SEATED AEROBICS
With Fran Machida, DanceAerobics

Wednesdays, 11 am                                         January 4 & 11
 

All classes are choreographed to enjoyable music. 

This is a complete workout, from head to toe.  Wear comfortable clothes.
 


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INTERNATIONAL DANCE AND LINE DANCING
With Miriam Sharin

6 Thursdays, 2 p.m.

January 19 & 26, February 2 & 16, March 2 & 16
 
     Join us for international dance and line dancing with Miriam Sharin and dance the winter blues away.

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  SCRABBLE
Wednesdays, 2 p.m.
January 25, February 8, March 22
 
     Scrabble has once again become a popular game for those who love words and language.  Games are provided but you are welcome to bring your own.  Stop by alone and join in or bring a friend for a game or two of Scrabble.

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Continental Cuisine with French Flair!
Soigne Restaurant
Tuesday, January 17, 2 p.m.
 
 
     Join us for a cooking demonstration by Chef/Owner of SoigneRestaurant, George Echeverra.  Dishes being prepared are Tartar of Ahi Tuna with tropical fruit chutney and yuzu marinade and cognac, apple, and currant purses with caramel sauce wrapped in phyllo dough.

 
     Seating preference will be given to Hewlett-Woodmere Library members and Friends of the Hewlett-Woodmere Library.
 

 

 

 

 

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Art Lecture
Professor Thomas Germano
Representations of Venus and Cupid in Classical Art
Tuesday, February 14, 10:30 a.m.
 
     In celebration of Valentine’s Day, a slide lecture on two infamous Valentine’s Day personalities, Venus and Cupid.  We will look at artwork and sculpture by Titian, Raphael, Bronzino, Botticelli, Rubens, and others.

     Thomas Germano is an art professor at SUNY Farmingdale and a professional artist.
    

 

 

 

 
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Journal Writing Workshop
With Rhoda Ferber
Tuesday, February 7, 10 a.m.
 
       Having a journal has become a way of life for many people. A journal is a record of where you are, who you are, and where you are going.  There are travel journals, food journals, thoughts- for- the- day journals, funny sayings journals, pocket journals, grief journals, wedding journals, parenting journals - the list is endless.  Many people have found journals helpful in working through difficult times.  There is something magical about re-reading a journal and journeying back to a certain time in your life.  Bring a pen and a notebook.
 
Rhoda Ferber is a resident of Hewlett, retired teacher and writing coach, and an owner of many journals.
 
 
 

 

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History of the New York City Police Department
With James L. Coll, professor Nassau Community College, Detective, NYPD
Tuesday, February 28, 2 p.m.
 
     From the colonial era to the modern-day NYPD, policing in New York has an engrossing history, in which front-page scandals are countered by remarkable successes.  James Coll, professor, NYPD detective, brings his unique perspective to this epic story.
 
This program has been made possible in part by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities.
 

 

    

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Art Lecture
ROLES OF WOMEN BY MALE ARTISTS

With Louise Cello Caruso

Tuesday, March 7, 10:30 a.m.

     This lavishly illustrated slide show/lecture will focus on the many roles of women as depicted by male artists- Vermeer, Velasquez, Rockwell, Modigliani, Manet, and many others.

 
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
With James Kolb
Thursday, March 9, 10:30 a.m.
 
     Andrew Lloyd Webber's career spans the last four decades of the 20^th century, beginning with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, followed by Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, Starlight Express, The Phantom of the Opera, and many more.
 
      
 

 
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  Music Lecture
Ella Fitzgerald
With Prof. Herbert Deutsch, Hofstra University

Thursday, March 16, 7:30 p.m.
 
     Ella Fitzgerald, dubbed "The First Lady of Song", was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. She won 13 Grammy Awards and sold over 40 million albums during her career.  No one can forget her sensuous, flexible voice and the art form she made of scat singing. Using recordings of this great singer, Prof. Herbert Deutsch will add insight to our understanding of this amazing artist.

