May ’07 6 SUNDAY 14 MONDAY 18 FRIDAY 24 THURSDAY DILL JONES MEMORIAL CONCERT: The AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA: Norma. SANDWICHED IN: The Photography Club SOUNDSWAP: Video archivist/historian Dick Smolens Swingtet performs in a con- Although he composed just ten operas in of Long Island presents an encore perfor- Peter Irwin and the Long Island Music Hall cert sponsored by the Music Advisory Coun- his short life, Vincenzo Bellini left a legacy mance of Musical Images, its annual slide of Fame host an evening of music by jazz cil. 3 p.m. Story in this issue. of gorgeous, melodic bel canto melodies in presentation with music. 12:10 p.m. legend John Coltrane. 7:30 p.m. Story in this several memorable operas. In Norma — WAY OFF BROADWAY: Naomi Belts issue. considered by many to be his masterpiece Broadway. Cabaret singer Naomi Zeitlin per- — Bellini dramatizes the Roman occupation forms an energetic program of Broadway of ancient Gaul and the love affair between standards blended with a touch of jazz and a Druid priestess, Norma, and her Roman blues. 8 p.m. EXHIBITS 7 MONDAY lover, Pollione. Video excerpts will accom- pany this presentation by professor James FRIDAY COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE: Help us Kolb. Sponsored by Music Advisory Coun- 25 In the Main Gallery help others! Sign up at the Information Desk cil and Friends of the Library. 4 p.m. ELIZABETH YAARI: Silk Paintings, or by calling 883-4400, Ext. 136. Walk-ins welcome! Refreshments provided. Activities through May 25. The artist conducts a SATURDAY workshop on Saturday, May 19 from 2 to 4 for children will be provided for parents and 19 p.m. Sponsored by The Art Advisory Coun- caregivers who wish to donate. Co-spon- THE JOY OF ART: Workshop with Eliza- cil. Story in this issue. sored by the library’s Staff Association and beth Yaari , whose silk paintings on on ex- the Health Advisory Council. 3 to 8 p.m. TUESDAY hibit in the Main Gallery. Register at In the Photography Gallery 15 [email protected]. Story in this THE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB OF LONG THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER IN MAR- issue. 2 to 4 p.m. ISLAND: 28th Annual Exhibition, May 3 RIAGE: Bridging the Gap Between Fantasy through June 30. Look for Musical Images, and Reality. Dr. Lorraine Marxer, a licensed a slide presentation with music on Wednes- psychologist with many years of experi- day, May 16 at 8 p.m. and again on Friday, 8 TUESDAY ence in marital counseling, will discuss what May 18 at 12:10 p.m. Story in this issue. can be done to maintain joy in a relationship AARP DRIVER SAFETY: For Port Washing- and ways to create a deeper sense of mari- In the Community Gallery ton residents over 55. Registration begins tal satisfaction and commitment. Sponsored 20 SUNDAY May 8 for a class to take place on Saturday, by the Health Advisory Council. 7:30 p.m. SENIORS PAINT THE TOWN: Paintings by June 9. A check for $10 payable to AARP is Port Washington Senior Citizen’s, Inc. art due at time of registration class. Story in this issue. HYPERTENSION SCREENING: Free SANDWICHED IN: Star Wars: May the Fan blood pressure screening conducted by St. Film Be with You. Even after 30 years, in- Francis Hospital. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. terest in George Lucas’ Sci-Fi epic is at an REGISTRATIONS WEDNESDAY TOPICAL TUESDAY: The Great Online 16 all-time high. When the original Star Wars Beginning May 1 Shopping Adventure! Learn how to use the WEDNESDAY MATINEE: A Centenary trilogy returned to theaters in 1997, movie Internet to find the exact item that you’re Tribute to Katharine Hepburn. State of the fans who had grown up with the film be- Panic-Free Finals . .See May 22 looking for at the lowest price. You’ll also dis- Union (1948-123 min.). A presidential can- came inspired to make their own Star Wars films. Now in their 20s and 30s, armed with Beginning May 8 cover a number of resources for store cou- didate (Spencer Tracy) is caught between pons and Internet retailer savings codes. the support of his loyal wife (Hepburn) and video cameras and powerful home comput- AARP Driving Course . See May 8 Most importantly, the program will provide the schemes of an ambitious newspaper ers used for editing and special effects, you with the information that you will need owner (Angela Lansbury). Anthony Veiller these weekend directors created a genre to feel safe and secure about shopping and Myles Connolly adapted the Pulitzer that became known as fan films. Many of online. Join Tony Traguardo for a fun look Prize-winning play by Howard Lindsay and their homespun creations rival the original at the vast world of online retail. Sponsored Russel Crouse for producer/director Frank KOREAN DANCE: Young Ok Hong will movies and are now a permanent part of the by the Friends of the Library. Refreshments Capra. 