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SUMMARY:Royal Oak Foundation Presents: Sonia Purnell
DESCRIPTION:Best-selling author\, Sonia Purnell will reveal the captivating story of WWII spy Virginia Hall\, one of the greatest spies in American and English history\, whose story remains untold while discussing her recent book\, A Woman of No Importance. At a time when sending female secret agents into enemy territory was strictly forbidden\, Hall coordinated a spy network to report on German troop movements\, arranged equipment parachute drops\, and recruited and trained guerrilla units to ambush the enemy. Tickets for this lecture are $35 for members and $45 for nonmembers. To purchase tickets\, call 212-480-2889 ext. 201 or click here. CLS Member Code: CLS19 \nIn 1942\, the Gestapo sent out an urgent command: “She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her.” This spy was Virginia Hall\, a young socialite from Baltimore\, who\, after being rejected from the Foreign Service because of her gender and prosthetic leg\, talked her way into the SOE\, the WWII British spy organization dubbed Churchill’s “ministry of ungentlemanly warfare.” Hall\, known as the “Madonna of the Resistance\,” was one of the greatest spies in American and English history\, yet her full story remains untold. \nAt a time when sending female secret agents into enemy territory was still strictly forbidden\, Hall coordinated a network of spies to report on German troop movements\, arranged equipment parachute drops for Resistance fighters\, and recruited and trained guerrilla units to ambush enemy convoys and blow up bridges and railroads. Even as her face covered WANTED posters throughout Europe\, she refused orders to evacuate. She finally escaped in a death-defying climb over of the Pyrenees into Spain\, her cover blown\, and her associates imprisoned or executed. But\, she plunged back into the field with the American OSS secret service\, directing partisan armies to back up the Allied forces landing at Normandy. King George VI awarded her the OBE in 1943 and she received the Distinguished Service Cross from the US in 1946\, the only American woman to receive this honor. \nBest-selling author\, Sonia Purnell will reveal the captivating story of a formidable\, yet shockingly overlooked\, heroine whose fierce persistence helped win a world war. Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights to the Purnell’s meticulously researched upcoming book A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II (April 2019) and has attached actress Daisy Ridley to star as Virginia Hall.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/royal-oak-foundation-presents-sonia-purnell/
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Heath Hardage Lee
DESCRIPTION:In a page-turning work of narrative non-fiction\, Heath Hardage Lee tells the true story of the fierce band of women who battled Washington and Hanoi to bring their husbands home from the jungles of Vietnam. Lees The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home is certain to intrigue everyone. Tickets for this lecture are $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. To purchase\, call 843-723-9912 or click here. \nABOUT THE BOOK:\nThe true story of the fierce band of women who battled Washington and Hanoi to bring their husbands home from the jungles of Vietnam. \nOn February 12\, 1973\, one hundred and sixteen men who\, just six years earlier\, had been high flying Navy and Air Force pilots\, shuffled\, limped\, or were carried off a huge military transport plane at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. These American servicemen had endured years of brutal torture\, kept shackled and starving in solitary confinement\, in rat-infested\, mosquito-laden prisons\, the worst of which was The Hanoi Hilton. \nMonths later\, the first Vietnam POWs to return home would learn that their rescuers were their wives\, a group of women that included Jane Denton\, Sybil Stockdale\, Louise Mulligan\, Andrea Rander\, Phyllis Galanti\, and Helene Knapp. These women\, who formed The National League of Families\, would never have called themselves feminists\, but they had become the POW and MIAs most fervent advocates\, going to extraordinary lengths to facilitate their husbands freedom and to account for missing military men by relentlessly lobbying government leaders\, conducting a savvy media campaign\, conducting covert meetings with antiwar activists\, and most astonishingly\, helping to code secret letters to their imprisoned husbands. \nIn a page-turning work of narrative non-fiction\, Heath Hardage Lee tells the story of these remarkable women for the first time. The League of Wives is certain to be on everyones must-read list.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-heath-hardage-lee/
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Lynn Vincent\, Sara Vladic\, & James Scott
DESCRIPTION:Lynn Vincent & Sara Vladic will discuss their book\, Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man\, with James Scott. Vincent is a U.S. Navy veteran and New York Times best-selling author; Vladic is and award-winning documentary filmmaker and expert on the U.S.S. Indianapolis; Scott is a local best-selling author and historian. Tickets for this event are $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. To purchase tickets\, call 843-723-9912 or click here. \nABOUT THE BOOK:\nJust after midnight on July 30\, 1945\, the USS Indianapolis is sailing alone in the Philippine Sea when she is sunk by two Japanese torpedoes. For the next five nights and four days\, almost three hundred miles from the nearest land\, nearly nine hundred men battle injuries\, sharks\, dehydration\, insanity\, and eventually each other. Only 316 will survive. \nFor the first time Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic tell the complete story of the ship\, her crew\, and their final mission to save one of their own in a wonderful book that features grievous mistakes\, extraordinary courage\, unimaginable horror\, and a cover-upas complete an account of this tragic tale as we are likely to have (The Christian Science Monitor). It begins in 1932\, when Indianapolis is christened and continues through World War II\, when the ship embarks on her final world-changing mission: delivering the core of the atomic bomb to the Pacific for the strike on Hiroshima. \nSimply outstandingIndianapolis is a must-read a tour de force of true human drama (Booklist\, starred review) that goes beyond the mens rescue to chronicle the survivors fifty-year fight for justice on behalf of their skipper\, Captain Charles McVay III\, who is wrongly court-martialed for the sinking. EnthrallingA gripping study of the greatest sea disaster in the history of the US Navy and its aftermath (Kirkus Reviews\, starred review)\, Indianapolis stands as both groundbreaking naval history and spellbinding narrative and brings the ship and her heroic crew back to full\, vivid\, unforgettable life. Vincent and Vladic have delivered an account that stands out through its crisp writing and superb researchIndianapolis is sure to hold its own for a long time (USA TODAY).
