Newsletter of the Hewlett- Woodmere Public Library I I JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER 2007, VOLUME 43 NUMBER 1 OverleafÌ What’s Inside F Highlights in Jazz presents Children’s Highlights Page 2 Concerts Page 2 Guitar Legend, Courtyard Music Page 2 Films Page 5 Gene Bertoncini I From the Board Page 2 Thursday, July 26, 7:30 pm Great Books Discussion Page 4 Guitar great Gene Bertoncini leads his world “Green Film Series” Page 5 acclaimed trio in a program of jazz classics and H-WPL Readers Page 4 favorites from the Great American Songbook In the Gallery Page 4 repertoire. Lectures & Courses Page 3 Gene Bertoncini has just released a striking Library Information Page 1 new solo CD, “Quiet Now” on the heels of his highly successful “Acoustic Romance”, which

Gene Bertoncini reached the top ten of the jazz playlists. LIBRARY INFORMATION Bertoncini honed his professional chops as a SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 member of the Tonight Show band during Johnny Carson’s tenure. He has played with many composers, arrangers, and jazz greats, even with the Metropolitan The Library Remembers.. Opera Company. He teaches at the Eastman School of Music and William Patterson We will be marking the anniversary University. A native of New York City, he graduated from the University of Notre of September 11, 2001 with a brief cer- Dame with a degree in architecture. emony at 9:30 am. Later on we will be District residents and Friends of the Library may pick up tickets beginning Wednesday, July 11, showing the film, America's Heart and 10 am & 7 pm. Soul (see Films on page 5) TH The Best of the Best 60 ANNIVERSARY Schedule Changes Wednesday, July 4 CLOSED World Class Saturday, September 1 CLOSED Harmonica Virtuoso Sunday, September 2 CLOSED Monday, September 3 CLOSED Jia-Yi He & Company With pianist, Jenny Xin He Wednesday, September 12 9 am – 6 pm and String Quartet Thursday, September 13 1 pm – 9 pm I Saturday, September 22 CLOSED Sunday, September 16, 2:30 pm When Chinese harmonica virtuoso Jia-Yi played in Gold Hall with his daugh- SUMMER VACATION LOANS ter Jenny, in October 2004, many in our Summer vacation loans are available audience had never heard of classical to Hewlett-Woodmere cardholders for harmonica. It was an astounding perfor- books that usually circulate for 28 mance, full of wonderful music, humor, days. Ten (10) items may be borrowed and artistry, with his battery of eight harmonicas, ranging from a tiny two-inch on a summer loan. This does not Jenny Xin-He, piano, Jia-Yi He, harmonica include travel books. miniature — which he played using no hands, changing notes using only his This service is in effect from June tongue and lips — to an 18-inch that 25, 2007 through Monday, September included multi-tiered instruments capable of handling the full chromatic scale. 10, 2007. Jia-Yi He demonstrates how much one can actually get out of this bar of free reeds encased in wood and metal. Library Trustees’ Meetings Jia-Yi He, born and trained in China, has appeared as a soloist around the world, Monday, July 9 7:45 pm and is currently a faculty member of the Turtle Bay Music School in New York. Monday, September 10 7:45 pm District residents may pick up tickets beginning Wednesday, September 5, 10 am & 7 pm.

