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January 2011 EXHIBITS In the Main Gallery FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY THURSDAY THOMAS GERMANO: Paintings: Places 7 14 21 27 SANDWICHED IN: Korea’s Industrial SANDWICHED IN: Art As Propaganda. SANDWICHED IN: The 19th Century ALBUM COVER ART: The most impor- and Memory, January 4 through 31. Re- Achievements. The Korean Cultural Project The Russian Revolution had to be “sold” Circus. The circus before the Civil War tant thing about any album released in ception: Saturday, January 8 from 2 to 4 presents a film on Korea’s cutting edge to the population, most of whom were had been raw stuff for rowdy audiences. the history of popular music is the quality p.m. Story on front page. AAC technologies. From building construction illiterate. Paper was scarce and printing Touring circuses presented performers in of the sounds that were captured on it. In the Photography Gallery to IT, the benefits of these technologies are presses even scarcer. Between 1911 and skimpy clothes, and performances with a The second most important thing is the integrated into everyday life from exterior 1924, Lenin and Trotski declared that strong hint of sex. Reflecting a participa- artwork that is chosen to dress it up and and interior design to ordering food at a only posters promoting the revolution tory age, talking clowns told dirty jokes present it to the public. Librarian Tony fast food restaurant. Traditional Korean were to be printed. Russia’s foremost and political jokes, bantering with raucous Traguardo, who is also a music archivist refreshments will be served. 12:10 p.m. artists were recruited for this campaign audiences. But by the 1880s the circus and DJ, takes a look at some of the most to promote messages of peace, abolition turned into innocent family amusement famous and infamous works of album cover “TOY STORY 3” (2010-103 min.). As of illiteracy, anti-Semitism, greater justice and a sentimental symbol. Why did the art in this multimedia program. 7:30 p.m. Andy prepares to leave for college, Woody for all, and more equitable distribution of circus change? How did politics change? (voiced by Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear land and food. Join Evelyn Silver, docent How did America change? Join David (Tim Allen) and the rest of the gang find at the Nassau County Museum, for this Carlyon, writer and independent scholar that they’ve been donated to the Sunny- slide-illustrated lecture. 12:10 p.m. for this illustrated lecture. “Speakers in the side Daycare, where untamed tots don’t Humanities” lectures are made possible play nice. Director Lee Unkrich (who also “WILD GRASS” (Les Herbes Folles) (2009- with the support of the National Endow- voices Jack in the Box) scripted this com- 104 min.). After examining the ID of its ment for the Humanities, the New York FRIDAY puter-animated feature with Michael Arndt, owner, it is not a simple matter for Georges 28 State Legislature, and through funds from SANDWICHED IN: The Piano and the John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton. Music Palet (André Dussollier) to turn the wal- JESSICA EPPICH: Faces, Januar y 8 the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation. Imagination of the Folk. Classical pianists by Randy Newman. Early start time: 7 p.m. let he has found in to the police. Nor can through February 28. Meet the artist at a 12:10 p.m. Matthew Harrison and Vlada Yaneva, co- reception on Saturday, January 8 at 2 p.m. Marguerite Muir (Sabine Azéma) retrieve founders of Masterwork Conversations, Story in this issue. her wallet without being piqued with SCRABBLE PLAYERS: An opportunity for will perform and discuss selections from curiosity about the person who found it. players to get together for a game! Contact Infante’s Danses Andalouses and Brahms’ Alex Reval and Laurent Herbiet scripted, Lee Fertitta at 883-4400, Ext. 135 for more Hungarian Dances. Mr. Harrison holds a REGISTRATIONS L’Incident from Christian Gailly’s novel, , information. 2 to 4 p.m. Masters in Music from Manhattan School Beginning January 4 for 87-year-old director Alain Resnais of Music. Ms. Yaneva is a recipient of the SATURDAY (Hiroshima, Mon Amour). In French with Teen CPR . .See back page 8 2003 Elwa van Gelder Scholarship at the NEXT CHAPTER: Join us for a discussion English subtitles. 7:30 p.m. Manhattan School of Music from which of current events. Contact Lee Fertitta at Yoga . See Jan. 4 she graduated in 2006. 12:10 p.m. 883-4400, Ext. 135 for more information. Beginning January 11 10:30 a.m. to noon. “EAT PRAY LOVE” (2010-146 min.). Liz Gilbert (Julia Roberts) seeks a new appe- Adult Computer Classes . .See Jan. 11 ARTIST RECEPTIONS: There will be re- tite for life in her travels to Italy, India and ceptions for Thomas Germano and Jessica Bali. Javier Bardem, Billy Crudup, Viola Eppich whose work is in the Main Gallery SUNDAY Davis, James Franco and Richard Jenkins and the Photography Gallery, respectively. 