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-lynn-vincent-sara-vladic-james-scott/
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SUMMARY:Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival
DESCRIPTION:Charleston to Charleston combines one of England’s premiere literary scene with the history and elegance of Charleston\, South Carolina. This new transatlantic festival was conceived by the Charleston Library Society and The Charleston Trust in England and will take place November 7th – 10th\, 2019. While Charleston to Charleston operates as an independent\, self-sustaining 501(c)(3) organization\, the founding organizations continue to provide advice and support for the festival. For all ticket sales\, please visit charlestontocharleston.com. For event inquiries and general questions\, please contact Leah Rhyne at 843-619-3000.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/charleston-to-charleston-literary-festival/2019-11-07/
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SUMMARY:Greystar Business & Leadership Series: Stephen A. Schwarzman
DESCRIPTION:The Library Society is honored to host Stephen A. Schwarzman as part of the Greystar Business & Leadership Series\, to speak about his recent best-seller\, What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence. The discussion will be moderated by Bob Faith\, Chairman\, Founder and CEO of Greystar. Schwarzman will share some lessons he learned during his rise as a financial leader. Dedication to excellence has been the driving force in his work and life and it has been a key to his impact on philanthropy\, finance and politics. Whether you are a student\, entrepreneur\, philanthropist\, executive\, or a person looking for ways to maximize your potential\, Schwarzman’s reflections will help provide the answers. Wes Fuller\, Executive Managing Director of Investment Management at Greystar will introduce the series and Steve and Bob to the stage to get the evening started.\nTickets for this event are $60 and include a copy of Schwarzman’s What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence with a signed bookplate. To purchase tickets\, click here or call 843-723-9912 \nABOUT THE BOOK: People know who Stephen Schwarzman is at least they think they do. He’s the man who took $400\,000 and co-founded Blackstone\, the investment firm that manages over $500 billion (as of January 2019). He’s the CEO whose views are sought by heads of state. He’s the billionaire philanthropist who founded Schwarzman Scholars\, this century’s version of the Rhodes Scholarship\, in China. But behind these achievements is a man who has spent his life learning and reflecting on what it takes to achieve excellence\, make an impact\, and live a life of consequence. \nFolding handkerchiefs in his fathers linen shop\, Schwarzman dreamed of a larger life\, filled with purpose and adventure. His grades and athleticism got him into Yale. After starting his career in finance with a short stint at a financial firm called DLJ\, Schwarzman began working at Lehman Brothers where he ascended to run the mergers and acquisitions practice. He eventually partnered with his mentor and friend Pete Peterson to found Blackstone\, vowing to create a new and different kind of financial institution. \nBuilding Blackstone into the leading global financial institution it is today didn’t come easy. Schwarzman focused intensely on culture\, hiring great talent\, and establishing processes that allow the firm to systematically analyze and evaluate risk. Schwarzman’s simple mantra don’t lose money has helped Blackstone become a leading private equity and real estate investor\, and manager of alternative assets for institutional investors globally. Both he and the firm are known for the rigor of their investment process\, their innovative approach to deal making\, the diversification of their business lines\, and a conviction to be the best at everything they do. \nSchwarzman is also an active philanthropist\, having given away more than a billion dollars. In philanthropy\, as in business\, he is drawn to situations where his capital and energy can be applied to drive transformative solutions and change paradigms\, notably in education. He uses the skills learned over a lifetime in finance to design\, establish\, and support impactful and innovative organizations and initiatives. His gifts have ranged from creating a new College of Computing at MIT for the study of artificial intelligence\, to establishing a first-of-its-kind student and performing arts center at Yale\, to enabling the renovation of the iconic New York Public Library\, to founding the Schwarzman Scholars fellowship program at Tsinghua University in Beijing the single largest philanthropic effort in Chinas history from international donors. \nSchwarzman’s story is an empowering\, entertaining\, and informative guide for anyone striving for greater personal impact. From deal making to investing\, leadership to entrepreneurship\, philanthropy to diplomacy\, Schwarzman has lessons for how to think about ambition and scale\, risk and opportunities\, and how to achieve success through the relentless pursuit of excellence. Schwarzman not only offers readers a thoughtful reflection on all his own experiences\, but in doing so provides a practical blueprint for success. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR: Stephen A. Schwarzman is Chairman\, CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone\, one of the worlds leading investment firms. Mr. Schwarzman is an active philanthropist with a history of supporting education\, culture\, and the arts\, among other areas. Mr. Schwarzman holds a BA from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He lives in New York City with his wife and three dogs.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/greystar-business-leadership-series-stephen-a-schwarzman/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191118T180000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Roxana Robinson
DESCRIPTION:In Dawson’s Fall\, a novel based on the lives of Roxana Robinsons great-grandparents\, we see America at its most fragile time. Set in 1889\, in Charleston\, S.C.\, Robinsons tale covers her family’s journals and letters with a novelists narrative grace\, and spans the life of her tragic hero\, Frank Dawson\, editor of the Charleston News and Courier\, as he attempts to navigate the country’s new political and moral landscape. Tickets for this event are $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. To purchase\, call 843-723-9912 or click here. \nABOUT THE BOOK:\nA cinematic Reconstruction-era drama of violence and fraught moral reckoning \nIn Dawson’s Fall\, a novel based on the lives of Roxana Robinsons great-grandparents\, we see America at its most fragile\, fraught\, and malleable. Set in 1889\, in Charleston\, South Carolina\, Robinsons tale weaves her family’s journal entries and letters with a novelists narrative grace\, and spans the life of her tragic hero\, Frank Dawson\, as he attempts to navigate the country’s new political\, social\, and moral landscape. \nDawson\, a man of fierce opinions\, came to this country as a young Englishman to fight for the Confederacy in a war he understood as a conflict over states rights. He later became the editor of the Charleston News and Courier\, finding a platform of real influence in the editorial column and emerging as a voice of the New South. With his wife and two children\, he tried to lead a life that adhered to his staunch principles: equal rights\, rule of law\, and nonviolence\, unswayed by the caprices of popular opinion. But he couldn’t control the political whims of his readers. As he wrangled diligently in his columns with questions of citizenship\, equality\, justice\, and slavery\, his newspaper rapidly lost readership\, and he was plagued by financial worries. Nor could Dawson control the whims of the heart: his Swiss governess became embroiled in a tense affair with a drunkard doctor\, which threatened to stain his family’s reputation. In the end\, Dawson\, a man in many ways representative of the country at this time\, was felled by the very violence he vehemently opposed.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-roxana-robinson/
