All Ages

Doctor Who Turns 50!

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Saturday, January 19, 2013 - 10:30am to 4:30pm

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How do you celebrate a cult favorite’s 50th anniversary? With a movie marathon of course! “Doctor Who” will be 50 years old in 2013, join us all day today to celebrate this popular franchise as we screen different episodes of the show, 10:30 – 12:30 & 1:30 – 4:30.

Holiday Movie Marathon

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Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 10:30am to 3:30pm

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Join us for a whole day of Christmas movies that the entire family can enjoy! We start at 10:30 with The Snowman (25min) the Animated how the Grinch stole christmas (25 min) and A Charlie Brown Christmas ( 25 min). After a 12-1 break we continue with the full-length feature: Home Alone II (120 min, PG) at 1:00 p.m

Holiday Movie: It's Wonderful Life

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Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 6:30pm to 9:00pm

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Join us to view this all time Christmas favorite! It’s a Wonderful Lif e was produced and directed by Frank Capra, that was based on the short story “The Greatest Gift”, written by Philip Van Doren Stern in 1939. Despite initially being considered a box office flop due to high production costs and stiff competition at the time of its release, the film has come to be regarded as a classic and is a staple of Christmas television around the world; and is considered one of the most inspirational and best loved movies in American cinema. 1946 130min G

Home For The Holidays

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Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm

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Bring your family to the Miller Park Branch to celebrate the holiday season! We will offer cookies and drinks, caroling with Mr. Brian, and a craft for the children. Santa and Mrs. Claus will make a special appearance between 5-6pm.

Holiday Happiness

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Saturday, December 1, 2012 - 10:00am to 2:00pm

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Join us for our 41st annual Holiday Happiness event! Enjoy activities, displays, music and other holiday traditions. Vote for your favorite entry in our Avenue of Trees competition, check out the entries in our gingerbread building contest, and visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus from 12-2 p.m.

Explore China

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Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

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China attracts us with its ancient history, diverse cultures, and modern achievements. This vast country with the largest population on earth has a marvelous public transportation system that facilitates the kind of self-guided explorations Marita prefers on her world travels. On foot, by bicycle, bus, subway and bullet trains, she enjoys traveling on and off the usual tourist paths to form her own personal impressions of this fascinating country and the people she meets.

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Yosemite to Mt. Shasta (T)

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

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Tom Logsdon is a long-distance hiker who has carried a pack over 5,000 miles of back country trails in the last ten years. He has completed the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, and the Long Trail over the Green Mountains from Vermont to Canada. For the last three years he has been section hiking the Pacific Crest Trail for a month each summer. The Pacific Crest Trail extends from the Mexican border with California to the Canadian border. Tom recently completed the 550 mile section extending from Yosemite to Mt Shasta.

Degas and Women: Friend or Foe? (T)

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Friday, February 8, 2013 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm

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There has been ongoing debate as to whether Degas was misogynistic or not when considering his most common subjects: ballet dancers and women bathers.  Join Elizabeth Sandoval of The Ohio State University’s Department of the History of 
Art for a look at some pastels, sculptures, and paintings of dancers, bathers, and women, including his precious statue of the fourteen-year-old Marie Van Goethem.  So what do you think? Was Degas woman’s friend or foe?

Egyptomania in Italian Renaissance Art (T)

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Friday, January 11, 2013 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm

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In early 15th century Italy, there was a return to classical Greek and Roman ideas and styles. During this period, a manuscript was discovered in Greece by a Florentine which purported to explain about 200 Egyptian hieroglyphs. After this discovery, “Egyptomania” spread across the country and Egyptian influences began to appear in Italian Renaissance art. In fact, there are examples of rebuses (word-image puzzles) created by Leonardo da Vinci, which seem to have elements derived from Egyptian hieroglyphs.

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