October Calendar SCRABBLE. Join us for a game! Fridays DIRECTOR’S CUT. Film expert John Exhibits from 2 to 5 p.m. Bosco will screen and discuss The Age In the Karen and Ed Adler Gallery Friday of Adeline (2015-113 min.). Blake Live- Friday LIVE AT PWPL: Streetfighter. This trib- 14 ly stars as Adeline, a 29-year-old who 28 ALEKSANDER BETKO. Animals. Through ute band captures the sound, look and SANDWICHED IN: “Illustrating the Ro- survives a near-death experience and, SANDWICHED IN: “Haunted Long Is- October 31. spirit of The Rolling Stones. 7:30 p.m. mantic Horizon: Early Expeditions to from that day on, never grows older. land.” Join Christopher Weaver and Mi- the Western Front.” Prof. Dennis Raver- This fantasy also stars Kathy Baker, Har- chael Salvarezza of Eco-Photo Explor- ty discusses the inclusion of illustrators rison Ford and Ellen Burstyn. 7 p.m. ers as they uncover the spine-tingling Registrations on early nineteenth century expedi- stories of our resident ghosts, ghouls tions of the Western frontier. The draw- and monsters. This is a fun-filled pre- In progress ings were an attempt to document the sentation that’s sure to raise some land and native peoples, but the results goose bumps! 12:10 p.m. Friday Crowdfunding Basics...............October 3 were highly romanticized, exotic and 21 Medicare....................................October 24 often racist—a mythologized vision of HARLEM. Dr. Ron Brown discusses the Resume Workshop.................October 29 the West. 12:10 p.m. SANDWICHED IN BOOK DISCUSSION. past and present of the storied neigh- Interviewing Skills..................October 29 Celebrate the Friends of the Library’s borhood. Part two of four. Sponsored ITALIAN GENEALOGY. Seeking your 50th Anniversary with a discussion of by the Friends of the Library. 3 p.m. Beginning roots? Dr. Marilyn Verna will show you Maeve Binchy’s Circle of Friends (1990), how to proceed. Dr. Verna taught at the story of a pair of childhood friends HALLOWEEN HORRORS: The Witch: A Tai Chi..........................................October 18 St. Francis College, presents on Italian who grow up together in the cozy vil- New-England Folktale (2015-92 min.). research and culture, and assists with lage of Knockglen during the 1950s. In seventeenth century New England, the acquisition and translation of Ital- Led by Michelle M. Young. Copies avail- a family is exiled by their Puritan com- Events ian documents and records. Sponsored able at the Information Desk. 12:10 munity. They settle in the wilderness, by Sons of Italy, John Michael Marino p.m. but when their newborn son disap- Lodge. 7:30 p.m. pears, they turn on each other with ac- SILVER CITY BOUND. This New York City cusations of witchcraft. 7:30 p.m. band promotes cross-cultural collabo- ration and dialogue through American 2 Sunday roots music. This concert is appropri- Sunday ate for adults, teens and families with HALLOWEEN HORRORS. We get a jump 16 school-age children. Refreshments will Saturday on the holiday with Agnieszka Hol- be served. Sponsored by the Friends of 29 16th ANNUAL DILL JONES JAZZ CON- land’s Rosemary’s Baby (2014-170 min.), the Library in celebration of their 50th the second screen version of Ira Levin’s CERT featuring the Gail Nelson Group. RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS. A 3 p.m. MAC Anniversary. 7:30 p.m. small group workshop presented by best-seller about young Rosemary Saturday (Zoe Saldana), who begins to suspect 8 career counselor Karen McKenna. Sign that her husband is conspiring with Sa- up at the Reference Desk, or call 516- NEXT CHAPTER. Join a discussion of 883-4400, ext. 111. 10 a.m. tanic cultists hellbent on getting their current events. Bring your opinions! 10 hands on her unborn child. 1:30 p.m. a.m. 17 Monday 22 Saturday INTERVIEWING SKILLS. This small group workshop will cover how to conduct re- DRONES: TAKING FLIGHT & AERIAL AFTERNOON ON BROADWAY: Professor PAPERBACK SWAP. Return of the pop- search, answer challenging questions, PHOTOGRAPHY. Learn flight funda- James Kolb discusses Show Boat. Based ular event with books available for all write thank you letters and present ref- mentals and operational best practic- on a best-selling novel by Edna Ferber, ages. Hundreds of patrons swap thou- erences. Presented by Karen McKenna. 3 Monday es, as well as creative techniques that sands of books at this community- adapted for the stage by Oscar Ham- Sign up at the Reference Desk, or call are used in real world video/photo pro- friendly gathering. Sponsored by the CROWDFUNDING BASICS. A three-part merstein II, and featuring an extraordi- 516-883-4400, ext. 111. 