This workshop helps participants learn how to understand the values and concerns of those who differ from them politically and teaches skills for communicating across differences and finding common ground. Light refreshments provided.
Are you dismayed by political division in America and interested in being part of the solution? Don’t despair. Come learn about Braver Angels, the nation’s largest cross-partisan, volunteer-led organization dedicated to bridging the partisan divide and to depolarizing American politics. Bringing together Americans from across the political spectrum, Braver Angels is teaching new ways to communicate, collaborate and engage in public life for the b
Cocoon (1985) Beyond the innocence of youth, and the wisdom of age, lies the wonder of...
September 23: In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month: Frida (2002) Julie Taymor’s biopic adapted from Hayden Herrera’s 1983 book Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican artist and her tempestuous marria
The Constant Gardener (2005) Fernando Meirelles’ political thriller, based on John le Carré's 2001 novel, stars Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz; Justin Quayle, a British diplomat in Kenya and widower, is determ
AWPL Classic Monday: The Lost Weekend (1945) Winner of 4 Oscars (Best Picture, Actor, Director and Screenplay), Billy Wilder's grim, realistic depiction of alcoholism stars Ray Milland as Don Birnam, a booze-dependent novelist suffering from writer's block; it follows Dan's devastatingly pathetic four-day drinking binge.
Impromptu (1991) James Lapine’s period drama stars Judy Davis and Hugh Grant.
Queen Bees (2021) Romantic comedy features an ensemble cast, including Ellen Burstyn, James Caan (in his final film during his lifetime), Ann-Margret, Christopher Lloyd, Jane Curtin, Loretta Devine and Elizabeth Mitchell. After reluctantly agreeing to move into a home for seniors, a woman encounters a clique of mean-spirited women and an amorous widower. Rated PG-13: 1 hour 40 minutes.
AWPL Classic Monday: Heaven Can Wait (1978) Sports fantasy comedy stars Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Buck Henry, Vincent Gardenia and Jack Warden. Joe Pendelton (Beatty), a Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.
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