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Meet Author Lisa See
11/17/2020 to 11/17/2020
Online, Olney, MD 20832Acclaimed author Lisa See will be discussing her latest book, "The Island of Sea Women," also selected as the 2020 "One Maryland One Book" title. Sponsored by Montgomery County Public Libraries. The event is free but registration is required. Please visit this link to learn more and register: https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/4635876. About the Island of Sea Women: "A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island. Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds.... The Island of Sea Women is an epoch set over many decades, beginning during a period of Japanese colonialism in the 1930s and 1940s, followed by World War II, the Korean War and its aftermath, through the era of cell phones and wet suits for the women divers. A classic Lisa See story-- one of women's friendships and the larger forces that shape them-- The Island of Sea Women introduces readers to the fierce and unforgettable female divers of Jeju Island and the dramatic history that shaped their lives."
Virtual Savings and Investing Seminar Presented by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
11/17/2020 to 11/17/2020
Virtual, Virtual, MD 20815Get a road map for saving & investing with an expert from the Securities & Exchange Commission Office of Investor Education and Advocacy. Bring all questions you may have! Topics to include: Defining your financial goals; Smart use of credit; Impact of fees; Common red flags of fraud; Questions to ask before investing; Types of investment products and their risks; Cryptocurrency; Best ways to research investments. Learn more here: https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/4649892. Join us in Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/95518084144. Or Dial In: 301-715-8592; Meeting ID: 955 1808 4144
MCPL Virtual Movie Discussion Club – Joy Luck Club
11/19/2020 to 11/19/2020
900 Wayne Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910This November our movie is Joy Luck Club, a film based on the book of the same title about a woman who joins a mahjong club her mother used to belong to. Bring your tissues when you watch this movie! Available on MCPL's resource Hoopla! For more details visit the MCPL Virtual Event Page: https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/4653814
Virtual conversation between poets Diane Glancy and Adam Tavel
11/19/2020 to 11/19/2020
11701 Georgia Ave, Wheaton, MD 20902Writers Diane Glancy and Adam Tavel will discuss three of Diane Glancy's recent works. https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/4654730. In honor of National Native American Heritage Month, join writers Diane Glancy and Adam Tavel for a discussion of three of Diane's works: Island of Innocent: a Consideration of the Book of Job (poetry and nonfiction in which Native American issues intrude), Mary Queen of Bees (novel) and The Book of Bearings (poetry). Part Cherokee and of English and German descent, Glancy was born in Kansas City, Missouri. She has served as artist-in-residence for the Oklahoma State Arts Council (traveling around the state to teach poetry to Native American students) and has taught Native American literature and creative writing at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Adam Tavel is the author of four books of poetry, including the forthcoming Sum Ledger (Measure Press, 2021). His most recent collection, Catafalque, won the Richard Wilbur Award (University of Evansville Press, 2018). He is a professor of English at Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury, Maryland where he directs the Echoes & Visions Reading Series. You can find him online at http://adamtavel.com/
Baltimore Composers Forum presents: Virtual “Sound in Motion VI” Concert With Dancers, premiering Saturday, November 21, 8:15 pm
11/21/2020 to 11/21/2020
3704 N Charles St Unit 1006, Baltimore, MD 21218Baltimore Composers Forum presents: Virtual “Sound in Motion VI” Concert With Dancers, premiering Saturday, November 21, 8:15 pm at http://baltimorecomposersforum.com. The sixth in a series we first presented in 2008 of collaborations with modern dance choreographers, this year’s program is a collaboration with Maryland-based choreographers Alice Howes, Molly Jean Kirkup Heer, and Adrienne Kraus Latanishen. Several of the 12 prerecorded works on the concert bear on the current crises, including “Elegy;” “Won’t Forgive, Won’t Forget;” “White Noise;” “Resistance.” “Disromantically Lamenting” incorporates sound materials recorded from Baltimore’s streets, parks and daily life. Contact: 410-929-5063, info@baltimorecomposersforum.com
Yoga for Survivors – Virtual Sessions!
11/24/2020 to 11/24/2020
Online event hosted by HopeWorks of Howard County, Columbia, MD 21046HopeWorks is partnering with Three and a Half Acres Yoga (THAY) to bring free yoga sessions to survivors of intimate partner and sexual violence. This will be an on-going program offered every Tuesday at 4 pm via Zoom! THAY partners with community organizations within Harlem, Upper Manhattan, and virtually. They focus on serving folks facing emotional, physical, or social trauma. THAY provides yoga, breathing, and mindfulness programs to nonprofits to support their existing missions and build bridges of understanding among neighbors. Please note that you will be able to participate while seated or on a mat. This is a free program, but pre-registration is required! To register, please visit https://yoga-for-survivors.eventbrite.com
