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Strange Worlds Book Club

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:35:50 -0400

Start: 05/17/2012 - 6:00pm

End: 05/17/2012 - 6:00pm

Join us to explore Allen Steele’s novel, Coyote.

The national bestselling story of Earth's first interstellar colonists-and the mysterious planet that becomes their home. Allen Steele is a two-time winner of the Hugo Award in the novella category.

Firehouse Friday

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:48:06 -0400

Start: 05/18/2012 - 11:00am

End: 05/18/2012 - 11:00am

Every Friday between 11:00 and 11:30 we host a children’s storytime here at the Firehouse. We’ve got Firehouse trivia, activities, and lots of fun stories to share. All ages are welcome.

Author Signing with Bill Lamperes

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:49:59 -0400

Start: 05/19/2012 - 1:00pm

End: 05/19/2012 - 1:00pm

Join us for a signing with Bill Lamperes for his new novel, Voices.

Non-Traditional Non-Fiction Book Club

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:34:21 -0400

Start: 05/20/2012 - 1:00pm

End: 05/20/2012 - 1:00pm

Join us for a discussion of David Rakoff’s book, Half Empty.

In this deeply smart and sneakily poignant collection of essays, the bestselling author of Fraud and Don’t Get Too Comfortable makes an inspired case for always assuming the worst—because then you’ll never be disappointed. Whether he’s taking on pop culture phenomena with Oscar Wilde-worthy wit or dealing with personal tragedy, Rakoff’s sharp observations and humorist’s flair for the absurd will have you positively reveling in the untapped power of negativity.

Traps and Trenchcoats Book Club

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:31:53 -0400

Start: 05/21/2012 - 6:00pm

End: 05/21/2012 - 6:00pm

Join us this month as we solve Tasha Alexander’s mystery, A Poisoned Season.

London's social season is in full swing, and Victorian aristocracy can't stop whispering about a certain gentleman who claims to be the direct descendant of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. But he's not the only topic of wagging tongues. Drawing rooms, boudoirs, and ballrooms are abuzz with the latest news of an audacious cat burglar who has been systematically stealing valuable items that once belonged to the ill-fated queen.

Light gossip turns serious when the owner of one of the pilfered treasures is found murdered, and the mysterious thief develops a twisted obsession with Lady Emily Ashton. It will take all of Emily's wit and perseverance to unmask her stalker and ferret out the murderer, while faced with a brewing scandal that threatens both her reputation and her romance with her late husband's best friend, the dashing Colin Hargreaves.

Firehouse Friday

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:48:43 -0400

Start: 05/25/2012 - 11:00am

End: 05/25/2012 - 11:00am

Every Friday between 11:00 and 11:30 we host a children’s storytime here at the Firehouse. We’ve got Firehouse trivia, activities, and lots of fun stories to share. All ages are welcome.

Author Signing with Benjamin Busch

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:28:53 -0400

Start: 05/25/2012 - 6:30pm

End: 05/25/2012 - 6:30pm

Join us on Friday the 25th for a special signing with Benjamin Busch. His remarkable memoir, Dust to Dust, has been compared to the writings of Tim O’Brien and Annie Dillard. Be sure to stop in and find out more about Busch and his breathtaking story.

Firehouse Friday

Thu, 10 May 2012 02:58:19 -0400

Start: 06/01/2012 - 11:00am

End: 06/01/2012 - 11:00am

Every Friday between 11:00 and 11:30 we host a children’s storytime here at the Firehouse. We’ve got Firehouse trivia, activities, and lots of fun stories to share. All ages are welcome.

Open Book Club

Thu, 10 May 2012 02:42:30 -0400

Start: 06/03/2012 - 1:00pm

End: 06/03/2012 - 1:00pm

Join us to discuss Mark Adams’ book, Turn Right at Machu Picchu.

In 1911, Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and “discovered” Machu Picchu. While history has recast Bingham as a villain who stole both priceless artifacts and credit for finding the great archeological site, Mark Adams set out to retrace the explorer’s perilous path in search of the truth—except he’d written about adventure far more than he’d actually lived it. In fact, he’d never even slept in a tent.

Turn Right at Machu Picchu is Adams’ fascinating and funny account of his journey through some of the world’s most majestic, historic, and remote landscapes guided only by a hard-as-nails Australian survivalist and one nagging question: Just what was Machu Picchu?

EntrepreNerds Book Club

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:37:34 -0400

Start: 06/07/2012 - 12:00pm

End: 06/07/2012 - 12:00pm

RSVP before the day prior. Seats limited. Cost: $40.

For details please visit the meetup webpage: http://www.meetup.com/EntrepreNerds/.

Firehouse Friday

Thu, 10 May 2012 02:58:59 -0400

Start: 06/08/2012 - 11:00am

End: 06/08/2012 - 11:00am

Every Friday between 11:00 and 11:30 we host a children’s storytime here at the Firehouse. We’ve got Firehouse trivia, activities, and lots of fun stories to share. All ages are welcome.

Graphically Yours, Graphic Novel Book Club

Thu, 10 May 2012 02:45:37 -0400

Start: 06/08/2012 - 6:00pm

End: 06/08/2012 - 6:00pm

Join us to discuss Howard Zinn’s graphic novel, A People’s History of the United States.

Since its landmark publication in 1980, A People’s History of the United States has had six new editions, sold more than 1.7 million copies, become required classroom reading throughout the country, and been turned into an acclaimed play. More than a successful book, A People’s History triggered a revolution in the way history is told, displacing the official versions with their emphasis on great men in high places to chronicle events as they were lived, from the bottom up.

Now Howard Zinn, historian Paul Buhle, and cartoonist Mike Konopacki have collaborated to retell, in vibrant comics form, a most immediate and relevant chapter of A People’s History: the centuries-long story of America’s actions in the world.

Narrated by Zinn, this version opens with the events of 9/11 and then jumps back to explore the cycles of U.S. expansionism from Wounded Knee to Iraq, stopping along the way at World War I, Central America, Vietnam, and the Iranian revolution. The book also follows the story of Zinn, the son of poor Jewish immigrants, from his childhood in the Brooklyn slums to his role as one of America’s leading historians.

Author Event with Natasha Wing

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:10:01 -0400

Start: 06/14/2012 - 3:00pm

End: 06/14/2012 - 3:00pm

Local children's author Natasha Wing will be with us for a very special Father's Day signing. There will be copies of The Night Before Father's Day as well as art projects for the kids. Don't miss this fun afternoon.

Author Signing with Tom Piccirilli

Thu, 10 May 2012 02:56:14 -0400

Start: 06/14/2012 - 6:30pm

End: 06/14/2012 - 6:30pm

Details coming soon!

Firehouse Friday

Thu, 10 May 2012 02:59:45 -0400

Start: 06/15/2012 - 11:00am

End: 06/15/2012 - 11:00am

Every Friday between 11:00 and 11:30 we host a children’s storytime here at the Firehouse. We’ve got Firehouse trivia, activities, and lots of fun stories to share. All ages are welcome.