Science Book Club reads "My Stroke of Insight" by Jill Bolte Taylor

Date: 
Wed, 05/20/2015 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
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Adult

In four hours, Harvard-trained brain researcher Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor watches her brain deteriorate. "We have a problem," she alerts herself, "Get help!" As the stroke in her left hemisphere shuts down all "brain chatter," she becomes "a helpless infant in a 37 year old woman"s body." And yet she feels euphoric.

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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies - "Still Alice"

Date: 
Mon, 06/29/2015 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Age Group: 
Adult

A linguistics professor and her family find their bonds tested when she is diagnosed with Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease. Starring Julianne Moore, Alex Baldwin and Kristen Stewart. Rated PG-13; 101 min.

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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies - "A Most Wanted Man"

Date: 
Mon, 06/22/2015 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Adult

A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror. Starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Rachael McAdams and Wilem Dafoe. Rated R; 122 min.

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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies - "This Is Where I Leave You"

Date: 
Mon, 05/18/2015 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Adult

When their father passes away, four grown siblings are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. Starring Tina Fey, Jason Bateman and Jane Fonda. Rated R; 103 min.
Discussion and refreshments will follow screening; all are welcome.

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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies - "Foxcatcher"

Date: 
Mon, 06/08/2015 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Adult

The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances. Starring Steve Carell, Chanum Tating and Mark Ruffalo. Rated R; 129 min.

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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies - "American Sniper"

Date: 
Mon, 06/15/2015 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind. Starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller. Rated R; 132 min.
Discussion and refreshments to follow.

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