Milford Arts Council and Milford Library put our heads
together to offer two related events for our community. On January 8 (snow date January 10) at 7pm,
Milford Library is hosting a book discussion about the book
The Radium Girl by Kate Moore
. Copies are available in advance from
the library – check at the Reference Desk.
The Radium Girls were
female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning from painting watch
dials with self-luminous paint. Painting
was done by women at three different sites in the United States, including
Waterbury, CT, early in the 20
th century.
Milford
Arts performs These Shining Lives, a
play based on the book, February 1 – 17.
At the
January book discussion, members of the cast will be performing a scene from
the play. Plus, those who attend the
book discussion will get a discount on a ticket to the play on opening
weekend. If that’s not enough, there
will be a cast talk-back after the performances on Friday and Sunday afternoon!