BONK! DRUM PROGRAM FOR KIDS

BONK! Expressive Drum and Percussion Workshop for kids will be held at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 1:00 pm.  Kids 4-10 have fun 'EXPRESSING' themselves with this 1 hour interactive program as they are introduced to interesting drums and percussive instruments from around the world. The kids will learn basic hand drum and percussion techniques, 'talk' to one another using drums and make their own rhythms as they sharpen their listening skills and learn about musical dynamics. Using some exotic instruments, the group will even create the sounds of their own rainforest. 

The program will be held in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library.  Please register by calling the children’s department at 908-234-2325 ext. 107 or by email at ref@dillonlibrary.org.  Any questions can be directed to Helen Petersen, Children’s Librarian at hpetersen@dillonlibrary.org.

FIRST LADIES ACCORDING TO MARTHA WASHINGTON

First Ladies According to Martha Washington will be presented at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 2:00 pm. The lively, humorous, and multitalented Maggie Worsdale becomes our inquisitive First Lady.  She draws the audience into her personal experience during the Revolutionary War and her husband’s presidency and then into a fun jaunt through the history and stories of other First Ladies.

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.  

FRANK SINATRA & JUDY GARLAND - A MUSICAL ROMANCE



Frank Sinatra and July Garland – A Musical Romance will be performed at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 2:00 pm.  Sinatra and Garland’s timeless classics from the American songbook will be performed by Francine Evans and Joel Zelnick. This duo, competitors in “America’s Got Talent.” has sung off-Broadway, at the White House, and in every major U.S. nightclub.  They mix fascinating nostalgia and trivia into their performance.

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.

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.