Chester – Books & Bagels: Master storyteller David Hays talks about his new book Setting the Stage: What We Do, How We Do It, and Why; elected to the Theatre Hall of Fame in 2014, Hays began his professional life as a stage designer working on Broadway, and productions at Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Opera and more. In 1967 he founded the National Theatre of the Deaf, based in Connecticut; 9:30 p.m., book signing to follow; Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek, 55 East Kings Hwy., cbsrz.org/events, (860) 526-8920. FREE