Somerville library news, notes

The following was submitted by Somerville Public Library:

FOLK INSPIRATIONS

On Thursday, February 24th at 7:00 p.m., the Central Library (79 Highland Avenue) is pleased to welcome violinist Emil Altschuler and pianist Artem Belogurov, who will perform a program entitled “Folk Inspirations.”  The program includes works by Tony Schemmer, Manuel de Falla, and Béla Bartók.

This free concert is funded by the Friends of the Library and all are welcome to attend.  Please join us!


GET READY FOR THE BIG BOIL DOWN!

On Saturday, February 26th at 11:00 a.m., Groundwork Somerville will offer “Get Ready for the Big Boil Down!,” the final session its series of educational workshops for kids ages 6-9.  The program will take place at the Central Library (79 Highland Avenue) and is limited to 15 kids on a first come, first served basis.

All participants, their friends, family, and neighbors are also welcome to attend the Boil Down on Saturday March 5th from 10 am to 2 pm at the Somerville Community Growing Center (22 Vinal Ave.)  The event is free and open to the public.  Come watch and learn as sap from local trees is boiled down into pure maple syrup over a warm fire.  Join us for syrup-tasting, music, kids’ activities, and more!  For more information, contact Tai at tai@groundworksomerville.org, call 617-628-9988, or visit www.groundworksomerville.org

The Somerville Maple Syrup Project is a joint project of Groundwork Somerville, the Friends of the Community Growing Center, Somerville Public Schools, Tufts University, and dedicated community volunteers.


BOOKS INTO MOVIES DISCUSSION GROUP

Join us at the West Branch Library (40 College Avenue) for a Books Into Movies discussion group!  Whether you've read the book, seen the movie, or both, you're invited to come and take part in a lively discussion.  Meetings take place one Monday per month at 7:30 pm.

Upcoming discussions include:

February 28th:
Rebecca
Book by Daphne Du Maurier, movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Joan Fontaine & Laurence Olivier

March 28th:
This Boy’s Life
Book by Tobias Wolff, movie directed by Michael Caton-Jones and starring Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio

April 25th:
A Tale of Two Cities
Book by Charles Dickens, movie directed by Jack Conway and starring Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allan, and Edna May Oliver

New members are always welcome to the group - please join us!


WILD TALES GOES TO THE FARM

What is an urban farm?  Why do people have farms in cities?  Why grow an edible garden and who eats it?  Can animals live in urban farms?  What kinds? Kids ages 6 to 12 will answer these questions and many more as we play games, learn traditional songs and dances, study chickens and bees, and meet people who grow edible landscapes and vegetable gardens.  Session I of Wild Tales Goes to the Farm meets at the Central Library (79 Highland Avenue) Wednesdays, March 2nd through 23rd from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.  

For more information, or to register, call Liza Kitchell at 617-628-6685 or email her at lpkitchell@aol.com.

This free program is offered by the Somerville Community Growing Center's Children in Nature Initiative.  It is funded in part by grants from the Somerville Arts Council and the Friends of the Somerville Public Library.


MYSTERY BOOK GROUP

If you love mysteries, why not come to a meeting of the mystery book discussion group at the Central Library (79 Highland Avenue)?  The group reads and discusses all sorts of mysteries and chooses books by consensus.  The next meeting will be on Wednesday, March 2nd at 7:00 p.m. to discuss Boston Noir, a book of short stories edited by Dennis Lehane.  This book discussion group is free, and new members are welcome.  We hope to see you there!

For a full listing of upcoming events, please see out online calendar:
http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=SVILLE