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Featured Events at Manchester Library

October 24, 2018

MANCHESTER – The Manchester Branch of the Ocean County Library has several upcoming featured programs.

“Create a Centerpiece for Your Holiday Table” 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Local florist Tracy Vincent from Whiting Flower Shoppe will instruct adults on making floral arrangements using live flowers in seasonal colors. Each participant will be able to take their finished project home with them.

“Enchantment by the Festive Flutes” 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. The Festive Flutes flute choir will perform Tchaikovsky ballet music, Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade.” Gershwin favorites, and movie themes. The group features C flutes, an alto flute, and a piccolo.

“It’s All in the Leaves” 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Christina Lynn Whited will discuss her book on the art of reading leaves, “Leaves of Destiny.” Copies will be available for purchase and signing after the event. Attendees can bring their own teacup and saucer and enjoy a cup of tea and an interpretation from Christina.

“New Jersey’s Native Americans: the Lenape” 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Dr. Richard Veit will present an illustrated introduction to New Jersey’s Native Americans, including the Lenape and their precursors from their arrival in the state 12,000 years ago to the present. Dr. Veit is the Chairman of the History and Anthropology Department at Monmouth University.

The branch is located at 21 Colonial Drive.

Registration is required for these free events. To register, call the branch at 732-657-7600 or visit theoceancountylibrary.org/events.