newsletter: July/August/september 2013 Volume 47 froM the board of trustees THANK YOU!! At Peninsula Public Library it’s about you. Everything we do — every program we offer — every experience we encounter — it’s about you. Your continued loyalty and support allow us to bring you quality programs and continued excellent services. We thank the community for their strong support and approval of our 2013-14 budget. Joan Lepelstat President reflections on a career Joel shiff: covering Jewish art in MeMoriaM thursday, July 18, at 1PM The Peninsula Public Library Robin Cembalest, the longtime executive editor of ARTnews, is family mourns the loss of one of the foremost journalists writing on Jewish art today. our dear friend, longtime Cembalest has spent her career covering the ways that Jewish art trustee, former president and is made, interpreted and exhibited — from the ancient to the unparalleled champion. Mr. contemporary; from studio to gallery to mainstream museum. In a Shiff’s genius was matched quirky, informative and wide-ranging lecture, Cembalest looks back by his wit, compassion and to some of her most fascinating and challenging stories. leadership and those qualities Making appearances in the talk are well-known figures including will be missed. A fervent advocate for our Five Towns Marc Chagall, Charlotte Salomon, R. B. Kitaj, Art Spiegelman and community and the Library, he inspired his fellow trustees Deborah Kass, along with Moses, Jesus, Rembrandt, Barbie and with his vision and generosity. We will remember him as Man Ray, among many others. An afternoon to remember! a leader and visionary who sought to elevate our library community to new heights. welcoMe to the Musee d’orsay A Grand Tour Led by free MuseuM Passes Art Historian Louise Cella Caruso. To make a museum experience accessible to all our residents, the Library is offering Free passes to the Monday, august 26, at 1PM INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM, the LONG ISLAND The Musee d’Orsay is housed in the former Gare d’Orsay, an CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, and the HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL impressive Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. & TOLERANCE CENTER OF NASSAU COUNTY. If you are The D’Orsay houses the largest collection of Impressionist and a PPL card holder, in good standing, passes can be post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world by painters such as obtained at the Library. Reservations will be accepted on Monet, Manet, Degas, Cezanne, and Van Gogh. It is the perfect the 2nd floor at our Reference Desk. Complete information place to contemplate beauty - to enjoy the art of the era in all its about the Library’s policy governing museum passes can profusion and diversity. be obtained at the Library. tiPs for buying and selling PoPe Pius Xii and on ebay and craigslist the holocaust tuesday, July 23, at 7PM Monday, July 8, at 1PM Buying and selling on eBay and/or Craigslist is not difficult, but it does demand a savvy “buyer beware” attitude. In a PowerPoint Nearly 70 years after the end of World presentation, Sarah Weber will discuss the following: War II, debate still rages over the actions of • Setting up an account Pope Pius XII and the role of the Catholic • Taking & uploading pictures Church during the war and the Holocaust. • Listing items • Shipping • Pricing You are invited to join Dr. Stanislao G. Pugliese, Professor of Handouts will be distributed to use as a reference guide at History, Queensboro UNICO Distinguished Professor of Italian home. Time will be allowed for questions and answers. Perhaps it and Italian-American Studies, Hofstra University, for an informal is time to clean up and clean out! discussion of the history of this contentious topic. f ilM s: a Must see it’s m ov ie t im e tuesdays at 10aM; 1PM; and 7PM July 30… quartet (94 min.) Dustin Hoffm an’s directorial debut is a wickedly co mic film about redefining old age and growing old with hope. The film stars Magg ie Smith, Michael Gambon a nd Tom C ourtenay. augu st 6 … life of Pi (123 min.) O verc oming a catac ly sm ic ship wreck, Pi finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger. “A landmark of visual mastery.” - Roge r Ebert au gust 13 … the iM P ossible (114 min.) The film is based on Marie Belón and her family’s experience of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The terror is tempered by the displays of compassion and simple kindness encountered during their darkest hours. august 20… les Miserables (158 min.) Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Anne Hathaway star in this critically-acclaimed adaptation of this musical phenomenon. The enthralling story is a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. august 27… side e ffects (106 min.) Director Steven Soderbergh focuses on the consequences visited upon a young couple after the side effects from the wife’s medication cause her to commit an alarming act. booKs you can’t Put dow n the street sw eePer th e Midwife of venice (Elliot Perlman) (Roberta Rich) Monday, august 5, at 1PM M onda y, august 12, at 1PM Led by extraordinary book reviewer Led by distin guished lecturer Edna Ritzenberg. Mira Rosenfeld Sennett. The year is 1575 and the se tting is Venice. A city The Street Sweeper deals w ith memory, with a larg e ghetto, a city th at is dirty and polluted, a city full of hatred and