WII IS BACK ON FRIDAYS:
Starting up again in October after an extended summer hiatus, adults are
invited to play on our Wii system. This is a great time to come and participate
or just observe until your feel comfortable. Wii will give you the
opportunity to try bowling, golf, tennis, baseball, or skiing, but the
current crowd will twist your arm to bowl with them. Come for part or all
of the time allotted. This is an adult only event. Invite your
friends and make some new ones while you’re here.
TWEENS & TEENS DISCUSSIONS: Register your tween (middle
school age) or teen (high school age) for one of the following~ ‘The Ghost’s
Grave by Peg Kehret or ‘The Summoning’ by Kelly Armstrong. The tweens will meet on October 1 at 6:30pm
to discuss ‘The Ghost’s Grave’ and teens will meet on October 8 at 6:30pm to
discuss ‘The Summoning’. Books are
currently available for pick-up for both groups. Register your t/ween and help them get here. It will be a ghostly good time for all!
SHAKESPEARE’S HAMLET ON THE GREEN: The Timberlane High School Drama Team will
perform '15 minutes of Hamlet' by Tom Stoppard featuring six characters in a
shortened and hilarious version of Hamlet. The skit will be put on by Eric
Constantineau and his English students. Eric is an English/Drama teacher at
Timberlane High School. Weather permitting, the skit will be performed at the
Kimball Library Courtyard amphitheater. Weather not permitting, we will have
the Hamlet skit inside the library. Stop in at 5pm on Thursday, October 2nd,
and enjoy this fine performance.
SHAKESPEARE BY ANOTHER NAME:
Following ‘Hamlet on the Green’ starting at 6pm, Mark Anderson will
present a 45 minute discussion of Hamlet, a play considered by many to be the
greatest play ever written in the English language. Why is the play
considered truly great and who did Hamlet truly represent? Mark will address
some of these very interesting historical questions.
As seen in the recent movie 'Anonymous', some believe that
the character of Hamlet is based on the life of Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl
of Oxford. Some famous people in the past like Sigmund Freud and Helen Keller
seem to have come to the same conclusion and argued that Edward de Vere
actually wrote Hamlet. This is known as the 'Oxfordian' theory of Shakespeare
authorship which hold that de Vere wrote the plays, poems and sonnets
attributed to William Shakespeare. Many others disagree and side with the
William Shakespeare camp. They are known as the 'Stratfordians' because
William Shakespeare was from Stratford-upon-Avon. Sides have been taken and
an interesting debate has been ongoing for many years. Many people consider
this a literary and historical mystery that should be solved once and for all
time.
Note that this presentation is free to the public and
refreshments will be served. Mark will also stay to sell and sign his book
and answer questions.
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For more information or a list of upcoming programs, please
visit our website at kimballlibrary.com, call (603) 362-5234, or email us at staff@kimballlibrary.com. We also have some great pictures our facebook
page.
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