December ‘09

EXHIBITS In the Main Gallery MONDAY SUNDAY WEDNESDAY JOHN SIDELI, OBJECT POEMS: The 14 20 23 “NURSERY UNIVERSITY” (2008-90 min.). Ken Kresge Trio: This piano trio, back WEDNESDAY WESTERN: The Great Maine artist exhibits his mixed media In communities across the United States, by popular demand, puts their signature Northfield Minnesota Raid(1972-92 min.). constructions December 2 through 28. competition to get into the best schools is spin on the seasonal songbook. 3 p.m. Introspective Cole Younger (Cliff Rob- AAC starting very early. New York City is at the ertson), psychotic Jesse James (Robert In the Photography Gallery center of this phenomenon, with nursery Duvall) and their gang of desperadoes set schools becoming the arena where parents their sites on the biggest bank west of the LOU LEVITT: Two Faces of Mexico, compete for the privilege to place their Mississippi. Director Philip Kaufman also through December 20. The photographer toddlers on a track that some believe paves scripted. 7:30 p.m. writes: “The first group of photographs are the way to the Ivy League. Marc H. Simon PORT WRITES: 8 p.m. of members of the tribe of Tarahumara scripted, produced and directed this film, Indians, Mexico’s second largest native which comes to us from Docurama, a lead- Indian group, whose population is esti- ing source of outstanding documentaries. mated to be between 50,000 and 70,000 7:30 p.m. people. They reside in the Copper Canyon area, a part of the Sierra Madre mountain range that encompasses more than twenty SUNDAY canyons . . . the Tarahumara have chosen 27 to live apart from modern western culture. “GIGANTE” (2009-88 min.). Shy and lonely They are farmers who subsist on corn, supermarket security guard Jara (Horacio beans and their livestock. In the winter, WEDNESDAY Camandule) becomes obsessed with Julia they live in caves, moving into small log 16 (Leonor Svarcas), the cleaning woman LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES meets. whose every move he observes on sur- cabins in the summer . . . The second SUNDAY 7:30 p.m. group of photographs was taken at a 6 veillance cameras. Director Adrian Biniez crowded election rally for Andres Obrador RAN DANK: The Israeli pianist performs WEDNESDAY WESTERN: Day of the also scripted this drama from Uruguay. In “FOR MY FATHER” (2008-96 min.). Tarek in the magnificent plaza of the historical selections from Bach, Ives, Granados, Outlaw (1959-92 min.). Robert Ryan stars Spanish with English subtitles. Also, Dan- (Shredi Jaabarin), a young Palestinian colonial district in Guadalajara, the second Bartok, Chopin, Skryabin and Liszt. This as a rancher whose plan for a showdown ish bodybuilder (Kim Kold) asks a local man blackmailed into a suicide mission largest city of Mexico.” concert is presented in honor of Evelyn and against a neighboring rancher is side- girl (Lykke Sand Michelsen) on a date in in Israel, is given a second chance at life Eric Pick by an anonymous donor. 3 p.m. tracked by the arrival of outlaw Burl Ives Mads Matthiesen’s Dennis (2007-18 min.). when the fuse on his explosive vest fails Story in this issue. MAC and his unruly gang. Philip Yordan scripted A Film Movement release. 2 p.m. for director Andre De Toth. 7:30 p.m. to detonate. Forced to spend the weekend in tel Aviv awaiting its repair, Tarek must live among the people he was planning REGISTRATIONS to kill. He falls in love with Keren (Hili Exercise for Over 50 . . .See December 1 Yalon), who has cut off contact with her Orthodox Jewish family. Ido and Jonatan Computer Classes . . . . .See December 8 MONDAY Dror scripted for director Dror Zahavi. In MONDAY 7 THURSDAY Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles. 28 GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP: 17 Also, Alex Holmes’s Australian short, Ali A discussion of Hercules by Euripides. 1 BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: A discus- & the Ball (2008-15 min.), the story of an p.m. sion of An African Queen by Rachel Hol- mes, facilitated by Lee Fertitta. 1:30 p.m. 8-year-old boy living in a refugee detention “CHERI” (2009-93 min.). Director Stephen center. This screening comes to us from TUESDAY Frears and screenwriter Christopher 3rd THURSDAYS @ 3: Dutch 17th Century Film Movement, an organization which 1 Hampton adapt Colette’s novel about ag- Group Portraiture (Rembrandt and Frans makes outstanding independent film, for- Exercise For Over 50 lottery: ing courtesan Lea de Lonval (Michelle Hals). Portrait painting thrived in the Neth- eign films and documentaries available to Beginning Tuesday December 1, place Pfeiffer), who is enlisted by her rival, erlands in the 17th century. Many portraits educational institutions. 