WHY NOT WOMEN?

Noted art historian Barbara Tomlinson of Princeton, New Jersey will present a lecture entitled “Why Not Women?” at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 2:00 pm.  With her customary insight, engaging anecdote, and cultural perspective, she looks at extraordinary female artists who blossomed following the late 19^th century “door opening” to women in the arts. 

The lecture 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. 

PIANIST MISUZU TANAKA

Pianist Misuzu Tanaka will perform a program of works by Bach, Haydn, Chopin, and Schumann at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, October 5, 2014.  The recital will begin at 2:00 pm.  Ms. Tanaka studied piano at the Julliard School with Martin Canin and chamber music with Jacob Lateiner, Seymour Lipkin, and Robert Mann.  She holds a Masters in Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of Michigan.  She has performed at Lincoln Center, Washington’s Kennedy Center, and across Europe and Japan.   She has established herself as an artist of remarkable individuality with a rare combination of poetic sensitivity and breathtaking virtuosity. 

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. 

THOMAS EDISON: INVENTOR, LECTURER & PRANKSTER

Patrick Garner as “Mr. Edison” will be at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 7:00 pm for a fun-filled presentation about his life, his inventions and the lessons those inventions taught him! Children volunteer to join the “The Wizard of Menlo Park” onstage to act as his “Insomnia Squad.” All children are involved in this highly interactive presentation. Come meet the man with 1093 US Patents including the Phonograph, the Light Bulb, the Motion Picture Projector, the Universal Stock Ticker, the Alkaline Battery, Talking Dolls, Improved Cement Manufacturing, Electric Generators, the Electric Train, the Tattoo Pen,  and Wax Paper.

The program will be held in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library and is for school age children and their parents.  The program is free but registration is requested.  Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 ext. 107, in person in the Children’s Library, or by email at ref@dillonlibrary.org. For more information please contact Helen Petersen, Children’s Librarian at 908-234-2325 ext. 107.

CHILDREN'S SATURDAY SUMMER FUN

The Clarence Dillon Public Library will be the place for a morning of fun activities for children and their families on Saturday, August 16, 2014 from 10 – 11:30 am.  The activities will include face painting, puppets, balloon art, music, and magic.  Refreshments are provided.  The program is free and registration is requested but not required.  To register call the Children’s Department at the library at 908-234-2325 ext. 107 or email ref@dillonlibrary.org.  Please contact Helen Petersen, Children’s Librarian, with any questions.

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Join us for our popular International Film Festival on Tuesday evenings at 6:45 pm during the months of July and August.  We screen a mix of current and classic international films from around the world.  All films contain English subtitles.

JULY 1, 2014

NO (2012) (118 min.) Rated R

A young Chilean advertising executive gets involved in a political campaign to unseat the dictator Augusto Pinochet.  Starring Gael Garcia Bernal. IN SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

JULY 8. 2014

WADJDA (2012) (97 min.) Rated PG

This groundbreaking  film about a young girl wanting to buy herself a bicycle (forbidden) was shot surreptitiously in Saudi Arabia. IN ARABIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

JULY 15, 2014

AMOUR (2012) (127 min.) Rated PG-13

Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant star as an elderly couple who must deal with the challenges of caregiving when the wife suffers a debilitating stroke. IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

JULY 22, 2014

THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL (2003) (93 min.) Rated PG

This heartwarming film follows the tribulations of a family of nomads who try to save a calf when its camel mother rejects it.  IN MONGOLIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

JULY 29. 2014

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (1978) (95 min.) Rated R

This film about a gay man who attempts to pose as straight for the benefit of his son’s future in-laws was an international comedy sensation.  Remade as both a Hollywood movie and a Broadway show.  IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

AUGUST 5, 2014

GLORIA (2013) (110 min.) Rated R

A middle-aged divorcee is enjoying the single life until she is swept off her feet by a dashing naval officer. Starring Paulina Garcia. IN SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

AUGUST 12, 2014

THE BOAT IS FULL (1981) (104 min.) Rated PG

This film is a powerful story of rescue and redemption as a group of refugees sneak into Switzerland during World War II.  Their ability to stay rests on the shoulders of a young boy. IN GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

AUGUST 19, 2014

8 WOMEN (2002) (111 min.) Rated R

A gaggle of mothers, wives, daughters, maids, and mistresses gather for a holiday homecoming at their country mansion -- and end up having to solve a murder-mystery -- in this musical-comic homage to studio-era "women's pictures" from acclaimed French director François Ozon. Starring Catherine Deneuve.  IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

AUGUST 26, 2014

FILL THE VOID (2012) (90 min.) Rated PG\

A devout eighteen year old Israeli girl is pressured to marry her recently widowed brother-in-law.  This film is a captivating and engrossing love story set in an orthodox religious community in Tel Aviv.  IN HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES