Monday Mornings is a free program series for adults that runs weekly in the spring and fall months at the main library. Programs take place from 9:30-10:30 AM. Questions? Contact Ona Ridenour.
April 22: The Development of the Italian Community in Beverly Farms with Nancy Glidden Coffey
Join Nancy Coffey for an illustrated lecture on the Italian community in Beverly Farms. This lecture spans from early 20th century worker shanty towns in the woods to the Farms community today. Nancy Glidden Coffey grew up in North Beverly and has always been interested in Beverly History. She has lived in Beverly Farms for nearly 50 years. She worked as volunteer curator at Historic Beverly’s Cabot House where she curated an exhibit on the history of Beverly’s Italian Community. She is currently writing a history of the Beverly Farms during the Gold Coast years (1845-1960) when it had a wealthy summer community.
April 29: Knock on Wood with Knock on Wood, acoustic folk-rock duo
Knock on Wood is a high-energy acoustic folk-rock duo, featuring singer-songwriter Howie Newman. Combining acoustic guitar with fiddle, mandolin and pleasing vocal harmonies, the duo performs funny original music and classic rock covers. It’s a very lively, fun show with great musicianship, humor and lots of audience participation.
May 6: FRIENDS BOOK SALE—NO PROGRAM
May 13: Antique Hand Fans with Shelly Goncalves
Come and see 100 antique hand fans from around the world, including French, Chinese, Japanese, American and novelty fans. This presentation will explore the history, designs, and different materials used for this art such as mother of pearl, bone, ivory, and celluloid. Have an antique hand fan at home? Bring it for identification. Shelly J. Goncalves has been collecting antique hand fans for over fifty years. She is a member of the Fan Association of North America (FANA) and on the board of the Fan Circle International (FCI). Her favorite hand fans are made of mother of pearl.
May 20: Left For Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World with Eric Jay Dolan
Bestselling author Eric Jay Dolin tells the true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812—a tale of treachery, shipwreck, isolation, and the desperate struggle for survival. With surprising twists and turns throughout —involving greed, lying, bullying, a hostile takeover, stellar leadership, ingenuity, severe privation, endurance, banishment, the great value of a dog, the birth of a baby, a perilous thousand mile open-ocean journey in a seventeen-foot boat, an improbable rescue mission, and legal battles over a dubious and disgraceful wartime prize—Left for Dead shows individuals in wartime under great duress acting both nobly and atrociously, and offers a unique perspective on a pivotal era in American maritime history. Eric Jay Dolin is an award-winning and bestselling author of 16 books who lives in Marblehead.
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