Adams Library Hosts Local Author

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ADAMS, Mass. — The Adams Free Library will host author Roland Merullo on Tuesday, May 25, at 6 p.m.

The program is free and open to the public. Books by the author are available for loan at the library.

Merullo was born and raised in Revere and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Brown University. He has been a Peace Corps volunteer in Micronesia, worked for the U.S. government in the former Soviet Union, driven a cab in Boston, worked as a carpenter for seven years, and taught for 10 years at Bennington (Vt.) and Amherst colleges as well as the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Berkshire Community College.

Merullo has written nine novels and three nonfiction books, including "Breakfast with Buddha," "A Russian Requiem," "In Revere in Those Days," "Fidel's Last Days" and "The Italian Summer."

His books have been translated into Spanish, German, Korean and Portuguese. He has been writer-in-residence at North Shore Community College and Miami Dade colleges, and spoken at many other colleges and universities. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife, Amanda, and his two daughters, Alexandra and Juliana.

For information, contact the library at 413-743-8345.
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Adams Free Library Pastel Painting Workshops

ADAMS, Mass. — Award-winning pastel artist Gregory Maichack will present three separate pastel painting workshops for adults and teens 16+, to be hosted by the Adams Free Library. 
 
Wednesday, April 24 The Sunflower; Wednesday, May 8 Jimson Weed; and Thursday, May 23 Calla Turned Away from 10:00 a.m. to noon.  
 
Registration is required for each event.  Library events are free and open to the public.
 
These programs are funded by a Festivals and Projects grant of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
 
This workshop is designed for participants of all skill levels, from beginner to advanced. Attendees will create a personalized, original pastel painting based on Georgia O’Keefe’s beautiful pastel renditions of The Sunflower, Jimson Weed and Calla Turned Away. All materials will be supplied. Seating may fill quickly, so please call 413-743-8345 to register for these free classes.
 
Maichack is an award-winning portraitist and painter working primarily in pastels living in the Berkshires. He has taught as a member of the faculty of the Museum School in Springfield, as well as at Greenfield and Holyoke Community College, Westfield State, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
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