Newsletter of the Hewlett- Woodmere Public Library I I OverlJANUARY FEBRUARY MARCHeaf2010, VOLUME 45, NUMBER 3 What’s Inside Silence is Golden -

OVERLEAFJR.REMOVABLEINSERT Let’s Hear it for the Silent Films! With Ben Model, pianist and Events & Performances Pages 2-3 silent film historian Films Pages 6-7 And Philip Harwood, film historian Great Books Discussion Page 5 I Great Decisions Page 4 Sunday, March 7, 2 pm H-WPL Readers Page 5 The Cameraman In the Gallery Page 7 Starring Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin, Lectures & Courses Pages 4-5 Directed by Edward Sedgwick, Written by NYCH Speaker’s Programs Page 3 Clyde Bruckman, Joseph Farnham; 1928, 67 min. The Cameraman is the best of Keaton and the first film he made with MGM, now that the Joseph Schenck studio had closed. In the film HEWLETT-WOODMERE Keaton plays a street photographer who, smitten with a receptionist at a newsreel PUBLIC LIBRARY company, strives to become a newsreel cameraman. An elegant, romantic comedy ANNUAL LIBRARY VOTE with a subtle, expressive, fine tuned performance by Keaton. AND ELECTION One Week Starring Buster Keaton, Sybil Seely, Joe Roberts Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Directed by Edward f. Cline, Buster Keaton, written by Edward F. Cline; 1920, 22 min. 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Keaton was now out on his own, no longer working with Fatty Arbuckle. One The Boehm Five Towns Week was his first independent film. One Week is definitive of Buster Keaton’s style. His stunts in this movie did not rely on editing; the house really did turn, the PROPOSITION 1: train sequence was real. Newlyweds Keaton and Seely receive as a wedding gift a Proposed 2010/2011 Library ‘house-in-a-box’ and a building lot. Budget District residents and Friends of the Library may pick up tickets beginning Wednesday, February 24, PROPOSITION 2: 10 am & 7 pm. Election of Library Trustee Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library QUALIFICATIONS FOR Vivian Swift VOTING AUTHORVISIT Registration is required only if a When Wanderers Cease to Roam: resident has not voted in a Hewlett- A Traveler’s Journal Woodmere Union Free School District By Vivian Swift or Library referendum within the last I 4 years or in a general referendum Thursday, February 4, 1 pm within the last 4 years. In order to be Vivian Swift racked up twenty-three temporary eligible to register, you must be addresses in twenty years. Following a lifetime of a U.S. citizen, 18 years of age or trekking across the globe, she finally dropped her older by Tuesday, April 13, 2010, and well-worn futon mattress and rucksack in a small you must have been a legal resident town on the edge of the Long Island Sound. She of the H-W UFSD for at least 30 days spent the next decade quietly taking stock of her life, her immediate surroundings, prior to the referendum. Registration and, finally, what it means to call a place a home. for voting takes place Tuesday, The result is When Wanderers Cease to Roam. Filled with watercolors of beauti- April 6, 2010, 1 pm – 9 pm in the ful local landscapes, seasonal activities, and small, overlooked pleasures of easy Library. living, each chapter chronicles, month by month, the beautifully mundane perks of For further information, please remaining at home—from curious notices in the local paper to the variations of telephone Library Director, Susan de autumnal clouds. This is truly a beautiful, gem of a book that you will take your Sciora at 516- 374-1967. time to read and enjoy. Ms. Swift will discuss her book and illustrations using a multi-media presentation. FINDUSONTHEWEBAT: www.hwpl.org Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library EVENTS&PERFORMANCES Ì New Talent/New Ideas F Berman Michi Wiancko, violin does I Martin Sunday, February 21, 2:30 pm Songs & Stories Recently described in Gramophone Celebrating Magazine as an “alluring soloist (with) Mary Martin’s heightened expressive and violinistic Brilliant Careet gifts,” violinist Michi Wiancko has per- With Ruthe formed concertos with orchestras McKeown, Elena Ulyanova including the NY Philharmonic and Los Stephen Goldstein and Lisa Berman Angeles Philharmonic, and in recital I New Talent/New Ideas and chamber appearances across the Sunday, March 21, 2:30 pm Mary Martin originated many roles Elena Ulyanova, pianist nation. Ms. Wiancko is a member of the renowned Los Angeles Piano Quartet. over her long career; Nellie Forbush in I Sunday, January 10, 2:30 pm She has been a guest artist at the South Pacific, Maria in The Sound of At the age of 5, Elena Ulyanova Lincoln Center Outdoor Series, Pablo Music, of course Peter Pan, on began to study piano with her mother, Casals Festival, and regularly per- Broadway and in the famous television Larisa Ulyanova, in Saki, Crimea. After formed and toured with the Mark Morris production in 1954. It’s hard to forget winning several first prizes in Ukrainian Dance Group. A native of Southern Ms. Martin singing My Heart Belongs to and Russian competitions, she was California, she began playing violin at Daddy! Come hear this talented cast awarded full scholarships for study in age 3. celebrate in song and words the great Moscow at Gnessin College of Music, Tickets may be picked up beginning Mary Martin. Gnessin Academy of Music, and Moscow Wednesday, February 10, 10 am & 7 pm. District residents and Friends of the Library may pick up tickets beginning Wednesday, Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Elena immi- March 10, 10 am & 7.pm. grated to Washington, DC from the Ukraine in May 2004. Joey Morant Zig Zag Quartet Tickets may be picked up beginning Wednesday, December 23, 10 am & 7 pm.

New Talent/New Ideas Matei Varga, pianist I Sunday, February 7, 2:30 pm Matei Varga is already established as one of the leading young artists of his native Romania and his prodigious tal- ent is fast becoming recognized in the United States and Europe. His 2008 New Talent/New Ideas debut performance at Zankel Hall was Zig Zag Quartet described by Rorian Schrade of New With Alexander Wu, piano, York Concert Review as “masterful, Ì with tremendous dynamic range (and F Highlights in Jazz presents Francisco Roldan , guitar, showing) an exceptional mind at work.” “Salute to Satchmo” Hilliard Greene, double bass, Danny Mallon, percussion, Tickets may be picked up beginning Starring Joey Morant Wednesday, January 20, 10 am & 7 pm. Tango Dancers: Sol “La and Company Argentinita” and Ricardo Santiago I Thursday, February 25, I Sunday, April 11, 2:30 pm 7:30 pm This unique ensemble was formed in Trumpeter/vocalist Joey Morant, 2005 and has been receiving great considered by leading jazz authorities accolades for its attractive acoustical to be the greatest living disciple of blend, jazz and South Smerican music Louis Amrstrong, will perform an and visually entertaining performances, evening of Armstrong favorites with an accented by two talented Tango all star group. dancers, Sol“La Argentinita” and District residents & Friends of the Library Ricardo Santiago. may pick up tickets beginning Wednesday, Tickets may be picked up beginning Matei Varga February 10, 10 am & 7 pm. Wednesday, March 24, 10 am & 7 pm.

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NEWYORKCOUNCILFOR ACELEBRATIONOFINDIANART&CULTURE THEHUMANITIES IN COOPERATION WITH THE 5 TOWNS INDIAN ASSOCIATION SPEAKER’SSERIES The Golden Age of Beyond the Saree: Indian Clothing and Television Fashion from 1500 B.C. to the present What Made the 1950s So Special With Dr. Rohini B. Ramanathan for American TV I Thursday, January 28, 1 pm With Prof. Brian Rose, A multi-media presentation including 10-12 sample Fordham University ensembles of clothing on display. An audience member I Tuesday, March 9, 1 pm will be invited to participate in a saree wrapping! American television was ready to Besides working in business, as a writer, and professor launch in the late 1930s but World War at the Fashion Institute of Technology for many years, Dr. II interrupted its progress. By the Ramanathan is also a talented Indian singer and musician. 1950s television offered a variety of She has taught Indian classical music at the New School for programs and live original dramas. By Social Research in Manhattan. the end of the 1950s, the era of live TV theater was over. New York City was no Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!- Film with English Subtitles longer the center of TV production. I Sunday, February 28, 2 pm This lecture will examine this intrigu- Starring Abhay Deol, Paresh Rawal. Neeta Chandra ing era of TV and why it was so short Directed by Dibakar Banerjee lived. Hindi, with English subtitles, 121 minutes Brian Rose is a Professor in the Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye tells the story of a loveable con-man Lucky Singh (Abhay Department of Communication and Deol). Such is his charm that even the police are fond of him. The film is the jour- Media Studies at Fordham University. ney of Lucky from a middle class boy to becoming a small time crook to notoriety He has written several books on televi- and faux celebrity and the people he encounters in this journey. The film address- sion history, genres, and cultural pro- es class envy and conflict, family dynamics, lower middle class aspirations, gramming. thwarted ambitions, and the nature of celebrity.

