In November of 1942, one of Boston's most popular nighttime destinations became the scene of the 2nd deadliest single-building fire in US history: the infamous Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire. Join us to hear the full story of this tragedy from Stephanie Schorow, author of The Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire: A Boston Tragedy. 

Stephanie has authored several other works of nonfiction, including The Great Boston Fire: The Inferno that Nearly Incinerated the City and Drinking Boston: A History of the City and Its Spirits. Learn more about Stephanie here.

This program is sponsored by the Billerica Public Library Foundation as part of the Foundation Program Series.