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newsletter: October/november/December 2012 Volume 46
ReNée flemiNg: a staR foR all seasoNs
monday, october 15, at 1Pm
Dubbed “the People’s Diva,”Renée Fleming is one of the mostrevered opera singers of the presentgeneration. She sings a wide varietyof music, from the operas of Handel,Mozart, and Strauss to contemporaryworks including Carlysle Floyd’sSusanna and the world premiere of
Andre Previn’s A Street Car Named Desire. As a majorAmerican voice, she was called on to sing Amazing Graceat Ground Zero and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s You’llNever Walk Alone at the Obama Inauguration. This talk willcelebrate her voice and career using audio and video clipsshowcasing her talents.
Marc Courtade is producer and director ofPerformance Plus, a pre-performance lecture series atL.I. University. We are glad to welcome him back to PPL.
BiNg CRosBY:the voiCe of
ameRiCamonday, october 22, at 1Pm
This multi-media lecture will focuson one of America’s most popular singers, Bing Crosby.It is estimated that he sold over 500 million recordsincluding 100 million copies of White Christmas. BingCrosby was the most popular entertainer in the 1930sand 1940s. Starting with The Road to Singapore, inwhich he partnered with Bob Hope and DorothyLamour, clips will be shown of Holiday Inn, in which heintroduced White Christmas, and Going My Way forwhich he won an Oscar as best actor.
We welcome the return of Jack Schnur formerly avideotape editor for CBS and presently a lecturer withexpertise on many of our musical geniuses.
Parents, and High School sophomores and juniors are invited to attend a seminar on
“the New Rules of College admissioNs”sunday, october 14, 2012, 2:30-4:00pm @ Peninsula Public libraryTo register, contact the library at 516-239-3262 or via e-mail at [email protected] include:• How to determine your “Best-Fit” colleges• How students can differentiate and distinguish themselves to their selected colleges• How to avoid the top mistakes students and parents make• How to maximize your scholarship and financial aid opportunities
Presented by: College Navigator, LLC, Michael P. Blinder, MS, MBA
CoNtemPoRaRYChiNese aRt
thursday, November 1, at 1Pm
Professor Germano wi l lintroduce the work of a variety of well-known Chinese artists,some infamous dissidentssuch as Ai Weiwei and somelesser-known artists. In thisillustrated presentation, hewill discuss their work, puttingit into the context of the postChinese Cultural Revolution andtoday’s rise of China as a global,economic force. Examples of photography,sculpture, performance, conceptual andinstallation art will be included.
ReligioN iN aRtthursday, december 6, at 1Pm
Art has long held a central role withinreligion. From a devotional object, a
direction for prayer, to the icon to beavoided. Art has long been a way tosuggest the divine. This illustratedlecture will present a range ofsacred art associated with Egyptian,Babylonian, Greek, Roman, African,and Mayan civilizations, and each
major l iv ing fa i th: Judaism,Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and
Buddhism. Examples of cave painting,medieval altarpieces, mandalas, deityimages and sacred text illuminations will bejust some of the art presented.
aRt talks aNd visual feasts
Thomas Germano, Professor of art history, will present the following lectures:
Vivian Gordon, art historian and educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will present the following lectures:
Illustrated
ArtTalks
visioNs of aRCadiathursday, october 4, at 1Pm
The theme of an earthly paradise, orArcadia, has been popular in the arts sinceantiquity. In France during the early 1900s,this idea of a mystical place of contentmentand harmony was an especially expressiveand powerful theme. The lecture exploresthe theme in three such paintings of thetime: Paul Gauguin’s Where Do We ComeFrom? What Are We? Where Are We Going?;Paul Cezanne’s The Large Bathers andHenri Matisse’s Bathers By A River. Thesethree masterpieces create a dialogue andtake visitors to the very foundations ofmodern art. Examples of art from Romanantiquity, Leonardo, Raphael, Giorgione,and Rubens will also be examined.
New ameRiCaN galleRiesat the metRoPolitaN
museum of aRt(PaRt ii)
the Civil waR to theashCaN sChool
thursday, october 11, at 1Pm
This illustrated talk will continue to explorethe very popular new installation of Americanpaintings at the Met. On display are favoriteworks by Winslow Homer and ThomasEakins, grand portraits by John SingerSargent, and Impressionist canvases byMary Cassatt and Childe Hassam. There aregalleries devoted to the American West,images of women, and early 20th-centuryRealist painters who became known as theAshcan School after their depictions of thegrittier side of urban life.
Claude moNetat giveRNY
thursday, November 15, at 1Pm
The Impressionist Claude Monetmoved in 1883 to the village of Givernysome 40 miles northwest of Paris. Hewrote to his Parisian dealer that “oncesettled, I hope to produce masterpieces”— which he did there for the last 40 yearsof his life. This illustrated talk will discussMonet’s much-loved paintings of thegardens of Giverny, including the famouswater-lily pond to which he devoted his lastgreat series of paintings – works on thecusp of 20th-century abstraction.
geoRge BellowsaNd edwaRd hoPPeR
thursday, November 29, at 1Pm
In a powerpoint presentation, Ines Powell will analyze the art oftwo American Realist painters, from the early 20th century, whoshared a similar vision. From the excavated construction sites ofold Penn Station, to tenement life on the Lower East Side, to thefight scenes in the social clubs, Bellows depicted the New York heknew well. Following in Bellow’s footsteps, Hopper painted theworld of New York filled with automats, movie houses, railyardsand brownstones. Broaden and deepen your knowledge of art byexploring works through viewing and discussion.
matisse: iN seaRChof tRue PaiNtiNgmonday, december 17, at 1Pm
Henri Matisse believed that repetition,continued questioning, and reworking wasan essential part of the artistic process. Thisidea is traced in the fascinating exhibit atThe Metropolitan Museum that featurespairs, trios, and series of paintings of the same subject thatMatisse created duringthe course of h is long career. Among the well-known works to bediscussed are the earlypair of paintings of ayoung sailor, the laterviews from a window inNice, and numerousdepictions of exoticallydressed odalisques.
Ines Powell, art historian and former educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will present the following illustrated lectures:
aCademiC aRtthursday, october 18, at 1Pm
Academic Art or “Academism” relates to the art produced inassociation with the French Academy and its influence on theParis Salons in the 19th century. Academic artists adhered tothe standards dictated by the French Academie des BeauxArts. Most were practitioners of Neoclassicism or Romanticism.William Adolphe Bouguereau, Alexander Cabanet, ThomasCouture and Jean Leon Gerome are a few of the leadingfigures of Academic art to be discussed. Academic paintingsonce would only fetch a few hundred dollars at auctions, somenow fetch millions. This illustrated lecture will be a uniqueopportunity to view the works of these major artists.
hot New film Releases
aRt talks (CoNt.)
PiCasso with just two ColoRs:BlaCk aNd whitethursday, october 25, at 1Pm
Mary Vahey presents an illustrated lecture focusing on PabloPicasso’s career-long black and white palette. Surveying hisoeuvre from 1904-1971, Picasso’s Black and White comprisespaintings as well as sculpture and drawings. His use of black andwhite was his way of carrying on a tradition begun by Spanishpainters like Vélazquez and Goya, although he interpreted theirideas in modern and sometimes radical ways.
the BaRNes iN foCusmonday, November 5, at 1Pm
Celebrated for its exceptional breadth, depth and quality, theBarnes Foundation’s art collection includes works by some of thegreatest European and American masters of Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and early Modern art, as well as African sculpture,American paintings and Asian prints. Ms. Vahey will concentrateon some of the important works, Barnes’ advisors/art dealers, aswell as the controversy caused by relocating the museum todowntown Philadelphia.
