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ENCHANTED (2007)
Mother's Day Movie Special
Sun., May 11, 3:00 p.m. - Main Library, MLK
Jr. Auditorium
Spend the afternoon with mom enjoying this
delightful Disney musical hit, about an
animated princess who tumbles into real life
New York City.
Starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey and
Susan Sarandon. |
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CITYWIDE READS BOOK
DISCUSSION
Mon., May 12, 7:00 p.m. - Main Library,
Multipurpose Room
Join us
for a facilitator-led discussion of Jim Lynch's The Highest Tide.
Follow thirteen-year-old Miles O'Malley
during a transformative summer as he
navigates the mysteries of his beloved Puget
Sound and his relationships with family and
friends. |
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CITYWIDE READS BOOK
DISCUSSION
Tue., May 13, 7:30 p.m. - Barnes &
Noble, 3rd St. Promenade
Join us
for a facilitator-led discussion of Jim Lynch's The Highest Tide.
Follow thirteen-year-old Miles O'Malley
during a transformative summer as he
navigates the mysteries of his beloved Puget
Sound and his relationships with family and
friends. |
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MYSTERY BOOK GROUP:
Dating Dead Men
Wed., May 14, 7:00 p.m. - Montana Branch
Library
In Harley Jane Kozak's debut mystery novel,
an L.A. greeting card artist is dating forty
men in sixty days as research for an
upcoming book, How to Avoid Getting Dumped
All the Time, when her assignment becomes
even more complicated by an unexpected
corpse. |
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FILM SCREENING: The
Black Cat
Thurs., May 15, 2:00 p.m. - Montana Branch
Library
This 1934 classic, cult adventure film stars
Boris Karloff as a satanic necrophiliac and
Bela Lugosi as his revenge-obsessed
adversary. They partake in a game of chess
to decide the fate of a couple of stranded,
unsuspecting newlyweds. |
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SANTA MONICA FARMERS
MARKET: THERE'S MORE ON YOUR PLATE THAN JUST
FOOD
Thur., May 15, 7:00 p.m. - Main Library, MLK
Jr. Auditorium
Join Market supervisor Laura Avery, Mary Sue
Milliken of Border Grill, Andy Fisher of
Community Food Security Coalition, and Phil
McGrath from McGrath Family Farms for a
lively discussion about local food security,
the politics of what we eat, and how it
relates to you. |
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CITYWIDE READS BOOK
DISCUSSION
Fri., May 16, 2:00 p.m. - It's A Grind,
602 Santa Monica Blvd.
Join us
for a facilitator-led discussion of Jim Lynch's The Highest Tide.
Follow thirteen-year-old Miles O'Malley
during a transformative summer as he
navigates the mysteries of his beloved Puget
Sound and his relationships with family and
friends. |
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"MAINLY NOIR"
BOOK/FILM DUO
Sat., May 17, 2:00 p.m. - Ocean Park Branch
Book discussion of LA Noir: The City as
Character by Alain Silver and James
Ursini and other Noir resources. Followed by
a screening of The Big Heat at 3:30
p.m. The Big Heat (1953) is described
as ultimate angry cop noir, a tale of
vengeance rendered with almost tantalizing
perfection.. |
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AN AFTERNOON WITH JIM
LYNCH - Citywide Reads Author!
Sat., May 17, 3:00 p.m. - Santa Monica
College Pavilion/Gym
The award-winning author of The Highest
Tide presents and discusses his book,
followed by a book signing. Co-sponsored by
the Santa Monica College Associates.
Click here for
event flyer. |
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THE MUSIC MAN OF
MANZANAR - Screening/Discussion
Sun., May 18, 12:00 p.m. - Main Library, MLK
Jr. Auditorium
Filmmaker Brian T. Maeda screens this
docudrama on Lou Frizzell, an actor/teacher
who shared his love of musical theater with
the students of Manzanar relocation camp.
Followed by a panel discussion featuring
those who lived at Manzanar. NOTE: This
event begins one hour prior to the Library's
regular opening. |
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PETER FLETCHER IN
CONCERT
Tues., May 20, 7:00 p.m. - MLK
Jr. Auditorium
Classical guitarist returns to Santa Monica
from a repeat performance at Carnegie Hall.
Join us for this great evening of music,
when Peter's wizardly fingers fly across the
frets of his guitar and fill MLK with
beautiful sounds. Program includes pieces
from Handel, Back and L.A.'s own Andrew
York, to name just a few. Click
here
for press release and
here for
flyer. |
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MONTANA BRANCH BOOK
GROUP: Animals in Translation
Wed., May 21, 7:00 p.m. - Montana Branch
Library
The mysteries of autism are used to explain
animal behavior in this fascinating book by
Temple Grandin, an animal scientist, as well
as a highly-functioning autistic. |
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A WORLD JOURNEY ON
KEYBOARD
Sat., May 24, 2:00 p.m. - Main Library, MLK
Jr. Auditorium
LA Philharmonic Artist, Junko Ueno Garrett
plays piano pieces from Manuel de Falla
(Spain), Gabriel Fauré
(France), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Japan), Sergei
Rachmaninov (Russia) and Heitor Villa-Lobos
(Brazil). |
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A GEISHA'S JOURNEY -
MY LIFE AS A KYOTO APPRENTICE
Sun., May 25, 12:30 p.m. - Main Library, MLK
Jr. Auditorium
Celebrate Asian-Pacific Heritage Month with
this brief, but beautiful performance of
music and dance by Kyoto geisha, Komomo.
Photographer Naoyuki Ogino and Komomo will
sign books after the performance. NOTE: This
event begins a half hour prior to the
Library's regular opening. |
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RUNNING A GREEN
HOUSEHOLD
Thurs., May 29, 7:00 p.m. - Main
Library, Multipurpose Room
Learn to
manage household chemical purchasing, use,
and learn simple steps in evaluating
products and services for your home. Karl
Bruskotter and Andrew Basmajian bring
decades of experience working for the City
of Santa Monica’s Environmental Programs
Division and they are both fathers of young
children. |
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SUMMER SALADS from THE
FARMERS MARKET
Mon., June 2, 7:00 p.m. - Fairview Branch
Library
Laura Avery will present a cooking program
featuring fresh and flavorful seasonal
fruits and vegetables that will inspire and
delight you. |
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LESLIE JORDAN: MY TRIP
DOWN THE PINK CARPET
Tues., June 3, 7:00 p.m. - Main Library, MLK
Jr. Auditorium
Get ready to laugh yourself silly as Leslie
Jordan, the Emmy-winning star of Will &
Grace and cult hitd like Sordid Lives
and Southern Baptist Sissies, visits
Santa Monica to share stories from his life
and career with entertainment journalist Jim
Colucci. Book sale and signing to follow. |
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WILLY WONKA & THE
CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971)
Wed., June 4, 3:00 p.m. - Main Library, MLK
Jr. Auditorium
Every Wednesday this summer, kids and
families are invited to enjoy our Summer
Family Film Festival. Kicking things off is
the scrumdiddlyumptious fantasy musical
adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic novel
about a mysterious candymaker and a young
boy who wins a golden ticket to enter his
magical factory. |
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BEE MOVIE (2007) -
Summer Family Film Festival
Wed., June 11, 3:00 p.m. - Main Library, MLK
Jr. Auditorium
Our Summer Family Film Festival continues
with this recent box office hit, featuring
the voices of Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock,
which tells the story of a worker bee who
discovers that humans actually eat the honey
he and his fellow bees make, and decides to
take matters into his own hands. |
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LAUREN WEISBERGER IN
CONVERSATION
Wed., June 11, 7:00 p.m. - Main Library, MLK
Jr. Auditorium
Lauren Weisberger, the #1 best-selling
author of The Devil Wears Prada,
joins fellow novelist Gigi Levangie Grazer (The
Starter Wife) for this intimate
conversation and discussion of Weisberger's
new novel, Chasing Harry Winston.
