All
events are free and open to the public. No tickets required unless otherwise noted.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
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Author talk - A Theatre Project by Richard Pilbrow
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Location: Ridgefield Library
Richard
Pilbrow will share fascinating stories from his just released
autobiographical book A Theatre Project: A Backstage Adventure.
Richard Pilbrow founded Theatre Projects over 50 years ago. He is a
lighting designer, theatre, film, and TV producer, theatre designer...
and author. He was a pioneer of stage lighting in Britain and theatre
consultant to the National Theatre of Great Britain working for such
greats as Sir Laurence Olivier. His books Stage Lighting and Stage
Lighting Design have been international texts since 1970.
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Kris Carr & Gabrielle Bernstein at the Playhouse!
Date: Thursday, January 26, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
Location: The Ridgefield Playhouse
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New Year, A New You! An evening with Kris Carr (Crazy, Sexy Diet)
& Gabrielle Bernstein (Spirit Junkie). We have books in the store
and they'll be on sale at the event.
This is a ticketed event -- go to RidgefieldPlayhouse.org to buy tickets or call 203 438-5795.
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Your Parenting Toolbox
Date: Saturday, January 28, 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Location: Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church, 207 Main St, Ridgefield CT 06877
Presented
by Maria-Pia Seirup & Neal Bowes, in consultation with Search
Institute. This practical workshop will encourage and help you raise
happy, responsible, competent and caring kids. Cost is $10 per person,
register at JesseLeeChurch.com |
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Children's author event with Deborah Freedman
Date: Saturday, February 4, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Location: The Ridgefield Library
The author of Blue Chicken (published by Viking Children's Books) will
read and discuss her new book at the Ridgefield Library! In this
deceptively simple picture book, an enterprising chicken attempts to
help an artist paint the barnyard and accidentally turns the whole
picture blue. Call the library at 203 438-2282 for more information.
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The Poetry of Life - with Robert Riche
Date: Thursday, February 23, 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Location: The Ridgefield Library
Novelist, playwright and published poet Robert Riche will present an
evening of readings from his work, and in particular, from his book,
Days Like These along with a more general talk about the art of poetry |
PAST EVENTS
2010-2011 Events (partial list)
2009 Events
2008 Events
2007 Events
2006 Events
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Linda Urbach
Madame Bovary's Daughter
December 8, 2011 at the Ridgefield Library |
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Roz Chast
What I Hate: From A to Z
October 22, 2011 at Books on the Common |
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Tom Perrotta
The Leftovers
October 19, 2011 at the Ridgefield Libraray |
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Nina Mohadjer
This Mother's Life
October 15, 2011 at Books on the Common |
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John Burnham Schwartz
Northwest Corner
October 5, 2011 at the Ridgefield Library
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Peter Spiegelman
This as Thieves
September 22, 2011 at the Ridgefield Library |
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Louisa Thomas
Conscience
August 25, 2011 at the Ridgefield Library |
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John Barricelli
The Sono Baking Company Cookbook
May 7, 2011 at Century 21 Landmark Properties |
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Pete Nelson
I Thought You Were Dead
April 16, 2011 at Books on the Common |
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Howard Frank Mosher
Walking to Gatlinburg
March 14, 2011 at the Ridgefield Library |
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Marina Marchese
Honeybee Lessons From an Accidental Beekeeper
March 4, 2010 at the Ridgefield Library
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Brad Parks
Faces of the Gone
February 5 2010 at Books on the Common
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Joanne Dobson
Death Without Tenure
February 4, 2010 at the Ridgefield Library
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Rich Cohen
Israel is Real
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
September 30, 2009 at the Temple Shearith Israel
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Ridgefield Playhouse Film Society: Lost and Found Film Series
In Spite of Myself: A Memoir by Christopher Plummer
Book signing after the event
September 26, 2009 at the Ridgefield Playhouse
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A WIZARD OF OZ film/book celebration
May 8 at the Ridgefield Playhouse
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Kids Love Authors Day (Download Event Flyer)
With Nora Baskin, Sari Bodi, Lauren, Greg & Jackie Logsted, Marc
Tyler Nobleman, Susanna Reich, Linda Gramatky Smith, and Allia Zobel
February 14, 2009 at Books on the Common
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Keith M. Jones, III
Congress as my Government
December 6, 2008 at Books on the Common
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Victor DeMasi
Designer Faux Finishing: Ideas &
Inspiration for Sophisticated Surfaces
November 16, 2008 at Books on the Common
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Carol de Giere
Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz from Godspell to Wicked
November 13, 2008 at the Ridgefield Library
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Archer Mayor
The Catch
October 28, 2008 at Books on the Common
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Robert Vaughn
A Fortunate Life
October 17, 2008 at Books on the Common
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Christopher & Catherine Brooks
60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: NYC
Setpember 25, 2008 at Books on the Common
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Jack Mitchell
Hug Your Customers
September 18, 2008
Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce Rise & Shine breakfast meeting at the Ridgefield Community Center
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Barry Lyga
Hero-Type
September 15, 2008, A Young Adult Event at the Ridgefield Library
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Linda Merlino
Belly of the Whale
May 22, 2008, Author luncheon at Bernard’s
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Paula Poundstone
There’s Nothing in this Book I Meant to Say
(Random House)
July 19, 2008 at the Ridgefield Playhouse
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Nalini Jones
What You Call Winter
(Knopf)
May 18, 2008, AAUW Author Brunch at Bernard’s Inn at Ridgefield
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Lorenzo Ottaviani
Travel Italia
(Abrams)
December 13, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
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Nalini Jones
What You Call Winter
(Knopf)
December 6, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
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Roz Chast
The Alphabet from A to Y with Bonus Letter Z!
