Friends of Avon Library
Film Discussion Series: Set in the South (virtual)
Online (Zoom)Join us for a film discussion series, "Set in the South". All discussions will take place on Zoom at 7:00 pm. Three Films that explore the American South and how it influences culture, race, ethnicity and the behavior of the people who live there. Note that each film captures Matthew McConaughey in a dramatically different […]
Friends of the Avon Library Board Meeting
Board Room, 2nd Floor 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United States
Sundays at Three – the KC Sisters
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesFeatured on season 1 of Nickelodeon's brand new show "America's Most Musical Family", Connecticut based five-some the KC Sisters – ranging in age from 19-24 - stir up an explosive Americana flavored vocal/instrumental mix of country, R&B, gospel and more. Having shared their dynamic, harmony driven vocal and instrumental excitement in hundreds of performances throughout their […]
The Post-Impressionists: A Virtual Art Series
Online (Zoom)What Came after the Impressionists? Well, Post-Impressionism for one thing, first coined by the art critic Roger Fry in 1906. Learn how the artists of this new art movement, still involved with the bright colors and real-life focus of the Impressionists, also struck out on their own, each in his own particular way. This series […]
The Way We Were: Virtual Film Discussion
Online (Zoom)Join us for a virtual film discussion of The Way We Were, the 1973 American romantic drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford, the week before we host the Robert Hofler, the author of a new book about the film. (For details on the author talk with Robert Hofler, […]