The Week Ahead newsletter, May 30-June 5, 2016

May 30 - June 5, 2016

News Update

Wilton Library will be closed Monday, May 30, for Memorial Day.
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Here's what's happening the week of May 30 - June 5.

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WILTON READS 2016 Author Visit

Paula McLain, Circling the Sun

Wednesday, June 1 @7pm

New York Times bestselling author Paula McLain visits to discuss Circling the Sun for the culminating event in the community-wide Wilton Reads 2016 program. The novel is a New York Times bestseller and named one of the best books of the year by NPR, Bookpage , and Shelf Awareness . Paula McLain is also the author of the novels The Paris Wife and A Ticket to Ride; the memoir Like Family: Growing Up in Other People's Houses as well as two collections of poetry. She has received fellowships from Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Ms. McLain will be presented with the Grodin Family Fine Writers Award at the event. More info & register .

Judgment of Paris Wine Tasting Event

Saturday, June 4 @4pm

Join in a special 40th anniversary 'mini-reenactment' of the famous 1976 winetasting when California wines beat out French wines in a blind tasting by French judges in Paris. The presenter and tasting coordinator will be George Taber, the only journalist present at the 1976 tasting and the author of Judgment of Paris. Mr. Taber will share the history of the event and then participants will have the chance to 'blind-taste' some red and white wines from California and France. More info & register

Wilton Library Association's 121st Annual Friends of the Library Meeting

Sunday, June 5 @4pm

A brief business meeting will include the election of new trustees and officers, a celebration of those who are retiring from our Board of Trustees, and the presentation of awards. The guest speaker is Bryan W. Mattimore, co-founder and "Chief Idea Guy" of The Growth Engine Co. He is an author and one of America's top experts in applied creativity, ideation facilitation and innovation management. A brief reception follows. All are welcome. More info & register

Artists' Choice 2016 Art Exhibition/Reception

Friday, June 3 @6pm

Four Fairfield County artists are featured in Artists' Choice 2016. They are all members of Art/Place Gallery in Fairfield, CT. The showcased artists are Diane Pollack of Fairfield; Mollie Keller of Trumbull; Toby Michaels of Westport and Bridgeport's Florence Zolan. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library. Reception open to the public. Exhibition runs through June 30. More info

Save the Date -- Author Talk: Terry McMillan, I Almost Forgot About You

Tuesday, June 7 @7pm

Multimillion copy and New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan comes to Wilton Library to discuss her latest novel, I Almost Forgot About You. Like two of McMillan's previous novels, Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back (both adapted into films), I Almost Forgot About You shows what can happen when you face your fears, take a chance, and open yourself up to the world. This is the publication date of I Almost Forgot About You. No charge. More info & register