Climate Central, a Princeton, New Jersey-based, policy-neutral, independent group of scientists, communicators and researchers, presents an informative discussion, providing a data-driven, fresh take on how to protect from growing weather threats, examine investment implications, and plan for a safer financial future. Their non-ideological approach uses big data, science, technology, and compelling visuals to help us make informed decisions, realistically assess local risks, and project how they’re likely to change. This program is co-sponsored by Planet New Canaan
Saad Mohseni, author of Radio Free Afghanistan: A Twenty-Year Odyssey for an Independent Voice in Kabul and the Chairman and CEO of Moby Group, Afghanistan’s largest media company, is guest lecturer for New Canaan Library’s William Attwood Lecture. The event takes place on Friday, November 1 at 7 PM in the Library’s Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium. Please register to attend: newcanaanlibrary.org. Elm Street Books will be on site with copies available for purchase. Saad Mohseni will speak about his book Radio Free Afghanistan, a deeply moving and surprising story of the attempt to build a truly independent media company in contemporary Afghanistan.
Journalist and author Keren Blankfeld tells the incredible true story of two Holocaust survivors who fell in love in Auschwitz, only to be separated upon liberation and lead remarkable lives apart following the war—and then find each other again more than 70 years later. About the Author: Keren Blankfeld is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Forbes, Reuters, The Toronto Star, and others. Her first book, Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story has been translated to multiple languages. A former editor and staff writer at Forbes, Keren has been a guest on CNN, BBC World News, and E! Entertainment.
Get ready for a lively conversation between New York Times bestselling author Laura Dave and her editor, New Canaan’s own Marysue Rucci, as they discuss her soon-to-be-released novel “The Night We Lost Him.” Laura Dave’s previous novel “The Last Thing He Told Me” sold over three million copies, was named a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and is now a limited series on Apple TV+. The talk will begin at 1pm in the Jim and Dede Bartlett Auditorium. The event will conclude with a book sale and signing with Elm Street Books, and a reception featuring a taste of the intriguing recipe from “The Night We Lost Him”: a strawberry balsamic pizza!
Born in Lucca, Italy and steeped in operatic tradition, Giacomo Puccini created operas that showcased a brilliance that made him a worthy successor to Verdi. In his talk, Professor Gil Harel will analyze the celebrated opera Madama Butterfly (1904), one of Puccini’s most famous works. The Italian opera tells the story of B.F. Pinkerton (American) who marries Cio-Cio-san (Japanese). The result is a sublime score filled with worldly influences, pentatonic music, and rich melodies that frame a heartbreaking story of love, betrayal, and hope smashed asunder. Gil Harel (PhD, Brandeis University) is an award-winning musicologist and composer whose interests include styles ranging from western art music to contemporary musical theater.
