Upcoming Events
- June 2013
20 Thu
20 Thu
1:30 pm
Book Discussion
BOOK DISCUSSION: A discussion of The Pope Who Quit: A True, Medieval Tale of Mystery, Death and Salvation by Jon M. Sweeney, facilitated by Lee Fertitta. 1:30 p.m.
20 Thu
3:00 pm
Art Lecture
3rd THURSDAYS@3: A History of the World in 100 Objects, Part 9. Tolerance and Intolerance (1550 – 1700 AD) Exploration, Exploitation and Enlightenment (1680 – 1820 AD). Illustrated lecture with Professor Thomas Germano. 3 p.m.
21 Fri
21 Fri
12:10 pm
Sandwiched In
SANDWICHED IN: Meet Michael Goodwin, author of Economix: How Our Economy Works (and Doesn’t Work). This important and timely work in graphic novel format, transforms “the dismal science” of economics into a fun, fact-filled story about human nature and our attempts to make the most of what we’ve got. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. 12:10 p.m.
21 Fri
2:00 pm
21 Fri
7:30 pm
Live Music
LIVE AT PWPL: Southern Exposure. Richie Alan and his group pay tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd, with a dash of Allman Brothers, Marshall Tucker, Z.Z. Top & Charlie Daniels. 7:30 p.m.
25 Tue
25 Tue
7:30 pm
Film
“LOOPER” (2012-119 min.). In the year 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent 30 years into the past, where a hired gun awaits. Someone like hit man Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who one day learns that the mob wants to “close the loop” by transporting back Joe’s future self (Bruce Willis). Rian Johnson scripted and directed this sci-fi mind-bender. Recommended for adults. 7:30 p.m.
26 Wed
26 Wed
7:30 pm
Film
“THE INTOUCHABLES” (2011-112 min.). After a paragliding accident leaves aristocrat Philippe (Francois Clouzet) a paraplegic, he hires Driss (Omar Sy), a young man from the projects, as his caretaker. Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano scripted and directed this Oscar nominee. In French with English subtitles. Recommended for adults. 7:30 p.m.
26 Wed
8:00 pm
Writing Group
PORT WRITES: The group discusses their work and how to get it published. Meets the 4th Wednesday of every month. 8 p.m.
27 Thu
27 Thu
7:30 pm
Film
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ISABELLE ADJANI! The Story of Adele H. (1975-98 min.). Adele Hugo (Isabelle Adjani, born this day in 1955), daughter of French author Victor Hugo, becomes obsessed with Lt. Albert Pinson (Bruce Robinson), a womanizing soldier, leading to her mental collapse. Director Francois Truffaut scripted with Jean Gruault and Suzanne Schiffman. In French with English subtitles. 7:30 p.m.
28 Fri
28 Fri
12:10 pm
Sandwiched In
SANDWICHED IN: The Creative Edge. In her illustrated lecture, Shirley Romaine shares her exclusive interviews with famous personalities such as Isabella Rossellini, Richie Havens and Louise Nevelson, as seen on her cable-TV show, Artscene. 12:10 p.m.
28 Fri
7:30 pm
Film
REMEMBERING ROD SERLING: Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962-95 min.). Louis “Mountain” Rivera (Anthony Quinn) is at the end of his boxing career, sporting cauliflower ears and a damaged eye, but his manager Maish Rennick (Jackie Gleason) can’t admit that he’s gambled away all of Rivera’s winnings. To save himself from mobster goons, Maish must talk his proud palooka into signing a contract to perform as a wrestler. Mickey Rooney co-stars as Army, Mountain’s cut-man, and Julie Harris plays sympathetic employment counselor Grace Miller. Ralph Nelson directed, from a screenplay by famed television, radio and film writer Rod Serling, who passed away on this day in 1975. 7:30 p.m.
29 Sat
29 Sat
1:00 pm
Jobs & Careers Workshop
JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES: Workshop is free, but registration is required. Stop in or call the Reference Desk at 883-4400, Ext. 111. 1 to 3 p.m.
- July 2013
1 Mon
1 Mon
7:00 pm
Film/Discussion
A LOOK AT CONTEMPORARY ISRAEL THROUGH CINEMA: Professor Valerie Franco has two decades of experience in film and television production in New York and Hollywood. She lectures throughout the United States and Europe on cinema, gender and ethnicity in film, and Italian and Italian-American culture. The themes and issues of this set of films include romance, espionage, immigration, assimilation, religious acceptance and survivor responsibility. In tonight’s movie, Broken Wings (2002-84 min.), writer/director Nir Bergman explores the relationships in a troubled Israeli family — overworked nurse Dafna, her older daughter (an aspiring singer/songwriter), her older son (who hands out fliers on the subway dressed as a mouse), her needy younger daughter and her daredevil younger son. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Note the early start time: 7 p.m.
