Augusta Savage, Sculptor
Join Professor Val Franco for a look at the work of Harlem Renaissance sculptor Augusta Savage. An important artist in her own right Augusta Savage was a mentor to many artists during the Harlem Renaissance as well as a protagonist of the movement.
Library Instructions:
Go to the Zoom.us website
Click on "join a meeting"
Enter meeting ID: 878 0879 9248
Enter Passcode: 683628
Mrs. Lowry & Son - Timothy Spall brings in another fantastic artist portrayal, this time as the English painter LS Lowry. The drama follows the artist’s life and career in conjunction with his relationship with his mother, who tried to dissuade him from following his passion . With riveting performances by Vanessa Redgrave & Spall. This film is shown in conjunction with the March 24 art class this week on the artist’s works.
Please load Kanopy through the Library website, as we watch the film independently and then meet up on Zoom for the intro to the film, and then again for the post-viewing film lecture and discussion.
Go to Zoom.us website.
Enter zoom meeting ID 690 885 641
Then enter Zoom password 022366
Just Write! Our creative writing club, led by published poet and librarian Mary Johnson, starts up again this fall. Come and create your writing in a friendly, encouraging environment! New members are welcome. Our club is open to New Adults and adults, 16 and over. Writers of all levels are welcome.
What's a story?
What's your story?
Students will have an opportunity to write and share their writing.
Via Zoom ps://zoom.us/j/93391715240?pwd=RHVCOVI1OHgweUV4VVpHeVg2cWdxZz09
Virtual Italian Language with Mara De Matteo, intermediate level.
Registration required see North Castle Public Library events calendar for registration.
Multi sessions.
The Scottish Colourists were a group of four painters, three from Edinburgh, whose Post-Impressionist work, though not universally recognized initially, came to have a formative influence on contemporary Scottish art and culture.
Library Instructions:
1: Go to the Zoom.us website
2: Click on "join a meeting"
3: enter meeting ID: 878 0879 9248
4: Enter Passcode: 683628
Mara De Matteo, born and raised in Italy combines lively conversation with grammatical instruction in her classes, creating interactive lessons on the richness of Italian culture, past and present, through real-life anecdotes, literature, personal memoirs, films and even photography.
Meets weekly on Tuesdays 6:30-8pm through December
This book combines illuminating personal anecdotes with Alex Trebek's thoughts on a range of topics, including marriage, parenthood, education, success, spirituality, and philanthropy. Trebek also addresses the questions he gets asked most often by Jeopardy! fans, such as what prompted him to shave his signature mustache, his insights on legendary players like Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer, and his opinion of Will Ferrell's Saturday Night Live impersonation. The book uses a novel structure inspired by Jeopardy!, with each chapter title in the form of a question, and features dozens of never-before-seen photos that candidly capture Trebek over the years.
Zoom link
ttps://northcastleny.zoom.us/j/84675591103?pwd=dHJLR2hXMEtINGxrWnFlU1VRSWpLdz09
Why write? What’s a story? What’s your story? Students will have an opportunity to write and share their writing.
Mondays, April 12, 19, and 26
Call 273.3887 to register for this three session webinar.
Author Zibby Owens will discuss her new anthology Moms Don’t Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology
Reserve the book "Moms Don't Have Time to A Quarantine Anthology" through the library. 914-273-3887
Register by clicking HERE
Join art & film lecturer Prof. Val Franco for a look at the vibrant arts scene in contemporary Louisiana. Loosely Inspired by the setting of Brit Bennett’s newest novel, the Vanishing Half, we’ll focus on contemporary culture and its effects on the visual arts in Louisiana today, while we also take a peek inside the holdings of the New Orleans Museum of Art and its incredible outdoor sculpture garden. We’ll also turn the spotlight on the contemporary arts scene in New Orleans through artists like muralist Brandon Odums & abstract artist Mallory Page, multimedia artist Franco Alessandrini, and representational painter James Michalopoulos. We’ll even explore the Big East’s gallery scene as exemplified by the Stella Jones Gallery.
1: Go to the Zoom.us website
2: Click on "join a meeting"
3: enter meeting ID: 878 0879 9248
4: Enter Passcode: 683628
Tonight we’ll join Prof. Val Franco for a look at the construction of the world’s largest power station, China’s Three Gorges Dam. The massive scale of this incredible project, completed nine years ago this July, in an area formerly known for its beauty, has wreaked havoc on the surrounding environment while displacing over 1.3 million people from nearby communities. How does China deal with its natural resources, cultural sites, citizens & landscape, as it rushes towards increased shipping capacity and industrial domination? In Mandarin & English with English subtitles.
You will need a Westchester Library Card to do this:
Please load Kanopy through the Library website. We watch the film independently and then meet up on Zoom for the intro to the film, and then again for the post-viewing film lecture and discussion.
Go to Zoom.us website.
Enter zoom meeting ID 690 885 641
Then enter Zoom password 022366
Join Prof. Val Franco for this utterly delightful film from one of her favorite Italian auteurs, Gianni di Gregorio. This gentle, humorous and thought provoking work looks at how we see our lives unfolding, how we see ourselves and how we perceive and connect with others. In Italian with English subtitles with a wonderful cast.
