Greenwich families have a full weekend of events starting Nov. 12, anchored by a space-themed family day at the Bruce Museum and a visit from award-winning children's author Grace Lin at Greenwich Library.

The Bruce Museum's Family Day: Spectacular Space runs Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1 Museum Drive. The event draws its theme from "Rohini Devasher: Solar Poetics," an exhibition on view through Nov. 29 that features the New Delhi-born artist's four-channel video installation and smoke-drawn works exploring solar observation.

Five 25-minute planetarium shows with That Planetarium Guy are scheduled throughout the day at 10:15, 10:50 and 11:25 a.m., then 1 and 1:35 p.m. Each show is limited to 50 guests. Tickets cost $5 per person for non-members and members below the Family & Friends tier, according to the Bruce Museum's event listing. Family & Friends members and above get in free. Registration and museum admission are required.

Members of the Greenwich Astronomical Society will be on hand from 1 to 4 p.m. for an "Ask an Astronomer" session where families can explore telescopes and learn about the night sky. Drop-in craft stations offer space helmets, constellation tubes and neon starry mobiles, and a Stories from Space reading corner rounds out the lineup.

Grace Lin at Greenwich Library

Across town, Greenwich Library at 101 West Putnam Ave. hosts Children's Authors Live: Grace Lin on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Marx Family Black Box Theater, Patch reported.

Lin is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator whose novel "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" won the 2010 Newbery Honor. She received the Caldecott Honor in 2019 for "A Big Mooncake for Little Star" and the Children's Literature Legacy Award from the American Library Association in 2022, according to the ALA. Her presentation will be an interactive look at how a book is made.

More on the weekend calendar

The weekend starts early with two events on Thursday and Friday.

Town Tree Warden Dr. Greg Kramer leads a Trees at Night walk at Montgomery Pinetum, 130 Bible St., on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6:30 p.m. Participants use UV flashlights to see the pinetum after dark. The Greenwich Tree Conservancy event is free, but registration is required.

Greenwich Library screens the documentary "The Automat" on Friday, Nov. 13, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Berkley Theater. The film tells the story of the Horn & Hardart automats, with Reel Talk speaker Lisa Hurwitz.

At the Byram Shubert Library, 21 Mead Ave., Byram artist Gary Calabro opens "Recent Paintings" on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 3 to 5 p.m., featuring new work and familiar Greenwich scenes. The Friends of the Library will provide refreshments.

Upcoming events

  • Thursday, Nov. 12, 6:30 p.m.: Trees at Night walk, Montgomery Pinetum, 130 Bible St. Free; registration required.
  • Friday, Nov. 13, 7 to 9 p.m.: Friends Friday Films: "The Automat," Berkley Theater, Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Ave.
  • Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Family Day: Spectacular Space, Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive. Planetarium show tickets $5; museum admission required.
  • Saturday, Nov. 14, 2 to 3 p.m.: Children's Authors Live: Grace Lin, Marx Family Black Box Theater, Greenwich Library.
  • Saturday, Nov. 14, 3 to 5 p.m.: Art Opening: "Recent Paintings" by Gary Calabro, Byram Shubert Library, 21 Mead Ave.