fear, a city with physical and love, guilt, heroism, the extremes of racism and unexpected kindness. A recurrent theme is the moral decay. Ms. Rich has written a fascinating need to bear witness. In the icy winter of 1944, historical novel illustrating the loves and dangers of in Auschwitz, prisoners called out to anyone this storied city as she paints the plight of the Jews in who migh t possibly survive: “Tell everyone a world where they face suspicion and hatred. Hannah what happened here.” The story spans the Levi, a wonderful heroine, fights to save the man she twentieth century to the present, and spans the loves and the lives of women and babies. This is a globe from New York to Chicago to Auschwitz. novel whose pages seem almost to turn themselves. t his & that cu r rent issues: changing tiMes your health Means everything: thursday, July 25, at 1 PM siM Ple stePs to helP KeeP you safe tuesday, september 24, at 1PM Monday, July 15, at 10aM Join our informal current events discussion program. This series is One consequence of aging is a steady decline in balance and designed to increase awareness muscle strength. While certain declines are unavoidable, experts have repeatedly proven that much of balance and muscle strength can be and understanding of policy issues in the U.S. and the world. restored. Ms. Susan Hannon, B.S. RN, Winthrop University Hospital, These thought-provoking, town- will explain how to identify risks for falls and what can be done to hall-meeting-style conversations minimize those incidents. She will talk about exercise and how foster engagem ent and dialogue important it is for seniors to exercise and build a healthy foundation for among a udience members. Our fall avoidance. This lecture will help mature adults maintain their health, moderator is Jerry Mantell. balance and independence. Illustrated visual feasts Art Talks Thomas Germano, Professor of Art History at SUNY Farmingdale, will present the following: diego rivera good taste, bad taste: what is & frida Kahlo tasteful in Modern art thursday, July 11, at 1PM thursday, august 8, at 1PM Considered the father of Mexican mural art, An illustrated lecture exploring the role of “taste” in the Rivera is also the pioneer of modern political art in visual arts today. How is individual taste formed? What does the Americas. His murals express his personal taste mean today? Issues such as taste as it relates to social ideals by unifying art with politics. Diego’s notable classes, cultures, aesthetics, consumerism, imitation and wife Frida Kahlo painted some of the most piercing self-portraits, elitism wil be explained. This lecture will discuss the philosophy of which she used to question her relationship with society, taste, looking at the works of Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol, Jeff traditional culture, and her role as an artist. This visual lecture will Koons, Cindy Sherman and a host of contemporary artists whose consider the lives and work of these two extraordinary artists. work taunts the taboos of aesthetic transgression. what MaKes a MasterPiece? Monday, september 23, at 1PM This visual lecture will explore the factors which underlie the tenets behind a work of art determined to be a “masterwork.” From the Mona Lisa to the Sistine Chapel, cave paintings to Picasso, learn how some works receive the label “Masterpiece” versus images that fall short of that distinction. Vivian Gordon, Art Historian and Educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will present the following: when art danced with Music: aMericans abroad: diaghilev and the ballets russes JaMes M cneill whistler tuesday, July 23, at 1PM & John singer sargent Bringing together the most innovative artists, designers, thursday, august 22, at 1PM composers, choreographers, and dancers, Sergei Diaghilev, and the Ballets Russes company, revolutionized the performing arts in the Both expatriates throughout their careers, Whistler and Sargent early 20th century. Picasso, Matisse, Rouault, and Chanel, as well as were among the most influential artists of the late 19th century. This members of the Russian avant-garde, designed sets and costumes illustrated talk will highlight each artist’s work including their celebrated for productions composed by Stravinsky, Satie, and Prokofiev. This portraits and scenes of various places where they lived or visited. The illustrated talk will focus on the exhibit presently at the National works were often considered controversial, engendered negative Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and features many original responses from some of their colleagues, even thought scandalous in costumes and drawings for sets as well as paintings and sculptures. their day, but are now considered landmarks of modernism. artists’ wives: Models and Muses Monday, september 9, at 1PM Throughout history, artists have been inspired by the presence of certain other people in their lives that motivated them to create their best work. The source of inspiration could be a man or a woman, but it is almost always a being that possesses great talent and an expressive imagination. Life was often difficult and sad for some of the influential muses of modern times. Ms. Gordon will focus on Hortense Cezanne, Camille Monet and Aline Rodin, and explore the roles these women played in the art and lives of the three great masters of Impressionism and early 20th century art.

