Darien Library

Darien Library and <a href="https://www.barrettbookstore.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Barrett Bookstore</a> welcome author Eve J. Chung, who will discuss her new book, The Young Will Remember. &nbsp;Chung's debut novel is the popular book group read, Daughters of Shandong. &nbsp;
Chung’s decision to write her second novel on the Korean War was sparked after learning that her husband’s grandfather was a Baptist pastor who fled Communist North Korea. Chung wondered: what about those who stayed?&nbsp;So was borne the Pak family and their complicated relationship with American correspondent Ellie Chang.
Chung is a human-rights lawyer and has worked on the ground in multiple international conflict zones. These personal encounters with suffering, especially women’s suffering, are imprinted on the heart of her second novel.&nbsp;
<h3>About the Book</h3>
1950. It’s the coldest winter in decades, and twenty-eight-year-old Chinese American journalist Ellie Chang is on a military flight to cover a battle in the mountains of North Korea when her plane is shot down.
As she emerges from the fallen aircraft onto an icy field surrounded by the enemy, Ellie is sure it’s the end, certain she’ll never make it home to her parents…until a woman pushes her way through the crowd and claims Ellie as the lost daughter that she’s been searching for since the last war ended. Never mind that Ellie doesn’t speak a word of Korean.
Ellie is taken in by her rescuer—a woman who calls herself “Emma”—and the Paks, a pastor’s family. She knows she can’t stay and yet there’s no way she’ll survive on her own.
As the war intensifies, the sky alighting with bombs overhead, Ellie convinces Emma and the Paks to travel south towards an elusive promise of safety, and where Ellie insists they are more likely to find Emma’s real daughter, stuck on the other side of the frontlines.
Emma’s decision to claim Ellie, and Ellie’s choice to take her hand will connect their lives forever.
<h3>About the Author</h3>
Eve J. Chung is a Taiwanese American lawyer and women’s human rights specialist. She has worked on a range of issues, including torture, sexual violence, contemporary forms of slavery, and discriminatory legislation. Her writing is inspired by social justice movements, and the continued struggle for equality and fundamental freedoms worldwide. Her first book, <a href="https://catalog.darienlibrary.org/GroupedWork/6321fddd-4682-790d-4745-cd123b0afa63-eng/Home?searchId=11598939&amp;recordIndex=1&amp;page=1&amp;searchSource=local&amp;referred=resultIndex" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Daughters of Shandong</a>, was an instant USA Today bestseller, a New York Times Editors’ Choice, and&nbsp;Good Morning America&nbsp;buzz pick. The Young Will Remember is Chung's second novel. She currently lives in New York with her husband, two children, and two dogs.

Local Event: Author Talk: Eve J. Chung, "The Young Will Remember"

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Darien Library and Barrett Bookstore welcome author Eve J. Chung, who will discuss her new book, The Young Will Remember....

Author Talk: Eve J. Chung, "The Young Will Remember"

Darien Library and Barrett Bookstore welcome author Eve J. Chung, who will discuss her new book, The Young Will Remember. Chung's debut novel is the popular book group read, Daughters of Shandong.Sunday, May 17th at 3&nbsp;p.m. in the Heron Room.<a href="https://www.darienlibrary.org/event/eve-j-chung-author-talk-101638?utm_source=web&amp;utm_medium=frtp&amp;utm_campaign=2026&amp;utm_id=05" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Register &gt;&gt;&gt;</a>
Chung’s decision to write her second novel on the Korean War was sparked after learning that her husband’s grandfather was a Baptist pastor who fled Communist North Korea. Chung wondered: what about those who stayed? So was borne the Pak family and their complicated relationship with American correspondent Ellie Chang.
Chung is a human-rights lawyer and has worked on the ground in multiple international conflict zones. These personal encounters with suffering, especially women’s suffering, are imprinted on the heart of her second novel.
About the Book 1950. It’s the coldest winter in decades, and twenty-eight-year-old Chinese American journalist Ellie Chang is on a military flight to cover a battle in the mountains of North Korea when her plane is shot down.
As she emerges from the fallen aircraft onto an icy field surrounded by the enemy, Ellie is sure it’s the end, certain she’ll never make it home to her parents…until a woman pushes her way through the crowd and claims Ellie as the lost daughter that she’s been searching for since the last war ended. Never mind that Ellie doesn’t speak a word of Korean.
Ellie is taken in by her rescuer—a woman who calls herself “Emma”—and the Paks, a pastor’s family. She knows she can’t stay and yet there’s no way she’ll survive on her own.
As the war intensifies, the sky alighting with bombs overhead, Ellie convinces Emma and the Paks to travel south towards an elusive promise of safety, and where Ellie insists they are more likely to find Emma’s real daughter, stuck on the other side of the frontlines.
Emma’s decision to claim Ellie, and Ellie’s choice to take her hand will connect their lives forever.
About the Author Eve J. Chung is a Taiwanese American lawyer and women’s human rights specialist. She has worked on a range of issues, including torture, sexual violence, contemporary forms of slavery, and discriminatory legislation. Her writing is inspired by social justice movements, and the continued struggle for equality and fundamental freedoms worldwide. Her first book, Daughters of Shandong, was an instant USA Today bestseller, a New York Times Editors’ Choice, and Good Morning America buzz pick. The Young Will Remember is Chung's second novel. She currently lives in New York with her husband, two children, and two dogs.

