Name: Cook the Book at the Lily Pad Gallery
Start: 2026-10-28T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Lily Pad Gallery

Lily Pad Gallery

Cook the Book is heading to Westerly to visit our friends at the Lily Pad Gallery. This month we will be choosing recipes from I Could Nosh by Jake Cohen and sharing them with the group at this amazing venue. Participants must <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfurLbH4FlALVSBAayhAfvJN--V1afM9s3FWNMX9HjNFo1S9Q/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=118387374107582271867" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">REGISTER</a> to join. For more information email, millie@stoningtonfreelibrary.org. Be sure to check the <a href="https://www.stoningtonfreelibrary.org/whats-happening/events/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SFL Calendar</a> online for more library events and programs.

Local Event: Cook the Book at the Lily Pad Gallery

New London County

Chris Rhatigan 

Hartford Metropolitan Area

Stonington-Mystic

Connecticut

Cook the Book at the Lily Pad Gallery

Cook the Book is heading to Westerly to visit our friends at the Lily Pad Gallery. This month we will be choosing recipes...

Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center

Join retired UConn professor Gail Macdonald for a compelling talk as part of the Lunch &amp; Learn Series. This presentation highlights the powerful stories and defiance of 19th-century Black abolitionists who risked everything for freedom. Tickets are $7.00 for lunch and the speaker, with payment due on the Tuesday before the event.

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Local author, MJ Soni will be in the library to share her debut novel&nbsp;The Masala Chai Mystery Club.&nbsp;Come and meet the author and take home a signed copy of her book.&nbsp;Manju Soni, pen name MJ Soni, <a href="https://mjsoniauthor.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://mjsoniauthor.com/</a>&nbsp; is the author of short stories and DEFYING APARTHEID, her part-memoir about being a doctor activist in apartheid South Africa.&nbsp;
Her debut mystery, THE MASALA CHAI MYSTERY CLUB, published on July 21, 2026 by Crooked Lane Books, follows a retired librarian and her chai-loving friends as they investigate the murder of their despised homeowners association president, whose death echoes that of their latest Agatha Christie book club read.This program is free and open to the public. The lecture will be followed by a book sale and signing. For more event listings visit the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stoningtonfreelibrary.org/whats-happening/events/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">SFL Event Calendar</a>&nbsp;online.

Local Event: Chai, Crimes & Chat with MJ Soni

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Local author, MJ Soni will be in the library to share her debut novel The Masala Chai Mystery Club. Come and meet the author...

Sign up to participate in an ongoing, monthly meeting of the Checkmate Society. Players of all abilities in grades 6 &amp; up will enjoy some fun time in front of the chess board learning how to play and making friends. <a href="https://forms.gle/Ln1KqW2XSHxZS7kP8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Sign-up HERE</a>.
The group will meet in the LOWER LEVEL of the Stonington Free Library monthly from 5:30-6:30 on September 29, October 20, November 17, &amp; December 15. Parents/Guardians must stay in the library.
For more information on library programs, visit the <a href="https://www.stoningtonfreelibrary.org/whats-happening/events/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SFL Event Calendar</a> online.

Local Event: The Checkmate Society - a Chess Club for grades 6 & up

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Sign up to participate in an ongoing, monthly meeting of the Checkmate Society. Players of all abilities in grades 6 & up will...

The Checkmate Society - a Chess Club for grades 6 & up

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<h2>Bank Square Books and The Garde Arts Center present and author talk and signing with Peter King for his book, The Game. &nbsp;Peter will be in conversation with Jeff Benedict.</h2>

TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT.
<img src="https://banksquarebooks.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/image/2026/09/03/9781324123637.jpg?itok=0-mepp-b" alt="THE GAME BY PETER KING">
About the Book
With his signature blend of history, insider reporting, sharp opinion, and vivid anecdote, Peter King offers an extraordinary front-row-seat chronicle of the modern NFL, taking us into the defining moments, teams, controversies, and more.
For 40 years, Peter King’s unmatched access, curiosity, and passion have made him synonymous with the National Football League. He broke countless stories, giving us the human side of the sport and influencing countless reporters. Players trusted him; coaches and owners revealed information to him. He gathered it all into notebooks and columns that kept fans riveted. Now, in The Game, King has brought all his knowledge and insight together in one place to tell the story of the modern NFL as no one else could. Moving from the mid-1980s, when the league went head-to-head with baseball in popularity, to the present, when it dominates every other entertainment in America, King narrates the NFL’s explosive rise from the inside. He puts us in the room with Pete Rozelle, toward the end of the legendary commissioner’s career and life. He takes us on the Madden Cruiser, on a cross-country journey with John Madden. He goes behind the scenes in the Reggie White free-agency saga, when the small-town Green Bay Packers made the canniest offer you’ll ever hear. He gives us Deion Sanders’s philosophy on how to be great on the field and how to work the system off it. He shows us Steve Young, lying in a bed with IVs in each arm after the greatest game of his life on the biggest stage. He shares the bizarre story of how a tanning bed and some well-timed push-ups helped catapult Peyton Manning to the top of the 1998 draft. He reveals Nick Foles’s mastery of a moment no one thought he could be equal to. He brings us inside the worlds of referees, of owners, of NFL drafts. Looking at the future, he fires a warning shot about the greed overtaking the game. Time and again, King was in limousines, on planes, in locker rooms, and on sidelines where players and coaches told him why they did what they did, whom they hated, whom they thought highly of, what they dreamed of achieving. The result is The Game—a portrait of the modern NFL in all its messy glory, from one of the greatest storytellers the sport has ever produced.
About the Author
Peter King wrote for Sports Illustrated from 1989 to 2018, including the weekly multiple-page column "Monday Morning Quarterback." He is the author of five books, including Inside the Helmet. He has been named National Sportswriter of the Year three times. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
About Jeff Benedict
Jeff Benedict is a bestselling author as well as a film and television producer. He is the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Tiger Woods, which was the basis of the Emmy-nominated HBO documentary Tiger, and The Dynasty, the definitive inside story of the New England Patriots under Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick, and Tom Brady, which was a New York Times bestseller and the basis of a ten-part documentary series for Apple TV+, which Benedict executive produced. He is also the author of a bestselling biography of LeBron James.

Local Event: THE GARDE: Peter King (The Game) Author Talk and Signing

THE GARDE: Peter King (The Game) Author Talk...

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THE GARDE: Peter King (The Game) Author Talk and Signing

Join the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center for an informative session on how to set up online banking and use it safely to enjoy its fast and convenient benefits. For just $7.00, attendees receive lunch and access to this valuable speaker series provided by Navigant Credit Union.

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Game on! Head to the library for some fun with our friends from the Citadel Game Cellar. Game Ambassadors will be on hand to teach players how to play from a selection of board games provided.
Drop-ins are welcome but RSVPs are appreciated! Sign up <a href="https://forms.gle/e72HNUyM7r9EBgKB6" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">HERE</a>.

Local Event: The Citadel at SFL - Board Game Night

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Rum Tropic Distillery

Join us for a spirited evening of connection, messages, and mystery at Rum Tropic Distillery! Just in time for the Halloween season, join Tracy Ann, Psychic Medium for an evening of readings at Rum Tropic Distillery at the Velvet Mill, 22 Bayview Ave., Unit 47, Stonington, CT on Friday, October 23, 2026 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Tracy is a psychic medium who can connect to your loved ones in spirit. The loss of her son to cancer was the catalyst to use her ability to help others who also grieve. Messages from the Spirit World are amazing and come from a higher perspective and always guided by LOVE.Rum Tropic Distillery is a small batch cane distillery located in the desirable and the historic Velvet Mill in Stonington, CT. Proudly, Rum Tropic Distillery is known for its tropical vibes and award-winning spirits and has made the list of finalists for best distillery for CT Magazine's "Best of CT!" There will be light refreshments and select rum cocktails for purchase as well as bottles to purchase!Though a reading is not guaranteed, the intent is to make as many connections as possible. Ticket sales are final and nonrefundable, $44.52 per ticket. Call owner, Kelly at (860) 579-4970 or Tracy (860) 218-5040 with any questions. Parking lot has ample parking. Handicap accessible.

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