OCT 7th LIBRARY BENEFIT AT GREAT ELM WITH “A BEVY OF BUCKLEYS”
A very special benefit for the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon will take place from 4 to 6:30 PM on Sunday, October 7th, at Great Elm, the legendary Buckley estate in Sharon. Held under a white lawn tent and featuring appearances by members of the distinguished Buckley clan – including father and son authors William F. Buckley, Jr. and Christopher Buckley – this unprecedented literary event will help support the library’s lectures and other free programs for adults and children.
Accompanied by alfresco wines and delicious hors d’oeuvres, five Buckley family writers will read excerpts from their books:
· Carol Buckley, a social worker and former socialite whose candid 1996 memoir, “At the Still Point,” was praised by The New York Times as “graceful, evocative and economical;”
· Onetime presidential speechwriter, humorist and ForbesLife Editor-in-Chief Christopher Buckley, whose popular satirical novels include “Thank You for Smoking” and “Boomsday;”
· Former U.S. Senator James L. Buckley, author of “Gleanings from an Unplanned Life;”
· Priscilla Buckley, National Review managing editor for 27 years and author of “Living It Up at National Review;”
· Conservative icon and National Review founder William F. Buckley, Jr., author of 55 works of nonfiction and fiction, from “God and Man at Yale” to his newly published political novel, “The Rake.”
After the readings, books written by the Buckleys will be available for purchase and signing. Proceeds from the book sale will also benefit the library. Admission to the Benefit at Great Elm is $75 per person, and seating is limited. Checks should be made out to the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon and mailed to the Hotchkiss Library, att. Betsey Palmer, P.O. Box 277, Sharon CT 06069, by September 30th. A very limited number of tickets may be available the day of the event. For information, call 860-364-5041.
Designed by the architect Bruce Price, the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon is located at 10 Upper Main Street, overlooking the town green. It was erected in 1892-1893, as a gift to the town, by Maria Bissell Hotchkiss, who also endowed the Hotchkiss School in neighboring Lakeville. Limestone for the outer walls was quarried in Sharon and Salisbury. The original entrance, with its Victorian wreath-and-ribbon scrollwork, was restored in 1988. The library’s interior features solid oak woodwork as well as ten stained-glass window panels depicting Homer, Virgil, Molière, Goethe, Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Franklin and Longfellow.