Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: Death on the Nile (2022)

Date: 
Mon, 10/23/2023 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Contact: 
The Help Desk, (845) 986-1047, Ext. 4
Age Group: 
Adult

October 23:  Death on the Nile (2022) The second big screen adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1937 novel (the first film in 1978);  Kenneth Branagh directs and stars as Hercule Poirot who, while on vacation on the Nile, must investigate the murder of a young heiress.  Ensemble cast includes Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Russell Brand,

Programmer/Name Contact: 
Laura Ford - Reference Desk Ext. 4
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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: AWPL Classic Monday - Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)

Date: 
Mon, 10/16/2023 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Contact: 
The Help Desk, (845) 986-1047, Ext. 4
Age Group: 
Adult

October 16:  AWPL Classic Monday - Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) Merchant/Ivory drama based on Evan S. Connell’s novels Mrs. Bridge (1959) and Mr. Bridge (1969), and stars Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.

Programmer/Name Contact: 
Laura Ford - Reference Ext. 4
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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: Empire of Light (2022)

Date: 
Mon, 10/02/2023 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Contact: 
The Help Desk, (845) 986-1047, Ext. 4
Age Group: 
Adult

October 2:  Empire of Light (2022) Academy Award® winning director and writer Sam Mendes’ poignant love letter to the movies; Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980’s, it stars Olivia Colman as Hilary, a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Micheal Ward as Stephen,

Programmer/Name Contact: 
Laura Ford - Reference Ext. 4
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Orange County Audubon Society - "Colors in Nature"

Date: 
Sat, 02/24/2024 - 10:00am to 11:30am
Contact: 
The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 4
Age Group: 
Adult

Have you ever wondered why some birds are more colorful than others? Why is our planet green? How do living things produce and exhibit different colors? And why would a bird or any animal want to stand out anyway? Please join us for a new and informative program about color in nature.  Presented by SUNY Orange Professor Walter Jahn.

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The Real History of the Salem Witch Trials

Date: 
Mon, 10/30/2023 - 6:00pm to 7:45pm
Contact: 
The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 4
Age Group: 
Adult

Experience the intrigue of a "social autopsy" firsthand by joining us in dissecting the Salem Witch Trial events through a chronological lens. Discover how interconnected threads wove together, ultimately leading to the disaster and exposing our once-held common knowledge as mere folklore and fairy tales.

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Music on McFarland - Deni Bonet and Chris Flynn in Concert

Date: 
Sun, 04/14/2024 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Contact: 
The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 4
Age Group: 
Adult

Deni Bonet and Chris Flynn are a New York-based Americana, folk-rock duo whose blend of voices, virtuoso violin, guitar, and humor have entertained and captivated audiences from Carnegie Hall to Mountain Stage to the White House.

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Film & Discussion: "The Forever Chemicals"

Date: 
Mon, 10/16/2023 - 6:30pm to 7:45pm
Contact: 
The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 4
Age Group: 
Adult

The “forever” chemicals, PFAS and PFOA, have been much in the news lately. These chemicals, hazardous to human and animal health and the environment, have been found widely around the world, including in New York State. The EPA is currently considering making standards for these chemicals in drinking water more stringent. What are the dangers, and what can be done?

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