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Current Topics Film Series: No Impact Man
Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Colin Beavan is a New York City writer and self-proclaimed liberal. He has big plans for his new book. He decides on a grand experiment: to live one year with as little impact on the environment as possible. The problem is, the project requires his wife Michelle, an espresso-guzzling, Prada-worshipping business writer, and their young daughter to be fully on board. The family embarks on a year of no electricity, television, cars, toilet paper, elevators, or newspapers.
Oscilloscope, 2008.
Astronomy: Big Eyes For the Earth
Thursday Feb. 9, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
BIG EYES FOR THE EARTH...A revolution is taking place with large...or call it super large telescopes. In this lecture by Al Boudreau of Frosty Lane Observatory, VT, you'll find out about the current and near-future work on giant telescopes that will open up the universe as never before.
The program is co-sponsored by the Keene Amateur Astronomy Club.
Current Topics Film Series: Broadcast Blues
Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Emmy-award winner Sue Wilson has been involved in the media for over twenty years. Her film 'Broadcast Blues' focuses on the corrupt practices that have become of the media and what the people of the United States can do to stop it. It emphasizes the fact that the public owns the airwaves, and it's our job to stop the people putting out broadcasts if there are problems with it.
Public Interest Pictures, 2009, 75 minutes
Book Arts: Hand Sewn Bindings
Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.
Trustees Room Learn to bookmmaking with a book artist Sheila Williams. This three part series will cover hand sewn bindings. Participants will need to attend each workshop held Tuesday afternoons Feb. 14, March 13, and April April 10. These are free workshops and all materials will be provided. The class size is limited. Advance registration is required. When registering, please provide an email address or phone number, so that we can contact you before the class begins.
Astronomy: Myths and Misconceptions
Thursday Feb. 2, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Our universe is so big and full of mystery, it can be hard to know what’s true about space and what’s a bit out there. This lecture presented by astronomer Matt Marulla will help you distinguish fact from fiction. Matt will discuss a variety of unusual astronomical beliefs, from the moon landing being faked to being able to balance an egg on its end during the spring equinox. He’ll set the record straight as to what’s accurate astronomy and what’s mere celestial superstition.
Current Topics Documentary Film Series: Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Wednesday January 25, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.
Sony Pictures Classic, 2011, rated PG-13 for some language and sexual material.
Current Topics Documentary Film Series: Gasland
Wednesday February 1, 2012 at 7 p.m.
In 2009, filmmaker Josh Fox learned his land was on top of the Marcellus Shale, a giant reservoir of natural gas, and that he would be paid to lease his land for natural gas extraction. Fox documented his cross-country trek to find out if the controversial process of hydraulic fracking is actually safe. What he unearthed was a shocking discovery about a practice that is understudied and inadequately regulated, and raced to find answers about fracking before it was too late.
HBO Documentary Films, 2010.
Multi-Genre Movie Series: The Goonies
Friday January 27, 2012 at 3 p.m.
Come learn about different styles of film! In today's film, two kids find a treasure map just as they're about to lose their house. They and their friends go on a search for the treasure, but not without trouble from a few ne'er-do-wells.
Rated: PG
Multi-Genre Movie Series: Duck Soup
Friday January 13, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.
This afternoon's film feature is a classic comedy. As Prime Minister Firefly of Freedonia, Groucho soon reduces the kingdom to shambles. Harpo and Chico are secret agents disguised as peanut vendors and Zeppo is Firefly's secretary.
Rated: NR
Nobel Readers Book Club: The Big Wave
Tuesday January 17, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1938 was awarded to Pearl Buck 'for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces. ' She wrote more than 70 books including tonight's book The Big Wave. It is a children's book that has much to say to adults as well as children.
Current Topics Documentary Film Series: Inside Job
Wed. Jan. 11, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
This award winning film provides an analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Through exhaustive research, and extensive interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, journalists, and academics, traces the rise of a rogue industry which has corrupted politics, regulation, and academia.
Writers' Workshop
Thursday evenings starting January 5, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Aspiring authors are invited to join this writers' group led by local author Jack Coey. Join other writers to share ideas, critiques and writing resources. Each week participants will share partial manuscripts with other members of the group so they may take them home for a week and at the next session have a 'feedback' session.