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April ’07

EXHIBITS In the Main Gallery 4 WEDNESDAY 11 WEDNESDAY 17 TUESDAY 24 TUESDAY JUDITH HUTTNER: Inner Sanctum, water- A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO : A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO BETTE COOKING WITH GRANNY OR GRAMPY: SHAKESPEARE, PART I: Aspects of Love. colors, through April 26. Sponsored by the ’s Jezebel (1938-103 min.). A DAVIS: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane Register beginning April 17 for a workshop This literary dash through several of the Art Advisory Council. Southern belle (Bette, winning her second (1962-133 min.). Aging, demented child on Saturday, May 12 at 11 a.m. You don’t Bard’s plays will explore the many splen- In the Photography Gallery Oscar) goes too far to make her fiancé star Baby Jane Hudson (Davis) torments have to be a grandparent to attend this fun, dors, as well as the many frustrations, in- () jealous. Clements Ripley, her sister Blanche (), a hands-on “cooking” workshop with the spe- herent in male/female relationships. Join MARK BERGHASH: I’s Closed I’s Open: Abem Finkel and scripted, from former movie actress crippled in an auto ac- cial child or children in your life. Chef Frank Shakespeare scholar John Broza, retired The Inner Self, through April 30. Look for the play by Owen Davis, Sr. Max Steiner cident. Lukas Heller scripted this Miale will show how to make classic no-bake Schreiber English Department Chairman, a slide talk with Mark Berghash on Mon- composed the score. 12 noon. classic, from Henry Farrell’s novel, for pro- snacks such as Rice Krispie Treats, s’mores for an enthusiastic and authoritative explo- day, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. ducer/director . We will con- and more — then sample the results! This ration of the five comedies. Shakespeare, A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO BETTE DAVIS: intergenerational event is for children ages Part II: Bad to the Bone will be presented In the Community Gallery The Man Who Came to Dinner clude our tribute to Bette Davis with Susan (1942-113 5 to 8 accompanied by a grandparent or sur- Sunday, April 29 at 2 p.m. Tonight’s pro- min.). When injury forces pompous critic Walker’s documentary, All About Bette “PIECES OF PORT,” April 4 through 30. An rogate grandparent. A materials fee of $5 gram at 7:30 p.m. FOL Sheridan Whiteside (Monty Woolley) to stay (1993-48 min.). 12 noon exhibit by Schreiber High School’s 2006-07 per adult registrant is payable at sign-up. with an ordinary Midwestern family for the AP photography class. This project was READING GROUP: A discussion facilitated winter, he and his wacky friends drive them “THE GREAT MATCH” (2006-88 min.). funded by the Port Washington Education by Lee Fertitta. Call 883-4400, Ext. 136 for crazy. Screenwriters Jules J. and Philip G. Three soccer fans living in Mongolia, Niger Foundation. Story in this issue. book title. 7 p.m. Epstein adapted George S. Kaufman and and Brazil, none of whom have ever met, In TeenSpace ’s stage play for director William all determine to watch the TV broadcast of Keighley. The supporting cast includes Ann the World Cup Final. Gerardo Olivares di- 25 WEDNESDAY YOUNG PEOPLE’S POETRY WEEK, April Sheridan, Jimmy Durante, Billie Burke, rected this global comedy, from a script he PORT WRITES: A group of self motivated 16-22. Visit TeenSpace the week and and Bette Davis as wrote with Chema Rodriguez. Also, writer/ sample some of the highlights from our Po- writers reading and discussing their work, Maggie Cutler. Also, Richard L. Bare’s com- FRIDAY director Lorenzo Vigas Castes’s short, El- facilitated by Michael Chaplan. Meets the etry Collection. Check out our “Poetry edy short So You Think You Need Glasses 13 ephants Never Forget (2004-13 min.). Both fourth Wednesday of each month. 8 p.m. Panes” — an interactive window poetry ac- (1942-11 min.) and Jean Negulesco’s musi- SANDWICHED IN: The Blockbuster Era films are subtitled. This screening comes to tivity. FOL cal short Six Hits and a Miss (1942-9 min.). in . Brian Rose, professor in the us from Film Movement, an organization 7:30 p.m. department of Communication and Media that makes outstanding independent films, REGISTRATIONS Studies at Fordham University, will discuss documentaries and foreign films available to film production over the past three de- educational institutions. 