Celebrating library power Issue No. 297, February 2014 February schedule On Monday, February 17 the library will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. in obser- Soprano Julia Bullock vance of Presidents Day. Julia Bullock has been ac- Krannert Center for the Perform- claimed for singing “with a vivid ing Arts, and the Marlboro Music presence, total dramatic involve- Festival. She recently made her San AARP tax help ment, a full, very beautiful voice, Francisco Symphony debut in West Register by calling 883-4400, Ext. 136. and charisma” (NewYorkArts.net). Side Story in Concert, conducted by Tuesdays through April 8. 10 a.m. to The Music Advisory Council Michael Tilson Thomas; an album of 2 p.m. welcomes the soprano on Sunday, the concert will be released in 2014. February 23 at 3 p.m. with selec- The San Francisco Chronicle wrote, tions from Berio, Verdi, Rossini and “the evening’s most remarkable Stay connected others. She will be accompanied by showstopper Julia Bullock appeared Trying to stay connected in our fast- pianist Renate Rohlfing. out of nowhere to deliver a full- paced world is a challenge. We do Ms. Bullock gives debut recit- voiced, stunningly paced account of our best to give you up-to-date library als this season in the Young Concert ‘Somewhere’ –- for just a moment, it information and throw in some fun Artists Series in New York at Merkin seemed as though nothing Bernstein stuff too. Sign up for eblasts, like us Hall and in Washington, DC at the ever wrote was quite as magical as on Facebook and follow us on Twitter Kennedy Center. Her 2013-2014 sea- that one song.” (@pwpl). son includes the title role in Henry Ms. Bullock has performed Purcell’s The Indian Queen, directed contemporary works at the Ojai Mu- by Peter Sellars at the Teatro Real in sic Festival and the MUSIC ALIVE! Budget Hearing Madrid and at the Perm Opera and series. Ballet House in Russia, and appear- Ms. Bullock won the 2012 Schedule ances at the Falany Performing Arts Mark your calendar with these upcom- Center, Saint Vincent College, the continued on page seven ing meeting dates: Budget Hearing/ Board Meeting on February 12; Bud- get Hearing/Board Meeting on March 19; Budget Information Session on April 1; Budget Vote on April 8. Are you registered? 50 years! The Library Budget Vote will be held on Tuesday, April 8. Look for a new proposition on the ballot requiring personal registration by unregistered voters prior to the day of the Library’s election. If approved, this proposition will take effect in 2015. Save the Dates FOL Paperback Swap returns on Sat- urday, March 22 — start gathering your gently used books now! Save the date for the Friends of the Library’s Edmund Epstein Memorial Program on Sunday, March 16 featuring a per- formance of The Belle of Amherst. FOL announces Luncheon authors The Friends of the Library proudly announces that the two featured au- thors at its 45th Annual Book & Au- thor Luncheon will be essayist Delia Ephron (Sister Mother Husband Dog: Etc.) and historical novelist Kevin Baker (The Big Crowd). The Lun- cheon is Friday, May 16 at the North Hills Country Club. Reservation in- This month, the library celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Beatles’ arrival in America — the event that touched off the musical and social formation will be available April 1 on- British Invasion — with a series of programs. Join us for six evenings and afternoons of author visits, multimedia presentations, films and line and in the library. performers. Story inside. The Sea & Civilization Author Lincoln Paine to talk about maritime history The Nautical Advisory Coun- sential the waterways of the world cil is pleased to announce that on have been to human history. Books Tuesday, February 11 at 7:30 p.m., will be available for purchase and the library will host Lincoln Paine, signing. This event is sponsored author of The Sea and Civilization: by the Nautical Advisory Council. A Maritime History of the World. While there have been many books which examine the course of human history on land, it was Mr. Paine’s goal to consider the enormous importance which the oceans, seas and rivers of the world have played in the development of civilization. In this impressive retelling of history through the perspective of maritime enterprise, we learn that “humans began to find their way on the sea tens of thousands of years before Port resident Martha Ferguson paints abstract landscapes that examine the environment in they domesticated dogs or cultivated a state of flux. Ms. Ferguson’s exhibition, “Current Waters Run Deep” features mixed media crops.” Beginning in ancient times pieces inspired by the coastal waters of New England. Ms. Ferguson has received painting and tracing his way up to