Events in Sturbridge, MA

Armchair Travelers Book Group - The Frozen River

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The Armchair Travelers Book Group meets monthly on the third Wednesday at 6:30pm. This month's book is The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhorn. The discussion will be led by Julia Kirk. About the book (from Amazon): Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and...

Tabletop Gaming Group

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Join the local Tabletop Gamers on a regular basis in the library's meeting room. Each meetup has a couple pods of Magic Commander, Wargame/RPG demos, and lots & lots of board games. Many RPG campaigns are forming as well. If you are curious to try a new game or start a new hobby, stop by!

Let's Talk About GSM: The Menopause Symtoms No One Mentions

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Vaginal dryness. Urinary changes. Discomfort during intimacy. If you've experienced any of this and figured it was just something to live with, it's not, and you're not alone. This session covers Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) in full: what it is, the symptoms people don't always connect to menopause, and the long-term effects on your health and sex life if it goes unaddressed. We'll spend real time on treatment options, including an in-depth, myth-busting look at vaginal estrogen...

Festive Holiday Soups

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Whether it's for a holiday meal, a get-together with friends or a quiet night at home, come learn how to make these festive soups and taste test a couple! Get recipes for Butternut Squash and Ginger, Roasted Red Bell Pepper, Pumpkin Soup with Lentils, Beet and Apple Soup with Horseradish Cream, and more!

Women of the American Renaissance: Mary Moody Emerson and Sarah Alden Bradford Ripley

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This project shines a light on the little-known stories of inspiring women of Concord, MA during the American Renaissance of the 1800's. It was a time when the unique voices of America developed and, with it, our national culture, ethics, literature, and philosophy. Transcendentalism, the rights of women, the anti-slavery movement, the desire for education and enlightenment for all citizens pulsed strongest in this amazing New England town. We know the men who were at the forefront of this ex...

Afternoon Book Group - Life: A Love Story

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Join the Afternoon Book Group on the second Tuesday of each month at 1:00pm. This month's book is Life: A Love Story by Elizabeth Berg. About the book (from Amazon): As ninety-two-year-old Florence "Flo" Greene nears the end of her life, she writes a letter to Ruthie, the woman who grew up next door to her, describing the items Flo is leaving Ruthie in her will. But as it goes on, telling surprising stories about those “little” things Flo will leave behind (What could possibly be the worth of...

Veterans' Day

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Armchair Travelers Book Group - The Overstory

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The Armchair Travelers Book Group meets monthly on the third Wednesday at 6:30pm. This month's book is The Overstory by Richard Powers. The discussion will be led by Francesca DePalma. About the book (from Amazon): An Air Force loadmaster in the Vietnam War is shot out of the sky, then saved by falling into a banyan. An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies...

Closing Early

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Thanksgiving

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Afternoon Book Group - Remarkably Bright Creatures

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Join the Afternoon Book Group on the second Tuesday of each month at 1:00pm. This month's book is Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. About the book (from Amazon): After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquai...

Armchair Travelers Book Group - Wishin' and Hopin' and I'll Take You There

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The Armchair Travelers Book Group meets monthly on the third Wednesday at 6:30pm. This month's books are Wishin' and Hopin' and I'll Take You There both by Wally Lamb. The discussion will be led by Jean Frazier. About the books (from Amazon): Wishin' and Hopin' It's 1964. LBJ and Lady Bird are in the White House, Meet the Beatles is on everyone’s turntable, and ten-year-old Felix Funicello (distant cousin of the iconic Annette!) is doing his best to navigate fifth grade—easier said than done...

Closing Early

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Christmas

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Closing Early

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New Year's Day

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

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