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Exhibits Registrations January 2012 EXHIBITS In the Main Gallery THURSDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY CONSTANCE DIAMOND: Precis, January 12 19 27 DIRECTOR’S CUT: Film expert John BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: Don’t Sing SANDWICHED IN: The History of the 2 through 26. Reception Saturday, January Bosco will screen and discuss writer/ at the Table by Adriana Trigiani, facilitated NYPD. From policing with wooden rattles 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. Story in this issue. AAC director Mike Leigh’s Another Year (2010- by Lee Fertitta. 1:30 p.m. in the colonial era to the state-of-the-art In the Martin Vogel Photography Gallery 130 min.). Tom and Gerri (Jim Broadbent, technology used today, the history of the 3rd Thursdays @ 3: Caravaggio and Ruth Sheen), a married couple who have New York Police Department is an en- Rembrandt. Rembrandt (1606-1690) and MICHAEL MARGULIS: Les Impressions managed to remain blissfully happy into grossing drama. Presenter James Coll is Caravaggio (1571-1610) are considered de la Vie, January 4 through February 28. their autumn years, are surrounded over an adjunct associate professor of American revolutionary geniuses of the Baroque Look for a PowerPoint talk with Michael the course of one average year by friends, and Constitutional history at Nassau Com- period in Holland and Italy respectively. Al- Margulis on Monday, January 23 at 7:30 colleagues and family who all seem to suf- munity College and a detective in the New though the artists never met (Caravaggio p.m. Story in this issue. fer some degree of unhappiness. 7:30 p.m. York City Police Department. 12:10 p.m. FRIDAY died when Rembrandt was only four years In the Community Gallery 6 SANDWICHED IN: What’s All That Jazz? old), their works share similar technical “SUPER 8” (2011-111 min.). In the sum- JEWISH LIFE IN THE HOME and Jewish Join Shenole Latimer for a lecture and approaches and themes. Both explored mer of 1979, a group of young friends in Life in the Synagogue, in Celebration of performance that outlines the history of the complexities of human drama with a a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic The Community Synagogue’s 60th An- jazz. 12:10 p.m. high degree of realism. Each evolved their train crash while making a super-8 movie. niversary Year. own original style with which they changed When locals start to disappear, an inquisi- “BEGINNERS” (2011-104 min.). When Oli- FRIDAY the course of painting in Europe. Join Ines tive deputy suspects that the incident was ver (Ewan McGregor) meets free-spirited 13 Powell for an in depth exploration of these anything but an accident. Elle Fanning, SANDWICHED IN: Infinite Jest: Carica- REGISTRATIONS Anna (Melanie Laurent) shortly after his masters. 3 p.m. AAC Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney, Ryan Lee father Hal has passed away, Oliver realizes ture and Satire from Leonardo to Levine. Beginning January 2 and Zach Mills star. Writer/director J.J. just how much of a beginner he is when it Humor from the Renaissance until the present is the subject of many rarely seen Abrams also produced with Steven Spiel- Teen Cake Pops . See back page comes to long-lasting romantic love. Can berg. 7:30 p.m. memories of Hal (Christopher Plummer), prints and drawings on view at the Metro- Beginning January 3 who came out of the closet at 75, encourage politan Museum through March 3. This Computer Classes . .See January 3 Oliver to open himself up to the potential illustrated talk with docent Vivian Gordon of a true relationship? Director Mike Mills will offer an overview of this special exhibi- FRIDAY E-reader instruction . See January 14 also scripted this comedy-drama. 7:30 p.m. tion, which features examples of personal, 20 SANDWICHED IN: Growing Older with social, and political satire by artists such Beginning January 10 Grace and Guts. Find out how centenar- as Bernini, Hogarth, Goya, Daumier and ians and other successful seniors manage SUNDAY Driver Safety . .See January 10 Al Hirschfeld, along with recent prints 29 to keep their health and a positive mental lampooning Bush and Obama. 12:10 p.m. Beginning January 17 attitude. This blend of humor and sage “HANNA” (2011-111 min.). Erik (Eric advice is presented in a practical manner. Yoga . .See January 17 SATURDAY Bana), an ex-CIA agent, raises his daughter Audience participation is encouraged. 7 Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) in the wilds of Fin- Material from Fred Chernow’s new book: CONSTANCE GARROW DIAMOND: The land, training her to be the perfect assas- Your Second Seventy Years will be distrib- Art Adivsory Council hosts a reception sin. As the girl crosses Europe on a secret uted. 12:10 p.m. for the artist from 2 to 4 p.m. Story in this mission, she must evade agents dispatched MONDAY SCRABBLE PLAYERS! Join us for a game. issue. AAC by operative Marissa (Cate Blanchett), a 2 2 to 4 p.m. GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP: A woman with secrets of her own. Seth Loch- discussion of John Cheever’s The Country head and David Farr scripted for director Husband. 