May June Newsletter 2017
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Music and Films<br />
Outdoor Concert with<br />
Joe Policastro Trio<br />
Plus Special Guests<br />
Part of WDCB Jammin in the Stacks Series<br />
Main Library Outdoor Stage<br />
Tuesday, <strong>June</strong> 20 (Rain date is <strong>June</strong> 21)<br />
6:30 – 8 pm<br />
Bring your lawn chair or blanket for a<br />
summer evening concert of jazz and pop!<br />
While firmly rooted in jazz, the band also<br />
brings rock, old-school funk, soul, Brazilian<br />
and free improvisation to the surface.<br />
Piano Performances<br />
Main Library Lobby<br />
Every Thursday<br />
Join us for drop-in piano performances<br />
by talented community members.<br />
Check the library calendar at<br />
www.gailborden.info/register for exact<br />
performance times.<br />
Passport to Russia<br />
Join us at programs designed to enhance<br />
your enjoyment at ESO concerts<br />
during the 2016-17 season. Download<br />
a Passport and see more events at<br />
www.gailborden.info/russia.<br />
Passport to Russia Reception<br />
Hemmens Cultural Center<br />
45 Symphony Way, Elgin<br />
Friday, <strong>May</strong> 5 6:30 – 9:30 pm<br />
For more information, visit<br />
gailborden.info/russia. R<br />
Elgin Symphony Orchestra<br />
Listeners Club<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
Wednesday, <strong>May</strong> 3 1 – 3 pm<br />
This free, interactive lecture/<br />
discussion series led by Jim Kendros<br />
meets before the ESO’s Classics<br />
Masterworks performances to broaden<br />
your understanding of the music to<br />
be performed that week. Study the<br />
music “from the inside out,” make<br />
new friends and enhance your concert<br />
experience. Please register<br />
at www.elginsymphony.org, or<br />
call 847-888-0404 ext. 238 to<br />
reserve your seat.<br />
Brown Bag Lunch Classic Films<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
2nd Mondays 11 am – 1 pm<br />
Coffee will be served.<br />
<strong>May</strong> 8 The Hound of the Baskervilles<br />
(1939, NR)<br />
<strong>June</strong> 12 Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967, G)<br />
Reel Women for Real Women<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
4th Tuesdays 6 pm<br />
Co-sponsored by the AAUW Elgin Area<br />
Branch. A film and discussion focused<br />
on women’s issues.<br />
<strong>May</strong> 23<br />
Florence Foster<br />
Jenkins (2016, PG-13)<br />
<strong>June</strong> 27<br />
Hidden Figures<br />
(2016, PG)<br />
Not in Our Town:<br />
The Fire Next Time<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
Thursday, <strong>June</strong> 15 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
This documentary about Flathead Valley,<br />
Montana tells how citizens responded to<br />
a domestic terror cell’s plot to kill local<br />
leaders and highlights issues faced by<br />
communities. Refreshments. Sponsored<br />
by GBPL, Elgin Police Department, Elgin<br />
Community College MAGIC, Elgin Human<br />
Relation’s Commission, Elgin City of Peace<br />
and Coalition of Elgin’s Religious Leaders.<br />
Elgin Alive<br />
Screening of Circle of Time<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
A&B<br />
Tuesday, <strong>May</strong> 16<br />
7 – 8:30 pm<br />
This documentary<br />
is a fascinating<br />
look at the Elgin<br />
National Watch<br />
Factory, which<br />
shaped Elgin for<br />
more than 100<br />
years and features<br />
stories of the<br />
people who worked<br />
there. The Elgin<br />
History Museum<br />
will showcase some<br />
of its collection of Elgin watches and<br />
archival materials. Sponsored by the ECN<br />
and the Elgin Area Historical Society.<br />
Did You<br />
Know?<br />
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selections, and languages including more than 475 French, 270 Spanish, 125 Russian,<br />
25 Italian and 20 German titles. For information about the cloudLibrary app, go to<br />
www.gailborden.info/elibrary.<br />
14 R =Registration required • Three ways to register: Online at gailborden.info/register • Call 847-429-4597 • In person
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