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Author/Director/Teacher Karen Kohlhaas Gives Monologue Talk and Performance Clinic Bring monologues both to perform for feedback, and also for material choice advice. Karen Kohlhaas will see and give feedback on your monologues, and also discuss what actors should consider when choosing audition material, ... (more)at Drama Book Shop on Monday January 11th from 5:30-7pm (but latecomers are welcome!). She will also sign copies of her books, THE MONOLOGUE AUDITION, and HOW TO CHOOSE A MONOLOGUE FOR ANY AUDITION, and DVD, THE MONOLOGUE AUDITION VIDEO, all available at Drama Book Shop. About the Author:
KAREN KOHLHAAS is an Off Broadway theater director and a founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company. She is a senior teacher at the Atlantic Acting School. Directing credits include the world premiere of Annie Baker’s play Body Awareness (Atlantic), 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, (St. Luke's Theatre, National Tour), Harold Pinter's The Hothouse (Atlantic), Keith Reddin’s Synergy (Alley Theatre) and Frame 312 (Atlantic); David Mamet's Boston Marriage (Public Theater) and The Water Engine (Atlantic); Kate Moira Ryan’s OTMA (Atlantic); three productions of An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein in New York (Atlantic) and Sydney (Practical Theatre Co.), and plays for Naked Angels, New Dramatists, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Culture Project and more. She is the author of The Monologue Audition: A Practical Guide for Actors, How to Choose a Monologue for Any Audition, The Monologue Audition Teacher’s Manual, and director/writer/co-producer of the DVD, The Monologue Audition Video. Her short films have been seen in festivals in the U.S. and internationally. She maintains a website for actors, www.monologueaudition.com.

        World Renowned Director, Adrian Noble: HOW TO DO SHAKESPEARE FREE Reading, Talk and Q&A, Followed by a Book Signing "Adrian Noble vigorously highlights the extraordinary rhythmic, linguistic patterns Shakespeare gives the speaker. Any actor will find this book invaluable. For any student ... (more)of Shakespeare it should be essential." From the Foreword by Ralph Fiennes Adrian Noble has worked on Shakespeare with everyone from oscar-nominated actors to groups of schoolchildren. Here he draws on several decades of top-level directing experience to shed new light on how to bring some of theatre’s seminal texts to life. He shows you how to approach the perennial issues of performing Shakespeare, including wordplay – using colour and playing plain, wit and comedy, making language muscular building a character – different strategies, using the text, Stanislavski and Shakespeare shape and structure – headlining a speech, playing soliloquys, determining a speech’s purpose and letting the verse empower you dialogue – building tension, sharing responsibility and ’passing the ball’. This guided tour of Shakespeare’s complex but unfailingly rewarding work stunningly combines instruction and inspiration. About the Author Adrian Noble was the artistic director and chief executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1990 and 2003, having previously served as Associate Director for nine years. He has also held key positions at the Bristol Old Vic and the Manchester Royal Exchange. He regularly works in Theatre and Opera in Canada, France and the USA as well as the UK and has received over 20 Olivier Award nominations during his career.        

Premi Literari Jaume Maspons i Safont 2007. Presentació a càrrec d'Anna Bosch i Butiñà. Amb la presència de l'autor.

Es tracta del tercer llibre d'aquesta escriptora gironina. El segon, Un camp de pomers a Calvados (editat l'any 2008), va rebre el II Premi de Novel·la Olga Xirinacs 2008.

Conferència a càrrec de Marisa Sotelo.

Presentació del poemari Les ciutats ocasionals, de Ricard Mirabete. Amb l'editor Carles Cervelló i l'autor.

Conferència El món és llarg i complicat. Poètica i creació literària de Jordi Sarsanedas. A càrrec de Francesco Ardolino, professor de la Universitat de Barcelona. En el marc de l'exposició Jordi Sarsanedas. Acció i creació que es pot visitar a l'Espai Betúlia fins al 5 de febrer.

