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January/February 2020 January - February 2020 Wilmette Public Library Maker Fest 2020 Page 2 Health & Wellness in the New Year Page 4 One Book, Everybody Reads Book Announcement, Page 12 Library Closings Stay in Touch! Wednesday, January 1 Keep up to date on upcoming programs and events. @wilmettelibrary facebook.com/wilmettelibrary wilmettelibrary.info Download our new app; search "Wilmette Library" Maker Fest Maker Saturday, Feb. 29, 10:30-2:30, All Ages Meet our community’s Makers! You’ll see demonstrations of art, technology, Fest 2020 and design projects, and best of all, you’ll be able to try out the projects yourselves. Experience basket weaving, coding, building, and more with local clubs, hobbyists, and businesses. There will be activities for all ages and interests. For more information, visit wilmettelibrary.info/makerfest. The Curative Properties of Tea English Language Conversation Café Presentations Presentations Wednesday, Jan. 8, 7:00 Mondays, Jan. 13 & Feb. 10, 9:30-10:30 Sample herbal teas as you learn the diff erence Saturdays, Jan. 25 & Feb. 8, 2:00-3:00 between traditional tea and herb tea, as well as Practice speaking English in an informal setting with which herbs make good tea and how to formulate other English language learners. Susan Zonia leads your own teas. In partnership with Go Green Wilmette, participants in conversation topics designed to be fun and presented by Marcia Lautanen-Raleigh, regular while learning new ways to express yourself in English. contributor to The Essential Herbal Magazine. Adults only. Registration required. International Film Screenings Thursdays 9:30 Jan. 16: Un Traductor, Cuba and Canada Feb. 20: The Charmer, Denmark and Sweden How to Choose the Right Genealogical Software Saturday, Jan. 18, 1:00 Genealogist Jenny Warner will describe the diff erent genealogical programs on the market, showing the pros and cons of each one. Presented in partnership with the North Suburban Genealogical Society. There Shakespeare Project of Chicago will be a short meeting of the Society prior to the Join us for staged readings of plays from Shakespeare presentation at which all are welcome. and his contemporaries. This series is funded by the Friends of the Wilmette Public Library. Richard III Saturday, Jan. 11, 2:00 Death Café Considered by some to be Shakespeare’s greatest Sunday, Jan. 26, 2:00 villain, Richard III ruthlessly murders his way to the Share your thoughts and fears about death in a English crown betraying family and friends along the relaxed setting over a cup of coff ee or tea. Death way. Cafés are active around the world and provide a Romeo and Juliet Saturday, February 22, 2:00 setting for thoughtful discussions about the end of life. Led by a Death Café facilitator. Registration required. The classic tale of ‘star-crossed lovers’ is one of the most frequently performed Shakespearean plays, both during his time and ours. Greener Choices After the Fast Lane Focus on Genealogy 22 Cannabis Access in Illinois Tuesday, Feb. 4, 7:00 As of January 1, cannabis, also known as marijuana, Presentations is legal recreationally in Illinois. What does it mean for you and your community? Many people fi nd relief from pain and infl ammation, but what about recreational use? Kirsten Velasco, Board Member of Illinois Women in Cannabis and Outreach Manager with The Medical Lyric Opera of Chicago Lecture Series Cannabis Community will cover the history, medical Learn about the operas in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's options, safe use and risks. She'll also explain hemp, 2019-2020 season with the Opera Lovers Lecture Corps. CBD, THC and the new laws in Illinois. All lectures are on Tuesdays at 7pm. Jan. 28: Madama Butterfl y by Puccini Why the Census Matters to You Feb. 11: Queen of Spades by Tchaikovsky Saturday, Feb. 8, 11:00 Join Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, local elected offi cials, and community leaders to hear about the Cut the Cord! importance of participating in the 2020 Census Monday, Feb. 3, 2:00 and how you can help. Every 10 years the federal Are you paying hundreds of dollars a month for dozens government conducts a population count of everyone of channels that you never watch? Learn about the in the U.S. Data from the census provides the basis many alternative ways to get broadcast and premium for distributing more than $675 billion in federal funds TV, movies, and more without having to pay a fortune. annually to communities across the country to support vital programs. Grants, Scholarships, & Loans: A College Financial Aid Overview Introduction to Monday, Feb. 3, 7:00 Flamenco Dancing Discover how to avoid common and expensive mistakes Wednesday, Feb. 12, 7:00 families make in college planning. You’ll learn to Learn the basics of fl amenco optimize admissions and scholarship opportunities, and dancing with professional reduce the Expected Family Contribution (EFC). Both Spanish dancer Marfi l Kellert parents are encouraged to attend this complimentary Aleman accompanied by seminar. Registration required. guitarist Martin Metzger from Metzger Music Studio. This workshop is open to adults. Learning Circle Please wear comfortable Beginning American Sign Language clothing and shoes. 