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Upcoming Events

Thursday July 29, 2010
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Film

SPORTS FILM FESTIVAL: Facing Ali (2009-100 min.). Pete McCormack’s documentary traces the rise and fall of heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali (more…)

Friday July 30, 2010
12:10 pm - 2:10 pm

Film

SANDWICHED IN: (Walt Bogdanich program cancelled), instead . . .
Five (1951-93 min.). William Phipps and Susan Douglas Rubes star in this black and white film, in which four men and one woman are the last people on earth. This is their story. 12:10 p.m.

Friday July 30, 2010
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Family Film

FAMILY FILM: The Princess and the Frog (2009-98 min.). (more…)

Monday August 2, 2010
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Film

SPORTS FILM FESTIVAL: The Scout (1994-101 min.). Banished to Mexico, desperate baseball scout Al Percolo (Albert Brooks) discovers Steve Nebraska (Brendan Fraser), the greatest young player he’s ever seen. Brooks scripted with Andrew Bergman and Monica Johnson; Michael Ritchie directed. 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday August 3, 2010
9:00 am - 9:00 pm

Registration

EXERCISE FOR OVER 50 LOTTERY: Lottery begins August 3 at 9 a.m. and ends August 24 at 9 p.m. Tuesday classes at 9 a.m. begin September 14 and end November 16; Thursday classes at 9 a.m. OR 10 a.m. begin September 16 and end November 18. Payment for each class is $35. Remember to note on your check: day and time of preferred class, phone # or email address, and place it in the ballot box at the Information Desk. Checks will be drawn, and notifications will begin, on August 25.

Thursday August 5, 2010
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Live Music

SOUNDSWAP: Port Washington musician Glenn McCready will perform. 7:30 p.m.

Friday August 6, 2010
12:10 pm - 2:10 pm

Lecture

SANDWICHED IN: Tanzania. Take a visual journey to the East African country of Tanzania during this fascinating slide-illustrated lecture. The name Tanzania is derived from the two nations of Tanganyika and Zanzibar which before 1964 were separate territories. Learn about the people, wildlife and the landscape of this exciting nation as photographer Roni Chastain shares images and stories of her recent journey to remote areas of Tanzania. 12:10 p.m.

Friday August 6, 2010
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Live Music

LIVE@PWPL: Strange But Surf. Barry Simon, Angelo Liguori, Greg Timm and Vincent Giovannantonio have played at venues across Long Island and appear regularly at Otto’s Shrunken Head, a renowned surf and tiki club in NYC. One of their original compositions, “Lobster Rock,” will be released this summer on a surf compilation CD called “Off the Deep End.” 7:30 p.m.

Monday August 9, 2010
7:30 pm

Film

SPORTS FILM FESTIVAL: Golden Boy (1939-99 min.). Promising violinist Joe Bonaparte (William Holden) gives up music to pursue a boxing career, only to get tangled up with racketeers. Director Rouben Mamoulian adapted Clifford Odets’s play. Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou and Lee J. Cobb co-star. 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday August 10, 2010

Registration

EMPIRE SAFETY COUNCIL: Driver education for all ages. Registration begins Tuesday, August 10 for a class to take place on Saturday, September 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Payment of $28 is due at registration, check or money order only, made payable to Empire Safety Council.

Tuesday August 10, 2010
11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Health Screening

HYPERTENSION SCREENING: Free blood pressure screening conducted by St. Francis Hospital. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Friday August 13, 2010
12:10 pm - 2:10 pm

Author Visit

SANDWICHED IN: Meet Alix Strauss: What’s more suitable for a hot Friday the 13th than a chilling compendium of famous suicides? In Death Becomes Them: Unearthing the Suicides of the Brilliant, the Famous, and the Notorious (HarperPaperbacks, 2009), Alix Strauss bids each one a final good-bye while examining the last days and the unbearable incidents that drove these notables to end their lives. Books will be available for purchase and signing. 12:10 p.m.

Friday August 13, 2010
7:00 pm - 9:42 pm

Film

“AVATAR” (2009-162 min.). Director James Cameron also scripted this story about paraplegic war veteran Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), who goes on a mission to the planet Pandora, which is inhabited by a peaceful humanoid race known as the Na’vi. Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez and Sigourney Weaver co-star. Note the early start time: 7 p.m.

Saturday August 14, 2010
10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Discussion Group

NEXT CHAPTER: Join us for a discussion of current events and other topics. Bring your opinions! Contact Lee Fertitta for additional information. 883-4400, Ext. 135. 10:30 a.m. to noon

Monday August 16, 2010
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Opera Program

AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA: The Three Tenors: Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras. The world of opera was blessed by the presence of three contrasting tenors, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras. From the 1960s to the present day, their voices have enriched the opera stage, and placed indelible stamps on their signature roles. All three had spectacular opera careers before they collaborated on a series of concerts beginning in 1990 which helped introduce opera and zarzuela to a wider public. The phenomenal success of these events led some opera purists to complain, but it helped create multimedia happenings that need to be viewed differently than other musical events. This talk will explore the legacy of each, with recorded excerpts and commentary, and discuss their similarities and differences. Marc Courtade is Business Manager for Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at Long Island University, and Producer and Artistic Director of Performance Plus!, a pre-performance lecture series. Sponsored by the Music Advisory Council. 3 p.m.

Monday August 16, 2010
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Film

SPORTS FILM FESTIVAL: Hoosiers (1986-115 min.). In 1950s Indiana, small-town high school basketball coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) struggles to bring his team to the championship, and to redeem himself in the process. 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday August 17, 2010
2:00 am - 9:00 pm

Registration

ADULT COMPUTER CLASSES: Registration begins Tuesday, August 17 for the following classes: Word Processing on October 9; Finances on October 23; Understand and Use Email on November 13; Digital Photography on November 20. All classes are on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Cash or Check for $12 for each class is payable at registration.