Acte unitari consistent en la lectura del manifest de cloenda de l’Any Amades i una enlairada de globus amb el logotip commemoratiu. Fins el 23-12-2009 més de 40 poblacions d’arreu de Catalunya han confirmat la participació en aquest acte. Des de la Catosfera, un grup de blogaires ha plantejat ... (more)una forma d’adhesió a l’acte de cloenda, des de la xarxa: “Tenim l'oportunitat de convertir internet en la Plaça Major del folklore i la cultura popular durant unes hores. Sí, us estem plantejant un altre Us hi apunteu? Es tracta de que el dia 17 de gener de 2010, a les 12 en punt publiqueu un escrit dedicat a Joan Amades.

Intervindran el vicepresident del Govern de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Josep Lluís Carod, el conseller del departament de Cultura i Mitjans de Comunicació, Tresserras, el director del CPCPTC, Ramon Fontdevila, i tancarà l’acte l’antropòleg Manuel Delgado, amb una conferència sobre la figura ... (more)de Joan Amades.

A benefit for Revolution Books NYC: Tickets $25, Premium benefit tickets $100, $250 Available at REVOLUTION BOOKS, 146 W. 26th, Or call the store with your credit card: 212-691-3345 $100 ticket includes signed copy of Essays $250 ticket includes Essays, plus 1 year membership in Friends of Revolution ... (more)Books Limited seating.

A benefit for Revolution Books NYC: Tickets $25, Premium benefit tickets $100, $250 Available at REVOLUTION BOOKS, 146 W. 26th, Or call the store with your credit card: 212-691-3345 $100 ticket includes signed copy of Essays $250 ticket includes Essays, plus 1 year membership in Friends of Revolution ... (more)Books Limited seating.

A discussion with Carl Dix and Annie Day about around the movie Precious, with a focus on Annie Day's article in Revolution newspaper: "The Potential of Precious Girls Everywhere." To access the article: http://www.revcom.us/a/184/precious-e... Annie Day is writer for Revolution; and Carl Dix is a ... (more)spokesperson for the Revolutionary Communist Party.

        World Renowned Director, Adrian Noble: HOW TO DO SHAKESPEARE FREE Reading, Talk and Q&A, Followed by a Book Signing "Adrian Noble vigorously highlights the extraordinary rhythmic, linguistic patterns Shakespeare gives the speaker. Any actor will find this book invaluable. ... (more)For any student of Shakespeare it should be essential." From the Foreword by Ralph Fiennes Adrian Noble has worked on Shakespeare with everyone from oscar-nominated actors to groups of schoolchildren. Here he draws on several decades of top-level directing experience to shed new light on how to bring some of theatre’s seminal texts to life. He shows you how to approach the perennial issues of performing Shakespeare, including wordplay – using colour and playing plain, wit and comedy, making language muscular building a character – different strategies, using the text, Stanislavski and Shakespeare shape and structure – headlining a speech, playing soliloquys, determining a speech’s purpose and letting the verse empower you dialogue – building tension, sharing responsibility and ’passing the ball’. This guided tour of Shakespeare’s complex but unfailingly rewarding work stunningly combines instruction and inspiration. About the Author Adrian Noble was the artistic director and chief executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1990 and 2003, having previously served as Associate Director for nine years. He has also held key positions at the Bristol Old Vic and the Manchester Royal Exchange. He regularly works in Theatre and Opera in Canada, France and the USA as well as the UK and has received over 20 Olivier Award nominations during his career.        

Topic: The Scoop on Editing Your MSS.
Speaker: Carol Fisher Saller author of The Subversive Copy Editor.

Allegra Cloud, leader of the Downtown Library True Crime Book Club, will speak about crimes in St. Joseph at the Local History Stage presented by the St. Joseph Public Library. This is a monthly program for presentations about the history of our community. FREE for all ages Contact Debbie Gentry at 816-236-2107 ... (more)for more information.

