AFPL Adult Programs
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America at 250: Reflections on the American Experience Through the Lens of Film (virtual)
Online (Zoom)The celebrate America's 250th, this series will examine the American experience through the lens of film. View the films on your own time, and then join the virtual discussion. June 10 - The Searchers, 1956. Directed by John Ford. John Wayne is at his best as a Civil War veteran who embarks on a yearslong […]
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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Their Historic 50 Year Friendship (in-person, dramatic event)
Community Room 281 Country Club Road Connecticut, Avon, CT, United StatesJoin us for a dramatic, in-pereson event with actor George Baker. In “John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Their Historic 50 Year Friendship,” Adams describes how he and Jefferson first met in 1775 at the Continental Congress, one a delegate from Massachusetts, the other a delegate from Virginia. They were the principal moving forces which convinced […]
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C&C: Conversation & Camaraderie (in-person)
Atrium, First Floor Reference Area 281 Country Club Road Connecticut, Avon, CT, United StatesConversations & Camaraderie: a Farmington Valley Men’s Social Group Focusing on friendship among men from Avon and the neighboring towns. This group is focused on in-depth, philosophical conversations on a variety of topics; each meeting will have a different conversation starter. As of January 2026, this group will meet every week. The same topic is explored […]
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Local Author Festival Open House (in-person)
Community Room 281 Country Club Road Connecticut, Avon, CT, United StatesJoin us for the first of two local author festival open house events! The format is: 6:30-7:00: mix and mingle with the authors/browse and buy books 7:00: Audience grab a seat for round-robin style author sharing; learn something about each of them! Tina serves as event host. 8:00 (ish): mix and mingle again/browse and buy books Our […]
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The Odyssey: A Timeless Journey (in person)
Teen ProgramsWhy Do We Return to Homer’s Odyssey? Why are we still captivated by the story of a weary, flawed warrior struggling to navigate his way to his home in Ithaca after the Trojan War –a journey marked by storms, temptation, mythical monsters, and the wrath of the gods? Join Vincent Tomasso, PhD, professor of Classics […]