2 Tue
2 Tue
7:30 pm
Film
“RUST AND BONE” (2012-120 min.). Put in charge of his young son, Alain (Matthias Schoenaerts) leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband. Alain’s bond with Stephanie (Marion Cotillard), a trainer of killer whales, grows deeper after she suffers a horrible injury. Director Jacques Audiard scripted with Thomas Bidegain, from a story by Craig Davidson. In French with English subtitles. Caution: recommended for adults! 7:30 p.m.
3 Wed
3 Wed
7:30 pm
Film
“THE DAY I SAW YOUR HEART” (Et Soudain Tout le Monde Me Manque) (2011-98 min.).Eli (Michel Blanc), who’s about to turn 60, is expecting a baby with his new wife, Suzanne (Claude Perron). The news shocks his two grown daughters, Dom (Florence Loiret Caille) (who is trying to adopt) and Justine (Melanie Laurent) (who is notoriously promiscuous). To get closer to Justine, Eli has the bright idea of befriending all of her exes – without her knowledge! Jennifer Devoldere scripted and directed. In French with English subtitles. Also, Jody Kramer’s animated short, Don’t Tell Santa You’re Jewish (2011-4 min.). This screening comes to us from Film Movement, an organization which makes outstanding independent, foreign and documentary films available to public institutions. 7:30 p.m.
5 Fri
5 Fri
12:10 pm
Film
SANDWICHED IN: This Dust of Words (2007-59 min.). Elizabeth Wiltsee taught herself to read as a child, and by age ten was translating Homer from the original Greek. As a brilliant student at Stanford, she wrote a thesis on Samuel Beckett – in Beckett’s own distinctive style! When her eccentricity degenerated into schizophrenia, she found herself sleeping on the parish steps in a small California town. This touching documentary from writer, director and cinematographer Bill Rose reveals how that town came to care for this lost soul. Look for Rose’s previous film, The Loss of Nameless Things, on July 22. 12:10 p.m.
5 Fri
2:00 pm
5 Fri
7:30 pm
8 Mon
8 Mon
11:00 am
Art Lecture
VIRTUAL VISITS: The Brooklyn Museum. Founded in 1895, the second largest art museum in New York City, was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by the noted firm of McKim, Mead and White. It has one of the largest and most diverse collections in the world, with holdings ranging from ancient to contemporary artworks, encompassing virtually every culture in the world. The Egyptian and African departments are well known for their exquisite collections. Renowned paintings by Hopper, Rockwell, Homer, O’Keeffe, Degas and Max Weber hang in their galleries. Ines Powell will be your guide for this “tour.” Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. 11 a.m.
8 Mon
7:00 pm
Film/Discussion
A LOOK AT CONTEMPORARY ISRAEL THROUGH CINEMA: Professor Valerie Franco will screen and discuss part one of Miri Ezra’s miniseries, A Touch Away (2006), a modern-day Russian-Israeli Romeo and Juliet story about the romance between Zorik (Henry-David) and Roh’Le (Gaya Traub). In Hebrew, Russian and English, with English subtitles. Note the early start time: 7 p.m
9 Tue
9 Tue
All day
Registration
DEFENSIVE DRIVING: Registration begins July 9 for all ages for a class to take place Saturday, August 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Those who take this course may be eligible for a 10% discount on vehicle liability, personal injury protection and collision insurance premiums for 3 years, and a reduction of 4 points from their driving record. Your check or money order for $28 payable to Empire Safety Council is due at registration. Cash will not be accepted. Late arrivals will not be admitted or fee refunded.
9 Tue
9:00 am
Registration
FORUM FOR LOCAL AUTHORS: Registration begins July 9. The Port Washington Public Library invites authors residing in Port Washington and Manhasset to join together on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. to share their work with an audience. Space will be provided for book sales. Questions? Contact Jessica Ley, Adult Program Coordinator at Ext. 123. Participation is limited and registration is required – to register please call the Information Desk, 883-4400, Ext. 136. The deadline is November 29.
9 Tue
11:00 am
Health Screening
HYPERTENSION SCREENING: Free screening by St. Francis Hospital. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
9 Tue
7:30 pm
Lecture
TOPICAL TUESDAY: 77 to 1: Why Feminism is Still Necessary. Join Emma Podolsky, who will be a senior at Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School this Fall, for an exploration of this topic. She has been active in feminist and other women-based school-wide programs at Schreiber. Sponsored by Friends of the Library. 7:30 p.m.
10 Wed
10 Wed
7:30 pm
Board Meeting
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES holds its organizational meeting. The public is invited. 7:30 p.m.
