Events

Local Events Sponsored by Second Century Fund

• Chris Lemmon in concert: “Twist: The Stage Experience,” 2012
• “Lincoln’s 200th: A Birthday Symposium,” 2009
• “Gala Fundraisers,” 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
• “Tink Henderson Recognition Day”: October 6, 2002
• “Celebrate! An Explosion of Ideas,” a year-long program of lectures, concerts, poetry and play readings, panels and discussion groups, and art exhibits to celebrate the completion of the expansion and renovation

Author Talks and Book Signings

• Annie Weatherwax, All We Had, 2016
• Paul Krantz, Jr, Riding the Wild Ocean, 2015
• Susan Campbell, Tempest Tossed; The Spirit of Isabella Beecher Hooker, 2014
• Amy Bloom, Away, Where the God of Love Hangs Out, 2012
• Kabir Sehgal, Walk in My Shoes, 2010
• Jane Haddam, Living Witness, Glass Houses, 2010
• Candace Bushnell, “A Stylish Sunday,” Sex and the City, 2009
• Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, 2009
• Nancy Verde Barr, Backstage with Julia: My Years with Julia Child, 2008
• Stewart O’Nan, Last Night at the Lobster, Snow Angels, Circus Fire, Faithful, 2008
• Patricia Klindienst, The Earth Knows My Name, 2007
• Mary-Ann Tirone Smith, Girls of Tender Age, 2007
• Chris Lemmon, A Twist of Lemmon, 2006
• Thomas Cahill, Sailing the Wine Dark Sea, 2004