Darien Library and Barrett Bookstore welcome author Eve J. Chung, who will discuss her new book, The Young Will Remember. ...

Join Darien Library on their annual day of giving,&nbsp;1894 Day,&nbsp;on Wednesday, May 20th, for an afternoon and evening of Mah Jongg, community, and friendly competition, all in support of the Library.&nbsp;Whether you come with your own foursome or would like to be paired up to play, we’d love to have you at the table.&nbsp;
There are two sessions to choose from:&nbsp; - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - 6 to 8 p.m.&nbsp;
Tickets are $100 per player and will support the programs, books, technology, and resources you love at Darien Library.

Local Event: Mah Jongg Fundraiser in Support of Darien Library

Mah Jongg Fundraiser in Support of Darien Library

Join Darien Library on their annual day of giving, 1894 Day, on Wednesday, May 20th, for an afternoon and evening of Mah Jongg,...

Join Darien Library on&nbsp;1894 Day, Wednesday, May 20th,&nbsp;for an afternoon and evening of Mah Jongg, community, and friendly competition, all in support of Darien Library. Whether you come with your own foursome or would like to be paired up to play, we’d love to have you at the table.&nbsp;Tickets are $100 per person at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.darienlibrary.org/1894-day#mahjongg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">darienlibrary.org/1894-day#mahjongg</a> There's two times to play:&nbsp;11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.&nbsp;

Local Event: Mah Jongg Fundraiser for Darien Library

Mah Jongg Fundraiser for Darien Library

Join Darien Library on 1894 Day, Wednesday, May 20th, for an afternoon and evening of Mah Jongg, community, and friendly...

Darien Library and <a href="https://www.barrettbookstore.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Barrett Bookstore</a> are thrilled to welcome author, Christina Baker Kline, who will discuss her newest novel, The Foursome. The book is a bold and original reimagining of an astonishing true story: two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina - Kline’s own distant relatives - who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam, Eng and Chang Bunker.
A fascinating discussion not to be missed - we hope to see you there!
<h3>About the Book</h3>
When Chang and Eng Bunker arrive in Wilkes County in 1839, they’re not just a curiosity—they’re a sensation. Everyone is eager to learn whether the salacious rumors about them are true. Within months, the twins have opened a general store, bought land, and begun building a plantation. Now, word has it, they’re looking for wives—and in a place that thrives on gossip and legacy, their ambitions set the community on edge.
Sarah and Adelaide Yates, daughters of a once-prominent local family brought low by scandal, are drawn into their orbit. Bold, beautiful Addie sees in the twins’ fame a chance to reclaim her future. Sallie, quiet and observant, isn’t so sure. When the twins’ lives become entangled with theirs, they must navigate loyalty, longing, and identity in a world where everything—including race, class, and gender—is rigidly defined.
Spanning five decades and unfolding against the backdrop of a fractured nation hurtling toward war, The Foursome is both intimate and epic: a story of love and constraint, identity and reinvention. With piercing insight and emotional precision, Kline brings to life a forgotten chapter of American history and the complex, boundary-defying marriages at its center.
<h3>About the Author</h3>
A #1 New York Times bestselling author of ten novels, including <a href="https://catalog.darienlibrary.org/GroupedWork/d51d2d6a-7bb2-43d0-71b3-e8930326bfff-eng/Home?searchId=11489540&amp;recordIndex=2&amp;page=1&amp;searchSource=local&amp;referred=resultIndex" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Orphan Train</a>, <a href="https://catalog.darienlibrary.org/GroupedWork/fd0a0dc0-45cd-efc4-9621-c0478c86f12f-eng/Home?searchId=11489538&amp;recordIndex=11&amp;page=1&amp;searchSource=local&amp;referred=resultIndex" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Exiles</a>, <a href="https://catalog.darienlibrary.org/Record/649793?searchId=11489542&amp;recordIndex=1&amp;page=1&amp;referred=resultIndex" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Please Don’t Lie</a> (co-authored with Anne Burt), and the forthcoming The Foursome, Christina Baker Kline is published in more than 40 countries. Her novels have received the New England Prize for Fiction, the Maine Literary Award, and a Barnes &amp; Noble Discover Award, among other prizes, and have been chosen by hundreds of communities, universities, and schools as “One Book, One Read” selections. Her essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in publications such as The New York Times and The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and The San Francisco Chronicle.