Denise Michelle Harris, author of the novel Sweet Bye-Bye, continues her free writer’s workshop series. Details that help readers immerse themselves in a concrete sensory world of a writer’s own making are the lifeblood of good writing. Denise will lead workshop participants in exercises from The ... (more)Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing by Alice LaPlante, aimed at helping you to select details that will become the basic building blocks of your creative writing. This workshop will be based on Chapter 3: “Details, Details.” Workshop participants can complete the exercises before class, and, time permitting, will have the opportunity to share excerpts from their writing with other workshop participants. Bring your questions and get your creative juices going. Advance registration required - call 510-881-7980 to sign up. For more information, or to obtain the writing exercises, contact Sally.Thomas@hayward-ca.gov, 510-881-7700.

Join us to discuss "The Remains of the Day," by Kazuo Ishiguro. Newcomers are welcome to join. Our book group meets in the Senior Service building located next door to the library. For information, call 713-668-8273.

Den vierten Abend der Reihe Dichter über Dichter wird der Devianzforscher und trommelnde Poet Rolf Schwendter über Allen Ginsberg (1926 -1997) gestalten. Ginsberg öffnete mit seinem "Erstschlag", dem Langgedicht "Howl", nicht nur bei den Anhängern der Beat Generation ein Bewusstsein für Lyrik, sondern ... (more)prägte auch für nachfolgende Jahrgänge den Ton des Gedichts.

Die austro-englische Autorin Evelyn Holloway spricht über den Nobelpreisträger Samuel Beckett (1906 - 1989). Sein "Warten auf Godot" gilt als eines der bedeutendsten Theater-stücke. In ihm führt Beckett Absurdes als etwas sehr Plausibles, Aberwitz als Normalität und die Flucht in den Tagtraum als ... (more)Gewohnheit vor.

Erich Klinger hält einen Vortrag über den engagierten Autor Jura Soyfer (1912 - 1939). "Das Entscheidende ist wohl, dass Jura Soyfer ein Autor war, bei dem die politische Wahrheit nicht hinter der ästhetischen Wahrheit einherhinkte." (W. Schmidt-Dengler)

Der Erzähler Wilhelm Raabe (1831 - 1910) war einer der wichtigsten Vertreter des poetischen Realismus - mit allerbesten Referenzen: von Hermann Hesse nachdrücklich empfohlen, von Günter Grass hoch geschätzt, von Arno Schmidt mit Freuden studiert. Seine Modernität ist noch immer zu entdecken. Der ... (more)hessische Schriftsteller Olaf Velte wird mit "Träumt Raabe" die heurige Reihe "Dichter über Dichter" eröffnen.

Die Stadtbibliothek erneuert ständig ihren Medienbestand. Einmal im Jahr werden gut erhaltene gebrauchte Bücher und AV-Medien im Rahmen eines großen Flohmarktes verkauft.

Das KiWi-Lesefest ist das spannende Abschlussevent des Ferienspieles der Stadtbibliothek. Wertvolle Preise warten auf die glücklichen GewinnerInnen! Kasperl, Clown oder Zauberer bilden das unterhaltsame Rahmenprogramm dieses bunten Nachmittages.

ab 12 Jahren. Dass Liebe schrecklich weh tun kann, erfährt die 15-jährige Charlotte als sich ihre Eltern trennen. Der Vater hat jetzt eine neue, die Mutter tröstet sich mit dem Nachbarn, während Charlotte sich um den kleinen Bruder kümmern darf. Charlotte ist kurz vor dem Ausrasten. Doch dann laufen ... (more)ihr gleich zwei Jungs über den Weg und sie erlebt selbst, dass Liebe manchmal ganz schön unberechenbar sein kann.

