Kimball Library News 4/9/18

Join us as José Lezcano presents a multi-media musical program that showcases the guitar in Latin America as an instrument that speaks many languages. Lezcano presents a variety of musical styles: indigenous strummers in ritual festivals from Ecuador, Gaucho music from Argentina, European parlor waltzes from Venezuela, and Afro-Brazilian samba-pagode. He also plays pieces by Villa-Lobos, Brouwer, Lauro, Barrios, Pereira, and examples from his Fulbright-funded research in Ecuador.

This program is free and open to the public and is made possible through the NH Humanities and the Friends of the Kimball Library.  Please help us plan accordingly register on the phone, online, or in person to let us know that you are coming and so that we may plan seating.  This event takes place on Monday, April 30^th, at 6:30pm.  Registered guests are welcome.  

About the presenter: José Lezcano earned a PhD from Florida State University. He is Professor of Music at Keene State College. Lezcano is a twice Grammy-nominated Cuban-American guitarist, composer, folklorist, and music educator and has published articles on South American, Caribbean, and Afro-Cuban music and musicians. Lezcano has captivated audiences on four continents. His programs of Latin American music, his own original compositions, and classical repertory have taken him from Carnegie Recital Hall to important festivals and venues in Cuba, Spain, Brazil, Germany, China, Peru, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, and Colombia.

For more information on New Hampshire Humanities visit www.nhhumanities.org

SNAP CIRCUITS LAB 101: The Snap Circuits Lab will give circuit curious youth in grades 2-5 opportunity to explore and build in step-by-step fashion for approximately one hour on Wednesday, April 25^th, at 11:00 AM.

With its easy-to-follow instructions, Snap Circuits gives your child a hands-on education in how electrical circuits work to run the everyday devices that they're familiar with. They'll also gain valuable lessons in building and in following instructions. With these projects, children will experiment with things like electric switches, integrated circuits, digital circuits, fuses, and the transformation of circuit sounds into other sounds.

Because the projects are arranged in order of complexity, kids can build on their skills as they progress through the manual. The lessons start out with a simple electric light and switch project that demonstrates how electricity is turned on and off with a switch. Further along, kids can put together a two-speed fan, create clap-controlled sounds, and more.

STEM TOYS: Join us for some time exploring with our STEM building toys during Stay-Cation week on Wednesday, April 25^th. Whether you're a pro at science, technology, engineering and math or you are just being introduced, you'll love expanding your brain power with our magnetic tiles, brain flakes and marble runs.

Anyone under 3 must be supervised by an adult in the room at all times due to small objects (marbles) as potential choking hazards. Drop in anytime between 11 and 2 to enjoy these STEM toys, but please register in advance so we can prepare properly.

MORE INFO: Go to www.kimballlibrary.com to register for events or use the data bases. You may also call us Monday-Friday from 10-8 and on Saturday from 10-3 at 603.362.5234 to register with a ‘human’.