Diane Saarinen, Secretary of the Friends group wrote this piece on our most recent event for the Carroll Gardens Patch:
It took a bestselling author, a critically acclaimed Shakespearean troupe, a handful of hardworking volunteers and a community of curious attendees to turn an ordinary Wednesday night at the Carroll Gardens Library into a showcase for myth and magic.
And if you weren’t there at
An Evening with Author Phillips at the Carroll Gardens Library November 2, you missed it.
Local resident – and bestselling novelist –
Arthur Phillips presented his latest novel,
The Tragedy of Arthur, to a crowd of approximately 50 in the library’s auditorium, which had been transformed (albeit just for an evening) into a low-lit, intimate setting for literature and drama. And he generously brought along his friends, the indie theater company
Guerrilla Shakespeare Project.
Phillips’ latest book explores the theme of the author’s “con artist father” discovering what may – or may not -- be a play about King Arthur penned by William Shakespeare himself. Both Phillips and the troupe presented readings to an engaged audience, which included
Assemblywoman Joan Millman and a representative from
Councilmember Brad Lander's office, Rachel Goodman. Signed books by the author were available for purchase at the end of the evening.
Area residents were
thrilled with the evening (according to all reports and incidental gossip overheard!) – and also the promise of future events organized by the Friends of the Carroll Gardens Library, chartered just this spring and already hosting several community events at the library in an effort to create a new hub for the community.
As the Secretary of the Friends of the Carroll Gardens Library group, I could present a behind-the-curtains peek at the laborous work it took a few committed volunteers to bring the evening together. But I won’t! I can say as a spokesperson for our group that we’re exhausted, happy, and hope this is only the beginning for future exciting events.
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Thanks Diane, couldn't have said it better myself.
Photos from the event
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| Arthur Phillips reads from his novel |
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| The Guerrilla Shakespeare Project read scenes from the play within the novel |
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| Author Phillips signed copies of his books |
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| Arthur Phillips and the Guerrilla Shakespeare Project |
