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March 2007
 
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Computer and Internet Classes
March 2007 Schedule



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Upcoming Events

 

MARCH PROGRAMS
boleyn inheritance BROWN BAG BOOK TALK
The Boleyn Inheritance

by Philippa Gregory
Wednesday, March 7
at 12:00 Noon
in the Plaut Room

triangle READER'S CHOICE
Triangle

by Katharine Weber
Discussion led by
Gail Negus

Wednesday, March 28
at 7:30 pm
in the Plaut Room

WRITERS WORKSHOP
Writing Childrens Books
Carolyn MacCullough
Thursday, March 29
10 am - 2 pm
In the Lamb Room

Printable Calendar of Events for March 2007
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PROGRAMS: 594-5003

AUTHORS ON STAGE
Please call 203-594-5003 to register
The Great Escape

Kati Marton
Great Escape
Thursday, March 1
at 7:30 PM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books


waiting for daisy
Peggy Orenstein
Waiting for Daisy
Tuesday, March 6
at 7:30 PM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books

The Second Mrs Darcey
Elizabeth Aston
The Second Mrs. Darcy
Monday, March 12
at 10:00 AM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books

unstrange minds
Roy Richard Grinker
Unstrange Minds
Tuesday, March 13
at 7:00 PM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by the
Autism Society of Connecticut

day my mother left

James Prosek
The Day My Mother Left
Thursday, March 15
at 7:30 PM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books


nerve damage
Peter Abrahams
Nerve Damage
Tuesday, March 20
at 10:30 AM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Just Books

Greene's Guide to College Admissions
Matthew & Howard Greene
Guide to Boarding Schools
Thursday, March 22
at 7:30 PM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books

Leap
Sara Davidson
Leap!
Wednesday, March 28
at 7:30 PM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books






New & Recommended



Books ................. More Fiction>> More Non-Fiction>>

echo maker

Richard Powers
The Echo Maker
Powers, who has won a Lannan Literary Award and the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for historical fiction, investigates the mystery of traumatic brain injury.


edge of winter

Luanne Rice
The Edge of Winter
Escaping a lousy husband, Neve settles on Rhode Island's starkly beautiful coast with teenaged daughter Mickey and reaches out tentatively to a man with problems of his own.


patriot treason

Evan Carton
Patriotic Treason: John Brown and the soul of America
In scintillating prose and moving detail, this biography makes Brown's life and legacy fascinatingly relevant to today's issues of social justice and to defining the line between activism and terrorism.


DVDs............... More New DVDs>>

departed
The Departed
Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese weaves a tale of questionable loyalties and blurring identities set in the South Boston organized crime scene. Inspired by the wildly popular 2002 Hong Kong crime film Infernal Affairs.

marie antoinette
Marie Antoinette
Writer and director Sofia Coppola puts a new spin on the life and times of one of Europe's most infamous monarchs in this lavish historical drama which fuses a contemporary sensibility with painstaking recreations of the look of the 18th century.

flags of our fathers
Flags of our Fathers
Filmmaker Clint Eastwood powerfully re-creates the 1945 battle of Iwo Jima, the United States’ bloodiest single engagement of World War II, offering an ironic, ultimately downbeat look at its effect on three key survivors.

Compact Discs............. More New CDs>>

oh, my nola

Harry Connick, Jr
Oh, My Nola

Grammy winner Harry Connick Jr. delivers a heartfelt tribute to his struggling home town of New Orleans with Oh, My Nola.

not to late

Nora Jones
Not Too Late
The first disc on which Jones wrote all the material herself, and the album retains the warmth and intimacy of her past discs while couching them in a newfound soulfulness.


amadeus quartet plays bruckner, smetana, verdi

Amadeus String Quartet
Bruckner, Smetana, Verdi
The celebrated Amadeus Quartet plays works by composers not usually associated with chamber music.


For Children  


Spring Storytime Registration
for ages 3 to 8
Wednesday, March 7
Beginning at 9:30 am
in the Children's Room
Spring Storytime Registration
for age 2
Thursday, March 8
Beginning at 9:30 am
in the Children's Room

Cat in the Hat
50th Anniversary Celebration
Monday, March 12
1:30 - 2:15 pm
in the Children's Program Room

(Film, activity sheets, & book drawings)


The Magic of Dan Bowen
Wednesday, March 14
1:30 - 2:30 pm
("Not to be missed!")
For ages 5 to 10
in the Lamb Room


Board Games for Grades 2 to 5
Friday, March 16
1:30 - 3:00 pm
in the Children's Program Room


Preschool Spring Crafts
Friday, March 23
9:30 - 10:15 am or 10:45 - 11:30 am
In the Children's Program Room

 

In The Curtis Gallery



Invisible Views
Photographs by Drew Harty
February 25 - April 2
Opening Reception

Sunday, February 25, 3-5 PM
In the H. Pelham Curtis Gallery


Sponsored by the Art Committee
Friends of New Canaan Library

Exhibit information