Connecticut Made author Cynthia Parzych visits Stratford Library on October 30

The Stratford Library will host author Cynthia Parzych for a special “Meet-the-Author” program on Sunday, October 30 at 2 p.m. Parzych will discuss Connecticut Made, her new guidebook which extols the virtues of homegrown products by Connecticut craftsmen, artisans, and purveyors. The program, one of several special events being offered through November 13 in conjunction with the Library’s “One Book, One Stratford” series, is free and open to the public.

Connecticut Made is a unique local resource guide chock-full of things to find and buy, crafts to discover, factories to explore and history to uncover. They are all made in Connecticut and are places that one can shop at and/or tour. Organized by product type, categories include ceramics and pottery; clothing and accessories; furnishings and furniture; glassware; home décor; jewelry; specialty foods; toys and games and much more. Together, these homegrown establishments help make up the identity of the Nutmeg State and are part of the larger fabric of what is distinctively New England. 

Born and educated in Connecticut, Cynthia Parzych is a writer, book publisher, editor and professional chef.  She lives in Glastonbury where she runs her publishing company and a food business. She utilizes the produce grown on her property and sourced locally to make sauces, soups, pesto, pickles, vinegars, jams and marmalades all sold from her house and farm stand.

 “Meet-the-Author: Cynthia Parzych” will be held in the Lovell Room of the Stratford Library on Sunday, October 30 at 2 pm. 

The Stratford Library is located at 2203 Main Street in Stratford, Conn. For more information, phone (203) 385-4162, or visit stratfordlibrary.org.