In her elegant, compelling style, Dava Sobel chronicles, as nobody has, the conflicting personalities and extraordinary discoveries that shaped the Copernican Revolution. As she achieved with her bestsellers Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, Sobel expands the bounds of narration, giving us an unforgettable portrait of scientific achievement and of the ever-present tensions between science and faith. --Book Browse

4 pm at Larchmont Village Center (behind the library)

The Westchester Review: readings by local authors from the new edition of the journal, a collection of poetry and prose by established and emerging writers who live or work n Westchester County

A performance and book signing: University of Albany associate prof. Bob Gluck, author of "You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band," will perform with his quartet and sign the book.

The quartet is Bob Gluck (piano and electronics), Eddie Allen (trumpet), Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass), and Tani Tabbal (drums).

For more details on the band see http://www.electricsongs.com/mwandishimusic/.

Author Katrina Kenison will read from her new book:
Magical Journey – An Apprenticeship in Contentment, described by People magazine as "a memoir we can't put down." Kenison is the former editor of The Best American Short Stories.

Celebrate National Poetry Month with us by joining in this four-week series of programs celebrating poetry and poets. Each program will feature a Westchester County Poet.

Our first annual Larchmont Spelling Bee, Sunday, April 7th, 3:30pm to 6pm at the Social Hall at Larchmont Temple, corner of Willow and Larchmont Avenues.

A reading by Sara Mansfield Taber, author of "Born Under an Assumed Name," about growing up as the daughter of a covert spy. Village Center at 4 pm

Come explore a world created out of Legos®! Built by professional LEGO® artists, this visually interactive 300 square foot display is sure to entertain kids of all ages! The display is filled with whimsical scenes bursting with puns and hidden surprises!

Our annual concert by Kensho Watanabe at the Garden Room of Larchmont Temple, corner of Willow and Larchmont Ave.

Local author Amy Nathan will do a slide presentation on her book "Round & Round," the story of the fight to integrate a Baltimore amusement park in the 1960s. The historic carousel is now on the National Mall in D.C. A timely program for the 50th anniversary of "I Have a Dream" speech.

M&M Productions presents Love, Loss and What I Wore, a hugely entertaining play by the late Nora Ephron and her sister, Delia. In a series of highly personalized essays, the actors focus on the nostalgic power of certain articles of clothing. Witty, smart, and honest, the musings tell stories of loved ones through the prism of their closets, showcasing the Ephron sisters at their best.

Nassim Taleb, bestselling author of The Black Swan, will read from his new book Antifragile: Things that Gain From Disorder -- a blueprint for how to thrive in a world we don't understand and can't possibly predict. Erudite and witty, Larchmont's local philosopher stands uncertainty on its head. Why is the city-state better than the nation-state, why is debt bad for you, and why is what's both modern and complicated bound to fail? The book touches on everything from health, biology, and medicine to life decisions, war, and personal finance. His muses range from the street wisdom of Fat Tony of Brooklyn to the great Roman, Greek, Semitic, and medieval thinkers. Says Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman of Antifragile: "It changed my view of how the world works."

Please join us for a presentation and reading by cultural historian Lori Rotskoff, co-editor of "When We Were Free to Be: Looking Back at a Children's Classic and the Difference it Made," a collection of 32 essays on the creation and legacy of this groundbreaking book, album, and television special from 1972 that inspired girls and boys to challenge stereotypes, value cooperation, and respect diversity. Among the activists and scholars represented in the book are Alan Alda, Gloria Steinem, and Marlo Thomas.

Andrew Gelman, professor of political science and statistics at Columbia University and contributor to the New York Times "FiveThirtyEight" political blog, and David Park, co-author with Gelman of Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do, will preview what we're likely to see in November. Bring your questions!

Come join the fun! Get into the fall spirit and create a scarecrow! All you need is the clothing and your imagination All scarecrows will be displayed on the Larchmont Public Library's lawn the weekend of the Ragamuffin Parade.

Local author Jonathan Tropper will read from his new book, One Last Thing Before I Go. An astute chronicler of midlife masculine angst, Tropper's latest is about a washed-up rock star turned wedding entertainer. His ex-wife is getting remarried, his teenage daughter announces she's pregnant, and he refuses to undergo a life-saving operation. So what's there to laugh-or-cry- about? Plenty! Vintage Tropper.

Please join us as Leah Epstein and Caren Gerszberg, editors of Drinking Diaries: Women Serve Their Stories Straight Up, read a variety of excerpts from their book, which provides enlightening insights into the role of alcohol in the lives of women. The book features many prominent women, including: Jacquelyn Mitchard Daphne Merkin Kathryn Harrison and Ann Hood

Dan Zevin, master of "Seinfeld-ian nothingness" (Time) will read from his new book, a coming-of-middle-age tale about a man's inevitable transition into mid-life and fatherhood.

Alina Tugend reads from her new book "Better by Mistake" Tugend examines the delicate tension between what we're told - that we must make mistakes in order to learn - and the reality that most of us dread and avoid mistakes. Drawing on fascinating in-depth research and behavioral studies, Alina's book includes what the medical and aviation fields have taught us about the best ways to respond to errors, how and why men and women react differently to mistakes and how other cultures approach the concept of mistakes. Alina shows us that mistakes are everywhere and when we admit to them, identify them correctly and learn from them, we can improve not only ourselves, but our families, our work and the world around us.

The Surgeon and the Saint, the story of Larchmont's Lou Del Guercio, -- "a cigar-smoking, Maserati-driving, 71-year-old surgeon" The Surgeon and the Saint is about a 70-year-old surgeon from New York named Dr. Louis R. M. Del Guercio, who despite never having hiked with a pack on his back, decides to walk 500 miles across Spain on the ancient Christian pilgrimage, El Camino de Santiago (The Way of St. James).

In this remarkable Book about Yoga, William Broad, a lifelong practitioner, shows us that uncommon states are integral to a hidden world of risk and reward that lies beneath clouds of myth, superstition, and hype. Five years in the making, The Science of Yoga draws on more than a century of painstaking research to present the first impartial evaluation of a practice thousands of years old. It celebrates what's real and shows what's illusory, describes what's uplifting and beneficial and what's flaky and dangerous - and why. Broad illuminates how yoga can lift moods and inspire creativity. He exposes moves that can cripple and kill. As science often does, this groundbreaking book also reveals mysteries.

A Film by Josh Fox. The program includes a post-film conversation with Paul Gallay, President, Riverkeeper.

Fresh, a documentary by Ana Joanes about sustainable farming featuring Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma

A courageous and finely crafted portrait of a woman struggling with family and faith.

M&M Productions presents John Cariani's Almost, Maine, a whimsical crowd pleaser about falling in and out of love in this remote, mythical town.

Kensho and Kisho Watanabe violin recital. The program includes Brahms Sonata No.3 in D minor, Schumann's Fantasiestucke, and selections from Kreisler and Sarasate. Nelson Padgett, Piano