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Newsletter
January
2014
Concert of Gospel Music History Begins
Our Connecting With Community Grant Project
By Deborah Shafer, Adult Program Coordinator
The Negro spirituals sung on southern plantations expressed the collective
sorrow of American slaves and the history of their diaspora. After the
emancipation, former slaves moved to the cities, bringing their music with them.
But instead of the sorrowful songs sung in the fields, the new uplifting music
became known as gospel. As gospel music gained in popularity it became main
stream in the form of soul music, and in the early ‘60s took center stage through
the popular artists of Motown.
Using narration and performance, chamber singers from BethuneCookman University, under the direction of Damon Dandridge, will trace this 200
year history of black music from the cotton fields to the civil rights movement.
Damon Dandridge is in his first year as Director of Choral Studies at
Bethune-Cookman University. Those of you who attended the B-C U Town and
Gown Holiday Concert in December know what an impact he’s had already. He
holds the Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from The Florida State University and the Bachelor of
(Concert, Continued on page 2)
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the
Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America
Kicking-Off This Month,
A Community Read project
Featuring Pulitzer Prize Winning Book
Joan Adams Fenton Brings
First Lady Abigail to Life
As a descendant of Abigail and John Adams, Joan
Adams Fenton believes it is an honor to bring to life
the story of her famous ancestors. In 1976 following
a visit to the homes of John
The City Island Library has purchased
and Abigail in
additional copies of Gilbert King’s book to
Massachusetts, she was
accommodate the Community Read
inspired to write a oneproject which is part of our
woman show about Abigail
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initiative. Each copy of the book will
have a wrapper around the title page
performances throughout
instructing readers on how to reserve
Miami where Joan had been
a seat for the book discussion with
living at the time.
the author to be held on Saturday,
In 2008 she was once again
April 12 at 2:00 PM in the City Island
encouraged to “ resurrect ”
Library auditorium.
Abigail, and has been giving
The purpose of a community
performances throughout
read program is to encourage citizens to read for
pleasure and enlightenment. A specific title is
the Daytona Beach area
selected, copies of the title purchased and made
ever since. On January 25
available to library patrons, and then all who
she will be performing Part
participate are encouraged to gather and share their
One entitled, “ Lessons
(Community Read, Continued on page 3)
Learned from Our Ancestors ” where she focuses
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Music Education degree in Choral Music/Voice from South Carolina State University. He is currently
completing his DMA in Choral Conducting at Michigan State University.
Professor Dandridge has worked with The 105 Voices of History since its
inception, serving as a National Conductor in 2008 and is the current Dean of
Students. He has had the esteemed pleasure of working with some of the most
influential African-American composers of our time including Brazeal W. Dennard,
Roland M. Carter, Dr. André J. Thomas, and Moses G. Hogan. As an artist,
Dandridge's choral arrangements have been met with worldwide acclaim. He is a past
winner of the National Association of Negro Musicians’
Brantley Spiritual Arrangement Award. His research
The Library
interests
include
fostering
the
relevance
of
the
Negro
Damon Dandridge
Kicks-Off the 2014
spiritual to succeeding generations, the history and function
Portion of Our
of music in African-American worship, and the choral music of British West
Connecting With the
Indian composer Edward H. Margetson.
Community Grant
Curtis Rayam, Jr. will be featured as a soloist
singing a selection of spirituals. An international opera
Project
and concert singer, Rayam has returned to his home
With a Concert on
state of Florida, and now teaches at Bethune-Cookman
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University as Lecturer/Artist–In-Residence and at Rollins
at 2:00 PM
College in Winter Park as Adjunct Professor of Voice.
Additionally, he serves on the Music Outreach Program Committee in the Music
Department at B-CU and shares patronage with the late Bishop Thomas Grady for the
Negro Spiritual Scholarship Foundation, which is under the umbrella of the Orlando
Curtis Rayam
Opera Company.
Mr. Rayam was also invited to be a board member of the Bach Choral Festival Society of Winter
Park. Mr. Rayam made his professional operatic debut with the Miami Opera in Giacomo Puccini’s opera
“Manon Lescaut” with the late great American Tenor, Richard Tucker and Polish Soprano ,Teresa
Kubiack and the late Dr. Emerson Buckley.
