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Saturday March 6, 2010
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3:00 PM
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5:00 PM
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Pouring Tea
Black Gay Men of the South Tell Their Tales
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E. Patrick Johnson is an author/scholar/performer and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on race, gender, sexuality and performance at Northwestern University. His one-man show is based on the oral histories collected in his book, Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South – An Oral History
The performance emphasizes that oral history is an important method for chronicling the lives of marginalized communities, that the stories of this segment of the population contribute to our understanding of race, religion and sexuality; and that they provide a forum for the general public to discuss taboo issues in a productive environment. There will be a Q and A following the performance. A reception for the performer will be held at the Mobile Arts Council.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling 251-366-5106 or at www.brownpapertickets.com. This program is sponsored by Fusion, Mobile Arts Council, South Alabama Cares and the Mobile Public Library.
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Location: Ben May Main Library
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Monday March 8, 2010
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5:30 PM
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Family Feature Film
G-Force
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 In this hilarious animated feature, a team of trained secret agent guinea pigs work for a government agency. The team is asked to prevent a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world. The film runs 88 minutes and is rated PG.
For more information please call 438-7075.
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Location: Toulminville Branch
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6:30 PM
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Classics Revisited Book Club
The Big Read: Alabama Reads
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  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Enjoy with us this tale of a boy's adventures growing up in a small town on the banks of the Mississippi River over a hundred years ago. The cheerful, adventurous hero plays truant to form a pirate band and, together with his best friend, Huckleberry Finn, finds fun, excitement, and buried treasure along the shores of the great river. Refreshments will be served. For more information, please call Chris Cox at 208-7098.
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.
For more information please go to
AlabamaReads.org or www.neabigread.org .
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Location: Ben May Main Library
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6:30 PM
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The Big Read
Storyteller, Delores Hydock
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 Dead Cats and Spunk Water: Superstitions and Magical Thinking in the Writing of Mark Twain - From the Garden of Eden, when Adam struggled to explain the appearance of "this new creature with the long hair," to Tom Sawyer’s search for a superior cure for warts, Mark Twain’s inventive characters – and sometimes Samuel Clemens himself – often used superstitions, folk wisdom, and imagination to make sense of an uncertain world.
In celebration of Alabama Reads: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain come see storyteller Dolores Hydock for an exploration of the magical thinking in Mark Twain’s masterful stories. Ms. Hydock is an actress and storyteller whose work has been featured at story concerts, festivals, and special events throughout the U.S. She has been a featured teller at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee, and her six CDs of original stories have all won Resource Awards from Storytelling World Magazine for excellence in storytelling. In her spare time, she teaches Cajun and zydeco dancing. For more information call 208-7097.
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.
For more information please go to
AlabamaReads.org or www.neabigread.org .
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Location: West Regional Branch
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Tuesday March 9, 2010
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10:00 AM
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Classic Cinema
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
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 This 1951 film starring James Mason and Ava Gardner is director, Albert Lewin's interpretation of the legend of The Flying Dutchman.
In a little Spanish seaport named Esperanza, Hendrick van der Zee, the mysterious captain of a yacht appears. Pandora, a beautiful woman who men kill and die for feels very attracted to him. Soon we learn that Hendrick is the Flying Dutchman, the sailor of the 17th century that has been cursed by God to wander over the seas until Doomsday - unless a woman is ready to die for him. c.IMDb
The film runs 122 minutes and is not rated. For more information call 208-7097.
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Location: Ben May Main Library
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4:00 PM
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Check Mate - Chess Club for Children
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 Check Mate is a chess club for ages 7 and above. The chess club will meet every Tuesday now through April 27. The instructor will be Nick Elmes. Beginners and experienced players are welcome. Registration is required for groups.
For more information or to register, please call the Children's Department at 208-7086.
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Location: Ben May Main Library
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4:00 PM
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Key Boarding for Kids
Learn to Type without Looking at the Keyboard
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 Have fun with your friends and learn how to type without looking at your computer keyboard.
Classes are for ages 10-14 and are limited so registration is required. For more information or to register, please call the West Regional Children's Department at 340-8571.
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Location: West Regional Branch
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6:15 PM
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Second Tuesday Cinema
Coco Before Chanel
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 This 2009 film is the story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world. Several years after leaving the orphanage, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She's both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname Coco from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entree into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing increasingly popular hats. When she falls in love with English businessman Arthur Capel further opportunities open up, though life becomes ever more complicated. c.IMDb
The film is in French with English subtitles. It runs 105 minutes and is rated PG-13 for sexual content and smoking. For more information call 208-7097.
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Location: Ben May Main Library
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6:30 PM
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Not Your Average Book Club
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 Come join our book lovers club as we discuss a wide range of titles. This month's topic of discussion is Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay.
On the sixtieth anniversary of the 1942 roundup of Jews by the French police in the Vel d'Hiv section of Paris, American journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article on this dark episode during World War II and embarks on investigation that leads her to long-hidden family secrets and to the ordeal of Sarah, a young girl caught up in the raid.
Find out more about this book, find similar books, read reviews and more at Novelist.
For more information, contact Michele Eli at 340-8561.
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Location: West Regional Branch
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Wednesday March 10, 2010
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9:30 AM
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Basics of Word
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 Basics of Word -
The very basics of word processing with Microsoft Word. This class uses Microsoft Word 2007.
Call 340-8561 for more information.
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Location: West Regional Branch
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9:30 AM
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Resume Writing with Microsoft Word
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This class will help you create job worthy resumes using Microsoft Word 2003. Students will outline and create a resume.The class is one hour, and basic computer knowledge is required.
Call 208-7079 for more information.
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Location: Ben May Main Library
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2:30 PM
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Looking For Grants
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 Michael Reimer, Grant Collection Supervisor, will conduct an orientation class focused on looking for grants in the West Regional Computer Lab. Mr. Reimer will demonstrate two computer programs and a number of books that list grants. Registration is required due to the limited amount of computer workstations.
For additional information or to register, please call the Reference Department at 340-8561 or e-mail westref@mplonline.org.
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Location: West Regional Branch
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