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SUMMARY:Coffee with An Author: Leigh Jones Handal
DESCRIPTION:Local author & tour guide\, Leigh Jones Handal discusses her book\, Lost Charleston. The book of art and photography explores the history of lost pieces of our beautiful city\, Charleston. Attendees will enjoy coffee & donuts as they listen to the lecture. Free with RSVP- to RSVP call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org \nABOUT THE BOOK: The miracle of Charleston is that despite the very worst that man and nature has thrown at it–from earthquakes to hurricanes\, great fires to Civil War bombardment–so much of the city has been preserved. Lost Charleston shows what else could have been on display for tourists to visit had events been otherwise. Using classic archive images\, Charleston’s greatest architectural and cultural losses are documented in chronological order from 1861 through to 2018. \nApart from the grand buildings there are also elements of Charleston life precious to Charlestonians that have disappeared over time\, many of which will still resonate with the local community. These include beloved local restaurants\, annual festivals\, the fishing fleet that DuBose Heyward wrote about in his novel Porgy\, a famed local football team\, trolley cars\, and the Piggly Wiggly store. Plus there’s the Jenkins Orphanage Band whose dance moves gave the city its most famous export: The Charleston! \nA native South Carolinian\, Leigh Jones Handal has been an avid student of Low Country history since she was a Brownie Scout. She is co-editor of the City of Charleston’s official Tour Guide Training Manual and organized Historic Charleston Foundation’s annual spring house-and-garden tours for 13 years\, as well as the Preservation Society of Charleston’s Fall home tours. A graduate of the College of Charleston\, Leigh has been a licensed tour guide for more than 20 years. She appears regularly to talk about local history on television network\, Lowcountry Live.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/coffee-with-an-author-leigh-jones-handal/
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SUMMARY:Royal Oak Foundation Presents: Angus Haldane
DESCRIPTION:Art consultant and popular Royal Oak speaker Angus Haldane will illustrate the lives of notorious 17th-century mistresses\, faithful wives\, and creative figures who set the English court aflame with their intrigue\, brazen manipulation and talent. He will discuss the stories\, vanities\, gossip and political maneuvers behind their portraits and examine how the depictions of them as seductresses and sirens should be viewed through the filter of their roles and achievements. Tickets for this event are $35 for members and $45 for nonmembers. To purchase tickets\, please call 212-480-2889 ext. 201 or click here. CLS Member Code: CLS19 \nHarlot or Housewife? \n17th-Century Women at the English Royal Court\nPowerful women have been regarded with fear and perceived as skilful manipulators ever since Pandora opened her box\, Eve persuaded Adam to sample some fruit\, and Cleopatra rolled out of a carpet at the feet of Caesar. English playwright and poet John Dryden may have hoped in 1661 for a world in which “every father govern’d as a King\,” but reality for 17th century Restoration England women of the royal household was not easy. The court was hedonistic and dangerous. Cleavage and a quick wit were weapons to be employed for advancement and royal mistresses were often capable strategists\, who invisibly influenced society. They were portrayed in portraits as either virtuous or lascivious—extreme ends of the moral spectrum. \nOne of the most strategically astute mistresses and the favourite of Charles II was Barbara Villiers\, Countess of Castlemaine\, who was infamous for performing a sex act on a 14th-century mummified corpse of a bishop. Despite being deemed a “harlot”\, she is rarely depicted in portraits as a seductress\, but rather as a humble shepherdess or a religious figure. Frances Teresa Stuart\, later Duchess of Richmond and Lennox\, who seemed to have achieved the impossible in resisting the sexual advances of the King\, is depicted as Diana the virgin huntress. Nell Gwynne\, who worked as a scantily clad orange seller to theatre audiences before crescendoing to a royal mistress\, is frequently depicted with fully exposed breasts. The court of Charles II was extravagant\, sensuous and treacherous\, but it was also a place where ambitious female poets\, artists\, preachers (who sometimes preached naked) and actors\, among others could excel. \nArt consultant and popular Royal Oak speaker Angus Haldane will illustrate the lives of notorious mistresses\, faithful wives\, and creative figures who set the court aflame with their intrigue\, brazen manipulation and talent. Mr. Haldane will discuss the stories\, vanities\, gossip and political manoeuvres behind their portraits and examine how the depictions of them as seductresses and sirens should be viewed through the filter of their roles and achievements.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/royal-oak-foundation-presents-angus-haldane/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T180000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Evan Thomas Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
DESCRIPTION:New York Times best-selling author Evan Thomas shares glimpses into his intimate and inspiring biography\, First: Sandra Day O’Connor\, on America’s first female Supreme Court justice drawing on exclusive interviews and first-time access to Justice O’Connor’s archives. Package A is $30 and includes 1 ticket and a copy of “First” and Package B is $45 and includes 2 tickets and a copy of “First”. To purchase\, call 843-723-9912 or click here. This incredible event is generously sponsored by JPMorgan Chase & Co. \nThis incredible event is generously sponsored by JPMorgan Chase & Co. \nABOUT THE BOOK:\nShe’s a hero for our time\, and this is the biography for our time.Walter Isaacson \nShe was born in 1930 in El Paso and grew up on a cattle ranch in Arizona. At a time when women were expected to be homemakers\, she set her sights on Stanford University. When she graduated near the top of her law school class in 1952\, no firm would even interview her. But Sandra Day O’Connors story is that of a woman who repeatedly shattered glass ceilings doing so with a blend of grace\, wisdom\, humor\, understatement\, and cowgirl toughness. \nShe became the first ever female majority leader of a state senate. As a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals\, she stood up to corrupt lawyers and humanized the law. When she arrived at the United States Supreme Court\, appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981\, she began a quarter-century tenure on the Court\, hearing cases that ultimately shaped American law. Diagnosed with cancer at fifty-eight\, and caring for a husband with Alzheimers\, O’Connor endured every difficulty with grit and poise. \nWomen and men who want to be leaders and be first in their own lives who want to learn when to walk away and when to stand their ground will be inspired by O’Connors example. This is a remarkably vivid and personal portrait of a woman who loved her family\, who believed in serving her country\, and who\, when she became the most powerful woman in America\, built a bridge forward for all women. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR:\nEvan Thomas is the author of ten books\, including the New York Times bestsellers John Paul Jones\, Sea of Thunder\, and Being Nixon. Thomas was a writer\, correspondent\, and editor for thirty-three years at Time and Newsweek\, including ten years as Washington bureau chief at Newsweek\, where\, at the time of his retirement in 2010\, he was editor at large. He wrote more than one hundred cover stories and in 1999 won a National Magazine Award. He wrote Newsweeks election specials in 1996\, 2000\, 2004 (winner for Newsweek of the National Magazine Award)\, and 2008. He appears on many TV and radio talk shows\, including Meet the Press and Morning Joe. Thomas has taught writing and journalism at Harvard and Princeton\, where\, from 2007 to 2014\, he was Ferris Professor of Journalism.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-evan-thomas-sponsored-by-jpmorgan-chase-co/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191206T193000
