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Adult
Programs & Events: September 2010
Children's
Programs and
Teen
Programs are listed
on their own events pages.
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Artist
Nancy Cicchetti
Dancing in the Street: New
paintings and monotypes
Exhibit August 16-September 17 in the Founders Room
I
have been an artist all of my life. Primarily an oil
painter, I work from photos to inspire me, and then
take these images to another level of color, texture
and shadow to reveal a story. Movement is of utmost
importance to me, and I see it in the branches of a
tree as much as in dancers moving through space. My
monotypes utilize ink and layering techniques to emphasize
the painterly qualities of this graphic medium. Capturing
a singular moment in time, when natural or artificial
light illuminates a scene, is my artistic goal. I hope
to begin a story that the viewer can expand on.
Nancy Cicchetti's Web Site: http://www.ncicchetti.com
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Wednesday
Workshop
Facebook for Beginners
Wednesday,
September 1, 7:30pm Founders Room
Librarian
Heather Lamb leads this workshop that will get you started
with one of the most popular social networking sites.
Facebook is a great way to meet friends ,find classmates
and co-workers, and keep up on what they are doing.
Once you add a friend to your Facebook friend list you
will always know when they are adding things to their
blog or updating their profile. Attendees
should have a web based email address, and experience
using the internet. Space
is limited! Please call the Reference Desk at 789-2661
to sign up.
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First
Friday Drop-in Computer Lounge
*Senior Friendly*
Friday,
September 3, 10:30am-noon
Feeling
challenged because you don't know how to use a computer?
Conquer your frustrations and join us for a non-threatening
drop-in computer lab. We'll set up our laptop computers
in the Founders Room, and a librarian will be there
to help you get started and answer your questions.
* Improve your mouse skills by playing simple mouse-practice
exercises.
* Learn to type with Mavis Beacon software.
* Exercise and challenge your brain with free online
brain games: play sudoku, solitaire, chess, work a crossword
puzzle, or learn a new game.
Call the Reference Desk at 789-2661 for more information
about all our computer training.
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Ann
P. Meredith
Everything
I Know I Learned In The Movies
Tuesday,
September 7, 7:30pm in the Founders Room
Internationally
acclaimed artist, educator, writer/director producer
Ann P Meredith will discuss and show images of her 40
year career documenting women’s culture on subjects
of women & work, cowgirls and ranch women, United Nations’
conferences on women in Nairobi & Beijing, women & aging,
women and mining, the Luo Tribe on Lake Victoria from
Ann’s Lila Wallace International Artist/Reader’s Digest
Fellowship. Ann will also talk about making a movie
and her upcoming film SPECIAL that has letters of intent
to star for Tippi Hedren, Karen Black, Katharine Ross
& Gloria Steinem. Ann’s work is in the permanent collections
of the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress, The New
York & San Francisco public libraries & the Schlessinger
Library on the History of Women at Harvard.
Photo copyrighted by Ann P. Meredith
Ann
P. Meredith's Web Site: http://www.annpmeredith.com
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Wednesday
Workshop
Downloading Audio Books to
iPod (for PC users)
Wednesday, September 8, 7:30pm in the Founders Room
In this demonstration lecture, Librarian Abbot Chambers
will introduce two new downloadable audio book collections
for iPod: MyiLibrary and the Northern California Digital
Library MP3 collection. Topics covered will include
searching and browsing, holds and check outs, downloading
titles to your home computer, and copying files to an
iPod. Abbot will be demonstrating using a PC computer
and PC-formatted iPod, but the process is almost identical
for those using a Mac computer .Please note that
this is not a hands-on workshop. Attendees should be
comfortable using the Internet and iTunes. Space
is limited! Please call the Reference Desk at 789-2661
to sign-up for this hands-on workshop.
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Donna
Kline
Virtuoso: The Olga Samaroff
Story
Tuesday,
September 14, 7:30pm in the Founders Room
Virtuoso,
a 60 minute documentary film, is the true, yet untold
story of one of America's great female concert pianists
of the early 20th Century. Overshadowed by her famous
husband, Leopold Stokowski, whose talent she first recognized
and career she fostered, Samaroff was at the very center
of a vibrant American musical life in the early 20th
century. Based on the book, An American Virtuoso on
the World Stage, this documentary follows her life from
Texas as Lucy Hickenlooper, to her rise as Olga Samaroff,
the celebrated concert star of her time.
Donna Kline's Web Site: http://www.olgasamaroff.com/
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Afternoon
Tea at the Library
Wednesday, September 15, 3-4:00pm in the Founders Room
Come to our ever popular monthly afternoon tea. Join
Program Committee volunteers and the library staff for
homemade sandwiches and sweets served from a silver
tea service.
This month's Theme: Paris!
