PLUG iN TO NEW ENGLAND’S GENERAL STORES WiTH BROADCAST JOURNALiST TED REiNSTEiN

Join broadcast journalist Ted Reinstein and author of the book New England’s General Stores, as he talks about how the general store was real-life Norman Rockwell—deeply woven into America’s cultural identity. At one time it was the vital and inviting heart of a community. A place that often treated customers like family, the stores have come back, re-invented and re-imagined for a new era. Told with anecdotes from a variety of local landmark stores across the region, the presentation is accompanied by the award-winning photography of Art Donahue. Books will be for sale. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the film begins at 7 p.m.