Programming Note: Learn Why “To Kill a Mockingbird” Matters.

Waterbury native and Daily Ructions friend Tom Santopietro will be at the Mark Twain House Thursday, July 19th at 6 p.m. to discuss his new book, “Why To Kill a Mockingbird Matters”. Here are details of the event, which includes a screening of the film starring Gregory Peck. People in and around politics always like a good chin wag about Harper Lee’s classic novel. If you attend Thursday’s event, Tom may entertain you with a bonus round of stories from his years managing Broadway shows.

Tom has also written The Sound of Music Story, Barbara Cook: Then and Now, The Godfather Effect, The Importance of Being Barbra, Considering Doris Day (A New York Times Editor’s Choice) and Sinatra in Hollywood. He also co-write Barbara Cook: Then and Now with the late icon.