4-week session, Tuesdays, Feb. 4, 11, 18 & 25, 10:00 Let’s learn ASL together! This course is facilitated by a librarian, not a professional ASL educator, and is a fun, low-pressure environment to learn a new skill. This 4-week Black Classical Composers course teaches basic signs and Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2:00 hand parameters in American Join Carolyn Armenta Davis, Hon. AIA, in a Sign Language (ASL). You presentation featuring black classical composers of must be comfortable using symphonies, art songs, operas, concertos, sonatas, a computer and self-guiding and more. Ms. Davis is an international architecture through the online course to take historian, lecturer, curator and writer on contemporary part. Registration required. African/Black Diaspora architects. 3 Health and Wellness in the New Year Sleep Better Now! Fake News: Nutrition Healthy Comfort Cuisine Thursday Jan. 23, 7:00 Edition Wednesday Feb. 5, 2:00 Sleep is one of the most important Wednesday, Jan. 29, 7:00 Sample delicious, healthy things in our life. It aff ects our mood, Join nutrition expert Joan Davis, alternatives to your comfort-food concentration, immune system RN, MS to learn how to make sense favorites. Chef Susan Maddox will and general enjoyment of our days of confusing, confl icting headlines prepare recipes that add nutrition and life. You’ll learn evidence- and wild nutritional media claims. and great fl avor and texture to based strategies that will give you This program is designed to provide these meals, using clean, healthy, control back of your sleep in this a simple, practical approach and fresh ingredients. Registration presentation from Dr. Kimberly Ann to evaluating nutritional claims, opens January 22. Lemke, author and licensed clinical introduce resources to get the psychologist trained in Cognitive answers science supports, and Behavioral Therapy for insomnia. off er tools needed to investigate and draw your own conclusions based on a "show me the science" Presentations & Concerts Presentations approach. Concerts at the Library Donna Herula & Tony Nardiello Adam Kastler Trio Blues Duo Friday, Feb. 7, 7:00 Friday, Jan. 10, 7:00 Adam Kastler is a scholarship recipient at DePaul Donna Herula and Tony Nardiello are a Chicago- University studying jazz trumpet and piano. The Adam area traditional acoustic blues duo with a passion for Kastler Trio has performed at venues such as the performing Delta, country, and early Chicago blues. Studebaker Theater, Gordon Bennett Hall at Ravinia This husband and wife duo has performed at blues Festival, and with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble. The festivals in the Southern and Midwestern U.S., including trio will be performing jazz music from the ‘20s the Chicago Blues Festival. through the ‘50s. Pianist Olga Sklyanskaya Guitarist Brian Torosian Sunday, Jan. 26, 2:00 Sunday, Feb. 16, 2:00 Enjoy a classical piano concert with Olga Sklyanskaya Brian Torosian, an active soloist and chamber musician featuring works of Schubert, Chopin and Ravel. Recent on guitar, lute, and mandolin, will present an afternoon performances include solo recitals at Chicago’s Harold concert of classical guitar pieces. Torosian is the current Washington Library and St. Paul’s United Church of President of the Chicago Classical Guitar Society Christ, and the Boulder Piano Gallery in Boulder, CO. and directs the guitar program of Northeastern Illinois University. 4 Speaking of Books Speaking of Books Winter Reading Clubs for Adults & Teens Jan. 2- March 1 ever Beat your cabin fever this winter at the library! Visit the Recent Arrivals Desk for your reli er sign-up gift and reading log to track your completed books. Read or listen to three ev cabin f books, return your log, and then select a book to keep from our winter reading cart loaded with a wide selection of new titles. The adult and teen Winter Reading Clubs are funded by the Friends of the Wilmette Public Library. Classics & Contemporary Book Group All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West Tuesday, Jan. 14, 10:30 Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck Tuesday, Feb. 11, 10:30 Novels @ Night This group meets at Wilmette Wine Cellar, 1100 Central Ave, Wilmette. Appetizers will be served, and wine will be available for purchase. Sadness Is a White Bird by Moriel Rothman-Zecher Tuesday, Jan. 21, 7:00, Registration required Mather Readers This group meets at Mather Place of Wilmette, 2801 Old Glenview Road, Wilmette. Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson Wednesday, Jan. 8, 7:30 *Note: the group meets the second Wednesday in January. Regeneration by Pat Barker Wednesday, Feb. 5, 7:30 The D-Word Book Club Join us to discuss death, dying, mortality and grief through the exploration of both fi ction and non-fi ction titles.
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