You will need a Westchester Library Card to do this:
Please load Kanopy through the Library website. We watch the film independently and then
meet up on Zoom for the intro to the film, and then again for the post-viewing film lecture and discussion.
Go to Zoom.us website.
Enter zoom meeting ID: 690 885 641
Then enter Zoom password: 022366
Join Prof. Val Franco for an exploration of this breakout film that was a blockbuster in Germany. When the family black sheep shares his choice of name for his future child all hell breaks loose. Issues of societal mores, personal and national histories, as well as familial and cultural expectations all come into play in this thought provoking comedy. In German with English subtitles
Please load Kanopy through the Library website. We watch the film independently and then meet up on Zoom for the intro to the film, and then again for the post-viewing film lecture and discussion.
Go to Zoom.us website.
Enter zoom meeting ID: 690 885 641
Then enter Zoom password: 022366
Let’s jump into the socio-political messages of this engrossing, deep, dark look into desperation and deception. A tight knit, poor and completely unethical modern Korean family will do anything to change their circumstances. Referred to as both a comedy & a dark fairy tale, this film swept the Oscars a few years back, causing quite the sensation. Join Prof. Val Franco to discover just how far one family will go to move up the ladder. In Korean with English subtitles.
Please load Kanopy through the Library website. We watch the film independently and then
meet up on Zoom for the intro to the film, and then again for the post-viewing film lecture and discussion.
Go to Zoom.us website.
Enter zoom meeting ID: 690 885 641
Then enter Zoom password: 022366
Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down.
Join Zoom Meeting for Edward Snowden here.
Meeting ID: 816 3194 7788
Passcode: 139294
Small Steps to Better Health - A Four Part Health Coaching Series is a program that covers healthy life choice options on and off the plate.
You’ll get weekly support, wellness and food advice, plus inspiration to take you to your health goals. We will cover sleep, stress busters, mindfulness as well as what to add to your plate and what to avoid. Each week you will receive a follow-up email with some delicious and easy recipes too!
With Anita Greenwald, Certified Health Coach
Chose one or more sessions:
Oct. 8, 2021 01:00 PM
Click here to register in advance for Small Steps to Better Health
Demystifying MEDICARE and Healthcare Coverage for Seniors at the North Castle Public Library.
This presentation will help those who already have Medicare, as well as people soon to be 65, planning retirement or assisting relatives and friends with medical decisions and paperwork.
Walk-ins are welcome, but pre-registration is requested at 914-273-3887, ext 3.
Educational & experiential, this workshop will empower women with a new awareness of their pelvic floor. Come learn the anatomy & physiology, the weakness, dysfunctions, & techniques to both relax, strengthen, balance & maintain optimal health. With Dr. Marla L. Sukoff, MD
Register for Beyond Kugels here.
Dates and time:
Nov 11, 2021 12:00 PM
Dec 2, 2021 12:00 PM
Dec 16, 2021 12:00 PM
Pip Williams will talk about her critically acclaimed first novel, The Dictionary of Lost Words. Melanie Benjamin will moderate.
It was the best-selling debut Australian fiction in 2020, the winner of five major Australian book awards, and it was shortlisted for the UK’s prestigious Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. The Dictionary of Lost Words is being published across the globe and translated into multiple languages.
Register for Author talk here.
Optimize Your Immune System: Create Health & Resilience with a Kitchen Pharmacy by Marie Ruggles
Many people think that it’s normal to come down with an illness each year and, for some, two or three times a year. Yet researchers have proven that nutrition and lifestyle factors can boost your immune system.
Learn how to build a kitchen pharmacy of whole foods, superfoods and nutrients to provide a stable foundation for your health. And when you’re at an increased risk of infection, know what to do to derail a virus before it takes hold.
Follow this immune-boosting roadmap to a healthier diet, making you less prone to viral infections and more resilient after an illness.
Call the library to register at 914-273-3887, you must provide an email address.A Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the program begins.
Rosalind Franklin has always been an outsider―brilliant, but different. Whether working at the laboratory she adored in Paris or toiling at a university in London, she feels closest to the science, those unchanging laws of physics and chemistry that guide her experiments. When she is assigned to work on DNA, she believes she can unearth its secrets.
Rosalind knows if she just takes one more X-ray picture―one more after thousands―she can unlock the building blocks of life. Never again will she have to listen to her colleagues complain about her, especially Maurice Wilkins who'd rather conspire about genetics with James Watson and Francis Crick than work alongside her.
Then it finally happens―the double helix structure of DNA reveals itself to her with perfect clarity. But what unfolds next, Rosalind could have never predicted.
Click here for additional information on Her Hidden Genius
Let's weave together our FUNdamentals in a lively 5-session FLOW series to relax & tone for optimal wellbeing & a supple pelvic floor. Come learn the anatomy & physiology, the weakness, dysfunctions, & techniques to both relax, strengthen, balance & maintain optimal health.
Dr. Marla L. Sukoff, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehab Specialist
Registered Yoga Teacher
Feb 24, 2022 12:00 PM
Mar 10, 2022 12:00 PM
Register for Women's Pelvic Floor on the North Castle Public Library Calenday
