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July events at the Gunn Memorial Library in Washington, Conn., include a talk and book signing with cookbook authors, a foreign film festival and a program on art and the farm. Popular cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough will offer a talk and signing of their recently released book, “The Kitchen Shortcut Bible,” Thursday, July 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the Gunn Memorial Library in Washington, Conn.
Cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein, left, and Mark Scarbrough will speak and have a book signing for their new book, “The Kitchen Shortcut Bible,” July 12. (Submitted photo)
The ultimate collection of recipes to make real food, real fast – with hundreds of ways to cook smarter, not harder, this book is for those who love to cook, but never seem to have enough time. This is a collection of more than 200 ingenious recipes that supercharge your time in the kitchen without sacrificing high quality or fresh flavor.
Weinstein and Scarbrough come to this, their definitive guide to shortcut cooking, after 29 cookbooks and decades of experience in the kitchen. Not only do they know about putting great meals on the table, they also know that most people’s nightly question isn’t “What’s for dinner,” but “What’s for dinner in the next half hour?”
They share lots of new ways to use the kitchen tools you already own, imparting concrete shortcuts that save time and make something good into something great. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event, courtesy of Hickory Stick Bookstore.
The four-week Foreign Film Festival features selections, each from a different country, that are among some of the best rated in their genre. The films will be screened Mondays at 1 p.m. in their original language with English subtitles.
Monday, July 9, the film will “Loveless.” In “Loveless,” Zhenya and Boris are going through a vicious divorce marked by resentment, frustration and recriminations. Already embarking on new lives, each with a new partner, they are impatient to start again, to turn the page – even if it means threatening to abandon their 12-year-old son, Alyosha. Then, after witnessing one of their fights, Alyosha disappears. (Russia) R
Monday, July 16, the film will be “A Fantastic Woman.” Marina is a young woman who leads a double life as a waitress and a nightclub singer. She’s dating Oscar, a man 30 years her senior. Marina’s life is thrown into turmoil when Oscar falls ill and dies. It’s revealed that Marina is a transgender woman, and both her identity and her relationship with Oscar are treated as perverse and suspicious. Marina comes into her own as she struggles with being shunned by Oscar’s family. (Chile) R
Monday, July 23, the film will be “The Wedding Plan.” Michal is an Orthodox Jew who has been planning her wedding for basically her whole life. As the big day approaches, her fiance bows out and is no longer going to be the groom. Michal refuses to cancel the wedding, instead relying upon her faith to supply her with a husband. The wedding is only one month away, and there is no groom. She tries her hardest to find a husband who will meet the family’s expectations and satisfy her needs for a healthy personal and social life, all while trying to maintain her beliefs and uphold her religious standards. (Israel) PG
Monday, July 30, the film will be “Amelie,” a French romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, that is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre. It tells the story of a shy waitress, played by Audrey Tautou, who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better, while struggling with her own isolation. (France) R
David D.J. Rau, director of education and outreach at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Conn., will present “Of Bohemians and Bovines: Florence Griswold Museum” and ‘The Art of the New England Farm” Thursday, July 19, at 6:30 p.m.
Rau’s presentation will highlight the current exhibition on display at the museum. Drawing on the agricultural heritage of Florence Griswold’s family estate and of the Lyme region and beyond, the exhibition examines the history and character of New England’s farms in works by artists from the 19th to the 21st century. Paintings, drawings, and photographs from public and private collections trace the challenges of farming in New England, with its rocky soil, and the pastoral landscapes crafted through intense labor.
Rau also will give a panoramic view of the Florence Griswold Museum, its mission and the broad array of educational programming.
These programs are free and open to the public but registration is requested. Please call 860-868-7586 for further information or visit www.gunnlibrary.org. The library is at 5 Wykeham Road at Route 47 on the Green in Washington, Conn.
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