Events at the Princeton Library http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/index.rss Monday, July 7, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) The Lives of Others A police captain in Cold War East Berlin becomes stuck in a dangerous game when he is asked to spy on a celebrated playwright and his lover. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/e01d7fd6-0512-724e-81fb-e48b96acb641.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/e01d7fd6-0512-724e-81fb-e48b96acb641.html Wednesday, July 9, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) Juggling Life This film, directed by Princeton High School graduate Ben Saltzman, is a portrait of an award-winning teacher, a college student with an amazing talent for juggling and a young woman on a mission. The three are dedicated to making a difference by running the New Jersey is Beautiful Juggling Program, which provides an unforgettable character education lessons for the diverse collection of children involved. The film screening will be followed by a Q&A session with filmmaker Ben Saltzman and NJ is Beautiful Juggling Program Coorindator Lou De Lauro and a live-action performance by De Lauro and other jugglers. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/a5ac2b11-40a1-cb45-a5f0-ddb551036fab.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/a5ac2b11-40a1-cb45-a5f0-ddb551036fab.html Thursday, July 10, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Conference Room, second floor) A community of writers who are working to infuse true stories with emotional honesty, members of the group write memoir, essay and research-supported works in a flexible form that welcomes shifting voices and viewpoints, refined wordplay and the analytical modes of the essayist. The group publishes a journal, Solstice, to which members can contribute. Registration required. Contact Janie Hermann: jhermann@princetonlibrary.org or call 609.924.9528 x228 for more information. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6ac21477-c4bc-d14f-98d0-8e1678353e0b.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6ac21477-c4bc-d14f-98d0-8e1678353e0b.html Thursday, July 10, 2008 7:30-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) In his debut novel, The Sex Ed Chronicles, Nachbar tells the story of a young journalist who fights to save a teacher's career in the emotionally charged arenas of sex education and student free press rights in a New Jersey public schools in 1980. The author has been involved with education politics for more than four decades as a student, urban planner, government affairs manager, software executive and now as a writer. He produces Educated Quest, a blog that offers and invites commentary on education politics, policy and technology. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/f77924f2-fbcb-dd47-902b-9780edf98d24.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/f77924f2-fbcb-dd47-902b-9780edf98d24.html Sunday, July 13, 2008 2:00-5:00 p.m., (Community Room) If you love to scrapbook and are looking for space to spread out and work, these three -hour sessions are for you. Bring your own scrapbooks, photos, and other supplies; the library will supply a cropping station. A scrapbooking expert will be on hand to offer advice and will also lead a make and take session, where you can make a seasonal border or other accent for your pages. To ensure adequate supply of materials, registration is requested. Please call the library reference desk at 609-924-9529 x220 or e-mail http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/2e9df26f-3232-d74a-a1fc-e9fe21a5b1c6.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/2e9df26f-3232-d74a-a1fc-e9fe21a5b1c6.html Monday, July 14, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Conference Room, second floor) This playful, game-like alternative to ordinary conversation is designed to enrich interpersonal relationships. Moderated by Alan Goldsmith, Noodle Talks begin with a container filled with 400 fettuccini-like paper strips being passed around. On each strip, there are one or two questions covering the full gamut of life experience. Some questions refer to the past, others to the future; some are concrete, others metaphorical; some invite us to laugh at our foibles while others bring us to tears. There are no right or wrong answers, just the truth of our own inner or outer experience. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/4d3d9cae-0cfe-a840-b866-4ba77c9f40dc.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/4d3d9cae-0cfe-a840-b866-4ba77c9f40dc.html Monday, July 14, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) New Jersey signer/songwriter Jeff Penque and sing Karen Fairweather will perform original music from their debut CD, Jersey Fresh, which features 11 songs written by Penque and performed by the duo. Jeff and Karen have been performing their special blend of folk-pop originals along with other favorites from the of the '60s and '70s in venues throughout the state. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/908dc546-3b0b-9f40-ad43-5a9f5075b768.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/908dc546-3b0b-9f40-ad43-5a9f5075b768.html Saturday, July 19, 2008 3:30-6:00 p.m., (Community Room) Students in the Westminster Conservatory Youth Opera Workshop will perform this piece, loosely based on the classic Greek myth and designed for a family audience. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/027b88b2-efe4-964c-8592-080b1b878ac8.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/027b88b2-efe4-964c-8592-080b1b878ac8.html Sunday, July 20, 2008 3:00-4:00 p.m., (Technology Center, second floor) This two-week class is for people just beginning to research their families. You'll learn how to collect family information informally, organize what you know and identify the gaps in your information. We'll also take a brief look at some of the records you can use to fill in information and uncover earlier generations. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/f00eaf28-ba55-f143-91fc-f9f2bb0eeed5.