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May ’07

6 SUNDAY 14 MONDAY 18 FRIDAY 24 THURSDAY DILL JONES MEMORIAL CONCERT: The AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA: Norma. SANDWICHED IN: The Photography Club SOUNDSWAP: Video archivist/historian Dick Smolens Swingtet performs in a con- Although he composed just ten operas in of Long Island presents an encore perfor- Peter Irwin and the Long Island Music Hall cert sponsored by the Music Advisory Coun- his short life, Vincenzo Bellini left a legacy mance of Musical Images, its annual slide of Fame host an evening of music by jazz cil. 3 p.m. Story in this issue. of gorgeous, melodic bel canto melodies in presentation with music. 12:10 p.m. legend John Coltrane. 7:30 p.m. Story in this several memorable operas. In Norma — WAY OFF BROADWAY: Naomi Belts issue. considered by many to be his masterpiece Broadway. Cabaret singer Naomi Zeitlin per- — Bellini dramatizes the Roman occupation forms an energetic program of Broadway of ancient Gaul and the love affair between standards blended with a touch of jazz and a Druid priestess, Norma, and her Roman blues. 8 p.m. EXHIBITS 7 MONDAY lover, Pollione. Video excerpts will accom- pany this presentation by professor James FRIDAY COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE: Help us Kolb. Sponsored by Music Advisory Coun- 25 In the Main Gallery help others! Sign up at the Information Desk cil and Friends of the Library. 4 p.m. ELIZABETH YAARI: Silk Paintings, or by calling 883-4400, Ext. 136. Walk-ins welcome! Refreshments provided. Activities through May 25. The artist conducts a SATURDAY workshop on Saturday, May 19 from 2 to 4 for children will be provided for parents and 19 p.m. Sponsored by The Art Advisory Coun- caregivers who wish to donate. Co-spon- THE JOY OF ART: Workshop with Eliza- cil. Story in this issue. sored by the library’s Staff Association and beth Yaari , whose silk paintings on on ex- the Health Advisory Council. 3 to 8 p.m. TUESDAY hibit in the Main Gallery. Register at In the Photography Gallery 15 [email protected]. Story in this THE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB OF LONG THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER IN MAR- issue. 2 to 4 p.m. ISLAND: 28th Annual Exhibition, May 3 RIAGE: Bridging the Gap Between Fantasy through June 30. Look for Musical Images, and Reality. Dr. Lorraine Marxer, a licensed a slide presentation with music on Wednes- psychologist with many years of experi- day, May 16 at 8 p.m. and again on Friday, 8 TUESDAY ence in marital counseling, will discuss what May 18 at 12:10 p.m. Story in this issue. can be done to maintain joy in a relationship AARP DRIVER SAFETY: For Port Washing- and ways to create a deeper sense of mari- In the Community Gallery ton residents over 55. Registration begins tal satisfaction and commitment. Sponsored 20 SUNDAY May 8 for a class to take place on Saturday, by the Health Advisory Council. 7:30 p.m. SENIORS PAINT THE TOWN: Paintings by June 9. A check for $10 payable to AARP is Port Washington Senior Citizen’s, Inc. art due at time of registration class. Story in this issue. HYPERTENSION SCREENING: Free SANDWICHED IN: Star Wars: May the Fan blood pressure screening conducted by St. Film Be with You. Even after 30 years, in- Francis Hospital. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. terest in George Lucas’ Sci-Fi epic is at an REGISTRATIONS WEDNESDAY TOPICAL TUESDAY: The Great Online 16 all-time high. When the original Star Wars Beginning May 1 Shopping Adventure! Learn how to use the WEDNESDAY MATINEE: A Centenary trilogy returned to theaters in 1997, movie Internet to find the exact item that you’re Tribute to Katharine Hepburn. State of the fans who had grown up with the film be- Panic-Free Finals ...... See May 22 looking for at the lowest price. You’ll also dis- Union (1948-123 min.). A presidential can- came inspired to make their own Star Wars films. Now in their 20s and 30s, armed with Beginning May 8 cover a number of resources for store cou- didate () is caught between pons and Internet retailer savings codes. the support of his loyal wife (Hepburn) and video cameras and powerful home comput- AARP Driving Course ...... See May 8 Most importantly, the program will provide the schemes of an ambitious newspaper ers used for editing and special effects, you with the information that you will need owner (). these weekend directors created a genre to feel safe and secure about shopping and Myles Connolly adapted the Pulitzer that became known as fan films. Many of online. Join Tony Traguardo for a fun look Prize-winning play by Howard Lindsay and their homespun creations rival the original at the vast world of online retail. Sponsored Russel Crouse for producer/director Frank KOREAN DANCE: Young Ok Hong will movies and are now a permanent part of the by the Friends of the Library. Refreshments Capra. 12 noon. perform a program of Korean dances in cel- Star Wars universe. Clive Young will show TUESDAY will be served. 7:30 p.m. ebration of Asian Heritage Month. She has some of these films and discuss the history 1 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES meets. danced at the Olympic Games in Mexico of the growing fan film movement. Clive is A CENTENARY TRIBUTE TO KATH- Executive session at 7 p.m. The public is and South Korea. In addition, musician and Senior Editor of ProSound News and has ARINE HEPBURN: Tonight we begin our invited at 7:30 p.m. storyteller Soh Young Lee-Segedo will nar- written for MTV, VH1, American Songwriter salute to this screen legend with Mary of CONVERSATIONS FROM MAIN rate a history of Korean dance and culture. and many other publications. 12:10 p.m. Scotland (1936-123 min.). Hepburn stars as STREET: Meet Valentino Achak Deng. Mr. This project is made possible in part, with the tempestuous queen whose claim to the public funds from the New York State Coun- “JOURNEY TO THE DAY” (1960-90 min.). WEDNESDAY Deng is the subject of Dave Eggers’ new Six patients at a state mental hospital gather crown of England may cost her her life! 9 What Is the What, cil on the Arts Decentralization Program, book, a fictionalized ac- scripted, from Maxwell WEDNESDAY MATINEE: A Centenary administered by the Long Island Arts Coun- for a group therapy session in author Roger count of Mr. Deng’s life from the time he O. Hirson’s episode of Playhouse 90, which Anderson’s play, for director . Tribute to Katharine Hepburn. was a small boy in Sudan through his first cil at Freeport and the Korean American 7:30 p.m. Story in this issue. (1938-96 min.). Screenwriters Donald Association. 2 p.m. originally aired on April 22, 1960. John years as a refugee in the United States. Co- Frankenheimer directed. The cast includes Ogden Stewart and sponsored by the Library, Dolphin Book adapted ’s play about a charm- Mary Astor, James Dunn, James Gregory, Shop and the Landmark. At Landmark on Steven Hill, Janice Rule, Vivian Nathan, Pe- ing non-conformist () and the Main Street. 7:30 p.m. New York society girl he falls for (Kate). ter Votrian, and Mike Nichols in his first ’s classic co-stars Lew Ayres, PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB OF LONG IS- dramatic role. Television producer Bob Waldman will introduce. 7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Edward Everett Horton, Binnie Barnes and LAND presents Musical Images, its slide MONDAY 2 presentation with music. (Note: the 2005 21 Henry Daniell. 12 noon WEDNESDAY MATINEE: Pride and Preju- and 2006 editions are available in our circu- LIBRARY FOUNDATION: The Port Wash- dice (1940-118 min.). Spirited Elizabeth READING GROUP: A discussion of Evening lating DVD collection.) 8 p.m. ington Library Foundation meets at 7 p.m. Bennet () finds herself drawn of Long Goodbyes by Paul Murray, facilitated to scowling bachelor Mr. Darcy (Laurence by Lee Fertitta. 7 p.m. “MADEINUSA” (2005-100 min.). Madein- Olivier). Screenwriters Aldous Huxley and usa (Magaly Solier) is a sweet-faced 14- TUESDAY year-old who lives in a dirt-floor house and 29 Jane Murfin adapted Jane Austen’s novel for director Robert Z. Leonard. Also, Rudolf dreams of a world beyond her Peruvian vil- “HALF NELSON” (2006-107 min.). Brook- lage. She is drawn to Salvador (Carlos de la lyn junior high school teacher Dan Dunne Ising’s cartoon, The Fishing Bear (1940-8 THURSDAY min.). 12 noon 17 Torre), a young geologist who has been im- (Ryan Gosling) has a secret – he’s a drug THURSDAY READING GROUP: A discussion of The prisoned by the townspeople. Director addict. When his student Drey (Shareeka 10 World is Flat Carlos Llosa also scripted. Also, Polish ani- Epps) catches him smoking crack in the by Thomas L. Friedman, fa- DIRECTOR’S CUT: Film expert John Bosco cilitated by Lee Fertitta. 1:30 p.m. mator Tomek Baginski’s short Fallen Art bathroom, the two enter into a wary friend- will screen and discuss Children of Men (2004-5 min.), in which army officers nur- ship. Director Ryan Fleck scripted this (2006-109 min.). Director Alfonso Cuaron ture their insanities at a forgotten military drama with Anna Boden. 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY also co-scripted this adaptation of P.D. base. This screening comes to us from Film 3 James’s novel about a near-future world Movement, an organization that makes out- SENIOR CONNECTIONS: Information and where women can no longer bear children. standing foreign films, independent films referral service staffed by trained volun- With Clive Owen, , Michael and documentaries available to educational teers designed to link older adults and their Caine and Claire-Hope Ashitey as the last institutions. 7:30 p.m. families to needed resources. Thursdays pregnant woman on earth. 