Join MASS MoCA’s R&D Store and the North Adams PUblic Library for a free presentation & reading with author Howard Fishman of To Anyone Who Ever Asks, a book that chronicles the mysterious true story of Connie Converse — a mid-century New York City songwriter, singer, & composer whose haunting music never found broad recognition — and one writer’s quest to understand her life. Supported by years of research, travel to everywhere she lived (including North Adams), & hundreds of extensive interviews, Fishman approaches Converse’s story as both a fan and a journalist, expertly weaving a hopeful, inspiring, melancholic, and chilling narrative of her life & music. 3rd floor community room. All are welcome. Howard will be joined by writer Anne Margaret Daniel!  Copies of To Anyone Who Ever Asks will be available for purchase after the event, or you can preorder one here: https://massmoca.org/research-development-store/  Any questions, please email Assistant Library Director Ryan Miller at rmiller@northadams-ma.gov, or give us a call.   The North Adams Public Library is located at 74 Church Street, North Adams, MA, 01247.   

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Join us for a discussion of the Becket Athenaeum Big Read title – "The Bear" by Andrew Krivak. Led by Ed Paquette, member of the Washington Conservation Commission. Copies of "The Bear" are available for checkout at the Becket Athenaeum and digitally through Libby. Your first beverage is covered by the library! Additional refreshments available for purchase. Come early to get settled.   RSVP appreciated.   This program is made possible by a grant from National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

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Dual poetry reading by Christine Kelly, celebrating her debut collection, and Tan Lin. Location: Manton Research Center auditorium. Free event.

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Visit the North Adams Public Library as poet Stephen Rifkin launches to the world & reads from his new book “Changing Skies, New and Selected Poems.” Rifkin’s poems address his move from Deer Isle, Maine, to the Berkshires.They communicate more deeply the poet’s introspective life, situation in nature, memory, and that of his citizenship in the republic of language and ideas. His wife Wilma Rifkin’s art establishes a layer & rhythm of wordless delight. In our beautiful front parlor. Books will be available for signing and purchase.   Any questions, please email Assistant Library Director Ryan Miller at rmiller@northadams-ma.gov, or give us a call at (413) 662-3133.  The North Adams Public Library is located at 74 Church Street, North Adams, MA, 01247. 

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In this culminating event of the Becket Athenaeum Big Read, author Andrew Krivak comes to Becket to speak about his book "The Bear"! There will be time for questions. Having knowledge of "The Bear" is not required. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the Becket Athenaeum and digitally through Libby. Refreshments will be served. Come early to get settled.  RSVP appreciated.   This program is made possible by a grant from National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

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