2016 - 2017 |
Book of the Year |
The Other Final Contenders:
Glory Over Everything by Kathleen Grisson Hidden America by Jeanne Marie Laskas The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Larson |
Kickoff 2017: Tiffany Treasures
Tiffany Treasures, a delightful presentation by Michael Barrett, Executive Director of the Burden Iron Works Museum, kicked off Two Towns-One Book’s sixth community read celebrating this year’s winning book. Noon at Tiffany’s by Echo Heron is an historical biographical novel based on a recently discovered cache of letters written between 1888 and 1944, artfully blending fact with fiction to draw the reader into the remarkable life of one of America’s most prolific and extraordinary women artists: Clara Wolcott Driscoll, the hidden genius behind the iconic Tiffany lamps. Michael Barrett shared the rich history of the famous Tiffany Company. We learned about local Tiffany treasures including the glorious windows of St. Paul’s and St. John’s Churches in Troy. The “Vision of the Holy City” is a world famous window that made the cover of the NY Times when it was unveiled in 1899 in St. John’s. Around 4:30 PM, when the sun is coming through the window, “you can almost see God.”
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Books and Lunch 2017
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Panel Discussion:
Today’s Women in the Workforce An event inspired by author Echo Heron, who for most of her writing life has “endeavored to champion remarkable women who unjustly go unrecognized simply because they are women.”
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Tea with Tiffany
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Bus Trip to Queens |