Art historian Mary Vahey will present the following lectures:
eleCtRifYiNg musiC
Everyone loves great music and the following two afternoons bring some of the best to life. Enjoy masterpieces from Stephen Sondheim and Jerome Kern.
Multi-media lectures led by Dr. James Kolb, Professor of Drama, Hofstra University.
tuesday, November 13, at 1Pm
A thriller with music and lyrics byStephen Sondheim and libretto by Hugh Wheeler. Sondheim’sscore is one of the most complex and explores the psyche of amad murderer and/or social outcast. The show is about revengeand class struggle – the terrible struggle to move out of the classin which you were born. The show won Tony awards for bestmusical and best score.
showBoat: the modeRN musiCaltuesday, december 11, at 1Pm
Perhaps one of the most influential musicals of the century,Showboat combined the talents of Jerome Kern and OscarHammerstein II. The story spans 50 years and deals primarily withthe fortunes of an impressionable young woman, her father whoowns a showboat and a troubled riverboat gambler/actor. It is amusical that has been more frequently revised than any other. Thislecture will provide an opportunity to hear such well-known songsas Old Man River, Make Believe, and Bill, and to examine the waysin which Showboat has been adjusted by various artists toaccommodate our changing sense of what the work should mean.Kern’s songs remain a vital part of our cultural conversation.
a CeleBRatioN of Yiddish folksoNgmonday, october 29, at 1Pm
This concert/lecture, presented by Dr. Diane Cypkin, accompanied by pianist Lina Panfilova, will tell the story of theYiddish folksong through spoken narrative (in English) and sung in Yiddish. From the melodies without words, to thelullabies sung to us as children, to the song-stories of the triumphs and tragedies of innocent love, to its greater themesof life, eternal struggle and death, these songs speak of pride and spiritual strength. A performance to treasure.
tuesdaYs at 10am aNd 1Pm
NovemBeR 20…the Best exotiC maRigold hotel (124 MIn.)A hilarious, heartwarming comedy about a group of British
retirees who get more than they bargained for when they“outsource” their retirement to less expensive and seeminglyexotic India. Starring Dame Judi Dench and Maggie Smith.
NovemBeR 27…a sePaRatioN (123 MIn., EnGlIsh subTITlEs)A married couple is faced with a difficult decision – to improve
the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iranand look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer’s disease.
deCemBeR 4…PeaCe, love & misuNdeRstaNdiNg (96 MIn.)A comedy about an uptight New York City lawyer who takes her
two spirited teenagers to her hippie mother’s farmhouse in thecountryside for a family vacation. Starring Jane Fonda, CatherineKeener, Chace Crawford and Elizabeth Olsen.
deCemBeR 18…moNsieuR lazhaR (94 MIn., EnGlIsh subTITlEs)Winner of the Best Canadian Feature Film, Monsieur Lazhar is
a beautifully crafted character study that speaks of loss and death,innocence and guilt, in an eloquent, complex and fluid manner.
suNdaYs at PPl
NOTE: TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL SUNDAY PROGRAMS (2 tickets per household).PPL Residents will be seated first, others as space permits.
jazz’s hottest tiCket: BoB CaNtwell BaNdsunday, october 21, at 2:30Pm
Jazz lovers, mark your calendars. The Bob Cantwell Jazz Band brings first rate jazz to PPL. Cantwell and the band appeared in themovie Arthur II starring Dudley Moore. In 2010, Billy Crystal personally chose the band to accompany him, Robin Williams and WhoopieGoldberg to a gala at Lincoln Center. Members of the band are: clarinetist Sol Yaged, who played with Benny Goodman, Harry Jamesand Louis Armstrong; drummer Steve Little from the Duke Ellington Band; and pianist Herb Gardner from the Eddie Condon Band.Don’t miss the opportunity to hear jazz at its best.
Free tickets to residents of School District #15 will be distributed beginning Wednesday, October 3 at 9AM.