Co-presented by Book Soup. Book sale and
signing to follow. |
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MYSTERY BOOK GROUP:
Lady in the Lake - Raymond
Chandler
Wed., June 11, 7:00 p.m. - Montana Branch
Library
In this hard-boiled classic, private eye
Philip Marlowe gets led out of his natural
urban habitat and into deep trouble while
investigating the disappearance of two
women, one married to a rich man and the
other to a poor one. |
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LITERATURE BOOK GROUP:
The Red & The Black - Stendhal
Sat., June 14, 11:00 a.m. - Fairview Branch
Library
Handsome and ambitious, Julien Sorel is
determined to rise above his humble peasant
origins and make something of his life. To
do this, he realizes he must adopt the code
of hypocrisy by which society operates,
achieving advancement through deceit and
self-interest. |
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HIPPOCRATES WAS RIGHT:
Why Food is Medicine
Sat., June 14, 2:00 p.m. - Montana Branch
Library
Dr. Robert Krochmal leads this discussion
about the medicinal qualities of certain
foods, covering topics such as which food
colors have specific health-promoting
nutrients and why foods that make us healthy
are also good for the planet. |
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BRIDE & PREJUDICE
(2004) Monthly Movie Musical
Sat., June 14, 3:00 p.m. - Main Library, MLK
Jr. Auditorium
Jane Austen's classic romantic tale gets the
Bollywood spin. Directed by Gurinder Chadha.
Starring Aishwarya Rai and Martin Henderson. |
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DOCUMENTARY SCREENING:
Manufactured Landscapes
Tues., June 17, 7:00 p.m. - Fairview Branch
Library
This award-winning documentary follows
photographer Edward Burtynsky as he travels
the world observing the changes in
landscapes due to industrial work and
manufacturing. |
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THE SECRET GARDEN (1993)
- Summer Family Film Festival
Wed., June 18, 3:00 p.m. - Main Library, MLK
Jr. Auditorium
Our Summer Family Film Festival continues
with this beautiful film adaptation of
Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic novel
about a young girl, her sickly cousin and a
servant's boy nurturing a magical, secret
garden back to life. |
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GEORGE LAKOFF presents
THE POLITICAL MIND
Wed., June 18, 7:00 p.m. - Main Library, MLK
Jr. Auditorium
Cognitive scientist and linguist, George
Lakoff, visits the library to discuss his
latest book, The Political Mind: Why You
Can't Understand 21st Century American
Politics with an 18th Century Brain,
which examines the impact that language and
emotion have on our political beliefs. Book sale and signing to follow. |
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BOOK DISCUSSION:
The Master & Margarita - Mikhail
Bulgakov
Wed., June 18, 7:00 p.m. - Montana Branch
Library
Set in Moscow of the 1920s, this brilliant,
satirical novel recounts a writer's dealings
with Satan who appears in town accompanied
by a large, vodka-drinking, pistol-toting
black cat. |
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THE PRODUCERS
(1968) Monthly Closed Captioned/Classic
Sat., June 14, 3:00 p.m. - Main Library, MLK
Jr. Auditorium
Mel Brooks' original comedic farce joins our
regular classic movie line-up. Starring Gene
Wilder and Zero Mostel. Shown with English
subtitles for the hearing impaired. All are
welcome. |
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AWAY FROM HER (2007)
- "In Case You Missed It" Film Series
Mon., June 23, 2:00 p.m. - Montana Branch
Library
Best Actress nominee at this year's Oscars,
Julie Christie stars as a long-married
woman, suffering from Alzheimer's, who gets
placed in a nursing home and then falls in
love with another man, leaving her spouse
devastated. |
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ATONEMENT
(2007) "Maybe You Missed It" Film Series
Tues., June 24, 6:30 p.m. - Main Library, MLK
Jr. Auditorium
This award-winning adaptation of Ian
McEwan's novel examines the devastating
impact of a child's lie on the lives of
those around her. Directed by Joe
Wright. Starring Keira Knightley, James
McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan and Vanessa Redgrave. |
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THE JUNGLE BOOK (1967)
- Summer Family Film Festival
Wed., June 25, 3:00 p.m. - Main Library, MLK
Jr. Auditorium
Our Summer Family Festival continues with
the classic animated musical from Walt
Disney, featuring wild jungle boy Mowgli and
the delightful animals he has grown up with
in the wilds on India. Based on the classic
tales of Rudyard Kipling. |
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EXPLORING GEISHA
CULTURE
Thur., June 26, 2:30 to 6:00 pm - Main Library,
Multipurpose Rm
Explore the make-up, kimono dress and tea
service rituals of this unique Japanese
subculture. Space is limited. Seating is
first come, first served.
Presented by
Sakura Production USA. |
The Santa Monica
Public Library is wheelchair accessible. For special
disabled services, call Library Administration (310)
458-8606.
All events subject to change or
cancellation without prior notice. |
