Local author Geoffrey Douglas will talk about his latest book, The Grifter, The Poet, and The Runaway Train: Stories From a Yankee Writer's Notebook (Globe Pequot), a collection of his pieces in Yankee Magazine, written over the past twenty years.

A former Bread Loaf fellow, National Magazine Award finalist and adjunct professor of writing at the University of Massachusetts/Lowell, Douglas has been a Yankee contributor since the late 1990s. Many of the stories here were jointly conceived with long-time Yankee editor Mel Allen.

“Asian in Hartland"
A reflection on the evolution of Japanese foodways

Chiho Kaneko, a Hartland resident since 2001, grew up in rural northern Japan.
She will share her family stories and recollections around food — from her grandmother’s “annual miso-making day” to the modern-day on-demand culture.

An Aging in Hartland program - co-sponsored with the Hartland Public Library

Directed by Oscar-nominee David Massey, this dynamic documentary explores why so many unarmed people of color have been shot and killed by police officers. Police officers, legal experts, local activists all weigh in in this timely documentary, delving into ongoing charges of inequality, unfair practices, and politicized manipulations of America's judicial system. Massey, an NAACP Image Award Winner, also addresses so-called "Black on Black" violent crime.

As the Black Lives Matter movement - and citizens nationwide - question the accountability of our justice system in cases of police violence, WHEN JUSTICE ISN'T JUSE is an essential and balanced addition to the ongoing discussion about violence, reform and renewal.

"Thank you for continuing to beat the drum!" - Blair Underwood

"A timely exploration of the state of American justice for African Americans and other people of color. A powerful, informative and timely discussion starter. Recommended." - Video Librarian

Run time: 43 min NR - adult audience