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/f00eaf28-ba55-f143-91fc-f9f2bb0eeed5.html Monday, July 21, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) A Cable Ace-award winner and Audie-award nominee, Critt has narrated more than 150 titles of popular fiction, including 17 books for best-selling author Janet Evanovich. Critt will share a behind-the-scenes peek at the world of audiobook performance along with several excerpts from the zany world of Stephanie Plum. From her family's misguided attempts to play Cupid to a near-riot in a Vegas showroom, Critt will bring to life the Jersey characters that have made Evanovich and her creations a hit. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/3165d772-6545-ee4e-9e5e-2b5323c3a79c.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/3165d772-6545-ee4e-9e5e-2b5323c3a79c.html Tuesday, July 22, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Conference Room) In the spirit of Socrates' belief that the unexamined life is not worth living, participants pose questions, listen to others, raise challenges, and consider alternative answers. All are invited and no preparation is necessary. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/1f8b1e9a-498d-4642-9e45-4c8a86eade3d.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/1f8b1e9a-498d-4642-9e45-4c8a86eade3d.html Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) F For Fake The great Orson Welles , never one to rest on his laurels and due to the quixotic nature of his career, masterfully interweaves tales of trickery involving Elmyr de Hory, Clifford Irving, Howard Hughes, Pablo Picasso and himself, a brilliant tour de force that has not been duplicated and is a very worthy bookend to Citizen Kane. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6cfc91b4-696a-bc44-9d78-9cafaa1d9799.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6cfc91b4-696a-bc44-9d78-9cafaa1d9799.html Thursday, July 24, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Conference Room, second floor) A community of writers who are working to infuse true stories with emotional honesty, members of the group write memoir, essay and research-supported works in a flexible form that welcomes shifting voices and viewpoints, refined wordplay and the analytical modes of the essayist. The group publishes a journal, Solstice, to which members can contribute. Registration required. Contact Janie Hermann: jhermann@princetonlibrary.org or call 609.924.9528 x228 for more information. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/1cfc6a88-022d-8a4b-8b3b-efe390652067.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/1cfc6a88-022d-8a4b-8b3b-efe390652067.html Sunday, July 27, 2008 3:00-4:00 p.m., (Technology Center, second floor) This two-week class is for people just beginning to research their families. You'll learn how to collect family information informally, organize what you know and identify the gaps in your information. We'll also take a brief look at some of the records you can use to fill in information and uncover earlier generations. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6119f5b6-d50d-ab48-bb9d-2666813ff87d.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6119f5b6-d50d-ab48-bb9d-2666813ff87d.html Monday, July 28, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) A Good Year A ruthless English investment broker finds there's more to life than financial conquest when he inherits the chateau and small vineyard where he grew up in Provence. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/8fb734f2-72c1-e941-bee8-3a7cf0af4efb.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/8fb734f2-72c1-e941-bee8-3a7cf0af4efb.html Wednesday, July 30, 2008 7:30-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) This husband-and-wife team combine their talents on tenor banjo and button accordion performances of tight-knit music honed by years of old-fashioned family music-making. Carberry was born in England but returned to Ireland in the 90s, deeply rooted in the music of her County Longford family. Although she started on the tinwhistle, she quickly followed in the footsteps of her grandfather and took up the banjo. Quinn was born into a family of accomplished musicians and storytellers in County Armagh. He took up the accordion in 1981 and has developed a highly refined individual style. He is regarded as one of Ireland's finest exponents of the accordion. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/be9f6248-828f-9f4f-b64d-bbb145c4db2f.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/be9f6248-828f-9f4f-b64d-bbb145c4db2f.html Sunday, August 3, 2008 2:00-5:00 p.m., (Community Room) If you love to scrapbook and are looking for space to spread out and work, these three -hour sessions are for you. Bring your own scrapbooks, photos, and other supplies; the library will supply a cropping station. A scrapbooking expert will be on hand to offer advice and will also lead a make and take session, where you can make a seasonal border or other accent for your pages. To ensure adequate supply of materials, registration is requested. Please call the library reference desk at 609-924-9529 x220 or e-mail http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/c8e71ccd-3dc0-104e-9967-1a4a24e4bcb0.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/c8e71ccd-3dc0-104e-9967-1a4a24e4bcb0.html Monday, August 4, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) The landscape is in constant flux. In highly disturbed areas -- like most of central New Jersey -- the change that is most dramatic is the invasion of a few alien species of plants that crowd out the native plants, reducing biodiversity and the ability of the landscape to serve as habitat for the wildlife that evolved with it over hundreds of thousands of years. This presentation by Jim Amon, director of stewardship for the D&R Greenway Land Trust, will explore the dynamics of the landscape and how to take actions that will enrich it and restore its http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/9083b125-ecd5-5245-8ff8-237b2949e64e.