KENT, Conn.—Kent Memorial Library and the House of Books will host a talk by former U.S. diplomat William H. Luers about his revelatory memoir, “Uncommon Company,” on Thursday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m.
The program will be held in the Reading Room at the library.
Luers shares stories of his career as a diplomat to European and Latin American nations, where he introduced art and culture to forge common ground and community, improving the lives of citizens in many countries closed to Western ideas.
From touring the Soviet Union with playwright Edward Albee in the 1960s to bringing such famous writers and artists as John Updike, Arthur Miller, William Styron, Peter Matthiessen, Francine du Plessix Gray, Richard Diebenkorn, and Frank Stella to Venezuela and Prague during his ambassadorships, Luers’ practice of cultural diplomacy became known as wielding “soft power.”
The program is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
The library is located at 32 North Main St.
For more information, call 860-927-3761.