7:30 p.m. In Progress cades. This program, which is free and FRIDAY Teen Dance Workshop...... See April 5 open to the public, is made possible through 27 the support of the New York Council for the SANDWICHED IN: The Color of Water, A Walking Club ...... See April 16 THURSDAY Humanities’ Speakers in the Humanities Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother. 5 program. 12:10 p.m. James McBride had been a journalist for Beginning April 10 SENIOR CONNECTIONS: Information and WEDNESDAY eight years when he quit his job as a Wash- Computer Classes ...... See April 10 referral service staffed by trained volun- LOOKING AT JAZZ: Vincent Wright, 18 ington Post feature writer and moved to New former Assistant Director of Education at teers designed to link older adults and their LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEET- York to pursue his first love: music. While Computers in Spanish ...... See April 10 Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, will families to needed resources. Thursdays ING: Executive session at 7 p.m. The pub- touring as a tenor sax player he came to re- discuss all the permutations of jazz, inviting Beginning April 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. lic is invited to attend at 7:30 p.m. alize that the most interesting person he’d the audience to participate by writing the ever known was his mother — a white im- Cooking with Granny or Grampy ...... GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP: lyrics to a blues tune. His talk will be musi- PCLI: The Photography Club of Long Is- migrant daughter of a rabbi who married a ...... See April 17 The Bible Unearthed by Finkelstein and cally illustrated by Ken Kresge. 8 p.m. land meets. 8 p.m. Silberman. 8 p.m. black man, founded a church in Harlem and managed to send all 12 of her children DANCE & MOVEMENT IMPROVISA- through college. In this reading, enhanced TION WORKSHOP FOR TEENS: A pro- by jazz and traditional music, Debbie Starker gressive and innovative dance workshop for portrays Ruth McBride Jordan and David teens. NO dance experience necessary. In- Houston narrates. 12:10 p.m. 1 SUNDAY person registration in progress for teens in 15 SUNDAY 19 THURSDAY grades 7 through 12. Please register by READING GROUP: A discussion facilitated “INFAMOUS” (2006-118 min.). Truman A FORBIDDEN HOLLYWOOD DOUBLE Capote (played by British actor Toby Jones) FEATURE: Waterloo Bridge (1931-81 min.). April 3. Fee: $5. Workshop begins at 7 p.m. by Lee Fertitta. Call 883-4400, Ext. 136 for book title. 1:30 p.m. leaves the glittering literary scene of Man- A fallen woman (Mae Clarke) meets a young hattan to report on a brutal murder in rural soldier (Kent Douglass) in WWI-era 3rd THURSDAY @ 3: The Color of Water. Kansas. Director Douglas McGrath also in this risqué yet touching romance from Elizabeth Olesh will discuss James scripted, from George Plimpton’s book, and Tim Reed (adapting Robert McBride’s The Color of Water, the Long Is- Truman Capote. plays Sherwood’s play) and director James Whale. FRIDAY land Reads selection for 2007. 3 p.m. FOL Capote’s traveling companion, Harper Lee, After a brief intermission, we present Baby 6 and Daniel Craig is the rugged killer Perry SOUNDSWAP: Tony Traguardo hosts an Face (1933-76 min.). This pre-Code classic Smith. Even if you’ve seen Philip Seymour SANDWICHED IN: A Birthday Tribute to evening of live music featuring Dave Gerard stars as Lily Powers, a Stardust: The Bette Davis Hoffman in Bennet Miller’s Capote (2005), Bette Davis. First, and David Bailey, who will perform original poor but ambitious woman who sleeps her Story we highly recommend this alternate ver- (2005-88 min.). nar- material as well as blues, r&b, western, way to the top — from the personnel office rates Peter Jones and Mark Catalena’s docu- sion of a fascinating true story. 7:30 p.m. to the filing department to mortgage to ac- swing, reggae and country. 