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October 2007 Programs

Sunday, Nov 8 — 2:00 PM
"Friends with Money," DVD, Color, produced by Anthony Bregman; written and directed by Nicole Holofcenter, with Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener, Frances McDonald, Joan Cusak, Jason Isaacs, Scott Caan, Simon McBurney and Greg Germann, 88 minutes, 2006.

A story of four best friends whose comfortable lives are thrown off balance as the realities of middle age set in.

Monday, Nov 9 — 6:30 PM
Author @ the Library presents: "Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars," with William Patry.

Metaphors, moral panics, folk devils, Jack Valenti, Joseph Schumpeter, John Maynard Keynes, predictable irrationality, and free market fundamentalism are a few of the topics covered in this lively, unflinching examination of the Copyright Wars: the pitched battles over new technology, business models, and most of all, consumers.

Tuesday, Nov 10 — 6:30 PM
Author @ the Library presents: "Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right," with Jennifer Burns.

An assistant professor of American history at the University of Virginia examines why Ayn Rand remains one of America’s™ most important yet misunderstood writers.  Based on exclusive access to Rand’s™ private papers, historian Jennifer Burns traces the arc of Rand’s™ remarkable career alongside the birth of modern American conservatism.

Thursday, Nov 12 — 6:30 PM
"Saving Your Family Stories for Seven Generations," with Alli Joseph, personal family historian.

Do you know your family's history and stories? Have you captured those stories for your children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren? In our busy world, people too often focus on today, not tomorrow. We may lose family members before their time - and before their stories are told. Don’t wait: the holidays are upon us, there’s™ no time like the present to save the past! A self-created personal history project, like a narrative book, scrapbook or video makes a great, affordable holiday gift for your family.

Sunday, Nov 15 — 2:00 PM
"Claire Dolan." DVD, Color, produced by Ann Ruark and Marin Karmitz; written and directed by Lodge Kerigan, with Katrin Cartlidge, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colm Meany ... [et al.], 95 minutes, 1998.

The story of a woman who works as a high-class prostitute in New York City but tries to flee this existence outside the city in hopes to rebuild her life.

Monday, Nov 16 — 6:30 PM
New York City as "Jerusalem on the Hudson:" The Spiritual Legacy of the Hudson River School, with Ronald J. Brown, PhD.

Chronicle the spiritual impact of Thomas Cole (1801-1848), the father of the Hudson River School of painting, on the emergence of New York City as the Empire City.

Tuesday, Nov 17 — 6:30 PM
"Cozy Mysteries: Amateur Sleuths and Feline Detectives," with moderator, Daryl Wood Gerber, and panelists, Joani Ascher, Cynthia Baxter, Jane K. Cleland and Evan Marshall of Mystery Writers of America / New York Chapter.

In this lively discussion about "cozy" mysteries, the moderator and a panel of stellar authors face the tough "cozy" questions: What distinguishes a cozy from a traditional mystery? Humor? Charm? Suspense? Why do so many readers love books that feature cats? (And can a cat really solve a crime?) The panel, whose amateur sleuths run the gamut from antiques business owner to New York Sanitation Department employee-reveal all!

Wednesday, Nov 18 — 6:30 PM
"Writing a Sports Column in the Age of the Blog," with George Vecsey, a newspaper junkie. a reporter and a sports columnist .

Veteran New York Times Sports columnist will talk about his work as sportswriter for the New York Times.

Thursday, Nov 19 — 6:30 PM
Author @ the Library presents: "Keynes: The Rise, Fall, and Return of the Twentieth Century's Most Influential Economist ," with Peter Clarke.

Enjoy a timely and masterful accounting of Keynes's life and work, bringing his genius and skepticism alive for an era fraught with economic difficulties that he surely would have relished solving.

Sunday, Nov 22 — 2:00 PM
"American Splendor," DVD, Color, produced by Ted Hope; written and directed by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman, with Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Earl Billings, James McCaffrey, Maggie Moore and Vivienne Benesch, 101 minutes, 2003.

Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital. He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life. Along his bumpy journey he meets, marries and falls in love with Joyce, an admiring comic book seller.

Monday, Nov 23 — 6:30 PM
Author @ the Library presents: "Knut Hamsun: His Brilliance, his Tragedy and his Legacy," with Robert Ferguson, the author of the Hamsun biography "Enigma: The Life of Knut Hamsun.

Join us for an introduction to Hamsun's life and literary work, and a discussion of the controversies surrounding his legacy.

Tuesday, Nov 24 — 6:30 PM
"Getting Organized for an Uncluttered, Meaningful and Happy Holiday Season and New Year!" with A. J. Miller, a residential and workplace organization and productivity expert.

The holiday season juggernaut is speeding forward and you need to be prepared if you hope to thrive, not just survive.Learn how you can avoid some common pitfalls, steer clear of the stress, make the events of the season more enjoyable and jump start your 2010 "get organized" resolution.

Sunday, Nov 29 — 2:00 PM
"Vanya on 42nd Street," DVD, Color, directed by Louis Malle; produced by Fred Berner, with Julianne Moore, Brooke Smith, George Gaynes ... [et al.], 119 minutes, 1994.

A group of actors meet to rehearse Chekhov's Uncle Vanya and find the same conflicts in their own lives as are dealt with in the play. From Andre Gergory's "Vanya", based on Anton Chekhov's play "Uncle Vanya", adapted by David Mamet.

Monday, Nov 30 — 6:30 PM
Author @ the Library presents: "Knut Hamsun and the Birth of the Modern Novel," with Frode Saugestad.

Come to a discussion of how Knut Hamsun's early novels have inspired and influenced a series of modernist authors such as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, James Joyce and Isaac Bashevis Singer.

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