Thursday, June 14 • 6:30pm
Carman Community Room • Side lawn of library (weather permitting)
Step back into the Middle Ages and the Renaissance with theBarony of Delftwood. Roam the stations and learn about daily life in medieval Europe.
Topics will include: Music, Dancing, Armored Combat, Fencing, Hats, Beekeeping, Clothing, Glass Beads, Walnut Ink, Illumination & Calligraphy, and more!
Step back into the Middle Ages and the Renaissance!
Thursday June 14th from 6:30-8:30
Members of the Barony of Delftwood will provide an interactive program where participants are free to leisurely roam and stop in at different stations to learn about a variety of medieval European topics.
Topics will include: Music, Dancing, Armored Combat, Fencing, Hats, Beekeeping, Clothing, Glass Beads, Walnut Ink, Illumination & Calligraphy, and more!
Saturday, June 2
10am-3pm • Side Lawn
Perennials, herbs, annuals, and unusual plants will be for sale. Staff member Alan NaPier, who maintains the library flower beds and container gardens, will be available to answer questions. The Friends will offer a good selection of gently-used books for plant lovers. Dig in!
The drawing for the Adirondack chair will be around 2:45pm, so you still have plenty of time to get tickets!
All proceeds benefit the Friends of Liverpool Library.
The Past, Present, and Future of the Rapture
Thursday, April 19 • 7pm • Carman Community Room
Christians have interpreted biblical references to the rapture in a variety of ways. One increasingly popular belief recently is that the “Rapture” of Christians into heaven is a prediction of the end of the world. How has this interpretation gained such widespread popularity? What are the political consequences of this belief system? And what does biblical scholarship have to say about the Rapture? Presented by Syracuse University’s Wendy DeBoer.
Folk Music Duo Salty Pink Appears on Radio LPL
Russ Tarby interviews Salty Pink’s Leah Houghtaling and Amelia Sauter on Radio LPL’s Local Artist Spotlight, which airs daily at 1pm and 7pm. Banjo player Houghtaling and bassist Sauter will share their talents when they perform in the library’s Fifth Annual Folk Music Series on Sunday, April 22 at 2pm in the library’s Carman Community Room.
Leah and Amelia, also peform as The Black Eyed Susies, along with Jiamie Pyles on guitar, an all-girl old-time/Americana string band that has been lassoing audiences with their original and traditional lonesome cowgirl tunes and exquisite three-part harmonies.
For a sampling of their old-time music, check out this CD available in the library’s collection: Black Eyed Susies…Jugs of Gin
The Syracuse James Joyce Club is once again seeking entries for its annual student writing contest. Prizes will be awarded June 16, at the group’s 19th annual “Bloomsday” celebration at Le Moyne College.
Submissions to the writing contest, which is open to Central New York college students and high school seniors, can be made in two categories: critical essays that relate to the Irish writer’s life, work and influence, or short fiction that somehow pertains to Joyce’s characters, settings or techniques. Entries can be submitted online to the club’s website. Deadline is May 22. $1000 in prizes
