In Honor of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: The Joy Luck Club (1993) Wayne Wang’s adaptation of Amy Tan's 1989 bestselling novel: in San Francisco, a group of aging Chinese women (“The Joy Luck Club”) meet regularly to trade familial stories while playing Mahjong.
AWPL Classic Monday - North by Northwest (1959) Alfred Hitchcock’s spy thriller stars Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. The screenplay was by Ernest Lehman, who wanted to write "the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures" – and it certainly delivers!
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) Historical comedy-drama based on Paul Gallico’s 1958 novel Mrs.
In Honor of Earth Day: My Octopus Teacher (2020) Oscar-winning documentary stars South African naturalist and co-founder of the Sea Change Project, Craig Foster. After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the ti
The Mortal Storm (1940) Stars Frank Morgan, Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart and Robert. Young Professor Victor Roth (Morgan) enjoys a tranquil life with his family in Germany. His daughter Freya (Sullavan) is courted both by Martin (Stewart) and Fritz (Young). However, when the Nazis take control of the country, all their lives are shaken.
AWPL AWPL Classic Monday - Sudden Fear (1952) A rediscovered masterpiece of film noir stars Joan Crawford, Jack Palance and Gloria Grahame. Myra Hudson (
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)– the standalone sequel to Knives Out (2019), it stars Daniel Craig as the world-famous detective Benoit Blanc, and Edward Norton as tech billionaire Miles Bron.
Our personal experiences hold stories of struggle, joy, resilience, and just basic humanness. When shared, our personal experiences have the extraordinary power to engage, inspire, and connect us. Have an experience you would like to share? Join our storytelling workshop to gain pointers on personal storytelling.
Have Fun Learning:
Birds, butterflies and other pollinators are attracted to colorful gardens but they actually need native plants for their nutrition and t
Join local poets Mary Makofske, Donna Reis, and Donna Spector as they come together to celebrate National Poetry Month.
