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readings, signings& screenings
Author Talk: Vernon Benjamin
Elmendorph Inn, 7562 N. Broadway, Red Hook, NY 12571 Friday, May 1, 6 p.m.: Join the Red Hook Public Library and Historic Red Hook as they welcome local author Vernon Benjamin to discuss his book, “The History of the Hudson River Valley: From Wilderness to the Civil War.” Book signing and refreshments follow discussion. Information: 845.758.3241; http://www.redhooklibrary.org
Roosevelts Writer and Historian Geoffrey C. Ward
Upstate Films & Beekman Arms, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Saturday, May 2, 11 a.m.: Geoffrey C. Ward, bestselling author and co-writer of the recent Ken Burns PBS documentary, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, is coming to Rhinebeck to speak at a fundraiser for Wilderstein Historic Site. He will be discussing the film at a special screening event at Upstate Films followed by a luncheon at the Beekman Arms. The screening will highlight clips from the seven-part 14-hour documentary that feature Wilderstein Historic Site and Margaret (Daisy) Suckley. The former editor of American Heritage magazine, Geoffrey Ward is the winner of many awards, including six Emmys, the Parkman Prize for history, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Tickets: $75 Information: 845.876.4818; http://www.wilderstein.org
Author Talk & Signing: Kenneth T. Walsh, “Celebrity in Chief: A History of the Presidents and the Culture of Stardom”
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Hyde Park, NY 12538 Tuesday, May 5, 7 p.m.: Chief White House Correspondent for U.S. News & World Report, Kenneth T. Walsh, will talk about his new book, “Celebrity in Chief.” Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing after the talk. Info: 845.486.7745; http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu
Memoir Writing Program with Debbie Mayer
Kinderhook Memorial Library, 18 Hudson St., Kinderhook, NY 12106 Saturday, May 9, 4 p.m.: Debby Mayer, author, blogger and journalist, talks about how to bring a memoir alive with techniques of fiction: dialogue, description and character development. Ms. Mayer is the author most recently of a memoir, Riptides & Solaces Unforeseen. Information: http://www.oklibrary.org
Author Talk: DW Gibson, “The Edge Becomes the Center: An Oral History of Gentrification in the Twenty-First Century”
Chatham Bookstore, 27 Main St., Chatham, NY 12037 Friday, May 15, 5-7 p.m.: DW Gibson, Director of Writers Omi in Ghent, reads from his new book, “The Edge Becomes the Center: An Oral History of Gentrification in the TwentyFirst Century.” A conversation with Thomas Chulak from the bookstore and Q & A will follow a brief reading. Free. Refreshments. Information: 518.392.3005; http://chathambookstore.com
National Theatre of London Live: Man and Superman
Time and Space Ltd, 434 Columbia St., Hudson, NY 12534 Saturday, May 16, 1 p.m.: Academy Award® nominee Ralph Fiennes plays Jack Tanner in this exhilarating reinvention of Shaw’s witty, provocative classic. Jack Tanner, celebrated radical thinker and rich bachelor, seems an unlikely choice as guardian
to the alluring heiress, Ann. But she takes it in her assured stride and, despite the love of a poet, she decides to marry and tame this dazzling revolutionary. A romantic comedy, an epic fairytale, a fiery philosophical debate, Man and Superman asks fundamental questions about how we live. Tickets: $22; $15 children under 12 Information: 518.822.8100; http://timeandspace.org
Stratford Shakespeare Festival: Antony and Cleopatra
Time and Space Ltd, 434 Columbia St., Hudson, NY 12534 Saturday, May 23, 1 p.m.: The steamy story of a midlife affair that shook the foundations of the ancient world comes to vivid life in the Stratford Festival production of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, starring Geraint Wyn Davies and Yanna McIntosh as the powerful rulers whose insatiable love leads to the greatest of tragedies. Director Gary Griffin paints an unforgettable landscape depicting the devastation wrought by the heart’s transgressions. Tickets: $20; $15 children under 12 Information: 518.822.8100; http://timeandspace.org
The Hudson Valley in the Ice Age
Starr Library, 68 West Market St., Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Friday, May 29, 7:30 p.m.: Professors Johanna and Robert Titus, authors of the ‘The Hudson Valley in the Ice Age: A Geological History & Tour’, columnists the Kaatskill Life magazine, and professors at area colleges, will share their insights into how glaciers shaped the Hudson Valley, the Catskills and the Rhinebeck area. The Hudson Valley will not look the same after you hear their fascinating explorations. Information: http://starrlibrary.org
Millbrook Literary Festival
Millbrook Free Library, Millbrook, NY 12545 Saturday, May 30: In its 7th year, the Millbrook Literary Festival offers thought-provoking and entertaining authors and illustrators participating in panel discussions, readings, and signings throughout the day. Enjoy the Farmer’s Market from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Festival events begin at 10 a.m. and include: Rex Smith - Ethical Journalism; Picture the Past, panel discussion with award-winning picture book authors; Ekphrastic Poetry, a panel discussion with working poets; Paths to Getting Published workshop; and much more. Plus, books sales and author signings on the front lawn at the library. For a complete schedule visit the website. Information: http://www.millbrookbookfestival.org
Book Launch Event: Joseph Luzzi, “In a Dark Wood”
Oblong Books, 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Saturday, May 30, 7 p.m.: When Luzzi’s pregnant wife was in a car accident—and died forty-five minutes after giving birth to their daughter, Isabel—he finds himself a widower and firsttime father at the same moment. While he grieves and cares for his infant daughter, miraculously delivered by caesarean before his wife passed, he turns to Dante’s Divine Comedy for solace. In a Dark Wood: What Dante Taught Me About Grief, Healing, and the Mysteries of Love, tells the story of how Dante helps the author rebuild his life. He follows the structure of The Divine Comedy, recounting the Inferno of his grief, the Purgatory of healing and raising Isabel on his own, and then Paradise of the rediscovery of love. Information: 845.876.0500; http://www.oblongbooks.com