SEE US ON THE WEB AT: www.hwpl.org FROM THE BOARD SPECIAL CONCERTS & EVENTS Plaza Theatrical Productions, Inc. This year the Library marks its Children’s Highlight! Four Presentations: 60th Anniversary which will be cele- ÌF Wizard of Oz brated through a series of programs ÌF RODGERS & HART: Ages 4 and older starting with the children’s summer A Musical Celebration I I Tuesday, July 10 or reading club, “Whose Anniversary is Monday, August 13, 7:30 pm Wednesday, July 11, 7 pm it?” The Library was founded and I Tuesday, August 14, 7:30 pm Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the grew under the guidance and leader- With wit, romance, freshness, and Tinman, and the Cowardly Lion as they ship of many persons throughout the style, the prolific song-writing team of come to life in an adaptation featuring years, including elected Library Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart made the music of the MGM movie. Trustees who dedicated their ener- an indelible mark on the American District residents & Friends of the Library gies, intellects and talents toward musical theater. This is the same may pick up tickets beginning Wednesday, developing the Hewlett-Woodmere ensemble performing that were bril- June 27 at 10 am & 7 pm. Public Library into a cultural and liant last fall in their performance of educational resource for the entire Hot ‘n’ Cole, songs by Cole Porter. community. Among these Trustees District residents & Friends of the Library may was Marilyn S. Cranin who resigned pick up tickets beginning Wednesday, August 1, 10 am & 7 pm. from the Library Board earlier this year. First involved with the Library HAMLET as a member, and then President of I Monday, July 30, 7:30 pm the Friends of the Library, she In olde English traditional costumes, became a Trustee in 1977. It was Shakespeare’s classic comes to life on during her term as President of the your stage. Hamlet, son of the King of Andrea Ceccomori Library Board that the 1995/1996 Denmark, is summoned home for his renovation and expansion of the father’s funeral and his mother’s wed- building began and was completed. ding to his uncle only to discover the SPECIAL CONCERT (Rescheduled) A professional Garden Designer who truth about his father’s death. Featuring holds the first license in New York To brush up on your Shakespeare, International flutist, State for horticultural therapy, we are doing two showings of the film Marilyn designed the landscape plan Hamlet, directed by and starring Sir Andrea Ceccomori I for the library property including the Lawrence Olivier as Hamlet. See film Tuesday, September 25, 7:30 p.m. courtyard which she and her hus- section for further details. International flute sensation from band, Norman, made possible District residents may pick up tickets beginning Italy, Mr. Andrea Ceccomori will play through a generous donation. Not Wednesday, July 18, 10 am & 7 pm. compositions by members of the Long only does the courtyard provide a Island Composers Alliance. haven for readers and students who GYPSY Music by Jules Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim District residents may pick up tickets beginning enjoy the outdoors, but also a venue Wednesday, September 5, 10 am & 7 pm. for summer concerts and programs I Thursday, October 11, 7:30 pm This concert was brought to you, in part, for both adults and children. In April Mama Rose is determined to escape through the efforts of The Long Island Composers Alliance. Shari Braverman was elected to suc- from a life of paying rent by pushing ceed Marilyn as Trustee. We thank the career of her young daughter, Marilyn for her many years of dedi- June. After June elopes, she focuses cated service to our community, and her attention on her older daughter, we congratulate Shari on her election Louise who becomes Gypsy Rose Lee. as we look toward the next decade. District residents may pick up tickets beginning Wednesday, September 26, 10 am & 7 pm. Donald A. Davidson For the Board 60 TH The Best of the Best Board of Trustees ANNIVERSARY MUSIC IN THE COURTYARD Donald A. Davidson, President Chairs are provided. Evenings start at I Tuesday, July 31 Benjamin A. Eilbott, Vice President 7 pm. In case of inclement weather, The Long Island Harmonizers, Susan S. Warner, Treasurer Barbershop Singing David A. Adler we move indoors. No tickets required. I Shari H. Braverman I Thursday, August 2 Susan O. de Sciora, Director Thursday, July 12 Shelley Shields, pianist and singer- Nadine Connors, Editor and Programs The Long Island Harmonica Club returns with a brand new show!

