Events in March 2023
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Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
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March 1, 2023 -
Read and Discussion Group: James Baldwin's America
Read and Discussion Group: James Baldwin's America
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March 8, 2023Thanks to the generous support of Humanities NY, poet and Philmont resident Karen Schoemer will lead a reading and discussion group about the work of 20th century author James Baldwin. A novelist, essayist, poet and playwright, Baldwin is one of the most important American thinkers on the subject of race and democracy. His work continues to resonate through American literature, film, music and theater; his 1963 non-fiction book The Fire Next Time is a landmark of the civil rights movement.
The group will meet monthly, on second Wednesdays, in the Cultural Center at the Philmont Library from 7 – 8:30 pm. Copies of Baldwin’s Collected Essays and Early Novels and Stories will be available to borrow free of charge. The schedule is as follows: February 8, Introduction; March 8, Another Country; April 12, Nobody Knows My Name; May 10, Giovanni’s Room; June 14, The Fire Next Time. These sessions will allow participants to explore Baldwin's themes through their connection to our own lives. In addition to Baldwin’s works, Schoemer will bring in extracts of contemporary essays that show the pervasiveness of Baldwin’s influence.Karen Schoemer is a poet, performer and author whose work has been widely published and anthologized. A former critic for the New York Times and Newsweek, she contributes words and vocals to the bands Sky Furrows, Jaded Azurites, and Ivan the Tolerable. Her non-fiction book Great Pretenders: My Strange Love Affair with ‘50s Pop Musicwas published by Free Press in 2006.February 8 - IntroductionMarch 8 - Another CountryApril 12 - Nobody knows My NameMay 10 - Giovanni's RoomJune 14 - Fire Next Time -
Information Session for Philmont's Historic District
Information Session for Philmont's Historic District
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March 15, 2023Join speakers from NY State Historic Preservation Office for the ins and outs, truths and myths, and more about creating a historic district in Philmont. Bring all of your questions and concerns to be addressed and answered.
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Arthur King Photography Show
Arthur King Photography Show
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March 18, 2023Arthur King will show a collection of photographs from his early black and white images from a vanished New York City of the 1950’s, to more recent views of a dynamic New York and street art.
Hudson and the Hudson Valley is now his main focus, from nature to man's impact on the area.
Arthur presents his work as observations of the immediate environment straight from the camera, with no set-ups, no Photoshop, little cropping. He has a wide range of images and a few films, all without studying photography.
Check our program calendar or call the library for more information.