The Last of this Season's Great Decisions Discussion Group... May 1 @ 7pm

The Rowayton Library will be hosting the last of this season's Great Decisions Discussion Group meetings on Wednesday, May 1 @ 7pm.  

The session will be on Threat Assessment.  

This program is free and open to the public. The session is led by Erik Rambusch, Adjunct Professor at Norwalk Community College. For more information and program materials, please contact the Library 203-838-5038.

Rowayton Library presents… Monday, February 25 @ 12 Noon – Art21 Stories: Film, Discussion & Craft with RAC artists

Art - Film - Artists - Rowayton

Over the past decade, Art21 has established itself as the preeminent chronicler of contemporary art and artists through its Peabody Award-winning biennial television series, "Art in the Twenty-First Century." Come and become familiar with contemporary art and artists and the creative process.  Join us at the Rowayton Library for a "brown bag" lunch, refreshments, a movie, craft and discussion - this session led by RAC artists Hu Lindsay and Kathy Draper... for adults interested in Art.  Co-Sponsored by the Rowayton Arts Center.  This month’s film:  Art21 - Stories:  How do artists tell stories in their work? How does contemporary art reflect and reveal narrative traditions? How does the art of today record and describe the world around us? The "Art in the Twenty-First Century" documentary “Stories” explores these questions through the work of Charles Atlas, Kara Walker, Kiki Smith, Do-Ho Suh, and Trenton Doyle Hancock.

Wednesday, February 20 @ 7pm – Great Decisions - NATO in the 21st Century

Wednesday, February 20  Great Decisions @ the Rowayton Library topic:  How has NATO’s agenda evolved since its inception during the cold war? With its military commitment in Afghanistan winding down and a recent successful campaign in Libya, what are the Alliance’s present-day security challenges?

The Rowayton Library’s Great Decisions Discussion Group meets on alternating Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. Developed by the Foreign Policy Association, the Great Decisions Discussion Program is the oldest and largest grass-roots world affairs education program of its kind in the country. The Great Decisions Discussion Program is FPA's public education initiative to create more informed and engaged citizens by bringing people together to discuss U.S. foreign policy and global affairs issues. The session topics include:  NATO, Myanmar and Southeast Asia, Intervention, Iran, China in Africa, and Threat Assessment. Materials are provided to participants and are available at the Rowayton Library. This program is free and open to the public. The sessions are led by Erik Rambusch, Adjunct Professor at Norwalk Community College.  Discussion dates are 2/20, 3/6, 3/20, 4/3, 4/17, and 5/1. For more information and program materials, please contact the Library.

Great Decisions Discussion Group – Egypt Power to the People?

Great Decisions Discussion Group – Egypt Power to the People?

Wednesday, February 6 topic:  The popular revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak in 2011 ushered in the promise of radical change. Two years later, what is the state of Egyptian democracy? How will the military and the civilian government balance power?  The Rowayton Library’s Great Decisions Discussion Group meets on alternating Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. Developed by the Foreign Policy Association, the Great Decisions Discussion Program is the oldest and largest grass-roots world affairs education program of its kind in the country. The Great Decisions Discussion Program is FPA's public education initiative to create more informed and engaged citizens by bringing people together to discuss U.S. foreign policy and global affairs issues. The session topics include:  Egypt, NATO, Myanmar and Southeast Asia, Intervention, Iran, China in Africa, and Threat Assessment. Materials are provided to participants and are available at the Rowayton Library. This program is free and open to the public. The sessions are led by Erik Rambusch, Adjunct Professor at Norwalk Community College.  Discussion dates are 2/6, 2/20, 3/6, 3/20, 4/3, 4/17, and 5/1. For more information and program materials, please contact the Library 203-838-5038.

Last Chance to Dine with Character(s)

CANCELLED:  due to NEMO

The Library’s 3^rd Annual fundraiser “Dinner with Character(s)” - a Literary Masquerade to benefit the Library, originally scheduled for Saturday, February 9, 2013, has been cancelled due to the Blizzard:  Nemo.   
Originally planned, the evening begins at 6:30 p.m. in the homes of our Dinner with Character(s) hosts, who create settings and food befitting their respective novels or movies.  Your "role" as dinner guest is inspired by the book/movie as well -- let its theme, characters and setting be your guide!  (Dress in novel or festive attire.)  At 8:30 p.m. everyone is transported from their host homes for the Gala - featuring live music, dessert, and dancing at the Rowayton Library.  Only a few tickets left - $125 per person.  Host house themes include:  Downton Abbey,  Doctor Zhivago,  The Preppy Handbook,  Where the Wild Things Are, Of Mice and Men, The Godfather, Part 1, and Little House on the Prairie.