Author Max Kennedy Discusses Danger's Hour

Danger's Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot who Crippled Her

Thursday, May 28, 2009

6:00-6:30pm: Book Sale and Signing

6:30-7:30pm: Introduction and Discussion with the Author

Providence Public Library

Central Library

Barnard Room, 3rd Floor

150 Empire Street

Providence, RI 02903

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Author and maritime historian Max Kennedy presents Danger's Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her. Opening remarks by Ted Widmer, historian, librarian, and director of the John Carter Brown Library.

Born in New York and residing in Providence, author Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy is the ninth child of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy. This, his most recent book was featured in The Daily Show and has garnered praise from filmmaker Ken Burns, journalist Tom Brokaw, and historians Walter Isaacson, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and Stanley Karnow.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is strongly recommended by emailing lmiller@provlib.org. The book will be available for sale and signing at 6:00pm by the Brown Book Store.

CANCELLED -- Discuss Mr. Emerson's Wife with Author Amy Belding Brown

THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THIS FALL. WE ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.






A Secret Transcendentalist Affair? Author Amy Belding Brown Visits PPL

Sunday, May 17, 2009 -- 2:00 pm

Providence Public Library

Central Library

Trustees Room, 3rd Floor

150 Empire Street

Providence, RI 02903

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Author Amy Belding Brown & PPL's New England Book Club present Mr. Emerson's Wife, a work of historical fiction. In her own words, author Amy Belding Brown presents this book as a novel of "what might have been." While not a literal account of the life of Ralph Waldo or Lidian Emerson, it is a captivating story based on a rumored affair between Lidian and Henry David Thoreau that is sure to spark discussion.

Check out a review!

http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006601220331

The author's blog: http://amybeldingbrown.blogspot.com/

About the Author

Amy Belding Brown, a graduate of Bates College, received her master of fine arts degree from Vermont College. Her publication credits include Yankee, Good Housekeeping, and American Way, among others. The wife of a United Church of Christ minister and mother of four, she teaches writing at Fitchburg State College and Worcester State College in Massachusetts.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration (and reading the book beforehand) is strongly recommended: lmiller@provlib.org.

Old House Soul & Live Music Tonight - 5/7

Live Music & Documentary Film Screening
at the Library

Presented in partnership with the Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF)

Thursday, May 7, 20096:00 PM-7:30 PM
Providence Public Library's Central Library

Lippitt Hall, 1st Floor

150 Empire Street

Providence, RI 02903

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Following a live musical performance by "Detroit Rebellion," a contributor to the bluesy-folk soundtrack of their documentary Old House Soul, award-winning filmmakers Don Manley and Michel Schtakleff will screen their first installment of this "work-in-progress," focusing on the preservation of Moffett Mill. They will also show a piece that documents Don Manley's restoration of his house in Foster, Rhode Island.

Old House Soul is a film about the late preservationist Steve Tyson Sr. and the tradition of architectural preservation in Rhode Island. Tyson's company, Architectural Preservation Group was established in 1978 and is responsible for preserving hundreds of historic sites, buildings, and houses across our state. Part of RIIFF's Roving Eye Documentary series, this film earned directors Don Manley and Michel Schtakleff an Emerging Eye First Time Director Award at the 2008 Rhode Island International Film Festival.For more information, visit: http://www.oldhousesoul.com/.

Watch the video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NirTJAVLrt0

This event is free and open to the public.