Yvonne Gordon-Moser Art Retrospective & Demonstration

Saturday, July 23

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

A Blackstone Artists Circle Gallery Talk. This artist’s work will be on display in the upper rotunda gallery for July and August.

Blackstone Library’s Rotunda Gallery presents Yvonne Gordon Moser Art Retrospective 1997- 2022. A regionally recognized artist, art therapist, and author, Yvonne is primarily known for her organic monotypes, feminine figure paintings, and earthy mixed medias. Join us for a demonstration of print making by the artist, followed by a reception and opportunity to explore the exhibit in the upper rotunda gallery. Refreshments provided.

Registration is not required to attend this IN PERSON event. Can’t make it? You’ll have another opportunity to meet the artist at her closing reception on Saturday, August 27 at 3:30pm.

About the Artist:
Yvonne Gordon-Moser (B. 1961) was featured in the Shoreline’s 2016 ‘Home and Garden’ magazine as a “Local Artist Worth Owning.” Her business, The Branford Art Center received the 2017 Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the year award from the state of CT. The BAC also received ‘CTNOW Best of Galleries, 16, 17, 18.

Yvonne graduated from Connecticut college 98’ with a BFA in Printmaking and Drawing, and received a Master’s Degree in Art Therapy from Albertus Magnus in 2015. She self-published her personal recovery story ‘Shattered’, a visual memoir in 2019.

Yvonne and her husband Kelley live as campground nomads in their RV, while he recovers from a 2018 stem cell transplant for bone marrow cancer. They just returned from a cross country trip. Artistic resilience and spiritual grit fuel Yvonne’s passion to create.

Introduction to Classical Latin (for grade 7-adult)

Every Saturday

Saturday, July 23

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

The study of classical Latin exercises memory, increases English vocabulary, and broadens general knowledge. Using the textbook Ecce Romani I, participants will learn Latin vocabulary, English vocabulary derived from Latin, Latin and English grammar, translation skills, and ancient Roman geography, history, daily life, and mythology. Latin abbreviations and phrases used in English, such as e.g., A.D., et al., ad hoc, status quo, and tempus fugit, will be featured on a regular basis. Participants will need to obtain a copy of the 2^nd, 3^rd, or 4^th edition of Ecce Romani I. A complimentary copy of the text will be provided as long as the supply lasts. Ecce Romani is a reading-based program and this high school-based curriculum is presented in English with some conversational phrases in Latin.

Taught by Susan Craig.

Registration is required to attend this ONLINE event. To register, call the Reference Desk at (203) 488-1441 ext. 318 or email programs@blackstonelibrary.org

How to Eat a Poem: A Weekly Poetry Discussion Group

Every Saturday

Saturday, July 23

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Learn to better understand and appreciate the wide world of poetry! With an emphasis on teaching students to read, understand, and evaluate poetry, this group will be your guide to discovering how and what a poem means, and hopefully gain a new appreciation for the art form.

Registration is required to receive a link to this online event. For more information, please call 203-488-1441 x 318 or email programs@blackstonelibrary.org.

The Shoreline Jazz Quartet Presents A Tribute to Thelonious Monk

Saturday, July 23

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

The Guilford-based Shoreline Jazz Quartet (SJQ) will pay tribute to the music of the great Thelonious Monk. The SJQ features Mike Bimonte on drums, (Deepak) Cyril D’Souza on saxophones, Steve Roane on electric guitar, and Adam Anderson on acoustic bass. The SJQ play jazz standards and more at venues along the shoreline and New Haven. The group will perform interpretations of some well-known and other lesser-played works of the legendary pianist and composer including Round Midnight, Bye-Ya, In Walked Bud, Well You Needn’t, Ask Me Now, Bemsha Swing, Pannonica, Ruby My Dear and others.

Registration is required to attend this IN PERSON event.