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Martha Graham Dance Performance for Children 6-13

Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Music & Performances

“Martha Graham (1894–1991) is a 20th-century icon who is known as the mother of modern dance, and the dance company she founded in 1926 continues today.

Open
Registration Required
Dancers kneeling and wearing different colored leotards

Martha Graham Dance Company Celebrates 100 Years--5:30PM Performance

Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Featured, Music & Performances

Experience the revolutionary spirit of American modern dance in a performance that celebrates two historic milestones: the Martha Graham Dance Company’s 100th anniversary and our national America 250 commemoration.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Dancers kneeling and wearing different colored leotards

Martha Graham Dance Company Celebrates 100 Years--7PM Performance

Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances

Experience the revolutionary spirit of American modern dance in a performance that celebrates two historic milestones: the Martha Graham Dance Company’s 100th anniversary and our national America 250 commemoration.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Book cover of lawn with trees and daffodils, author photo at top right, America 250 logo at right-center, and New Canaan Library logo at right-bottom

The Nature of Gardening at the New York Botanical Garden

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Authors & Lectures

Over the past two decades, The New York Botanical Garden has restored approximately 150 acres of its 250-acre historic landscape while completely changing its gardening practices to balance horticultural beauty with environmental responsibility.

Open
Registration Required

Intergenerational String Quartet Concert: 250+ years of American Music!

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library
Program Type:
Music & Performances

Please join Janey & Friends in an hourlong string quartet concert, as we journey through the diverse landscape of American Musical History from a Native American lullaby, to spirituals, Dvorak’s “American Quartet”, Joplin rags, Ellington, Gers

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