All Events in Forbes Library (36)

Gestural Photography by Andy Grant

August 2, 2011 to August 30, 2011 – Forbes Library RECEPTION: Wednesday August 3, 6-8 PM In 2007, I discovered that I could use my camera as a tool to manipulate the colors, textures, and lines of a scene by gesturing with the camera as I snapped t… Organized by Hosmer Gallery | Type: exhibition, photography, artist reception
Abstract Paintings by David Skillicorn

August 2, 2011 to August 30, 2011 – Forbes Library RECEPTION: Wednesday August 3, 6-8 PM I’ve always made my living as an artist, working in a number of media and pursuing a variety of endeavors. In the 1970s to the 1990s, I was a video artist and… Organized by Hosmer Gallery | Type: artist reception, exhibition, paintings, event

Writing Life Discussion: Managing Time

August 15, 2011 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Forbes Library For writers working on long-term projects, a monthly summer discussion series facilitated by Forbes writer in residence Susan Stinson. The topic is Managing Time in a writing life. There will also… Organized by Susan Stinson | Type: discussion

Free Lawn Concert by Darlingside

June 20, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8pm – Forbes Library Forbes Library is delighted to present a free outdoor concert by Darlingside, String-Rock Quintet from Northampton. Under one roof in the Pioneer Valley, Darlingside came together with five songwrite… Organized by Forbes Library | Type: concert, music, outdoor concert

The Common:Fiction Writers and a Modern Sense of Place with Acker, Gaige, Messud and Redel

December 5, 2012 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Forbes Library Forbes Library’s Local History/ Local Novelists Series Coolidge Museum at Forbes Library The Common is a new print journal based at Amherst College featuring literature and images with a strong se… Organized by Susan Stinson | Type: panel, discussion

James Baldwin evening with Lenelle Moïse, Mistinguette Smith and Ekwueme Michael Thelwell

January 2, 2013 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Forbes Library Ekwueme Michael Thelwell, Lenelle Moïse and Mistinguette Smith in an evening inspired by James Baldwin. The evening will be a dynamic combination of work that centers on or is inspired by James Bald… Organized by Susan Stinson | Type: reading/talk

Three Houses Reading: lê thi diem thúy, Tzivia Gover, Lu Stone

March 6, 2013 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Forbes Library Three writers explore the histories of three very different houses. lê thi diem thúy, performance artist and author of the novel The Gangster We Are All Looking For, will be reading new work inspire… Organized by Susan Stinson | Type: reading/talk

Writing Life Discussion Group

July 8, 2013 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Forbes Library Discussion group for writers working on long-term projects. Facilitated by Forbes Writer in Residence Susan Stinson. Monthly this summer. July topic: Strategies around Writing in a Digital Age. … Organized by Susan Stinson | Type: discussion, group

Writing Life Discussion Group

August 12, 2013 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Forbes Library Discussion group for writers working on long-term projects. Facilitated by Forbes Writer in Residence Susan Stinson. Last of the summer. Bring your questions to the group. Want some reflection and… Organized by Susan Stinson | Type: discussion, group.

Emily Dickinson/Quiet

April 9, 2014 from 7pm to 8:15pm – Forbes Library Local History/Local Novelists 2013/14 Reading and Lecture Series An evening inspired by the nineteenth century poet Emily Dickinson with Kevin Quashie, poet Charles Coe (picturedO and Emily Dickinson… Organized by Susan Stinson | Type: reading/lecture