Newsletter of the Hewlett- Woodmere Public Library I I OverlAPRIL MAY JUNEe2014 VOLUaME 49, NUMf BER 4 FROM THE BOARD ÌF JACQUES BREL RETURNS Dear Resident/Taxpayer, A cabaret version of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well After more than 20 years of the and Living in Paris Library conducting its own Election and I Sunday, May 4, 2:30 pm Budget Vote, the Library Board has determined that these items be put Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer/ forth to the electorate at the time of composer/actor who composed sophisti - the School District’s Annual Meeting on cated, literate, sensitive, funny, theatri - May 20th. Thus, in addition to the cal songs that attracted a devoted fol - Proposed Budget for the School lowing in Belgium and France and then District, and the election of Members throughout the world. He recorded most of the School Board, there will be of his songs in French but he became a propositions regarding the Library major influence on such performers as Budget, as well as Library Trustee, on David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, among oth - that day. ers. His songs were recorded by pop leg - The Library Board has been consid - ends such as Ray Charles, Judy Collins, ering this option for some time, finally John Denver, The Kingston Trio, Nina concluding that the continuing decline Simone, Frank Sinatra, and Andy in voter turnout, coupled with the Williams, to name a few. In French increasing cost of running an election, speaking countries he was a successful could no longer justify a separate vote. actor, directing two films, one of which It is the Library Board’s position that Le Far West, was nominated for a Palm this decision is both politically and fis - d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, 1973. cally responsible. We hope you agree, Mr. Brel was married and had three and we welcome your comments, children. A heavy smoker, he died of which will be considered whether they lung cancer at age 49 in 1978. He is are in agreement or not. buried near the artist Paul Gauguin on Hiva-Oa, Marquesas Islands (French Details on the Proposed Budget will Polynesia) an island where he spent his last years. be posted on the Library’s website This show is set in the cabaret style, performing songs from the original 1968 and sent to you by mail after its final show, with a rotating cast.The original show ran for over 4 years at the Village review by the Library Board at its Gate, with original cast members Elly Stone, Mort Schuman, Shawn Elliott, and April 7th meeting. I can assure you Alice Whitfield. that the amount to be raised by taxes Original production concept, English lyrics, and additional materials by Eric Blau and Mort will be within the allowable tax levy Shuman; Based on Jacques Brel’s lyrics and commentary; Music by Jacques Brel. In this production, additional arrangements by Eric Svejcar; Staging by Dan Whitten, (i.e. tax cap). Tiger Theatricals Each member of the Library Board District residents & Friends of the Library may pick up tickets beginning Wednesday, April 23,10 am encourages you to put May 20th on your & 7 pm. calendar and to remember to vote, not only on those positions related to the What’s Inside Hewlett-Woodmere Schools, but also on BOARD OF TRUSTEES OVER LEAF JR. REMOVABLE INSERT those related to the Library. Benjamin A. Eilbott, President Computers & Devices Page 7 Events & Performances Pages 2-3 In conclusion, our thanks to the Shari H. Braverman, Vice President Films Page 6 School Board and District officials in David A. Adler Great Books Page 6 helping to facilitate this transition. Donald A. Davidson Great Decisions Page 5 Sincerely, Frank Zaret, Treasurer H-W PL Readers Page 7 Benjamin A. Eilbott, William Ferro, Director Lectures & Courses Pages 4 -5 LI READS Page 3 Nadine Connors, Editor and Programs President Special Author Visits Page 3 Board of Trustees Teens Page 7 SPECIAL EVENTS & PERFORMANCES EDYTHE BRENNER NEW TALENT/NEW IDEAS FEELIN’ GROOVY MEMORIAL CONCERT Music of the 60s and 70s The Juilliard School Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library Featuring Julia Glenn, violin and Daniel Fung, pianist I Sunday, April 6, 2:30 pm Julia Glenn Gail Storm Phyllis Fay Farmer Carole King Tribute AN AFTERNOON With Gail Storm WEEKDAY CONCERT I Thursday, April 10, 7:30 pm Celebrate Mother! Gail Storm is a New York based Phyllis Fay Farmer singer/songwriter/pianist who performs Mezzo soprano in NY as well as the national and With pianist, Emily Olin international circuits. Ms. Storm honors Carole King through singing, playing, I Thursday, May 8, 1 pm The Juilliard School, once again, and commentary. She will perform the Celebrate Mother!