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Wednesday
Workshop
Introduction
to iTunes
Wednesday,
September 15, 7:30 pm in the Founders Room
iTunes
makes it easy to play and organize music, audiobooks,
movies TV shows, and podcasts. In this class Librarian
John Erdmann will cover the basics to get you up and
running on iTunes. The topics will include installing
the software and setting up an account, downloading
a free song and video, subscribing to podcasts, syncing
to your ipod, and more. Attendees
should have prior computer experience.
Space is limited! Please call the Reference Desk at
789-2661 to sign-up for this hands-on workshop.
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James
Sokol
Exploring Opera: Broadcasts
at the Met
Thursday,
September 16, 7:30pm in the Founders Room
Join
us on this overview of upcoming Met broadcast productions,
featuring some of opera's greatest hits, including Lucia
di Lammermoor, Don Carlo, Don Pasquale and more. Video
performance clips will bring the excitement and beauty
to our discussion. Whether or not you plan to attend
the broadcasts, this will be a fun and engaging evening
of gorgeous music -- perfect for the long-time fan and
the newcomer!
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Belvedere
Community Foundation Photography Contest
Submissions accepted Monday, September 20, 1pm- 4pm
Reception Wednesday, September 22, 4-5 pm
Exhibit September 20 through October 2 in the Founders
Room
This year’s photography contest will be exhibited
in the Belvedere-Tiburon Library from Monday, September
20 to Saturday, October 2, 2010. A public reception
to honor the entrants will be held on Wednesday, September
22, 2010 from 4-5pm when the winners will be announced.
A “People’s Choice” prize will be
awarded to an entry selected by visitors to the exhibit.
There will also be a junior contest for photographers
from preschool through high school age. The contest
is open to everyone. The photographs must reflect some
aspect of Belvedere in color or black & white. There
is no fee, but a limit of two photographs per entrant.
Size limit is 24” x 24” including mat and
frame. All photographs must be framed and ready to hang.
Entries must be submitted Monday, September
20, 2010 at the Library from 1-4pm. Contact
Diane Rice at 415-518-0095 or drice@hosielaw.com
for entry forms or questions.
See the website for information and a downloadable entry
form: http://www.belvederecommunityfoundation.com/photo-contest.htm
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Michael
Lipsey
Epigrams: I Thought So, Volume
2
Tuesday,
September 21, 7:30pm in the Founders Room
An
epigram is a condensed thought, a few words that equal
many. A concise, clever, often paradoxical statement,
says Webster s Dictionary. Michael Lipsey will discuss
epigrams and his new book “ I Thought So, Volume 2”,
" a new distillation of wisdom in the classic tradition
of Mark Twain, H. L. Mencken, Epictetus, Samuel Johnson,
and la Rochefoucauld.
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Wednesday
Workshop
Microsoft Word 2007- Class
1
Wednesday, September 22, 7:30pm in the
Founders Room
Patty Hoyt leads this first class
in our 3-part Microsoft Word 2007 series. This is a
hands-on introduction to the popular Microsoft Word
2007 word-processing program. Patty will introduce the
Word menus, and toolbars and basic editing commands.
This is an introductory class.
Attendees should have taken Basic Windows or have
equivalent experience. Attendees must have ability to
use the keyboard and mouse, and be familiar with using
Windows menus and toolbars. Space is limited!
Please call the Reference Desk at 789-2661 to sign-up
for this hands-on workshop.
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Jacqueline
Widmar Stewart
Finding Slovenia
Thursday,
September 23, 7:30pm in the Founders Room
Stanford-educated
attorney Jacqueline Widmar Stewart discusses her book,Finding
Slovenia: A Guide to Old Europe's New Country which
tells the success story of a small, stunningly beautiful
land that lifted itself from a feudal past to lead the
European Union as an independent nation. As they fled
from imperial Austria before the scourge of two world
wars, the author's grandparents could never have imagined
their homeland as a free nation. Situated at the crossroads
where east turns west and north meets south, even now
Slovenia's towering Alps, sun-drenched Adriatic coast,
castles, thermal springs and vineyards remain miraculously
unspoiled.
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Beverly
Dubrin
Tea Culture Today
Tuesday,
September 28, 7:30pm in the Founders Room
Beverly
Dubrin is a California food journalist and tea-lover.
Her new book, “Tea Culture” came about when a publisher
in Israel read one of her online articles about going
out for tea in San Francisco. Join Beverly to chat about
the elegance, versatility, downright good taste, and
even the health benefits of tea. She promises to share
some of her adventures while doing her research. Hear
about the historic legends of how tea was discovered.
Find out how the tea bag was invented. Get Beverly’s
views on whether to brew loose tea or use tea bags.
Get ideas for entertaining with tea. She will bring
copies of her book for sale, sweets prepared from recipes
in her book, and brew tea for tasting. Beverly will
sign all books, both sold at the event or previously
purchased.
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Janis
Lufts
Trivia Night
Wednesday, September 29, 7:30pm in the Founders Room
Janis leads this lively and stimulating evening of team
trivia. Bring your own team or come alone and join the
fun.
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