Der Referent, Dipl.Ing. Joachim Achleitner, ist Autor des Buches "Aufbruch zu den Sternen" dessen Inhalt er speziell für Schulklassen aufbereitet hat. Neueste Aspekte der Raumfahrt, wie die Schwerlastträgerrakete, das Raumschiff Triton, das mittels Plasma Triebwerken fortbewegt wird, sowie die neuesten ... (more)Erkenntnisse des Weltalls werden Inhalt dieses spannenden Vortrages sein. Eintritt frei! Anmeldung unter Tel.: +43 732 7070 0 Informationen unter Tel.: +43 732 7070 4527

Author Amy Greene reads from & signs her debut novel set in the Tennessee mountains, "Bloodroot.

The Book Hogs Reading Group discusses Linda Marion’s book of poetry, "Motherland.

Books and Fresh Produce! Hayward Public Library Book Sale Sat, January 23rd, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Hayward Farmer’s Market-C Street & Watkins, Hayward, CA (2 blocks from Hayward BART) Friends of the Hayward Library book sales are held at the downtown Farmers Market on the second and fourth ... (more)Saturday of each month. In case of rain, the sale will be in front of the Main Library. Contact 510-881-7980 for info.

J.A. Jance’s mystery novel is the first in a series featuring Arizona small-town Sheriff Joanna Brady. Joanna, the mother of nine year old Jenny, has a good life with solid, honest and loving husband Andy, a local lawman running for Sheriff. When Andy is gunned down and left dying in the desert sun, ... (more)it’s Joanna whose determined efforts to clear Andy’s name, now linked to drug dealing and smuggling, ends up solving the murder and giving her a new career as a Sheriff. Call Heidi for further information at (510)881-7980.

Introducing Weekes Branch Book Group! Join us for our first meeting. We will be discussing Laughing Without An Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad by Firoozeh Dumas. This book features a collection of anecdotes from different points in the author’s life: stories from her youth ... (more)in Iran mix with memories of her experiences as a wife, mother, and author. Dumas’ parents remain a big influence in her life, whether she’s dealing with her mother’s frequent and sometimes, in the case of one bright red comforter, unsightly gifts, or trying to understand her father and his brothers’ fixation on The Price Is Right. In one of the funniest chapters, Dumas recalls the time she and her kids decided to try to sell a potato shaped like a cross on eBay, hoping to make a whopping sixty grand. There’s such warmth to Dumas’ writing that it invites the reader to pull up a seat at her table and smile right along with her at the quirks of her family and Iranians and Americans in general. No registration is required. For more information, please contact Melesha Owen at melesha.owen@hayward-ca.gov or call 510-293-5239.

Would you like to get started writing your memoirs? Local author, Rafaela Castro will discuss the art of memoir writing and read from her recent work. Ms. Castro’s published works include Chicano Folklore: A Guide to the Folktales, Traditions, Rituals, and Religious Practices of Mexican Americans and ... (more)Provocaciones, Letters from the Prettiest Girl in Arvin. She is currently working on a new novel set in the San Joaquin Valley. Space is limited. Please call 510-293-5366 to register. For more information, contact Melesha.owen@hayward-ca.gov or call 510-293-5329.

We will be closed for the holidays from 6pm on Dec. 24th thru to 10am Dec. 29th. We wish everyone a Happy and Safe Holiday Season! We will be open for your shopping pleasure on New Year's Day!

Snack Attack Book Club- Pyrates: The Secret City, by Chris Archer Fri., Jan 22nd, 2010- 3:45 PM, at Hayward Public Library, 835 C St. @ Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA 94541 George may be related to Capt. Kidd, the famous Pirate. When he finds tunnels under his house, he & his friends search for treasure- ... (more)but they are not alone! POPCORN GROUP- A cool book group for kids in grades 4-5. Contact 510-881-7945 for info.

Snack Attack Book Club- Pyrates: The Secret City, by Chris Archer Fri., Jan 22nd, 2010- 3:45 PM, at Hayward Public Library, 835 C St. @ Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA 94541 George may be related to Capt. Kidd, the famous Pirate. When he finds tunnels under his house, he & his friends search for treasure- ... (more)but they are not alone! POPCORN GROUP- A cool book group for kids in grades 4-5. Contact 510-881-7945 for info.