Book disCussioNDEFENDING JACOB
(William Landay)
monday, November 26, at 1Pm
Andy Barber has achieved the middle-class dream. He has a job he loves as leadassistant district attorney, a long-term
marriage to a woman he still loves, afourteen year old son, a wide circle of friends, a house andenough money not to worry about it. Then tragedy strikes. JoinMs. Mira Rosenfeld, educator, as she discusses this psychologicalstory. You will definitely have a “book hangover” from this one.
CuRReNt issues: ChaNgiNg times
thursdays, November 8and december 13, at 1Pm
Join our in formal Current Eventsdiscussion program. This series is designedt o i n c r e a s e y o u r a w a r e n e s s a n dunderstanding of policy issues in the U.S.and the world. These thought-provoking, townmeeting-style conversations foster engagement and dialogueamong audience members. Our moderator is Jerry Mantell.
edith Piaf RememBeRedwith lois moRtoNsunday, october 28, at 2:30Pm
Through story and song, Lois Morton bringsto life the legendary Edith Piaf. Piaf was a
French singer and cultural icon whobecame widely regarded as France’snational singer as well as being one ofFrance’s greatest international stars.Accompanied on accordion by Larry
Moser, Ms. Morton delivers a powerfulperformance including songs La Vie en
Rose Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien, and Hymnea L’amour.
Free ticket distribution to residents of School District #15begins Wednesday, October 10 at 9AM.
loNg islaNd’s favoRite soN:BillY joel
sunday, November 4, at 2:30Pm
The Cold Spring Harbor Band graces our stage to pay tribute tothe life and music of Long Island’s own megastar Billy Joel. TheBand was formed by Pat Farrell (vocals and piano) and includesNick Cangemi (drums and percussion), and Paul Tuthill(alto/baritone saxophone). Join the band and enjoy some of BillyJoel’s greatest hits: Piano Man, Captain Jack, The Stranger andmany, many more. This concert has it all!
Free tickets to residents of School District #15 will be availablebeginning Tuesday, October 16, at 9AM.
i ought to Be iN PiCtuRessunday, November 18, at 2:30Pm
Performed by Plaza Theatrical Productions.
Comedy Writer Neil Simon has done it again in this warm andfunny show about Herb, a Hollywood scriptwriter, and his teenagedaughter with dreams of movie stardom.
Free ticket distribution to residents of School District #15 willbegin Monday, November 5, at 9AM.
fRaNk siNatRa & ella
fitzgeRald:a tRiBute
sunday, december 2,at 2:30Pm
Rhoda Denet, Steve Kazlauskas and the Silver Fox Trio inviteyou to join them in a tribute to two legends in American music.Hear favorites from the works of Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, andGeorge and Ira Gershwin. Rhoda has been hailed as a virtuosothat lends her flair to every song she sings. This formally-trainedand gifted songbird covers the gamut with a repertoire rangingfrom the American Songbook to Top 40 radio. Steve really knowshow to sing in the Sinatra style, while bringing his own style andvoice to the table. It’s not an imitation but a carrying on of atradition. A performance to treasure!
Free ticket distribution to residents of School District #15 willbe available beginning Monday, November 5, at 9AM.
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fall iiN love with Books iN the ChildReN's Room
take Note
fall CRaft PRogRamsthursdays at 4Pm(4-11 years old)
Registration: october 10 Program: october 25Registration: November 14 Program: November 29Registration: december 5 Program: december 20
Join us for craft programs for children with anaccompanying adult. This program encourages parents tospend time doing a special project with their child or children.Registration is limited to 20 children and being accepted inthe Children's Room.
fall Book disCussioNWonder(R.J. Palacio)
thursday, october 30, at 7:00Pm(Grades 5-8)
Join us for a lively discussion about the trials andtribulations of August Pullman. “Augie is a hero to root for, adiamond in the rough who proves that you can’t blend inwhen you are born to stand out.”