Four student soloists who will be participating are part of the Music Outreach Program:
Marquis Thompkins, baritone; Courtnee James, mezzo-soprano; Kaitlin Bell, soprano; Parris Lewis,
soprano.
Dr. Rose Grace, Assistant Professor of Piano at B-C U, will accompany all musical
numbers. Dr. Grace, a Russian-born pianist, has concertized throughout the United States
as a soloist and chamber music recitalist and has performed numerous times here at the
library to the praise of attendees. In the fall, 2012, Dr. Grace joined Daytona State College
as an adjunct professor of piano. Additionally, she serves on the Artistic Advisory Council
for the Daytona Beach Symphony Society. Since 2009, she holds the position as the Chair/
Founder of the Music Outreach Program at B-CU to bring music presentations to the
Volusia County public schools. In 2013, Dr. Grace was presented with the B-CU
Community Service Award for her outstanding work with the Music Outreach Program.
All of this talent combines for a program you won’t want to miss!
Rose Grace
This concert is part of the library’s Connecting with the Community Series, a two-year
program funded in part by a Partnership Grant from the Florida Humanities Council. Throughout 2014 the
library will sponsor book talks, dramatizations, panel discussions, films and music programs
commemorating the 50th anniversary of the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The grant will continue
into 2015, but the programming emphasis will change to contemporary issues. All Connecting with the
Community programs are co-funded by the Friends of the Library at City Island.
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Liz Coursen Returns to City Island With Two
“Connecting with the Community” Programs
By Deborah Shafer, Adult Program Coordinator
If last April you attended Liz’s program, “Having a
Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Here”, you will recall
just how engaging a speaker she is and all the
fascinating information on vintage Florida postcards her
presentation contained. Shortly after that program, I had
the opportunity to talk with her about potential interest in
developing programs that would coincide with the 50th
anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act. Liz indicated that she was contemplating a book that
would chronicle Floridians’ experiences during the Civil Rights era. When the Florida Humanities Council
Partnership Grant possibility arose, immediately my thoughts turned to Liz.
Liz has compiled an anthology entitled Shade in the Sunshine State: Reflections on Segregation in Florida.
The book discusses the history of segregation in Florida, alternating between first-person remembrances
and real-life visual images of contemporaneous advertising, postcards, and newspaper articles. Particular
attention is given to the time between the start of WWII (late 1930s) and the time immediately after the
passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Topics include Jackie Robinson’s minor league baseball debut in Sanford and
Daytona; Ft. Lauderdale’s 1961 “wade-in”; Jacksonville’s 1960 sit-in; the exclusion of
Jews from hotels all over the state; the integration of Florida schools; and the famous
science fiction book Alas, Babylon, which was written by Pat Frank, published in 1959,
and set in central Florida.
Material shown in her PowerPoint presentation will be in good taste and historically
accurate; however, neither the program content nor the images
will be “controversial” or offensive, in the sense that
Saturday, Feb. 1
segregation happened and we all know it happened. Typical
10:00 AM
images, for example, would be a “Whites Only” sign in front of
Writing Your
a lunch counter, a postcard of an aerial view of the University
Memoir
of Florida football field showing the horseshoe-shaped stadium
and the bleachers at the south end – where “the colored
2:00 PM
people sat,” or the reverse side of the 1940s postcard that
Shade in the
declared “Restricted Clientele,” which was double-speak for “No Jews.”
Sunshine State
According to Liz, the take away from this program is, first, all Americans of a
“certain age” have memories of segregation, regardless of where they lived – segregation is part of
American history. Second, no matter how far we very well may have come, there is no doubt that in the
past fifty years America as a nation and Americans as individuals have come a long, long way in ensuring
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(Community Read, Continued from page 1)
opinions about the title.
Since King’s book deals with the civil rights era AND chronicles events that took place in Lake
County, FL., it seemed like the perfect title for this project. What’s more, the book won the 2013 Pulitzer
Prize for Non-Fiction, and the author will personally lead the book discussion.
