Inside The Grassroots Movement That Saved Market Basket on Aug. 13

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All events are FREE thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Tewksbury Public Library. (Film screenings are also co-sponsored by the Tewksbury Lions Club.) All events are held in the library’s first-floor, air-conditioned Meeting Room. A book selling and signing will take place after each author event. There is no obligation to purchase a book.

Registration is required for all events. Register by calling 978-640-4490 x 205, emailing rhayes@mvlc.org, visiting the library’s online calendar of events at www.tewksburypl.org, or stopping by the library’s Front Desk.

• An Evening with Kevin Willett, Author of “One Connection: How You Can Grow Your Business (and Change The World) One Connection At A Time,” Thursday, August 6, 7-8:30 p.m. - Looking for a job? Trying to grow your business? Learn how to become a successful networker, whether you’re an introvert or extravert, with Kevin Willett, the founder of two of the area’s most popular networking groups: “Friends with Kevin” and the “New England B2B Networking Group.”

• Friday Night Film Screening of “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2,” Friday, August 7, 8-10 p.m. - Enjoy a screening of one of Hollywood’s newest DVD releases, “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2,” a PG comedy starring Kevin James. After six years of keeping our malls safe, Paul Blart has earned a well-deserved vacation. He heads to Vegas with his teenage daughter before she heads off to college. But safety never takes a holiday and when duty calls, Blart answers! Complimentary movie snacks provided.

• Advanced Retirement Planning Strategies, Monday, August 10, 7-9 p.m. - Learn about the latest in retirement planning from George and Steve Pessotti, local retirement planners and guest speakers from the Society of Financial Awareness (SOFA). This same presentation will be made to the Tewksbury Job Seekers Network earlier in the day at 2 p.m.

• An Evening with Rich Beyer, Author of “The Ghost Army of World War II,” Tuesday, August 11, 7-8:30 p.m. - Learn about the secret missions of the U.S. Army’s tactical deception unit during World War II. Their little-known, highly imaginative, daring maneuvers helped open the way for the final drive to Germany!

• A Book Brunch with “True Story,” Wednesday, August 12, 10:30 to noon - Enjoy a screening of “True Story,” an R-rated drama starring Seth Rogen and James Franco. When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accessed killer Christian Longo – who has taken on Finkel’s identity – his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse. Complimentary brunch food provided.

• A Year Later: Market Basket Saved with Grant Welker and Daniel Korschun Thursday, August 13, 7-8:30 p.m. - Examine last summer’s Market Basket saga and the unlikely grassroots movement that saved the business with the authors of “We Are Market Basket.”

• Friday Night Film Screening of “Do You Believe?” Friday, August 14, 8-10 p.m. - Enjoy a screening of one of Hollywood’s newest DVD releases, “Do You Believe?,” a PG-13 drama starring Sean Astin and Mira Sorvino. When a pastor is shaken by the visible faith of a street-corner preacher, he’s reminded that true belief always requires action. His response ignites a journey that impacts everyone it touches in ways only God could orchestrate. Complimentary movie snacks provided.

• Tewksbury Job Seekers Network Meeting, Monday, August 17, 2-3:30 p.m. - Learn how to ace the job interview with author and leadership expert Stephen Balzac. Identify the value you bring to your employer and leverage that value to make you stand out from the competition. Learn how you can get into the mind of the interviewer, how you should deal with difficult questions, and key questions you should always ask.

• Tips On Getting Published from “The Nevertheless Writers,” Tuesday, August 18, 7-8:30 p.m. - Are you a writer looking to get published? The Nevertheless Writers has the answers to your questions. The Writers is a cross-genre collaborative of North Shore authors including Holly Robinson, Edith Maxwell, Elizabeth Atkinson, Nancy Crochiere, and Susan Paradis. Join them for an interesting panel discussion on how to get published! There will be plenty of time for Q&A and a reception will follow.

• A Book Brunch with “5 to 7,” Wednesday, August 19, 10:30 a.m. to noon - Enjoy a screening of “5 to 7,” an R-rated comedy/drama Anton Yelchin, Glenn Close and Frank Langella. An aspiring novelist enters into a relationship with a woman, though there’s just one catch – she’s married and the couple can only meet between the hours of 5pm and 7pm each evening. Complimentary brunch food provided.

• Remembering Pleasure Island with Bob McLaughlin, Thursday, August 20, 7-8:30 p.m. - Relive Pleasure Island, an 80-acre theme park in Wakefield that was open from 1959 to 1969, with Bob McLaughlin, President of Friends of Pleasure Island and the author of four books on the park. This fun event will feature a musical slideshow, home movies, and more! There will be time for Q&A and story sharing!

• Friday Night Film Screening of “Madame Bovary,” Friday, August 21, 7:30-9:30 p.m. - Enjoy a screening of one of Hollywood’s newest DVD releases, “Madame Bovary,” an R-rated drama starring Mia Wasikowska, Ezra Miller and Paul Giamatti. The beautiful wife of a small-town doctor engages in extramarital love affairs in an attempt to advance her social status. Complimentary movie snacks provided.

• Tewksbury Job Seekers Network Meeting, Monday, August 24, 2-3:30 p.m. - Join fellow job seekers to watch and discuss four TED Talk videos. The selected videos will resonate with those who are unemployed or underemployed. TED is a non-profit devoted to spreading ideas with short (19 minutes or less), powerful talks.

• An Evening with Linda Wertheiner, Author of “Faith Ed,” Tuesday, August 25, 7-8:30 p.m. - Take an intimate cross-country look at the new debate over religion in public schools with Linda Wertheiner, author of “Faith Ed: Teaching About Religion In An Age Of Intolerance” and former education editor of the Boston Globe.

• A Book Brunch with “Citizenfour,” Wednesday, August 26, 10:30 a.m. to noon - Enjoy a screening of “Citizenfour,” which won the 2015 Oscar For Best Feature Documentary. A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. Complimentary brunch food provided.

• A Forgotten Story of Heroism From The Armenian Genocide with Lou Ureneck, Thursday, August 27, 7-8:30 p.m. - Learn how a Methodist Minister from New York and a principled American naval officer helped rescue more than 250,000 refugees in 1922 during the genocide of Armenian and Greek Christians. Lou Ureneck is a professor at Boston University and a Nieman fellow and editor-in-residence at Harvard University

• Friday Night Film Screening of “Hot Pursuit,” Friday, August 28, 7:30-9:30 p.m. - Enjoy a screening of one of Hollywood’s newest DVD releases, “Hot Pursuit,” a PG-13 comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara. An uptight and by-the-book cop tries to protect the outgoing widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen. Complimentary movie snacks provided.

• Monday Night Music: Quintessential Brass In Concert, Monday, August 31, 7-8:30 p.m. - Enjoy a free concert with Quintessential Brass, which performs classical, jazz, rock and pop, as well as music from TV, movies and Broadway. The group’s current repertoire includes the music of the Beach Boys, Chicago, Leonard Bernstein, Henry Mancini, Jason Mraz, John Williams, John Phillip Sousa, and others, as well as music from the movies “Frozen” and “Pirates of the Caribbean”, and popular TV themes. The concert is co-sponsored by the Tewksbury Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.