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Further Afield Day Trip | American Art at Yale University Art Gallery

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 12:00pm - 2:30pm

Program Type:

America250

Age Group:

Adults
Registration will close on March 17, 2026 @ 12:00pm.
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America250
Registration Required
Payment Required
Event Details:

Join us for a private tour of the American Decorative Arts and American Paintings and Sculpture at Yale University Art Gallery.

Brian Dolzani

Brian Dolzani | Singer and Songwriter

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Program Type:

Music

Age Group:

Adults, Everyone
Registration will close on March 19, 2026 @ 6:00pm.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Music
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

Tuck Everlasting

Read to Tuck Everlasting

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Children
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Children's Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Bring your favorite book from home or choose one from our shelves and then enjoy some one-on-one time reading to our favorite Mini-Schnauzer, Tuck Everlasting.

Sign up for your 15-minute slot here:

Westport Music

Side-by-Side | Westport School of Music Recital

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Program Type:

Music

Age Group:

Everyone
Registration will close on March 21, 2026 @ 1:00pm.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Music
Registration Required
Event Details:

Westport School of Music invites all to a Student Chamber Music Concert.

Rehab

America’s Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis with Author Shoshana Walter | A Virtual Talk Hosted by Barbara Kingsolver

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Program Type:

Author Talk

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scandal.

Join, or Die

Revolutionary Printmaking Workshop

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Program Type:

Author Talk, America250

Age Group:

Children
Registration will close on March 24, 2026 @ 4:30pm.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Wright Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Author Talk, America250
Registration Required
Event Details:

Step back in time with One River Art School for their Revolutionary Printmaking Workshop! Students will study block printing from the revolutionary era and learn about iconic designs like the “Join, or Die” prints.

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Cabinetmaking in Federal Hartford | New Research on Connecticut Furniture

Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Program Type:

America250

Age Group:

Adults
Registration will close on March 26, 2026 @ 6:00pm.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America250
Registration Required
Event Details:

Independent researchers Kevin G. Ferrigno and Christine Ritok will present an overview of cabinetmaking in Federal Hartford, including a discussion regarding the Aaron Chapin and Aaron Colton cabinetmaking shops.

Library Giving Day

Library Giving Day

All Day 4/1

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

Support Pequot Library on Library Giving Day, April 1, 2026!

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On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts with Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal | An Online Talk

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Program Type:

Author Talk

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

Join us for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts with Valerie Neal, emerita curator from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and expert on human spaceflight.

Centennial Exhibition Handkerchief, 1876 Made by L. & G. Cramer (Düsseldorf, Germany, dates unknown) Printed cotton plain weave, 24⅞ × 24¼ in. (63.2 × 61.6 cm) Philadelphia Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. William D. Frishmuth, 1913-223

Perseverance & Progress: Industry and Art at the Centennial Exhibition

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Program Type:

America250

Age Group:

Adults
Registration will close on April 2, 2026 @ 6:00pm.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America250
Registration Required
Event Details:

Held in Philadelphia over a period of six months in 1876, the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine—commonly known as the Centennial Exhibition—was a watershed event in American art and industry

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