February ‘09 REGISTRATIONS In Progress FRIDAY WEDNESDAY SUNDAY Computers in Spanish . .See Feb. 7 6 18 22 SANDWICHED IN: The Rodgers and WEDNESDAY WESTERN: The Winning PIANIST LOUIS SCHWIZGEBEL-WANG: Tax Assistance . See Feb. 10 Hammerstein Era: Reinventing Musical of Barbara Worth (1926-89 min.). Abe Lee 3 p.m. Story in this issue. MAC Theater with Marc Courtade, business (Gary Cooper) and Willard Holmes (Ron- Beginning February 10 manager for Tilles Center for the Perform- ald Colman) both vie for the affections of AARP Driver Safety . See Feb. 10 ing Arts at Long Island University, and Barbara Worth (Vilma Banky), but they adjunct professor in the arts management must put their rivalry aside when a faulty Finding Work in a Tough Economy . curriculum. An avid performer, Mr. Cour- dam threatens to destroy their western . See Feb. 26 tade has appeared in productions around town. Frances Marion scripted this excit- Long Island. 12:10 p.m. ing western for director Henry King. Silent 23 MONDAY EXHIBITS with musical score. 7:30 p.m. BROADWAY THEATRE ARCHIVE FES- “UNDER THE BOMBS” (2007-99 min.). TIVAL: The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1976-130 In the Main Gallery During a cease-fire in the Lebanon-Israeli min.). Playwright James Prideaux recre- conflict of 2006, Christian taxi driver Tony ates the life of Mary Todd Lincoln (Julie (Georges Khabbaz) brings Zeina (Nada Harris), from the early years after the Abou Farhat), a Shiite woman from Beirut, president’s assassination to her shocking to the heart of the conflict in the country’s and tragic decline. George Schaefer’s pro- south, where he must help her search THURSDAY duction co-stars Michael Cristofer, Robbie the rubble for her missing son. Philippe 19 BOOK DISCUSSION: A discussion of Benson and Patrick Duffy. 7:30 p.m. Aractingi directed, from a script he wrote The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside with Michel Leviant and Anjo Rihane. In America’s Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11 Arabic with English subtitles. Also, Polish by Ron Suskind, facilitated by Lee Fertitta. Porn writer/director Jan Wagner’s short 1:30 p.m. (2006-11 min.), in which young Tomek is beguiled by Wioletta, the new girl in town. 3RD Thursday @ 3: African American This screening comes to us from Film FRIDAY Artists. An introduction to some of the WEDNESDAY Movement. 7:30 p.m. many African American artists who have 25 13 The Naked WEDNESDAY WESTERN: SANDWICHED IN: In the Footsteps of made a significant contribution to the his- Marco Polo. Adventurers Denis Belliveau Spur (1953-91 min.). Bounty hunter How- tory of art — Robert Duncanson, Walter H. ard Kemp (James Stewart) reluctantly and Francis O’Donnell retraced Marco Williams, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Romare Polo’s 25,000 mile land-and-sea route from allows disreputable Union soldier Roy Bearden, Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence Anderson (Ralph Meeker) and prospector Venice to China and back. In the Footsteps and Martin Puryear. American Folk art, of Marco Polo chronicles their journey. Join Jesse Tate (Millard Mitchell) to help him the Hudson River School, American Im- capture vicious criminal Ben Vandergroat SATURDAY us for a screening of their film and discus- pressionism, the Harlem Renaissance and JONI SCULLY: Vistas: Urban & Suburban, 7 sion of the book, which will be available (Robert Ryan). Janet Leigh co-stars as COMPUTERS IN SPANISH will be offered through February 26. Story in this issue. the civil rights movement are discussed Vandergroat’s girl, Lina Patch, in this Saturdays, February 7 & 14 from 2 to 4 for purchase and signing, courtesy of the AAC in relation to the art by African American Technicolor classic from screenwriters p.m. To register for a review of Microsoft Friends of the Library. 12:10 p.m. masters who were a product of, and re- Sam Rolfe and Harold Jack Bloom and In the Photography Gallery Word, Excel, internet use and PowerPoint, “KING CORN” (2006-90 min.). Fueled flected their time. This stimulating slide- director Anthony Mann. 7:30 p.m. contact Haydee Buitron at 883-4400, Ext. by curiosity and a dash of naiveté college illustrated lecture is presented by Thomas 149. buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return Germano, professor of art, Farmingdale PORT WRITES: A group of self-motivated to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa, State College, SUNY. Sponsored by the writers reading and discussing their work, to find out how the modest corn kernel Friends of the Library. 3 p.m facilitated by Michael Chaplan. 