LINDSAY AND HER PUPPET PALS
2023-08-02 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Lindsay & Her Puppet Pals
Join us Wednesday, August 2, at 10:30 AM. As part of our summer reading program, Lindsay brings her larger-than-life Puppet Pals to delight child and family audiences. Funny, fast-paced, and interactive, this variety show delights the young and the young at heart! With positive messaging and professionalism, this program is a favorite among libraries. Pre-registration is required. For further information, please call 967-2778.

Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport www.graveslibrary.org

NY TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR - JENNIFER ACKERMAN - AUGUST 6 @ 2:00 PM
2023-08-06 14:00 - 15:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
We are delighted to have New York Times Best Selling Author Jennifer Ackerman visit with us on Sunday, August 6 at 2:00 pm for a special lecture.
Jennifer Ackerman has been writing about science, nature, and health for more than three decades. Her work aims to explain and interpret science for a lay audience and to explore the riddles of the natural world, blending scientific knowledge with strong storytelling. She has won numerous awards and fellowships, including a fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts, a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, a Silver Medal Award for Nature Writing from the International Regional Magazine Association, and fellowships at the Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College (now the Radcliffe Institute), Brown College at the University of Virginia, and the Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University.

Jennifer’s most recent book is What an Owl Knows: The new science of the world’s most enigmatic birds. In pre-publication reviews, Publisher’s Weekly called the book “a masterful survey,” and Kirkus, “fascinating food for thought for owl seekers.” Jennifer also recorded the audiobook for What an Owl Knows. Her previous book, The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think (Penguin Press, 2020; paperback, 2021), was a finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and was nominated for numerous other awards. It’s published in more than a dozen languages. Her New York Times bestseller, The Genius of Birds (Penguin Press, 2016; paperback 2017), has been translated into close to 30 languages. The book was named one of the 10 best nonfiction books of 2016 by The Wall Street Journal, a Best Science Book of 2016 by National Public Radio’s “Science Friday”, a Best Book of the Year by The Spectator and the National Post, and a Nature Book of the Year by the London Sunday Times. It was a finalist for the 2017 National Academies Communication Book Award and for the 2017 Smart Book Award in Poland.
Other books include Birds by the Shore: Observing the Natural Life of the Atlantic Coast (a 2019 reissue by Penguin Press of her first book, Notes from the Shore); Ah-Choo! The Uncommon Life of Your Common Cold (Twelve, 2010), which was named a finalist for the Books for a Better Life Award’; and Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body (Houghton Mifflin, 2007; Mariner Paperbacks, 2008), which explores the biological events we experience over the course of a day. The latter was selected as a New York Times “Editor’s Choice” and was chosen as a main selection for the Scientific American Book Club. It has been published in 13 languages. Ackerman’s book Chance in the House of Fate: A Natural History of Heredity (Houghton Mifflin 2001; Mariner Paperbacks 2002) was named a New York Times “New and Noteworthy” paperback and was selected as a Library Journal Best Book of the Year in 2002. She is the editor of The Curious Naturalist and the co-author with Dr. Miriam Nelson of The Social Network Diet and The Strong Women’s Guide to Total Health.
Jennifer’s essays and articles have appeared in The New York Times, Scientific American, National Geographic, Natural History, Parade, and many other publications. She has written on subjects ranging from the work of Chuck Close to the microbiome of the human body, the evolutionary origin of birds, the sexual habits of dragonflies, the neural nature of dyslexia, the biology of cranes, parasites as agents of evolutionary change, ocean circulation, the wildlife of Japan, and the work of Nobel laureate and developmental biologist Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard. Her writing has been collected in several anthologies, among them, Flights of Imagination: Extraordinary Writings About Birds, ed. Richard Canning (Greystone, 2010), The Penguin Book of the Ocean, ed. James Bradley (Penguin Australia, 2010), Best American Science Writing, ed. Alan Lightman (Perennial, 2005), Shorewords (University of Virginia Press, 2003), Stories from Where We Live—the North Atlantic Coast, ed. Sara St. Antoine (Milkweed, 2001), The Beach Book, ed. Aleda Shirley (Sarabande Books, 2000), The Seacoast Reader, ed. John A. Murray (Lyons Press, 1999), From the Field, ed Charles McCarry (National Geographic, 1997), The Nature Reader, ed. Daniel Halpern and Dan Frank (Ecco Press, 1996), and Best Nature Writing (Sierra Club books, 1996).
We are grateful to our Graves Library Snack Team for providing treats for our program. We are also grateful to The 1802 House for sponsoring this event! Doors open at 1:30. Parking is available at the Village Fire Station (North Street) and Consolidated School (School Street). Please call the Library for more information (967-2778). Copies of the book will be for sale and signing after the program.
The Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, Maine.

