Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: AWPL Classic Monday: Dial M for Murder (1954)

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Mon, 11/11/2024 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Adult

Dial M for Murder (1954) Alfred Hitchcock’s Masterpiece of mystery and melodrama, based on Frederick Knott’s 1952 play stars Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, Anthony Dawson and John Williams. Tony Wendice (Milland), a tennis star finds out about his wife Margot’s (Kelly) affair with an American novelist (Cummings). Tony then elaborately plots Margot’s murder by hiring a killer.

Programmer/Name Contact: 
Laura Ford 986 1047 Ext 4
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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)

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Mon, 11/04/2024 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Adult

Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995) stars Richard Dreyfuss in the title role of Glenn Holland, a dedicated high-school music teacher who attempts to compose his own music while struggling to balance his job and life with his wife and profoundly deaf son.

Programmer/Name Contact: 
Laura Ford 986 1047 Ext 4
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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: AWPL Halloween Special: Clue (1985)

Date: 
Mon, 10/28/2024 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Age Group: 
Adult

Clue (1985): Murder, madness, mystery, and mayhem. More fun than you can imagine.  Black comedy, based on the board game of the same, stars Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull and Lesley Ann Warren.

Programmer/Name Contact: 
Laura Ford 986 1047 X 4
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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: AWPL Classic Monday: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Date: 
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Adult

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) Howard Hawks musical comedy stars Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe.  Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.   Not Rated: 1 hour 31 minutes.

Programmer/Name Contact: 
Laura Ford 986 1047 X 4
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Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: Children of a Lesser God (1986)

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Mon, 10/07/2024 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Adult

Children of a Lesser God (1986) Based on Mark Medoff’s Tony Award Winning play, it stars William Hurt, Marlee Matlin and Piper Laurie; A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.  Rated R: 1 hour 59 mi

Programmer/Name Contact: 
Laura Ford 986 1047 Ext 4
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Founders' Day 2024: Growing Toward Liberty

Date: 
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 2:00pm to 6:00pm

The library collaborates with the Friends of Hathorn to sponsor a free living history reenactment of 18th century agriculture outdoors on the lawn at the Gen. John Hathorn historic site, The Old Stone House Inn (21 Hathorn Rd.)  for more details visit https://hathornhouse.wordpress.com/founders-day/.  Reenactor educator Scott Lance will show tools and techniques, with other family friendly hands-on activities such as butter making, flour grinding, etc.  No registration is necessary.



      
      
  
  

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