MENDELSSOHN LECTURE

Composer Felix Mendelssohn is the subject of a lecture at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 2:00 pm.  Sandy Putnam, library director and frequent classical music lecturer, will cover Mendelssohn’s most beautiful works and his huge influence over all of 19^th century music.A local middle school piano virtuoso will join Sandy in exploring Mendelssohn's music. 

Felix Mendelssohn was a prolific and gifted composer who has been regarded by many as the 19^th century equivalent of Mozart.  His “Wedding March” from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” has accompanied many a bride down the aisle.  Besides a composer, he was a talented pianist and conductor and founded the Leipzig Conservatory of Music.

The program will be held in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library.  Admission is free.  Enrollment is suggested but not required.  To enroll, please call the library at 908-234-2325 or email ref@dillonlibrary.org.

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.