1 p.m. duction. Weather permitting, there will nary score by Jerome Kern, Show Boat Friends of the Library in celebration of series, on Mondays, October 3, 17 and be a live drone demonstration. 2 p.m. their 50th Anniversary. 1 to 4 p.m. 24, at 7 p.m. Learn how to launch your stands as the landmark musical of the own crowdfunding initiative. Sign up 1920s. Hear standards such as “Old at the Information Desk, or call 516- Man River,” “Make Believe” and “Bill” and 883-4400, ext. 136. Participants must examine the ways in which Show Boat 30 Sunday register for all three sessions. 7 p.m. has been altered in its many produc- 9 Sunday tions and adaptations. 3 p.m. MAC 23 Sunday HOLA CUBA! Cofradia Duo performs traditional and contemporary Cuban “THE GIRL BY THE LAKE” (2007-95 min.), NEW YORK CLASSIC FILM CLUB. Dr. PAMELA PAUL. The FOL’s 50th Anniver- Prof. Val Franco presents Andrea Mo- “A FAIRY TALE WEDDING” (2014-91 music in this first of a series of events Dan Pompa hosts Hangmen Also Die! min.). Presented by Prof. Val Franco. sary Distinguished Speaker is the Editor spotlighting Cuban culture. Sponsored laioli’s mystery. In Italian with English (1943-134 min.). Director Fritz Lang of The New York Times Book Review. Paul subtitles. 7:30 p.m. When five high school friends get to- by the Friends of the Library. 3 p.m. collaborated with screenwriter Bertold gether decades later for a wedding in is also an author and TV commentator. Brecht on this noirish tale of espionage Zurich, they see just how much they She has written four non-fiction books and assassination in Nazi-occupied have (or haven’t) changed. In Italian and will publish her fifth, the memoir Czechoslovakia. 2 p.m. with English subtitles. Recommended My Life with Bob, in 2017. Sponsored by for adults. 7:30 p.m. the Friends of the Library in celebra- Monday 4 Tuesday tion of their 50th Anniversary. 2 p.m. 31 CHESS. Join us for a game! Tuesdays HALLOWEEN HORRORS. Prof. Val Fran- from 2 to 4 p.m. co presents Blood and Black Lace (1964- 10 Monday 84 min.) and a discussion of the Italian Tuesday horror genre known as “giallo” (yellow). ADULT COLORING. Tuesdays, October COLUMBUS DAY HOURS. We will be 18 Monday 4, 11, 18, 25. Meetups are relaxed and 24 Tame by today’s standards, these films open from 1 to 5 p.m. informal; they’re great for stress relief TAI CHI. Registration begins today for were daring when they were made seven Thursday classes, 12:45 to 1:45 MEDICARE HEALTH PLANS. Find out in the 1960s. Diehard fans love these and getting to know your neighbors. 7 how changes to Medicare affect you. p.m. p.m., November 3 to December 22. $20 “spaghetti thrillers” by such masters fee due at registration. HAC Samuel Schiff, LUTCF, will discuss the Mario Bava, Dario Argento and Lucio different parts of Medicare and up- Fulci. Bava’s masterpiece, Blood and 11 Tuesday POWERUP COMMUNITIES INFORMA- coming health reform. A comparison Black Lace, is one of the most influen- TION WORKSHOP. Learn about the of health plan options available in our tial Italian horror films of all time, with a HYPERTENSION SCREENINGS. Free and PowerUp Communities program, an area will be given. Participants will combination of mystery, eroticism and 5 Wednesday no appointments needed. Courtesy of have an opportunity to sign up for in- energy efficiency initiative that pro- horror. In Italian with English subtitles. St. Francis Hospital. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. vides homeowners with low-cost en- dividual follow up appointments. Sign Recommended for adults. 7:30 p.m. TECHDESK. Every Wednesday from 2 to up at the Information Desk, or by call- 4 p.m., bring your tech questions and ergy assessments, as well as grants and “PELICAN DREAMS” (2014-80 min.). financing for energy improvements. In ing 516-883-4400 ext. 136. 7 p.m. devices to the Reference Desk for one- Filmmaker Judy Irving follows a way- on-one assistance. recognition of National Energy Aware- ward pelican from her “arrest” on the ness Month. No registration. 7 p.m. FOOD DAY. A screening of Fresh, which Golden Gate Bridge to her new life at a looks at people who are working to GREAT BOOKS: Immoderation of Ifat by rehab facility. This family-friendly doc- re-invent our food systems, followed Sara Suleri, and Now We Are Free by Da- umentary is rated G. 7:30 p.m. by a discussion led by Patti Wood and vid Sedaris. 2:30 p.m. a cooking demonstration by natural foods chef Bhavani Jaroff. 7 p.m. HAC “JOYRIDE” (1977-92 min.). Four friends 19 Wednesday (Desi Arnaz Jr., Robert Carradine, Anne GREAT BOOKS: The Little Mermaid by Lockhart and Melanie Griffith) decide Wednesday to start a new life in Alaska.