7:30 p.m. Story mentary about the actress. After a short in- in this issue. FOL. counting, until she has powerful business- termission we present men wrapped around her finger. Gene (1943-110 min.). Writer Kit Marlowe (Bette) GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP: A Markey and Kathryn Scola scripted for direc- possesses one thing all her own: literary ac- discussion of The Tempest by William tor Alfred E. Green. This recently discovered claim. Her melodramatic best friend Millie Shakespeare. 8 p.m. pre-release edition contains five minutes of Drake (), who pens trashy previously unseen footage! 1:30 p.m. ADAM NEIMAN: The pianist performs se- 28 SATURDAY potboilers, has the husband (John Loder) Kit loves and the child Kit yearns to call her lections from Beethoven, Ravel, Rach- LATINO FESTIVAL: Celebrate Latino Cul- own. and Anne Revere co-star in maninoff and Mussorgsky. Sponsored by ture. A family event. Story in this issue. FOL Vincent Sherman’s comedy-drama, which the Music Advisory Council. 3 p.m. Story in this issue. was scripted by John Van Druten and 20 FRIDAY Lenore Coffee from Van Druten’s stage 3 TUESDAY play. 12:10 p.m. SANDWICHED IN: Barcelona and Moder- nity — Gaudí to Dalí. The first comprehen- A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO BETTE “RIDING ALONE FOR THOUSANDS OF sive survey of its type ever mounted in SUNDAY DAVIS: Ruth Elizabeth Davis was born in MILES” (2005-109 min.). Japanese fisher- 29 America, this exhibition at the Metropolitan Lowell, Massachusetts on April 5, 1908. She man Gou-ichi Takada (Ken Takakura) MONDAY Museum of Art explores the diverse and in- SHAKESPEARE, PART II: Bad to the Bone: began acting in high school and remained boards a bullet train to Tokyo to see his dy- 16 The Villains. We admire virtuous characters, novative work of Barcelona’s artists, archi- undaunted by her initial failures in the pro- ing son. When his son refuses to see him, WALKING CLUB begins for the spring tects, and designers in the years between but our fascination with evil characters lin- fession: she was rejected by Eva Le daughter-in-law Rie (Shinobu Terajima) gives session. In-person registration; fee: $5. Call the Barcelona Universal Exposition of 1888 gers longer. This survey will focus chiefly Gallienne’s acting school, was fired by Takada a videotape about the work his son 883-4400, Ext. 136 for availability. Spon- and the imposition of the Fascist regime of on the two most intriguing of the scoun- from a Rochester stock com- was doing in a remote region of China’s sored by the Health Advisory Council. Francisco Franco in 1939. The exhibition, drels: Richard III and Iago. 2 p.m. FOL pany, and flunked a screen test at Goldwyn. Yunnan province. Moved by what he has AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA: Lucia di which runs through June 3, features some Universal Studios hired Bette even though seen, Takada decides to journey to China to 300 works, including paintings, sculpture, producer Carl Laemmle commented, “She Lammermoor is among Donizetti’s greatest complete his son’s work. Zou Jingzhi tragic masterpieces, and remains one of his drawings, prints, posters, decorative objects, has as much sex appeal as [western actor] scripted this drama for director Zhang furniture, architectural models and designs. Slim Summerville.” Jack L. Warner, on the most popular and most frequently pro- Yimou. 7:30 p.m. duced works. Based on Sir Walter Scott’s Join Ines Powell for an audio-visual discus- other hand, called her “an explosive little sion of the art movements that advanced MONDAY broad with a straight left,” and gave her a novel The Bride of Lammermoor, the op- 30 the city’s quest for modernity and con- era dramatizes the story of Lucia, who is “” (1951-92 min.). As contract at Warner Bros., where she was firmed it as the primary center of radical in- in love with Edgardo, the sworn enemy of tormented Robert Cosick (Richard featured in numerous crime melodramas tellectual, political and cultural activities in and soap operas. With her success in Of her brother, Enrico. Lucia is forced into an Basehart) teeters on the fifteenth floor expedient marriage by her brother, and Spain. 12.10 p.m. Human Bondage and Dangerous, Davis be- TUESDAY ledge of a hotel, traffic cop gan to refuse unsuitable assignments and 10 the conflicting tensions are expressed in a WAY OFF BROADWAY: Kimberly Akimbo. Charlie Dunnigan (Paul Douglas) does his was suspended without pay. She lost a law- BUDGET VOTE & TRUSTEE ELECTION famous sextet. Video excerpts will accom- Lantern Theatre Company presents David best to talk him to safety. The outstanding suit against the studio, but the conflict won takes place in the lobby. 