Summer Adult Programs @ the Appleton Public Library

Writing Matters 2:00-3:00pm
June 1      Book discussion: Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft Of Memoir
Writing exercises with Alice Claypool and Merle Hazard

Folk Odyssey
June 6      6:30pm Judy Rose, host of Wisconsin Public Radio’s Simply Folk
June 13     6:30pm Film: American Roots Music: The Times They Are a Changin’
June 20     6:00pm Folk Concert: Bob Bovee and Gail Heil, Traditional American Folk Music

Creative Journey 10:30am-Noon
June 7     James Campbell, author of The Final Frontiersman
June 14     July 12, Aug 9, Aug 30 Creativity Exercises with Camille Banks
June 21     Nature Journals: Natural art (Bring natural items)
June 28     Will Bloedow: Memories and Memory
July 5     Art 21: Art in the 21st Century: Identity
July 19     Nature Journals: Summer Season
July 26     Kathy Flores: Diversity and Women’s Issues
August 2     Marilyn Price Puppet Workshop
(special time: 10:30am-1:30pm/Lunch included)
August 16     Nature Journals: Nature Photography with Rudy Cherkasky
August 23     Bluegrass Odyssey Revisited

Friends of Books 2:00-3:00pm
June 8     Orchard by Larry Watson
August 10     Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy
Discussion leader: Gayle Schultz

Quick Reads: Short Stories Discussion Group 2:00-3:00pm
June 14     Ceil by Harold Brodkey
August 9     The Adulterous Woman by Albert Camus
Discussion leader: Camille Banks

Go West Reading/Discussion 2:00-3:00pm
June 15     Buffalo Soldiers by Tom Willard
July 20     This House of Sky by Ivan Doig
August 17     Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
Discussion leader: Camille Banks

It’s a Mystery: Female Detective Writers 6:30-7:30pm
June 15     The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
July 20     The Murders of Richard III by Elizabeth Peters
August 17     Funeral in Blue by Anne Perry
Discussion leader: Dr. Mike Reinardy

What a Novel Idea Book Study Group 2:00-3:30pm
June 21, July 19     The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy
Group leaders: Gayle Schultz/Camille Banks

Compass: A Poetry Circle 2:00-3:00pm
July 12     Featured poet: Jane Kenyon
Discussion leader: Camille Banks

Other Voices Memoir Discussion 2:00-3:00pm
July 13     A Long Way From Home by Tom Brokaw
Discussion leader: Elizabeth Eisen

Friends of Film Discussion 2:00-3:00pm
July 20     Great Musicals
Speaker: Mark Harris, Independent Film Scholar

For further information, contact Community Services 832-1695