Letterboxing at the Library

Date: 
Fri, 07/26/2013 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

Letterboxing is an intriguing pastime combining artistic ability with delightful "treasure hunts" in beautiful, scenic places that all age groups can enjoy.
Come learn the basics, create a personal stamp and participate in a "Literary Treasure Hunt". Wrap up the evening at our Ice Cream Social.

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Butterflies in Your Life

Date: 
Thu, 04/25/2013 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen
Children

In his colorful slide talk, John Yrizarry, a wildlife illustrator and field naturalist, will help you identify some of the eighty species of butterflies found in Orange County and tell you when and where they can be found. What better way to start the spring season than by learning more about these enchanting creatures?

Programmer/Name Contact: 
John Yrizarry
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Root & History of Finger Style Guitar with John Sheehan

Date: 
Sat, 08/24/2013 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Contact: 
The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

Blending history with musical demonstrations, John Sheehan follows the evolution of finger style guitar in a fun and engaging way. Beginning with 16th century lute music, moving through Baroque and Classical period guitar, and finally arriving at contemporary finger style guitar, John's mastery of a multitude of musical styles is sure to entertain.

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John Sheehan

Avram Pengas & the NOGA Group

Date: 
Fri, 07/19/2013 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen
Children

Join us for a night of music rooted in the rich musical palette of both the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Fresh, innovative, modern and infectious, NOGA Group's music is sure to delight!
Concert will be held outdoors, weather permitting. Feel free to bring a beach chair or blanket.

Programmer/Name Contact: 
Avram Pengas 212-473-3361
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You Are Here: Getting Lost in the South Pacific and Finding Myself Back Home

Date: 
Sun, 08/11/2013 - 12:30pm to 4:00pm
Age Group: 
Adult
Teen

Open Enrollment - registration not limited to Warwick cardholders.
Using personal stories and photograhs from her travels in the South Pacific Sarah Jackson tells the often funny, sometimes sad, and always honest story of her journey to find a meaningful path in life.
Special Bonus: Following the talk Sarah's dad, jazz guitarist Mike Jackson, will perform and refreshments will be served.

Programmer/Name Contact: 
Sarah Jackson
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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies - "Promised Land"

Date: 
Mon, 06/24/2013 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

Starring Matt Damon and Francis McDormand. (2012) A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources. Rated R; 106 min.

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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies - "The Madness of King George"

Date: 
Mon, 06/17/2013 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Contact: 
help
Age Group: 
Adult

Starring Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren and Ian Holm. (1994) A meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III [now suspected a victim of porphyria, a blood disorder]. As he loses his senses, he becomes both more alive and more politically marginalized; neither effect desirable to his lieutenants, who jimmy the rules to avoid a challenge to regal authority, raising the question of who is really in charge. Rated PG-13; 107 min.

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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies - "The Impossible"

Date: 
Mon, 06/10/2013 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

Starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor. (2012) An account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. Rated PG-13; 114 min.

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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies - "Shakespeare in Love"

Date: 
Mon, 06/03/2013 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Contact: 
Contact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Age Group: 
Adult

Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes and Geoffrey Rush. (1998) When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before! There are just two things he'll have to learn about his new love: not only is she promised to marry someone else, but she's successfully impersonating a man in order to play the lead in Will's latest production. Rated R; 123

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