2 p.m. your check or money order for $35 for Madame Peloux (Kathy Bates), to educate were commissioned by wealthy individuals the series of 10 classes in the receptacle at her spoiled 19-year-old son Cheri (Rupert and large group portraits similarly were Information Desk with the following infor- Friend) in the ways of women. Note: this often ordered by prominent members of a mation in the lower left corner: your phone film includes adult material. 7:30 p.m. city’s civilian guard, by boards of trustees number or e-mail address, the day and and regents, and the like. Scientists often time of the class requested — Tuesdays posed with instruments and objects of their at 9 am, Thursdays at 9 am OR 10 am. All study, physicians sometimes posed togeth- MONDAY classes will follow the same format. One 21 er around a cadaver. Most group portraits GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP: A check per person for each class desired. of civilian guards (Dutch: schutterstuk) discussion of Frames of Mind by Howard Checks will be drawn on December 23. were commissioned in Haarlem and Am- Gardner. 1 p.m Classes will be held Tuesdays, January TUESDAY sterdam. These arrangements gave way in 5 through March 9 and Thursdays, Janu- 8 AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA: The Merry ADULT COMPUTER CLASSES: Regis- later years to a more dynamic composition, Widow. ary 7 through March 11. Notification of tration begins December 8 for classes in and implied a narrative, the most famous The “Merry Widow” corset and inclusion will be made by phone or email. January. All are on Saturdays from 10 am example being Rembrandt’s “The Night- hat, and the “Merry Widow” waltz explod- “LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN” (1945-110 Checks not drawn will be returned. to noon. Kindergarten, January 9; First watch”, also known as “The Militia Com- ed on the scene in Europe after the debut min.). When Ellen (Oscar nominee Gene Grade, January 16; Third Grade (formerly pany of Captain Frans Banning Cocq.” An of this operetta in 1905, taking the conti- Tierney) marries author Richard (Cornel Second Grade), January 23; Fourth Grade artistic rival to Rembrandt, Frans Hals was nent by storm. A similar storm hit London Wilde), her jealousy ruins the lives of all (formerly Third Grade), January 30. the leading painter in seventeenth-century and New York two years later when Franz around her, and soon leads to murder. Jo Haarlem. His large group portraits of the Lehar’s work debuted in those countries . Swerling scripted this stylish Technicolor HYPERTENSION SCREENING: Free civic guards and the directors of charitable Set in Paris, the operetta is about the Grand noir, from Ben Ames Williams’s novel, for blood pressure screening conducted by St. Duchy of Pontevedro, a small country on director John M. Stahl. 7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY institutions are especially famous. Avoid- 2 Francis Hospital. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ing flattery, Hals depicted his sitters with the verge of bankruptcy. Hanna Glawari, a What are Fractals in Art? Pontevedrian and a recent wealthy widow SCIENCE 103: TOPICAL TUESDAY: Meet Eric Sand- a lively candor that appealed to their infor- is of great concern to the embassy. If she Some objects when viewed in fine detail erson, author of Mannahatta: A Natural mal tastes. Frans Hals is best known for his marries a non-Pontevedrian, the departure show themselves to be made of ever History of New York City. Books will be outstanding group portraits of “Banquets of her inherited fortune would destroy her smaller parts, similar to the original. Such available for purchase and signing follow- of the Officers of the St. George Civic native land. Count Danilo, another Pon- objects are called fractals and play a role ing Mr. Sanderson’s slide-illustrated discus- Guard,” painted several times through- tevedrian, once was in love with Hanna, WEDNESDAY in some kinds of art. Natural things have sion. Sponsored by Friends of the Library. out his long career. Professor Thomas 30 but was prevented from marrying her by WEDNESDAY WESTERN: We conclude the same miraculous design; art works 7:30 p.m. Story in this issue. Germano discusses the life and work of can be created from fractals that look Rembrandt and Hals in this visual lecture. his uncle because she was poor at that this year’s Wednesday Western series very natural. We explore these strange 3 p.m. MAC time. Now, Danilo refuses to marry her with the classic High Noon (1952-85 min.). entities and see how art can be created because of her wealth and Hanna refuses Abandoned by his young bride (Grace using them. Join Philip Sherman for an to marry Danilo until he declares, “I love Kelly), aging lawman Will Kane (Gary exploration of the relationship between you.” Having gone to Maxim’s to party, Cooper) stands alone to defend a town of art and mathematics. 