7:30 p.m. 30 WEDNESDAY from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY MATINEE: A Centenary GREAT BOOKS: A discussion of Nancy Tribute to Katharine Hepburn: The Glass Mitford’s Zelda. This is the last session un- Menagerie (1973-105 min.). In Anthony til September. 8 p.m. TUESDAY Harvey’s production of ’ 22 play, Southern belle Amanda Wingfield FRIDAY 11 PANIC-FREE FINALS (Grades 7-12): Reg- (Hepburn) attempts to impose her shat- BOOK & AUTHOR LUNCHEON: Featured istration begins Tuesday, May 1 in tered dreams onto the hopes of her frag- authors are Alice Hoffman and David Nasaw. TeenSpace. A one-session workshop in ac- ile, reclusive daughter Laura (Joanna Miles). 11 a.m. At George Washington Manor. Story tive study strategies, time management plays Amanda’s son Tom, 4 FRIDAY in this issue. skills and tips for test-taking and essay writ- and is Jim O’Connor, Laura’s ing, led by Corlyn Nedwick of Long Island “gentleman caller.” 12 noon SANDWICHED IN: Elvis: The “King” and SANDWICHED IN: A Centenary Tribute to Study Skills Clinic. Materials fee $3. 7 p.m. I. Join Elvis’ biggest fan, Gregg Hacker, as Katharine Hepburn: 3rd THURSDAY @ 3: Meet Douglas G. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library. he presents the rise and fall of the “King” (1938-102 min.). With her pet leopard Baby Morris. Justice Imperiled is the story of through video, personal stories and in tow, madcap heiress Susan Vance lawyer Max Hirschberg, one of Germany’s samples from his vast collection of Elvis (Hepburn) sets her sights on an absent- most courageous defenders of justice in Presley memorabilia. Mr. Hacker has col- minded zoologist David Huxley (Cary the face of Hitler’s power. Hirschberg lived THURSDAY lected Elvis items for more than 25 years, Grant), who is hunting for a missing dino- an extraordinary life at a defining moment 31 and is known among fans for his unique saur bone, which has been buried by in German and European history. By the WEDNESDAY “TOUCH THE SOUND: A SOUND JOUR- Oceanside home that has been partially- George the dog (played by Asta, of the Thin time he fled Nazi Germany in 1934, he had 23 NEY WITH EVELYN GLENNIE” (2004-99 transformed into an Elvis Museum. This en- Man series fame). Dudley Nichols and argued a series of cases in Munich’s court- WEDNESDAY MATINEE: A Centenary min.). Grammy-winning percussionist thusiast has been to Graceland many times, scripted ’ screw- rooms that shed light on the history of po- Tribute to Katharine Hepburn. Suddenly, Evelyn Glennie — who happens to be deaf seen Elvis perform live and has met Elvis’ ball masterpiece. 12:10 p.m. litical justice in pre-Nazi Germany and, by Last Summer (1959-114 min.). Screen- — performs and discusses her music. Tho- cousin Patsy Presley, daughter Lisa Marie, “STRANGER THAN FICTION” (2006-113 extension, the miscarriage of justice in all writers Gore Vidal and Tennessee Williams mas Riedelsheimer’s fascinating film comes and wife Priscilla Presley. Mr. Hacker en- min.). Lonely IRS agent Harold Crick (Will Western democracies. In this unique blend adapted Williams’ play about Southern ma- to us from Docurama, a leading source for courages fellow fans to come and share Ferrell) begins to hear a female voice in his of and courtroom drama, Dou- triarch Violet Venable (Hepburn), her sup- outstanding documentaries. 7:30 p.m. their stories and memorabilia. 12:10 p.m. head, leading him to the realization that he glas G. Morris captures the excitement of posedly mad niece Catherine Holly (Eliza- Hirschberg’s actual cases and presents le- “SHUT UP & SING” (2006-93 min.). Coun- is the subject of a novel and that his author beth Taylor) and Dr. Cukrowicz (Montgom- gal battles that still rage, in different cir- try music trio The Dixie Chicks (Natalie () is plotting to kill him off. ery Clift), a neurosurgeon who is trying to cumstances, to this day. Douglas G. Mor- Maines, Emily Robison, Martie Maguire) This romantic comedy from screenwriter cure the girl. Joseph L. Mankiewicz di- Refreshments for the Sandwiched In Series ris is a legal historian and practicing crimi- learn a lesson in free speech when lead Zach Helm and director Marc Forster also rected. 12 noon courtesy of Friends of the Library. nal defense attorney with Federal Defend- singer Maines offhandedly criticizes Presi- stars Maggie Gyllenhaal as a rebellious ers of New York. Justice Imperiled will be PORT WRITES: A group of self motivated Priority seating at all events is given to Port dent George W. Bush on the eve of the in- baker, Dustin Hoffman as a quizzical litera- available for purchase and signing following writers, facilitated by Michael Chaplan, Washington residents and cardholders. vasion of Iraq. Barbara Kopple and Cecilia ture professor and Queen Latifah as the his talk. This program sponsored by the meets the fourth Wednesday of each Peck directed this rousing documentary. author’s funky assistant. 7:30 p.m. PORT WASHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY / Friends of the Library. 3 p.m. month. 8 p.m. 7:30 p.m. (516) 883-4400