GEORGE POST'S SOMERSET HILLS ARCHITECTURE



Author and historian Barry Thomson will lecture on the renowned local architect George Post at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, February 24, 2013. The program will begin at 2:00 pm. George Post designed many of the great estates built during the Somerset Hills gilded age. Barry Thomson covers Post’s work with beautiful exterior/interior slides, design insight, and colorful anecdotes about Post and his illustrious, often eccentric clients.
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 recommended. Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk.

LINDA BOCK-HINGER ART EXHIBIT



Linda Bock-Hinger of Bedminster, NJ will exhibit her artwork and photography at the Clarence Dillon Public Library from February 1 – 25, 2013. Linda Bock-Hinger went from photography as avocation to profession after her retirement in 2000 from a career in education. She has studied photography and art and now combines them into artography, which uses photographs as the cornerstone of her mixed media work. Currently both of her art forms may be seen and purchased in solo and group art shows and galleries. She also teaches photography.
The exhibit will be held in the downstairs meeting room of the library. The exhibit is free and open to the public. The Clarence Dillon Public Library (www.clarencedillonpl.org) is located at 2336 Lamington Road in Bedminster, New Jersey.

EBOOK CLASSES



The Clarence Dillon Public Library is offering classes on accessing free ebooks from the library. The class will demonstrate how to search for titles, checkout, and download them onto a tablet, ereader, or smartphone. The classes will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2013 from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm and on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm. One-on-One assistance with ebooks is always available from the reference librarians during library hours.
The classes are free and will be held in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library. Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk.

Tchaikovsky and the Nutcracker Suite



Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky and his famous composition “Nutcracker Suite” will be the subject of a lecture at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, December 9, 2012. Library Director Sandy Putnam discusses the “Nutcracker Suite” in the context of Tchaikovsky’s life and career along with a screening of the beloved holiday classic. The program will begin at 2:00 pm.
The program will take place in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library. Admission is free but registration is suggested. Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk.

POET ROBERT FORBES

Children’s author Robert Forbes will visit the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, December 2, 2012. He will read selections from his whimsical children’s poetry books, “Beastly Feasts: A Mischievous Menagerie in Rhyme” ” and “Let’s Have a Bite! A Banquet of Beastly Rhymes”. When not writing poetry, he is the president of the lifestyle magazine “ForbesLife”. The program will begin at 10:00 am and signed books will be available for sale.


The program will be held in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library. . Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk. A $5.00 family donation is suggested.

FRED MILLER TO PERFORM THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY MERCER

Pianist and raconteur Fred Miller will perform his popular ”Lectures-In-Song” program on the music of Johnny Mercer on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 2:00 pm. Fred Miller plays and sings beloved standards from the Johnny Mercer songbook with his accompanying trademark blend of insight, anecdotes, and banter. Johnny Mercer was an American singer, songwriter, and lyricist who won four Academy Awards for Best Original Song including “Moon River”, “On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe” and “Days of Wine and Roses”.




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 required. Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk.

PEL PIANO TRIO

PEL PIANO TRIO TO PERFORM AT THE CLARENCE DILLON PUBLIC LIBRARY ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2012
The PEL Piano Trio will perform at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, October 28, 2012. The PEL Piano Trio is composed of three professional women musicians who play the piano, violin, and cello. They will perform pieces by Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn as well as some lighter fare. The concert 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 required. Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk.