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The Ford Connection – Spring 2016 The fordlibrary.org Ford Connection The Thomas Ford Memorial Library SPRING 2016 An Evening at the Sunday, May 1, 7 p.m. First Congregational Church 1106 Chestnut Street Kenneth Donovan, Janet Mensen Reynolds, Rose Guccione, & Keven Keys Janet Mensen Reynolds and her friends from the Lyric Opera Chorus return for our 20th the operas’ composers and describes opera annual An Evening at the Opera. They will characters, scenes, plots, and their inevitable preview operas from the Lyric’s 2016-2017 twists. season by singing famous arias, duets, and other pieces. An Evening at the Opera is a free concert generously presented to the community by Held at the acoustically pleasing First the family of Pauline and Elmer Kennedy. The Congregational Church of Western Springs, concert lasts approximately two hours, will the concert also serves as an introduction have one intermission, and refreshments will to the stories of opera. Between songs, a be served after the concert. No registration narrator entertainingly recounts the lives of is required. FRIDAY Registration is required for all programs unless otherwise noted. at the FORD Register online, in-person, or by calling (708) 246-0520. Using the Library from Home: Hell Hath No Fury: Wicked, Wild and We open our doors at 7 p.m. for free Life Long Learning Wonderful Women of the Windy City concerts sponsored by the Western Springs Wednesday, March 16, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 31, 7 p.m. Library Friends. No registration is Your ability to find reliable information From Jane Addams and Ida B. Wells to required. affects your decision-making and contemporary figures like Sandra Cisneros understanding of the world in which we and Ursula Bielski, Chicago’s women Trillium live. Luckily your library card is a key to have stood tall and walked proud. In this March 18, 7:30 p.m. information access. Reference librarian Kennedy History Lecture celebrating Trillium promises Irish music as well Rick Roche will demonstrate online library Women’s History Month, local historian as some New Orleans jazz and other tools, including Consumer Reports, digital Clarence Goodman will show us how these gems at this day-after-St. Patrick’s Day magazines, and Britannica. women contributed to our history concert. Magic and the Art of the Impossible Now Arriving: Petra with Jeanette Andrews 90 Years of Flight in Chicago May 13, 7:30 p.m. Jazz singer Petra van Nuis and guitarist Monday, March 21 at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, 7 p.m. Andy Brown return with a delightful Join us for a magical experience that In this Kennedy History Lecture, authors mix of standards from the American will leave you enthralled and enchanted. Neal Samors and Christopher Lynch will golden age of song. Jeanette Andrews presented her first magic speak about their book, Now Arriving, and show at age four, and is now a full-time the history of traveling by air in Chicago magician who has performed her thought- over the past ninety years. provoking take on the art of the impossible for thousands across the country. Costumes of Downton Abbey Wednesday, April 13, 7 p.m. Coloring for fun and relaxation In 2016, Chicago's Driehaus Museum Tuesday, March 22, 7-8 p.m. hosts an exhibition of costumes used in the Join us for a relaxing evening of coloring wildly popular PBS/BBC series Downtown and conversation. All materials provided. Abbey. Art historian Jeff Mishur discusses Refreshments will be served. No costumes on exhibit that are original to the Petra van Nuis registration necessary. period as well as garments that were newly constructed to imitate vintage dress. May Flowers Quilling Tuesday, April 26, 7-8 p.m. T u rsday, May 5 at 7 p.m. Bend and curl narrow slips of paper into lovely paper creations through the process of quilling. All supplies included. Thomas Ford favorite Leslie Goddard is back as one of history's greatest aviators. Learning the Night Sky Amelia Earhart’s courageous exploits Thursday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. and spirited personality made her an Join David Fuller, host of “Eyes on the Sky” international celebrity in the early twentieth on YouTube for a fun-filled and informative century. In this lively living-history program, presentation and discussion about the night sponsored by the Western Springs Library Friends, sky. Learn about prominent constellations you will meet Amelia and learn about her experiences and how to find them easily, plus tips for as the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane finding galaxies, nebula and star clusters in 1928, and the first woman to fly solo across the with binoculars or small telescopes. If the Atlantic in 1932. She’ll describe how she learned to weather is clear, Dave will also take the