1 p.m. Atonement Joe ( ) Wright. 7:30 p.m. HOW TO ADVOCATE with playwright/ “IN A BETTER WORLD” (Haevnen) (2010- activist Larry Kramer. The Social Action 116 min.). Bullied at school, Elias (Markus Committee of the Community Synagogue Rygaard) is defended by Christian (Wil- SUNDAY and the Library are co-sponsoring this liam Johnk Nielsen), a boy greatly troubled 8 event. Refreshments will follow the talk. JAnoirARY FILM FESTIVAL DOUBLE over his mother’s death. When the two BILL: The System (1953-90 min.). A report- 1:30 p.m. Story in this issue. become involved in an act of revenge, their er (Don Beddoe) exposes a gambling ring SATURDAY parents must help them come to terms run by a prominent businessman (Frank 14 NEXT CHAPTER: Join us for a discussion with the complexity of human emotions, Lovejoy). Jo Eisinger scripted for director pain and empathy. Director Susanne Bier of current events. Bring your opinions! 10 Lewis Seiler. After a brief intermission, a.m. to noon scripted this Best Foreign Language Film we present Bad for Each Other (1953-82 Oscar winner with Anders Thomas Jensen. min.), in which war vet and doctor Tom E-READER LIBRARY: New Kindle, Nook, LIVE@PWPL: Joe Iadanza Band. The band MONDAY In Danish with English subtitles. 7:30 p.m. Owen (Charlton Heston) must choose or iPad for the holidays? Staff and volun- is back for another evening of high energy 30 between helping the poor in his Pennsylva- teers provide an introduction to e-readers “LITTLE SPARROWS” (2010-89 min.). roots rock. 7:30 p.m. nia mining hometown and getting rich by and the free library lending feature. Spe- Nina (Nina Deasley) is widowed with two flattering wealthy women with imaginary cific devices demonstrated and discussed young children. Her sister Anna (Mela- ailments. He must also choose between in small groups. Bring your e-reader. nie Munt) is an aspiring actress unhap- spoiled, twice-divorced Helen Curtis Registration is limited. For more infor- pily married to a filmmaker. Their sibling TUESDAY (Lizabeth Scott) and dedicated nurse Joan mation go to www.pwpl.org and click on Christine (Arielle Gray) is a med student 3 Lasher (Dianne Foster). 1:30 p.m. readers blog under the heading Books & who has yet to fully come to terms with COMPUTER CLASSES FOR ADULTS: Reading. 2 p.m. SUNDAY her sexuality. When their mother Susan’s Registation begins January 3 for the follow- 22 (Nicola Bartlett) breast cancer returns, ing: Computer 101: In this session, learn ANNUAL DILL JONES JAZZ TRIBUTE: the family is faced with the reality of their how to work with text, files and basic word The Gail Nelson Trio performs. 3 p.m. last Christmas together. Director Yu-Hsiu processing skills. Prerequisites: Computer Story in this issue. MAC Camille Chen also scripted this Australian Kindergarten or Introduction to Comput- drama. Also, Martin Wallner and Stefan ers. February 4, 10 a.m. to noon. Computer MONDAY Leuchtenberg’s German short A Lost and 201: An introduction to a spreadsheet pro- 9 SUNDAY Found Box of Human Sensation (2010-15 “KAREN CRIES ON THE BUS” (2011-98 gram, which can be used for personal fi- 15 min.). Karen (Angela Carrizosa) has left THE JESTERS OF JIVE: We’ll kick off min.). A Film Movement release. 7:30 p.m. nances and more. Prerequisites: Computer her husband after ten years of marriage. the Library’s 120th Anniversary Year in Kindergarten and Computer 1st Grade or She arrives in Bogotá, Colombia with no high style with this smokin’ hot 8-piece MONDAY Introduction to Computers and Computer job, no friends and no money, but catches a band. 3 p.m. 23 PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL MAR- 101. February 18, 10 a.m. to noon. Payment break when she meets hairdresser Patricia of $12 for each class is due at registration. GULIS will give a PowerPoint talk in con- (Angelica Sanchez) at a cheap flophouse. junction with his exhibition Les Impressions JAnoirARY FILM FESTIVAL: Seven crime Director Gabriel Rojas Vera also scripted. de la Vie in the Martin Vogel Photography TUESDAY classics from the 1940s and ‘50s, beginning In Spanish with English subtitles. Also, Gallery. Refreshments will be served. 7:30 31 Odds Against with Charles Vidor’s Gilda (1946-110 min.). writer/director Adrian Francis’s Australian JAnoirARY FILM FESTIVAL: p.m. Tomorrow (1959-96 min.). Director Robert Down-and-out gambler Johnny Farrell production, Lessons from the Night (2009-9 MONDAY (Glenn Ford) is hired by casino owner min.).
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