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Making Fire Cider with Nicole Cormier, RD, LDN
Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United StatesPlease JOIN Nicole Cormier, RD, LDN for a fun, hands-on workshop where you'll learn to make your own fresh FIRE CIDER with garlic, ginger, turmeric, & more. Nicole will guide you in making your own batch, provide a... Read More
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FREE STAGE READING: “Beanie’s Last Stand” by Linda Fiorella
Truro Public LibraryA group of queer friends, led by a middle aged DJ, drop their emotional masks while hiding out from a militia in a dune shack on Cape Cod. Linda Fiorella lives in North Truro where she writes plays,... Read More
CLAM JAM with Alice & Melissa
Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United StatesPlease join ALICE GONG & MELISSA YOW in a Clam Jam workshop. Learn how to shuck and prep quahogs, littlenecks, oysters, sea clams, razor clams, steamers, and bay scallops. Live cooking demo with garlic, herbs, and other local... Read More
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FREE STAGE READING: “Verticals and Horizontals” by Gary Garrison
Truro Public LibraryFive ten-minute plays — comic, comic-dramas and dramas — from Garrison’s acclaimed anthology of the same name. This is part of our on going playwright series: March 18, 2023 - “Fatty Pastrami” by Julia Salinger April 22, 2023... Read More
Cheese-making with Sadie Hill
Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United StatesAre you interested in learning how to make cheese this winter?! During this class, local cheese-maker Sadie Hill will provide a thorough discussion on the basics of cheese-making and give a live demonstration. Come learn where to source... Read More
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Cook Uli’s Mushrooms with Chef Garrett Smythe
Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United StatesIn partnership with Sustainable CAPE Interested in expanding and enhancing your culinary skills? Like eating mushrooms but bored with how you prepare them? Join us for a live cooking demo with The Pheasant’s talented chef, Garrett Smythe. Chef... Read More
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Free Staged Reading — “Fatty Pastrami” by Julia Salinger
Truro Public LibraryTells the story of daughter and father and the trials and tribulations of their relationship. You’ll go on adventures from the Bronx botanical garden, through the ins and outs of a pastrami sandwich—winding full circle in the miasma... Read More
Seed Talk & Swap with Dave Scandurra
Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United StatesIn partnership with Sustainable CAPE Come learn about the importance of open-pollinated heirlooms, how to start & save seeds, and how to harvest, process and store seeds to build your own supply. A collective seed swap will follow... Read More
Lindsey Goodman: Prenatal & Postpartum Nutrition
Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United StatesIn partnership with Sustainable CAPE Join Lactation Consultant and former Certified Professional Midwife, Lindsey Goodman of Warm Welcome, for an informative class focused on optimal nutrition during every stage of pregnancy. Class will cover: foods to enjoy &... Read More
Candlestick in the Library
Truro Public LibraryDid you ever wonder how mystery authors come up with their plots, characters, and red herrings? Wonder no more—author Jeannette de Beauvoir’s acclaimed Candlestick in the Library event gives groups of up to 15 people the opportunity to... Read More
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Free Staged Reading — “Isherwood” by John Dennis Anderson
Truro Public LibraryChristopher Isherwood, avowed queer author and devotee of Vedanta, best known for his character Sally Bowles, reflects on his life as an outsider--in his native England, in Berlin between the wars, and in postwar America. About John Dennis... Read More
Making Sushi with Chef Alice Gong
Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United StatesIn partnership with Sustainable CAPE Come learn how to make sushi! Chef Alice Gong will teach us how to make 4 types of rolls, properly wash & make sushi rice; demonstrate various veggie cutting techniques; discuss delicious sauces... Read More
Free Staged Reading — “The Playground” by Jim Dalglish
Truro Public LibraryA one-woman play (with voices) Joan leaves her tenure-track position on the West Coast to follow her husband to New York. When she takes her rambunctious four-year-old to a playground in Central Park, she stumbles into a surreal... Read More
Truro Cultural Council Reception
Truro Public LibraryI would like to invite all of you to the Truro Cultural Council Reception, celebrating this year's Grant Recipients. This will be held on Thursday June 8th, 2023 at the Truro Library's Community room, 4-5:30. Thanks to all of you for getting... Read More