12 noon. perform a program of Korean dances in cel- Star Wars universe. Clive Young will show TUESDAY will be served. 7:30 p.m. ebration of Asian Heritage Month. She has some of these films and discuss the history 1 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES meets. danced at the Olympic Games in Mexico of the growing fan film movement. Clive is A CENTENARY TRIBUTE TO KATH- Executive session at 7 p.m. The public is and South Korea. In addition, musician and Senior Editor of ProSound News and has ARINE HEPBURN: Tonight we begin our invited at 7:30 p.m. storyteller Soh Young Lee-Segedo will nar- written for MTV, VH1, American Songwriter salute to this screen legend with Mary of CONVERSATIONS FROM MAIN rate a history of Korean dance and culture. and many other publications. 12:10 p.m. Scotland (1936-123 min.). Hepburn stars as STREET: Meet Valentino Achak Deng. Mr. This project is made possible in part, with the tempestuous queen whose claim to the public funds from the New York State Coun- “JOURNEY TO THE DAY” (1960-90 min.). WEDNESDAY Deng is the subject of Dave Eggers’ new Six patients at a state mental hospital gather crown of England may cost her her life! 9 What Is the What, cil on the Arts Decentralization Program, book, a fictionalized ac- Dudley Nichols scripted, from Maxwell WEDNESDAY MATINEE: A Centenary administered by the Long Island Arts Coun- for a group therapy session in author Roger count of Mr. Deng’s life from the time he O. Hirson’s episode of Playhouse 90, which Anderson’s play, for director John Ford. Tribute to Katharine Hepburn. Holiday was a small boy in Sudan through his first cil at Freeport and the Korean American 7:30 p.m. Story in this issue. (1938-96 min.). Screenwriters Donald Association. 2 p.m. originally aired on April 22, 1960. John years as a refugee in the United States. Co- Frankenheimer directed. The cast includes Ogden Stewart and Sidney Buchman sponsored by the Library, Dolphin Book adapted Philip Barry’s play about a charm- Mary Astor, James Dunn, James Gregory, Shop and the Landmark. At Landmark on Steven Hill, Janice Rule, Vivian Nathan, Pe- ing non-conformist (Cary Grant) and the Main Street. 7:30 p.m. New York society girl he falls for (Kate). ter Votrian, and Mike Nichols in his first George Cukor’s classic co-stars Lew Ayres, PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB OF LONG IS- dramatic role. Television producer Bob Waldman will introduce. 7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Edward Everett Horton, Binnie Barnes and LAND presents Musical Images, its slide MONDAY 2 presentation with music. (Note: the 2005 21 Henry Daniell. 12 noon WEDNESDAY MATINEE: Pride and Preju- and 2006 editions are available in our circu- LIBRARY FOUNDATION: The Port Wash- dice (1940-118 min.). Spirited Elizabeth READING GROUP: A discussion of Evening lating DVD collection.) 8 p.m. ington Library Foundation meets at 7 p.m. Bennet (Greer Garson) finds herself drawn of Long Goodbyes by Paul Murray, facilitated to scowling bachelor Mr. Darcy (Laurence by Lee Fertitta. 7 p.m. “MADEINUSA” (2005-100 min.). Madein- Olivier). Screenwriters Aldous Huxley and usa (Magaly Solier) is a sweet-faced 14- TUESDAY year-old who lives in a dirt-floor house and 29 Jane Murfin adapted Jane Austen’s novel for director Robert Z. Leonard. Also, Rudolf dreams of a world beyond her Peruvian vil- “HALF NELSON” (2006-107 min.). Brook- lage. She is drawn to Salvador (Carlos de la lyn junior high school teacher Dan Dunne Ising’s cartoon, The Fishing Bear (1940-8 THURSDAY min.). 12 noon 17 Torre), a young geologist who has been im- (Ryan Gosling) has a secret – he’s a drug THURSDAY READING GROUP: A discussion of The prisoned by the townspeople. Director addict. When his student Drey (Shareeka 10 World is Flat Carlos Llosa also scripted. Also, Polish ani- Epps) catches him smoking crack in the by Thomas L. Friedman, fa- DIRECTOR’S CUT: Film expert John Bosco cilitated by Lee Fertitta. 1:30 p.m. mator Tomek Baginski’s short Fallen Art bathroom, the two enter into a wary friend- will screen and discuss Children of Men (2004-5 min.), in which army officers nur- ship. Director Ryan Fleck scripted this (2006-109 min.). Director Alfonso Cuaron ture their insanities at a forgotten military drama with Anna Boden. 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY also co-scripted this adaptation of P.D. base. This screening comes to us from Film 3 James’s novel about a near-future world Movement, an organization that makes out- SENIOR CONNECTIONS: Information and where women can no longer bear children.