**This presentation was originally scheduled for November 6, 2019, and has now been moved to January 28, 2020.** Homeopathy is a 200-year-old holistic approach to healing acts to stimulate the body’s own ability to restore health and healing from the inside out. Used extensively worldwide, homeopathy can affect every bodily system. During this presentation, you will learn the origins of homeopathy, what it is, what it is not, and the basic principles. You will also hear actual cases that bring … [Read more...] about “Homeopathy – Help Your Body Heal Itself” with Deb Snider
Main Library
“Ulysses Cylinders” Exhibit Tours
Join The Community Library's Programs and Education Manager, Martha Williams, for afternoon drop-by tours of the Ulysses Cylinders, on display in the Library's foyer through January 10, 2020. Inspired by James Joyce's novel, the Ulysses Cylinders combine the alchemic artistry of Dale Chihuly with painter Seaver Leslie’s pen and ink drawings to create a unique collection of golden glass Cylinders. Chihuly’s and Leslie's love of Ireland and Irish literature inspired an earlier series, Irish … [Read more...] about “Ulysses Cylinders” Exhibit Tours
“Ulysses: A Greek Epic in an Irish World” Short Film Screening and “Ulysses Cylinders” Docent Tour
Join The Community Library for a screening of the short film, Ulysses: A Greek Epic in an Irish World. Following the film, our docents will lead a guided tour of the Ulysses Cylinders, on display in the Library's foyer through January 10, 2020. Short Film Screening in the Lecture Hall: Ulysses: A Greek Epic in an Irish World (4:00-4:30 pm) From 1914 to 1921, while Ireland faced revolution at home, James Joyce was abroad, slowly laboring on his great masterpiece, Ulysses. In this lecture about … [Read more...] about “Ulysses: A Greek Epic in an Irish World” Short Film Screening and “Ulysses Cylinders” Docent Tour
“Shaming My Red Lips” with Sharon Poppy Farsijani
What’s better than being yourself? Or getting arrested for wearing red lipstick? What is like to have your identity and authenticity challenged on a day-to-day basis? Shaming My Red Lips is the true story of Sharon Shaghayegh “Poppy” Farsijani, an American-Iranian rebellious teenager living a care-free life in Brooklyn, on track to go to college and pursue a career in journalism. But when Poppy's father reevaluates her cultural assimilation at the age of seventeen, he decides she’s becoming too … [Read more...] about “Shaming My Red Lips” with Sharon Poppy Farsijani
“Ulysses Cylinders” Docent Tour
Join The Community Library docents for a late afternoon tour of the Ulysses Cylinders, on display in the Library's foyer through January 10, 2020. Inspired by James Joyce's novel, the Ulysses Cylinders combine the alchemic artistry of Dale Chihuly with painter Seaver Leslie’s pen and ink drawings to create a unique collection of golden glass Cylinders. Chihuly’s and Leslie's love of Ireland and Irish literature inspired an earlier series, Irish Cylinders, over forty years ago. In the summer … [Read more...] about “Ulysses Cylinders” Docent Tour
The Wisdom of Wolves: Lessons from the Sawtooth Pack with Jim and Jamie Dutcher
How can one put a realistic face on an animal that has been demonized and villainized for hundreds of years? Jim and Jamie Dutcher have, and they continue to do so as they travel the nation sharing their unique account of how they lived with wolves. Partnering with the National Geographic Society and speaking on their own, they have given more than 200 presentations about the Sawtooth Pack and other wolves they have come to know. After speaking to students, ranchers, wolf biologists, elk … [Read more...] about The Wisdom of Wolves: Lessons from the Sawtooth Pack with Jim and Jamie Dutcher