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SUMMARY:Music at the Library: CSO Chamber Music – Holiday Strings
DESCRIPTION:The Library Society is excited to partner with Charleston Symphony Orchestra to host their Chamber Music Series. This December\, CSO will play at 7:30PM on both Friday\, December 6th and Saturday\, December 7th. For tickets\, call 843-723-7528 or click here. \nCHAMBER MUSIC – HOLIDAY STRINGS \nThe Charleston Symphony’s festive celebration of the season returns! Join us for the beautiful holiday music performed in the most appropriate of settings. Nothing says “Christmas in Charleston” like Holiday Strings at the Library Society. An annual tradition of Holiday works by Tchaikovsky\, Bach\, Vivaldi\, Corelli\, and others. \nARTISTS \nYuriy Bekker and Micah Gangwer\, Violin \nJan-Marie Joyce\, Viola \nNorbert Lewandowski\, Violoncello
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/music-at-the-library-cso-chamber-music-holiday-strings/2019-12-06/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191208T180000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Kent Alexander & Kevin Salwen
DESCRIPTION:Join Kent Alexander & Kevin Salwen as the discuss their new book\, The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing\, the FBI\, the Media\, and Richard Jewell\, the Man Caught in the Middle. The book is a masterful true-crime account of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing that captured the world’s attention\, and the heroic security guard-turned-suspect at the heart of it all. \nWith a Clint Eastwood film about this story being released the same week\, take the opportunity to hear from the contributing sources to the Warner Bros.’ film\, Richard Jewell starring Sam Rockwell\, Kathy Bates\, Jon Hamm\, Olivia Wilde and Paul Walter Hauser right here at the Charleston Library Society! \nTickets for this event are $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. to purchase tickets\, call 843-723-9912 or click here.\n\nAbout the Book:\nOn July 27\, 1996\, a hapless former cop turned hyper-vigilant security guard named Richard Jewell spotted a suspicious bag in Atlantas Centennial Olympic Park\, the town square of the 1996 Summer Games. Inside was a bomb\, the largest of its kind in FBI and ATF history. Minutes later\, the bomb detonated amid a crowd of fifty thousand people. But thanks to Jewell\, it only wounded 111 and killed two\, not the untold scores who would have otherwise died. With the eyes of the world on Atlanta\, the Games continued. But the pressure to find the bomber was intense. Within seventy-two hours\, Jewell went from the hero to the FBI’s main suspect. The news leaked and the intense focus on the guard forever changed his life. The worst part: It let the true bomber roam free to strike again. \nWhat really happened that evening during the Olympic Games? The attack left a mark on American history\, but most of what we remember is wrong. In a triumph of reporting and access in the tradition of the best investigative journalism\, former U.S. Attorney Kent Alexander and former Wall Street Journal reporter Kevin Salwen reconstruct all the events leading up to\, during\, and after the Olympic bombing from mountains of law enforcement evidence and the extensive personal records of key players\, including Richard himself. \nThe Suspect\, the culmination of more than five years of reporting\, is a gripping story of the rise of domestic terrorism in America\, the advent of the 24/7 news cycle\, and an innocent mans fight to clear his name. \nAbout the Authors:\nKent Alexander was the US Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia at the time of the 1996 Olympics. He spent hundreds of hours in meetings with the FBI about the bombing\, and ultimately\, he wrote and hand-delivered Jewell’s clearance letter. \nJournalist Kevin Salwen is a former Wall Street Journal columnist and an editor who ran southeastern coverage for the paper during the Olympic Games.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-kent-alexander-kevin-salwen/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191210T103000
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SUMMARY:Coffee with an Author: Nathalie Dupree
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate\, the Queen of Southern Cuisine\, Nathalie Dupree as she discusses her journey in the culinary world with stories from her most recent cookbook\, Nathalie Dupree’s Favorite Stories and Recipes. To RSVP\, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org \nNathalie Dupree is a storyteller\, and in celebration of her 80th birthday in December 2019\, she shares her favorite culinary stories\, which trace her journey from a budding cook for her college friends\, though her years as a restaurant cook and cooking instructor. Her activist spirit\, humor\, feisty personality\, and authoritative knowledge of cooking make this a must-have cookbook for everyone who has watched her on TV\, read her articles in magazines and newspapers\, or invoked her name in a conversation about Southern food. \nABOUT NATHALIE: South Carolinian Nathalie Dupree is a best-selling author with over 15 best-selling cookbooks and more than 300 television shows for The Food Network\, PBS\, and The Learning Channel. She has been prominently featured in the New York Times\, Washington post\, Los Angeles Times\, Chicago Tribune as well as Bon Appétit\, Food and Wine\, Southern Living\, Coastal Living\, Better Homes and Garden\, Redbook\, Cosmopolitan\, and Good Housekeeping. \nThe Founding Chairman of the Charleston Food and Wine Festival\, she also was a founder of Southern Foodways\, the Atlanta and Charleston Chapters of Les Dames d’ Escoffier\, the American Institute of Wine and Food and the International Association of Culinary Professionals\, of which she was two time President. \nShe was awarded the prestigious “Grand Dame” of Les Dames d’Escoffier\, an international organization of top women in the culinary field\, as well as 2013 Woman of the Year by a prestigious organization of French Chefs in America. \nShe writes for the Charleston Post and Courier and does short videos for them\, as well as occasionally for Charleston Magazine and The Local Palate.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/coffee-with-an-author-nathalie-dupree/
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Wayne Clough
DESCRIPTION:Hear from the Former Secretary of The Smithsonian Institution\, Wayne Clough\, as he talks about his book\, Things New and Strange: A Southerners Journey through the Smithsonian Collections at the south’s oldest cultural institution. The book uncovers the tapestry of treasures held by the Smithsonian collections that originate from the South and highlight the region’s history. \nTickets for this event are $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. To purchase tickets\, call 843-723-9912 or click here. \nAbout the Book:\nThings New and Strange chronicles a research quest undertaken by G. Wayne Clough\, the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution born in the South. Soon after retiring from the Smithsonian\, Clough decided to see what the Smithsonian collections could tell him about South Georgia\, where he had spent most of his childhood in the 1940s and 1950s. The investigations that followed\, which began as something of a quixotic scavenger hunt\, expanded as Clough discovered that the collections had many more objects and documents from South Georgia than he had imagined. These objects illustrate important aspects of southern culture and history and also inspire reflections about how South Georgia has changed over time. \nAbout the Author:\nG. WAYNE CLOUGH is secretary emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution. Clough\, who currently lives in Atlanta\, directed the Smithsonian from 2008-2014\, and was president of the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1994-2008. He is the author of Seeing the Universe from Here: Field Notes from My Smithsonian Travels
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-wayne-clough/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191217T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191217T190000
