March at the Library: Irish Music, Stories & Song

March 1, 2010

This month the Mary Riley Styles Public Library features consummate Irish musician Karen Ashbrook, accompanied by Beth and Jay Benforado.  They will perform Wednesday, March 10 at 7:00 p.m.   The tunes will be interspersed with story telling, instrument sharing, and a sing-along.

Storyteller Gary Lloyd will spin tales of Giants and Leprachauns on Wednesday, March 3 at 7 p.m.

Reader’s Theater will offer a production of Peter Pan on Sunday, March 21 at 2 p.m.

March also features the Third Annual Young People’s Poetry Contest.  Deadline for entries is Wednesday, March 24.

The month’s book discussions include:

1776 by David McCullough
Thursday 03/04 @ 7:30 p.m.

Emily Post:  Daughter of the Gilded Age Mistress of America’s Manners
by Laura Claridge
Tuesday 03/16 @ 10:30 a.m.
 
The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad
Tuesday 03/23 @ 7:00 p.m.

The schedule for these and all other events is available in  the library’s newsletter.