Adult Programs
August
Ancestors Revealed: A Step by Step Guide to Finding Your Ancestors
Tuesday, August 10th 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
The National Genealogical Society has classified genealogy as the second most popular hobby in America after gardening, and one of the most searched Internet topics. Discover your family history with this fun and interesting presentation that will cover:
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Tools available for genealogy research, onsite and online
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How to keep your information organized
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How to review your finds to fill in gaps and gather more interesting details
Beth Mariotti is a professional genealogist, specializing in colonial New England and New York immigration research. Based in Branford, Connecticut, Beth has completed many full scale genealogy projects as well as locating individual documents to further clients own research. She preserves old documents and photos, using them to create family heirloom books. Beth especially enjoys lending historical context to genealogy research. You can visit her website at www.AncestorsRevealed.com.
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Author & Screenwriter Matt Terzian
A Conversation with Joseph Montebello
Thursday, August 12th 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Join Joseph Montebello as he facilitates a discussion with author, actor, screenwriter, and musician Matt Terzian focusing on his latest self-published novel, Mourning Glory and his film, A Light in the Darkness. They will explore the differences and similarities of writing a novel and writing a screenplay. What opportunities and limitations do each offer? What challenges did self-publishing create? What’s it like making a film and acting in it?
About the Book: Not even a teenager, Brett Donovan was thrown to the wolves, eventually becoming a wolf and losing his innocence, and his humanity. Forced to return to Glory Lake two decades later, Brett’s life is set on a collision course of epic proportions.
About the Movie: After years of incarceration at the state mental hospital, Taylor Melnick returns to his hometown to find that the madness that haunts him originated from this sleepy hamlet behind the veneer of suburban bliss.
About the Author: Matt Terzian has spent most of his life in Southern California, and received his BA from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his MBA from the University of Southern California. He is an award winning writer and actor, as well as a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He currently lives in Litchfield where he is a partner at a private equity firm.
A wine & cheese reception will follow the event.
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The Rise & Fall of the American
Medical Empire
with Author Dr. Robert A. Linden
Wednesday, August 25
7:00-8:00 p.m.
In The Rise and Fall of the American Medical Empire, Dr. Robert A. Linden provides a comprehensive, straightforward explanation of what he believes are the four dilemma facing health care. This is from the perspective of a primary care physician who has spent thirty years working directly with patients and seeing first-hand how changes in the system have impacted patients and physicians.
Dr. Robert A. Linden is board certified in internal medicine and geriatrics. He received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1971 and his M.D. from Cornell Medical College in 1975. His internship and residency were performed at the University of Tennessee. He is a Fellow in the American College of Physicians and has been a member of the part-time teaching faculty at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Linden has gleaned his interest, information, and experiences for this book from thirty years of practice in both hospital and outpatient primary care internal medicine along with considerable time spent on the Board of Directors and Risk Management Committee of Connecticut’s physician-owned malpractice insurance company and as Chairman of his hospital’s Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
A wine & cheese reception will follow the event.
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When Words Collide:Editorial Dos & Don’ts Every Writer Needs
Thursday, August 26th 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Seeking advice on how to improve your writing for publications or meet your own personal writing goals? This program will offer pointers from a professional editor on how to develop your own editorial eye, common mistakes to look for and avoid, and a Q & A session for personalized feedback.
Amy Mayrhofer has been offering personalized editorial services for a number of authors since 2004. She has a B.A. in English Literature from Fairfield University and is completing her Masters degree in English Composition and Literature from Southern Connecticut State University. In addition to her freelance consulting work, she is a technical editor for The Financial Accounting Standards Board, and worked as a writer and editor for Walsh Public Relations. Amy is an avid reader and enjoys editing work in any literary form that an author wishes to pursue.
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