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/9083b125-ecd5-5245-8ff8-237b2949e64e.html Wednesday, August 6, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) Let It Be No one changed more or influenced more change around them than The Beatles did during their relatively short time together. Following on the heels of the all-encompassing-engulfing White Album, the Beatles looked for an alternate approach to continue creatively together as a unit, writing, rehearsing, recording and performing a brand new album for the public, all the while filming the process. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/d15c64e0-e7e1-0d48-ba33-7923ca204a8e.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/d15c64e0-e7e1-0d48-ba33-7923ca204a8e.html Monday, August 11, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Quiet Room, first floor) This playful, game-like alternative to ordinary conversation is designed to enrich interpersonal relationships. Moderated by Alan Goldsmith, Noodle Talks begin with a container filled with 400 fettuccini-like paper strips being passed around. On each strip, there are one or two questions covering the full gamut of life experience. Some questions refer to the past, others to the future; some are concrete, others metaphorical; some invite us to laugh at our foibles while others bring us to tears. There are no right or wrong answers, just the truth of our own inner or outer experience. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/4a369060-8497-094e-8a13-2c17c77b098e.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/4a369060-8497-094e-8a13-2c17c77b098e.html Monday, August 11, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) Saxophonist Bradford Hayes brings his quartet to the library for an evening of cool jazz spotlighting songs from the ensemble's latest recording, The Jazz Life. A fixture on the regional jazz scene, Hayes's group has performed in clubs, colleges and concert halls, including Birdland, Tavern on the Green and the Beacon Theater. A native of Virginia, Hayes has been a music educator in the Newark Public Schools for 24 years. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/56a429be-99ac-0a4c-9af9-5d20e7a589e5.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/56a429be-99ac-0a4c-9af9-5d20e7a589e5.html Thursday, August 14, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Conference Room, second floor) A community of writers who are working to infuse true stories with emotional honesty, members of the group write memoir, essay and research-supported works in a flexible form that welcomes shifting voices and viewpoints, refined wordplay and the analytical modes of the essayist. The group publishes a journal, Solstice, to which members can contribute. Registration required. Contact Janie Hermann: jhermann@princetonlibrary.org or call 609.924.9528 x228 for more information. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/ba074a28-6d50-e34a-bc69-c797cc486d93.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/ba074a28-6d50-e34a-bc69-c797cc486d93.html Monday, August 18, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) "Akeelah and the Bee": A precocious 11-year-old from South Los Angeles enters a spelling contest over the objections of her mother. Helped by a mysterious teacher and a cast of colorful characters from her neighborhood, she eventually finds herself at the National Spelling Bee. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/16aa0bb8-f4fe-354c-80d2-069d8ee7ec3b.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/16aa0bb8-f4fe-354c-80d2-069d8ee7ec3b.html Saturday, August 23, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Community Room) F For Fake The great Orson Welles , never one to rest on his laurels and due to the quixotic nature of his career, masterfully interweaves tales of trickery involving Elmyr de Hory, Clifford Irving, Howard Hughes, Pablo Picasso and himself, a brilliant tour de force that has not been duplicated and is a very worthy bookend to Citizen Kane. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6ebda3ad-9983-564e-b8e6-5484e5eef82e.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/6ebda3ad-9983-564e-b8e6-5484e5eef82e.html Sunday, August 24, 2008 2:00-5:00 p.m., (Community Room) If you love to scrapbook and are looking for space to spread out and work, these three -hour sessions are for you. Bring your own scrapbooks, photos, and other supplies; the library will supply a cropping station. A scrapbooking expert will be on hand to offer advice and will also lead a make and take session, where you can make a seasonal border or other accent for your pages. To ensure adequate supply of materials, registration is requested. Please call the library reference desk at 609-924-9529 x220 or e-mail http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/8fe25674-ef11-9048-a91c-8a94ab96e8d1.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/8fe25674-ef11-9048-a91c-8a94ab96e8d1.html Tuesday, August 26, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Conference Room) In the spirit of Socrates' belief that the unexamined life is not worth living, participants pose questions, listen to others, raise challenges, and consider alternative answers. All are invited and no preparation is necessary. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/782fbf74-5154-294d-9245-fbd4379f7a08.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/782fbf74-5154-294d-9245-fbd4379f7a08.html Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m., (Conference Room, second floor) A community of writers who are working to infuse true stories with emotional honesty, members of the group write memoir, essay and research-supported works in a flexible form that welcomes shifting voices and viewpoints, refined wordplay and the analytical modes of the essayist. The group publishes a journal, Solstice, to which members can contribute. Registration required. Contact Janie Hermann: jhermann@princetonlibrary.org or call 609.924.9528 x228 for more information. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/bf912591-7311-7440-a8db-41b7ce26410c.html http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/adults/bf912591-7311-7440-a8db-41b7ce26410c.html