Kate Campbell To Appear: Celebrated singer-songwriter Kate Campbell will appear in concert at the Library Annex on February 9th at 8:00 PM. Kate performed here last winter to a packed houses-- to great acclaim. Kate's beautifully crafted and literate songs have led to comparisons with great Southern literary figures such as Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. Her musical roots extend beyond the folk idiom, with a gospel influence very evident in her phrasing and sense of dynamics.
Kate has been called "a major talent" by "Timeout Magazine" in a review that compared her to Lucinda Williams and Emmylou Harris. She has twice been nominated for Nashville Music Awards ("Folk Album of the Year") and has worked with Guy Clark, Maura O'Connell, Buddy Miller and Nanci Griffiths.
General admission to the concert is $10.00 with a senior rate of $6.00. Doors will open at 7:20 and reservations will be held until 7:50 (10 minutes before show time).
In addition to the evening concert, Kate Campbell will be offering a Songwriters' Workshop earlier in the day (from 1:00 to 4:00 PM). The emphasis of the workshop will be on "song fixin" (i.e. reworking songs to make them the best they can be). Workshop fee is $45.00, which includes admission to the evening concert.
To find about more about Kate and hear samples of her music, visit her website www.katecampbell.com.
It's A Wrap For Film Festival: Our Foreign Film Festival concludes on Sunday, February 17 with Akira Kurasawa's masterpiece "Seven Samurai." The film will be shown at 2:30 PM in the Library Annex. The showing is free and open to the public. A brief discussion will follow.
Exploring the Geology of Hyde Park Using Google Earth: Thursday, February 21 at 7:00 PM we will be hosting a program on using the visually impressive online tool Google Earth to explore the geology of our community and the surrounding area. The program will be presented by Richard Taylan, a former Earth Science instructor at FDR High School and lecturer at both Marist and SUNY New Paltz. The program will be free and open to the public.
Book Discussion Groups: Fans of James Patterson may wish to join our regularly meeting Mystery Book Club on February 8 to discuss his popular title "Cross." This book is one of many in the Alex Cross series and is sure to provide our regular members (and any new of visiting participants) much to discuss. The group will meet at 12 noon in the Library Annex.
Our General Interest Book Club will meet a bit earlier than usual in February. Because of the upcoming Presidents' Day holiday, we will be holding our discussion of Joan Didion's "The Year of Magical Thinking" at 7 PM on the evening of the second Monday (February 11) rather than usual third Monday. Our Friday afternoon meeting will be held on the following Friday (February 15) at 12 PM.
News From the Children's Room: Mrs. B. has resumed her regular story hours after a brief post-holiday break. Mother Goose hour is Mondays at 9:00, followed by Toddler Time at 10:30. On Tuesdays, our Pre-School story hour meets at 10:30.
Girls Scout Troop 201 will be holding after school homework help sessions for children in grades K-5 on Wednesdays in the month of February from 4-5 PM.
On Saturday, February 9, there will be a special "Make and Take" Valentine's craft session at 1:00 PM.
Our Teen Book Club meets on February 21 at 6:30 PM, and the following week our After School Book Club will at 4:00 on February 28th.
Defensive Driving Course Offered: Digital Defensive Driving will once again be holding evening classes on Defensive Driving and Point Reduction this month. Sessions will be on two consecutive evenings starting at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, February 13th and continuing on Thursday, February 14th. To receive credit, it is necessary to attend both three hour sessions. You can enroll online at www.digitaldefensivedriving.com or by phoning (845) 774-4465.
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