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Evening Informational Programs for Adults
sponsored by the Friends of the Library

Past Programs

2009

1/5/09

Annual meeting:  Rory Raven: Mentalist

1/15/09

Beginning Genealogy, with Michael Brophy

1/29/09

Genealogy Databases with Michael Brophy

2/19/09

Knitting with the Owner of Edwina’s Knitch

3/19/09

“Healthy Food, Healthy Lives” with Allison Anneser

4/16/09

Burlington’s history as a farming community

5/21/09

“Let Go and Lighten up” with Lisa Wessan

6/18/09

“Quabbin Reservoir” with Michael Tougias

2008

1/7/08

Annual meeting:  Beverly Ikier on “Self-care Tips for Reducing Stress”

1/17/08

H&R Block on “Taxes in General.”  Speaker was Martin Frey, inserted at last minute when Natalie Carithers proved unavailable.

2/21/08

Mel Simons:  “Golden Days of Rock & Roll”

3/20/08

“Death & Chocolate” with Sisters in Crime (speakers were Gary Braver, Tony Kelner, and Nancy Bruett)

4/17/08

“Identity Theft” with Ryan Carney of the Better Business Bureau. (Speaker cancelled at last minute; Julie Gershon of ‘Unique Benefits Group’ filled in.)

5/15/08

“Quick and Easy Decorating Secrets Revealed”, with Jackie Davis

6/19/09

“Digital Photography” with Jeff Stallard of Ritz Camera

8/20/08

“Introduction to Pastel” with Greg Maichack

9/18/08

“Where You Been Amelia?” with Delvena Theater Co.

10/23/08

“New England Ghost Stories” with Dan Tremblay.

11/20/08

“Handling the Holidays” with Roberta Taylor

12/16/08

Sudbury Bell Ringers

2007

1/8/07

“Healthy Hypnosis” with Paul Gustafson, local clinician (Friends Annual Meeting)

2/15/07

Sonny & Perley, singers,   - “I’ll Take Romance”

3/15/07

Ken Gloss from Brattle Book Shop

4/19/07

“Blue of a Kind” – a capella men’s chorus

5/17/07

Author Tim Kenslea – “Courtship and Marriage in the New Republic”

6/21/07

Lorraine Fine, “The Mess Fairy” on organizing

8/07

Greg Maichack “Painting With Pastels”

9/20/07

“Lizzie Borden” – Delvena Theatre Co.

10/18/07

“Fatal Forecast” with Michael Tougias (newly published book on maritime tragedy)

11/15/07

“Delectable Desserts” with Ellie Deaner

12/20/07

“Nutcracker” with pianist Alfred Watson

2006

2/2/06

“Digital Photography” with Jeff Stallard of Ritz Camera

3/23/06

“Salem Witch Trials” - Delvena Theatre Co.

4/6/06

“Escape from Slavery” – Beatrice Fernando

5/4/06

“Blizzard of ‘78” – Michael Tougias (local author and historian)

6/10/06

“Two Old Friends” – Appalachian and seafaring songs

9/7/06

“Great Boston Fires” – David Kruh

10/5/06

Ruth Harcovitz  (Soprano) – Italian songs

11/2/06

Judy Bernstein – “Political Humor from George to George” (Washington to Bush)

12/7/06

Richard Clark as “Mark Twain”

2005

1/10/05

Friends Annual Meeting. Entertainment by the Burlington High School Ensemble. (our first attempt at a performance with the meeting.)

2/3/05

David Kruh on “The Building of Rt. 128”

3/3/05

“Sonny & Perley” – songs from ‘Great American Songbook’

4/7/05

Tara’s Thistle – folk music from the British Isles

5/5/05

Bill Nowlin on “Ted Williams”

6/2/05

Harriet Ruth Jabobs  - “Aging Courageously”

6/27/05

Greg Maichack “Painting With Pastels”

9/8/05

Carol Lynne, psychic medium – “How to Get a Good Psychic Reading.”

10/6/05

Judy Bernstein as “Eleanor Roosevelt”

11/3/05

Sam Bernstein on “Iwo Jima”

12/1/05

Ellie Deaner – “Quick Hors d’oeuvres”

2004

1/28/04

Mel Howard – “In Search of Poe” (historical impersonation)

2/5/04

David Kruh on “The Big Dig”

3/4/04

Tom O’Carroll – “Songs and stories of Dublin”

4/1/04

Hugh Wiberg on vegetable gardening

5/6/04

Local artist Donna Chadwick - “Watercolor Painting”

6/3/04

Given-Erwin Florists – “Flower Arranging”

9/2/04

Mary Leonhardt - “99 Ways to Get Your Kids to do their Homework”

10/5/04

Laura Ward on Feng Shui

11/4/04

Pearl Duncan on “DNA and Genealogy”

12/2/04 Richard Swanson - "An Evening with Abraham Lincoln"

2003

1/23/03

Winfrey’s Chocolates (local business, free samples!)

2/4/03

Robert Costa on “Burlington History”

3/6/03

Hugh Wiberg talked on “Backyard Birding”

4/3/03

Joe D’Aleo, local meteorologist, on global warming

5/1/03

Floyd Kempske, author of business thrillers

6/5/07

David Kruh on “The Curse of the Bambino”

9/4/03

Brigit deWeerd, beekeeper

10/2/03

Nora Dooley, children’s book author, on getting published

11/6/03

Acton Jazz Café – 6 performers spoke on jazz and played music

12/4/03

Burlington Garden Club – “Decorating with Greens”