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Explore Henna

1/30/2023

 
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Thursday, March 9th at 6:00pm
Registration begins February 15th
Henna is an ancient form of temporary, plant-based body art used by cultures across India, northern Africa and the Middle East for thousands of years. Join Internationally Certified Natural Henna Artist Elyse Sadtler for an informational workshop to learn all about this ancient tradition. In this workshop you will explore what henna is, where it comes from, its history, cultural significance, the science of henna on skin and basic design elements. You'll also play a Fact or Fiction trivia game and watch a henna paste mixing demonstration. Elyse will do a henna design on the hand of 10 participants (selected from a random name drawing from a hat)! She will also share resources where you can purchase henna supplies to begin your own henna journey.

​The Golden Age of Television: What Made the 1950s So Special for American TV

1/1/2023

 
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Hybrid Event: Zoom or View at the Library
Thursday, February 9th at 6:30
Registration begins January 15th
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American television was all set to launch in the late 1930s, but its progress was interrupted by the start of World War II. Finally, by the end of the 1940s, NBC and CBS began broadcasting to their east coast affiliates. They offered viewers a wide variety of programs: situation comedies, vaudeville-style revues, and most impressively, live original dramas. Within a few years, these anthology programs, like Kraft Television Theatre and Ford Television Theatre launched the careers of soon-to-be famous directors like Arthur Penn and John Frankenheimer, actors like Paul Newman and James Dean, and playwrights like Paddy Chayevsky and Rod Serling. But by the end of the 1950s, the era of live TV “theater” was over. So too was New York City as a center of TV production. This presentation will look at the forces that made this “golden age” such an intriguing chapter in TV history and why it was so short-lived (including brief examinations of blacklisting and the TV quiz show scandals).

Britain’s Hidden Treasures: Unearthing Relics of the Past

1/1/2023

 
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Thursday, February 16th at 6:30
Registration begins February 1st
During a walk on his family’s farm during COVID lockdowns in 2020, a man noticed unusual pottery shards that ultimately led to the excavation of one of the largest, best preserved Roman villa mosaic floors every found in Europe.  Jackpot historical finds aren’t uncommon in Britain thanks to its rich history: Viking hordes, Anglo Saxon treasure, and even King Richard III buried under a city parking lot.  Join Anglophile and former U.K. resident Claire Evans as she tours the country’s most interesting archeological finds, and learn tips if you’d like to visit them for yourself one day.

Glass Pointillism Painting

1/1/2023

 
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Thursday, February 2nd at 6:00pm
Registration begins January 15th
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Join the Creative Girls Mobile Studio and paint a glass piece (choose one: coffee glasses, candy jars, wine glasses). Paint cool designs with dots and glass paint for fun results! Limited to 12 participants.


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