10 Wed
7:30 pm
Book Discussion
BOOK DISCUSSION: A discussion of Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver, facilitated by Lee Fertitta. 7:30 p.m.
10 Wed
7:30 pm
12 Fri
12 Fri
12:10 pm
Lecture
SANDWICHED IN: Paris – A Movable, Musical Feast. Painters, poets and cultural prophets have always come together in this fabled city, and the rest of the world has followed suit. In 1889, even far-away Java came to the World Expo in Paris, inspiring Debussy with the sounds of the gamelan in the first public exchange between East and West. Strolling down any boulevard you might encounter Monet, Picasso, Pizarro, Hemingway, Cocteau or Stravinsky. Let pianists and Masterwork Conversationalists Matthew Harrison and Vlada Yaneva be your guides through this musical feast! 12:10 p.m.
13 Sat
13 Sat
10:00 am
Discussion Group
NEXT CHAPTER DISCUSSION GROUP: Join us for a discussion of current events. Bring your opinions. 10 a.m. to noon.
13 Sat
1:00 pm
15 Mon
15 Mon
3:00 pm
Lecture
AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA: Leontyne Price: From Mississippi to the MET. Leontyne Price was a soprano with a voice described as “rich, supple and shining.” Born in Mississippi, Price was one of the first African-Americans to become a major artist with the Metropolitan Opera – if Marian Anderson opened the door, Price kicked it down. Her voice was particularly well suited to Verdi and Puccini, but had the purity of line to make her a superb Mozart interpreter as well. Price was one of the most honored singers of her generation, and an inspiration to many singers since. As she stated: “Accomplishments have no color.” Presenter 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. 3 p.m. MAC
15 Mon
7:00 pm
Film/Discussion
A LOOK AT CONTEMPORARY ISRAEL THROUGH CINEMA: Professor Valerie Franco will screen and discuss part two of Miri Ezra’s miniseries, A Touch Away (2006). Note the early start time: 7 p.m.
18 Thu
18 Thu
1:30 pm
Book Discussion
BOOK DISCUSSION: A discussion of The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean, facilitated by Lee Fertitta. 1:30 p.m.
18 Thu
3:00 pm
Art Lecture
3rd THURSDAYS@3: A History of the World in 100 Objects, Part 10. Mass Production, Mass Persuasion (1780 – 1914 AD), The World of Our Making (1914 – 2010 AD). Illustrated lecture by Professor Thomas Germano. 3 p.m.
19 Fri
19 Fri
12:10 pm
Art Lecture
SANDWICHED IN: Salvaging the Past: Georges Hoentschel and French Decorative Arts from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Join Tracy Grosner, Bard’s gallery outreach educator, for an exploration of this exhibit, which continues through August 11. 12:10 p.m.
19 Fri
2:00 pm
19 Fri
3:00 pm
Maker Camp
MAKEY MAKEY: Make a digital piano keyboard that is controlled by a bunch of bananas! Or create another quirky controller. The microcontroller circuitboard turns anything with electroconductivity into a touch-sensitive controller. Suggested ages: All ages. 3 to 9 p.m. in the lobby.
19 Fri
7:00 pm
Friday Fun
FIELD TRIP FRIDAYS: Join us in the story circle for a virtual field trip to someplace new! We might journey to a chocolate factory or another planet. The destination will not be divulged until the day of the program. For children ages 5 and up with an adult. No registration required. 7 p.m.
19 Fri
7:30 pm
Live Music
LIVE@PWPL: Tom Cavanagh and Friends present Rock of Ages: From Cash to Queen and so much more! 7:30 p.m.
22 Mon
22 Mon
7:30 pm
Film
“THE LOSS OF NAMELESS THINGS” (2006-103 min.). In 1978, Oakley Hall III was a promising playwright on the verge of national recognition, when a twenty-foot fall from a bridge brought his artistic life to a sudden stop. He suffered horrific head injuries, was hospitalized for nearly a year, and remained incapacitated much longer. Bill Rose’s moving documentary recounts Hall’s story and reveals what happened twenty-five years later, when a theater company staged the very play he was writing the night of his fall. 7:30 p.m.
24 Wed
24 Wed
7:30 pm
Live Music
HOOTENANNY: The library transforms into a 1960s coffee house for local musicians, singers and songwriters to come together for an evening of music that offers our audience unique musical team-ups and performances. 7:30 p.m.
24 Wed
8:00 pm
Writing Group
PORT WRITES: The group discusses its work and how to get it published. Meets the fourth Wednesday of every month — except in November and December 2013, when it will be on third Wednesdays. Facilitated by Michael Chaplan. 8 p.m.
