Saturday, November 7, 1:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Chocolate Chip Chamber Music presents The Sweet Treat Trio

Young listeners join the series' emcee and mascot, Baker Bobbie, in a favorite children's board game in which they are moved by music through a world of sweets. Though the eye candy is pure imagination, rich, decadent melodies by such greats as Brahms and Mendelssohn create a convincing backdrop, especially when performed by the vibrant virtuosi from Carnegie Hall's Academy. As always, Chocolate Chip's real treat and signature ending - a fresh baked chocolate chip cookie, sends everyone off on a sweet note.

Saturday, November 7, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Russian Literary Series: Andrey Gritsman

Andrey Gritsman is a New York-based poet, essayist and doctor. He penned seven books of poetry in Russian and three in English. He is an editor-in-chief of an international poetry magazine "Interpoezia". An astute observer of the contemporary literary process, he writes extensively for Russian- and English-language literary periodicals. This program will last approximately 90 minutes.

Sunday, November 8, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Hard Times Film Series: Our Daily Bread

A young New York couple, hit hard by The Depression, move to the family farm only to confront a barren, ramshackle plot of land. The couple enlists the help of dispossessed farmers and soon builds a collective, utopian society that can withstand droughts, unfair tax collectors and other hardships. This program will last approximately 90 minutes.

Sunday, November 8, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: Jade Simmons

Pianist Simmons offers a diverse mix of repertoire from the classics to the cutting edge. Chosen as Concert Artist Guild's inaugural New Music/New Places Fellow, she possesses artistry, passion and creativity, infusing all of her diverse projects with a unique brand of communicative power. Simmons was first runner up at the 2000 Miss America Pageant where she performed Chopin's Etude in c-sharp minor, Op. 10, No. 4. This program will last approximately 90 minutes. The Classical Interludes series is made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Please exit via Eastern Parkway Exit.

Saturday, November 14, 1:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

New Perspective Theater presents The Wild Boy: A Haudenosaunee Fable

A Seneca mother and father are upset over their wild little boy's bad behavior. The boy becomes lost in the woods and is adopted by a mother bear and her daughter. The bears "tame" the boy by teaching him cooperation and courtesy. He returns to his family transformed.

Saturday, November 14, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Cosmopolis: Joseph O'Neill

O'Neill and series host Leonard Lopate discuss Netherland, a novel about the unlikely friendship between an ex-pat European and a wily trinidadian entrepreneur founded upon their love of cricket in post-9/11 New York. O'Neill was born in Cork, Ireland, and grew up in Mozambique, South Africa, Iran, Turkey, and Holland. His previous works include the novels This is Life and The Breezes and the nonfiction book Blood-Dark Track. This program will last approximately 90 minutes.

Sunday, November 15, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Hard Times: Depression-era filmmaking

Richard Pena, Program Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Chairman of the Selection Committee of the New York Film Festival, is a film curator and scholar. He will discuss Depression-era filmmaking, with a focus on some of the films shown in the library's Hard Times series. This program will last approximately 90 minutes.

Sunday, November 15, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: Dror Semmel

Semmel performs Beethoven's last three piano sonatas, op. 109, 110 and 111. Semmel has performed as a recitalist and chamber musician in Israel, Europe and America. This program will last approximately 90 minutes. Please exit via Eastern Parkway Exit.

Tuesday, November 17, 6:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Russian Film Week: A Gift to Stalin

Kazakhstan, 1949. A military train full of ethnic minorities, forced to live in exile under Stalin's regime, hauls through the endless steppe. Among the passengers is a Jewish boy, Sasha, whose grandfather dies on the journey. It seems death is imminent for Sasha as well, but he is saved by Kasym, a Kazakh railroad worker. A small aul, where a lot of Russian and Polish exiles live, becomes a place of refuge for Sasha, who now goes by the name Sabyr. While the first nuclear bomb is about to be tested at a nearby firing ground in celebration of Stalin's 70th birthday, the little boy is also planning a surprise for the "Father of Nations." Visit http://www.eventbrite.com/event/464328820 to purchase tickets. This program will last approximately 90 minutes.

Wednesday, November 18, 2:00PM
Central Library

Gods, Warriors, Women: Exploring Identities in The Iliad

The Iliad is famously the great epic of war; it is also the epic of the human condition--our mortal fates, our struggle to make and preserve community, our attempts at love, our capacity for violence, lust, affection, grief. The Iliad continues to speak to us, but it is not always or only about "us": its gods, its vision of the human, of war, of family, and of love, are both very strange and deeply familiar. In her lecture, "Gods, Warriors, Women: Exploring Identities in the Iliad," Professor Laura Slatkin will introduce the Page and Stage discussion series with an inquiry into the richness and strangeness of the Iliad. Further meetings will take up these motifs, exploring more fully the relations of and impasses between gods and mortals; the bonds among warriors; the status of women in the Iliadic universe. Our program will feature some forays into the modern world, including 20th C. responses to the Iliad by Simone Weil W.H. Auden, and Christopher Logue, as well as contemporary American reckonings with core Iliadic concerns, such as Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven.

Thursday, November 19, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

The Art of Nonfiction: Geoff Dyer

In recent years the lines between fact and fiction have grown blurry. Journalists, historians, and memoirists have been challenged on the truth of their non-fiction and novelists have sought to capture real-world details. Geoff Dyer is the author of three novels, a critical study of John Berger, and four genre-defying books, including But Beautiful, which was awarded the Somerset Maugham Prize, and Out of Sheer Rage, which was a National Book Critics Circle finalist. His latest book is Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi. This program will last approximately 90 minutes.

Saturday, November 21, 1:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Bob McGrath from Sesame Street

Bob McGrath--award-winning author, musician and original cast member of the show--performs his own music. THIS EVENT HAS REACHED CAPACITY AND REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

Saturday, November 21, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Forty Years of Sesame Street

In honor of Sesame Street's 40th year on television, personalities from the show and behind the scenes come together to discuss the impact of TV's longest-running educational program for children. Featuring Louise Gikow, author of Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street; Bob McGrath, original cast member since season 1 in 1969; Executive Producer Carol-Lynn Parente; Chris Cerf, Sesame Street composer and lyricist; Rollie Krewson, puppet builder with The Jim Henson Company; and Fran Brill, puppeteer for Zoe and Prairie Dawn. Please call to reserve your seat! 718.369.9385 ext. 152 Copies of Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street will be available for purchase. A book signing follows the event. This program will last approximately 90 minutes.

Sunday, November 22, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Hard Times Film Series: American Madness

Frank Capra directed this Depression-era story of an honest everyman assailed by thievery, adultery, mobsters, gambling and capitalism gone mad. Tom Dickson, president of Union National Bank refuses to let his bank get taken over by the New York Trust. Tom is not interested in profits, but rather sees depositors as decent citizens. His idealism costs him. This program will last approximately 90 minutes.

Sunday, November 22, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: Trio Solisti

Trio Solisti is comprised of three brilliant instrumentalists - violinist Maria Bachmann, cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach and pianist Jon Klibonoff. Trio Solisti has earned a reputation for its passionate and adventurous performances. They will play a program of Mendelssohn, Piazzolla, and Mussorgsky. This program will last approximately 90 minutes. Please exit via Eastern Parkway Exit

Tuesday, November 24, 6:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

(Some of) The World's Best Movies: Late Spring

Director Yasujiro Ozu explores the relationship between a father and daughter as the traditional patterns of family life are affected by a changing society. While the film's themes are deeply rooted in Japanese culture, they nevertheless speak directly to audiences around the world. This program will last approximately 90 minutes.

