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Fractured packs the house
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Directors Adrienne and Jim Perine and composer Barbara Ganin worked for eight weeks with their cast of 37 8- to 13-year-olds for this season's Books Alive! show, and their efforts paid off last Saturday!
Season seven of the children's theatre project brought in a whopping $1,498 in ticket sales for the play Fractured! That's nearly double last year's ticket earnings! At Wednesday's cast party, the actors said they liked being on stage and hearing the applause, as well as doing some improvising of their own. Participants in this year's show also wrote the original scripts for the play! Money from this year's performance will be put back into the Books Alive! program. Thanks to all who came out to support the children and the community!
Photos: Above, the cast of Fractured! belt out a tune from the show. At right, Jillian and Emily Landsman pose with Logan Adams behind the scenes. |
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Coming up at the Wallkill Public Library
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Friday: The Nintendo Game Club for ages 10 and under is at 4 p.m.
Sunday: Look for your friends from the library as we march together in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade at 2 p.m.!
Tuesday: Mommy and Me meets at 10:30 a.m.; Book Buddies get together at 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday: Toddler Story Time takes place at 10:30 a.m.; Book Buddies meet at 1 p.m. Millie the Tail-Waggin' Tutor will be in at 6:30 p.m. to hear her friends read to her. Bring in a short book of your own or choose from our selection.
Thursday: Listen to a story and then cook up a treat during Cooking with Miss Carolyn at 4 p.m. The Knitting and Crochet Club meets at 6:30 p.m.
Friday: Toddler Story Time takes place at 10:30 a.m.; the Nintendo Game Club for ages 10 and under meets at 4 p.m. There will be a Flower Pin Workshop for Adults at 7 p.m. Come and learn how to make a beautiful accessory for yourself or someone you love! |
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Get your Renegades tickets here!  Geek the Library Night will be happening at Dutchess Stadium June 30! Join us as the Renegades play the Staten Island Yankees - you can enjoy the game and the post-game fireworks (plus get your own Renegades hat) for just $15! That's $7 less than retail value! A portion of each fundraising package sold will benefit the Wallkill Public Library. To get your tickets online, go to GadesGroups.com and enter the password "wallpl." Or, call Corinne Adams at 845-838-0094, ext. 217. For more information, call the library at 895-3707. |
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Use social media to boost your biz  HiHo Home Market owner Heidi Hill-Haddard will offer tips on using social media to promote your business on Wednesday, March 28, from 7-8 p.m. Hill-Haddard herself creatively markets her business using Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Blogger. Her experience and success gives her a unique view of social media from a business perspective. Join us and get motivated by her own achievements in the national press! A Q&A session will follow her presentation, which will be held in the community room of the Town Hall. Come early - seating's limited. For more information, call the library at 895-3707 or email Mary Lou Carolan at mlcarolan@rcls.org |
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Free tutoring for the math-challenged
 Is your child intimidated by math? Is she struggling to stay afloat when it comes to fractions or algebra?
Spring break might be the answer to her problems!
That's when honor student Nicholas Piaquadio will be at the library to help those in need of some math tutoring. Children in grades 3 through 8 are welcome to come to the library between 12:30 and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, from April 2 through the 6th. Bring in a sample of problems to get started, and let Nicholas help you get back on track.
Those interested should register to make an appointment. Name, grade, phone number, and email are required. You can stop in at the library or call us at 895-3707 to sign up. |
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Yoga's pros and (some horrible) cons
 Even if you're not a practitioner, you're probably aware of the benefits of yoga - improved muscle tone, lowered blood pressure, etc., etc.
What you might not be aware of is that certain poses have been known to cause crippling strokes in even the young and fit, or that the exercise has raised questions about whether humans have latent capabilities for entering states of suspended animation (among other things....).
In The Science of Yoga, William J. Broad explores the risks, rewards, and history of the uber-popular fitness craze. Five years in the making and exhaustively researched, the book will appeal to both devotees of yoga and those curious about its claims. |
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Library card your ticket to knowledge
 Wallkill Public Library's online research tools are a valuable commodity for those trying to learn a new language, find a job, trace their heritage, and any number of other endeavors.
And because our library is part of the Ramapo Catskill Library System, your library card can also be used to gain access to many of the online resources other RCLS libraries offer, as well.
Newburgh, for instance, provides a host of online research material...an even more extensive selection than Wallkill, in fact, because the Newburgh Free Library is a central library within the RCLS system and can therefore afford a greater array of databases.
The good news is you can still access much of this material by using your card. Be sure to check the fine print, though - some of the databases can be accessed only with a Newburgh card, or from that particular library.
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Tickets available for Disney production
 A trip is to see Peter and the Starcatcher at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Broadway is being organized by Books Alive! director Adrienne Perine.
Adapted by Rick Elice from a Disney-Hyperion novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, Peter and the Starcatcher is a play with music that tells the story of how Peter Pan became the boy who refused to grow up.
A limited number of rear balcony seats have been purchased for the 1 p.m. show on April 28. Tickets are $40 each. Anyone interested should contact Adrienne at dramapearl@aol.com or 895-8712. |
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Great things are happening here!  Spring always seems more like the start of a new year than January 1st does. There are no true visible signs of change in January in comparison to what happens in March. This morning, I saw my first robin. The daffodils and crocuses are blooming in my yard, and the grass, trees and shrubs are tipped with fresh new green life. It is a time to celebrate and start anew. Hope Ives Mauran, the local author who shared her book, Be the Second Coming, at the library a few evenings ago, talked about the interconnectedness of all things, all beings. The importance of finding the joy and purpose within ourselves and sharing that discovery with the world. The following evening, actor Carolyn Evans shared the stories, spirit, and life of Harriet Tubman to a full house of history buffs and the young Books Alive! performers. For a short while, we were all connected to our American past, to wondering what it must have been like as a slave, to feeling a connection with a woman who risked so much to change the lives of so many. Following that performance, we held a cast party for the children who participated in the Books Alive! performance last weekend. Together, they talked, laughed, and shared their stories and triumphs with one another. Their youthful energy filled the air as they realized they were part of something very special. The unifying factor in all of these happenings is the library. We have the good fortune of serving as a catalyst for bringing people together, to learn, to share, to laugh, and to build community. Good things are happening here, and we invite you to be a part of them. In fact, we need you here.'Tis the season of renewal....start with your library.
Mary Lou Carolan
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