 

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Key Trends in International and Domestic Affairs
With Adrian Peracchio
Tuesday, March 21, 2 p.m.
 
     A lively discussion of the most current developments in foreign and domestic affairs, with an emphasis on the situation in the Middle East.

  

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Special Presentation by the National Council of Jewish Women 
Maria, Full of Grace
Directed by Joshua Marston
Starring Catalina Sandino Moreno,Jaime Orsonio Gomez,Guilied Lopez

Rated R,101 minutes, subtitles
Sunday, January 8, 2 p.m.
Speaker to be announced
 
Winner of the Dramatic Audience Award at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, two major awards at the Berlin Film Festival and six awards at the Cartagena Film Festival, Joshua Marston's Maria Full Of Grace follows a bright, gutsy young woman on a life-changing - and life-threatening - journey. The film sweeps us along on its heroine's unpredictable odyssey from Colombia to New York, weaving a gripping narrative of risk, determination and survival. Confronting crises that test her to the very core, Maria finally emerges at the threshold of a new future, one that will be defined by what she wants rather than what she rejects. The risks are great but for Maria and the two other drug ˜mules", transporting 60 or more pellets of heroin in their stomachs to the United States, this is an opportunity for freedom.


District residents may pick up tickets beginning Tuesday, January 3, 10 am & 7 pm. 

Members of NCJW who are not members of H-W PL may pick their tickets up at NCJW office.
 
 
This program is co- sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women, Dr. Irving Zimmerman Community Service Fund and The Advocacy Group of Peninsula Section, NCJW.
 

BILLY WILDER CENTENNIAL FILM FESTIVAL   Billy Wilder was born Samuel Wilder in 1906 in Vienna.  His mother began calling him Billy because of her girlhood experiences in America where she had a crush on “Wild Billâ€� Cody and loved anything American.                          In 1933, when Hitler came to power, Wilder left for Paris, then on to Hollywood.  His family died in the concentration camps.  He had many screenwriting partners throughout his career but it was his collaboration with Charles Brackett at Paramount Studios in 1942 that his career began to take off.  They won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay for The Lost Weekend (1945) and Best Screenplay for Sunset Boulevard (1950).  In 1957, after he had parted ways with Brackett, he co-wrote Love in the Afternoon with I.A.L. Diamond, who became his co-writer for the remainder of his career.  Billy Wilder retired in 1981 and died in March 2002.   In case of a cancellation due to weather, the film will be rescheduled during the week.   Some Like It Hot (1959) 122 min. Sunday, January 22, 2 p.m. Starring Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Joe E. Brown      One of the funniest movies ever made. Two musicians witness the St. Valentine's Day massacre, and dress up as women, joining an all-female band who's heading south to hide from the gangsters.       Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 116 min. Tuesday, February 7, 2 p.m. Starring Charles Laughton, Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Elsa Lanchester      Based on the book by Agatha Christie, Power plays a man arrested in London for murdering an elderly widow. Laughton plays his ailing barrister, attempting to prove his innocence.  One of the great courtroom dramas with a twist ending that beats all twist endings.   One, Two, Three (1961)115 min. Sunday, February 12, 2 p.m. Starring James Cagney, Horst Bucholtz, Pamela Tiffin      A fast-paced, hilarious comedy about a Coca-Cola executive in Berlin (Cagney) dealing with the communists on one hand and an out-of-control bosses daughter on the other.   The Lost Weekend (1945) 101 min. Sunday, February 26, 2 p.m. Starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Howard Da Silva      Alcoholism was a taboo subject in 1945.  Milland is would-be writer who drinks to avoid facing his mediocrity.   Jane Wyman plays the love interest that stands by him through thick and thin.  A favorite line: when Milland pathetically begs a bartender for just one more drink, the bartender replies "Yeah, one's too many and a hundred's not enough." Brilliantly acted by Ray Milland, this film has stood the test of time.     The Apartment (1960) 125 min. Sunday, March 5, 2 p.m. Starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray      Lemmon is just another employee in a big insurance company until he begins to lend out his apartment to his superiors for the extra-marital affairs.   Sunset Boulevard (1950) 110 min. Tuesday March 28, 2 p.m. Starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich Von Stroheim      The greatest movie made about Hollywood. A washed up screenwriter meets a washed up silent film star who deludes herself into believing she is ready for a comeback. Many cameos of people playing themselves such as Cecil B. De Mille, Hedda Hopper, and Buster Keaton to name a few.  Can you guess who is the actor playing Artie Green, Holden’s friend?