4 p.m. Danilo is finally confronted by Hanna, righteous cowards against a gang of kill- and during the “Merry Widow Waltz” he ers. Carl Foreman’s script takes place in The Far WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY WESTERN: 9 is finally able to admit that he loves her. “real time.” Dimitri Tiomkin composed the Country BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: A discus- (1954-97 min.). Cattlemen James FRIDAY Please join Professor James Kolb for an score, Stanley Kramer produced, and Fred sion of A Girl’s Guide to Modern European Stewart and Walter Brennan clash with 18 exhilarating exploration of this merry tale. Zinnemann directed. 7:30 p.m. SANDWICHED IN: Little Gems: Small self-appointed lawman John McIntire. Philosophy by Charlotte Greig, facilitated 3 p.m. MAC Anthony Mann directed, from a screenplay by Lee Fertitta. 7:30 p.m. Museums of London and Paris. London’s by Borden Chase. 7:30 p.m. National Gallery, the Tate, the Louvre, and PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB OF LONG IS- the Musée d’Orsay are familiar to every LAND hosts Alex M. Wolff with “What Is tourist, but masterpieces can be found SPONSORSHIPS So Special About Your Photographs?”A few also in the more relaxed atmosphere of AAC Art Advisory Council questions that might be answered by the less grand galleries. Join Metropolitan end of the evening are: nature vs. nurture Museum of Art docent Vivian Gordon for CAC Children’s Advisory Council or create vs. capture? Art or photograph/ a look at what can be seen at London’s HAC Health Advisory Council FRIDAY photographer or artist? Who do I really Courtauld Gallery, the Wallace Collec- Music Advisory Council 4 shoot for? When does a photograph stop tion, or Apsley House and at the Musée MAC SANDWICHED IN: Meet Lily Koppel, being a photograph? 8 p.m. author of The Red Leather Diary. Books Marmottan and Petit Palais in Paris. These NAC Nautical Advisory Council will be available for purchase and signing museums display a wide range of works following Ms. Koppel’s discussion. Spon- by artists such as Titian, Velázquez, Rem- All programs sponsored by the Advisory sored by the Friends of the Library. 12:10 brandt, Goya, Monet, Cézanne and Van Councils are privately funded by donations p.m. Story in this issue. Gogh. 12:10 p.m. to the Port Washington Library Founda- WAY OFF BROADWAY: Contra Dancing tion. BEATLEMANIA 2009: Tony Traguardo hosts a program that includes selections THURSDAY for All with Chart Guthrie & Friends. Con- Refreshments for the Sandwiched In Series 10 tra dancing, similar to square dancing, is from the remastered Beatles albums DIRECTOR’S CUT: Film expert John courtesy of the Friends of the Library. and an opportunity to play the new video Bosco will screen and discuss Easy Virtue fun and easy to learn, with each dance be- game The Beatles: Rock Band on our large (2008-96 min.), in which British playboy ing taught by the caller before it is danced. Priority seating at all events is given to Port screen. 7:30 p.m. Story in this issue. John Whittaker () brings his The atmosphere encourages community Washington residents and cardholders. bride, American race car driver Larita (Jes- and welcomes new dancers, from ages 12 sica Biel), home to meet the family (Kristin to 112. 7:30 p.m. CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE Scott Thomas, ) at their country Lori Gerbasi, Jonathan Guildroy, Jessica estate. Director scripted with Sheridan Jobbins, from Noel Coward’s Ley, Rosann McManus, Brooke Salit, Elly play. 7:30 p.m. Shodell, Joni Simon, Tony Traguardo

SATURDAY “EVERY LITTLE STEP” (2009-93 min.). PORT WASHINGTON PUBLIC 19 James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo’s LIBRARY / (516) 883-4400 NEXT CHAPTER: Join this monthly group documentary observes the auditions for in the Local History Center for a lively the Broadway revival of that perennial LIBRARY HOURS discussion of current events. Bring your musical favorite, A Chorus Line, which Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,

FRIDAY opinions! 10:30 a.m. to noon. Contact Lee itself is about auditions for a Broadway Friday, 9 to 9 11 Fertitta at 883-4400, Ext. 135 for more COMMANDO: The band plays a musical musical! 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 11 to 9 • Saturday, 9 to 5 salute to punk rock legends The Ramones. information. Sunday, 1 to 5 7:30 p.m. Story in this issue.