Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch in Bridgeport, United States

Storyteller Weaves Fascinating Wartime Tales in Seymour on 23 Mar

Storyteller Weaves Fascinating Wartime Tales

Seymour   Sunday, March 23, 2025   1400 - 1515
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
Performance storytelling is a tradition older than New England. It's different from reading aloud or giving a lecture on a topic - there is a personal connection between the teller and listener. Carolyn Stearns will bring this type of spell-binding performance to a s ..
My Year in 'Nam: A Soldier's Story in Event on 24 Mar

My Year in 'Nam: A Soldier's Story

Event   Sunday, March 24, 2024   1400 - 1515
Free
Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch
As the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War approaches, there's likely to be a great deal of reflection and commentary about the U.S. role in the conflict. In contrast, former U.S. Marine Robert Kukiel, of Seymour, will offer a detailed description of what ..
Ebenezer Bassett: CT Hero and America's First Black Ambassador in Seymour on 18 Feb

Ebenezer Bassett: CT Hero and America's First Black Ambassador

Seymour   Sunday, February 18, 2024   1400 - 1515
Free
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Ebenezer Bassett was a man ahead of his time. In the mid-19th century, when most African Americans led difficult lives, Bassett was educated in Derby schools, attended college, and became a teacher, an activist, and an abolitionist. In 1869, President Ulysses Grant n ..

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