Domestic Violence Terror at Home: Domestic Violence in America Lifetime Entertainment, Directed by Maryanne De Leo with Michael Bolton Speaker to be announced Wednesday, March 15, 2 p.m. The horror of physical, verbal or sexual abuse is something women from all walks of life face on a daily basis. And regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity or age, one thing is true among all abused women: they often stay silent about what happened because of fear, shame or both. To give these women a voice and to spread awareness about this shocking epidemic, Lifetime has teamed up with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Maryanne De Leo (HBO's "Chernobyl Heart") and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and antiviolence activist Michael Bolton to create the powerful documentary "Terror at Home: Domestic Violence in America." It offers a very rare and intimate look into the lives of several women as they try to break free of their abusive relationships for good. District residents may pick up tickets beginning Wednesday, March 1,at 10 am & 7 pm.  Members of NCJW who are not members of H-W PL may pick their tickets up at NCJW office.       Tax Help is Available   Tuesdays, February 21- April 11, 2006 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.   By appointment only        Tax help is available for senior citizens with simple tax returns.  This service is available through the auspices of the Town of Hempstead's Office of Senior Enrichment.  Please bring last year's tax return, 1099s or W-2s and any other pertinent documents.  Beginning Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at 10 am, call 374-1967, extension 31, to schedule an appointment.

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Mom's Morning Off!   Monday, March 20, 10 a.m.        A Mom's day, as we know, is a busy one, full of doing for others.  But perhaps you and a friend may have an hour for yourselves to experience beautiful art and a lecture, learn something new, or watch an interesting documentary.  Perhaps you have wanted to come to a library program but the time listed, well, you know you will be picking up and driving at that time of day.  Around 10 am might be the perfect time for you.                                         This series is for you.  It won't be every month, so don't worry about another commitment but once every newsletter.  Take an hour off on Monday and join us.   Visions of Peru With photographer, Doug Going and Conny Brunner        A digital multimedia presentation, Visions of Peru offers sights and sounds beyond compare.  Feel the rhythms of everyday life as stunning photography is set to the richly authentic music of the Andes, accompanied by insightful narrative. See the breathtaking ancient ruins of Machu Picchu , soar on the wings of the majestic condor, go to the depths of Colca Canyon and to the heights of Lake Titicaca!

 

IN THE GALLERY

ARTISTS NETWORK OF GREAT NECK January 6- April 26, 2006 Reception: Saturday, January 21, 2 p.m.        In 1986, a call for artists to form a networking community drew a large crowd of interested artists.  Great Neck may be in the name but members come from a wide geographical area.      Our members have won numerous awards, in various mediums; painters, sculptor, printmaking, photography, papermaking, collage artists, etc.

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ART TEACHERS OF THE HEWLETT-WOODMERE SCHOOL DISTRICT   March 2-April 26, 2006      A show featuring the talented and dedicated art teachers of the school district.

REMNANTS OF CHILDHOOD Images and Impressions of Children from Faraway Lands Photographer, Doug Going March 2 - April 26, 2006 Reception: Saturday, March 4, 2 p.m.      Doug Going did a beautiful digital multimedia presentation last year entitled "For Now". This new exhibit focuses on the life of children in countries from South America, Africa, and South and South-East Asia.  Mr. Going will also be doing a digital multimedia presentation entitled Visions of Peru, Monday, March 20, 10 a.m.

