2015 Adult Summer Programing
@
The Brewster Ladies’ Library
June 18th @ 11:00 am
Deborah Hill will discuss her new novel The Pretender. Hill previously published This is the House in 1975, The
House of Kingsley Merrick in 1978, and Kingsland a few years later. Now all three have been reissued under the series title Kingsland, with the third volume renamed The Heir.
June 18 @ 7:00 pm
CrabGrass Bluegrass Concert
CrabGrass will perform a mix of old and new bluegrass music. The band is comprised of Les Beavan on banjo,
Chris Miner on mandolin, Dan Fortier on guitar, and Rick Sweeney on bass.
Short Story Discussion Group
The group will meet Tuesdays @ 9:00 am June 23 rd – August 25 th. Selections are from The Best American Short
Stories 2014 edited by Jennifer Egan.
Coloring for Grown-Ups
June 25 th @ 6:00 pm
Coloring isn’t just for kids. Adults can enjoy coloring too. Whether you like to use wax crayons, pencils, or markers, you can use your imagination to create something beautiful. Library will provide pages to color and colored pencils. Participants are welcome to bring their own color pencils, markers or crayons.
June 25 th @ 7:00 pm
Please join Brewster resident Dwight Ritter for a discussion of his new novel Growin' Up White. Set during the start and peak of the American civil rights movement in Indianapolis, Ritter’s novel tells the story of the
Stoner family from the perspective of middle child Rick Stoner.
July 7 th @ 11:00 am
Brewster Walking Trails
The Brewster Conservation Trust has completed more than 140 land conservation projects resulting in 1,000+ protected acres. Please join Hal Minis, President of the Brewster Conservation Trust, to learn how the conservation efforts in Brewster have produced many walking trails throughout the Town. A Guide to
Brewster Walking Trails will be available.
Coloring for Grown-Ups
July 9 th and 23rd @ 6:00 pm
Coloring isn’t just for kids. Adults can enjoy coloring too. Library will provide pages to color and colored pencils.
July 9 th
@ 7:00 pm
An Evening with Joan Anderson
Join author Joan Anderson for a fascinating and inspiring talk about finding your true self at midlife. Her latest book, Stretch Marks , as well as her earlier works will be available for purchase and signing.

July 14 th @ 11:00 am
Best Bike Rides
Meet Greg Wright, author of the newly published Best Bike Rides: Cape Cod and the Islands. Greg is a 20 year
Brewster resident and his book describes forty of the best recreational rides on the Cape. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides are all included.
July 23 rd @ 7:00 pm
Farms of Cape Cod
Please join Stephanie Foster for a discussion of her book Farms of Cape Cod. Learn more about buying food from local sources. Local foods are some of the freshest food available and by eating sustainably, you're supporting a true American tradition — the small, independent family farmer.
July 28 th @ 7:00 pm
Peter Trull will discuss his new book The Gray Curtain: The Impact of Seals, Sharks, and Commercial Fishing
on the Northeast Coast.
July 29th 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Author Fair Local authors will discuss their works and methods of research. For readers and writers, a behind the scenes look at the craft and the business of publication. Visiting authors are Jeannette de Beauvoir,
Deborah Davis, Brian James, Tom MacDonald, Carole Ann Moleti and Wendy Shreve.
August 6 th and 20 th @ 6:00 pm
Coloring for Grown-Ups
Coloring isn’t just for kids. Adults can enjoy coloring too. Library will provide pages to color and colored pencils.
August 6 th @ 7:00 pm
Brian Morris and Steve Junker will discuss The Long Haul: The Future of New England's Fisheries, the first book produced by WCAI, the local NPR station for the Cape, the Coast, and the Islands.
August 11th @ 7:00 pm
David Gessner will discuss his new book All the Wild That Remains: Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the
American West.
August 13 th @ 7:00 pm
Film screening Peter and John. The movie is set in 1872 Nantucket, after the demise of the whaling industry, before the rise of tourism, and in the wake of the still-reverberating Civil War.
August 18th @ 7:00 pm
Concert
Peter Norton & Friends with Greg Johnson, Edmund Robinson and more performing Americana/Roots and
Irish music.
August 20 th @ 11:00 am
The Story of the Vitagraph Motion Picture Company
Please join Curtis Martin and learn the story of the Vitagraph motion picture company, which evolved from a
Vaudeville magic act by young English émigrés Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton to possibly the most successful and prolific of the early film companies.