It's Marvel versus DC! Battle it out with trivia, games, and more. Cosplay your favorite character, bring some old comics to swap, and relax with a movie.
It's cold outside. There's snow on the ground. We might as well be in Narnia! Join us for a celebration of The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis.
Join instructor Unateresa of the Sheahan Gormley School of Irish Dance for an evening of traditional folk dances from the Emerald Isle!
Margaret Bridge of Black Meadow Flora in Chester will discuss the care of common orchids. Learn growing basics and how to get them to re-bloom year after year.
(2017) Starring Brie Larson, Naomi Watts and Woody Harrelson. A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty. Rated PG-13; 127 min. Discussion and refreshments to follow screening.
(2006) Starring Angela Bassett, Keke Palmer and Laurence Fishburne. This is the inspirational story of Akeelah Anderson, an eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch and the proud residents of her neighborhood.
(2017) Starring Kenneth Brannagh, Fionn Whitehead and Mark Rylance. It is World War II, and Allied forces are under attack by Germany. The setting is Dunkirk, France, and their only hope for survival is evacuation. Along the way, the beauty and resilience of the human spirit is tested. Allied forces have been outmaneuvered and outnumbered, but somehow find it within themselves to start plotting their great escape. With so many factors in play, it seems as though they will never make it. But with a lot of strategy and a little luck, just one chance emerges. Rated PG-13; 107 min.
(2017) Starring John Corbett. All Saints is based on the inspiring true story of salesman-turned-pastor Michael Spurlock, the tiny church he was ordered to shut down, and a group of refugees from Southeast Asia. Together, they risked everything to plant seeds for a future that might just save them all. Rated PG; 108 min.
Chester (N.Y.) historian Clifton Patrick and researcher Ginny Privitar present evidence and discussion of the enslavement of Native Americans in the early colonial period in our area.
(2015) Starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay. Room is the extraordinary story of Jack, a spirited five-year-old who is looked after by his loving and devoted Ma. Like any good mother, Ma dedicates herself to keeping Jack happy and safe, nurturing him with warmth and love and doing typical things like playing games and telling stories.