Tuesday, December 1, 6:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

(Some of) The World's Best Movies: Smiles of a Summer Night

Director Ingmar Bergman is not known for comedy, and yet this film is a fast-moving, witty, and utterly delightful farce enacted by a superb ensemble cast. Set in upper-middle class Sweden at the turn of the twentieth century, Bergman's characters have little but their romantic adventures and misadventures to trouble them.

Thursday, December 3, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Brooklyn Sings, Brooklyn Swings: Mark Winkler

Winkler is a platinum award-winning singer and lyricist who has had over 150 of his songs performed by such artists as Dianne Reeves, Randy Crawford, Liza Minnelli, Bob Dorough and Lea Salonga. He has written songs for the hit musical review "Naked Boys Singing!" and has penned lyrics for tunes by composers Wayne Shorter, Dexter Gordon, Joshua Redman and David Benoit.

Saturday, December 5, 1:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Musical Puppet Show

Come sing, giggle and dance with Mary Ellen of Company's Coming! Children's Entertainment. She will do a Puppet Sow with Songs, PUppets, Musical Activities and lots of audience Participation! the puppets are very colorful, friendly looking and age appropriate for 1-5 year olds. The songs include many all time children's favorites: Old MacDonald Had a Farm, The ABC Song, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, The More We Get Together, etc. There will be Music and Movement with Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes, The Hokey Pokey, If You're Happy and You Know It and Shake Your Sillies Out. We will also do Fignerplays and catch Bubbles. Join us and shar ein the fun on December 5th!

Saturday, December 5, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Russian Literary Series: Andrei Bitov

Bitov reads from his latest book "Prepodavatel' simmetrii" ("The Symmetry Instructor"). A novelist, writer, geologist, Bitov was born in Leningrad in 1937. Bitov first became well known internationally through his novel Pushkin House. This program is presented in Russian. Please RSVP for tickets at 718-369-9385 ext. 151. Limit 2 per person.

Sunday, December 6, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Silent Film series: Celebrating Charley Chase

Chase's on-screen persona was a harried, much embarrassed, put-upon everyman, but behind that mask he was one of film comedy's greatest and most influential pioneers as seen in the short films Too Many Mammas (1924) His Wooden Wedding (1925); No Father to Guide him (1925) and Dog Shy (1926). Curated by Ken Gordon with live piano accompaniment by Stuart Oderman.

Sunday, December 6, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: Sofya Melikyan

Pianist Melikyan performs works by Franz Liszt, Joseph Hayden, Robert Schumann, Gabriel Faure, and Henri Dutilleux. Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Sofya Melikyan began her musical training at the age of five at the Tchaikovsky Specialized Music School of Yerevan, studying piano with Anahit Shahbazyan. This program will last approximately 90 minutes. Please exit via Eastern Parkway Exit

Tuesday, December 8, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Russian Film Series: Perestroika

Slava Tsukerman, director of the cult classic Liquid Sky, will screen and discuss his new film a scientist who returns to Russia in 1992 after his exile 17 years earlier. Once branded a traitor, he returns as a hero to face the friends who denounced him and a homeland in turmoil. The program is in English and Russian.

Thursday, December 10, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Tony Fletcher and Alan Vega in Conversation

Fletcher's new book All Hopped up and Ready to Go provides a compelling history of the NYC music scene from 1927 to 1977. Brooklyn-born Vega was one half of the seminal electronic duo Suicide. Vega?s venue Project of Living Artists served as a stomping ground for the likes of the New York Dolls, Television, and Blondie.

Saturday, December 12, 1:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Class Clown

Athena Lorenzo has been slimed and she doesn't think it's very funny. Someone in Ms. Gleason's classis playing practical jokes. Theodore "Jigsaw" Jones claims to be the very first dectedtive in the whole school. It's up to Jigsaw and his friend Mila to investigate the sliming and track down the class clown. This could be their stickiest case yet! Brimming with music, charm and humor, ArtsPower's new production - based on the book by renowned author James Preller - will make audiences laugh and think as they learn the secret codes that Jigsaw must decipher to solve the mystery.