Snack Attack Book Club- GooseberryPark, by Cynthia Rylant Friday, Jan. 8th, 2010 – 3:45 PM, at Hayward Public Library, 835 C St. @ Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA 94541 A rollicking tale of a dog, a crab, and a bat’s adventures trying to save a squirrel & its babies from a winter storm & take care of ... (more)them when their parent disappears. PEANUTS GROUP- A fun book group for kids in Grades 3-4. Contact 510-881-7945 for info.

This month we will be discussing The Sharper Your Knife , the Less You Cry by Kathleen Flinn. Kathleen Flinn was a thirty-six-year-old middle manager trapped on the corporate ladder - until her boss eliminated her job. Instead of sulking, she took the opportunity to check out of the rat race for good ... (more)- cashing in her savings, moving to Paris, and landing a spot at the venerable Le Cordon Bleu cooking school. The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry is the funny and inspiring account of her struggle in a stew of hot-tempered chefs, competitive classmates, her own inadequate French - and how she mastered the basics of French Cuisine. Contact 510-881-7980 for information.

Join us to celebrate the release of Leaving Gee's Bend, the debut novel of Birmingham's own Irene Latham. Ms. Latham will discuss how she was inspired to write Ludelphia's story and the publishing process. Mary Ann and China Pettway, quilters from Gee's Bend, Alabama will display a handmade quilt and ... (more)discuss the rich history of the Gee's Bend Quilter's Collective. Books will be available for purchase the day of the event.

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins -- In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily ... (more)takes her younger sister's place. Read the book and talk about it with other teens. Open to ages 12-18. Copies of the book are available from the Weekes Branch Library.

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins -- In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily ... (more)takes her younger sister's place. Read the book and talk about it with other teens. Open to ages 12-18. Copies of the book are available from the Weekes Branch Library.

We will be discussing City of Thieves by David Benioff. During the Nazis’ brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting and thrown into the same cell as a handsome deserter named Kolya. Instead of being executed, Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their own lives by complying ... (more)with an outrageous directive: secure a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel to use in his daughter’s wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt through the dire lawlessness of Leningrad and behind enemy lines to find the impossible. Choose from two different meeting times and locations - noon at Peet’s Coffee & Tea or in the evening at the Main Library. Not able to attend meetings but want to discuss this book with others? Join GoodReads.com and participate in online discussions! For more information contact Sally.Thomas@hayward-ca.gov or call 510-881-7700.

A monthly book club that will read the entire Bluford High series. We're continuing with Secrets in the Shadows by Anne Schraff. Check with your school and see if you can get extra credit for attending this club. You'll keep the books, so space is limited to 8. Grades 6 to 12 only. Register at the children’s ... (more)desk or by calling 881-7945. For more information ask for Shawna.

In the first of an unusual British cozy/ghost story mystery series by Nancy Atherton, American Lori Shepherd, suffering from depression caused by her recent divorce, her mother’s death, and an erratic income, receives notice of an inheritance of a Cotswold cottage from an “Aunt Dimity” whom Lori ... (more)thought was a fictional character in her mother’s bedtime stories. When Lori travels to England to meet the requirements of the will with the Boston lawyer who found her, she finds that she has inherited not just a lovely cottage but a ghost and a WWII mystery. Lori must now discover exactly who Aunt Dimity really was. Contact 510-881-7980 for information.

Start the New Year off right (and discreetly rid yourself of those duplicate books you got at Christmas). Bring 1-5 books and swap them for the same quantity to take home.

