Saturday, October 21 from 1-5pm

Discover, Dabble, Do-It-Yourself at Wilton Library's annual Innovation Day! Join us for a festival of making, creating and demonstrating. Test out our new Virtual Reality Exploration with the HTC Vive; light up an apron with LEDs; make jewelry, gift tags and button pins; check out our new green screen; enjoy wine tasting; watch 3-D printing; see our Hovercraft in motion; get a Henna or spray tattoo and more! Then grab a snack from one of the food trucks parked outside. The day is free! Certain activities will have a nominal fee to offset costs.  More info

Professional book discussion leader Susan Boyar discusses our Wilton Reads 2017 selection, Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy by Carlos Eire. Beverages will be provided. No charge. Two sessions of the book discussion are offered, please register by clicking on choice of dates above. More info

Thursday, October 26 @7pm

In the spring of 2016 and again in 2017, explorer and international documentary photographer Daryl Hawk embarked upon a 2,700-mile circumnavigation of Cuba. The resulting photographs depict a people and place both lost in time and on the cusp of change. In his engaging storytelling style, Hawk will share vivid photographs from both trips, his first-hand experiences, and insightful reflections into the country. This program complements the library's Wilton Reads selection, Waiting for Snow in Havana by Carlos Eire.  More info & register

Saturday, October 28 @7:30pm 

Paquito D'Rivera defies categorization. The winner of 14 GRAMMY Awards in both jazz and classical categories, he is celebrated both for his artistry in Latin jazz and his achievements as a classical composer and performer. His numerous recordings, including 30+ solo albums, reveal eclectic musical interests. His many awards include the NEA Jazz Masters Award, the National Medal of the Arts, the Living Jazz Legend Award from the Kennedy Center, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from Carnegie Hall for his contribution to Latin music. Please join us for a fantastic evening of jazz with Paquito D'Rivera and his ensemble -- Cesar Orozco on piano, Zach Brown on contrabass, and Arturo Stable on percussion.  More info & register

Tuesday, October 24 @11am

Barbara Jones will lead a discussion of Louisa -The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams by Louisa Thomas which presents an intimate biography of Louisa Catherine Adams, the wife of John Quincy Adams and the only foreign-born First Lady until Melania Trump. This group meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month from September through May, excluding December, at Comstock Community Center, 180 School Road, Wilton. Call the Senior Center to register at 203-834-6240. More info

Monday, October 23 @6pm

October brings Liz Leggett to the Weir Farm Artist-in-Residence program. Liz's paintings utilize the landscape and natural world as a foundation and departure point for her artistic exploration of the space between abstraction and representation. Co-sponsored by Weir Farm Art Center and Weir Farm National Historic Site and presented by Wilton Library.  More info & register

Thursday, October 26 @6pm

SCORE of Fairfield County, Wilton Library, and the Wilton Chamber of Commerce present a seminar that will help small business owners to get a head start with their year-end planning for 2017 taxes. Tax adviser Tom Figgatt returns to SCORE to review important aspects of your tax strategies. Visit fairfieldcounty.score.org or call (203) 831-0065 with any questions.  More info & register