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              APRIL 2008:          MAY 2008> 

Evening  Book Club
Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen

Trash or Treasure?

A free program on Antiques and Collectibles
with Barry Blank

Antique Appraisals available at $3 each. 
Limit 5, please.  No Weapons.

International Film Festival

Crimson Gold
How could a simple, meek, good-hearted man turn to crime and violence? The story of an ordinary pizza-delivery man, Hussein--inspired by a real life incident--begins with his deadly seige at a Teheran jewelry store. In flashbacks, Hussein and a coworker friend visit a high-end jewelry store, only to be turned away. Humiliated, Hussein goes back to work, roaming silently and angrily through the dirty downtown streets and frenetic souks. At his next delivery he is harassed by police. Finally, he arrives at his last stop, a luxurious apartment building where a wealthy man invites him into his elegantly furnished penthouse so he can complain to someone about adjusting to life in Iran after living in the United States. Hussein is once again made to feel the victim of an imbalanced social system and reaches the breaking point. The non-professional lead actor actually works as a pizza delivery man and is a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. Banned in Iran by the mullahs for being too "dark" and withdrawn from Oscar consideration, the film won a Jury Prize at Cannes and the Gold Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival.

Directed by Jafar Panahi. Iran. 2003
 97 min. Drama. Not Rated.
In Farsi with English subtitles
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USS Avenger
Monthly meeting of the
Science Fiction Book Club
New members are welcome

Morning Book Club
Empire Falls
by Richard Russo

Author signing

Meet Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant
authors of Gotta Keep on Tryin'

With five novels to their credit, Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant, best friends for 25 years, have turned their friendship into a successful and enduring writing collaboration.  Gotta Keep on Tryin' is the sequel to their bestselling first novel Trying to Sleep in the Bed You Made. It takes a look at new issues being faced by the cast--Gayle, Pat and Marcus.  For more information about the authors, visit: http://www.deberryandgrant.com

Copies of their latest book will be available for purchase.

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Order the book in advance. $15.00
Copies available at the door for $20.00
All copies will be available for pick up at the program.
 

Children and Stress
sponsored by The Art of Living Foundation
A discussion of the effects of the stress children are facing and how simple breathing techniques can help relieve stress and handle negative emotions.

For more information contact 732-662-9798

International Adoption Informational Meeting

presented by Stacey Puleio
of Holt International

Children need adoptive families! Adoption Information Meetings are being held throughout the United States to inform prospective adoptive parents and interested community members about Holt International's adoption programs.
    Stacey Puleio will answer questions and adoptive parents relating their adoption experience.

No registration is necessary.  Call 609-882-4972 for more information

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