2 LECTURES AND COURSES ÌF Be Kind To Your Heart FILM LECTURE FOR ALL MOVIE LOVERS! has a unique perspective on Israel and With Lawrence H. Gottlieb, MD KABOOM! The History of America. He will share his views on the political, religious, and social issues I Thursday, July 12, 10:30 am Special Effects that face Israel today. Dr. Gottlieb will lecture on heart With Clive Young, author of Crank disease, its treatment and prevention, It Up: Live Sound: Secrets of the and history. Dr. Gottlieb is an internist Top Tour Engineers who has practiced in the 5 Towns com- munity for 37 years. Thursday, July 19, 7:30 pm Kaboom! traces the history of visual Nassau County Department effects in movies from early efforts in of Assessment: Two lectures the late 1800s to today’s computer- With Dolores Sedacca, enhanced creations. Special attention Assessment Ombudsman, will be paid to movies of the last 30 Office of Harvey B. Levinson years, all illustrated with movie clips. I Plus bonus information, exclusive to Monday, July 16, 7:30 pm this lecture, on how directors are using Ms. Sedacca will answer any ques- special effects to keep older movies, tions concerning exemptions, how such as Star Wars, up to date, showing your assessment value is determined, the original and computer-enhanced Barbara Nevins Taylor and questions regarding any other 2004 DVD version simultaneously. The assessment matter. Exemption result is jaw-dropping! ÌF applications such as STAR (School Tax My Experience as an Reduction), Senior Citizens Exempt- ÌF Music Lecture: Investigative Reporter ion, Veteran’s Exemption, etc. will be Franz Schubert With Barbara Nevins Taylor, available. His Life and Music My 9 News, WWOR-TV I I Monday, August 6, 7:30 pm With Stuart Bailin Tuesday, September 25, 1 pm Our second session will be a demon- Barbara Nevins Taylor is an Emmy- I Tuesday, July 24, 10:30 am stration on how to use the Internet to winning investigative reporter with MY9 navigate the department’s property Many thought Schubert would be News-WWOR-TV.In 2006, Barbara was search website, www.mynassauproper- Beethoven’s successor. He is consid- repeatedly honored for her investiga- ty.com. ered the first Romantic period compos- tions into mortgage fraud schemes that er and the most prolific composer of cause people to lose their homes. The GARDENING SERIES the German Art Song, having written New York Press Club presented her over 600 of them. With Lynn Thomson, The Garden Lady with its Consumer Reporting Award for Ì “Steal This House.”. Gardening in Containers and F Opera Lecture A native New Yorker, Ms. Taylor is Small Spaces Cosi Fan Tutte married to writer Nick Taylor. She is I Tuesday, July 17, 7:30 pm Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, also a certified black belt in traditional Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte Japanese karate and practices yoga. Containers provide color, conve- With Professor James Kolb nience, and variety. This talk, which includes a slide presentation, will show I Tuesday, August 21, 10:30 am LIBRARY BLOOD DRIVE you some options and give you some First performed in Vienna in 1790, I Tuesday, August 7, 3 pm-8 pm tips for creating a beautiful showcase Cosi Fan Tutte is a comic opera, one of of flowers in your limited space. Long Island Blood Services needs many collaborations of Mozart with nearly 800 donations every day to librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. meet the life saving transfusion Basic Landscape Design requirements of patients in 50 area I Ì Tuesday, September 18, 1 pm F Israel: From Both hospitals. Many of us dream of a beautiful gar- Sides Now You must be age 17-75 and in good den but don’t know where to begin. With Rabbi Elliot Skiddell general health. The entire process How do I camouflage my chain link I takes less than one hour and your gen- Thursday, September 6, erous gift will help up to five people. fence? This talk with slide presentation 10:30 am will answer some basic design princi- This is an important community ples such as shape, texture, and focal As an American Jew who chose to event. Please schedule your appoint- points. live in Israel for 14 years, having recent- ment beginning Monday, July 16 at the ly returned to America, Rabbi Skiddell Information Desk at 10 am & 7 pm. ÌF Indicates a Friends of the Library program. 