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. See pany this presentation by professor James Lindsay-Abaire’s wacky play about a 16- cast also includes Barbara Bel Geddes, the respect of her bosses, and her roles be- page 2 for detailed information. Kolb. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the year-old who has the body of a 60-year-old Debra Paget, Agnes Moorehead, Howard gan to improve. Bette Davis reigned as box Library and Music Advisory Council. 4 p.m. woman. called it “The Da Silva, Jeffrey Hunter and in office queen from 1937 to 1947. Women COMPUTER CLASSES FOR ADULTS: Comedy of the Year” when it opened at the her first screen role. John Paxton scripted Registration begins April 10 for classes to be CONVERSATIONS FROM MAIN audiences responded to her especially — STREET: Meet Valentino Achak Deng. Mr. Manhattan Theatre Club in 2003. 8 p.m. this first-rate thriller for director Henry they loved her best when she played bitchy, held in May. All are on Saturdays from 10 Hathaway. 7:30 p.m. a.m. to noon. May 5 — Computer Kinder- Deng is the subject of Dave Eggers’ new ambitious characters, but also identified with book, What Is the What, a fictionalized ac- her when she played good women suffer- garten; May 12 — Computer First Grade; May 19 — Desktop Publishing. Fee for count of Mr. Deng’s life from the time he ing the disappointments of love. In the each class is $12, due at registration. was a small boy in Sudan through his first Refreshments for the Sandwiched In Series 1960s, the aging actress entered the psy- years as a refugee in the . Co- courtesy of Friends of the Library. chological horror genre with What Ever QUIERE SABER COMO USAR COMPU- sponsored by the Library, Dolphin Book MONDAY 23 Priority seating at all events is given to Port Happened to Baby Jane and Hush... Hush, TADORAS? Computers in Spanish for begin- Shop and the Landmark. At Landmark on Sweet Charlotte. Despite a stroke, Davis ners will be offered on May 5, 12 and 19 Main Street. 7:30 p.m. “JULIUS CAESAR” (1953-121 min.). Marlon Washington residents and cardholders. continued to work right up to her death on from 2 to 4 p.m. Call Haydee Buitron at 883- Brando is Mark Antony, James Mason is MARK BERGHASH will present a slide talk Brutus, John Gielgud is Cassius, Louis FOL — Sponsored or co-sponsored by the October 7, 1989. This year’s birthday trib- 4400, Ext. 149 or Peggy O’Hanlon at Ext. Friends of the Library ute begins with Marked Woman (1937-96 147 for more information or to register. in conjunction with his exhibition in the Calhern is Caesar, Edmond O’Brien is min.). Righteous district attorney Hum- Photography Gallery. 7:30 p.m. FOL. Casca, Greer Garson is Calpurnia and PORT WASHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY / phrey Bogart persuades frightened cocktail HYPERTENSION SCREENING: Free is Portia in Joseph L. (516) 883-4400 hostess Bette to risk her life by testifying blood pressure screening conducted by St. Mankiewicz’s lavish production, presented LIBRARY HOURS against her gangster bosses. Robert Rossen Francis Hospital. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in celebration of William Shakespeare’s birthday (April 23, 1564). 7:30 p.m. and Abem Finkel scripted, and Harry War- MANAGING STRESS: Dr. Gary Paluba, li- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 9 ren and Al Dubin composed the musical censed psychologist, will discuss how stress PORT WASHINGTON LIBRARY FOUN- a.m. to 9 p.m. numbers for director Irving Bason. Also, two affects your health and how to protect your- DATION BOARD meets. 8 p.m. vintage cartoons, Bob Clampett and Chuck self. Dr. Paluba created and has conducted Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Jones’s Porky’s Hero Agency (1937-7 min.) the Stress Management program at St. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friz Freleng’s She Was an Acrobat’s Francis Hospital since 1989. Sponsored by Daughter (1937-8 min.). 7:30 p.m. the Health Advisory Council. 8 p.m. Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.