Catherine Newman: Wreck
Catherine Newman, bestselling author of Sandwich, will discuss her new sequel novel Wreck, which picks up with Rocky and her family at home two years later. Full of laughter and heart, Wreck explores the...
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Wonderland Books 7920B Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center
The Writer's Center 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD, United StatesProse, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 7pm. Limited to 20 readers, so arrive early if you plan to read. Sponsored by Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry magazine. FREE...
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Bethesda Reads Book Discussion Club: “The Only Woman in the Room”
Connie Morella Library 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD, United StatesInterested in joining? The Book Club meets the second Thursday of each month from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm, meeting room 2. The book chosen for this month's discussion is The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict. A powerful novel based on the incredible true story of the glamour icon and scientist Hedy Lamarr whose...
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Ann Packer: Some Bright Nowhere
Wonderland Books 7920B Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD, United StatesJoin us for an evening with bestselling author Ann Packer, who will discuss her new novel, Some Bright Nowhere, that explores a long marriage and the profound emotional complexities of love, caregiving, and facing the end of life. Ann will be in conversation with author, editor, and podcaster Dan Kois.
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The Roots of Modern Bethesda Part II — From Trolley Suburb to Urban Center
Connie Morella Library 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD, United StatesJoin us for a lecture with Hank Levine! In September, Bethesda Historical Society Secretary Hank Levine took us through how, between 1750 and 1920, geography and advances in transportation set the stage for the development of modern Bethesda. Now Hank returns to tell the story of how in the century after the end of World...
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Teen Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center
The Writer's Center 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD, United StatesA special Open Mic to uplift the voices and work of the teenagers in our community. Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 1:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 2pm. Limited to 20 readers,...
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Mystery Book Club @ Wonderland Books: Three Bags Full
Wonderland Books 7920B Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD, United StatesJoin the Mystery/Thriller Book Club for our November read: Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann. All are welcome!
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B-CC English Conversation Club
B-CC Regional Services Center 4805 Edgemoor Lane, 2nd Floor, Bethesda, MD, United StatesJoin us every Wednesday at the B-CC Regional Services Center to practice conversational English in small groups. Share your experiences and culture with other non-native English speakers in a friendly...
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Thomas Dann: Midnight in Memphis
Wonderland Books 7920B Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD, United StatesLocal author Thomas Dann discusses his new debut novel, Midnight in Memphis, a Southern noir crime thriller set in Memphis in the 1950s in which two detectives forge an unlikely alliance...
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“Our Earth” Book Discussion Club
Connie Morella Library 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD, United StatesStarting from a common base to have real discussions about the environment, this book discussion club is a great way to deepen ideas, have respectful debates while listening to the...
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Mystery Book Club at Connie Morella Library: “Squeeze Me”
Connie Morella Library 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD, United StatesCome join the Connie Morella Mystery book club! We will be reading mysteries, thrillers and whodunits together every month. This November, we will be discussing Squeeze Me by Carl Hiassen. From the...
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B-CC English Conversation Club
B-CC Regional Services Center 4805 Edgemoor Lane, 2nd Floor, Bethesda, MD, United StatesJoin us every Wednesday at the B-CC Regional Services Center to practice conversational English in small groups. Share your experiences and culture with other non-native English speakers in a friendly...