We encourage everyone to read this important book that chronicles a bleak time in Central
Florida’s history and discuss the book with others at our very special event. Seating is limited and
reservations will be required for all who plan to attend.
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SPRING CRAFT PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
Our clever, crafty librarians Kristin Heifner and Lorri Davis are planning for the
Spring season another craft program to take place on February 12 at 1:00PM.
Final decisions as to specifics were not available before we went to press.
Inspiration for these programs comes from the kinds of colorful and surprising
construction materials the librarians find in their searches. Whatever decisions
are made, the materials will as always be provided to the participants. The
program is free, but for adults only, and, since work space is limited, only
twenty persons can be signed up.
Admission is on a first come/first served basis. Interested persons should make reservations well in
advance. To do so, call Adult Program Coordinator Deborah Shafer at 257-6036, ext. 16264.
WORKSHOP ON ROMANCE WRITING
It is a little known but well established fact that romances are the most popular
form of fiction in the United States. Thus, would-be writers of romances must be
made aware of what lovers of this very specialized genre look for. There are certain
plot, characterization, tone, settings and other standards which must be followed and
which literary agents will always look for in manuscripts submitted to them.
The third in our series of writers workshops will be concerned with this genre.
The workshop will take place on Wednesday, January 29, at 2:00PM in the City
Island Library. Led again by authors Veronica Hart, Joan King and Lois Gerber, all
three women are members of the Florida Writer's Association.
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equal rights for all.
There is progress to be made, but the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act is a good opportunity to reflect
on and celebrate the progress that has been made, both in Florida and in the United States. Shade in the
Sunshine State will be presented at 2:00 PM in the adult auditorium.
Earlier that same day (10:00 AM on February 1), Liz will present a program based on
another of her books, The Complete Biography Workbook. In conjunction with the
Florida Humanities grant, we have decided to resurrect the Friend’s “Harvesting
History” program to encourage area residents who lived through the civil rights era in
Daytona Beach to share their stories. We asked Liz to present information from her
book to demonstrate for our patrons how they can participate in this oral history project
that will begin in earnest this coming summer.
Liz grew up bouncing between Brunswick, Maine and Sarasota, Florida. A graduate of
Emory University, where she was the only girl on the ice hockey team, Liz put herself
through college by starting a lawn care service. She describes herself as a “serial” entrepreneur, with such
titles as construction contractor, terra cotta pottery importer, and a buyer and seller of large diamonds.
Liz lives in Sarasota, where she is a member of Toastmasters International, and is active in local animal
rescue efforts. She recently started a library for homeless people and has coordinated the donation of more
than 6000 volumes to the homeless and needy people in her community.
Liz truly is a Renaissance Woman!
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Learn About Reverse Mortgages
From Two Local Experts
BY Elizabeth Nelson, Newsletter Editor
Who has not heard Fred Thompson talk about reverse mortgages? When a
prominent public figure like Thompson turns up on our television screens, we
tend to pay attention. Are his presentations news releases? A former five-term
congressman from Tennessee, columnist, radio host, attorney, actor, and,
briefly in 2008, Republican candidate for nomination for the
U.S. presidency, Fred has pretty trustworthy credentials. And, lately, award-winning actor
Henry Winkler is also speaking out in the same vein. What's not to like about reverse
mortgages?
Michael Pyle and John Reardon will co-host a program, on Saturday, January 11, 2:00
P.M., in which they will explore the subject in detail, and answer all questions attendees
Pyle
may want to put to them. Reardon is a reverse mortgage specialist and will present
balanced, educational information on the subject, including the pros and cons, so that
people, aged 62 and older, can fully understand what an FHA Reverse Mortgage is, how it can be helpful,
how it can be dangerous, and all rules relating to it.
Pyle a local attorney in the firm of Pyle and Dellinger, will approach the subject from the legal aspect,
and hopes to dispel the notion some may have, from the skillfully designed advertising
campaign of the mortgage industry, that this is a most welcome and painless avenue
to relief from money worries. At the same time, he wishes to counter a certain cynical
attitude others may have on the subject, turned off by the advertising which they may
SATURDAY,
JANUARY 11, 2014,
2:00 P.M.
perceive as slick commercialism.
