NORTHFIELD — Town Clerk Daniel Campbell’s office will be closed from today to Friday, July 14, so Campbell can attend classes. The office will reopen at the regular time on July 17.
Library hosts talk on Islamic art
NORTHFIELD — As part of Dickinson Memorial Library’s summer program, Northfield resident Ted Thornton will give a presentation on Islamic art and architecture on Tuesday, July 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
WARWICK — A poetry workshop with bg Thurston will be held Tuesday, July 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Warwick Free Public Library.
According to Thurston’s website, she has taught poetry through a variety of continuing education programs including Lasell Village in Newton and Newton Lifetime Learning. The workshops will focus on techniques for generating poems and refining work through revision.
Future workshop dates include July 25, Aug. 8 and 22.
NORTHFIELD — The C.S. Lewis Study Center is hosting a series of summer seminars starting Tuesday, July 11.
According to a release from the C.S. Lewis Study Center, in the first seminar, called “Legacy of Lewis: Through the Wardrobe,” Scott B. Key will lead an examination of C.S. Lewis’ seven books in “The Chronicles of Narnia” series, analyzing them in light of Lewis’ educational background in medieval studies, philosophy and theology.
The seminar involves two sessions on Tuesday, July 11, and Tuesday, July 18, both at 7 p.m. According to the release, participation at both sessions is highly recommended, but not necessary as each stands alone.
Key, a professor of philosophy, is a contributing essayist to “Contemporary Perspectives on C.S. Lewis’ ‘The Abolition of Man,’” “History, Philosophy, Education and Science” in 2017, and “C.S. Lewis and the Arts: Creativity in the Shadowlands” in 2013.
The second seminar, titled “Seated: A Workshop in Stillness for Busy People,” will be held Sunday, July 16, from 3 to 5 p.m. According to the release, it will serve as an introduction to a style of meditation grounded in the biblical wisdom tradition. In the spirit of “The Practice of the Presence of God,” presenter Brad Davis understands not everyone has a lot of free time to devote to pursuing a deeper connection with God.
Davis is an award-winning poet and educator who serves as dean of faculty care at The Stony Brook School in New York, the release states. He has led workshops in spirituality and poetry on the East Coast and in England.
All seminars will be held at the C.S. Lewis Study Center, located at the corner of Main and Moody streets. The suggested donation is $5 per session. For more information or to register, email Mary Key at mkey@cslewis.org.
NORTHFIELD — The Senior Center’s Poet Seat luncheon will be held Wednesday, July 12, at noon at the Stanley Wickey Pavilion behind Town Hall.
Those interested in attending are asked to sign up in advance by calling 413-498-2186.
WARWICK — Warwick Fire Department’s annual chicken barbecue will be held Saturday, July 15, starting at 1 p.m. at the Fire Station.
Tickets for the chicken barbecue are $12 per person and can be purchased from any Warwick Fire Department member.