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"Pieces for Peace" Artist Gallery

All Day 3/3 - 4/30
Art Exhibit Second Floor at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

This artwork will be on display in the upper rotunda gallery for March & April.The subcommittee of the CT State Organization of DKG International (Curriculum of Hope for a Peac...

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What Matters to You: A Community Conversation

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Conference Room at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Talks & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Come join a monthly open forum and lively conversation on controversial topics that matter to the community and to you! These monthly conversations are a safe place without judgmen...

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"War Dog" Documentary Screening

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Join us for a screening of the feature length documentary War Dog. The screening will be followed by a Q&A.About the FilmWar Dog is a Ukrainian war documentary, which follows o...

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Local Poets Fair

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Rotunda at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts & Culture, Talks & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Celebrate National Poetry Month with a poetry fair featuring local poets!This event will include poetry readings, book-signings, music, conversation, and refreshments. Registr...

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Branford Musical Arts Society presents: Tonadas: a Journey to Spanish Roots

Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

The Branford Musical Arts Society presents: Tonadas: a Journey to Spanish Roots with pianist Pablo Martínez. Funded by the DARO Foundation.The term tonada in Spanish refers to a tu...

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Blackstone Library Tour

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Rotunda at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Talks & Lectures
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Take a tour of the Blackstone, learn historical tidbits, and get an insider’s look into a day in the life of a Blackstone Library employee. Tour meets in the Rotunda by the Referen...

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Fireside Chat with Local Authors: Greg Armstrong & D. W. Alder

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Reading Room at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Talks & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Join us for readings and discussions with local authors in front of the fireplace in our Reading Room!This week we will be joined by Greg Armstrong and D. W. Alder, who will be dis...

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Doox of Yale A Cappella Concert

Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

The all-gender, award-winning, tenor and bass a cappella group, Doox of Yale, will join us for an afternoon of music! Their repertoire includes nostalgic rock ballads, soulful jazz...

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The Twenties Roar Again! with The Modernistics Trio

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

The Twenties Roar Again – Celebrating the Centennial of The Great GatsbyCalled “absolutely joyous, virtuosic and wonderful” (Concerts at the Crane), The Modernistics Trio will perf...

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Fireside Chat with Local Authors: Wendy Haller

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Reading Room at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Talks & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Join us for readings and discussions with local authors in front of the fireplace in our Reading Room!This week we will be joined by Wendy Haller, author of The Flannigan Girls and...

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Family Game Day

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Youth, Everyone
Event Details:

Drop-in event. Stop by the library for a family game day! Bring the whole family and choose from our collection of board games for a fun-filled afternoon. All ages are welcome...

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Closed for Easter Sunday

All Day
James Blackstone Memorial Library, Virtual

The Blackstone Library will be closed in observance of Easter Sunday

Closing
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Branford Land Trust Presents: "Forest Health & Climate Change"

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Talks & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

The Branford Land Trust Winter 2025 Speaker Series continues with “Forest Health & Climate Change” with David Irvin.The Branford Land Trust Winter 2025 Speaker Series is made p...

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Center Cemetery Series Part 2: “Dust & Shadow Here I Leave with Thee”

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Town historian Jane Bouley will share her findings and research on the history of Center Cemetery in Branford. This discussion will focus on the family members buried within the ce...

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Mini Golf at Blackstone Library

04/26/2025 @ 9:00am to 04/27/2025 @ 4:00pm
James Blackstone Memorial Library
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

[Fun]draiser for the whole family! Mini Golf is back at Blackstone Library, presented by Amy Rosen in memory of Gail and Alan Rosen.On April 26 and 27, the Blackstone Library will ...

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What Matters to You: A Community Conversation

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Conference Room at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Talks & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Come join a monthly open forum and lively conversation on controversial topics that matter to the community and to you! These monthly conversations are a safe place without judgmen...

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Blackstone Library Tour

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Rotunda at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Talks & Lectures
Age Group:
Everyone
Blackstone Library Tour:

Take a tour of the Blackstone, learn historical tidbits, and get an insider’s look into a day in the life of a Blackstone Library employee. Tour meets in the Rotunda by the Referen...

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Branford Land Trust Presents: “Insects and Water”

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Talks & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

The Branford Land Trust Winter 2025 Speaker Series continues with “Insects and Water” with Julie Michaelson.The Branford Land Trust Winter 2025 Speaker Series is made possible by a...

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Library of Things Petting Zoo

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Hands-On or DIY
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Meet the Library of Things: Blackstone has always offered more than books, but do you know how much more? Stop by the library and meet our Library of Things! Funded by the Friends ...

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Musical Arts Society Presents: Carl Cranmer

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Join us for a musical afternoon featuring pianist Carl Cranmer, who will be playing pieces from Scarlatti, Chopin, and Borodin. Presented by the Branford Musical Arts Society. ...

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Closed for Memorial Day

All Day
James Blackstone Memorial Library, Virtual

The Blackstone Library will be closed in observance of Memorial Day

Closing
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Tassy Awards

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
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Blackstone Library Tour

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Rotunda at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Talks & Lectures
Age Group:
Everyone
Blackstone Library Tour:

Take a tour of the Blackstone, learn historical tidbits, and get an insider’s look into a day in the life of a Blackstone Library employee. Tour meets in the Rotunda by the Referen...

Registration Open
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