How the Internet Changed the Media Why Newspaper, Music, and Television Will Never Be the Same With Prof. Brian Rose, Fordham University I Tuesday, March 23, 1 pm This illustrated lecture will examine the many ways the Internet has radical- ly transformed the “old” media of newspapers, magazines, the recording industry, film, radio, and television. AUTHORVISIT Will newsstands and bookstore disap- Family Planning pear as fast as record stores? Will primetime television vanish? By Karan Mahajan I Thursday, March 4, 1 pm Rakesh Ahuja, a Government Minister in New Delhi, In Case of Weather Emergency is beset by problems: 13 children and another on the way; a wife who mourns the loss of her favorite TV We urge you to call 374-1667 dur- ing a weather emergency before star; and a teenage son with some really strong opin- leaving for the library. All informa- ions about family planning. tion regarding closings and delayed Born in 1984, Karan Mahajan grew up in New Delhi. A graduate of Stanford openings will be posted on this taped University, he now lives in Brooklyn. announcement. Please note that if “Sharply written, bracingly funny, and unexpectedly moving, Karan Mahajan the Hewlett-Woodmere UFSD is combines ‘take no prisoners’ satire with haunting insights into the human closed, the library will not open condtion.” — Manil Suri, author of The Death of Vishnu. before 1 pm. 3 LECTURES&COURSES Ì Seated Aerobics F New Laws & Trends in With Fran Machida, New York State: DanceAerobics Criminal, Civil, and I Wednesdays at 11 am Matrimonial January 6, 13, 20, 27 With the Honorable February 3, 10, 17, 24 Sidney F. Strauss March 3, 10, 17, 24 I Tuesday, February 23, 7:30 pm All classes are choreographed to Judge Strauss has been a New York Vienna enjoyable music. This is a complete State Supreme Court justice since 2002 workout from head to toe. Wear com- and in private practice since 1964. fortable clothes. ART IN THE GREAT CITIES Judge Strauss graduated from Fordham With Prof. Thomas Germano University Law School. Gerald Rosen I Tuesday, January 19, Hebrew Immigrant Aid 10:30 am PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE Society (HIAS) - BERLIN, divided after the second History in the Making World War, once again shines as a With Valery Bazarov, Director, world capital and great repository of HIAS Location and Family History world art. Berlin also boasts the Service “Gemaldegalerie” that hosts an excep- Tuesday, February 9, 1 pm tional collection of European master For more than 125 years, HIAS has paintings. been in the center of Jewish GREATDECISIONS I Tuesday, February 16, Immigration. Its archive is a collective 2009-2010 10:30 am memory of 4.5 million Jews who found ÌF safe haven under HIAS auspices. The Foreign Policy AMSTERDAM houses the finest col- HIAS history will be shown through lection of Dutch 17th c. art. The Rijks Association these archives beginning in the 20th Museum is currently undergoing reno- With Gerald Rosen century through the Holocaust and I vations to the exhibition space that Wednesdays at 7:30 pm after the war. A multimedia presenta- houses Rembrandt’s finest master- A stimulating and thought provoking tion will illustrate case studies of pieces, four Vermeer paintings, and series of discussions, facilitated by Mr. different periods of immigration. countless Dutch masters from the Gerald Rosen, covering the United Mr. Bazarov joined HIAS in 1988, Golden Age. States’ role in foreign policy making. I assisting in the arrival of over 200,000 Mr. Rosen is a retired Senior VP of Tuesday, March 16, Jewish refugees. He lives with his wife Aerospace Fluid Power Controls and a 10:30 am and son in Hewlett. consultant for GEMIRO, Inc. VIENNA is home to the Gemal- January 27: Energy & the Global edegalerie der Akademie der Bildenden NEWYORKCOUNCILFOR Economy Kuenste where some of the finest THEHUMANITIESPROGRAM works of the old masters Bosch, Titian, February 24: The Arctic Age READING BETWEEN THE LINES Rubens and Rembrandt are housed. March 24: Egypt: Key Ally in the