Saturday, December 12, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Cosmopolis: Jessica Hagedorn

Hagedorn was born and raised in the Philippines and came to the United States in her early teens. Her novels include Dream Jungle, The Gangster of Love, and Dogeaters, which was nominated for a National Book Award. She will read from her new novel, Toxicology. WNYC's Leonard Lopate hosts.

Sunday, December 13, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

The Guys from The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band

Pat Donohue, Richard Dworsky, and Gary Raynor take a break from entertaining a well-known Lake Wobegon resident to perform their eclectic mix of music. A Prairie Home Companion music director, Dworsky is masterful keyboard player, composer and improviser in any style. Chet Atkins called Donohue (guitar) one of the greatest finger pickers in the world. Raynor (bass) has performed with the Count Basie band, Sammy Davis Jr. and the Minnesota Klezmer Band.

Sunday, December 13, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: BPL Chamber Players

Jessica Lee, violin, Adela Pena, violin, Ah Ling Neu, viola, Roberta Cooper, violoncello and Peter Weitzner, double bass, perform works by Mozart and Ravel, as well as some holiday classics. This program will last approximately 90 minutes. Please exit via Eastern Parkway exit.

Wednesday, December 16, 2:00PM
Central Library

Gods, Warriors, Women: Exploring Identities in The Iliad

The Iliad is famously the great epic of war; it is also the epic of the human condition--our mortal fates, our struggle to make and preserve community, our attempts at love, our capacity for violence, lust, affection, grief. The Iliad continues to speak to us, but it is not always or only about "us": its gods, its vision of the human, of war, of family, and of love, are both very strange and deeply familiar. In her lecture, "Gods, Warriors, Women: Exploring Identities in the Iliad," Professor Laura Slatkin will introduce the Page and Stage discussion series with an inquiry into the richness and strangeness of the Iliad. Further meetings will take up these motifs, exploring more fully the relations of and impasses between gods and mortals; the bonds among warriors; the status of women in the Iliadic universe. Our program will feature some forays into the modern world, including 20th C. responses to the Iliad by Simone Weil W.H. Auden, and Christopher Logue, as well as contemporary American reckonings with core Iliadic concerns, such as Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven.

Thursday, December 17, 4:00PM
Bushwick

Holiday Crafts

Make a colorful craft to brighten up the cold days of winter.

Thursday, December 17, 7:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History

On the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons debut as a stand alone program, journalist John Ortved offers a behind-the-scenes look at America?s best-loved show that takes you into the Writers? Room and through the making of an episode.

Saturday, December 19, 1:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Jon Samson presents Co-Creative Music

Original songs for kids and parents of all ages. co-Creative Music is a highly adaptive program with a multifaceted design involving private instruction, sing alongs, interactive music making and improvisation.

Saturday, December 19, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Latin American and Caribbean Modern and Contemporary Art

Museum of Modern Art Lecturer Angela Garcia considers artworks by Latin American and Caribbean artists such countries as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Patrons also have the opportunity to receive a family pass to MoMA good for up to 5 people

Sunday, December 20, 1:30PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Hard Times: Gold Diggers of 1933

This classic Warner Brothers musical, staged and choreographed by Busby Berkeley, follows four aspiring actresses as the Great Depression nearly darkens their theater production. In 2003, Gold Diggers of 1933 was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Sunday, December 20, 4:00PM
Central Library, Dweck Center

Classical Interludes: yMusic

This uniquely configured chamber ensemble, comprised of string trio, flute, clarinet and trumpet, is equally comfortable in the often overlapping classical and pop music worlds. This concert is the premiere of Gabriel Kahane's Concerto for Trumpet and Small Ensemble and a new work by British composer, Simon Hale. The rest of the program will draw on contemporary classical works by composers such as Arvo Part and Nico Muhly and arrangements of instrumental pieces by Sufjan Stevens and Ryuichi Sakamoto.