Community Corner
'The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow' Selected for 'One Book, One Middletown'
The first event for this community-wide reading program is a booksigning with the author on March 22.
The Middletown Rotary Club is sponsoring the One Book, One Middletown literacy project for the 12th year and the kick off for the community reading of The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow is set for next week.
According to the Rotary, "We join with the City of Middletown, Russell Library and other area libraries and partners. The goal of One Book is simple ... to get a lot of people in the area to read the same book at the same time and then encourage them to talk about it. By doing so, we hope that more people (especially more young people) will enjoy reading."
The story is about a young boy, Bonaventure, whose silence is filled with resonance - a miraculous gift of rarified hearing that encompasses the Universe of Every Single Sound. That gift allows him to hear flowers grow, a thousand shades of blue, and the gentle voice of his father, William Arrow, shot dead before Bonaventure was born by a mysterious stranger known only as the Wanderer.
Author Rita Leganski will sign copies of her book The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow at 2 p.m., March 22 at Broad Street Books.
Other scheduled events include:
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Tuesday, March 25
- 1:30p MILE: Book Discussion, MXCC
- 4:00p Book Discussion/Talk: led by Jo Ann Freiberg, PhD. School Climate Specialist, Woodrow Wilson Middle School
- 7:00p Film/Discussion: “Beasts of the Southern Wild” led by Richard Alleva, Hubbard Room, Russell Library
Wednesday, March 26
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- 12:30pm Book Discussion: led by Anne Paluck, Chapman Hall, MXCC
- 2pm Video: “New Orleans”-history and culture from founding to aftermath of Katrina, Arch Room, Cromwell Belden Public Library
- 7pm Creative Writing Workshop: “Courir Mardi Gras’ Travel Adventure”, led by Liz Petry, Meeting Room 3, Russell Library
- 4:30pm Discussion: Evolution of American Sign Language by Joseph Basile, Visiting Professor in American Sign Language, Olin Library, Wesleyan
- 6pm Food Demonstration: Authentic Cajun cooking by chef Kim Fong from Mama Roux’s, call to register by 3/21, Melanie Foley (860) 343-5012, Middletown Adult Ed
- 6:30pm Book Discussion: The Emporium, Main Street Market
- 2pm Video: “Louisiana” tour of the “Pelican State”, Arch Room, Cromwell Belden Public Library6p Herbal Remedies: speaker, Lisl Huebner, Hubbard Room, Russell Library
- 7pm Bereavement Discussion: led by Chaplain McCann, North One Conference Room, Middlesex Hospital
- 7pm Book Discussion: led by Marsha Bansavage, CT Humanities Council Scholar, Arch Room, Cromwell Belden Public Library
- 6:30pm Book Discussion: led by Marsha Bansavage, limited space, to register (860) 342-6770 or www.portlandlibraryct.org, Wagner Room, Portland Library
- 7pm Book Discussion: led by Carol Shmurak, Meeting Room 2, Russell Library
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