Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Programming Picks

 Submitted by Kim Ottesen

Programming Picks for the week of August 1, 2023

Women's Self-Defense: College Edition
When: Tuesday, August 1 at 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Where: Cumming Library
What: The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office will teach college bound women situation awareness by reviewing case studies of previous abductions.  Some hands-on training will also be provided.

When: Wednesday, August 2 at 2:00–7:00 p.m.
Where: Sharon Forks Library
What: The need is constant. The gratification is instant. Give blood. 

When: Thursday, August 3 at 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Where: Post Road Library
What: Are you writing a book? Have you written a book and now want to publish it? Join us for a workshop led by author David Darracott about how to find a literary agent to publish your book. 

When: Saturday, August 5 at 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Where: Hampton Park Library
What: In this program, organizational company Turtle Transitions owner Lisa Tourtillott will identify six different clutter styles and the approach to eliminating clutter once and for all!

When: Sunday, August 6 at 2:00–3:30 p.m.
Where:Sharon Forks Library
What: The purpose of this talk is to help the general audience understand China's ambitions and goals in the contemporary era, the US's response, and a few highly contentious issues likely to trigger armed conflict in the near future. The focus will be on politics and security. Dr. Wei will give an overview of China's grand strategy since Xi Jinping's presidency, from 2013 to the present. This will be followed by a brief discussion of the US's response. After that, there will be a short introduction to the most contentious issues in US-China relations. The talk concludes with a prediction about China's future moves. 

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