Michael Pyle has become a staunch friend of the City Island Library and is well known to our patrons,
having presented a series of programs, over the past several years, primarily on legal
matters. He has also talked to us about his and his wife's visits to Cuba, to re-connect with
relatives in that island nation after travel restrictions for family members were eased in
2008.
Pyle has several more talks scheduled for this spring. The next one, following this
exposition on reverse mortgages in January, will be on estate planning, February 12, at
Reardon
3:00 P.M. an encore presentation with updates from his program last February.
We have Michael Pyle to thank for bringing his friend John Reardon to our library for this presentation
on reverse mortgages. We look forward to it. In this time of housing difficulties for so many Americans, it
is a topic that badly needs airing.
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LET”S TALK ABOUT LITERATURE
The long-standing book discussion group known as “Let’s Talk About Literature” has compiled
the reading list for 2014. Meetings are held at 5PM on the third Tuesday of each month in the
Board Room of the City Island Library. All discussions are free and open to the public.
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January: A Land Remembered by Patrick Smith
February—And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
March—The Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally
April—The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
May—The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
June—The Round House by Louise Erdrich
July—Bring your literary choice to share with group this month!
August—The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
September—Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasie
October—The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson
November—American Dervish by Ayad Ahktar
December—TransAtlantic by Colum McCann
Due To Popular Demand
Ben’s Essentials Continues for Another Year!
Wow! None of us knew just how popular Ben’s classic film series would become, but week after week,
after week, 35-40 patrons would come to the films to hear all the insights Ben would share from lighting and
shot techniques, to actors’ contracts and disputes! So why would we mess with a good thing?
The series for 2014 will still have Ben sharing his inside scoops but the classics we’ll be showing are all
from the 1960s and 1970s. Here’s the list of what you can expect Tuesdays at 2:00, starting in February:
Date
Feb 4
Feb 11
Feb 18
Feb 25
Mar 4
Mar 11
Mar 18
Mar 25
Apr 8
Apr 15
Apr 22
Apr 29
May 6
May 13
May 20
May 27
Jun 3
Jun 10
Jun 17
Jun 24
Jul 1
Film
“A Raisin In The Sun “
“To Kill A Mockingbird”
“In The Heat Of The Night”
“Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner”
“The Godfather”
“The Godfather Part II”
“Annie Hall”
“The Sound Of Music”
“Star Wars”
“Chinatown”
“The Graduate”
“Lawrence Of Arabia”
“Psycho”
“Goldfinger”
“The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly”
“One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”
“Apocalypse Now”
“All the President’s Men”
“Blazing Saddles”
“Cabaret”
“2001: A Space Odyssey”
Date
Jul 8
Jul 15
Jul 22
Jul 29
Aug 5
Aug 12
Sep 2
Sep 9
Sep 16
Sep 23
Sep 30
Oct 7
Oct 14
Oct 21
Nov 11
Nov 18
Nov 25
Dec 2
Dec 9
Dec 16
Dec 23
Dec 30
Film
“Butch Cassidy And the Sundance Kid”
“Dr. Strangelove”
“Westside Story”
“Bonnie and Clyde”
“The Last Picture Show”
“American Graffiti”
“Taxi Driver”
“Network”
“Easy Rider”
“The Wild Bunch”
“Young Frankenstein”
“Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Wolff?”
“Deer Hunter”
“Midnight Cowboy”
“The Exorcist”
“M.A.S.H.”
“Dr. Zhivago”
“My Fair Lady”
“Kramer vs. Kramer”
“Spartacus”
“The Sting”
“Raging Bull”
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New Non-Fiction DVD Series to Begin at the Library in February
The library has a number of excellent non-fiction DVDs that seem to sit on the shelves more than they
circulate, so we decided to survey our film-loving patrons to see if there is any
interest in a program that features documentaries. Overwhelmingly, they indicated
that they were interested in a non-fiction series, and our classic film buffs indicated
that they’d like it to run on Tuesday mornings!