DAVID BALDACCI AT THE RIVER CLUB (PRE-RECORDED EVENT)
2023-08-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Graves Library – Annual Author Event held June 22, 2023 at the Kennebunk River Club. Special Guest – NYT Best-Selling Author David Baldacci.
If you missed this amazing program or would just like to see it again, you can find it here :
Facebook,
YouTube, and
Kennebunkport Television station 1301.

A big thanks to Michael Kelly for producing this show! Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport www.graveslibrary.org 967-2778

STUFFIE SLEEPOVER - FULL
2023-08-10 10:30 - 11:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Stuffie Sleepover
On Wednesday, August 10, at 10:30 AM. Is your stuffed animal looking for an adventure? This event is sold out, but you are always welcome to bring a stuffie to listen at Story Time – Every Friday at 10:00 am.
For further information, please call 967-2778.

Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport www.graveslibrary.org

REVEREND DR. RUSSELL J. LEVENSON, JR. (PRE-RECORDED)
2023-08-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
If you missed this event originally held in June, 2023 at the Graves Library, we are pleased to offer it on our social media channels starting tonight at 7:00 pm.
Facebook
YouTube, and
Local Television Station – 1301.
A big thanks to Michael Kelly for producing this show!

The Reverend Dr. Russell J. Levenson, Jr., and his wife Laura, live in Houston, Texas where he has served as Rector of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church since 2007. With nearly 10,000 members, St. Martin’s is the largest Episcopal Church in North America. Levenson co-officiated and offered a homily at the state funeral for President George H.W. Bush in Washington, D.C., and in Houston, and also officiated and preached at the funeral for First Lady Barbara Bush in Houston. President and Mrs. Bush belonged to and were active members of St. Martin’s for more than 50 years.

GROOVY SNACKS
2023-08-16 10:30 - 11:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Groovy Snacks
Join us on Wednesday, August 16, at 10:30 AM. Learn how to make yummy, fun graham cracker garden treats. Fruity flowers, blueberry bugs, and more! All materials provided. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. For further information, please call 967-2778.

Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library,18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport www.graveslibrary.org

MUSIC IN THE GARDEN - AUGUST 16 @ 6:00 PM WITH HENRY LOWERY
2023-08-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Henry Lowery Concert
Join us for some good vibes and live music in the garden at Graves Library Summer Music Series on Wednesday, August 16, @ 6 pm.
Henry is a Kennebunk High School graduate that plays an array of country and blues on his guitar. You can recognize Henry sporting his signature cowboy hat and red checkered shirt at many locations in southern Maine. A true talent to the music world! A suggested donation of $10 per person would be appreciated.
This event will be held in the community room if it rains.

Bring your friends, bring your chair, snacks, sit back, tap your feet, and listen to some local beat. Parking is available on Maine Street or at Consolidated School. For further information, please call 967-2778.

DEATH CAFE - AUGUST 23 @ 9:00 AM
2023-08-23 09:00 - 10:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Death Café – Community, Conversation, and Coffee.
We will be meeting in the Community Room on Wednesday, August 23 @ 9:00 am. Please call the Library to register as space is limited for this program. (967-2778)
What is a Death Café? A Death Café is a safe and relaxed space to gather with people to discuss topics related to death and dying. The objective is to engage in interesting, thought-provoking, and life-affirming conversations.
Facilitated by: Marilyn R. Gugliucci, MA, Ph.D., AGHEF, GSAF, AGSF, NAOMEF, Professor and Director of Geriatric Education and Research at the University of New England.
Hosted by: Kennebunkport Public Health Department and the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library.

CLIMATE ACTION DISCUSSION - AUGUST 29 @ 5:30 PM
2023-08-29 17:30 - 18:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
The Kennebunkport Climate Action Task Force invites you to a Climate Action Discussion in the Community Room at Graves Library on Tuesday, August 29 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm
We hope you will join us for a brief update on Kennebunkport’s Climate Action Plan and talk about your views on our town and climate. Climate Change is a long-term shifting of temperatures and weather patterns. Our Climate Action Plan must reduce emissions and build resiliency to adapt our landscape for changing conditions. Let’s talk about it!

[Photo Credit – Kennebunkport Fire Department]
Light refreshments will be served.
For more information about this task force or upcoming discussions, please visit https://www.kennebunkportme.gov/climate-action-plan-task-force

NEW ENGLAND AUTHOR - EMILY FRANKLIN - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 @ 2:00 PM
2023-09-17 14:00 - 15:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
We are extremely excited that Emily Franklin has accepted our invitation to visit us at Graves Library on Sunday, September 17 at 2:00 p.m. in the Community Room.
Ms. Franklin is the author of more than twenty novels and a poetry collection, Tell Me How You Got Here. Her award-winning work has appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Guernica, JAMA, and numerous literary magazines as well as long-listed for the London Sunday Times Short Story Award, featured and read aloud on NPR and named notable by the Association of Jewish Libraries. The Lioness of Boston (June 2023) is her latest novel.
A lifelong visitor to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Emily lives outside of Boston with her family including two dogs large enough to be lions.

“Franklin offers a vivid narrative of Isabella Stewart Gardner’s evolution into a pioneering art collector and museum founder. New Yorker Isabella marries wealthy Boston Brahmin Jack Gardner in 1860 at age 19. The straitlaced Jack appreciates his unpredictable wife’s intellect and creativity, though she gets a cold reception from Boston’s well-heeled matrons.
A year later, Isabella considers the “sad magic to being female, a disappearing of the self,” and hopes that motherhood will win her social acceptance and help provide the sense of purpose she craves.
Instead, her only child dies of pneumonia before he turns two, and a subsequent miscarriage leaves her unable to conceive again. During a lengthy stay in Europe, Jack hopes to ease her paralyzing grief. There, she meets Henry James, Oscar Wilde, and other luminaries who encourage her love of learning and passion for the arts. Isabella’s confidence deepens—and her reputation for eccentricity grows—as she begins to acquire artworks for the museum she opens in 1903.
The novel brims with pitch-perfect period details, such as Isabella’s ability to shock New England society merely by wearing blue shoes, and Franklin cannily captures Gardner’s ambition, independence, and quirks. Fans of strong female protagonists and Gilded Age historicals will enjoy this.” [Publishers Weekly]
We are grateful to our Graves Library Snack Team for providing treats for our program. Doors open at 1:30. Parking is available at the Village Fire Station (North Street) and Consolidated School (School Street). Copies of the Lioness of Boston will be for sale and signing after the program. Please call the Library for more information 967-2778.

ALL aBOARD
2023-09-19 15:15 - 16:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
ALL aBOARD
Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library,18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, Tuesday, September 19 from 3:15 to 4:00 PM. Embark on a fun-filled board game adventure with Miss Marina and Miss Terri. This month we’ll play Apples to Apples and Catan. For children 8+. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

Une Petite Soirée Française
2023-10-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Une Petite Soirée Française
Aimez-vous parler français, lire des livres ou regarder des films français? Souhaitez-vous avoir l’occasion de le parler plus fréquemment? Si la réponse est “oui”, partagez votre passion avec nous à une petite soirée française. Faites la connaissance d’autres Francophones et partagez votre histoire, en français, bien sur. Nous attendons de vous accueillir. Lundi le 2 octobre de 17h à 19h Graves Library 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. Des légers rafraîchissements seront servis. Merci de confirmer votre participation avant le 27 septembre Contactez 967-2778.

OH MY GOURD!
2023-10-03 10:00 - 16:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Oh My Gourd!
Our gourd decorating contest is back! How can you participate? Come to the Library, select a gourd, take it home, and transform it into a favorite book character. Bring it back to the Library to go on display. It’s that easy! Gourds will be available starting October 3 with spooktacular prizes awarded by Halloween. Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

TECHNOLOGY CLASS
2023-10-03 11:15 - 11:45 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Tired of feeling overwhelmed by technology? Come to our tiny tech class on Tuesday, October 3 at 11:15 a.m. in the Community Room.
We will cover a small topic leaving plenty of time for questions and practice! In October we will explore how to take better photos on our smartphones.

For further information, please call 967-2778.

BLUE ZONES
2023-10-04 09:00 - 10:30, 2023-10-12 09:00 - 10:30, 2023-10-25 09:00 - 10:30 | ME
Blue Zones
Community screening and discussion Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones. Join us to view and discuss a four-part documentary featuring Dan Buettner as he discovers five unique communities where people live long and vibrant lives. Dan Buettner is an explorer and best-selling author who has studied Blue Zones for twenty years. This documentary features five regions across the globe with the highest number of centenarians or people who live to 100. All screenings will be at the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, from 9-10:30 AM.
Wednesday, October 4, “The Journey Begins”
Thursday, October 12, “An Unexpected Discovery”
Wednesday, October 25, “The End of Blue Zones?”
Thursday, November 2, “The Future of Longevity”

AUTHOR JOCELYN LACEY
2023-10-05 15:00 - 16:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Author Jocelyn Lacey
Local author Jocelyn Lacey will read to us from her book Coral’s First Sleepover books will be available for signing and sale. We’ll have a special mermaid craft. Thursday, October 5 from 3:15 to 4:00 PM. For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

C.A.R.E.S. MONTHLY PRESENTATION
2023-10-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
C.A.R.E.S.
Join us for our monthly discussion with 3 Towns: 1 Community C.A.R.E.S. (Conversation, Advocacy, Resources, Education, Support). C.A.R.E.S. meets the first Thursday of every month at 6:00 p.m. at the Graves Library for a guest speaker presentation, open discussion, and overdose first aid training. Anyone is welcome! Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, Thursday, October 5 at 6 PM. For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

ALL aBOARD
2023-10-10 15:15 - 16:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
ALL aBOARD
Embark on a fun-filled board game adventure with Miss Marina and Miss Terri. This month we’ll play Apples to Apples and Catan. For children 8+. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, Tuesday, October 10 from 3:15 to 4:00 PM.

For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

BYZANTIUM - SOUTH COAST SENIOR COLLEGE CLASS
2023-10-11 12:00 - 14:00, 2023-10-18 12:00 - 14:00, 2023-10-25 12:00 - 14:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
South Coast Senior College Class- Byzantium — The 1,100-Year Empire That Time Forgot with Louis Salome.
Founded in 324, Byzantium is also known as the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire in the East, a Greek Empire, and the heart of Orthodox Christianity. Byzantium began in antiquity, stretched through all thousand years of the Middle Ages, and ended where it touched the Renaissance. Byzantium sat between the Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Persian and Arab Empires, directly under the Russian Empire, and among the contentious European powers that followed the Ottoman conquest of Byzantium’s queen city of Constantinople in 1453. Rich in literary and artistic innovation (think mosaics and architectural treasures), and brutal in devising singular methods of warfare (Greek Fire), the Byzantines were unmatched in commerce. Among its powerful leaders, Byzantium also had its feminist moments. This class will help us understand how and why the West evolved as it has. Instructed by Lou Salome, Lou is the author of “Violence, Veils, and Bloodlines: Reporting from War Zones in Europe, Asia, and Africa”. He earned a BS from the College of the Holy Cross and an MA from Boston College. He is a retired COX Newspapers reporter who has covered the conflicts in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Middle East. Online registration is required. To do this, please visit: https://south-coast-senior-college.coursestorm.com or call South Coast Senior College at 274-3105. Wednesday, October 11, 18, & 25 12:00-2:00 PM. The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

SPECIAL STORY TIME - JOE THE FIREFIGHTER
2023-10-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Please join Miss Terri and Miss Marina for storytime on Friday, October 13 at 10:00 a.m. Guest reader, Firefighter Joe, has a special story for you! Join us to celebrate Fire Safety Week at Graves Library.
Stories, songs, and fun activities. All ages are welcome. For more information, please call the Library at 967-2778.

THE ARTISTS AT GRAVES: COMMUNITY ART SHOW OPENING
2023-10-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Please join us on Friday, October 13 at 5:30 for our latest showcase. The current pieces will hang in the Business Center in the Mother’s Wing through May 2024. Come celebrate our local talent and support our community artists. Fifty percent of all proceeds benefit the Library. Light refreshments will be served.

The Artists at Graves Library exhibition will present a diverse range of artistic styles and mediums including acrylic abstractions, watercolor landscapes, mixed media, and photography.
Please call (207) 967-2778 for more information. Parking available at the Village Fire Station (North Street) and Consolidated School (Route 9).

