AARP Driver Safety Program

Date: 
Sat, 09/15/2012 - 9:30am to 4:00pm
Contact: 
Registration required through AARP: call Jose Negron at 986-5906
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

Tune up your driving skills and update your defensive driving techniques. Upon completion of the course, you will qualify for an automobile insurance discount given by your insurance company.
AARP members - $17.00 Non-members - $19.00

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Hudson Valley Jazz Festival - String Trio of NY

Date: 
Sat, 08/18/2012 - 1:00pm to 4:45pm
Contact: 
Rosemary Cooper, 986-1047, ext 6.
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

The String Trio of New York is an internationally-known chamber jazz group featuring James Emery on guitar, Rob Thomas on violin, and John Lindberg on bass. Since their founding in 1977, the trio has performed regularly at jazz festivals such as Ravinia and Newport, and has been featured on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition and on PRI's International Concerts.
Seating is limited and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information about the New York String Trio, see their website at http://s3ny.org.

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3rd Saturday Poets: Poetry Reading by Donna Reis accompanied by Tom Miller

Date: 
Sat, 05/19/2012 - 3:00pm to 4:45pm
Age Group: 
Adult

Donna Reis is the author of the forthcoming poetry collection No Passing Zone and the chapbook Certain. Her non-fiction book, Seeking Ghosts in the Warwick Valley was published in 2003. She is co-editor and contributor to Blue for Bill: A Tribute to William Matthews.
When not touring nationally, Tom Miller is playing bass for The City Ramblers, Tom does freelance gigs in Boston and New York. He has written and produced soundtrack music for PBS

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3rd Saturday Poets: Barbara Crooker

Date: 
Sat, 04/21/2012 - 1:15pm to 4:00pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

Barbara Crooker's poems have appeared in magazines such as The Green Mountains Review, The Hollins Critic, The Christian Science Monitor, and a myriad of others. A twenty-nine time nominee for the Pushcart Prize and five time nominee for Best of the Net, she was a 1997 Grammy Awards Finalist for her part in the audio version of the popular anthology, Grow Old Along With Me--The Best is Yet to Be. Join us for a workshop, novice to experienced, followed by a poetry reading.

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3rd Saturday Poetry Series: Janet Hamill

Date: 
Sat, 03/17/2012 - 3:00pm to 4:45pm
Age Group: 
Adult

Janet Hamil is an American poet, spoken word artist and painter. Her poem "K-E-R-O-U-A-C" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and her fifth collection, Body of Water, was nominated for the Poetry Society of America's William Carlos Williams Prize.
Her publications include 5 books of poetry, 2CDs in collaboration with the band Moving Star and poems in 8 anthologies. She's an instructor and member of the board of advisors at the Northeast College of Poetry's College of Poetry in Warwick, N.Y. She is also a member of the Seligmann Foundation in Sugar Loaf.

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