No one does documentaries as well as Ken Burns so we’ve put together some of his
most popular titles for this series. Some titles are as long as 12 hours so we broke
them up into two-hour segments. All segments begin at 10:00 AM on Tuesday
mornings when indicated. Here’s the list that we have developed to offer our
patrons:
Date
Feb 4
Feb 11
Feb 18
Feb 25
Series
Empire of the Air: Men Who Made Radio
Central Park Five
Horatio’s Drive: America’s First Road Trip
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mar 4
Mar 11
Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Mar 18
Mar 25
Apr 8
Apr 15
Apr 22
Apr 29
May 6
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Civil War
Civil War
Civil War
Civil War
Civil War
Civil War
Civil War
May 13
May 20
May 27
Jun 3
Jun 10
Jun 17
Jun 24
Jul 1
National Parks
National Parks
National Parks
National Parks
National Parks
National Parks
National Parks
National Parks
Jul 8
Statue of Liberty
Jul 15
Jul 22
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Jul 29
Aug 5
Prohibition
Prohibition
Director Ken Burns
Aug 12
Sep 2
Dust Bowl
Dust Bowl
Sep 9
Sep 16
Sep 23
Sep 30
Oct 7
Oct 14
The West
The West
The West
The West
The West
The West
Oct 21
Nov 11
The Shakers
The Congress
Nov 18
Nov 25
Dec 2
Dec 9
Dec 16
Dec 23
Dec 30
The War
The War
The War
The War
The War
The War
The War
Plan
Tuesdays
Downtown.
Enjoy a lunch
at one of many
good Beach
Street eateries,
and take a stroll along the river.
Library Enters Third Year of Book and a Movie Program with Cinematique
By Deborah Shafer, Adult Program Coordinator
Library patrons along with other local residents continue to look forward to our
monthly Cinematique Under the Stars Book and Movie program held the
fourth Friday of each month in conjunction with Downtown Daytona
Beach’s Front Porch Friday initiative. This past holiday season we saw the
release of a number of films based on books that we’ll be screening and talking
about throughout 2014.
*Titles may be subject to change if DVDs aren’t released as scheduled*
Additionally, this year we have decided to move the book club, held on Saturday morning following each film,
to Cinematique located on Beach Street. Our intention is to capture attendees who typically come downtown for
the Farmers’ Market and who might enjoy a book discussion while sipping a latte and noshing on a pastry
inside the theater! The book discussions will begin at 10:00 AM at Cinematique.
Though not every film is based on a specific book, we’ve managed to come up with some great tie-ins that
hopefully will appeal to varied audiences.
Cinematique Titles for 2014
Jan. 24
Feb. 28
Mar. 28
Apr. 25
May 23
Jun. 27
Jul. 25
Aug. 22
Sep. 26
Oct. 24
Nov. 28
Dec. 26
“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey
(based on the book, The Butler: A Witness to History, by Wil Haygood.)
“42” starring Harrison Ford and Chadwick Boseman (book tie-in Blackout:
The Untold Story of Jackie Robinson’s First Spring Training by Chris
Lamb). This movie and book presentation is part of our Connecting with the
Community grant. Film will be shown inside Jackie Robinson stadium! No
need to bring chairs or blankets to sit upon. The Book Discussion with
Chris Lamb will take place on Saturday, March 1 at 2:00 PM at the
City Island Library.
“Sharknado” starring Tara Reid and Ian Ziering (book tie-in Stormy
Weather by Carl Hiaasen)
“The Hunger Games – Catching Fire” starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh
Hutcherson (Based on the book Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins)
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” starring Ben Stiller and Kristin Wiig
(based on the short story by James Thurber)
“Philomena” starring Judi Dench (based on the book, The Lost Child of
Philomena by Martin Sixsmith)
“Monuments Men” starring George Clooney and Cate Blanchett (based on the
book Monuments Men by Robert Edsel)
“Iron Man 3” starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow (book tie-in
Marvel Comics: the untold story by Sean Howe)
“Saving Mr. Banks” starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson (book tie-in
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers)
“Bullitt” starring Steve McQueen and Jacqueline Bisset (book tie-in
Stuntman: My Car-Crashing, Plane-Jumping, Bone-Breaking, Death-Defying
Hollywood Life by Hal Needham). Film selected to tie-in with classic car show
scheduled for the same weekend.