Registration and book pick up begins Thursday, Sept. 27.
RegistRatioN foR wiNteR PRogRamsRegistration for children not presently enrolled in the Mother Goose (12-23 months) and Toddler-Time (24-35 months), will be
accepted in the Children’s Room beginning Wednesday, November 21.
voluNteeRsNeeded
Volunteers are a huge part ofthe services provided by AARP(American Assocation of RetiredPersons). You can be a part of thisvery valuable program. Become avolunteer in the Tax-Aide program.Instruction will be given under theauspices of the IRS. Call WilliamHergenrother at (516) 426-5990for complete information.
fuN at the moviesdolPhiN tale
wednesday, oct. 3, at 6:30Pm & thursday, oct. 4, at 3:30PmDolphin Tale is based on the true story of a brave dolphin and the
people who banded together to save her life. The real dolphin, Winter,plays herself in the movie. (Rated PG - 113 min.)
holidaY moviemadagasCaR 3: euRoPe’s most waNted
friday, November 23, at 1PmAlex the lion, Marty the zebra, Gloria the hippo, and Melman the
giraffe are still fighting to get home to New York. Their journey takesthem through Europe with a traveling circus. (Rated PG - 93 min.)
a daY of PlaYwednesday, october 3
The Peninsula Public Library will be open to children for a day of play.Registration is not required for any of the activities that day. Theschedule is as follows:
10am-11am: open play in the Bentley Room11am-12Pm: let’s move with Playhooray2Pm-3Pm: let’s get Crafty
motheR goosefridays at 10am (12-23 months)
Mother Goose is a program of songs, fingerplays, nurseryrhymes, and board books for very young children, accompaniedby a parent or caregiver. Registration is required and beingaccepted in the Children’s Room.
toddleR-timethursdays at 10:30am (24-35 months)
Toddler-Time is a lively program of stories, songs, fingerplays,movement, a craft project and a short film for a child accompaniedby an adult. Registration is required and is being accepted in theChildren's Room.
toddleRs & the aRtswednesdays at 10:15am -11:15am (24-42 months)
Toddlers & The Arts is a program designed to introducetoddlers to literature, music, puppetry, movement, storytelling andsimple crafts. Registration is required and being accepted in theChildren’s Room beginning Wednesday, October 3.
stoRY-timetuesdays: october 16, November 13, december 11 at 6:30Pm
(3+ years)Story-Time is a 30 minute program for children who can attend without
a parent. The program consists of stories and a short film. You don’t haveto register, just come down and join us for an enjoyable time.
eNglish as a seCoNd laNguage (esl) Classes
saturdays, 9:30am - 12:30PmA Free Service.
Registration is not required.
District #15 residents enjoy priority registration andseating at all events. Afternoon programs will begin at1PM. So as not to disturb the speaker and/or the audience,latecomers will not be seated unless seats are available inthe rear of the Bentley Auditorium.
