Events for January 20, 2025
Half-Off Children’s Book Sale at Roundabout Books
Half-Off Children's Book SaleSaturday, January 18th - Monday, January 20th, 10am - 6pm50% Off all children's books: new & used, cataloged & non-cataloged, including new arrivals, vintage children's, and graphic novels.~2000 cataloged and alphabetized children's chapter books in our dedicated children's book room.We will also put out about 25 boxes of picture books and 20 boxes of chapter books, which are new arrivals--non-cataloged books which we sorted for our children's books room which have not been put out in our store previously.Most of our used children's books are usually priced at $4.95 for hardcovers and $3.95 for paperbacks, so most of our used children's books will be $2-$3 for the sale weekend!Our new children's books include one full bookcase of recently published books and one full bookcase of graphic novels. These will also be 50% off, which is at or below our cost in most cases for the sale. These books sold well over the holidays, so we intend to sell them all and restock for 2025.The sale will be on the main level of our store, Roundabout Books, at 85 Pierce Street in Greenfield, MA.Parking is in our upper lot or on the street--please be respectful of neighbors' driveways…
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2025 Celebration
For over two decades Greenfield Community College has been celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior. This year's 26th annual event features a program appropriate for all ages with dance, arts and crafts, education, music, food and a keynote presentation. More details to come; registration strongly encouraged!
Clint Eastwood: Film Festival: Changeling
Stop by the GARDEN for the Clint Eastwood Film Festival January 3rd – February 6th sponsored by the Greenfield Moose Lodge #997 and Liberty Tax Service. Clint Eastwood directs Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich in a provocative thriller based on actual events: "Changeling." In the film, Christine Collins' (Jolie) prayers are met when her kidnapped son is returned. But amidst the frenzy of the photo-op reunion, she realizes this child is not hers. Facing corrupt police and a skeptical public, she desperately hunts for answers, only to be confronted by a truth that will change her forever. Los Angeles, 1928: On a Saturday morning in a working-class suburb, Christine said goodbye to her son, Walter, and left for work. When she came home, she discovered he had vanished. A fruitless search ensues, and months later, a boy claiming to be the nine-year-old is returned. Dazed by the swirl of cops, reporters and her conflicted emotions, Christine allows him to stay overnight. But in her heart, she knows he is not Walter. As she pushes authorities to keep looking, she learns that in Prohibition-era L.A., women don't challenge the system and live to tell their story. Slandered as delusional and unfit,…
3rd Mondays Talking Talkies with John Boschen: KING KONG (1933) with Fay Wray
Join Film historian Jon Boschen as he introduces one of the original monster films back on the BIG Screen. 1933's RKO version of King Kong. A film crew discovers the "eighth wonder of the world," a giant prehistoric ape, and brings him back to New York, where he wreaks havoc. CAST: Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, Victor Wong, James Flavin DIRECTOR: Merian C. Cooper,Ernest B. Schoedsack RUN TIME: 100 min