won the New England Independent Booksellers Award. I happened to pick it up over the summer – from our local library, …
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Concord Museum
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The Clymer Home
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