PPl quiCk look CaleNdaR
OCTOBEr*3/ Wednesday 10AM-3PM A Day of Play*3/ Wednesday 6:30PM Film: A Dolphin’s Tale
4/ Thursday 1PM Visions of Arcadia: Illustrated Art lecture*4/ Thursday 3:30PM Film: A Dolphin’s Tale
#*11/ Thursday 10:30AM Toddler Time (5 sessions)11/ Thursday 1PM new American Galleries @ the Met: (Part II):
Illustrated Art lecture#*12/ Friday 10AM Mother Goose (5 sessions)
14/ Sunday Noon-2PM Meet PPL Board of Trustees and
Karen Porcella, PPL Director
#*14/ sunday 2:30PM College Planning Program15/ Monday 1PM renée Fleming: A star For All seasons
*16/ Tuesday 6:30PM storytime#17/ Wednesday 6PM-9PM Defensive Driving Course18/ Thursday 1PM Academic Art: Illustrated Art lecture
@21/ sunday 2:30PM Jazz’s hottest Ticket: bob Cantwell band22/ Monday 1PM bing Crosby: The Voice of America
Multi-Media lecture#24/ Wednesday 6PM-9PM Defensive Driving Course25/ Thursday 1PM Picasso black & White: Illustrated Art lecture
#*25/ Thursday 4PM Craft Program@28/ sunday 2:30PM Edith Piaf remembered: story & song
29/ Monday 1PM Celebration of the Yiddish Folksong#*30/ Tuesday 7PM book Discussion: Wonder (r.J. Palacio)
NOVEMBEr1/ Thursday 1PM Contemporary Chinese Artists: Illustrated lecture
@4/ sunday 2:30PM lI’s Favorite son billy Joel:A Concert and an Experience
5/ Monday 1PM The barnes Foundation Collection:Illustrated Art lecture
#*7/ Wednesday 10:15-11:15AM Toddlers & the Arts (5 sessions)8/ Thursday 1PM Current Events: lecture/Discussion
13/ Tuesday 1PM Sweeney Todd (sondheim):Multi-Media lecture
*13/ Tuesday 6:30PM storytime15/ Thursday 1PM Claude Monet @ Giverny: Illustrated Art lecture
@18/ sunday 2:30 PM I Ought To be In Pictures: Performance20/ Tuesday 10AM &1PM Film: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (124 min.)
*23/ Friday 1PM Film: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
26/ Monday 1PM book Discussion: Defending Jacob (landay, W.)27/ Tuesday 10AM &1PM Film: A Separation (123 min.-English subtitles)29/ Thursday 1PM George bellows & Edward hopper:
Illustrated Art lecture#*29/ Thursday 4PM Craft Program
DECEMBEr@2/ sunday 2:30PM sinatra & Fitzgerald: A Musical Tribute
4/ Tuesday 10AM &1PM Film: Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (96 min.)6/ Thursday 1PM religion in Art: Illustrated lecture
11/ Tuesday 1PM Showboat (Kern & hammerstein):Multi-Media lecture
*11/ Tuesday 6:30PM storytime#*13/ Thursday 10:30AM Toddler Time (5 sessions)
13/ Thursday 1PM Current Events: lecture/Discussion#*14/ Friday 10AM Mother Goose (5 sessions)
17/ Monday 1PM Matisse: In search of True Painting:Illustrated Art lecture
18/ Tuesday 10AM &1PM Film: Monsieur Lazhar (94 min.-English subtitles)#*20/ Thursday 4PM Craft Program
*Children's Program #Registration R equired @ Free Tickets Available
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PeNiNsula PuBliC liBRaRY280 Central Avenuelawrence, new York 11559(516) 239-3262e-mail:[email protected]
Board of Trustees:
Joan lepelstat, Presidentsarah Yastrab, Vice-PresidentJeffrey leb, TreasurerJoseph l. Fuller, secretaryJoel shiff, Trustee
Administration:Karen Porcella, Director Adah silberg, Director EmeritaGloria Pomerantz, Editor & Outreach Coordinator
ECRWSS POSTAL PATRON
PPL Board of Trustees’ MeetingsThursdays @ 7:30PM
October 18, November 15, and December 20The public is invited to attend.
HOurs:
Mondays-Thursdays9am-9pm except:Wednesdays,Oct. 31 & nov. 28Open 11am - 9pm
Fridays / 9am - 6pm
saturdays / 9am - 5pm
sundays / noon - 5pm
holidaY sChedulePPL Open:
Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8, 1 pm-5 pmMondays, Dec. 24 & 31, 9 am-1 pmPPL Closed:
Presidentia Election Day, Tuesday, nov. 6Veterans’ Day, sunday, nov. 11and Monday, nov. 12Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, nov. 22Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25New Year’s Day, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013
defeNsive dRiviNg CouRse2 wednesday evenings, october 17 & 24, 6Pm-9Pm
Call PPL for further information.