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"Free Play": Creative Collective Discussion Group (Virtual)

“Free Play”: Creative Collective Discussion Group (Virtual)

Tuesday, January 14

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Registration Required Below
Have fun and make friends while cultivating your creativity in our weekly group discussions about art, creativity and so much more! Our facilitated conversations invite participants to consider imaginative and alternative viewpoints about the creative process in a congenial, relaxed Zoom setting. Empower your creativity and feed your brain by joining us in the Creative Collective Discussion Group! This winter, our exploration into the power of creativity continues with the book Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art by author and violinist, Stephen Nachmanovitch.   The book is available to download from Hoopla. Please read the book's introduction and chapter 1 for the first meeting. The Creative Collective meets weekly on Tuesdays.  Register once for all six weekly meetings in this session, January 14 through February 18.
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Redding Reads Scripts (In-Person)

Redding Reads Scripts (In-Person)

Tuesday, January 14

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Registration Required Below Release your inner thespian and join the Redding script reading group. Our group is a whole new way to experience a play you never knew you needed. This casual monthly group will meet up to read classic and contemporary plays aloud. Our hope is to foster a collaborative environment and explore all types of theater. Welcome to all who love or are curious about theater — no theater experience is required. Meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of each month.   Our Facilitators: Liz Correa is a local mom who has missed reading plays. Her theater background includes New York City, regional and local theater.  She was nominated for Best Actress (Escaleno, lead) at the PEPI; Seville, Spain. Escaleno (lead) also won Best Short Film.  Liz graduated with a Masters of Art’s from Cornell University and was a student of Stella Adler Conservatory (Tisch) and Michael Howard Studios.
Eileen O’Brien is a retired award winning drama teacher and director who hails from New Haven. After living in Massachusetts and Florida, Eileen and her husband, Bob have come home to spend their retirement closer to their children and grandchildren in beautiful Connecticut.


Weekly Drop-In Knitting Circle (In-Person)

Weekly Drop-In Knitting Circle (In-Person)

Tuesday, January 14

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Meets Tuesdays, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Our popular weekly drop-in knitting circle continues to meets every Tuesday in the Library's Mark Twain Room.  Share your knitting, crochet, and needlepoint project or learn basic techniques like casting on, knit, and purl stitches. Each week brings an opportunity to learn something new and there is always someone who can help with any problem.

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