3 H-WPL READERS IN THE GALLERY A Monthly Reading Group up delivering his children, a set of fra- Summer Art Show ternal twins. Paul, the boy is healthy THE SEVENTH SEASON and normal while the baby girl, Featuring AP art students and Art District Residents may reserve Phoebe, is born with Down’s syndrome. Department Faculty of Hewlett High copies of the books well in advance of While the mother is still under anesthe- School. I the meetings. Review packets are sia, he instructs his nurse to take the June 12 - July 3, 2007 available at the Information Desk. baby girl and place her in an institu- NOTE: July & August, discussion at tion, hoping to protect his wife. As she Photography and Sculpture 11 am. In September we return to 2 pm. regains consciousness, he tells his wife I July 10-September 24,2007 that the baby girl had died. David’s The Brooklyn Follies: A Novel decision that night haunts each family Reception: Saturday, July 14 By Paul Auster member in its own particular way; 2-4 pm Discussion leader: guilt, loss, and longing for the next 25 Edna Ritzenberg years. I Tuesday, July 17, 11 am Talk, Talk Nathan Glass, a retired insurance By T. Coraghessan Boyle salesman, leaves the suburbs and Discussion leader: moves to Brooklyn after being diag- Edna Ritzenberg nosed with lung cancer to “find a quiet I place to die”. Instead of finding Monday, September 17, 2 pm “a quiet place to die”, he becomes Dana Halter, a young deaf woman, is involved in the many lives of the pulled over by the police for speeding. people of this big hearted borough that While checking her ID, it is discovered surrounds him. she has multiple felony charges, none of which she has committed, which Seymour Levy, Soho Streets The Memory land her in jail. It is a case of Keeper’s Daughter identity theft. Out on bail, Seymour Levy, Photography a cross-country adventure A series of photographs will be dis- By Kim Edwards ensues as Dana and her played; taken from his office window in Discussion leader: boyfriend, Bridger, pursue the Manhattan, St. Petersburg, Florida to Karen Porcella person who stole her identity St. Petersburg, Russia. Mr. Levy, a and committed the felonies. I Tuesday, August 14 graduate of Pratt Institute, spent many 11 am Bestseller and PENN/Faulkner years as an advertising agency art Award winner, Boyle creates a During a terrible snow- director before retiring one year ago. suspenseful tale of good and He has won many awards but his most storm in 1964, David Henry, evil. an orthopedic surgeon, ends satisfying was from the Smithsonian Institute. They chose nine photos he took as an eyewitness of the tragic 2007-2008 GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP events of September 11, 2001 for their archives, one being included in their Dr. Allen Lanner and the February 12, 2008 September 11, “Bearing Witness to Great Books Discussion Group Wharton, Age of Innocence History” exhibit. return for an 11th series. ISBN 0-486-29803-5 September 18 March 11 Don Newman, Sculpture Sophocles, Antigone Hawthorne, Blithedale Romance ISBN 0-486-27804-2 ISBN 0-486-42684-X With a degree in mechanical engi- neering, Mr. Newman’s career began October 23 April 15 with designing items for the nation’s Plato, Symposium and Phaedrus DuBois, Souls of Black Folk new space program. In the 1980s, he ISBN 0-486-27798-4 ISBN 0-486-28041-1 began designing for the cosmetics November 27 May 13 industry, which developed his apprecia- Goldsmith, Vicar of Wakefield Verne, Journey to the Center of the tion of combining functionality and ISBN 0-486-43410-9 Earth ISBN 0-486-44088-5 artistic design. The sculptures on dis- December 18 All books are from Dover Publications, play grew out of his developing aes- Marlowe, Jew of Malta 31 E.2nd St. Mineola, New York 11501 thetic sense combined with his years of ISBN 0-486-43184-3 1-800-223-3130. Fax: 516 294-9758. experience working with metal. All pieces are handmade and signed. 4 FILMS