modern awards from the East End Arts Council and the Guild Hall Museum. She was selected to times, Mr. Paine describes in detail represent American art educators in Tokyo and Okinawa as part of the Japanese Fulbright Memorial Fund Fellowship program. While there, she was the guest of renowned Japanese the various ways in which topics printmaker Takuji Kubo and initiated an international printmaking project, “Peace Flags such as trade, warfare, ship building Across the Seas.” In 2012, the Lerman Charitable Trust awarded Ferguson a residency and piracy have had an impact on at Soaring Gardens Artists’ Retreat in Laceyville, PA. She was also selected for an artist civilizations around the world. residency at the Contemporary Artists Center in Troy, NY and at chaNorth in Pine Plains, NY. In 2010 Ferguson received her Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting from the University We hope that you will join us in Author Lincoln Paine visits on Tuesday, of the Arts in Philadelphia where she was awarded a graduate merit scholarship. She has order to take a new look at how es- February 11 at 7:30 p.m. also studied painting at Santa Reparta International School of Art in Florence, Italy and printmaking in Corsica, France. Fab programs celebrate Beatles’ 50th anniversary in America!! On Tuesday, February 4 at new documentary, Good Ol’ Freda Beatles sing-along. 7:30 p.m., join New York Times best- (2013-86 min.). Freda Kelly was a On February 18 at 7:30 p.m., the selling author Mark Lewisohn for a shy Liverpool teenager the first time library’s SoundSwap program presents multimedia presentation centered she saw the Beatles perform at the an evening with legendary British Inva- on his book Tune In - The Beatles: Cavern Club. But by the time she had sion artists Chad Stuart and Jeremy All These Years Vol. 1, which is being returned to the club for her 180th visit Clyde, better known, simply, as Chad hailed as the definitive statement on to see ‘the boys’, she had been hired and Jeremy. The duo was formed in the band’s early history. The evening by the band’s manger, Brian Epstein, 1963, and quickly became one of the will focus on stories of the four boys to oversee the band’s swiftly growing first groups to make it big in America from Liverpool who would become fan club. She would retain that position during the British Invasion. After a the biggest selling group of the 20th — one that placed her in the center string of hits that included “Yesterday’s century. Rare clips and photos, in- of the Beatles’ inner circle — for over Gone,” “A Summer Song” and “Willow cluding a look at the Beatles’ many 11 years, beyond the break-up of the Weep for Me,” they pushed the enve- American musical influences, will group. As the Beatles’ devoted secre- lope of psych-folk-rock with such cult enhance the discussion of this period tary and friend, Freda was there as his- classic albums as Of Cabbages and Kings in the group’s development. tory unfolded; she was witness to the and The Ark. They appeared regularly The fun continues the follow- evolution — advances and setbacks, on afternoon music shows Shindig! and ing night, Wednesday, February 5 breakthroughs and challenges — of Hullaballoo, and were featured on such at 7:30 p.m., when we present an the greatest band in history. One of prime-time TV shows of the 1960s such evening of Beatles films, highlighted a few documentaries made with the as The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Patty by the group’s first feature, A Hard support of the surviving Beatles, Good Duke Show, Batman and Laredo. Acting Day’s Night (1964-87 min.). Alun Ow- Ol’ Freda is the touching, personal commitments forced Jeremy Clyde to en’s screenplay successfully reflects story of a young lady who was fiercely devote less time to the duo, and Chad a day in the life of the group during devoted to her coveted position as the and Jeremy spent much of the next thir- the tumultuous period that was guardian of the group’s reputation as ty years in an on-again off-again musical the beginning of Beatlemania, and it related to their vast fan base. relationship. Now they’re back with a director Richard Lester brilliantly On Saturday, February 15 at 2 vengeance, and are touring to sold out captures the naturally humorous p.m., the cast of the Internet radio audiences in various parts of the world. natures of John, Paul, George and show Fab 4 Free 4 All (Mitch Axelrod, This evening’s program promises to be Ringo. Host Tony Traguardo will Rob Leonard and Tony Traguardo) an unforgettable evening of music and open the evening with a few rarely host “The Beatles Come to America,” stories with one of the premier musical seen Beatle clips, and will close featuring rare interview and concert duos of the 1960s.