FEBRUARY HIGHLIGHTS
PAINTING FOR KIDS
Join us on Tuesday February 19, 2019 from 2:00 PM-3:30 PM in the Community Room for Painting with Pointillism for kids. Budding artists ages 6-12 can sign up for a hands-on visual arts experience over February vacation. Join local artist Sandy Churchill for a painting class, where we’ll learn about artist Georges Seurat and create our own seaside scenes in the pointillism style using acrylic paint and mixed media.
Space is limited – register starting February 5th by calling Leah at 508-286-2696 or by emailing leah@sailsinc.org.
CONTACT: Leah Labrecque 508-286-2696 leah@sailsinc.org
GREAT DECISIONS
Join us on Tuesday February 19, 2019 from 10:15 AM-11:45 AM in the Community Room for Great Decisions. Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs. Join us for an 8-week discussion group led by Bob Tosca. This group will meet Tuesdays from January 22 to April 30 (eight meetings total held every other week; off weeks are reserved for possible snow dates).
Registration begins December 18; a materials fee of $25.00 is due at registration (includes Great Decisions Briefing Book).
February 19: Nuclear negotiations: Back to the Future?
March 5: The Rise of Populism in Europe
March 19: Decoding U.S.-China Trade
April 2: Cyber Conflicts and Geopolitics
April 16: The United States and Mexico: Partnership Tested
April 30: State of the State Department and Diplomacy
WRITING WORKSHOP
Join us on Friday February 22, 2019 from 10:30 AM-11:30 AM in the Conference Room for a Writing Workshop: Creating a Character with Author Anna Staniszewski
Where do you start when creating a character and how do you make that fictional person strong enough to carry an entire story? In this hands-on workshop for young writers, author Anna Staniszewski will guide you in creating dynamic characters with wants, needs, and goals that make them leap off the page. At the end, each participant will come away with a one-of-a-kind character whose story is just waiting to be told.
This workshop is for ages 8-18. Space is limited – register starting February 7th by calling Leah at 508-286-2696 or by emailing leah@sailsinc.org.
Anna Staniszewski is the author of several tween novels, including The Dirt Diary and Once Upon a Cruise, and the picture books Power Down, Little Robot and Dogosaurus Rex. She also teaches courses on writing and children’s literature at Simmons College.
CONTACT: Leah Labrecque 508-286-2696 leah@sailsinc.org
BRAIN HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Join us on Tuesday February 26, 2019 from 2:00 PM-3:00 PM in the Community Room for a free one-hour workshop where you will receive a Brain Health Assessment, which provides older adults who are 50+ a brain health report, as well as tips on how to stay brain healthy! Community Engagement Specialists will be on hand to lend support, but basic computer keyboard and mouse skills are required.
Please register at the library or contact Amanda at 508-286-2695 or amanda.viana@sailsinc.org. Please note: registration is only used to gauge attendance; no personal information will be collected.
To date, Cogniciti has visited over 500+ senior and community centers across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom to start the conversation on brain health and memory changes. Cogniciti is a for-profit subsidiary of Baycrest Health Sciences.
CONTACT: Amanda Viana 508-286-2695 amanda.viana@sailsinc.org
USS INDIANAPOLIS DISASTER
Join us on Thursday February 28, 2019 at 10:30 AM in the Community Room as Dr. Gary Hylander, PhD discusses the tragic sinking of the Navy vessel USS Indianapolis, which led to the greatest single loss of life at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy. At 12:14 a.m. July 30, 1945, after delivering parts for the first atomic bomb to the U.S. air base at Tinian, the Indianapolis was torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy, sinking in 12 minutes. Of the 1,196 crewmen aboard, approximately 300 went down with the ship. The remaining 900 men faced exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning and shark attacks while floating with few lifeboats and almost no food or water. The controversy over who was responsible for the tragedy of the USS Indianapolis would continue until 2001.
Dr. Gary Hylander, PhD is a scholar and professor who has taught at Stonehill College and Framingham State University and lectured for many cultural and educational forums including the Norton Institute for Continuing Education (NICE).
Program and refreshments sponsored by the Friends of the Norton Public Library.