Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Philly Library: Free Author Events, Week Of 7/7

Ian Doescher | William Shakespeare's Star Wars   
Tues
day, July 8, 2014 at 7:30 PM; FREE
No tickets or reservations required. For more info: 215-567-4341
"A quirky addition to the genre-busting canon" (Entertainment Weekly), Ian Doescher's New York Times bestselling debut novel, William Shakespeare's Star Wars retells George Lucas's epic space opera in the style of the Bard. The saga of a wise (Jedi) knight and an evil (Sith) lord, a captive princess, and a young hero emerging, Star Wars abounds with the trappings of Shakespeare's greatest plays. In the next two installments of the original trilogy, William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back andWilliam Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return, a brooding hero, a power-crazed emperor, and their jesting droids match wits in perfect iambic pentameter in a galaxy far, far away.       
Marisa McClellan | Food in Jars: Preserving in Small Batches All Year Long   
Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 7:30 PM; FREE

No tickets or reservations required. For more info: 215-567-4341
Marisa McClellan is a food writer and canning teacher better known as the personality behind the award-winning blog Food in Jars, dedicated to the joyful preservation of time in a jar, storing away the tastes of all seasons for later. Organized by season, her new cookbookPreserving by the Pint focuses on small batches of jams, jellies, pickles, and chutneys. Her unique recipes, including Blueberry Maple Jam, Mustardy Rhubarb Chutney, Sorrel Pesto, and Zucchini Bread and Butter Pickles, are perfect for small households, families who get CSA shares, and those with small backyard gardens. In conversation with Kristen Wiewora        
Of Interest

Manage & Decrease Your Level of Personal Stress: A Talk by Diane Reibel, PhD
   
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 11:00 AM; FREE

No tickets or reservations required. For more info: 215-686-5331
Parkway Central Room 108, adjacent to Home Page Café
Stress kills. We now understand that chronic stress promotes a host of serious health problems, including heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Dr. Diane Reibel directs the Mindfulness Institute at the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine and co-founded the Stress Reduction Program at Brind. She has taught mindfulness stress reduction programs for more than 16 years. Dr. Reibel can help you to live a calmer--and a healthier--life.          
Free Library Author Events
Andy Kahan, Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams Director, Author Events
Laura Kovacs, Associate Director
Jason Freeman, Program Assistant

phone: 215-567-4341
email: authorevents@freelibrary.org 

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