Around the World and At Home

• Lecture

Stacey Bewkes of the internationally-read design blog Quintessence and bestselling design author and stylist Susanna Salk, will talk about their hit "At Home With" video series, which they single handedly create, produce, direct and host and which now boasts almost 5 million views. From Lo...

Knit One, Crochet Too

• Experience

Calling all fiber artists! Whether you're a casual knitter, an expert crocheter, or dabble in loom weaving, join us as we create and chat. Bring your projects, get tips, and learn from one another. All skill levels welcome.

Beginner Mah Jongg: six-week class

• Games and Play

Learn to play American Mah Jongg and enter a fascinating world of bams, dragons and dots. Mah Jongg is an absorbing tile game of skill and chance. Over 6 weeks, longtime Darien resident Donna Holt will teach players the basics of understanding the tiles and current Mah Jongg card, and how to select...

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Intuition: The Art of Direct Carving

• Lecture

Margaret Brassler Kane produced one of her greatest works employing direct carving. Learn more about this method with Karen Lemmey, the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s curator of sculpture. Register At the entrance to the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC, opposite a painting by Edw...

Friday Night Feature: "Colette"

• Film Screening

(2018) Starring Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Eleanor Tomlinson, Fiona Shaw, Aiysha Hart; Rated R some sexuality/nudity, 111 minutes; Presented with captions for the hearing impaired. A female novelist must stand up for herself when her husband claims her work as his own. For more information, plea...

Friday Night Feature: "Colette"

• Film Screening

(2018) Starring Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Eleanor Tomlinson, Fiona Shaw, Aiysha Hart; Rated R some sexuality/nudity, 111 minutes; Presented with captions for the hearing impaired. A female novelist must stand up for herself when her husband claims her work as his own. For more information, plea...

More than Metes the Eye: Using Land Records in Your Research

• Lecture

We will open with a discussion of land ownership from the right of the king through royal charters, grants and proprietor’s records to individual ownership. After reviewing the differences between metes and bounds and rectilinear survey systems, we will examine several case studies show how the land...

Film Screening: "RBG"

• Film Screening

(2018) Starring Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Rated PG for some thematic elements and language; 96 minutes; Presented with captions for the hearing impaired. At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture ico...