Behind the Grin Newsletter of the Cheshire Public Library
Volume 11, Issue 4
SUNDAY SHOWCASE The Cheshire Public Library’s Sunday Showcase kicks off its Fall 2008 series on Sunday, September 21 at 4:00 pm with a presentation of Music of the Gas Light Era. Musician and educator John Root presents this concert, featuring a diverse repertoire of instrumental and vocal musical styles from the turn of the previous century. The fall Sunday Showcase continues on October 26 with a guitar, flute and piano trio; on November 16 with the Three Finger Poi Hawaiian Dancers and Players; and on December 7 with the Jazz Arts Trio. All programs begin at 4:00 pm and are free. They are funded by the Friends of the Library.
GENEALOGY PROGRAMS Robert Locke, webmaster for Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc. will present Planting Your Family Tree Online, on Monday, November 10, at 7:00 pm. More genealogical records are being made available online every day, and distant relatives are connecting with each other through emails. Locke will demonstrate how publishing your own family tree on the Internet can bring connections from around the world. On Wednesday, November 12, at 7:00 pm, the program will be Jewish Genealogy: Roots to the Past. Our presenters are Marcia Indianer Meyers, President of both the Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Friends of the Godfrey Memorial [Genealogy] Library, and Arthur Meyers, Director of Middletown’s Russell Library. They have been active family history researchers for 20 years, using libraries and archives throughout the United States, Israel, England and Canada. Please register in advance, as seating is limited. To register, call the library at 272-2245, and press 4 for the Reference Desk.
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TUESDAY MOVIE MATINEES The line-up for the Tuesday Movie Matinees series has been finalized. Showtime for all movies is 1:00 pm and admission is free. On tab for September are Epic Adventures. In the spirit of the World Series, Baseball Classics will be shown in October. With a presidential election on the horizon, Politics as Usual will be the focus for November. The fall series will wrap up in December with Favorite Holiday Films. EPIC ADVENTURES September 9 - Casablanca September 16 - North by Northwest September 23 - The African Queen BASEBALL CLASSICS October 7 - Pride of the Yankees October 14 - Field of Dreams October 28 - Damn Yankees POLITICS AS USUAL November 4 - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington November 18 - All the King’s Men November 25 - All the President’s Men HOLIDAY FAVORITES December 9 - It’s a Wonderful Life December 16 - White Christmas December 23 - Miracle on 34th Street
THURSDAY EVENING PROGRAMS Author and chef Terry Walters will present a book talk and cooking demonstration entitled Clean Food on Thursday, September 18 at 7:00 pm. Copies of the book will be available for sale at the program.
Fall 2008
Remember to save the date - November 20 at 7:00 pm, for Organizing for the Holidays with Lisa Lelas. All programs are free and have been funded by the Friends of the Cheshire Public Library. To pre-register for these programs, please call the library Reference Desk at 203-272-2245, extension 4.
NEW BOOK SERIES FOR THE FALL Beginning Thursday, September 25, the Cheshire Public Library will host a new book discussion series sponsored by the Connecticut Humanities Council and funded by the Friends of the Cheshire Public Library. The series, entitled Food for Thought takes the reader through culinary journeys to provide insight into a profession that serves us all. Writer and independent scholar Brian Trent will lead the series. The first book in the series is Ruth Reichl’s Garlic and Sapphires, her delicious new memoir recounting her “adventures in deception” as she goes undercover in the world’s finest restaurants as the New York Times’ restaurant critic. The discussion will take place Thursday, September 25 at 7:00 pm and is free and open to all, but pre-registration is necessary. Please call the library at 272-2245 to register. Multiple copies of the book are available at the library. The series continues on October 30 with the title Julie and Julia, presenting us with a very unique coming of age experience and a young woman’s struggle to find who she wants to be. November 13 brings us the autobiography of the world’s first famous TV Chef, My Life In France by Julia Child. The series concludes on December 4 with a look behind the scenes of The Wife of a Chef, clearly illustrating that owning a restaurant is hard work, not glamour. Copies of all the titles are available for loan at the library. .