16 co-star. Director Ryan Murphy scripted 2 to 4 p.m. SUNDAY with Jennifer Salt, from Elizabeth Gilbert’s 2 memoir. Note: we will be screening the AN ALICE IN WONDERLAND DOUBLE director’s cut of this movie! 7:30 p.m. BILL: Dreamchild (1985-94 min.). Dennis TOMMY SULLIVAN, singer and multi- Potter scripted and Gavin Millar directed instrumentalist, and a founding member this somber fantasy about 80-year-old Alice of the original Johnny Maestro & The Hargreaves (Coral Browne), haunted by SUNDAY Brooklyn Bridge, performs classic rock. the memory of her long-ago friend, the 9 7:30 p.m. Reverend Charles Dodgson (Ian Holm), BETH WHITEHOUSE, Pulitzer-prize win- better known as Lewis Carroll. Jim Hen- ning Newsday reporter and author of The SUNDAY Match: “Savior Siblings” and One Family’s 30 son created the puppets for this British AN AFTERNOON OF DARFUR AWARE- Battle to Heal Their Daughter DARK VIOLIN: American Songbook Sparks production. After a brief intermission, , will be NESS: The Community Synagogue and Long Island Woman and Arcs on Electric Violin. As early as the we present Alice in Wonderland (1933-77 interviewed by book the library co-sponsor an event to raise columnist Debbi Honorof. Whitehouse’s mid-1960s, some critics said that popular min), which stars Charlotte Henry as consciousness about the situation in Dar- book tells the story of the Trebings of Ne- music’s turn toward folk rock genres SUNDAY Alice, Gary Cooper as the White Knight, 23 fur in the Sudan. Annie Sundberg and Ricki signaled the death of the American Song- Cary Grant as the Mock Turtle, W.C. sconset, whose daughter was born with a PIANIST VASSILY PRIMAKOV performs The Devil Came on book. While rock is still strong in the 21st Stern’s documentary Fields as Humpty-Dumpty, Skeets Galla- rare blood disease. After attempts to find selections from Chopin and Schumann’s Horseback century, the digital era is changing the way (2007-85 min.) will be followed gher as the White Rabbit, Richard Arlen as a bone marrow donor, the couple opted for 3rd Piano Sonata. 3 p.m. Story in this is- by a presentation by Susan Burgess-Lent. the Cheshire Cat, Edward Everett Horton the only other choice available: a savior the American Songbook is interpreted. sue. MAC Dark Violin 2 p.m. Story in this issue. as the Mad Hatter, Charles Ruggles as sibling. 2 p.m. is one such interpreter. Port the March Hare, Alison Skipworth as the resident Mark Underwood uses electric Duchess, Louise Fazenda as the White violins and an ensemble of technologies to Queen, Edna May Oliver as the Red re-imagine tunes such as “If I Loved You,” Queen, and May Robson as the Queen of “Fiddler on the Roof,” and Irving Berlin’s Hearts. Joseph L. Mankiewicz and William “Reaching for the Moon.” 3 p.m. MONDAY Cameron Menzies scripted for director MONDAY 24 MONDAY “1981” (2009-102 min.). When his family 31 Norman Z. McLeod. 1:30 p.m. 10 “YOO HOO, MRS. GOLDBERG” (2009- “BOMBER” (2009-84 min.). Alistar and moves into their new home, 11-year-old 92 min.). Documentary filmmaker Aviva Valerie (Benjamin Whitrow, Eileen Nich- Ricardo (Jean-Carl Boucher) struggles to Kempner traces the life of Gertrude Berg, ols) have been planning a special trip to fit in at his new school, weaving a web of creator of the groundbreaking and popular Germany for a long time. When their son MONDAY untruths to impress his classmates. How radio and television series The Goldbergs, Ross (Shane Taylor) stops by to send them 17 long before he is found out? Director which depicted the lives of a typical fam- off, happenstance turns into a torturous GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION: The Dar- Ricardo Trogi also scripted this French- MONDAY ling by Anton Chekov. 1 p.m. ily of Jewish immigrants led by the warm family road trip. Director Paul Cotter also language Canadian drama. Also, Spanish and wise Molly Goldberg, played by Berg 3 scripted this U.S./U.K. co-production. filmmakers Marc Riba and Anna Solanas’s GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP: AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA: Eugene herself. The film follows Berg’s early A discussion of Vindication of the Rights Also, Fabian Busch’s short from Ger- Onegin. Best known for several sympho- short tale of impossible love, Lupe & Bruno years of marriage, her move from New many, Edgar (2009-12 min.), the story of of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft. 1 p.m. nies, ballet music and tone poems, Peter (2005-5 min.). Both films are subtitled. A Orleans to New York City, her fame with a widower’s lucky encounter with a store Ilich Tchaikovsky also composed eleven Film Movement release.