8 p.m. conquered America. With the help of real DIRECTOR’S CUT: Film expert John farmers, powerful fertilizer, government Bosco will screen and discuss Outsourced aid and genetically modified seeds, the (2006-103 min.). After his entire depart- SUNDAY friends manage to grow one acre of corn. ment is outsourced, an American novelty 8 Along the way, they unlock some hidden products salesman (Josh Hamilton) heads FAMILY HEALTH HUNT: Story on front truths about America’s modern food sys- page. 1 to 4 p.m. HAC to India to train his replacement. Asif THURSDAY tem. Aaron Woolf produced and directed Basra, Ayesha Dharker, Arjun Mathur and 26 this eye-opening film, which comes to us FINDING WORK IN A TOUGH ECON- Larry Pine co-star in this film from director OMY: A 2-session workshop with Diane from Docurama, a distributor of outstand- John Jeffcoat, who scripted with George ing documentaries. 7:30 p.m. Reynolds. February 26 & March 5 from 7 HARRY PAUL: In My Room: Photographs. Wing. 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Register in person or by calling Harry Paul created the luminous images 883-4400, Ext. 136 beginning Tuesday, of everyday objects displayed in his In February 10. Story in this issue. My Room exhibit using strategically sus- MONDAY pended flashlights, aluminum foil, Post-It 9 BROADWAY THEATRE ARCHIVE FESTI- notes and a Canon Elf. The objects chosen VAL: Home (1971-90 min.). David Storey’s are representations of his childhood: play follows the interaction of five patients SUNDAY FRIDAY selections from school supplies, toys and 15 over the course of a single afternoon in the BROADWAY THEATRE ARCHIVE FES- 20 TM SANDWICHED IN: TheatreSports medical devices. With limited resources, garden of a mental hospital. John Gielgud, TIVAL: A John Cheever double bill. A Freestyle Repertory Theatre is an improvi- Harry strung the flashlights with tape and Ralph Richardson, Dandy Nichols, Mona FRIDAY twine, used the Post-Its as color filters, philandering executive (Laurence Luck- sational group offering audience members 27 Washbourne and Warren Clarke star in SANDWICHED IN: Fine Art in the Age of magnetized aluminum foil to his lamps inbill) is stalked by his former secretary the opportunity for involvement with the Lindsay Anderson’s production. 7:30 p.m. The Five Forty-Eight Technology. With the advent of computer as reflectors, painstakingly lighting ordi- (Mary Beth Hurt) in actors, to give suggestions for scenes (1979-60 min.), which James Ivory directed software that can virtually duplicate any nary objects to bring out extraordinary and to perform on stage, similar to the genre of art, the question is raised: will beauty. Hole punch, Wite-Out, goggles from Terrence McNally’s teleplay. After a popular television show, “Whose Line is The Sorrows artists and their creations become obso- and Scotch tape are startlingly rendered. brief intermission we present it Anyway?” Freestyle has performed in of Gin lete? Join Lucy Taylor of the Heckscher In My Room was created when the photog- (1979-60 min.), which looks at the New York City since 1983 and has been lonely and gin-fueled lives of an affluent Museum of Art for a slide-illustrated lec- rapher already had two summers under called a “civic treasure.” They have toured ture. 12:10 p.m. his belt in the darkroom at New York TUESDAY suburban couple (Edward Herrmann, internationally, but are most proud of their Institute of Technology. He studied digital 10 Sigourney Weaver) through the eyes of work in the tri-state area. 12:10 p.m. FAMILY FILM: Kung Fu Panda (2008-88 TAX ASSISTANCE: Volunteers from photography at camp at Usdan Center for their neglected daughter (Mara Hobel). min.). Overweight, out-of-shape panda the AARP/IRS sponsored tax assistance THEATRESPORTSTM: A TheatreSportsTM the Creative and Performing Arts, where Wendy Wasserstein scripted for director bear Po (voiced by Jack Black) is sur- program will assist low income Port Wash- presentation for children in grades K to 6 “Hole Punch” (pictured above) was used Jack Hofsiss. 2 p.m. prised to learn that he has been chosen to ington residents with simple tax returns with an adult. Free tickets are required and become the next Dragon Warrior, under as a frontispiece of the 41st gala program. beginning Tuesday, February 10. Appoint- will be available in the Children’s Room Harry also has images from outside his the tutelage of wise old red panda Shifu ments are scheduled between 10 a.m. and beginning Monday, February 9 at 9:15 a.m. room, which can be viewed on his website (Dustin Hoffman). With the help of the 2 p.m. through April 7. Call the library’s Performance at 2:30 p.m. CAC www.harrypaulphotography.com. His Information Desk at 883-4400, Ext. 136, to Furious Five (Angelina Jolie as Tigress, other interests include reading, ballroom make an appointment. Jackie Chan as Monkey, Seth Rogen as & swing, and seventh grade. He intends MONDAY Mantis, Lucy Liu as Viper and David to pursue a career in medicine, while con- AARP DRIVER SAFETY: Registration be- 16 Cross as Crane), Po must enter a kung fu tinuing with photography.