Rethinking Religion: Vienna is also one of the most splendid Middle East European cities with remnants of the Recent Women’s April 21: Global Food Crisis Hapsburg Empire's greatest treasures. Novels May 12: Cuba on the Verge and American June 9: Human Rights in a New Era: Donald X. Clavin, Jr. Identity Wars for Peace? Receiver of Taxes Scholar/Discussion As a prerequisite for these discussions, partic- I Tuesday, January 12, 1 pm ipants must purchase a copy of the required leader: reading booklet when they register at the Mr. Clavin will discuss Tax discounts, Jane Isaccson Information Desk. Exemptions, How to Challenge Your Shapiro Assessment, Payment Options, Dates, I Tuesday, January 5, 1 pm Sneak Preview! Times, and Locations to pay taxes, Project Bulldog Mobile Tax office & Satellite office, Final Payments by Mary Gordon Final Payments is Mary Gordon’s Sunday, January 10 New E-Z Pay Drive-Thru Window. to examination of the New York Irish Saturday, January 23 Catholic community.

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THE HOLOCAUST As seen through two different writers A Monthly Afternoon Discussion Group Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay I Mondays at 1 pm With Dr. Annette Labovitz District residents may reserve copies I Thursday, March 11, 1 pm of the books well in advance of the dis- Julia Jarmond, an American by birth, writes for an cussions. Review packets are available American magazine and her editor assigns her to cover the at the Information Desk. Join us for an 60th anniversary of the Vél’d’Hiv’ afternoon discussion of good books. roundups. ...”Tatiana de Rosnay has captured The White Tiger the insane world of the Holocaust and by Aravind Adiga the efforts of the few good people who Discussion leader: Edna stood up against it... It is a book that Ritzenberg I makes us sensitive to how much evil Monday, February 1, occurred and also to how much willing- 1 pm ness to do good also existed in that Set in India, Balram, a chauffeur, world.” —Rabbi Jack Riemer, South Tatiana de Rosnay murders his employer, justifying his Florida Jewish Journal crime as the act of a “social entrepre- neur.” In a series of letters to the The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Premier of China, in anticipation of the With Ben Eilbott leader’s upcoming visit to Balram’s homeland, Balram, the chauffeur, I Monday, March 15, 1 pm recounts his transformation from an Death meets the book thief, a 9-year-old girl named honest, hardworking boy growing up in Liesel Meminger, when he comes to take her little rural India where education and elec- brother, and she becomes a force in his life, despite his tricity are equally scarce to a deter- efforts to resist her. Death watches the girl, who can’t mined killer. yet read, steal a gravedigger’s instruction manual. She “Adiga’s message seems to sense she’ll need the comfort of words during isn’t subtle or novel, the hardships ahead. And there are plenty to Markus Zusak but Balram’s appeal- come. ingly sardonic voice “Death is not a sentimental storyteller, but and acute observa- he does attend to an array of satisfying details, tions of the social giving Liesel’s story all the nuances of chance, order are both win- folly, and fulfilled expectation that it deserves. ning and unsettling.” An extraordinary narrative.” — The New Yorker —Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library In preparation for the book discussions, That Old Cape Magic District residents may reserve these books at the by Richard Russo Information Desk. Discussion leader: Candace Plotsker-Herman I Monday, March 1, 1 pm ÌF GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP 2009- 2010 That Old Cape Magic is a novel of Dr. Allen Lanner and the Great Books discussion group continue. Selections are deep introspection, of a middle-aged read and discussed from the following books: man confronting his parents and their I failed marriage, his own troubled one, Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. April 6 Hardy, Thomas his