- new mothers, shares their talented graduates. Ms. entire Tapestry album. old mothers, gypsy mothers, aristocrat - Glenn has traveled the world as a District residents & Friends of the Library may ic mothers, single mothers, step-moth - pick up tickets beginning Thursday, March 27, soloist and chamber musician. She ers - songs and arias in English, French, 10 am & 7 pm. served as Harvard Pforzheimer Russian, and Spanish by Dvorak, Houses’ Artist-in-Residence and was Carpenter, Massenet, Sviridova, and named a Fulbright Scholar. She regu - Sorozábal. Includes child-rearing advice larly visits China to perform and from Lewis Carroll. research contemporary Chinese music. In the fall she will also begin her doc - No tickets necessary. toral studies with Joseph Lin at The Juilliard School. Canadian pianist Daniel Fung is an active performer as a soloist, chamber musician, and col - laborative pianist. Daniel Fung was a recipient of The Juilliard School’s The Liverpool Shuffle William Schuman Prize, which is pre - I Thursday, May 15, 7:30 pm sented to a graduate student for out - It’s Beatlemania by the best of the standing achievement and leadership Aaron Weinstein Beatle Tribute bands! in music. District residents & Friends of the Library may District residents may pick up tickets begin - pick up tickets beginning Wednesday, April 30, ning Wednesday, March 26, 10 am & 7 pm. ÌF Highlights in Jazz 10 am & 7 pm. Presents Have Strings, Will Swing! Caroline Doctorow With the Aaron Weinstein Trio and the Steamrollers I Thursday, April 24, 7:30 pm American Folk Music Violinist/humorist Aaron Weinstein I Thursday, June 19, 7:30 pm brings his highly acclaimed show and an evening of superb jazz with a dash of Ms. Doctorow and her band return humor! Joining him with be Matt Baker, with a lovely evening of folk and folk piano, and Tom Hubbard on bass. rock music from her new CD and past hits. District residents and Friends of the Library District residents & Friends of the Library may Daniel Fung may pick up tickets beginning Wednesday, April 9, 10 am & 7 pm. pick up tickets beginning Wednesday, June 4, 10 am & 7 pm. ÌF Indicates a Friends of the Library program. 2 SPECIAL EVENTS & LECTURES LONG ISLAND READS 2014 This year’s choice is: The Manor: Three Centuries at a Slave Plantation on Long Island by Mac Griswold. In 1984, landscape historian Mac Griswold came across Sylvester Manor, the 1650s former plantation on Shelter Island that has been home to 11 generations of What, Where, and How of the Sylvester family. Ms. Griswold’s research focused on Doctor Who! one of the earliest plantations in the North, dependent with Clive Young for nearly 200 years upon the labor of African slaves, Native Americans, and indentured servants. Mac I Wednesday, April 2, 7 pm Griswold charts the history of this property from 16th c. Doctor Who is the sci-fi phenome - Europe to 21st century Shelter Island, where the property, non, which has run for 50 years on BBC still owned by descendants of the original family, operates as television. a non-profit educational foundation and organic farm. Since first hitting TV screens in the fall of 1963, Doctor Who has become a worldwide phenomenon and is now the AUTHOR VISIT S most popular Sci-Fi TV series currently ÌF airing in America. Millions of fans of all Grow More With Less: ages, from tweens to seniors, tune in Sustainable Garden Methods each week to enjoy the Doctor’s latest Less Water-Less Work-Less Money exploits as he travels through time and With Vincent Simeone, Author space in a police phone booth (A.K.A. I Thursday, May 22, 7 pm The Tardis ) meeting strange aliens, and Grow More with Less lets you put your best foot forward saving the universe with verve, nerve, in creating an efficient, sustainable home landscape.From and know-how. Designed for both new composting and mulching to planting trees, author Vincent and avid fans alike, the presentation Simeone covers all the eco-friendly essentials in one will use video and PowerPoint to straightforward handbook. explore the show’s colorful on-screen and behind-the-scenes histories, profile The Underground Railroad on Long Island all 11 Doctors, highlight their most important episodes, and more! With Kathleen Velsor, Author I Clive Young is the author of Crank It Up: Live Thursday, June 12, 1 pm Sound Secrets of the Top Four Tour Managers, Kathleen Velsor, Associate professor at SUNY College at Homemade Hollywood: Fans Behind the Camera, and editor of Pro Sound News, Old Westbury and author of The Underground Railroad on Pro Audio Review, and ProSoundNetwork.com. Long Island: Friends in Freedom, (History Press, 2013) explores the journey of runaway slaves on Long Island and takes you on a virtual tour of the safe houses, many of which are still standing today.