“A Christmas Story” starring Peter Billingsley and Darren McGavin (based
on the book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd)
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” starring Audrey Hepburn (based on the book
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote)
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Zora Neale Hurston:
A Little Sweat and a Lot of Spunk
By Lois Fennelly, Vice-President
Friends of the Library at City Island
Connect with Zora Neale Hurston, the famous
African American novelist and folklorist from Florida, when Dr. Lynn Hawkins presents an enactment of
Hurston’s 1928 story entitled “Sweat.” On February 15 at 2 P.M. in the auditorium, the
audience will be invited to participate in a reading of this story. Set in a village near
Orlando, probably modeled on her hometown of Eatonville, “Sweat” portrays a wife’s
revenge on her abusive husband.
Before engaging participants in the reading, Dr. Hawkins will introduce Zora, her literary
achievements and her personal challenges. For instance, during Hurston’s brief teaching
sojourn in 1934 at then Bethune-Cookman College, Zora demonstrated “a lot of spunk” in
resisting Dr. Bethune’s pressures to conform. Dr. Hawkins’ knowledge is not only
academically based --her many publications and her graduate work at the University of
Nebraska are all concerned with African American studies-- but she formed a friendship
with the late Dr. Annie May Walker, a friend of Zora’s who achieved recognition as an
anthropologist and professor. Wise Child, Wise Woman by Dr. Hawkins is based on her
extensive interviews with Dr. Walker.
Lynn Hawkins
Dr. Hawkins’ engaging, knowledgeable style reveals
her background as a radio talk show host in New Smyrna Beach for
five years. In addition, she is the author of more than 2,000
feature stories. Currently, she teaches English at Daytona State
College.
Dr. Hawkins is the statewide chairperson of the “Reading Action
Program” (RAP), sponsored by the Lions Club International. The
Friends of the Daytona Regional Library at City Island have invited
her to return to City Island on Wednesday, March 5 to speak about
this organization’s efforts to increase literacy in Volusia County.
Zora Neale Hurston
Stargazer Series: The Winter Sky
Come see the heavens up close and personal in the second program of our
popular new Stargazer Series. Dr. Jason Aufdenberg, Associate Professor
of Physics and Astronomy at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in
Daytona Beach and faculty advisor for ERAU’s Amateur Astronomy
Club, will take our new telescope out for another spin around the cosmos
with a look at The Winter Sky. This program will take place on Friday,
Jan. 17 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
The program will begin in the library auditorium with basic instruction on
how a telescope works, followed by a simulation, using Starry Night
software, of the Daytona Beach-area winter sky. After a Q&A session the
program will move outside, where each attendee will have an opportunity to view specially-selected celestial objects.
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(Adams, Continued from page 1)
on the childhood years of both Abigail and John and discusses those who had the
most influence on the two of them in their early years. This presentation closes
Joan Adams
Fenton to portray
with their marriage in October 25, 1764.
Abigail
Adams on
According to Joan, the performance offers a spiritual and patriotic lift to audiences
Saturday, January
as she includes readings from their original diaries and letters. Because the
25 at 2:00 PM
Adams family descendants turned over all of the Adams ’ papers in the early
1950s to the Massachusetts Historical Society, we as a nation were given a magnificent treasure that
allows us to view colonial times through Abigail and John ’ s eyes. It is a view that Joan is honored to
share.
On Saturday, March 15 at 2:00 PM, Joan returns to the library with husband Bill portraying John Adams,
and Jay Thomas who will portray John Quincy Adams.
As the year begins, it is time to renew your membership to the
Friends of the Library at City Island
We welcome new members to join us in supporting the programs and the work
of the Friends of the Library
MEMBERSHIP
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“ 42 ”
For lovers of baseball, great movies, outstanding books, and civil rights—here are two
events to whet your interest:
There will be a special screening of the film “ 4 2 ” in the JACKIE ROBINSON
BASEBALL PARK to be held at dusk on Friday, February 28. The event is cosponsored by Cinematique and the Daytona Cubs Organization.