Local Event: Author Talk, Christina Baker Kline, "The Foursome"

Author Talk, Christina Baker Kline, "The Foursome"

Darien Library and Barrett Bookstore are thrilled to welcome author, Christina Baker Kline, who will discuss her newest novel,...

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Our Place (Earth) in the Universe

Astrophysicist Dr. Lachlan Lancaster&nbsp;Monday , May 11 20266:30 PM in-person gathering ; 6:45 PM Zoom check-in ; 7:00PM program

Local Event: Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County

Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County

Our Place (Earth) in the Universe

Astrophysicist Dr. Lachlan Lancaster Monday , May 11 20266:30 PM in-person gathering ; 6:45...

Join 50+ companies and 1,500+ walkers and runners on Thursday, May 14, at Mill River Park for the Boys &amp; Girls Club of Stamford's annual 5K! Our flat, 5K course runs through Mill River Park and Downtown Stamford and is open to the public. It is the largest 5K in Stamford and one of the largest 5K events in Fairfield County. <a href="https://www.stamfordboysandgirls5k.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Learn more and register here</a>! 
Sponsorship packages range from $3,500 to $30,000 and include benefits like complimentary race entries, logo placement, and more. <a href="https://www.stamfordboysandgirls5k.com/sponsorships" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Learn more here</a>. Deadline to sponsor is April 20.&nbsp;

The funds raised from this event will allow The Boys &amp; Girls Club of Stamford to sustain our impact, provide scholarships for summer camp, offer new and innovative programs, and help create bright futures for the 550+ students we serve daily.

Local Event: Register for the Largest 5K in Stamford benefitting the Boys & Girls Club of Stamford

Register for the Largest 5K in Stamford...

Join 50+ companies and 1,500+ walkers and runners on Thursday, May 14, at Mill River Park for the Boys & Girls Club of...

Register for the Largest 5K in Stamford benefitting the Boys & Girls Club of Stamford

CT State Community College Norwalk

Local Event: Book Signing and Author Talk

Book Signing and Author Talk

                                Book Signing and Author Talk
                                         Friday May 15, 2026
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Cove Island Park

<h2>Join us for our Annual Epilepsy Walk in Stamford!</h2>
This year, we’re bringing the community together not just to walk, but to gather for a&nbsp;Purple Picnic&nbsp;celebration afterward (Food&nbsp;provided by EFCT).
This family-friendly event is all about connection, support, and showing our strength as a community. Walk alongside individuals and families impacted by epilepsy.
Vendors will be on site sharing resources, services, and information designed to support those living with epilepsy and their caregivers. Whether you’re coming to honor a loved one, meet others who understand your journey, or learn more about epilepsy, we can't wait to see you!
Any teams who fundraise $100 or more, will receive a free sign with their team's name on it!
Wear your purple, and join us for a meaningful day of awareness, advocacy, and community.

Local Event: Annual Epilepsy Awareness Walk & Purple Picnic

Annual Epilepsy Awareness Walk & Purple Picnic

Join us for our Annual Epilepsy Walk in Stamford!
This year, we’re bringing the community together not just to walk, but to...

Bruce Museum

This festival features fine contemporary hand-made crafts in jewelry, wearable and decorative fiber, glass, furniture and housewares, pottery, and much more, all available for purchase.
Local gourmet food store and caterer, Aux Délices will be serving food outdoors for the Bruce Café.

Local Event: 41st Annual Outdoor Crafts Festival

41st Annual Outdoor Crafts Festival

This festival features fine contemporary hand-made crafts in jewelry, wearable and decorative fiber, glass, furniture and...

