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UPCOMING ADULT PROGRAMS

For additional information, or to register, please call our circulation desk at 908-789-4090 ex. 4140.

The Two Tenors Present a Potpourri of Song: Vladimir Gudov and Douglas Witter

Wednesday, July 23rd @ 7:00 PM

What a wonderful way to spend a summer evening! Listen to classically trained tenors sing operatic arias, Broadway show tunes, Gershwin selections, as well as songs from Russia, France, Germany, Italy, England and Wales.

Register by calling 908.789.4090 X4140.

International Film Festival #3: After the Wedding

Monday, July 28th @ 2:00 & 6:30 PM

Desperate to save an orphanage in India from closing, a man returns to Denmark to convince a wealthy businessman to help. What starts out as a meeting at a wedding turns into a series of devastating surprises, revelations and confessions.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Presents: Shakespeare's Richard II

Wednesday, July 30th @ 7:00 PM

Greed. Vengeance. Betrayal. Lies. Redemption.  Come watch the Shakespeare Company of New Jersey's superb performance of Shakespeare's masterpiece of cunning and political power, Richard II. 

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is the resident dramatic group at Drew University.

Register by calling 908.789.4090 X4140.

International Film Festival #4: Offside

Monday, August 4th @ 2:00 & 7:00 PM      

The Tehran soccer stadium roars with 100,000 cheering men, and only men. Girls are not allowed into the stadium, and the ones who are caught there, and the soldiers who guard them, end up playing their own sort of game. It’s far more compelling than the championship.

James L. Dean Big Band

Wednesday, August 6th @ 6:30 PM

Come hear the James L. Dean Big Band. The JAMES L. DEAN BIG BAND is a highly versatile group that plays a wide variety of styles ranging from 40's swing to rock standards to show band performances with stars. 

The Westfield Troupe of Friends Presents: Know the Show: Henry IV, Part I

Thursday, August 7th @ 7:00 PM

The Westfield 'Troupe of Friends' will be performing Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I at Memorial Park. Join the troupe at Westfield Library for a 'Know the Show' presentation. Troupe members will give a presentation of the history of Henry IV, perform a scene from the play, and take questions from the audience.

The play itself will be performed Friday August 22nd from 5-7pm, Saturday August 23rd from 4-6pm, and Sunday August 24th from 4-6pm at Memorial Pool field, North Scotch Plains Ave., Westfield. Admission is FREE!

        Art Exhibit: Now through July 31st

Stationed with the Army Medical Corps in rural northern Japan in 1955, future Fanwood resident Sherman Feller photographed the ordinary people he encountered on a daily basis.  Returning stateside, Feller left this photographic treasure unseen in his basement until his wife's encouragement got him to share his artwork with the world.

Come enjoy this photographic display in our downstairs internet lounge!

UPCOMING TGIF EVENTS

Computer classes will resume next September.  Thank you all for coming!  TGIF will run until August 22nd. 

TGIF: Classic Movie Week: "Royal Wedding"

Friday, July 25th @ 1:30 PM

Brother and sister dancing team Fred Astaire and Jane Powell travel to England. There, against the backdrop of a royal wedding, they go about the usual comedic pursuit of love with singing and dancing.

The highlight of this movie is the dream sequence where Astaire dances on the ceiling.

TGIF: Van Gogh

Friday, August 1st @ 1:30 PM

Learn about the challenging life and brilliant art of Vincent Van Gogh, whose art was relegated to obscurity in his own lifetime, yet is worth tens of millions today.