 

IN THE DISPLAY CASES

Silver and Jewelry Dr. J. Zachary Dule December 2, 2005- January 26,2006               A professional dentist, Dr. Dule began studying silversmithing and jewelry making in 1978, and continued his studies at the 92nd St. Y, Parson's School of Design, FIT, and privately.

Be A Friend The Friends of the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library take pride and pleasure in enhancing the library experience for the community through cultural programs, concerts, children's programs, book bags, and giving gifts to enhance the facility beyond the budgeting process. So, be a Friend, and join today!  All are welcomed to volunteer for Friends' activities.  As a Friend you will have the satisfaction of knowing you are helping your community.  Members also participate in advance ticket distribution days for all Friends’ ticketed events such as concerts and special programs.  Out-of-district supporters are welcomed!  Friends' programs and concerts are identified In Overleaf with an symbol. To join, fill out forms available at the Information Desk, in the Lobby, or at Friends' programs.   Executive Board of the Friends Frank Zaret, Lenore Kramer, Florence Hoffman, Claire Zimmerman, Iris Gorenberg, June Firestone, Jerry Prisyon (past president)

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H-W PL READERS A Monthly Afternoon Discussion Group Our Sixth Season of Good Reading!  All are welcome. District residents may reserve copies of the books well in advance of the meetings.  Review packets are available at the Information Desk.  Join us for an afternoon discussion of good books.
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME By Mark Haddon Discussion leader: Candace Plotsker-Herman Monday, January 23, 2 p.m.        An original and clever debut novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is an engaging tale of a 15-year-old autistic man who embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Late one night, Christopher comes across his neighbor's poodle, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork. Wellington's owner finds him cradling her dead dog in his arms, and has him arrested. After spending a night in jail, Christopher resolves--against the objection of his father and neighbors--to discover just who has murdered Wellington. Siobhan, a social worker at his school, encourages him to write a book about his investigations, and the result--quirkily illustrated, with each chapter given its own prime number--is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The novel brims with touching, ironic humor.  The result is an eye-opening work in a unique and compelling literary voice.
	THE GRANDMOTHERS: FOUR NOVELS By Doris Lessing Discussion leader: Edna Ritzenberg Monday, February 6, 2 p.m.        The Grandmothers is a about intimacy among family, friends, and lovers.  Written in four short novellas, the title novella is about Roz and Lil, girlhood friends who as adults have sex with each other's sons.  Victoria and Staveney, another novella, is a masterpiece about social realism involving a young black girl's chance encounter in London with a family of wealthy, white liberals.  A Love Child tells a rare World War II story of troops in India and one soldier's passionate affair. And lastly, The Reason For It is an allegory of civilization's decline with a sci-fi twist.
NEVER LET ME GO By Kauzo Ishiguro Discussion leader: Karen Porcella Monday, March 6, 2 p.m.          Set in late 1990s England, in a parallel universe in which humans are cloned and raised expressly to "donate" their healthy organs and thus eradicate disease from the normal population, this is an epic ethical horror story. By age 31, narrator (and clone) Kathy H. has spent nearly 12 years as a "carer" to dozens of "donors." Knowing that her number is sure to come up soon, she recounts--in excruciating detail--the dramas of her happily sheltered childhood and adolescence at Hailsham, an idyllic, isolated school/orphanage where clone-students are encouraged to make art and feel special.  Ishiguro spins a stinging cautionary tale of science outpacing ethics.

FILMS     
Please refer to Overleaf in print or call the Information Desk (516) 374-1967 for further information

Library Trustees' Meetings   Monday, January 9 7:45 pm Monday, February 13 7:45 pm Monday, March 13 7:45 p.m.   Open budget meetings will be held at 7:15 p.m., followed by Board Meeting at 7:45 p.m.

55 Alive/Mature Driving Course 55 Alive Mature Driving Courses are given for Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District residents on a regular basis.  A schedule of upcoming courses and registration dates is available in the Administration Office and at the Information Desk.

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