Get your summer of love started with authors Annabel Monaghan and Amy Poeppel, in conversation about Monaghan’s new novel Summer Romance! Set in a fictional Long Island beach town, readers follow a recent divorcee and professional organizer whose life is a mess, and the summer in which she gets unstuck with the help of an unexpected person from her past. Don’t miss Annabel and Amy as they dish about the novel Country Living called the “ultimate summer beach read.”
Annabel Monaghan is the author of LibraryReads pick Same Time Next Summer and Indie Next pick Nora Goes Off Script, as well as two young adult novels and Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big?, a selection of laugh-out-loud columns that appeared in the Huffington Post, The Week, and the Rye Record. Amy Poeppel is the author of The Sweet Spot, Musical Chairs, Limelight, and Small Admissions. Amy’s writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Rumpus, LitHub, Working Mother, Points In Case, and The Belladonna.
Iconic actor, author and advocate Michael J. Fox launched the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 after publicly disclosing his 1991 diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Since then, the Foundation has been leading the charge on finding a cure for PD and accelerating the development of improved therapies for the 6 million people worldwide living with PD today. New Canaan Library welcomes two key leaders from the Foundation, Fayga Brisman Taylor and Lynn Hagerbrant, who will speak about the renaissance taking place in Parkinson’s research and therapeutic development today, including breakthroughs through the landmark MJFF-sponsored Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI). This event is available both in-person and via zoom. Those who would like to attend virtually should indicate that preference in the “notes” section of the registration form.
National planning expert Jeff Speck has spent his career studying what makes cities thrive and has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability. From economists, epidemiologists, and environmentalists to preservationists, planners, and parents, all agree that walkable communities are better in just about every way. Speck explains why walking is useful, particularly regarding land-use, zoning, transit, and parking, and then focuses on how, by sharing examples of places where walking is safe, comfortable, and interesting.
Award-winning photographer Emily Kelting presents an intimate view of the “most photogenic country in the world,” with photographs of the beautiful landscape and humanity that is often missed by tourists. Through the lens of a camera, Kelting takes us through her travels to Myanmar in January 2020, the heartbreaking military coup in February 2021, and the joy of the relationships she forged during her visit. Audience members will learn about Kelting’s activism through art, and the importance of friendship that spans continents. Emily Kelting is an artist, landscape designer, writer and avid ice skater who has presented her many talents in venues around Connecticut. She is a proud exhibiting member of the Rowayton Arts Center, Carriage Barn Art Center, owner of her landscape company GreatScapes, and founder of Ice Skating for Everyone.
New Canaan Library’s widely anticipated green is now open to the public, officials say. Patrons of New Canaan Library can now approach and enter the new building from the corner of Main and Cherry Streets, and the green itself connects the campus to the downtown in a new way, said Vice President of Operations Cheryl Capitani. “We’re really excited about the green being open,” Capitani told NewCanaanite.com. “It’s a step that really, for a lot of us, makes us feel part of downtown in a way that we haven’t felt before. So that connection is exciting for us.
