Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Belmont resident talks about his novel before his talk tonight at the Beech Street Center.
“The Leftovers” is the sixth novel of Belmont resident Tom Perrotta. Named one of the best books of 2011 in a number of end-of-the-year lists including being a New York Times Notable book, a Washington Post Notable Fiction Book and one of NPR's 10 Best Novels of 2011, it is the choice for this year’s One Book One Belmont program. Perrotta will read from and talk about The Leftovers, at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Beech Street Center. Perrotta will be introduced by Belmont author Leah Hager Cohen, whose The Grief of Others was also named a New York Times Notable Book for 2011. A book signing and refreshments will follow the talk, with copies of The Leftovers available for purchase. The Rapture is a state of grace, where individuals are taken …
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Belmont Council on Aging
266 Beech St, Belmont, MA
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Comedy, candidates and Belmont World Festival at the Studio Cinema next week.
You saw him and heard his commentary on "60 Minutes II" and now Belmont World Film presents Jimmy Tingle’s American Dream-Live and On Stage featuring a screening of the documentary "Jimmy Tingle’s American Dream" followed by a Q & A and a live performance of "Jimmy Tingle for President: The Funniest Campaign in History." The festivities will happen on Monday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the Studio Cinema, 376 Trapelo Rd. The event is being held in conjunction with “One Book One Belmont,” a town-wide program sponsored by the Belmont Public Library that invites residents to simultaneously read the same book. This year’s choice is "The Leftovers," by Belmont resident and author Tom Perotta, who will speak about his book the following Monday, Oct…
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Studio Cinema
376 Trapelo Rd, Belmont, MA
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
A discussion on the hows and whys of successful book clubs in Belmont.
Book Clubs of Belmont: Tonight's your night at the library. The Belmont Public Library and One Book One Belmont – which is a community-wide book club – will be hosting an evening for all Belmont residents who are part of the social scene revolving around book or are interested in joining one. "Book Clubbing Belmont: An Evening to Share Ideas." is a free program that will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room as part of One Book One Belmont. Library Trustee and author Mary Keenan will moderate. Participants will hear from a book group that is more than a century old, a father-son book group and other inter-generational groups, and more. Learn how successful groups organize their meetings and select their books? Which titles prompted …
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Belmont Public Library
336 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Library's monthly program looks at suburbia through the lens of three novels.
In conjunction with One Book One Belmont 2012, the community read featuring Belmont author Tom Perrotta’s "The Leftovers," there will be a special meeting of Books and Bites, the library’s popular monthly book review program, on Monday, Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. in the Assembly Room of the Belmont Public Library. In this program—“Books and Bites Goes to the ‘Burbs”—three Belmont residents will discuss several authors known for their portrayal of suburban life. Tom Perrotta is to the suburban enclaves of America what Sherwood Anderson was to Ohio. – Stephen King Mary McCormick, formerly a Belmont High School English teacher, will discuss the novel "Ordinary People" by Judith Guest published in 1976. In this novel, the Jarrets are a typical …
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Belmont Public Library
336 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Art, music that complements this year's selection, Belmont's Tom Perrotta's "The Leftovers."
One Book One Belmont kicks off today with the first of two events that compliment this year's selection, Belmont resident Tom Perrotta's "The Leftovers." An opening reception will be held today, Friday, Sept. 14, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m for "Anatomy of Melancholy," an exhibit presented by the Belmont Gallery of Art, located on the third floor of the Homer Building in the Town Hall complex. The show presents haunting landscapes and seascapes by artist Lee Strasburger that complement the mood of "The Leftovers." Gallery hours are Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Sept. 14, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. At 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 in the Town Hall's auditorium, The Apocalypso …
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Belmont Town Hall
455 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA
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Belmont Gallery of Art
19 Moore St, Belmont, MA
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Friday, September 7, 2012
Oldies concert next Saturday and art exhibit opens town-wide reading happening.
The community reading program, One Book One Belmont, kicks off today with the first of two events that compliment this year's selection, Belmont resident Tom Perrotta's "The Leftovers." "Anatomy of Melancholy," an exhibit presented by the Belmont Gallery of Art – located on the third floor of the Homer Building in the Town Hall complex – opens to the public today. The show presents haunting landscapes and seascapes by artist Lee Strasburger that complement the mood of "The Leftovers." Gallery hours are Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Sept. 14, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. At 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 in the Town Hall's auditorium, The Apocalypso Players, led by Roger …
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Belmont Public Library
336 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Belmont resident's novel concerning a Rapture-like event to be feted on Oct. 23.
The Belmont Public Library is pleased to announce that The Leftovers by Belmont author Tom Perrotta has been selected as the featured title for One Book One Belmont 2012, the library’s fourth town-wide reading program. The library and a dozen co-sponsoring community groups invite town residents to read the novel and participate in book discussions and other activities during the months of September and October. The author is scheduled to speak in Belmont on Tuesday evening, Oct. 23. The Leftovers imagines an event called the “Sudden Departure” in which millions of people around the world suddenly disappear with no apparent reason why some people vanish and others remain. How do those left behind carry on? Do they fall apart from grief, …
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Belmont Public Library
336 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA
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