Then return at 2:00PM on Saturday, March 1, to the Adult Auditorium of City
Island Library as we memorialize the signing of the Civil Rights Act with a special book
discussion by Chris Lamb of his book, Blackout: The Untold Story of Jackie
Robinson ’ s First Spring Training.
Although "42" is not based on Chris Lamb ’ s book, the content of both the film and
the book make for an appropriate tie-in. Both programs are part of our year-long "Commemorating the 50th
Anniversary of the Signing of the Civil Rights Act" initiative, which is part of our Connecting with the
Community partnership grant co-sponsored by the Florida Humanities Council and the Friends of the
Library.
AUTHOR LUNCHEON, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2014,
AT HALIFAX RIVER YACHT CLUB
FEATURING JESSIE KNADLER ,
AUTHOR OF RURALLY SCREWED,
AS WELL AS HER ATTENTION-GETTING BLOG.
This year’s Friends of the Daytona Beach Regional Library Center’s Annual Author’s Luncheon will
feature blogger, author, military and farmer’s wife, mom, avid canner and chicken raiser, Jessie Knadler.
Ms. Knadler, who grew up in Montana, had moved to New York City where she was living a Carrie
Bradshaw kind of life, working as an editor (Jane), and freelancing for an assortment of magazines and
newspapers, even, according to her biography, working briefly for a tabloid, when she met a cowboy at a
rodeo on a trip home.
She continues to freelance from her new home in Virginia (Martha Stewart Living, The
Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Jezebel.com.)
Sounds like a Lifetime TV movie, but Knadler has turned it into her own, on-going life
story. After some time struggling with the concept of leaving the city behind and moving
to the country, Jessie married her cowboy/farmer, moved to rural Virginia and plunged
into canning, pickling and other traditional farmer’s wifely occupations. She learned to
raise – and slaughter – chickens and ride horses, as well as pickle, preserve and grow
vegetables. And, because she was still a writer with a need to tell a story, she started a
blog dubbed, “Rurally Screwed.”
Her first book, Tart & Sweet, was a project she coauthored and developed, and was
published by Rodale in 2011. The second, also titled, Rurally Screwed, appeared in
2012 and describes with humor and honesty the experience of transitioning from city girl to country
woman, adjusting to farm life in beautiful Virginia while dealing with the deployment of her husband, who
is also a captain in the army reserves.
Ms. Knadler has also written a third book, still looking for a publisher, had her second child this winter,
and is now adjusting to having her cowboy husband back on the farm, along with a dog he adopted in
Afghanistan,
On April 4th, she’ll be speaking about her journey from city life to farm wife, mom and published author.
The luncheon is set for 11:30 a.m. at the Halifax River Yacht Club, 331 S. Beach St., Daytona Beach.
Tickets will cost $30 and go on sale March 1, 2014 at the Circulation Desk of the City Island Library.
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CALENDAR
JAN. 11- Reverse Mortgages– Page 5
FEB 11- “To Kill a Mockingbird”– Page 6
JAN. 17 - Stargazer Series, Winter Sky– Page 9
FEB. 12 – Spring Craft program – Page 4
JAN. 18 - Impact of our Musical Roots– Page 1
FEB. 12 – Estate Planning with Michael Pyle
JAN. 21 – A Land Remembered/ Let’s Talk
Literature– Page 6
FEB 15 – Lynn Hawkins presents Zora – Page 9
JAN 24 – “The Butler” Cinematique Under the
Stars– Page 8
JAN. 25 – Abigail Adams re-enactment– Page 1
FEB 18 - “Horatio’s Drive; America’s First
Road Trip” – Page 7
FEB. 19 – Diabetes Prevention programs
JAN. 29 - Romance Writing Workshop– Page 4
FEB. 22 – Music in the Library featuring B-CU
Music Outreach Program
JAN. 29 - Basics of Alzheimer’s
FEB. 26 – Balance and Fall Prevention program
FEB. 1 – Coursen presentations, Writing your
FEB 28 - Community showing of “42” in ball
Memoir and Shade in the Sunshine State– Page 3
park!!– Page 11
FEB. 5 – Restoration of the Long Loaf Pine
APR 4 - Author Luncheon – Page 11
Ecosystem
FEB. 5– Introduction to Genealogy
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