An amazing magic teapot is the centerpiece of Magician Debbie O’Carroll’s Irish Fairy Grandmother’s Magic Show on Saturday, March 24 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Plumb Library, 17 Constitution Way, Rochester. Full of enchanting magic, silly comedy and loads of audience participation, the Irish fairy grandmother delights ages 3 to 8 with Irish fun, lore and laughter. Pre-registration is required. Register on the library’s Events Calendar on our website www.plumblibrary.com.
The COA Book Group will discuss Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg on Tuesday, March 20 at 10:15 am at the Rochester COA, 66 Dexter Lane, Rochester. An older woman’s memories help to strengthen the resolve of a younger friend who is suffering a mid-life crisis in the novel that inspired the feature film.
“Just the Facts” Nonfiction Book Group will discuss Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Gann on Thursday, March 15 at 6:30 pm. The best-selling author of The Lost City of Z presents a true account of the early 20th-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
Café Parlez will discuss Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris on Thursday, March 29 at 6:30 pm. A stirring, sensual novel by the author of Chocolat follows a woman as she returns to the French village where she lived as a girl during the German occupation.