The Evolution of the Women's Silhouette

Date: 
Sun, 03/10/2013 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

Enrollment is limited to Warwick cardholders until March 3; open registration after March 3.
This lecture addresses the history of women as seen through the manipulation and controll of their bodies as documented by changing silhouette over a 400 year period. Audience members will be invited to participate in the hands-on-demonstrations. Questions to be answered include:
What is a bumroll?
What item of living room furniture was invented to accomodate the panier?
Why did Mrs. Bloomer invent the bloomers?

Programmer/Name Contact: 
Susan Handler susanhandler@me.com
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Good Lessons, Bad Women

Date: 
Fri, 03/15/2013 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

Registration not limited to Warwick cardholders.
A devilishly funny one-woman show, our lead character, Dorothy, wrestles with the concept of goodness and dives deep into a world where good is bad and bad is good. In seven vignettes, Dorothy learns from various fascinating women by becoming each one and imparting the subtle lesson they teach.

Programmer/Name Contact: 
Laurie Angle
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Monday Afternoon at the Movies - The Ides of March

Date: 
Mon, 10/29/2012 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

Open enrollment - registration not limited to Warwick cardholders.
An idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.
Starring Ryan Gosling and George Clooney. Rated R; 101 min. (2011).

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Mystery Book Discussion - "These Violent Delights" by Sharon Linnea Scott

Date: 
Wed, 01/09/2013 - 6:30pm to 7:45pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

Open enrollment - registration not limited to Warwick cardholders.
Join author Sharon Linnea Scott for a discussion of her romantic thriller. Books are available at the Library.

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Monday Afternoon at the Movies - We Bought a Zoo

Date: 
Mon, 12/17/2012 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

Open enrollment - registration not limited to Warwick cardholder.
Set in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo.
Starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson. Rated PG; 124 min.

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Monday Afternoon at the Movies - Catch Me if You Can

Date: 
Mon, 12/10/2012 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

Open enrollment - registration not limited to Warwick cardholders.
True story about Frank Abagnale, Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor.
Starring Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio; rated PG-13; 141 min. Directed by Steven Spielberg.

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Monday Afternoon at the Movies - Coal Miner's Daughter

Date: 
Mon, 12/03/2012 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

Open enrollment - registration not limited to Warwick cardholders.
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
Starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jone; rated PG; 125 min.

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Monday Afternoon at the Movies - The Kite Runner

Date: 
Mon, 11/26/2012 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

Open enrollment - registration not limited to Warwick cardholders.
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose sone is in trouble. Starring Khalid Abdalla, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada; rated PG-13; 128 min.

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