There’s Something in the Water: Writing about the Outer Cape a reading and conversation with Heidi Jon Schmidt
Truro Public LibraryJoin us for a reading from Provincetown novelist Heidi Jon Schmidt and conversation with author and friend Zygmunt Plater. Heidi Jon Schmidt writes stories, essays and novels, most recently The House on Oyster Creek and The Harbormaster's Daughter.... Read More
Edible Weeds with Sarah Naciri
Truro Public Library @ 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MA 02652, USA , United StatesIn partnership with Sustainable CAPE Join community herbalist & local educator Sarah Naciri for a stroll around Sustainable CAPE's Children's Community Garden and Truro Library grounds to learn about wildcrafting edible and medicinal plants. Sarah will discuss the... Read More
TEND: Learn how to identify, honor & advocate for your needs with author Mara Glatzel
Truro Public LibraryAre you ready to reclaim and reimagine self-care—on your own terms? You have needs—your needs matter. And yet, you’ve been taught that pushing your needs to the back burner is the only way to get things done, that... Read More
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Beachcombing Cape Cod’s Shorelines for Signs of Marine Life Diversity
Truro Public LibraryArtist/naturalist Tor Hansen presents a slideshow and talk with a closer look at what organisms inhabit pier pilings, docks, wharves, granite breakwater in Provincetown, and salt marshes–featuring tidewater fish, scallops, shellfish, echinoderms, tunicates, skeleton shrimp, and shore birds.... Read More
Corinne Demas: Author Talk and Reading
Truro Public LibraryAward-winning author Corinne Demas will read from her newest novel The Road Towards Home.
Candlestick in the Library with Jeannette de Beauvoir
Truro Public LibraryAcclaimed local-author Jeannette de Beauvoir brings mystery-writing to life as she guides participants through the improvised creation of their own murder mystery story… giving them clues from her own experience and imagination! Please call the library to sign... Read More
Friend’s of the Truro Library Benefit – Art Auction & Live Music
Truro Vineyards 11 Shore Road, Truro, MA, United StatesThe Friends of the Truro Library's Annual Art Auction with the Chandler Travis Philharmonette. Snacks from Salty Market. $35 General Admission (Includes 1 drink) $120 "Golden Ticket" - Admission, one drink and a SWAG bag (reusable library tote... Read More
Our Band Celebrates Burt Bacharach
Truro Public LibraryProduced by the Cape Cod Symphony Award-winning Americana duo Sasha Papernik & Justin Poindexter lead a concert honoring the legacy of American songwriter, Burt Bacharach. Reimagining his legacy, delivering creative interpretations of Bacharach’s best.
Shakespeare Explains Today’s Geopolitics Channeled by Stephen Kinzer
Truro Public LibraryThe Boston Globe columnist and former New York Times foreign correspondent surveys modern challenges with help from Shakespeare. Topics include war and peace, gender relations, migration, racism and anti-Semitism, the brutal fight for political power, and why all... Read More
David Corn Unfiltered!
Truro Meeting House @ 3 1st Parish Ln, Truro, MA 02536, USA , United StatesCo-sponsored by the Truro Meeting House A lot has happened to roil our country since our friend’s appearance last summer as guest speaker. You don’t want to miss this! Signed copies of David’s new book, An American Psychosis:... Read More
Steps to turn your real life story into a novel with Robert Markowitz
Truro Public LibraryThe presentation, How Writers Create Fiction from their Lives, is aimed both at writers (fiction & memoir) and non-writers who are curious about how to augment a narrative. Additionally, Ernest Hemingway fans, or anyone interested in drastic career change... Read More
Diamonds in the Marsh: An Introduction to the Diamondback Terrapin with Barbara Brennessel
Truro Public LibraryThe Diamondback Terrapin, named for the beautiful concentric rings on its shell, is the only salt marsh turtle in North America and we live in its northernmost range. This talk will examine the unique aspects of the life... Read More
Civility in Politics: How to Disagree without Being Disrespectful
Truro Public LibraryWith Dan Winslow In today's world, it seems like everyone is always arguing. From politics to social media, it can be hard to have a civil disagreement without things getting heated. But civility is essential for a healthy... Read More
Mindset Mastery for Flourishing Relationships
Truro Public LibraryMindset Mastery for Flourishing Relationships: Unleash Your Potential Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. October 4 & 18, November 15, December 13, and January 3 & 24 Embark on a transformative journey to unlock the hidden potential within your relationships.... Read More