fly, what inspired her adventurous spirit, and why she audience outside for some live stargazing! set off in 1937 for an around-the-world flight. Springtime Brunch Antique Appraisal with Rex Newell Tuesday, May 3, 7 p.m. Monday, May 16, 7 p.m. Hosting a beautiful springtime brunch can Is it trash or is it treasure? Find out when be a wonderfully easy way to entertain. professional appraiser Rex Newell of Rex’s Join Chef Mary Gail Bennett as she Antiques visits the Library to appraise demonstrates make-ahead brunch recipes your collectibles, and talk about trends in sure to please everyone. She will be making the antiques business. The first 40 people a Seafood Brunch Soufflé along with a to register will receive a free appraisal, but Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake. Recipes spectators are also welcome. Rex does not and samples included. appraise firearms, Native American or We open the doors at 6:45 p.m. for these Oriental antiques. after-hours film discussions. They are drop- Using the Library from Home: in events; no registration necessary. Digital Books, Music, Movies, and Felt Cuff Bracelet Design Magazines Thursday, May 19, 7-8:30 p.m. Suffragette Wednesday, May 11, 7 p.m. Create a funky, felt wrist bracelet and Friday, March 11, 7 p.m. Have a busy schedule? Want books, wear it home! Participants will make a The foot soldiers of the early feminist magazines, movies, and music to come to unique cuff bracelet based on an ancient movement, women who were forced you? Go digital! Reference librarian Rick method of creating fabrics that uses the underground to pursue a dangerous game Roche will show you how to access library natural property of animal hair, water, of cat and mouse with an increasingly materials with your computer, tablet, soap, and your hands. All materials will brutal State. and smartphone from Hoopla, Media on be supplied and no sewing or knitting Demand, eRead Illinois, and Flipster. Bring experience is needed. Led by Tammy L Love & Mercy your device and your questions. Deck, award-winning fiber artist and owner Friday, March 25, 7 p.m. of TLD Design Center and JAD Gallery of In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Westmont and Berwyn. Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his Book Clubs avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the Library book clubs are open to anyone who enjoys good books! Extra copies of the books are 1980s, he is a broken, confused man made available at the Library one month before the discussion. Book reviews and other under the 24-hour watch of shady information can be viewed at the Reference Desk. therapist Dr. Eugene Landy. Book Discussion Group Brooklyn Our Souls at Night Friday, April 8, 7 p.m. by Kent Haruf An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls in love Wednesday, April 6, 7:30 p.m. with a local. When her past catches up In Holt, Colorado, widowed senior with her, she must choose between two citizens Addie and Louis decide to start countries and the lives that exist within. spending their lonely nights together for companionship. This eloquent, quiet novel Merchants of Doubt is the story of their growing friendship as Friday, May 6, 7 p.m. they discuss their long lives, their joys and A documentary that looks at pundits-for- losses, missed opportunities and regrets, hire who present themselves as scientific trying not to care what others think. Science Fiction Book Club authorities as they speak about topics Foundation like toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals and The Language of Flowers by Isaac Asimov climate change. by Vanessa Diffenbaugh Monday, May 9, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. The first book in one of the most lauded The End of the Tour In this engaging novel, misfit Victoria and loved series in SF. Foundation Friday, May 20, 7 p.m. is a survivor of the foster care system envisions a far future Galactic Empire The story of the five-day interview whose skill with flowers brings her out of whose decline is imminent. Hoping to between Rolling Stone reporter David homelessness by landing her a job with a shorten the interval of this impending Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David florist. Distrustful and unable to love, she dark age, renegade scientist Hari Seldon Foster Wallace, which took place right relies on the Victorian meanings of flowers enacts a diversionary plan to create and after the 1996 publication of Wallace’s protect a Foundation on which the to communicate with others, ultimately groundbreaking epic novel, Infinite Jest. finding her way. future Empire will be built. Registration is required for all programs and storytimes and begins on Monday, March 7. Have your library card ready to register online, in person, or by calling (708) 246-0520.
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