Events At Lakewood Public Library
Feb. 21
Knit & Lit
Gail Eaton hosts a social club for multitaskers—a combination book club and stitchery group. She’s looking for readers who can enjoy intense discussion of modern classics while relaxing with their latest project. Come share your passion for great literature and show off your knitting, crocheting, counted cross-stitch, embroidery and quilting works-in-progress. At the close of every meeting, the group decides which book will be read for next time. Visit www.lakewoodpubliclibrary.org/bookclubs for a complete list of the books being considered and find out which title you should read to be ready for the next discussion.
Tuesday, February 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room
Feb. 22
Meet the Author: Maria Doria Russell: From The Sparrow to Doc to Other Novels
In her critically acclaimed debut novel, a Jesuit priest is the first human being to make contact with an alien civilization. “It was predictable, in hindsight. Everything about the history of the Society of Jesus bespoke deft and efficient action, exploration and research. During what Europeans were pleased to call the Age of Discovery, Jesuit priests were never more than a year or two behind the men who made initial contact with previously unknown peoples; indeed, Jesuits were often the vanguard of exploration.” Since then, Maria Doria Russell continues working to reconcile divine inspiration with human experience, exploring subjects ranging from Jewish refugees in the Italian Resistance to the foundation of the modern Middle East at the Cairo Peace Conference. In her latest book, Russell tackles the western and the murder mystery with no less an icon than Doc Holliday as her leading man. It may sound like an odd departure at first, but watch as Russell peels away layers of wild west cliché and reveals the human beings inside the heroes. These gunfighters have never been more compelling. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
Wednesday, February 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
Feb. 25
Lakewood Art House Cinema: “Heartbeats”
Nicolas and Marie are best friends and bitter rivals. These trendy Montrealers are über cool and painfully so, but when they both become infatuated with a young Adonis, their carefully-constructed facades begin to fray. This beautiful boy only returns gestures of friendship halfheartedly. Their obsessive needs are driven to new levels…
Saturday, February 25 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
March 1
20 Minute Resume Tune-Ups
Get one-on-one help with your resume from professional career consultant, Vernice Jackson. She’ll show you how even minor changes can vastly improve your hirability by better reflecting your skills and potential. Call 226-8275, ext. 127 to sign up for a twenty minute face-to-face appointment.
Thursday, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Learning Lab
March 4
Sunday with the Friends: Brian Henke: Selections from the Living Gallery of Natural Wonders
His virtuoso guitar evokes a personal vision of nature like the beauty of a treetop set against a deep blue sky. It can be described by words, but to experience it you have to see it and hear it for yourself. Brian Henke heralds the return of spring.
Sunday, March 4 at 2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
March 5
Great Lakes Theater Festival Presents:
Agatha Christie’s The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Adapted by David Hansen
Dame Agatha Christie’s first mystery comes to life on our stage in this original, hour-long play. The brilliant Belgian private detective Hercule Poirot also makes his iconic debut, arriving at an isolated country manor filled with enough evasions, plot twists and red herrings to keep you guessing until the final curtain. Did they all do it? The novel launched the Golden Age of Detective Fiction and served as a precursor to The Mousetrap, Christie’s most enduring mystery. Five riveting actors from the Great Lakes Theater Festival will make this dark and stormy night an unforgettable experience.
Monday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
March 6
Health and Wealth: Tax Deductions for Parents, Students and Educators
Natalie Vloedman, an H & R Block senior tax advisor with over thirty years of experience, comes to the Library with the simple goal of enriching her community. She’ll share specific strategies for reducing the tax burdens of teachers, students and those who love them.
Tuesday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
March 8
20 Minute Resume Tune-Ups
Get one-on-one help with your resume from professional career consultant, Vernice Jackson. She’ll show you how even minor changes can vastly improve your hirability by better reflecting your skills and potential. Call 226-8275, ext. 127 to sign up for a twenty minute face-to-face appointment.
Thursday, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Learning Lab
March 8
Booked For Murder
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Repeat Agatha award winner, Louise Penny triumphs again with 2010’s Bury Your Dead. While searching for the remains of Samuel de Champlain the founder of Quebec, an archaeologist is found murdered in the basement of the Literary and Historical Society. Could a 400 year-old secret be buried with Champlain? Chief Inspector Gamache investigates this mystery deeply rooted in the past conflict between the province’s French majority and English minority.
Thursday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room
March 10
Western Cinema
The Great Train Robbery (1903) Directed by E. S. Porter
On August 29, 1900 near Table Rock, Wyoming Butch Cassidy and his gang held up Union Pacific’s Train #3, blew up the safe and got away with $5,000. Three years later, pioneer filmmaker Edwin S. Porter shot an 11-minute one-reeler inspired by that event, and thus the western movie was born.
Tumbleweeds (1925) Directed by King Baggot
William S. Hart was the first of a long line of western heroes and Tumbleweeds is his masterpiece; it is also one of the finest silent films ever made. The centerpiece of the action depicts the infamous Oklahoma land rush of 1893, an event filmed many times since, including 1992’s Far and Away. Many observers believe that no movie has captured this event better than Tumbleweeds.
Saturday, March 10 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
March 15
20 Minute Resume Tune-Ups
Get one-on-one help with your resume from professional career consultant, Vernice Jackson. She’ll show you how even minor changes can vastly improve your hirability by better reflecting your skills and potential. Call 226-8275, ext. 127 to sign up for a twenty minute face-to-face appointment.
Thursday, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Learning Lab
March 15
Documentary Film
Mad City Chickens (2008) Directed by Tashai Lovington and Robert Lughai
This sometimes whimsical look at city folk raising chickens in their own backyards provides serious food for thought. Chicken experts join barnyard authors, a rescued landfill hen, an inexperienced family taking the poultry plunge and a mad professor with a giant hen taking to the streets. This humorous and heartfelt trip is presented by Cherise Sims of Hens in Lakewood, an urban agriculture education group.
Thursday, March 15 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium