A monthly guide to your community library, its programs and services Issue No. 227, February 2008 February holidays The library will be open 1 to 5 p.m. on Music council welcomes cellist Monday, February 18 in observance of The Music Advisory Council will be accompanied by pianist Anna Polonsky is widely in Presidents’ Day. welcomes renowned Turkish cel- Anna Polonsky in a concert featur- demand as a soloist and chamber list Efe Baltacigil on Sunday, Feb- ing the works of Dvorak, musician. She has appeared with Tax help ruary 24 at 3 p.m. Mr. Baltacigil Boccherini and Elgar. the Moscow Virtuosi and Vladimir Baltacigil was lauded by The Spivakov, the Buffalo Philhar- Beginning February 5 and continuing Philadelphia Inquirer as “a highly monic with JoAnn Falleta, the St. on Tuesdays through April 8, trained individualized solo artist.” He was Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, the volunteers from AARP will be available awarded a 2006 Avery Fisher Ca- Columbus Symphony Orchestra, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to assist reer Grant and was also selected the Chamber Orchestra of Phila- with the preparation of tax returns. Ap- as a member of the European delphia, and many others. pointments required; call the Information Concert Hall Association’s Anna Polonsky emigrated to Desk at 883-4400, Ext. 136. (ECHO) Rising Stars program. the United States in 1990. She re- He is touring Europe this season, ceived her Bachelor of Music di- Tai Chi workshop performing at major venues in Bir- ploma from The Curtis Institute of mingham, Luxembourg, Vienna, Music, and earned her Master’s Release tension and stress on Thursday, Cologne, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Degree from the Juilliard School. February 7 at 8 p.m. with Master Sitan and Baden-Baden. He has per- In addition to performing, she Chen. Audience participation follows the formed in London, Brussels and serves on the piano faculty of demonstration. Athens, and at Carnegie Hall. Vassar College. Shakespeare’s great tragedies Join professor Edmund Epstein for the second in a series of explorations of Myron Waldman’s animation art Shakespeare’s great tragedies. On Feb- ruary 29, he’ll look at Othello. On Betty Boop, Popeye, Super- March 14, the discussion will be of King man and Casper the Friendly Lear. On March 28, join us for a discus- Ghost will visit the library Febru- sion of Macbeth. All programs begin at ary 5 through 29 when the Com- 3 p.m. munity Gallery features the art of legendary cartoonist Myron Budget information Waldman. In a career that spanned Library Budget Vote & Trustee Election seven decades, Mr. Waldman takes place Tuesday, April 8 from 7 a.m. served as head animator at Flei- to 9 p.m. Important dates — February scher Studios and Paramount’s Fa- 13: Budget Hearing & Board Meeting; mous Studios. Two of his Flei- March 12: Budget Hearing & Board scher cartoons, Educated Fish Meeting; March 26: Budget Information (1937) and Hunky and Spunky Meeting. All meetings begin at 7:30 (1938) were nominated for Acad- p.m. in the Hagedorn Meeting Room. emy Awards, and in 1997 he re- ceived the Winsor McCay Award Staff enrichment celebrating a lifetime achievement in the field of animation. In an effort to offer the best possible A Pratt Institute graduate, service to our changing population, li- Mr. Waldman was also an ac- brary staff members recently partici- claimed illustrator. His 1943 book, pated in a workshop conducted by so- Eve, A Love Story Without Words, cial worker Alana Rosenstein of the is considered one of the first Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation. graphic novels, and his comic strip This in-service training program pro- Happy the Humbug was a favorite vided practical tips and techniques for with kids in the 1940s. our staff to use in their daily interac- When Mr. Waldman died in tions on the job. 2006 at the age of 97, animation historian Michael Dobbs wrote, Grades 7-12: Video “Myron was one of the last living links to the Fleischer Studio that Game Tournament continues to influence animation On Saturday, March 15 at 1 p.m., teens today. He was a great artist . and are invited to play against each other a great man.” and test their skills in this exciting gam- See Waldman’s drawings ing event. In-person registration in come to life at a screening on Fri- Myron Waldman’s artwork will hang in the Community Gallery from February 5 through 29. On Friday, February 8, television producer Bob Waldman and his TeenSpace begins on February 15. day, February 8 at 7:30 p.m., brother Steve will present a selection of films animated by their father for the Workshop fee is $5. hosted by the animator’s sons Bob Fleischer Brothers in the 1930s. The selection will include appearances