Adult Programs

Tuesdays at 10:00am. April 30, May 7, 14, 21, June 11, 18. Walk-ins Welcome. Village Center. No registration required. Chair Yoga will NOT meet on May 28 and June 4.

Join Certified Yoga Instructor Vincenza Madonia, for these four sessions of Chair Yoga. Chair Yoga consists of arm, leg and head movements, as well as twisting your torso, that are done while seated in a chair. There are also standing movements that use a chair for support. Sponsored by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library. To receive an email reminder for Chair Yoga, CLICK HERE.

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Wednesdays, April 17, May 8, 29, June 19 from 10:00 to 11:30am. Village Center. No registration required. Characters who are challenged physically, emotionally, and/or psychologically by overwhelming problems are often “called to rise” using strength they never knew they possessed. Sponsored by a Humanities New York Vision/Action Grant. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

The following books will be discussed:

April 17: The Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

May 8: The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah

May 29: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

June 19: The Ruins of Us by Keija Parssinen

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Thursday, June 20 at 6:30pm. Village Center. No registration required. The Mustang tells the story of Roman Coleman, a violent convict, who is given the chance to participate in a rehabilitation therapy program involving the training of wild mustangs.  Rated R. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Friday, June 21 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required. The Mustang tells the story of Roman Coleman, a violent convict, who is given the chance to participate in a rehabilitation therapy program involving the training of wild mustangs. Rated R. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Wednesday, June 26 at 10:30am. Village Center. No registration required. Mark Adelman will define mindfulness and describe what achieving a mindful state entails. Mark will review different types of mindfulness exercises and describe their potential physical and mental health benefits. At the conclusion of the session, he will demonstrate, and the group will participate in a mindfulness breathing exercise. Marc Adelman is an integrative health consultant. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Thursday, June 27 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required.

LECTURES: Ideology Anew and the End of the Cold War and The United States and the World Since 1991.

Dr. Mark Stoler, who holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Wisconsin, is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Vermont. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Thursday, June 27 at 7:00pm. Michael P. Coords Activity Room. No registration required. Jerome Kern concluded that Irving Berlin has no place in American music. He IS American music.  During Irving Berlin’s career he published an estimated 1,500 songs. Sit down and listen to the story of one of the greatest songwriters of popular songs, songs like Alexander’s Ragtime Band, God Bless America, White Christmas, A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody, Puttin’ on The Ritz, and There is No Business Like Show Business. Martin Schneit, born and bred New Yorker and historian.  To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

Watch a rare TV interview with Irving Berlin:

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Friday, June 28 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required. When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. Starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe and directed by Billy Wilder. Some Like It Hot is not rated. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Wednesday, July 3 at 11:00am. Village Center. No registration required. Join Librarian Frank Connelly for this discussion delving into the world of the World’s greatest sleuth, Sherlock Holmes. The final book in this series Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY. Books will be available in the library three weeks prior to the session. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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A Worlds to Discover Event. Wednesday, July 10 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required. Apollo 11 is a cinematic space event film fifty years in the making and features never-before-seen large-format film footage of one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments. Apollo 11 was the mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Rated G. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Thursday, July 11 at 10:00am. Main Floor Conference Room. No registration required. Join the discussion and enjoy some sweets! William Golding’s iconic 1954 novel, Lord of the Flies, remains one of the greatest books ever written and is an unforgettable classic for readers of any age. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE. 

Listen to a brief interview with William Golding about Lord of the Flies:

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A Worlds to Discover Event. Thursday, July 11 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required.

LECTURE – ANCIENT CHINA: Geography, Agrarianism, Familyism, Belief System, Feudalism, Mandate of Heaven and the Silk Road

James Levey will examine the future of U.S.–China relations in light of ongoing conflicts on trade, military, and other issues. He will examine China’s past, from ancient times onward, and explore its history, philosophies, and traditions to try to better understand the underlying forces that explain China today. James Levey is a former partner at American China Mercantile and a senior manager at IBM. Sponsored by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Friday, July 12 at 2:00pm. Village Center. No registration required. Historian David Osborn will explore the rise and fall of the “noble experiment” – the effort from 1920-1933 to ban alcoholic beverages in the United States. The lecture is In recognition of the 100^th anniversary of the passage of the 18^th Amendment to the Constitution. David Osborn is the historian at the St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site in Mount Vernon, NY. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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A Worlds to Discover Event and special Literary Bites event. Monday, July 15 from 1:00 to 2:30pm. Village Center. No registration required. Great meals linger in our memory long after the meal has concluded and writing about our memories of great food goes far beyond submitting a review on Yelp or TripAdvisor. Danielle Rehfeld of The Inherited Plate will show you how to explore your memories in this workshop, during which we’ll read some short food writing pieces followed by writing exercises. The workshop will help you discover the skills to write about your memories as they relate to food, time, place and persons. Danielle Rehfeld is the founder and curator of The Inherited Plate. She graduated from the Institute of Culinary Education in New York, The George Washington University and has worked in professional NYC kitchens and in private homes for the last 10 years. She lives in NYC.

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A Worlds to Discover Event. Thursday, July 18 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required.

LECTURE – IMPERIAL CHINA: Intellectualism, Unification & Autocracy, Science & Technology, Civil Service, Social Order, Economics and Arts & Letters.

James Levey will examine the future of U.S.–China relations in light of ongoing conflicts on trade, military, and other issues. He will examine China’s past, from ancient times onward, and explore its history, philosophies, and traditions to try to better understand the underlying forces that explain China today. James Levey is a former partner at American China Mercantile and a senior manager at IBM. Sponsored by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Thursday, July 18 at 6:30pm. Village Center. No registration required. We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s case, by shouting out one word – SHAZAM. – this streetwise fourteen-year-old foster kid can turn into the grown-up superhero Shazam. Rated PG-13. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Friday, July 19 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required. We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s case, by shouting out one word – SHAZAM. – this streetwise fourteen-year-old foster kid can turn into the grown-up superhero Shazam. Rated PG-13. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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A Worlds to Discover Event. Thursday, July 25 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required.

LECTURE – COLONIAL CHINA & SEARCH FOR IDENTITY: Western Imperialism, Demise of the Qing, Republicanism, May 4^th Movement, Intellectual Ferment, Civil War, Maoism

James Levey will examine the future of U.S.–China relations in light of ongoing conflicts on trade, military, and other issues. He will examine China’s past, from ancient times onward, and explore its history, philosophies, and traditions to try to better understand the underlying forces that explain China today. James Levey is a former partner at American China Mercantile and a senior manager at IBM. Sponsored by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library.

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A Worlds to Discover Event. Thursday, July 25 at 7:00pm. Village Center. No registration required. With 2019 as the 50th anniversary of the moon landing,  get an inside story of how it happened from someone who knows people who got us to the moon.  Evan Weiner will discuss the culmination of the space race with stories from people he knows or interviewed for radio and or newspapers included. Award-winning journalist Evan Weiner has appeared on numerous national radio and television programs and has published six books on the business and politics of sports. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.

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Friday, July 26 at 10:00am. Village Center. No registration required. In this 1954 classic film, an ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses. Starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger and directed by Elia Kazan. Winner of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Director. Not rated. To receive an email reminder for this event, CLICK HERE.
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