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America’s Heart & Soul Documentary Feature Directed by Louis Schwartzberg Rated: G, 86 min. I Tuesday, September 11, 2 & 7:30 pm Filmmaker Louis Schwartzberg packed-up his camera and hit the road, with a goal of capturing the varied, Letters from Iwo Jima Volver awesome beauty of our country but also Starring Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Starring Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, the incomparable spirit of its people. Ryo Kase; Directed by Clint Eastwood Antonio de la Torre; “… America’s Heart and Soul is an Rated R, 141 min. English subtitles Directed by Pedro Almodóvar unusual Disney documentary visually I Wednesday, July 18, 2 & 7:30 pm Rated R, 121 min. English subtitles grand yet thematically intimate, focus- I This intense war drama looks at the Wednesday,September 5, ing on two dozen people from around battle of Iwo Jima from the point of 2 & 7:30 pm the country who have found purpose view of the Japanese soldiers called A comedic and compassionate trib- through their passionate endeavors …” upon to defend that pivotal island, ute to women and their resilence in the — Tom Keogh using personal stories from the actual face of life's most outrageous tribula- letters written by the soldiers. tions. There is murder and the ghost of their mother to tell the tale of this “GREEN FILM family and their survival. The Queen SERIES” Starring Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James An Inconvenient Cromwell, Sylvia Syms, Paul Barrett; Pan’s Labyrinth Truth Directed by Stephen Frears I Wednesday, September 19, Documentary Rated PG-13, 99 min. I 2 & 7:30 pm featuring Al Gore; Wednesday, July 25, 2 & 7:30 pm Starring Ariadna Gil, Ivana Baqueri, Doug Directed by Davis An intimate, revealing , and some- Jones, Maribel Verdu; Guggenheim times humorous behind-the-scenes Directed by Guillermo del Toro Rated PG, 100 min. Rated R, 119 min. English subtitles glimpse at the interaction between Her Discussion with Dr. Annette Labovitz Pan’s Labyrinth is Alice in after the 2 pm showing. Majesty Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Wonderland for grownups. Reality and I Tony Blair following the death of Wednesday, August 1, 2 & 7:30 pm fantasy are blended together into an Princess Diana. Former Vice President Al Gore pre- extraordinary, spellbinding fable. The sents an eye-opening and compelling story is told through the eyes of a view of the future of our planet. Global Night at the Museum young girl during WWII in Spain. warming is a real and present danger but Starring Robin Williams, Ben Stiller, Dick Van we have ways now to reverse the damage Dyke, Kim Raver; Directed by Shawn Levy Rated PG, 108 min. BRUSH UP ON YOUR and become a part of the solution. I Wednesday, August 8, 2 & 7:30 pm SHAKESPEARE! A down-on-his luck divorced dad Hamlet Who Killed the Electric Car? with big dreams takes a job as a night Starring Sir Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Documentary featuring Ed Begley, Jr, Phyllis watchman at the Museum of Natural Stanley Holloway; Diller, Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, Martin Sheen, Reverend Gadget; Directed by Chris Paine History. The elderly security guards Directed by Sir Laurence Olivier Not Rated, Black & White, 156 min., 1948 Rated PG, 92 min. fail to mention one crucial fact- at I Discussion with Sierra Club’s David Gray night the museum comes alive. Monday, July 23, 2 & 7:30 pm after the 2 pm showing. Sir Laurence Olivier created perhaps I Wednesday, August 15, Notes on a Scandal the cinema’s finest and most enduring 2 & 7:30 pm Starring Dame Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett; film of any Shakespeare play. The mov- Running