Join us for All Things Nora Ephron this fall: film discussions, a book discussion, and an author visit!
We’re screening four film classics based on her screenwriting. All Zoom discussions will be on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm. View the films at home (check https://www.justwatch.com for options) and join us for a Zoom discussion led by Bob Kagan. Register here for the film discussions
September 4, When Harry Met Sally, 1989. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan star as longtime friends contemplating whether they should take their relationship to the next level. In the film’s iconic scene a Pastrami sandwich has never looked so appealing.
September 11, You’ve Got Mail, 1998. It’s the dawn of the Social Media era and Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan fall in love using the anonymity of email and the Internet. Both are happily unaware that he’s trying to put her independent bookstore out of business at the same time he is romancing her.
September 18, Julie and Julia, 2009. Meryl Streep, Amy Adams and Stanley Tucci sparkle as we follow two true stories. The start of Julia Child’s career intersects with the life of blogger Julie Powell who attempts to make Child’s 524 cookbook recipes in one year.
September 25, Heartburn, 1986. Based on her “autobiographical” novel of the same title, Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson light up the screen in this tale of romance and betrayal as the film follows Ephron’s failed marriage to the philandering Carl Bernstein.
Bob Kagan taught Communications and film at Manchester Community College, Central Connecticut State University and the University of Hartford for over 40 years. He has been leading film discussions at the Avon Free Public Library for the past 7 years.
Please register once for the series, even if you can’t attend each session. Zoom links will go out before the event.
Nora Ephron Book Discussion: I Feel Bad About My Neck & I Remember Nothing
Wednesday, October 9 at 2:00 pm.
Join us in the atrium for an in-person book discussion of two of Nora Ephron’s books, I Feel Bad About My Neck, and I Remember Nothing. Read one, both, or just a selection from one or the other. Readers will determine which essays we’ll discuss during the event. Bring your favorite Ephron moments to share! Register here.
Thursday, November 14 at 7:00 pm (in-person)Join us for a in-person, moderated conversation with author Ilana Kaplan to celebrate the release of her book, Nora Ephron at the Movies. It’s the first illustrated monograph on writer, journalist, and director Nora Ephron, the visionary behind When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and You’ve Got Mail. Books will be for sale at this event. Register here.