The Manhasset Public library will be closed in observance of Easter Sunday, April 5, and re-open with regular hours on Monday, April 6, at 9 a.m.
All That Jazz: Broadway
Musicals and Jazz with Dr. Kolb
Jazz is difficult to define, but it is a musical style that combines African-American, European and American musical forms. The Broadway musical would have been utterly different had it not been for the influx of jazz rhythms and techniques. On Thursday, April 2, at 2 p.m., this presentation will explore the ways in which jazz has shaped Broadway songs and dance over more than a half-century. Lecturer: Dr. James Kolb, Professor of Drama & Dance, Hofstra University.
Sex and the Stone Age With Dr. Bill
A fragment of a pinky bone and a tooth twice the size of today’s average molar are the only remnants of a species of humans that we know lived thousands of centuries ago at the same time and place as homo sapiens—and interbred with them. They are a part of us we never knew existed. What did these fellow humans look like? And how do they fit into what we thought we knew about our biological development as a species. Join Dr. Bill Thierfelder on Monday, April 6, at 1 p.m., as we explore the long and winding road that leads to our being the only species of human out of at least twenty that is still standing—and helps explain why every one of us has a remnant of DNA from some of those other species still flowing in our blood. This series focuses on the natural wonders of our planet, on important scientists who help us discover that planet, and on important social events and discoveries that change the way we view our home world. Dr. Thierfelder is a Docent at The American Museum of Natural History.
Museum Highlights: Frederic Church
and the Hudson River School
Ines Powell, Art Historian and docent at Metropolitan Museum of Art, will be with us on Tuesday, April 7, at 2 p.m., with a beautiful visual art lecture.
Frederic Edwin Church (1826 –1900) was an American landscape painter born in Hartford, Connecticut. He is among the best-known representatives of the Hudson River School of landscape painting. Church is also one of the most travelled members of the group. From 1844 to 1846, Church studied with Thomas Cole in his Catskill, New York studio. After finishing his apprenticeship with Cole, Church established himself in New York where he gained a reputation with his spectacular views of New York and New England. In the 1850s Church undertook two expeditions to South America, to Colombia first, and then to Ecuador. He made numerous sketches during his journeys, which on his return served him as the basis for the many landscapes he painted in his studio in New York. These paintings, such as The Heart of the Andes (1859) established Church as one of the most celebrated and successful painters of his generation. In 1860, Church moved his family to a farm overlooking the Hudson River in Hudson, NY.
Coffee House Book Talk:
The Museum of Extraordinary Things
It’s spring and once again Long Island Reads – One Island, One Book. The book everyone will be reading is Alice Hoffman’s The Museum of Extraordinary Things. Join book discussion leader Janet deWinter for complimentary coffee and conversation on Wednesday, April 8, at 2 p.m. A lavish tale about strange yet sympathetic people, haunted by the past and living in bizarre circumstances. Once Coralie and Eddie discover each other, their profound, mystical attraction and mutual obsession become forces of their own…Imaginative…a big, entertaining tale. – New York Times Book Review. And, as we continue our Long Island Reads celebration, mark your calendars for Thursday, April 16, at 2 p.m., for Live Theatre with David Houston (details in next week’s Manhasset Press).
Rose Gardening Basics
Don’t let rumors about roses being too much work discourage you from enjoying the Queen of Flowers. On Thursday, April 9, at 1 p.m., learn how to get your roses off to a winning start with careful selection, proper planting, pruning and maintenance. Earth-Kind roses and their easy care reputation will be covered. This program is provided courtesy of the Munsey Park Garden Club and is open to all.
What Manhasset is Reading
Fiction (titles are all hardcover except where indicated)
The Accidental Empress by Allison Pataki
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (hardcover and ebook)
All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer
The Boston Girl: A Novel by Anita Diamant (ebook)
Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (hardcover and ebook)
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler (hardcover and ebook)
The Third Option: Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn (ebook)
The Whites by Richard Price writing as Harry Brandt
Non-Fiction (titles are all hardcover except where indicated)
American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle et al (ebook)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown (ebook)
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (ebook)
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
Get What’s Yours: the Secrets to Maxing out your Social Security by Laurence J. Kotlikoff et al
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Maria Kondo
Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be: An antidote to the College Admissions Mania by Frank Bruni
Yes Please by Amy Poehler (ebook)
Library Voter Registration
Voter registration for the Manhasset Public Library Annual Budget Vote and Trustee Election will take place in the 2nd floor Conference Room of the Library on Monday, April 6 from 3 to 7 p.m. Registrants must be a U.S. citizen, be at least 18 years of age, be a resident of the Manhasset School District for at least 30 days prior to the election and not disqualified pursuant to Election Law §5-106. Valid legal ID and proof of residency is required to register.
Library Annual Budget Vote and Trustee Election
The Manhasset Library Annual Budget Vote and Trustee Election will be held in the Community Room on Wednesday, April 15, from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. All registered Manhasset voters are encouraged to vote.