(Flying Dolphin Press)
November 17, 2007 at Books on the Common
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Laurie Krebs
We’re Sailing Down the Nile
(Barefoot Books)
November 13, 2007 at Books on the Common
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Nathaniel Philbrick
Mayflower
(Penguin)
November 1, 2007 at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art
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Don Dunbar
What You Don't Know Can Keep You Out of College
(Penguin)
October 11, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
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Chris Bohjalian
The Double Bind
(Shaye Areheart)
September 27, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
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Paula Poundstone
There’s Nothing in this Book that I Meant to Say
(Random House)
September 8, 2007 at the Ridgefield Playhouse
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Howard Frank Mosher
On Kingdom Mountain
(Houghton Mifflin)
September 6, 2007 at the Books on the Common
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Mary-Lou Weisman
Traveling While Married
(Algonquin)
July 30, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
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Diana Loevy
The Book Club Companion
(Penguin)
July 26, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
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J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
(Scholastic)
July 20, 2007 at Books on the Common
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Masha Hamilton
The Camel Bookmobile
(HarperCollins)
June 28, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
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Frank DeFord
The Entitled
(Sourcebooks)
June 14, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
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Roz Chast
Theories of Everything: Selected, Collected and
Health-Inspected Cartoons by Roz Chast, 1978-2006
(Bloomsbury USA)
April 26, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
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Bob Spitz
The Beatles
(Little, Brown & Company)
April 12, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
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Elizabeth Hickey
The Wayward Muse
(Simon & Schuster)
Bernard’s Author Luncheon Series
April 11, 2007 at Bernard Inn at Ridgefield
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Marilyn Johnson
The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries
(Harper Collins)
March 9, 2007 at Books on the Common
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Peter Spiegelman
Red Cat: A John March Mystery
(Knopf)
March 1, 2007 at Books on the Common
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Barbara J. Euser
Venturing in Southern Greece: The Vatika Odysseys
(Travelers Tales)
January 27, 2007 at Books on the Common
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Cathryn J. Prince
Burn the Town and Sack the Banks: Confederates Attack Vermont!
(Carroll & Graf)
December 9, 2006 at Books on the Common
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Dr. Ronald L. Mallett
Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality
(Avalon)
December 7, 2006 at the Ridgefield Library
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Dr. Heidi Hammel - Is Pluto a Planet?
Beyond Jupiter, by Dr. Fred Bortz
November 15, 2006 at the Ridgefield Library
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Roz Chast
Theories of Everything: Selected, Collected and
Health-Inspected Cartoons by Roz Chast, 1978-2006
(Bloomsbury USA)
November 3, 2006 at Books on the Common
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Gunilla Norris
A Mystic Garden: Working with Soil, Attending to Soul
(BlueBridge Publishing)
October 21, 2006 at Books on the Common
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J. Edward Chamberlin
Horse: How the Horse Has Shaped Civilizations
(BlueBridge Publishing)
September 30, 2006 at Books on the Common
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Mary Higgins Clark
Two Little Girls in Blue
(Simon & Schuster)
September 13, 2006 at the Ridgefield Playhouse
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Jane & Michael Stern
Two for the Road: Our Love Affair with American Food
(Houghton Mifflin)
July 27, 2006 at Books on the Common
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Verlyn Klinkenborg
Timothy; or, Notes of an Abject Reptile (Knopf)
May 11, 2006 at Books on the Common
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Jacqueline Mitchard
Cage of Stars (Warner Books)
May 5, 2006 at the Ridgefield Library
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Frank McCourt
Teacher Man (Simon & Schuster)
March 4, 2006 at the Ridgefield Playhouse
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Mary-Ann Tirone Smith
Girls of Tender Age (Simon & Schuster)
February 2, 2006 at Books on the Common
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