Q&A with Gail Sahar, Author of "Blame and Political Attitudes: The Psychology of America’s Culture War"

Wednesday, August 10 at 7pm

Have you been asking yourself "what does culture war even mean" and how does this contribute to the current divide in America? If you have been, please join us for this conversation with Professor Gail Sahar, author of "Blame and Political Attitudes: The Psychology of America’s Culture War."

Location: Virtual

Registration required

Puzzle Swap

Saturday, August 12 at 2pm

Do you desire a new puzzle in your life? Want to trade a previously-loved puzzle for a new one? Bring a puzzle, take a new one home, and meet your fellow puzzle enthusiasts!

Location: Druker Auditorium

Registration is not required but will help us with planning.

SCORE Small Business Counseling

Thursday, August 10 starting at 9am

SCORE volunteers provide area small business owners with free, one-hour counseling and advice sessions.

Location: Room A and Virtual

Registration required

Coming Up

Fantasy Watercolor Silhouettes

Wednesday, August 16 at 3pm

SCORE Small Business Counseling

Thursday, August 17 starting at 9am

BookTalk! Summer Reading: Climate Edition

Thursday, August 17 at 7pm

Evening with FBI Special Agent Julia Cowley -- Lead Profiler On The Golden State Killer Case

Tuesday, August 22 at 7pm

Art shows on view August 2 – 30

Just Another Boring Still Life Show? by Julie AngelaTheresa, Gallery

My work is about capturing objects and people in a moment of time; not the time itself, there's no reference to what is going on where the object or person exists. Backgrounds are abstract as to not place the subject matter in a specific time. My aim is more to capture the subject. When starting a new work I asked myself, “Is this a new object? Is it old? Has it been used before? Is the person aged? Are they bright, new and shiny? Or have they been worn down from many years of use?”

Contact Julie: [email protected]

Recent Prints by Jo Ann Rothschild,  Main Hall 

These etchings and monoprints mark a return to printmaking for the artist, whose recent exhibitions concentrated on painting. This work is exploratory, rather than aiming for a known result. Gesture, repetition, accident and the grid are elements that construct the images. Prints prioritize touch, the sense of the human. Rothschild says “When I print, I love knowing that centuries earlier, Rembrandt used the same process.” 

Contact Jo Ann: [email protected]

Main Hall Display Cases on view through August 31

Ryder Flowers

Susan Ryder uses paper to create two- and three-dimensional art pieces evoking domestic landscapes, flowers, fashion and objects that bring joy. Her process includes the use of a desktop cutter and a mountain of Xacto blades!

Susan exhibits her work in art galleries around New England and Europe. She has done custom work for the Peabody Essex Museum and the DeCordova Museum. She can be found through her website at SusanRyderDesign.com.