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SUMMARY:Holiday Movie Night: Love Actually
DESCRIPTION:It’s movie night at the Library Society! Come enjoy some snacks and a signature cocktail as we screen the holiday classic\, Love Actually. The beloved film is about nine intertwined stories that examine the complexities of the one emotion that connects us all: love. With the festive decorations up and the Christmas Tree in place\, the Library Society’s Main Reading Room is the perfect place to enjoy this heart-warming film. \nTickets for this screening are $5 a person. To purchase tickets\, call 843-723-9912 or click here.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/holiday-movie-night-love-actually/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200106T190000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Pre-Publication Book Launch with Marie Benedict
DESCRIPTION:CLS and Buxton Books host Marie Benedict for the launch of her new book Lady Clementine. The best-selling author returns to the Library Society to celebrate the release of her newest novel\, Lady Clementine\, that focuses on one of the people who had the most influence during World War I and World War II: Clementine Churchill. Tickets are $30 and include a copy of Benedict’s Lady Clementine with a signed bookplate. To purchase tickets\, call 843-723-9912 or click here. \nPlease join us following the event for an author’s reception with Marie Benedict hosted by ELYSIAN Magazine at the historic King Charles Inn from 7-9pm. Wine\, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served. \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nIn 1909\, Clementine steps off a train with her new husband\, Winston. An angry woman emerges from the crowd to attack\, shoving him in the direction of an oncoming train. Just before he stumbles\, Clementine grabs him by his suit jacket. This will not be the last time Clementine Churchill will save her husband. \n“Lady Clementine” is the ferocious story of the ambitious woman beside Winston Churchill\, the story of a partner who did not flinch through the sweeping darkness of war\, and who would not surrender either to expectations or to enemies. \nMarie Benedict is the author of The Other Einstein\, Carnegie’s Maid\, The Only Woman in the Room\, and Lady Clementine. She is a lawyer with more than ten years’ experience as a litigator at two of the country’s premier law firms and for Fortune 500 companies. Visit her online at authormariebenedict.com.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-pre-publication-book-launch-with-marie-benedict/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200109T190000
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SUMMARY:Music at the Library: Bachanalia – The Intimate Bach
DESCRIPTION:Explore the private world of J.S. Bach and his contemporaries. Join us for a glass of wine\, a world class performance and fine charcuterie. To purchase tickets call 843-906-3521 or click here. \nThe Bach Society of Charleston’s Bachanalia is back with The Intimate Bach\, featuring Juilliard School of Music faculty member and director of the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra\, Phoebe Carrai. In addition to performing Bach’s Cello Suite no. 1 in G Major on her baroque instrument\, she will illuminate the mysteries surrounding the cello suites and how and where they were intended to be performed. Intimate chamber music and harpsichord works by Bach’s contemporaries\, Tomaso Albinoni\, Antonio Caldara\, and Handel will follow\, in which Carrai will be joined by the Society’s artistic director\, countertenor Ricard Bordas\, and Daniel Sansone on harpsichord. This feast of Baroque music will conclude with a reception featuring European wines and comestibles. \nInaugurated last year with a sell-out event\, the Bachanalia is a program celebrating the lives and works of Bach and his contemporaries in the historic setting of the Charleston Library Society. With commentary from celebrated scholars and music played on period instruments by musicians who have performed at international music venues including Milan’s La Scala\, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw\, London’s Wigmore and Royal Albert Halls\, and the Berlin Philharmonic\, the Bachanalia offers extraordinary music and scholarship to Charleston audiences. \nThe program offers a prelude to the Society’s eighth Bach Festival\, which will honor the 1670 settlement of Charles Towne Landing by featuring composers born in the same year (including Caldara)\, as well as music originally performed by renowned vocalists born in 1670. \nFor information and tickets for the Bachanalia and the 2020 Bach Festival: Celebrating the 350th Anniversary of Charles Towne Landing\, visit www.bachsocietyofcharleston.org or call 843-906-3521.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/music-at-the-library-bachanalia-the-intimate-bach/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200115T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200115T133000
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SUMMARY:Lifelong Learning: Universities in Decline with Dr. John S. Cowan – Part 1
DESCRIPTION:Lifelong Learning: Universities in Decline Part 1 with Dr. John S. Cowan \nUniversities in Decline: A Review of What Has Gone Wrong and What Can Be Done About It (Part 1)\nTickets for this morning lifelong learning class are $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers. If you are interested in participating in both this class and attending the Part 2 lecture the following evening two-event packages are for sale for $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. For tickets\, call 843-723-9912 or click here. \nNorth American universities have had a rough ride over the past 30 years. The widespread institutional response to the challenges they have been facing has usually involved some dumbing down of those undergraduate programs not regulated by external professional bodies\, steep fee increases\, balancing the books by enrollment and class size increases\, a systemic failure to understand the underlying purpose of a liberal education\, and\, more recently\, some problems maintaining both academic freedom and free speech\, (along with a peculiar conflation of these two very distinct concepts). Government in both the USA and Canada has further exacerbated the difficulties by adopting counterproductive methods for targeting public investment in research. Some of the difficulties have been exacerbated by some of the policies and practices in the primary and secondary education systems.\nWhile the university world has deployed some minor antidotes to these problems\, a case could be made that the sector is in slow but real decline. We will take a hard look at the underlying causes\, both within and outside the institutions\, and explore some possible remedies.\nDr. John Scott Cowan has held senior roles at a number of universities (bio appended) and\, in a national capacity in Canada\, handled crises in over 20 universities. He will give a comprehensive tour of these issues\, and suggest some possible remedies\, followed by a half hour discussion. He will speak at 11:30 on Wednesday\, Jan 15\, and the event will end at 1:30PM. A box lunch is provided. \nABOUT DR. COWAN:\nJohn Scott Cowan studied physics\, and then physiology at Toronto. A post-doc at Laval University preceded 24 years at the University of Ottawa as professor\, Chair of Physiology\, and as Vice-President. He was Vice-Principal at Queens University before becoming Principal of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) 1999-2008. RMC is the university of the Canadian Armed Forces. He has been President of the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies\, the Canadian Physiological Society\, and the Canadian Association of University Business Officers. Also active in labour relations for over 40 years\, he has been a negotiator\, arbitrator\, teacher\, and the first Senior Advisor on Labour Relations to the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. \nDespite having an extensive research career in his first discipline\, he has also had a long involvement in defence issues\, starting with a monograph on defence policy in 1963.\nHe was President of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute 2008-2012\, and was Chair of the Defence Science Advisory Board of Canada (DSAB) 2010-2013 (now called the Defence Advisory Board of Canada). He has received the Queens Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) and Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)\, the Sovereigns Medal for Volunteers (2018)\, and the Canadian Armed Forces Medallion for Distinguished Service (2008). His current RMC status is Principal Emeritus\, and in 2009 he received a Doctor of Military Science (honoris causa) from RMC for his contributions to the profession of arms. He was also the Honorary Colonel of the Princess of Wales Own Regiment till early 2017. He is Vice Chair and Director of Research of the Hill 70 Memorial project.\nHe has also flown over 60 aircraft types\, and is somewhat deaf from a few thousand hours flying the T6/SNJ\, and so does not mind at all if people shout at him.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/lifelong-learning-universities-in-decline-with-dr-john-s-cowan-part-1/
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – Speaker Series: Mo Rocca
DESCRIPTION:Join ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ correspondent & humorist Mo Rocca as he goes beyond his #1 hit podcast Mobituaries with an entertaining discussion on his book featuring new accounts of the lives of the famous and the obscure\, MOBITUARIES: Great Lives Worth Reliving. \nTicket packages to this hysterical evening are as follows. Package A: $30 for one person including a signed copy of MOBITUARIES: Great Lives Worth Reliving. Package B: $45 for two people including a signed copy of MOBITUARIES: Great Lives Worth Reliving. To purchase tickets\, call 843-723-9912 or click here. \nABOUT THE BOOK:\nMo Rocca loves obituaries — the sweeping drama of a life packed into a few inches of print\, as he puts it. Indeed\, a great one can feel like a movie trailer for an Oscar-winning biopic\, leaving the reader breathless. \nBut not every notable life has gotten the send-off it deserves. Rocca decided to right that wrong\, profiling the people who have long interested him on Mobituaries\, the #1 hit podcast. This fascination led him further into the past\, uncovering more stories than could be contained in a podcast season. The result is “MOBITUARIES: Great Lives Worth Reliving”\, a volume that complements the podcast with brand new investigations into the lives of entertainers\, sports stars\, founding fathers\, and more. Even if you know the names\, you’ve never understood why they matter . . . until now. \nABOUT THE AUTHORS:\nMo Rocca is a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning\, host of The Henry Fords Innovation Nation\, and host and creator of the Cooking Channels My Grandmothers Ravioli\, in which he learned to cook from grandmothers and grandfathers across the country. He’s also a frequent panelist on NPRs hit weekly quiz show Wait\, Wait Don’t Tell Me! Rocca spent four seasons as a correspondent on Comedy Centrals The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He began his career in TV as a writer and producer for the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning PBS children’s series Wishbone. As an actor\, Mo starred on Broadway in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Mo is the author of All the Presidents Pets\, a historical novel about White House pets and their role in presidential decision-making. \nJonathan Greenberg is a professor of English at Montclair State University and an Emmy Award-winning children’s television writer. His screenwriting credits include the series Rugrats\, Arthur\, and Hey Arnold!\, and the feature film\, Recess: Schools Out. He has written two scholarly books\, including\, most recently\, The Cambridge Introduction to Satire from Cambridge University Press.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/sold-out-speaker-series-mo-rocca/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200116T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200116T190000
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SUMMARY:Lifelong Learning: Universities in Decline with Dr. John S. Cowan – Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Lifelong Learning: Universities in Decline Part 1 with Dr. John S. Cowan\nUniversities in Decline (Part 2): Problems and Solutions A Panel Discussion \nA distinguished panel will focus on university problems and solutions outlined on Jan 15th in Part 1 of this series. Dr. John Scott Cowan\, the speaker from Part 1 (Jan 15th) will give a short summary of his remarks from the day before\, so that attendees who were not present for the session on Jan 15th are brought up to speed\, and the panelists will then operate on the issues raised. \nTickets for this lifelong learning lecture are $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. If you are interested in participating in both this lecture and attending the Part 1 class the previous morning\, two-event packages are for sale for $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. For tickets\, call 843-723-9912 or click here. \nShort synopsis: North American universities have had a rough ride over the past 30 years. The widespread institutional response to the challenges they have been facing has usually involved some dumbing down of most undergraduate programs\, steep fee increases\, balancing the books by enrollment and class size increases\, a systemic failure to understand the underlying purpose of a liberal education\, and\, more recently\, some problems maintaining both academic freedom and free speech. Government in both the USA and Canada has further exacerbated the difficulties by adopting counterproductive methods for targeting public investment in research. While the university world has deployed some minor antidotes to these problems\, a case could be made that the sector is in slow but real decline. We will take a hard look at the underlying causes\, both within and outside the institutions\, and explore some possible remedies. \nIn addition to Dr. Cowan\, the panelists will be:\nLGen (Retd) Colby M. Broadwater III\, President of the American College of Building Arts\nMr. Armand G. Derfner\, lawyer practicing in civil rights\, labor\, employment and consumer law\nMs. Alissa Collins Lietzow\, Executive Director\, Charleston Pro Bono\, a free legal clinic\nProfessor Valerie B. Morris\, Dean\, School of the Arts\, College of Charleston
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/lifelong-learning-universities-in-decline-with-dr-john-s-cowan-part-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200121T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200121T180000
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SUMMARY:272nd Annual Meeting with Ted Pappas
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 272nd Annual Meeting of the Charleston Library Society. This year’s guest speaker will be author\, executive editor and chief development officer of Encyclopædia Britannica Ted Pappas\, who will discuss how perseverance in the face of great change and adversity is the key to success for both companies like Britannica (which is thriving today in the digital age\, with partnerships with YouTube and Amazon Alexa and digital products used in 90 countries of the world) and for us as individuals\, in our personal and professional lives. RSVP Necessary – SEATS ARE LIMITED. TO RSVP\, CALL 843-723-9912 or EMAIL dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org. \nThis messages Pappas talks about are the key take-aways from his two new books\, True Grit: Classic Tales of Perseverance (highlighting how 10 historic figures –- including Marie Curie\, Madeleine Albright\, even Dr. Seuss in children’s literature) battled through great adversity to change the world in seminal ways; and the Encyclopaedia Britannica Anniversary Edition: 250 Years of Excellence (1768-2018). \nClick here to review the Meeting Minutes from the 271st Annual Meeting\, January 2019. These minutes will be approved at this year’s meeting and will then be added to the collection of minutes in our vaults.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/272nd-annual-meeting-with-ted-pappas/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200123T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200123T200000
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SUMMARY:A Gala Conversation: Shakespeare in the 21st Century
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URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/a-gala-conversation-shakespeare-in-the-21st-century/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T190000
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SUMMARY:Music at the Library: Adryn Sumner – Lit Classical
DESCRIPTION:Bravo. Welcome rebels\, dissenters and revolutionaries. Good on you. \nYou took the first step in checking out the OGs of the Classical World. We can all agree that music makes the world go ’round and we have the Classical Greats to thank for it. \nSo many of the musical artists you follow today credit their early classical training as inspiration and often borrow structure\, theory and full on melodies from the bank of Classical genius to create the music you love. Go straight to the source and meet the artists who pushed boundaries\, broke through barriers and shook the system further than any artists today all while living in a world filled with wars\, loves won and lost\, personal defeats and tragedies\, heartbreaks and public humiliations in tell-all books. You know – life as we know it today. \nThey starved for their art\, made bad decisions and partied until dawn. Sound familiar? These artists are sharing their truths with you through their music the same way you’re hearing lyrics in your earbuds. In a world dominated by everything new\, now and happening\, meet the artists who represent what’s lit and relevant today. \nJoin us for Adryn Sumner’s Lit Classical\, a concert showing us different perspectives on well-known classical composers. Pianist ADRYN performs and introduces you to the human side of some of the greatest composers and musicians of all time. You’ll see just how much you relate to these geniuses and understand the messages they are sharing through their timeless music. \nTickets for this concert are $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. For tickets\, call 843-723-9912 or click here \nThis concert is generously sponsored by The Martello Family.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/music-at-the-library-adryn-sumner-lit-classical/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200204T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200204T190000
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SUMMARY:Greystar Business & Leadership Series: David M. Rubenstein
DESCRIPTION:The Library Society is honored to host David M. Rubenstein as part of the Greystar Business & Leadership Series\, to speak about his recent best-seller The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians. The evening will be a spectacular event with glimpses into one of a kind conversations Rubenstein conducted with some of the most beloved and highly esteemed historians of our day. Tickets for this lecture are offered in two packages.\nPackage A- $30 – includes one ticket and a signed copy of Rubenstein’s The American Story.\nPackage B- $45 – includes two tickets and a signed copy of Rubenstein’s The American Story. \nFor tickets\, call 843-723-9912 or click here. \nABOUT THE BOOK:\nCo-founder of The Carlyle Group and patriotic philanthropist David M. Rubenstein takes readers on a sweeping journey across the grand arc of the American story through revealing conversations with our greatest historians. \nIn these lively dialogues\, the biggest names in American history explore the subjects they’ve come to so intimately know and understand. \nDavid McCullough on John Adams\nJon Meacham on Thomas Jefferson\nRon Chernow on Alexander Hamilton\nWalter Isaacson on Benjamin Franklin\nDoris Kearns Goodwin on Abraham Lincoln\nA. Scott Berg on Charles Lindbergh\nTaylor Branch on Martin Luther King\nRobert Caro on Lyndon B. Johnson\nBob Woodward on Richard Nixon\nAnd many others\, including a special conversation with Chief Justice John Roberts \nThrough his popular program The David Rubenstein Show\, David Rubenstein has established himself as one of our most thoughtful interviewers. Now\, in The American Story\, David captures the brilliance of our most esteemed historians\, as well as the souls of their subjects. The book features introductions by Rubenstein as well a foreword by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden\, the first woman and the first African American to lead our national library. Richly illustrated with archival images from the Library of Congress\, the book is destined to become a classic for serious readers of American history. \nThrough these captivating exchanges\, these bestselling and Pulitzer Prizewinning authors offer fresh insight on pivotal moments from the Founding Era to the late 20th century.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/greystar-business-leadership-series-david-m-rubenstein/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200213T200000
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SUMMARY:Music at the Library: Laura Ball & Friends – I Love A Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:Music at the Library: Laura Ball & Friends- I Love A Cabaret \nStart your Valentine’s weekend off on the right note as Charleston Library Society welcomes back Laura Ball and her friends! “Classical on King” trio\, James Anderson (violin)\, Lonnie Root (cello)\, and Laura Ball (piano/vocals) join with acclaimed Charleston Chanteuse\, Tiffany Parker\, for an evening of song and chamber music paying homage to the great musical form and history of Cabaret. \nTickets for this evening are $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. To purchase tickets\, call 843-723-9912 or click here. \nThis concert is generously sponsored by The Martello Family.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/music-at-the-library-laura-ball-friends-i-love-a-cabaret/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200220T180000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Hermes Mallea
DESCRIPTION:Re-Imagining the Cuban Home: Past\, Present and Future – Havana Living Today — Come listen to architect and author\, Hermes Mallea discuss the splendor and beauty of the homes of Havana during this interesting and unique lecture at the Charleston Library Society. \nWhile documenting Havanas landmark historic houses\, architect Hermes Mallea was stunned to discover that the gracious family life traditionally associated with the citys grand houses had not disappeared with the Cuban Revolution. \nSince 2010\, he has encountered stylish Havana houses brimming with personality\, homes that had been created despite the islands economic hardships and isolation.  Mallea appreciated these interiors not just for their esthetic beauty\, but for the way they keep Havanas design traditions alive\, making a direct connection to the style of the city before its political upheavals. \nDozens of homeowners\, art collectors\, expats\, lawyers\, painters\, businessmen\, fashion designers\, musicians welcomed him into homes that lovingly reflected their unique personal styles. His latest book HAVANA LIVING TODAY: CUBAN HOME STYLE NOW celebrates the homeowners individual flair and ingenuity and brings the reader inside a world that has never been presented in this depth\, countering long-held preconceptions about how people live in this vibrant city.  Mallea sees these interiors as evidence of the Cuban peoples hopes for their future and their vision of what Havana Style might be. \nTickets are $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Every attendee will receive a $10 off coupon for Mallea’s “Havana Living Today: Cuban Home Style Now.” To purchase tickets\, call 843-723-9912 or click here.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-hermes-mallea/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200312T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200312T200000
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SUMMARY:Music at the Library: Zephyr
DESCRIPTION:Music at the Library: Zephyr \nThe talents of Zephyr\, a Charleston based Celtic music band\, will be on stage in time for St. Pattys Day. Karin McQuade\, Susan Conant\, and John Holenko effortlessly combine their musical talents to making your feet tap and your Celtic hearts soar. This concert is graciously sponsored by The Martello Family. Tickets for this festive concert are $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. To purchase tickets\, call 843-723-9912 or click here
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/music-at-the-library-zephyr/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200429T103000
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SUMMARY:CLS Zoom Book Club: Underland by Robert Macfarlane
DESCRIPTION:CLS Zoom Book Club: Underland by Robert Macfarlane \nFor this meeting\, we will be reading Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane.  Diana Hambleton and Laura Mina will lead the group with some fantastic guests.  This book is rich and layered.   Though we will be reading it completely and discussing all of it\, please feel free to read from it what you’d like and join us with your thoughts! \nUnderland has received myriad accolades\, among them are: The New York Times’ “100 Notable Books of the Year\,” NPR’s “Favorite Books of 2019\,” and The Guardian’s “100 Best Books of the 21st Century.” \nPlease RSVP. To do so\, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/cls-zoom-book-club-underland-by-robert-macfarlane/
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SUMMARY:Zoom Lecture Series: Josh Singer & Adam Parker
DESCRIPTION:The Library Society presents – from the comfort and safety of your own homes – an opportunity to hear from Academy Award winning screenwriter Josh Singer in conversation with Post and Courier’s Adam Parker! This event is free and open to the public\, but requires an RSVP. To RSVP\, click here. \nAlthough Josh Singer graduated with honors in mathematics and economics from Yale\, went on to Harvard for joint Law/MBA degrees\, he chose a career that used his great talents with the English language – to write.  His first major job in the entertainment industry was as an editor and writer for the hit TV series\, The West Wing\, and from there he blossomed as a screenwriter\, winning Best Oscar and Best Original Screenplay for the movie\, SPOTLIGHT in 2016. Singer’s other screenwriting credits include The Fifth Estate (2013)\, The Post (2017)\, and First Man (2018). \nJosh and the Post and Courier’s Adam Parker will discuss journalism and movie-making through screenwriting and how both have been impacted by our current pandemic. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but requires an RSVP. To RSVP\, click on the link below and fill out the form. All those who respond will receive an email on Wednesday\, April 29th with the link and password to the Zoom meeting! \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/zoom-lecture-series-josh-singer-adam-parker/
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SUMMARY:Zoom Speaker Series: Jerry Mitchell – Wine & Wine Books
DESCRIPTION:Join us as Jerry Mitchell\, CLS Board President\, presents a lecture perfect for an at home happy hour! A book collector for more than half a century\, Jerry will explain how wine books have come to form a genre that almost defies cataloging\, ranging from the useful tasting notes of a professional and the biographical confessions of a winemaker to the claims of a physician that the beverage cures all known ills. He shares stories about how wine is discussed in plays\, in poetry\, in cookbooks\, and in history. He will describe how he came to collect wine books and will read from some of his favorite wine writers. An RSVP is required for this event. To RSVP\, click here. \nIf you’re looking for “Wine pairings” to imbibe during this “Happy Hour” program\, look no further! And we suggest you support some of our favorite local shops\, both supplying curbside pick-up —  Bin 152 or Graft Wine Shop. \n– An off-dry Riesling is the perfect pairing for anyone bitter for a day at the beach\, but has been settling for their backyard… \n– A floral\, fruity rosé can surprise you when pairing with some of your favorite take-away Italian pasta or pizza… \n-A Pinot Noir can pair with a lot. So\, if you’re avoiding a trek to the grocery by opting for cleaning out your pantry of outdated\, never consumed items\, go with this malleable red.Mitchell 
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/zoom-speaker-series-jerry-mitchell-wine-wine-books/
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SUMMARY:A Summer with Southern Authors: David Cox\, Robert Cox\, & Maud Cox
DESCRIPTION:The Charleston Library Society happily announces the launch of a community partnership with Evening Post Books & Buxton Books.  Beginning this summer\, we will offer substantive\, informative and entertaining “virtual” programs until the Library Society can resume onsite gatherings. Convening every other Thursday at 4:30PM\, the series will present a diverse group of Southern Authors as they discuss their works and the influence of the South in their worlds. \nJoin David Cox\, Robert Cox\, and Maud Cox as they discuss their book\, Dirty Secrets\, Dirty War\, with Polly Buxton\, Pierre Manigault\, and Mitch Pugh from the Post and Courier in this digital event addressing journalistic freedom in South America. An RSVP is required to attend this event. To RSVP\, click here. \nAll attendees will receive an email invitation to the Zoom event on Wednesday\, May 27th. For any questions\, contact Dutch Reutter at dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nFrom 1976-1983\, an estimated 30\,000 people disappeared in Argentina. They were victims of the “Dirty War” – a brutal campaign designed by the government to root out possible subversives. Those suspected of being dissidents were kidnapped and taken to secret detention centers. Most were tortured and then killed – never seen again. \nRobert J. Cox\, editor of the Buenos Aires Herald\, did what few others were willing to do – he told the truth about what was happening. Every day his newspaper reported on the kidnappings and killings. He challenged those in power – asking questions and demanding answers. Cox’s commitment to reporting the truth made him a hero to the families of the disappeared\, but an enemy of the state. \nThis is the remarkable story of one man’s courage in the face of adversity. It is the story of a man dedicated to protecting the freedom of the press and to protecting his family. It is the story of those who disappeared and the man who stayed in order to tell their stories. \nCox’s story is told by his son David who grew up under the pall of terrorism\, but was inspired by his father’s “great courage to write what was true.” He has written the book that his father could not. \nABOUT THE COX FAMILY \nDavid Cox\, son of Bob and Maud Cox\, has been a reporter for numerous international publications\, including the Miami Herald\, the Sunday Times\, Clarin\, La Nacion\, and Perfil. He worked for the Buenos Aires Herald\, and the International Herald Tribune among other newspapers. \nHis first book\, coauthored in Spanish with Damian Nabot\, about the robbery of Juan Peron’s severed hands\, won international acclaim. The English version of the book\, Unveiling the Enigma\, The Secret behind the Defiling of Peron s Corpse will be published in 2008 in the U.S. A version of Dirty Secrets\, Dirty War was published in Spanish and titled\, En Honor a la Verdad\, Memorias del Exilio de Robert Cox. \nCox is a graduate of the College of Charleston and earned an M.A. in mass communications from the University of South Carolina. He is currently a journalist with CNN in Atlanta. \nRobert J. Cox has been a journalist for nearly six decades. After 20 years with the Buenos Aires Herald\, he was a visiting scholar at the Wilson Center in Washington in 1980 and a Nieman Fellow at Harvard\, 1980-81. He became assistant editor of the News and Courier (now the Post and Courier) in Charleston\, S.C.\, in 1982. \nCox was awarded the Maria Moors Cabot Medal from Columbia University\, New York; Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to international journalism; Editor of the Year (Grenada Television\, Great Britain\, 1980). He served as President of the Inter American Press Association from 2001 to 2002.SS
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/a-summer-with-southern-authors-david-cox-robert-cox-maud-cox/
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