BOOK TALKS, SIGNINGS & PRESENTATIONS

2016

* November 3, 6:00 p.m.

 Blue Umbrella Books, 2 Main Street, Westfield, MA

2015

* December 13, 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 Cheshire Grange Craft Show, Cheshire, CT

* October 1, 7:00 p.m.

Edward Smith Library, Northfield, CT

* August 3, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m

Local Author Festival and Farmer’s Market, Avon Free Public Library, Avon, CT

* June 27, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Authors Shelf Expo, Noah Webster Library, West Hartford, CT

* January 20, 6:30 p.m.

Southington Library & Museum, Southington, CT

2014

* November 23, 11:30 a.m.

First Church of Christ, Guilford, CT

* November 6

Guest speaker, Visiting Nurse Services of CT/Hospice at Home’s Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner, Trumbull, CT

* September 20, 7:00 p.m.

Keynote speaker, UMC Church of Greenville and Norton Hill, NY

*July 16, 7:00 p.m.

Gilead Congregational Church, Hebron, CT

* May 12, 7:00 p.m.

Saint Bridget’s Ladies Guild, Cheshire, CT

* February 25, 9:00 a.m.

Legislative Breakfast of the Connecticut Association of Healthcare at Home, “Hospice Care from the Consumer Perspective,” Legislative Office Building, Hartford, CT

2013

* September 23

Keynote speaker, annual conference of the Connecticut Health Information Management Association, Mystic, CT

* June 28

Presenter, Schwartz Grand Rounds, Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT

* June 4, 6:30 p.m.

The Storrs Library, Longmeadow, MA

* May 16, 5:00 p.m.

VNA Northwest annual gathering and presentation (featured speaker), Litchfield Inn, Litchfield, CT

* May 8, 7:00 p.m.

Farmington Library, Farmington, CT

* May 3, 8:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Guest speaker at the Florence Wald Conference sponsored by Connecticut Assn. for Healthcare at Home (formerly Connecticut Assn. for Home Care and Hospice, Inc.)

     The focus of this year’s Florence Wald Conference is “Grief, Morality & Ethics: The Intangibles of Hospice Care.” I will present from 9:00 to 10:15 on “A Terminal Diagnosis Does Not Terminate Living.”  Click on the hyperlink above to view the conference brochure for more information.)

* March 20, 1:30-3:00 p.m.

The Arbors of Hop Brook, Manchester, CT

* January 30, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Asylum Hill Church – Women’s Spirituality and Fellowship, Hartford, CT

      Host reaction:  Wednesday evening was a blessing, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your presence with us.  I think you touched everyone who was there in a profound and meaningful way.

2012

* December 1

Guest on “Write Now ,” produced and hosted by Gayle Heney, Haverhill Community TV

* September 26, 7:00 p.m.

Enfield Public Library, Enfield, CT

* September 14, 11:00 a.m.

Dennis Public Library, Dennisport, MA

* September 4, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Visiting Nurse & Health Services of Connecticut, Vernon, CT

* July 17, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m

Stevens Memorial Library, North Andover, MA

* June 5, 10:30 a.m.

BookExpo America at the Javits Center in NYC; book signing in the Nautilus Awards booth

* May 19, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

“Authormania” at Simsbury Public Library, Simsbury, CT

* May 9, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Green’s Farms Church, Westport, CT

       Host reaction: How to find the words to tell you how wonderful I thought last night was?  Your introductory remarks were just perfect, setting the tone for all the remarkable sharing that followed.  I find I am still thinking about it — feeling about it — exploring in my mind all the thought provoking things that were said.  Thank you so much, for all you did to make this such a rich experience for us, for writing the book in the first place and sharing your evolution from stricken daughter to wise woman.

* April 10, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Mercy Hospice, Holyoke, MA

* March 29, 9:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Nat’l Assn. of Baby Boomer Women (NABBW) Live Teleseminar and Interview

* March 27, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Westfield State University, Westfield, MA

2011

* December 2, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

La Petite France, West Hartford, CT

* November 18, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Talmage Hill Community Church, Darien, CT

* November 16, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Barnes & Noble at Blue Back Square, West Hartford, CT

* November 3, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Baystate Health System Spirit of Women Annual Conference, Log Cabin, Holyoke, MA

* November 3, 12 noon

Hebrew Health Hospice, Bloomfield, CT

* October 24, 4:30-6:00 p.m.

Home & Community Health Services, Enfield, CT

* September 30, 10:15 a.m.

The Mary Jones Show, WDRC-AM1360, Bloomfield, CT

* September 8, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, West Hartford, CT