solely on electricity, Directed by Richard Eyre ing camera is used merely to capture General Motors’ fleet of EV-1 electric Rated R, 92 min. mood and enhance the famous solilo- vehicles were so efficient, they were I Wednesday, August 22, quies through the use of close-ups. on the brink of altering the future of 2 & 7:30 pm Olivier as Hamlet is breathtaking and driving in America and possibly the In this sharp, psychological thriller, Jean Simmons is an exquisitely beauti- world. Those lucky enough to get one Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett give ful and sensitive Ophelia, whose mad gave it glowing reviews. So why were memorable performances as two school scene is truly startling. they all destroyed? A murder mystery teachers locked in a battle of wits. like no other! 5 1125 Broadway, PO Box 1100 Non Profit Org. Hewlett, New York 11557-0903 U.S. Postage Telephone: (516) 374-1967 PAID Programs: (516) 374-1667 Permit No. 50 Weather Emergency: (516) 374-1667 Freeport, NY 115

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JULY 31 • Tuesday SEPTEMBER Imagination Writing Workshop ** 7 pm 5 • Thursday Courtyard Music: 5 • Wednesday Storytime** 10 am The Long Island Harmonizers 7 pm Residents pick up tickets for 9 • Monday 9/16 Jia-Yi He Concert 10 am & 7 pm Storytime** 7 pm AUGUST Residents pick up tickets for 10 • Tuesday 9/25 Andrea Ceccomori 10 am & 7 pm Plaza Theatrical Wizard of Oz** 7 pm 1 • Wednesday Film: Volver 2 & 7:30 pm Residents & Friends pick up tickets 11 • Wednesday for 8/13 & 8/14 Rodgers & Hart 10 am & 7 pm 6 • Thursday Plaza Theatrical Wizard of Oz** 7 pm Green Series Film: ÌF Israel: From Both Sides Now 10:30 am Residents & Friends pick up tickets An Inconvenient Truth 2 & 7:30 pm for 7/26 Highlights in Jazz 10 am & 7pm Discussion after the 2 pm showing 11 • Tuesday 12 • Thursday with Dr.A. Labovitz The Library Remembers... 9:30 am Film: America Heart & Soul 2 & 7:30 pm ÌF Be Kind to Your Heart 10:30 am 2 • Thursday Courtyard Music: Courtyard Music: Shelley Shields 7 pm 16 • Sunday The Long Island Harmonica Club 7 pm 6 • Monday Jia-Yi He & Company* 2:30 pm 14 • Saturday Storytime** 7 pm Art Reception 2-4 pm Nassau County Dept. of Assessment 17 • Monday Navigating the Website 7:30 pm HWPL Readers: Talk, Talk 2 pm 16 • Monday REGISTER FOR BLOOD DRIVE 10 am & 7 pm 7 • Tuesday 18 • Tuesday Storytime** 7 pm BLOOD DRIVE 3-8 pm The Garden Lady - Basic Landscaping 1 pm Nassau County Dept. of Assessment 7:30 pm 8 • Wednesday ÌF Great Books 7:30 pm Film: Night at the Museum 2 & 7:30 pm 17 • Tuesday 19 • Wednesday HWPL Readers: The Brooklyn Follies 11 am 9 • Thursday Art Reception 7- 8:30 pm Film: Pan’s Labyrinth 2 & 7:30 pm The Garden Lady-Containers 7:30 pm 13 • Monday 25 • Tuesday 18 • Wednesday Storytime** 7 pm ÌF My Experience as an Residents pick up tickets for Plaza Theatrical Rodgers & Hart * 7:30 pm 7/30 Plaza Theatrical Hamlet 10 am & 7 pm Investigative Reporter 1 pm 14 • Tuesday Film: Letters from Iwo Jima 2 & 7 :30 pm Concert: Andrea Ceccomori* 7:30 pm HWPL Readers: The Memory 19 • Thursday Keeper’s Daughter 11 am 26 • Wednesday Kaboom! The History of Sound Effects 7:30 pm Plaza Theatrical Rodgers & Hart * 7:30 pm Residents pick up tickets for 23 • Monday 15 • Wednesday 10/11 Plaza Theatrical Gypsy 10 am & 7 pm Film: Hamlet 2 & 7:30 pm Storytime** 7 pm Green Series Film: Who Killed the Electric Car? 2 & 7:30 pm 24 • Tuesday Discussion after the 2 pm showing ÌF Franz Schubert 10:30 am with David Gray Defensive Driving 25 • Wednesday 21 • Tuesday Call 516 374-1967 ext. 231 for Film: The Queen 2 & 7:30 pm ÌF Cosi Fan Tutte with Prof. Kolb 10:30 am information about our on-going 26 • Thursday Dog Tales** 7 pm defensive driving classes. Highlights in Jazz* 7:30 pm 22 • Wednesday 30 • Monday Film: Notes on a Scandal 2 & 7:30 pm *Previous registration/tickets required. Storytime** 7 pm Plaza Theatrical Hamlet* 7:30 pm 28 • Tuesday ** Children’s Program/See Overleaf Jr.for more information. Reading Club Finale** 10:30 am & 12:30 pm