Wednesday August 18, 2010
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Film

SPORTS FILM FESTIVAL: The Longest Yard (1974-121 min.). When former pro quarterback Paul Crewe (Burt Reynolds) lands in Georgia State Prison, he organizes a prisoners’ football team to play against the sadistic guards. Robert Aldrich directed this rough-and-tumble comedy-drama, from a screenplay by Tracy Keenan Wynn and Albert S. Ruddy. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday August 19, 2010
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Art Lecture

3rd THURSDAY @ 3: Painters of the Sea. Itinerant painters working for sea captains, as well as established artists, painted man’s heroic naval vessels and travels on the high seas. From the ancient Greek representations of Odysseus’ travels painted on ceramic vases to artists from the 17th century Baroque period and 19th century Romantic artists, the sea has held a romantic fascination for artist and viewer alike. Join Professor Thomas Germano for this slide-illustrated lecture which will explore the work of the ancient Greeks, Claude Lorraine, Jacob van Ruisdael, Joseph William Turner, Caspar David Friedrich and many others. 3 p.m.

Thursday August 19, 2010
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Lecture

FROM PEN TO iPAD: One Man’s Journey in the Age of Electronic Publishing. Ever read an e-book? Can you tell a Kindle from an iPad? Author Steven Jay Griffel has a story for you — a tale of rejection, struggle, and ultimately, triumph.  Steven will give us an inside look at the Digital Revolution. He will discuss his unconventional path to the publication of his novel, Forty Years Later, in cutting-edge electronic formats. In his fast-paced novel, a successful executive risks everything to fulfill a promise to a woman from his distant past. For some it ends happily, and for others it all comes undone in this exciting drama of Baby Boomers and Woodstock dreams. Since this novel is not available in print form, books will not be available for purchase or signing! Refreshments will be served courtesy of the Friends of the Library. 7 p.m.

Friday August 20, 2010
12:10 pm - 2:10 pm

Lecture

SANDWICHED IN: Memories: Light the Corners of Your Mind. Attend this 90-minute program and pick up some valuable tips on how you can boost your memory power. Easy-to-apply strategies will be demonstrated for reducing “senior” moments. Learn six simple daily exercises for performing mental aerobics to keep your brain sharp and restore focus and concentration. All of these have been tested and proven and follow the Tufts University Program. No cumbersome memorization is employed. Fred Chernow, author of The Sharper Mind, uses humor and audience participation to make this a fun session and you will leave with a more confident memory. Included are techniques for remembering names, dates and numbers with ease. At last you will get the answers to: “Why am I in the kitchen?” and “Did you see my car keys?” 12:10 p.m.

Friday August 20, 2010
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Performance

LIVE@PWPL: Going Hollywood. Presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, this fast-paced, fully staged musical revue brings back the excitement of by-gone Hollywood musicals. Highlights from the show include “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” “The Trolly Song,” “You Made Me Love You” and “That’s Entertainment.” 7:30 p.m.

Monday August 23, 2010
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Film

“FIVE” (1951-91 min.). In the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust, five survivors (William Phipps, Susan Douglas, James Anderson, Charles Lampkin, Earl Lee) gather in a house (designed by Frank Lloyd Wright) and ponder how they can survive. Arch Oboler scripted, produced and directed this thoughtful, rarely seen independent film classic. 7:30 pm.

Wednesday August 25, 2010
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Film

SPORTS FILM FESTIVAL: The Babe (1992-115 min.). John Goodman brings boisterous baseball great Babe Ruth to life in a biographical drama scripted by John Fusco and directed by Arthur Hiller. Trini Alvorado plays wife #1, Helen Woodford Ruth, and Kelly McGillis is wife #2, Claire Hodgson Ruth. 7:30 p.m.

Friday August 27, 2010
12:10 pm - 2:10 pm

Lecture

SANDWICHED IN: Amber: Jewel of the Earth. Forty million years ago a diverse community of insects living at the bottom of a tree in a temperate forest chanced into a sticky pool of pine resin. Then a mere 67 years ago a young boy named David Attenborough was given the amber stone containing the entombed bugs. Jewel of the Earth (56 min.), produced for Nova, explores the remarkable time capsule of ancient life preserved in this and countless other samples of fossilized tree resin, or amber. Sir David Attenborough, now grown up and a celebrated naturalist and TV personality, hosts the program. Join Garvies Point Museum geologist George Allgaier for a screening of this documentary. He will be bring samples and answer questions. 12:10 p.m.

Friday August 27, 2010
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Family Film

FAMILY FILM: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009-87 min.). Wily Mr. Fox (voiced by George Clooney) plots the greatest chicken heist the animal world has ever seen. Director Wes Anderson scripted this Oscar-nominated puppet animation feature with Noah Baumbach, from Roald Dahl’s book. Other voice artists include Meryl Streep (Mrs. Fox), Jason Schwartzman (Ash), Bill Murray (Badger), Willem Dafoe (Rat) and Owen Wilson (Coach Skip). Note the early start time: 7 p.m.


Monday August 30, 2010
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Film

“THE ROAD” (2009-111 min.). A father and son (Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee) wander a gray, post-apocalyptic wasteland, struggling to survive against hunger, cold, disease and roving hordes of cannibals. Joe Penhall scripted, from Cormac McCarthy’s novel, for director John Hillcoat. 7:30 p.m.