by and Steve. Popeye, Betty Boop and Superman. Library Budget Vote & Trustee Election Tuesday, April 8 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. February 13 / Budget Hearing & Board Meeting March 12 / Budget Hearing & Board Meeting March 26 / Budget Information Meeting All meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Hagedorn Meeting Room Sea Cliff artist to exhibit in black and white James Cagney on DVD, Artist Roger Molina was the media on sketching paper and born in Sea Cliff and educated at medium grade canvas, a whole Briarcliffe College, where he re- new world is opened up with inten- VHS and the printed page ceived two awards for excellence sity of white, black and gray con- in Fine Art. His work will hang in trasts. The process of texture is This month we screen A Mid- G Men • Great Guy • Kiss Tomor- the Main Gallery February 1 achieved by applying layers of ink summer Night’s Dream, which fea- row Goodbye • Love Me or Leave through 28. The Art Advisory and reworking the surface with an tures James Cagney in a hilarious Me • Man of a Thousand Faces • Council hosts a reception for the abrasive eraser that gives a deep performance as the “Rude Me- Mister Roberts • One, Two, Three artist Saturday, February 2 from bold depth to the background. chanical” Bottom the Weaver. The • The Public Enemy • Ragtime • 2 to 4 p.m. “My technique is a form of actor, who was born of Irish/Nor- The Roaring Twenties • The Seven sensual deprivation, in terms of wegian stock on July 17, 1889, Little Foys • Something to Sing Pens & Markers deleting color from your mental made his name as a loose-limbed About • 13 Rue Madeleine • The viewpoint. If you take away all the hoofer and street-smart tough guy Time of Your Life • Vaudeville • “In all of my works I aim to colors that define our interpreta- in movies of the 1930s (note: he What Price Glory • The West Point communicate my thoughts and tions of what we perceive to be the never actually said “You dirty rat!” Story • White Heat • Yankee emotions using the basic elements obvious mood, theme, depth, feel onscreen). Despite numerous Doodle Dandy of art almost entirely without the and even time of day, it opens up great performances, he won his Cagney on VHS: Boy Meets use of color,” explains Mr. Molina. the mind to different views and only Oscar portraying song-and- Girl • Ceiling Zero • Devil Dogs of “Organic, repetitive lines are used feelings. This leaves more to the dance man George M. Cohan in the Air • James Cagney: Top of the in conjunction with odd shapes imagination and relies on the Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). World • Lady Killer • A Lion in the and characters, unusual light viewer’s inner self to determine Cagney was married to Frances Streets • The Oklahoma Kid • Shake sources, subtle motion, odd di- whether the situation is positive or Cagney, nicknamed Bill, for 64 Hands with the Devil • The Straw- mensions and creative contrasts. negative.” years, until his death on March berry Blonde • That’s Dancing! Using fine pens and markers as 30, 1986. Books on James Cagney: Cagney on DVD: Angels with John McCabe’s Cagney • Patrick Dirty Faces • Blood on the Sun • Milligan’s Cagney: The Actor as Boom Town • The Bride Came Auteur • Richard Schickel’s James C.O.D. • The Busby Berkeley Disc Cagney: A Celebration • Robert • Captains of the Clouds • City for Sklar’s City Boys: Cagney, Bogart, Conquest • Each Dawn I Die • The Garfield • Doug Warren’s James Fighting 69th • Footlight Parade • Cagney: The Authorized Biography Career coaching for boomers and others The library’s free career counseling program is up and running. Our career coach Diane Reynolds meets privately with those seeking assistance in job placement, career options, skills assessment, resume and cover letter preparation, and inter- viewing techniques. For further information or to schedule an appointment, please call the Reference Room at 883-4400, Ext. 111. Diane teaches at the City University of New York. She received her M.S. Degree in Counseling from Hofstra University. Desperate Detectives A collaborative writing project Who dun it? Maybe you! this joint endeavor. This could be Join others interested in creating the start of something big — a piece of fiction with a mystery maybe a collection of genres ex- angle. Our group of sleuths will citing enough to interest a pub- decide who, what, when, where, lisher? why and how to complete a short Bring a bag lunch. Friends story in a single day — March 1, of the Library will supply bever- from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Award-win- ages and cookies. A materials fee ning author and publishing con- of $5 is due at registration, which sultant Carol Hoenig will facilitate begins February 12.