Join us Monday, April 25th @ 1 pm for a showing of Nightmare Alley with Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchette!In 1940s New York, down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle endears himself to a clairvoyant and her mentalist husband at a traveling carnival. Using newly acquired knowledge, Carlisle crafts a golden ticket to success by swindling the elite and... Read more »
Join us Monday, May 2 for a showing of C'mon C'mon with Joaquin Phoenix!Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) and his young nephew (Woody Norman) forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they are unexpectedly thrown together in this delicate and deeply moving story about the connections between adults and children, the past and the future, from writer-director... Read more »
Members of the United Nations Association of CT will lead a panel discussion giving context to the conflict in Ukraine.There are a lot of factors behind the war in Ukraine that make understanding the situation rather complicated. Join us virtually via Zoom as we welcome members of the United Nations Association of Connecticut to present... Read more »
Join us Monday, May 9 for a showing of Cyrano with Peter Dinklage!Award-winning director Joe Wright envelops movie lovers in a symphony of emotions with music, romance, and beauty in Cyrano, re-imagining the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle. Cyrano de Bergerac (Peter Dinklage) dazzles with both ferocious wordplay and brilliant swordplay, but is... Read more »
Join us Monday, May 16 for a showing of Parallel Mothers with Penelope Cruz!Two women, Janis (Penélope Cruz) and Ana (Milena Smit), coincide in a hospital room where they are going to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant by accident. Janis, middle-aged, doesn't regret it and she is exultant. The other, Ana, an... Read more »
Join us to discuss two short stories that illustrate the unique form of writing!At our next Short Story Group meeting we will discuss two stories, The Smile on Happy Chang's Face by Tom Perrotta, a tale of baseball, suburbia and modern views on Fatherhood from Perrotta's 2013 collection, Nine Inches. We will also discuss Hilma... Read more »
Join us Monday, May 23 for a showing of West Side Story with Ansel Elgort!An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. PG-13 2h 36m
Award-winning Yoga Instructor, Caroline Kinsolving will teach a yoga class for seniors (and beginners) at the library!You may be aware that yoga has many benefits for your physical and mental well being but did you know that many of the stretches and poses can be adapted for older adults? Award winning yoga instructor, Caroline Kinsolving... Read more »
At our next book club meeting, we will discuss Amor Towels latest, The Lincoln HighwayThe bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s AmericaIn June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the... Read more »