Author Talk with John R. Teevan III
Saturday, March 30 at 1 p.m.
John will be discussing his newly-released book, “Secret Weapon and Last Hope.” There will be a reading and a Q&A session with the hope of helping aspiring writers as John shares his journey as a writer.
“Secret Weapon and Last Hope” is a collection of short stories that will captivate your creative imagination, inspire and entertain.
John is a best-selling author from Bethlehem.
Town of Colonie Historical Society: Albany’s Colonial Architect
Sunday, March 31 at 2 p.m.
Walter Hunter van Guysling is most closely associated with turn of the century Dutch Revival architecture in Albany.
This talk will present this work together with his training in the Office of the Capitol Architect and with Marcus T. Reynolds, his work as an architectural illustrator, to his later work in the Colonial Revival which earned him recognition as “Albany’s Colonial Architect” by 1927.
Presenter Walter R. Wheeler has more than 30 years of experience in the architectural field.
A Tailor’s Journey through the Holocaust
Monday, April 1 at 5 p.m.
A story of survival, faith and redemption in the midst of the fires of the Holocaust. How one Hungarian Jewish man fights for life and survival amid the horrors of Nazism.
Presenter Arnie Adler, the son of Hungarian Jews, has been sharing his parents’ story – Irene and Bernard – of surviving the Holocaust for more than 10 years.
How to Pay for College Without Going Broke
Tuesday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m.
The program discusses how parents and high school students can approach the college experience. The focus will be on how to develop the best college fit for students and what parents can be expected to pay and then how to pay for college. Presented by Pierce Mahar, President of Education Funding Specialists.
Noon Author Talk: Gerald Stulc and “The Surgion’s Mate”
Monday, April 4 at 12:15 p.m.
April’s Noon Author Talk welcomes author Gerald Stulc.
“The Surgion’s Mate” is historical fiction, a sweeping epic of drama, intrigue, romance and coming-of age during the Napoleonic Wars.
From Gerald: “Ninety percent of historical fiction is based on careful research of the period in order to create as accurate and realistic a stage for our actors to play out their fates and though the action and medical descriptions in my novel occurred two hundred years ago, I have directly witnessed everything medical presented in my novel.”
Gerald obtained his MD at the University of Iowa, and completed his general surgery residency at Georgetown University. He completed a transplant surgery fellowship and a cancer surgery fellowship at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo and was a clinical assistant professor in surgery at the University of Louisville.
Additionally, he served for more than 15 years in the U.S. Naval Reserve as a flight surgeon, retiring with the rank of Captain (06). He is a lecturer, member of the Society for Military History, the Association for Military Surgeons of the United States, and current president of the Saratoga Torch Club.
Joe Nash
Colonie Library