Ms. Ines Powell, Art Historian and Educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will present the following: old faces in new Places: Met’s francisco de goya and the reconfigured euroPean galeries sPanish enlightenMent Monday, July 29, at 1PM thursday, august 15, at 1PM In the history of painting, Diego Velázquez had a seismic effect. Francisco José de Goya is regarded as the most important One of his best portraits is in the U.S. for the first time. Velázquez’ Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He came portrait of Duke Francesco l d’Este, along with many of the to artistic maturity during the Age of Enlightenment. In his paintings, European paintings in the newly reinstalled European galleries of Goya moved from jolly and light-hearted to deeply pessimistic and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will be the focus of Ms. Powell’s searching. His works are both a commentary and a chronicle of his presentation. time and have been influential on later generations of painters. ingres and french neo-classicisM Monday, september 16, at 1PM Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a French Neo-classical painter. Neo-classicism is an art movement inspired by the art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. Although Ingres considered himself to be a painter of history in the tradition of Poussin and David, by the end of his life it was his portraits, both painted and drawn, that were recognized as his greatest legacy. Ingres’ influence on later generations of artists has been considerable. His most significant heir was Degas. In the 20th century, Picasso and Matisse were among those who acknowledged a debt to this great classicist. sundays: on the with the show

NOTE: TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL SUNDAY PROGRAMS (2 tickets per household) Marquee Melodies: classic aMericana the Music of the Movies sunday, august 11, at 7:30PM sunday, July 14, at 7:30PM The Classic Americana Program, with vocalist Gretchen Farrar and The Laura Hull Trio presents a retrospective of rarely heard Alexander Wu on piano, is the movie music by the great masters 2012/2013 recipient of the Town of of American songwriting. Many of Oyster Bay’s Distinguished Artists songwriters originally wrote for the Series. The program will take the stage before composing for audience on a musical journey, the soundtracks of Hollywood’s weaving through an array of Silver Screen. Jazz vocalist international music from the torch Laura Hull celebrates the songs song classics of German and from such classic films as To French Cabaret to Yiddish Theater Have and Have Not, Rhythm on and Broadway, then crossing over the River and Song of the Thin to the popular songs of Brazil and Latin America. Music of Ira and Man. Along the way, Laura will George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and share a bevy of anecdotes about Kurt Weill will be featured. Join us for a glorious journey beyond the films, the songwriters, and the your four walls. stars who made the songs memorable. Free tickets to residents of School District #15 will be available Free tickets will be available to residents of School District #15 starting Thursday, August 1, at 9AM. as of Monday, July 1, at 9AM. Messengers of Jazz: the bob hart & soul: featuring hits cantwell new orleans Jazz band of the 60 s through today sunday, august 25, at 7:30PM sunday, July 28, at 7:30PM

Legendary bandleader, trumpet player, and vocalist Bob Cantwell, with a stellar lineup of musicians, will appear in a dazzling evening of jazz and song. The band includes Sol Yaged, one of the finest clarinet players in the country, having played with Benny Goodman, Harry James and Louis Armstrong; Steve Little (drums) played with the Duke Ellington Band; and pianist Herb Gardner performed with the Eddie Condon Band. Musical selections include some of the greatest hits of You are in for a special treat as we are joined by a most ragtime, swing, jazz, and Dixieland talented five piece band featuring the incomparable Brandy Hart eras, including I Can’t Give You as lead vocalist. Every concert is a unique experience and tonight Anything But Love, Ain’t She Sweet, is no exception. Hart & Soul celebrates the diversity of popular On The Sunny Side of the Street, and At the Dark Town Strutters Ball. music’s evolving songbook. Free tickets to residents of School District #15 wil be available Free tickets will be distributed to residents of School District beginning Wednesday, July 10, at 9AM. #15 beginning Monday, August 12, at 9AM. Back by popular demand the cascades sunday, september 29 at 2:30 PM Vocal spectaculars and a swinging band return to our stage. The band's mission is to re-create the wonderful memories that music holds for every generation. Their repertoire ranges from the greatest Doo-wop tunes of the 50s to the smooth grooves of classic Motown and rhythm and blues. It's not the individual artist but the combination that makes the Cascades unique. Free tickets will be available to residents of school District #15 beginning Tuesday, September 10, at 9AM. dig into reading in the children's rooM

filM for the entire faMily Monday night suMMer Movies 6:30 PM oz: the great and Powerful (Pg-127 Min.) Monday, July 8, at 6:30PM · tuesday, July 9, at 1:30PM July 22... escape from planet earth (PG - 89 mIn.) July 29... horrid henry (PG - 97 mIn.) When Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus magician is carried away from Kansas to the land of Oz, he thinks that he has found aug. 5... hotel transylvania (PG - 92 mIn.) fame and fortune. He meets three witches who do not think that aug. 12... brave (PG - 93 mIn.) he is the great man they were expecting. Oscar finds both good aug. 19... dumbo (G - 64 mIn.) and evil and then transforms himself into the man who becomes the great and powerful Wizard of Oz. aug. 26... Walt disney's cinderella (G - 74 mIn.) Mother goose toddler-tiMe fridays at 10 aM (12-23 months) thursdays at 10:30 aM (24-35 months) Mother Goose is a program of songs, finger plays, nursery Toddler-Time is a lively half-hour of stories, songs, finger rhymes and board books for very young children, accompanied plays, movements, a craft project and a short film for a child by a parent or caregiver. Registration is required and being accompanied by an adult. Registration is required and being accepted in the Children's room. accepted in the Children's room.