Author of Trouble in Paradise, Revenge in Paradise, Justice in Paradise and Creator of the Allison Kane Mystery Series chats about life and literature! Jan. 28, 6:30pm Belle Isle Library Feb. 4, 12:00pm Edmond Library Feb. 4, 7:00pm Bethany Library

Bola Agbaje came through the Royal Court’s Critical Mass programme. Her debut play Gone Too Far! premiered at the Royal Court in 2007, and won an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement and a Most Promising Playwright nomination at the Evening Standard Awards in 2008. Her other plays include If Things ... (more)Were Different, In Time and Detaining Justice which opened as part of the Not Black and White season at the Tricycle Theatre. Bola will speak about her writing including her second play for the Royal Court, Off the Endz, which opens in February 2010. Tickets are free and available from any Kensington and Chelsea Library.

Cultural historian and author Tom Vague will be talking about North Kensington’s varied pop history, featuring amongst others: Pink Floyd at All Saints Church Hall, Mick Jagger in Performance in Powis Square, the death of Jimi Hendrix in Ladbroke Grove, Hawkwind and the Pink Fairies under the Westway, ... (more)Quintessence, The 101’ers at The Elgin, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Aswad, The Slits, Band Aid and ZTT on Basing Street, Virgin, Rough Trade, Big Audio Dynamite, Transvision Vamp, All Saints and Blur. Please book a free place at North Kensington Library.

Chris Tutton is an experienced and popular workshop leader. During this workshop he will explore the art of story telling. You will be given the synopsis of a story or incident, followed by a discussion and sharing of ideas. A choice of opening lines and key words will also be suggested, which group ... (more)members can choose to use to get them started on their stories. Chris will also be available on a one-to-one basis, providing help and advice throughout the session. Please book a free place at North Kensington Library.

Mills and Boon is the UK’s undisputed market leader in romance fiction publishing. An editor and an author from Mills and Boon will be running the workshop. They will pass on their tips on how to write a thrilling read with a guaranteed happy ending! Please book a free place at Kensington Central Library.

Lucinda Hawksley is, amongst other things, a biographer and an art historian. Her first biography, Lizzie Siddal: The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel, was chosen as Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4. Her other books include the bestselling Essential Pre-Raphaelites. Lucinda will be giving a talk ... (more)about the real lives of the Pre- Raphaelite Brotherhood. This talk will capture the excitement people are feeling about the Pre-Raphaelites following the success of the recent BBC drama, Desperate Romantics. Tickets are free and available from any Kensington and Chelsea Library.

Juliet Pickering is a literary agent with A P Watt, the oldest literary agency in the world. She will be discussing the publishing process and current publishing trends in the UK. Juliet will also talk about the role of a literary agent: why an agent is necessary and how to go about getting one yourself. ... (more)The talk will be followed by a question and answer session. Tickets are free and available from any Kensington and Chelsea Library.

Content Management System (CMS) is a robust, easy-to-use web content manager built upon a flexible application framework; this framework of WebriQ was developed using inexpensive,open-source resources. It enables users to easily collaborate in creating and maintaining web site content.

7:30 pm-9:00 pm Free Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms, Lower Level Central Library 350 West Georgia Street Please join Douglas Burnet Smith as he reads selections from Sister Prometheus: Discovering Madame Curie and from his forthcoming collection, Surface to Air (to be published in Spring 2010).

Find out how to create a business plan that works. **Advanced Registration is required!**

This workshop will help you learn how to understand your customer, research your market, create a marketing plan and more. **Advanced Registration is required!**

This workshop will help you learn how to understand your customer, research your market, create a marketing plan and more. **Advanced Registration is required!**

Learn about business plan development, market analysis, record keeping, financial analysis, and more! **Advanced Registration Required!**

It’s movie night! We’ll round out the dog series with a showing of the popular 2009 movie starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson. It’s a romping, stomping good time with a family’s new Labrador retriever puppy shredding cushions and breaking doors – nothing stops this dog!

Kela Baker of Kela’s Pet Styles has been grooming dogs since 1986. She is bringing her Canine Good Citizen Certified dog in to demonstrate grooming techniques. She’ll talk about shampooing, correct rinsing, touchy areas like eyes, ears, & toenails. She’ll also give some tips on dog behavior during ... (more)grooming.