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CT Stage Company Presents: Little Women in Concert

Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Music & Performances
Age Group:
Kids, Adults, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Connecticut Stage Company will continue its inaugural season with Little Women in Concert, led by two-time Tony Nominee Kate Baldwin (Hello, Dolly!, Big Fish, Finian’s Ra

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Gentle Yoga

Monday, April 29, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We have teamed up with the New Canaan YMCA to create a tranquil, foundation-building class designed to introduce new students to yoga, as well as offer regular practitioners a gent

Waitlist
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Intermediate ESL Class

Monday, April 29, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us as our ESL classes resume this Spring with Intermediate English Language Learning Mondays at 7 p.m.  Students will discuss topics relating to current events, Americ

Open
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Monotype Printmaking Workshop

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Monotypes are a form of printmaking where the printmaking process can only be used once – making each print uniquely their own! This workshop presents monotype through lairing and

Waitlist
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Open Tech

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Open Tech is a drop-in tech help program held weekly on Tuesdays from 2:00-4:00 PM. If you have questions about social media, email, smart phones, or accessing our digita

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Learn Spanish at the Library! Beginning Spanish course

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Featured, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Welcome to Beginning Spanish Class at New Canaan Library. This engaging and interactive 10-week course is designed for adults with little to no experience in Spanish. This cou

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Yale Science Presents: Mastering the Code of Life: DNA & RNA Demystified

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

What are DNA and RNA? Embark with Briana, Kerry and Alexandra on a journey through the world of nucleic acids- the molecules that encode life. We will learn what they are, how they

Open
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chair Yoga on the Terrace

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Anderson Terrace at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We are pleased to continue our partnership with the New Canaan YMCA to bring you Chair Yoga on the Green. Enjoy the outdoors while you exercise! With the support of a chair, thi

Waitlist
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Virtual Computer Workshops with Career Resources, Inc.

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Online at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

New Canaan Library is excited to partner with Career Resources, Inc. to bring 8 weeks of virtual classes that will cover a variety of topics including computer basics, file managem

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Required
Virtual Event
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Opening Reception for Semaphore: Torrance York, A Journey Through Parkinson's

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Gallery at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Torrance York's photographic monograph Semaphore examines the shift in her perspective after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease nine years ago. Through images, York considers

Open
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Uncovering Your Roots: Genealogy Meetup

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Special Programs & Outreach, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Have you been researching your family's history and are looking for a place to discuss your research with others? Come to meet other genealogists, share findings, exchange tips, an

Open
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Can't Sleep Thrillers Book Club (WAITLIST)

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Book Groups
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Pulse-racing, jaw-dropping, and shiver-inducing books are always in season. Join the librarian-led bookgroup: Can’t Sleep Thrillers for the feverish fans of books with ps

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Oil Painting for Adults: 5 session course

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This series of five 90-minute courses will show you how to paint landscape paintings with oils. It will open your eyes to contrast colorings, darks and lights, and the gentle shapi

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Required
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Enchanted: The Cosmic Success of Taylor Swift with Gil Harel

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Featured, Music & Performances
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens, Adults
Event Details:

RESCHEDULED FROM 2/22 to 5/2. Taylor Alison Swift has long transcended the title "singer-songwriter" - indeed, she is a pop-culture phenomenon whose success has few parallels in

Open
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Tai Chi

Friday, May 3, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The New Canaan YMCA and Library have joined forces to bring you drop-in Tai Chi! Tai chi is a series of slow, gentle motions that are patterned after movements in nature.  It

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This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.

Parent Perspectives: Navigating the Journey of 2e Children

Friday, May 3, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens & Teens, Adults, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Is your child gifted but requires additional support with emotional regulation or different learning needs? Join us to hear from other parents of twice-exceptional (2e) children ab

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Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group.

Film Musicals in May: Top Hat starring Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers

Friday, May 3, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Jim and Dede Bartlett Auditorium at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Music & Performances
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages/Families
Event Details:

Join us for our first musical movie in May: TOP HAT the quintessential Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers film. Fred Astaire stars as a tap dancer and Ginger Rogers as his beautiful nei

Open
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Writing Tips: The Writer's Workshop [rescheduled from April 27 class]

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Featured
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

An important tool in a writer's toolbox is the writer's workshop where written work is read and critiqued by fellow aspiring writers.  During this process strengths and weakne

Open
Required
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Creating Art, Creating Health Zine Workshop

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Tweens & Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Using images from or inspired by Semaphore by artist Torrance York, participants will learn about how creative processes like photography and zine-making can favorably impact our h

Open
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Gentle Yoga

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Registration for this event opens on 4/29 at 9am. We have teamed up with the New Canaan YMCA to create a tranquil, foundation-building class designed to introduce new students t

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This event is in the "Adults" group.

Intermediate Excel: Class One

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Intermediate Excel: This class will further develop your Microsoft Excel Skills. Topics included are  Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, Dashboards, Interactive Charts, Graphs,

Waitlist
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

From Loneliness to Connection: Learning & Healing with Experts from Silver Hill

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Loneliness is by no means a modern or unfamiliar concept, but in recent years it has been declared an epidemic, crossing generations, countries, and cultures.  What happened?&

Open
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Intermediate ESL Class

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Special Programs & Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us as our ESL classes resume this Spring with Intermediate English Language Learning Mondays at 7 p.m.  Students will discuss topics relating to current events, Americ

Open
Required
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Arts at the Library: 3 Session Color Theory Workshop for Adults

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Art & Architecture, Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This three-session workshop will explore the properties of color, examining the meanings of hue, chroma, and value. The classes will consist of a visual presentation that reviews t

Waitlist
Required