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November 2018

Using What You Know To Write A Mystery

November 5, 2018 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Waltham Public Library 735 Main Street Waltham MA 02451, 735 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02451 United States
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In this panel, award winning mystery writers Gina Fava, Sheila Connolly, and Sharon Healy-Yang discuss the tools you need to write the mystery that can only come from you.

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March 2019

Waltham Public Library Presents The Chef’s Secret by Crystal King

March 26, 2019 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Waltham Public Library 735 Main Street Waltham MA 02451, 735 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02451 United States
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Do you love food? Join us for this fascinating talk about the history of food in Renaissance Italy with local author Crystal King. This is a Waltham Public Library sponsored program. For more information, please call 781-314-3441.

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April 2019

Kissing the Shuttle – A Historical Themed Poetry Evening

April 16, 2019 | 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Waltham Public Library 735 Main Street Waltham MA 02451, 735 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02451 United States
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Mary Ann Mayer will discuss and read from her poetry collection, Kissing the Shuttle - A Lyric History (Blackstone River Books, 2018), re-enacting the rise of the textile mills, King Cotton, and the spread of tuberculosis at the turn of the 20th century.  The title refers to a common weaving practice, nick-named "the kiss of death," which spread TB.   Poetry, research, and archival images explore the nexus between labor and disease, and bring to life the "esprit de corps" of…

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