Pound Ridge Library
The Pound Ridge Library Book Group's next read will Be Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar. "A startling and eye-opening look into America's First Family, Never Caught is the powerful narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway slave who risked it all to […]
Back by popular demand, the Women and Money Series will continue in the New Year of 2023. A Zoom financial literacy series for women of all ages, the series will discuss “How to Make Sense of Today’s Financial Markets.” The roundtable discussion leaders include Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone. Julia Strayer, CPWA®, CIMA®, CRPC Senior Vice […]
In observance of Women's History Month, the Schubert Club celebrates women composers. Highlighting the compositions and lyrics of Clara Wieck Schumann, Edith Piaf, Dorothy Fields, and Betty Comden. Please register for this program below.
There will be a private Ikebana event held in the Schaffner Room.
Ikebana (ē-kĕ-bah-nah) is the ancient art of Japanese flower arranging and one of the traditional arts of Japan. A free translation of Ikebana might be “living flowers” or “making flowers come alive”. When flowers are beautifully arranged in a container, the arrangement evokes the whole of nature itself, and people’s relationship with nature. Presented by […]
Planning Your Organic Vegetable Garden with Sharon Stone, Master Gardener and Farmer. This is the 3rd in the Gardening Speaker Series in partnership with the Pound Ridge Garden Club. Spring is the time to start planning your vegetable garden! Join Sharon Stone, Uconn Master Gardener and Farmer at Wakeman Town Farm in Westport, CT, and […]
The Schaffner Room will not be available to the public as we clean the carpeting.
Join us for a virtual talk with author Jennifer Homans on her latest book, Mr. B: George Balanchine's 20th Century. This first major biography is based on a decade of unprecedented research, "A fascinating read about a true genius and his unrelenting thirst for beauty in art and in life" Mikhail Baryshnikov. Arguably the greatest choreographer […]