YOUR HEALTH MATTERS - LUNCHTIME BOOK GROUP
2023-10-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Your Health Matters Book Club
Tuesday, October 17 at 12 PM. Your Health Matters Book Club. Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library and the Kennebunkport Public Health Department invite you to participate in a lunchtime book discussion of The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life’s Final Moments, by Hadley Vlahos R.N. Copies of the book are available at the Library. Not able to read the book before this date? You may still join the discussion. Feel free to bring your lunch. The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

DEATH CAFE
2023-10-18 09:00 - 10:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Death Café – Community, Conversation, and Coffee.
We will be meeting in the Community Room on Wednesday, October 18 at 9:00 a.m. Please call the Library to register as space is limited for this program. 967-2778
What is a Death Café? A Death Café is a safe and relaxed space to gather with people to discuss topics related to death and dying. The objective is to engage in interesting, thought-provoking, and life-affirming conversations.
Facilitated by: Marilyn R. Gugliucci, MA, Ph.D., AGHEF, GSAF, AGSF, NAOMEF, Professor and Director of Geriatric Education and Research at the University of New England.
Hosted by: Kennebunkport Public Health Department and the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library.

RICHARD RUSSO AND ANDRE DUBUS III @ VINEGAR HILL - OCTOBER 19 - 5:30 PM
2023-10-19 17:30 - 20:00 | Vinegar Hill Music Theater, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel, Maine 04046, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel, ME, 04046, United States
RICHARD RUSSO AND ANDRE DUBUS, III: IN CONVERSATION

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2023
Vinegar Hill Music Theater, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel Maine
General admission ticket is $50.00
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A (cash bar) cocktail hour and book sales will start at 5:30 pm followed by an intimate conversation with award-winning authors—and dear friends—Richard Russo and Andre Dubus, III at 6:30 pm.
Come autumn, Dubus and Russo will have just released brand new novels. Dubus’ Such Kindness, the story of a working-class white man’s terrible fall, has been called “A powerful portrait of recovered dignity” by People magazine. In Somebody’s Fool, Russo returns to North Bath, in upstate New York, and to the characters that captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of readers in his beloved bestsellers Nobody’s Fool and Everybody’s Fool.
As always, both novels brim with the two authors’ trademark heartrending observations and—especially in Russo’s case—wry humor. These are two masters in peak form.
Russo and Dubus have read to rapt audiences at Graves Library over the years, but this very special evening marks the first time the longtime friends will be appearing together in Kennebunkport.
Moderating the conversation will be former Graves Library board member Joshua Bodwell, editorial director of Godine and Black Sparrow Press.
This event is being sponsored by our friends at Vinegar Hill Music Theater.
Print : A Bookstore will be selling a variety of the authors’ works during the first hour of the event. Both Russo and Dubus, III will stay after their talk to personalize any purchases.

Richard Russo is the author of ten acclaimed novels, including Everybody’s Fool and That Old Cape Magic; two collections of stories; and the memoir Elsewhere. In 2002 he received the Pulitzer Prize for Empire Falls, which, like Nobody’s Fool, was adapted into a multiple-award-winning miniseries; in 2017, he received France’s Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine. His novel, Somebody’s Fool, was released in July 2023.
Andre Dubus III’s books include the New York Times’ bestsellers House of Sand and Fog, The Garden of Last Days, and his memoir, Townie. His recent novel, Gone So Long, was named to many “Best Books” lists, including The Boston Globe’s “Twenty Best Books of 2018.” In April 2023, Dubus served as editor of Reaching Inside: 50 Acclaimed Authors on 100 Unforgettable Short Stories. His novel, Such Kindness, was released in June 2023. A collection of personal essays, Ghost Dogs: On Killers and Kin, is due in winter 2024.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is located at: 53 Old Post Road, Arundel, Maine 04046, Tel: 207-985-5552. The proceeds of all tickets sold benefit the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library.
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FURRY TALES
2023-10-20 10:00 - 10:30 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Furry Tales Story Time
We are so excited to partner with the Animal Welfare Society of Kennebunk for a very special story time. A coloring craft will follow. Preschoolers and their families explore the exciting world of animals with stories, playtime, crafts, songs, movement, and plenty of animal time. Each visit is a new adventure!

For further information, please call 967-2778 or visit our website at www.graveslibrary.org.

LEGO MADNESS
2023-10-26 15:15 - 16:00 | Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
Bring your imagination for an hour of fun. Imagine, Build, Create! Unstructured build time will be followed by a group-building challenge and game.

This program is for elementary-aged students. Please give us a call to register at 967-2778.
