NUTCRACKER SUITE







The Clarence Dillon Public Library will screen the film “The Nutcracker ” on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 2:00 pm.  The film stars Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland in Peter Tchaikovsky’s beloved holiday classic of a young girl’s dream on Christmas Eve. Considered by many to be the best-filmed version, it features spectacular sets and costumes and remarkable performances with the music performed by The National Philharmonic.  

The screening will be held in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library. The program is free and open to the public and registration is not required.  For more information, please call the library at 908-234-2325 or email at ref@dillonlibrary.org

JULE STYNE AND FRED MILLER



Pianist and raconteur Fred Miller will perform his popular “Lectures-In-Song” program on the music of Jule Styne on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at the Clarence Dillon Public Library.  The program will begin at 2:00 pm.  Fred Miller plays and sings beloved standards from the Jule Styne songbook with his accompanying trademark blend of insight, anecdotes, and banter.  Jule Styne was an American composer of Broadway musicals and Hollywood films.  Some of his classic songs include “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,”  “People,” “Time After Time,” and “Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” and so many more.

Fred Miller is well-known for his “Lecture-In-Song” series on the American Popular Song.  He studied classical piano for many years, but upon hearing Ella Fitzgerald sing Cole Porter, he found his calling and life’s mission.  He studied acting for two years with stage and film legend Geraldine Page and vocal performance with Tony award winner Helen Gallagher.  He has appeared in television commercials and on the radio and has run the Copper Penny Players for many years.

 

The concert will take place in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library.  Admission is $5.00 which is payable at the door.  Registration is recommended but not required.   Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk.

GREATEST MUSIC MOMENTS LECTURE SERIES



Sandy Putnam will present a two-part lecture series on the Greatest Music Moments at the Clarence Dillon Public Library.  The first program on Sunday, November 10, 2013 will feature some of the most sublime music pieces from Haydn, Mendelssohn, early 1960’s American folk music, and Frank Sinatra.  The second program on Sunday, November 17, 2013 will include selections ranging from Rachmaninoff, Broadway, and Elvis.  Both programs begin at 2:00 pm.

The programs will be held in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library.  The programs are free and registration is requested but not required.  Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325, by email at ref@dillonlibrary.org, or in person at the circulation desk.

PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL PARK

Leonard Zax, a lawyer and city planner with more than thirty years of experience in community development and historic preservation, will present a program  on the history of Paterson, New Jersey and its national park on Sunday, October 27, 2013.   An engaging speaker, he will cover the colorful rise, decline, and current rejuvenation of our nation’s first industrial city.  The program will begin at 2:00 pm.

The program will be held in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library.  Admission is $5.00 which is payable at the door. Registration is requested but not required.    Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk. 

GEORGE WASHINGTON



Professor Perry Leavell  will lecture on the life of George Washington on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at the Clarence Dillon Public Library.  The program will begin at 2:00 pm.  Percy Leavell, retired from Drew University, will bring his customary insight, wit, and charm to profile America’s iconic Founding Father.

The program will be held in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library.  Admission is $5.00 which is payable at the door. Registration is requested but not required.    Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk. 

IMMORTAL ITALIAN LOVE SONGS



The Capitol Heights Lyric Opera Ensemble of New York City will present a program of Italian love songs at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, October 6, 2013.  The program will begin at 2:00 pm.  Great opera arias of Verdi and Puccini as well as Neapolitan ballads will be performed by three members of the Ensemble.

The program will take place in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library.  Admission is $5.00 which is payable at the door.  Registration is requested but not required.    Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk. 

THE BOYS OF SUMMER



The incomparable story of the 1950’s Brooklyn Dodgers will be brought to life in a lecture by Professor James Kane at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, September 29, 2013.  More than a baseball tale, this story follows their love affair with their fans, the rivalry with the New York Yankees, and the afterlives of their great stars.  The program will begin at 2:00 pm.

The program will take place in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library.  Admission is $5.00 which is payable at the door.  Registration is requested but not required.    Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk.