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

Past Programs

2012

1/9/12	Annual Meeting: "Magic of the Mind" with Magician Jack Ryan
1/19/12	An Evening of Chinese Culture, with Shun Yen Performing Arts
2/16/12	"Kilimanjaro: Journey to the Roof of Africa" with Peter Christoph
3/15/12	Deborah Swiss, author of "The Tin Ticket: the heroic journey of Australia's convict women"

2011

1/10/11	Annual meeting: Astrology workshop with Sally Cragin
1/27/11	"Protecting Your Personal Information Online" with Haim Levkowitz
2/15/11	Mr. D.J.'s Hollywood Quiz Show, with Tad Travis
3/17/11	Music of the Gaslight Era, with John Root
4/21/11	Forensic Science Roadshow, with Paul Zambella
5/1911	"Stuff! Our Attachment to Possessions", with Dave Downs
6/16/11	"A Visit with Isabella Stewart Gardner," with Jessa Piaia
8/16/11	"Art of Georgia O'Keeffe" pastel painting class with Greg Maichack
9/15/11	Boston Accent - prizewinning a capella group
10/20/11	Indian Classical Music, by faculty at LearnQuest Academy
11/17/11	"Healing Power of Meditation" with Dr. Matthew Raider
12/15/11	Holiday Dessert Tasting and Recipe Swap

2010

1/11/10	Annual meeting: "How to Sell Anything on the Internet" with Cliff McGann
1/21/10	"Silent Movie Comedies" with live piano accompaniment by Richard Hughes
2/18/10	Maureen Taylor: "Bringing the Past to Light: Understanding Family Photos"
3/18/10	Celtic music with the Gloucester Hornpipe and Clog Society
4/15/10	"I Can Fix it, You Can Too" with Marie Leonard
5/20/10	Birds in Our Backyard, with Alison Powers
6/17/10	"Stone Walls of New England" with Kevin Gardner
8/19/10	"Van Gogh's Starry Night" Pastel Painting class with Greg Maichack
9/16/10	Burlington's Landlocked Forest, presented by the Friends of the Landlocked Forest
10/21/10	History of Italian Opera, with Brad Pennington of Boston Bel Canto Opera
11/18/10	'Creating an Edible Still-life Creation', with Liz Barbour
12/16/10	Holiday Dessert Tasting and Recipe Swap

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
8/20/09	"Pastel Paint Like Impressionists" with Greg Maichack
9/17/09	"Winter Pleasures from Summer Herbs" with Betsy Williams
10/15/09	"New England in Hollywood" with Roger Kolb
11/19/09	An evening of traditional Chinese Music, featuring Zhao Zhi-Min
12/17/09	"Decorating for the Holidays" with Cindy Mattson of Given-Erwin Florist

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”