Wilton Library Lines: Zentangle art, series, book club
Janet Crystal
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The Wilton Library’s Certified Zentangle Instructor Amy Lilien-Harper shows a class in Connecticut how to create Zentangle artwork in a previous year. One of the upcoming happenings with the Wilton Library is a Zentangle art session titled: “Zentangle Art Workshop: Zooming with Amy,” on Wednesday, June 2, from 3 to 4:30 p.m.Contributed photo
Broadway talk
Author and pop culture expert Caseen Gaines virtually visits the library to discuss his new book, “Footnotes: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way”
on Tuesday, June 1, from 7 to 8 p.m.
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State transportation planners want the public’s input on a far-ranging plan to improve and make Highway 273 safer through Redding.
To help collect comments, California Department of Transportation officials hosted a public bicycle ride Wednesday evening on part of the 6-mile route where improvements are anticipated on one of the city s main north-south thoroughfares.
“We’re here because we, for the first time in Caltrans history, actually have dedicated funding to address our complete streets mobility needs,” said Tamy Quigley, a Caltrans planner.
Comment opportunities
Members of the public can take the online questionnaire at survey.catplan.org and choose District 2.
Written by Janet Crystal
Wilton Library June 2021 Virtual Activities
Tuesdays, June 1 through June 22 Virtual Intermediate Chess Club, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Kids in kindergarten through high school continue with their virtual chess class. Registration filled. Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton; www.wiltonlibrary.org; 203-762-3950.
Tuesday, June 1 Author Talk: Caseen Gaines - Footnotes: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way, 7 – 8 p.m. Footnotes is the triumphant story of the all-Black Broadway musical that changed the world forever. Author and pop culture expert Caseen Gaines leads readers through the glitz and glamour of New York City during the Roaring Twenties to reveal the revolutionary impact one show had on generations of Americans, and how its legacy continues to resonate today. Footnotes is the story of how Sissle and Blake, along with comedians Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles, overcame poverty, racism, and violence to harne