Stonington Weekend Guide: Three Thursday Talks And A Penguin Storytime At Bank Square Books

STONINGTON, CT — Stonington's weekend is a reader's weekend, with three author and history talks on Thursday alone and a children's storytime on Saturday morning, from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 18.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• Lunch & Learn: "Outstanding Courage: Speaking Out About Slavery" — Thursday, Oct. 15, noon to 1 p.m. Retired UConn professor Gail Macdonald tells the stories of 19th-century Black abolitionists; $7 covers a light lunch and the talk, and registration is required. Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center, 27 Chase Street, Pawcatuck
• Elena Imbimbo, "Disturbing the Curse" — Thursday, Oct. 15, 5 to 6 p.m. The author talks with J.L. Willow about her novel, about an archaeologist who moves from London to a remote Nova Scotia village; RSVPs are requested. Bank Square Books, 80 Stonington Road, Suite 8, Mystic
• Chai, Crimes & Chat with MJ Soni — Thursday, Oct. 15, 5 p.m. The local author, a physician who wrote a part-memoir about her activism in apartheid South Africa, discusses her debut mystery, "The Masala Chai Mystery Club"; the talk is free and followed by a book sale and signing. Stonington Free Library, 20 High Street
• Abi Cushman, "Penguins Don't Wear Pants" — Saturday, Oct. 17, 11 a.m. to noon. The author reads from her new picture book at Saturday Storytime and signs copies. Bank Square Books, 80 Stonington Road, Suite 8, Mystic

Start Thursday with abolitionist history in Pawcatuck, choose between two novelists that evening and bring the kids back to Bank Square Books for penguins on Saturday.

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