daughter’s new life and, finally, February 2 what it was he thought he wanted and Stendhal, The Red and The Black The Mayor of Casterbridge ISBN 0-486-437493 what in fact he has. ISBN 0-486-437906 Richard Russo, a Pulitzer Prize win- May 4 March 9 ner, tells a story, which has moments De Laclos, Chaderlos Les Liasons Negri, Paul, ed. Metaphysical Poetry of great comedy and even hilarity ISBN 0-486-45245X ISBN 0-486-419169 alternating with others of rueful under- All books are available at Dover Publications, 31 E. 2nd St, Mineola, NY 11501-3582. standing and throat tightening sadness, Fax or credit card orders: 516-294-9758. Tele: 516-241-5438. and an ending that is surprising and uplifting. ÌF Indicates a Friends of the Library program. 5 FILMS WEDNESDAYS @ THE MOVIES THEBIGSCREEN Last Chance Harvey These were great films when they I January 6, 2 & 7 pm were shown in a movie house on the Directed by Joel Hopkins big screen, before the days of televi- Starring Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, sion and VCR and DVD players. Join us Eileen Atkins, Kathy Baker for the big screen experience! Rated PG-13, 93 min. In London for his daughter’s wed- North by Northwest ding, a rumpled man finds his romantic I spirits lifted by a new woman in his Sunday, January 24, 2 pm life. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason State of Play Not Rated, 136 min., 1959 I January 13, 2 & 7 pm From Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) Starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Helen being chased by the crop dusting Mirren, Rachel Mc Adams, Robin Wright Penn bi-plane (if you came to our Special Directed by Kevin Macdonald Effects lecture - Kaboom!, you would Rated PG-13, 127 min. know how they did it!) to the climax A team of investigative reporters atop the faces of Mount Rushmore, works alongside a police detective to ÌF Woody Allen this Hitchcock classic never lets try to solve the murder of a congress- Film Festival up.One of Hitchcock’s personal man’s mistress. 3 Thursdays favorites, it is a film that combines a heart-pounding pace with calamity Easy Virtue Zelig lurking behind very door. Filmed at I I February 3, 2 & 7 pm January 21, 2 pm Old Westbury Gardens. Starring Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Starring Woody Allen, Mia Farrow Thomas, Colin Firth Directed and written by Woody Allen Rope Directed by Stephan Elliott PG, 79 min. I Sunday, January 31, 2 pm Rated PG-13, 97 min. A mock ‘documentary’ about the A young Englishman marries a glam- chameleon qualities of a man who can Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring James Stewart, John Dall, orous American. When he brings her look and act like the person he comes Farley Granger home to meet the parents, she arrives in contact with. Nominated for two Rated PG, 80 min., 1948 like a blast from the future-blowing Oscars. Hitchcock’s first color film,and British stuffiness out the window. perhaps his most intriguing, Rope is Adapted from a play by Noel Coward. Bullets Over Broadway loosely based on a true story of two I February 11, 2 pm rich young men who murder a col- Food, Inc. Starring John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer league for the sake of committing a I February 17, 2 & 7 pm Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, Mary Louise Parker murder, and then coolly throw a Documentary Directed by Woody Allen, written by Woody party with their murdered colleague Directed by Robert Kenner, with Michael Allen and Douglas Mc Grath as a guest. Pollan, Eric Scholosser R, 98 min. Rated PG, 94 min. In 1920s New York, a struggling play- Strangers On A Train An unflattering look inside America’s wright is forced to cast a mobster’s I corporate controlled food industry. talent-less girlfriend in his latest drama Sunday, March 28, 2 pm in order to get it produced. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring Robert Walker, Farley Granger Julie & Julia Not Rated, 101 min., 1951 I Hannah And Her Sisters March 3, 2 & 7 pm I Hitchcock employs the ‘double Starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, March 18, 2 pm theme’ in this harrowing story of two Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina Starring Barbara Hershey, Carrie Fisher, men, Bruno and Guy, who want Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Maureen O’Sullivan Directed by Nora Ephron someone dead. They meet on a train Rated PG-13, 123 min. Directed and written by Woody Allen and Bruno proposes that they Julia Child’s story of her start in the PG, 103 min. exchange murders to eliminate cooking profession is intertwined with Between two Thanksgiving holidays, motive and suspicion. The two men blogger Julie Powell’s 2002 challenge Hannah’s husband falls in love with her become trapped in a web of guilty to cook all the recipes in Child’s sister Lee, while her hypochondriac secrets that can only be escaped by first book, Mastering the Art of French ex-husband rekindles his relationship death. Filmed in Danbury, Ct. Cooking. with her sister Holly. 6 FILMS TAC PROGRAMS IN THE GALLERY SAT PREP & STRATEGY COURSE A 90 minute session for students and parents that includes a comprehensive overview of the SAT, including common types of questions and test-taking advice. Learn tips and tricks on how to score your best and find out what is covered on the SAT. NATIONALCOUNCILOF Writing Portion with Painting by Elaine Feldman JEWISHWOMEN–ADVOCACY Ellen Karcinell Cyberbullying continues. . . I Thursday, January 7, Artists of Long Beach Art I Sunday, March 14, 2 pm 7-8:30 pm League I PART I: Cyberbulling Math Portion with Dr. Keith Harrow December 8 – January 28 I Thursday, January 14, Reception: Saturday, Prevention Series 7-8:30 pm January 9, 2 pm by Films Media Group COME IN AND REGISTER! Cyberbullies: Taking A Stand THERE ARE NO FEES FOR THESE COURSES. Hewlett-Woodmere Art In this program, Dr. James Shaw, Faculty (and Friends) Exhibit author of Jack and Jill: Why They Kill, AARP DRIVER IMPROVEMENT I February 12- March 24, 2010 explains how to confront and counter Call 516 374-1967 x 231 for infor- bullying in the nation’s schools. Candid Art in various media by the talented mation about our on-going defensive faculty of the Hewlett-Woodmere interviews with bullied students includ- driving classes. ing Evan Ramsey, convicted of killing UFSD. his school’s principal and a classmate, as well as with two reformed bullies— TAX HELP IS AVAILABLE INTHEBOEHMROOM one male, one female—provide a wide- Tuesdays, February 16 – April 13 Quilts by Helga Pfeffer ranging peer perspective on school vio- 10 am - 1 pm I January 15- February 22, 2010 lence. Students also share their suc- By appointment only Reception: Saturday, Tax help is available for senior citi- cesses as part of anti-bullying and peer January 23, 2 pm mediation programs in their schools. zens with simple tax returns. This ser- vice is available through the auspices Original quilts by local artist/quilter Helga Pfeffer. PART II: Sexting and of the Town of Hempstead’s Office of Cyberbullying Senior Enrichment. Please bring last year’s tax return, 1099s or W-2s, and Harlem: Ellen Fisch With speaker: John Dockswell, any other pertinent documents. Photography Police Officer, Nassau County, Beginning Tuesday, January 5, 2010 I Community Affairs Division at 10 am, call 374-1967 x 231, to March 5 – April 26 Reception: Tuesday, March 16, Officer Dockswell will present a film schedule an appointment. 