dig into reading PrograMs (4-13 years old) Registration is required for all summer programs and being accepted in the Children's room. long island sandcastle dig into ice creaM children's MuseuM building at the wednesday, august 21, at 2PM Dig into a cool and refreshing scoop of ancient artifacts beach ice cream and make your own sundae. thursday, July 11, at 10:30aM thursday, august 8, Through the exploration of artifacts from at 11 aM dig into reading- ancient cultures, discover how ancient Dig into the sand and make the suMMer civilizations lived. Students will do their own your own sandcastle creations. Session dig and uncover pretend artifacts. will be held on the beach in Atlantic Beach reading PrograM weather permitting. Get out your shovel and dig into a good dig into clay book. Summer Reading is back again. wednesday, July 24, at 10aM dig into dirt Now is the time to sign up. Read for prizes and an invitation to a wonderful party on Earth into art! Children create creatures thursday, august 15, at 4PM using self-hardening clay and natural Thursday, August 29, at 2PM. Come into materials found in the earth such as beautiful Make your own dirt cups with crushed the Children's room and begin a summer rocks, shells, pebbles, twigs and more. Oreos and gummy worms. of exploring the world of books.

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the legendary froM italy con aMore 90 Minutes bobby darin (with love) around the world Monday, July 15, at 1PM thursday, august 1, at 1PM with the Bobby Darin had a wide range of talents. Join tenor Salvatore Chiarelli, KarKowsKa sisters Not only was he a very talented singer, actor accompanied on piano by H. William and musician, he also was a gifted Glazier, for a performance of Italian/ Monday, august 19, at 1 PM composer, writing many of his own Neapolitan songs, ballads, opera and Two consummate musicians showcase recordings. In 1960 he recorded Mack the Broadway show tunes. Mr. Chiarelli has their mastery of the piano and violin. As Knife which won the "Record of the Year." performed on many stages in North a duo they communicate easily with the He was nominated for an Oscar for his America and Europe. The beauty of audience playing beautiful music and performance in Capt. Newman, M.D., with Salvatore Chiarelli's voice will transport telling stories spiced with humor. Join Gregory Peck. This multi-media lecture, you to a small Italian village on the them on a breathtaking journey around with Jack Schnur, will include interviews Adriatic Sea or to an outdoor café in the world with some of the most beloved with Bobby and clips of TV performances Rome. His voice is vibrant, seductive and masterpieces including Carmen Fantasy with Andy Williams, Robert Goulet, Jimmy heart-warming. (Sarasate), Summertime (Gershwin) and Durante and Petula Clark. Yankee Doodle By H. Vieuxtemps. Peninsula Public library NONPROFIT ORG. 280 Central Avenue U.S. POSTAGE Lawrence, new York 11559 t: PAID b a LAWRENCE, N.Y. 11559 (516) 239-3262 We the .org PERMIT NO. 61 e-mail:[email protected] on blic us lapu Board of Trustees: ind insu f .pen Samuel Francis www Joseph L. Fuller Jeffrey Leb D istrict # Joan Lepelstat 15 resid ECRWSS POSTAL PATRON will be g ents iven pri Sarah Yastrab regist ority in ering & seating. Administration: Karen Porcella, Director Hours: holiday schedule d Aah Silberg, Director Emerita mondays-Thursdays / 9am-9pm, Gloria Pomerantz, Editor & Outreach Coordinator PPL Closed: except: Wednesdays: July 31, Thursday, July 4, August 28 and September 25, in observance of independence day Open 11am - 9pm Sunday September 1 and Fridays / 9am - 6pm, monday, September 2, A Thoughtful Gift In memOrY OF ______except: September 13, in observance of labor day Open 9am - 5pm Saturday, September 14, AmOunT ______In HOnOr OF ______in observance of yom Kippur (Please Print) Saturdays / 9am - 1pm, July 6 through August 31 FrOm (donor’s name) ______Saturdays / 9am - 5pm, ppl board of as of September 7 ADDreSS ______trustees’ meetings: (Street) (City) (State) (Zip Code) Sundays / 9am - 1pm, thursdays, July 18, and ACKnOWLeDGe TO ______July 7 through August 25 september 12, 2013 @ 7:30 pm Sundays / noon - 5pm, The public is invited ADDreSS ______(Street) (City) (State) (Zip Code) as of September 8 to attend.

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8/ Thursday 1Pm Good Taste, Bad Taste: What is Tasteful In July modern Art? media Lecture 8/ monday 1Pm Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust: @11/ Sunday 7:30Pm Classic Americana: Concert Lecture/discussion 12/ monday 1Pm Book review: Midwife in Venice (r. rich) *8/ monday 6:30Pm Film: Oz, The Great and Powerful (127 min.) *12/ monday 6:30 Pm Film: Brave (93 min.) *9/ Tuesday 1:30Pm Film: Oz, The Great and Powerful (127 min.) 13/ Tuesday 10Am; 1Pm; 7Pm Film: The Impossible (114 min.) *#11/ Thursday 10:30Am Long Island Children's museum: 15/ Thursday 1Pm Goya & the Spanish enlightenment: Art Lecture Ancient Artifacts # 11/ Thursday 1Pm Diego rivera and Frida Kahlo: Art Lecture * 15/ Thursday 4Pm Dig Into Dirt *#12/ Friday 10Am mother Goose (five sessions) 19/ monday 1Pm 90 minutes Around The World: Concert @14/ Sunday 7:30Pm marquee melodies: Concert *19/ monday 6:30Pm Film: Dumbo (64 min.) 15/ monday 10Am Your Health means everything: risks for Falls 20/ Tuesday 10Am; 1Pm; 7Pm Film: Les Miserables (158 min.) #*21/ Wednesday 2Pm Dig Into Ice Cream 15/ monday 1Pm The Legendary Bobby Darin: media Lecture # #17/ Wednesday 9Am Defensive Driving Course 21/ Wednesday 6:30Pm Defensive Driving Course (2 sessions) # 22/ Thursday 1Pm Whistler and Sargent: Illustrated Art Lecture *18/ Thursday 10:30Am Toddler Time (Five Sessions) @ 18/ Thursday 1Pm reflections on a Career Covering Jewish Art: 25/ Sunday 7:30Pm Hart and Soul: Concert Illustrated Lecture 26/ monday 1Pm Grand Tour of the musee d' Orsay: Art Lecture *22/ monday 6:30Pm Film: Escape from Planet Earth (89 min.) *26/ monday 6:30Pm Film: Walt Disney's Cinderella (74 minutes) 23/ Tuesday 1Pm When Art Danced With music: Illustrated Lecture 27/ Tuesday 10Am; 1Pm; 7Pm Film: Side Effects (106 minutes) # 23/ Tuesday 7Pm Tips for buying and selling on eBay and *29/ Thursday 2Pm Summer reading Party outdoors Craigslist: Illustrated Lecture #*24/ Wednesday 10Am Dig into Clay september 25/ Thursday 1Pm Current Issues: Changing Times 9/ monday 1Pm Artists’ Wives: models & muses : Art Lecture @28/ Sunday 7:30Pm new Orleans Jazz Band: Concert 16/ monday 1Pm Ingres & French neo-classicism : Art Lecture 29/ monday 1Pm Old Faces in new Places: Art Lecture #*23/ monday 10Am Community Program *29/ monday 6:30Pm Film: Horrid Henry (97 min.) 23/ monday 1Pm What makes a masterpiece: Illustrated Art Lecture 30/ Tuesday 10Am; 1Pm; 7Pm Film: Quartet (94 min.) *23/ monday 7Pm movie #*24/ Tuesday 10Am music/movement august 24/ Tuesday 1Pm Current Issues: Changing Times 1/ Thursday 1Pm From Italy Con Amore (with love): Concert #*24/ Tuesday 3:30Pm Craft 5/ monday 1Pm Book review: The Street Sweeper *24/ Tuesday 4:30Pm movie *5/ monday 6:30Pm Film: Hotel Transylvania (92 min.) 29/ Sunday 2:30Pm The Cascades: Concert 6/ Tuesday 10Am; 1Pm; 7Pm Film: Life of Pi (123 min.) #30/ monday 9:30Am Defensive Driving Course #*8/ Thursday 11Am Sandcastle Building at the Beach *Children's Program #Registration Required @ Free Ticket Distribution