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Summer Reading Club ends August 1.
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Sign up for our "Build a Better World" summer reading club. Each time you finish a book and log it online, ask for a prize entry slip to enter in the drawing of your choice. There are eight choices in all.
The prizes are gift cards valued from $25 to $50, including Walmart cards.
Enter as often as you finish reading or listening to a book. August 1 is the last day.
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I Scream for Ice Cream
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Mon., July 3
, 3-7 PM
Greenfield
& New Palestine
We're closed July 4, but we're open the day before.
Check out an item, show us your receipt, and get free ice cream (one per person).
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Living History: Fur Trader
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Wed., July 5, 7-8:30 PM
Greenfield GBC Community Rm.
This living history event, performed in authentic period clothing in the first-person style, takes the audience on a journey from Montreal to Indian country during a year in the mid-1700s fur trade.
Stonerock's research and attention to detail make his perfomances as laudable as they are entertaining.
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| Gordon Bonham: Blues Melange |
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Thu., July 6, 7 PM
Greenfield GBC Community Rm.
Bonham brings together a mix of blues from the Mississippi Delta to the back alleys of Chicago to the West Coast. David Murray accompanies on bass. Hear blues expressions that distinguish regions across the US.
Locally, Bonham was a founding member of the Cooler Kings, followed by the Gordon Bonham Blues Band. He continues to host the blues jam at the Slippery Noodle in Indy.
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| Michael Kelsey Percussion Guitar |
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Greenfield GBC Community Rm.
Two gifted musicians, Michael Kelsey and Michael Beck, blend their unique styles into one great night of entertainment.
Kelsey brings a free-flowing improvisational style to the guitar that involves every inch of his instrument. Throughout his performances, he makes use of technology, improv skills, objects in the room, and audience interaction.
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| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
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Thu., July 27, 6:30-8 PM
Greenfield GBC Community Rm.
Fascinating history, from professional Beatles scholar Aaron Krerowicz, reveals
how the songs on this landmark album developed. He uses clips of discarded takes and interviews with John, Paul, George and Ringo.
"It took guts for Aaron Krerowicz to come to Liverpool with his theories on the Beatles, but the audience was completely attentive . . . A very good speaker and a master at multimedia presentations!" --Spencer Leigh of Liverpool, England,
host of BBC Merseyside Radio's On the Beat.
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LITERARY DISCUSSIONS
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Where it applies, we encourage you to read the selected books in advance. Ask for a copy at the information desk.
Storytelling Guild, Mon., July 10, 1-3 PM, Greenfield.
SIGN UP.
Adult Anime & Manga, Mon., July 10, 7-8 PM, Greenfield.
SIGN UP.
Brown Bag Book Discussion,
Hillbilly Elegy, by JD Vance, about growing up poor in a rust-belt town, Tue., July 11, 10-11:45 AM.
SIGN UP.
YA Book Club for Adults,
Positive, by Paige Rawl, Tue., July 11, 6-7 PM, New Palestine.
SIGN UP.
Writers Helping Writers, Thu., July 20, 6-8:45 PM, Greenfield.
SIGN UP.
Women's Book Discussion,
The Hundred-Foot Journey
, by Richard C. Morais, Thu., July 20, 6:30-8 PM, New Palestine. SIGN UP.
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GENEALOGY: OPEN RESEARCH
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Greenfield Computer Lab
Use our computer lab for independent research, which gives free access to the genealogy databases Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest. Share tips and discoveries, or ask for search advice from others in the lab.
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New Palestine
, Saturdays, July 8-August 5:
All Levels 10:20-11:20 AM. SIGN UP.
Susan Goodart, a certified yoga teacher and fitness adviser, instructs the five-week series.
A $25 fee is paid to the instructor at the first session. Those 60+ may attend free.
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Greenfield
, Saturdays, July 8-August 5:
Susan Goodart, a certified yoga teacher and fitness adviser, instructs the five-week series.
A $25 fee is paid to the instructor at the first session. Those 60+ may attend free.
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