7 pm about SEXTING and speak about the subject and its role in cyberbullying. Harlem showcases the breadth and Officer Dockswell has a 4 year degree BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ diversity of the influences of the in criminal justice from CW Post and a MEETINGS Harlem Community on its architecture, gardens, architectural details and land- Masters Degree in elementary educa- Monday, January 11, tion from Dowling College. He is also a marks. Monday, February 8 parent of two teenage children. Since he joined the Community Affairs Monday, March 8 Division in June 2009, he has been 7:15 pm Budget Meeting inundated with requests by school dis- 7:45 pm Regular Meeting tricts to present his program on Sexting and Cyberbullying. Board of Trustees District residents may pick up tickets beginning Benjamin A. Eilbott, President Wednesday, March 3, 10 am & 7 pm. Shari H. Braverman, Vice President David A. Adler * Non- residents who are members of Donald A. Davidson National Council of Jewish Women, Frank Zaret, Treasurer Peninsula Section, may obtain tickets for both films at the Offices of NCJW, Susan O. de Sciora, Director 342 Central Avenue, Lawrence, NY Nadine Connors, Editor and Programs Tele: 516.569.3660. 7 Ellen Fisch, 125TH Station 1125 Broadway, PO Box 1100 Non Profit Org. Hewlett, New York 11557-0903 U.S. Postage

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5 • Tuesday 1 • Monday 1 • Monday Reading Between the Lines: HWPL Readers: The White Tiger 1 pm HWPL Readers: That Old Cape Magic 1 pm The Final Payment 1 pm 2 • Tuesday ÌF Great Books 7:30 pm 3 • Wednesday Seated Aerobics 11 am 6 • Wednesday 3 • Wednesday Seated Aerobics 11 am Residents pick up tickets for 2/14 Seated Aerobics 11 am Film: Easy Virtue 2 & 7 pm NCJW Cyberbullying 10 am & 7 pm Film: Last Chance Harvey 2 & 7 pm Film: Julie & Julia 2 & 7 pm 4 • Thursday 7 • Thursday F Author Visit: Vivian Swift 1 pm 4 • Thursday SAT - Writing * 7 pm 5 • Friday F/W Music Club 1:15 pm Author Visit: Karan Mahajan 1 pm 8 • Friday F/W Music Club 11 am 7 • Sunday 5 • Friday F/W Music Club 11 am 9 • Saturday Art Reception 2 pm New Talent/New Ideas: 7 • Sunday F Silent Films* 2 pm Martei Varga, pianist * 2:30 pm 10 • Sunday 9 • Tuesday NY Humanities Speaker: New Talent/New Ideas: 8 • Monday Lawrence HS Tri-M concert 7 pm Television in the 1950s. 1 pm Elena Ulyanova, pianist * 2:30 pm 9 • Tuesday HIAS 1 pm ÌF Great Books 7:30 pm 12 • Tuesday Donald X. Clavin 1 pm 10 • Wednesday 10 • Wednesday Seated Aerobics 11 am 13 • Wednesday Seated Aerobics 11 am Residents and Friends pick up tickets for Seated Aerobics 11 am Tickets may be picked up for 2/21 3/21 Berman Does Martin 10 am & 7 pm Film: State of Play 2 & 7 pm NTNI, Michi Wiancko, violin 10 am & 7pm 11 • Thursday Residents & Friends pick up tickets 14 • Thursday SAT - Math* 7 pm Holocaust book discussion: Sarah’s Key 1 pm for 2/25 Highlights in Jazz 10 am & 7 pm 15 • Friday F/WMusicClub 1:15pm 14 • Sunday 11 • Thursday NCJW Advocacy film: Cyberbullying* 2 pm 19 • Tuesday ÌF Woody Allen Film Series: Art in the Great Cities: Berlin 10:30 am Bullets Over Broadway 2 pm 15 • Monday 20 • Wednesday Holocaust book discussion: 12 • Friday F/W Music Club 11 am Seated Aerobics 11 am The Book Thief with B. Eilbott 1 pm 16 • Tuesday Tickets may be picked up for 2/7 16 • Tuesday Art in the Great Cities: Amsterdam 10:30 am NTNI Martei Varga, piano 10 am & 7 pm Art in Great Cities: Vienna 10:30 am Seated Aerobics 11 am 21 • Thursday 17 • Wednesday Art Reception 7 pm ÌF Film: Food, Inc. 2 & 7 pm Woody Allen Film Series: Zelig 2 pm 17 • Wednesday Seated Aerobics 11 am 23 • Saturday 21 • Sunday New Talent/New Ideas 18 • Thursday Art Reception 2 pm ÌF Michi Wiancko, violin* 2:30 pm Film: Hannah and Her Sisters 2 pm 24 • Sunday 23 • Tuesday 21 • Sunday Big Screen: North by Northwest 2 pm ÌF ÌF New Laws with Judge Strauss 7:30 pm Berman Does Martin* 2:30 pm 27 • Wednesday 23 • Tuesday NY Humanities Speaker: Seated Aerobics 11 am 24 • Wednesday ÌF Residents and Friends pick up Internet & the Media 1 pm Great Decisions 7:30 pm tickets for 3/7 Silent Films/ 24 • Wednesday 28 • Thursday Buster Keaton 10 am & 7 pm Tickets may be picked up for Beyond the Saree 1 pm Seated Aerobics 11 am ÌF Great Decisions 7:30 pm 4/11 Zig Zag Quartet 10 am & 7 pm 31 • Sunday Seated Aerobics 11 am Rope 25 • Thursday Film: 2 pm ÌF ÌF Highlights in Jazz * 7:30 pm Great Decisions 7:30 pm * Previous registration/tickets required. ÌF Co-sponsored by Friends of the Library 28 • Sunday 28 • Sunday F Indicates a Friends of the Library program. Indian Film: Oye Lucky Lucky Oye 2 pm Big Screen: Strangers on a Train 2 pm