Darien Historical Society

The Museum of Darien invites you to journey back to the Revolutionary War era at its Annual Spring Fundraiser, War Comes to Middlesex: Rebels and Redcoats, on Saturday, May 16, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. This lively and immersive event promises an unforgettable evening filled with history, community, and celebration.
Guests will be transported to the 18th century as the Museum transforms into a bustling hub of Revolutionary War activity. The evening will feature live music, delectable tavern bites courtesy of Carolyn Eddie’s Absolutely Fabulous Events, and libations provided by Captain Zig and Town Cellar. The festive Colonial Tavern atmosphere will set the stage for a night of fun and historical intrigue.
From colonial-inspired games to a Silent Auction and themed entertainment, attendees can indulge in a wide range of activities that bring the tensions and excitement of the Revolutionary era to life. Whether you pledge loyalty to the Patriots or the Crown, this fundraiser offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, and spirit of 18th-century life.
“This event is a wonderful opportunity to experience history in a fun, immersive way while supporting the Museum’s mission,” says Amy Allen, Executive Director of the Museum of Darien. “We’re excited to welcome the community for a night that blends education, entertainment, and philanthropy within our new Revolutionary exhibit, War Comes to Middlesex.”
All proceeds from the evening will directly benefit the Museum of Darien’s educational programs, exhibitions, and preservation efforts, ensuring that the stories of Darien’s past continue to inspire future generations.
Event Details: 
What: Annual Spring Fundraiser – War Comes to Middlesex: Rebels and Redcoats 
When: Saturday, May 16, 7:00–9:00 PM 
Where: Museum of Darien, Darien, CT 
Tickets: Purchase tickets at museumofdarien.org 
For more information, please visit&nbsp;<a href="https://museumofdarien.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">museumofdarien.org</a> or contact Emily Koch at <a href="mailto:ekoch@museumofdarien.org" target="_blank">ekoch@museumofdarien.org</a> or (203) 655-9233. The Museum of Darien is located at 45 Old King’s Highway in Darien, CT.
About the Museum of Darien
The Museum of Darien is dedicated to maintaining, collecting, preserving, and exhibiting materials of local historical value. Through educational programming and exhibits, the Museum aims to deepen community understanding of Darien’s heritage and promote the preservation of its unique past as the town continues to grow and evolve.
For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://museumofdarien.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">museumofdarien.org</a> 
Facebook: @museumofdarien Instagram: @museumofdarien

Local Event: Museum of Darien’s Annual Spring Fundraiser: War Comes to Middlesex – Rebels and Redcoats

Museum of Darien’s Annual Spring Fundraiser:...

The Museum of Darien invites you to journey back to the Revolutionary War era at its Annual Spring Fundraiser, War Comes to...

Museum of Darien’s Annual Spring Fundraiser: War Comes to Middlesex – Rebels and Redcoats

The Nyack Famous Street Fair will be returning on Sunday, May 17 from 10 to 5 in downtown Nyack. This is the ultimate shopping and dining event you do not want to miss. The fair features over three hundred exhibitors, from four states with arts, crafts, new retail, home décor, and unique gifts set up in tents lining Main, Broadway and Cedar Streets. For the foodie’s festival foods of all kinds will be available including food trucks. Music will be located at the Gazebo on Main Street. Be sure to stop by the great restaurants and outdoor cafes with many offering fair specials. Nyack’s unique shops and boutiques are a must see. 
The fair is held rain or shine. No pets please. The Nyack Famous Street Fair has been held for over 50 years and has become a much-anticipated event that is looked forward to year after year. ACADA of Nyack has been the sponsor of this much-loved event for the entire time drawing large crowds to Nyack year after year. P.J.’s Promotions are the organizers. For more information go to <a href="https://www.pjspromotions.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.pjspromotions.com</a>.

Local Event: Nyack Famous Street Fair, May 17, 300+ Exhibitors, Nyack, NY 

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The Nyack Famous Street Fair will be returning on Sunday, May 17 from 10 to 5 in downtown Nyack. This is the ultimate shopping...

Nyack Famous Street Fair, May 17, 300+ Exhibitors, Nyack, NY 

Mill River Park

Join us for the Hope in Motion Walk on Sunday, June 7, at Mill River Park in Stamford. Beginning at 10 a.m., this special event marks the 30th anniversary of Hope in Motion, bringing the community together to celebrate three decades of impact, resilience, and progress.
This meaningful walk serves as a vital fundraising event, supporting programs and services that make a difference for those impacted by cancer. 
Whether you come with friends, family, or on your own, the morning offers a chance to reflect on how far we’ve come and help sustain the work ahead. Lace up your sneakers, rally your network, and be part of this important milestone.

Local Event: Hope in Motion Walk

Hope in Motion Walk

Join us for the Hope in Motion Walk on Sunday, June 7, at Mill River Park in Stamford. Beginning at 10 a.m., this special event...

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