Rice Pudding Poetry
Our 10th Anniversary Show!
featuring Wesley McNair
Thursday, October 17 at 6 p.m.
We're kicking off Rice Pudding Poetry's 10th Anniversary Year with an evening of poetry by Wesley McNair, hosted by fellow poet Shelley Girdner and accompanied by music by Kent Allyn.
Maine's Poet Laureate from 2011-6, Wesley McNair has received multiple fellowships, gratns and prizes, including the Sarah Josepha Hale Medal for this 'distinguised contribution to the world of letters.' Often referred to as a 'poet of place,' McNair captures the ordinary lives of northern New Englanders through poems that explore American drems interwoven with family drama and public culture.
A book sale and signing will follow the reading.
All are welcome to this special evening of poetry, music and conversation!
Boston Typewriter Orchestra
Wednesday, October 9 at 6 p.m.
The Boston Typewriter Orchestra makes music with vintage typewriters, performing original and comedic office-themed tunes. You may have heard their music in promotional spots for the 2017 film The Post.
BTO will be in concert, bringing their unique sound to the library!
Author Marpheen Chan
Wednesday, October 16 at 6 p.m.
Acclaimed author Marpheen Chan will be at the library to read from and discuss his memoir, Moon In Full: A Modern-Day Coming-of-Age Story.
Moon in Full shines light on one young man’s search for truth and compassion in a complicated era. Adopted into in a majority white community, Chann must reconcile his fears and secret longings as a young gay man with the devoutly religious beliefs of his new family.
Chann, a second-generation Cambodian American, recounts what he has learned, what he has lost, and what he has found during his evolution from a hungry refugee’s son to religious youth to advocate for acceptance and equality.
A Q&A and book signing will follow the event.