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Local History Lecture Series
May 14, 2013
David Gordon, Historian
Dene & Hazel: The Denny-Watrous Story
Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall, 9th & Mission, Carmel
FREE and open to the public
An Evening with Rick Reilly
a benefit for the Carmel Public Library Foundation
May 9, 2013
6 pm reception – 7 pm program
Sunset Center, Carmel
Purchase tickets online at www.sunsetcenter.org
Or phone box office (831) 620-2048
Local History Lecture Series
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 7 pm
Magnus Toren, Executive Director of the Henry Miller Library
Henry Miller & the Memorial Library: Writer, Artist and Cultural Heart of Big Sur
The Community Room at All Saints’ Episcopal Parish, Lincoln at 9th, Carmel-by-the Sea
FREE and open to the public
Author Presentation & Book Signing
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 7 p.m.
Dr. William Damon, The Moral Child
Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission Carmel
Limited seating, so please arrive early! Doors open at 6:30 pm
Local History Lecture Series
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 7 pm
Soaring Starkey, Post Ranch & Big Sur Historian
Post Ranch Family: One of Central California’s First Homesteading Families
Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall, 9th & Mission, Carmel
FREE and open to the public
Local History Lecture Series
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 7 pm
Meg Clovis, Monterey County Historical Society
History of Salinas Valley: American’s Salad Bowl (1770 to twenty-first century)
Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall, 9th & Mission, Carmel
FREE and open to the public
Local History Lecture Series
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 7 pm
George Somero, Stanford University & Big Sur Land Trust
Preserving the Carmel River & the Gateway to Big Sur: History, Victories, Heroes, and Challenges for the Future.
Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall, 9th & Mission, Carmel
FREE and open to the public
Author Presentation & Book Signing
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Peter Orner, Love and Shame and Love
Hofsas House first Annual Fundraiser for the Carmel Public Library Foundation
Join us Saturday, December 8th at 2:30 p.m.!
You are invited to celebrate the holidays with the Hofsas House first Annual Fundraiser for the Carmel Public Library Foundation with a Gingerbread Making afternoon for the entire family. Create a gingerbread house to take home and display throughout the holidays. Children will receive one gingerbread making kit, hot cider and a cookie for a $15 donation to the Carmel Library Foundation. Adults will receive a glass of wine from Ventana Vineyards paired with fruits and gourmet cheeses. Additional glasses of wine may be purchased for a $5 donation to the Carmel Library Foundation.
Where: Hofsas House at San Carlos & 4th Ave, Carmel-by-the Sea, at the meeting room poolside.
When: Saturday, December 8th 2012
Time: 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Cost: Children $15, Adults $10
Reservation: Limited Seating available. Call Carrie at the Hofsas House (831) 624-2745 to make a reservation.
Tues November 27, 2012 at 7 pm
FOREIGN LETTERS
USA | Drama | English, Hebrew & Vietnamese w/ English subtitles
Ellie, a 12-year-old immigrant from Israel, is lonely and homesick. Life
brightens when she meets Thuy, a Vietnamese refugee her age. Trust
slowly builds as the two teach each other about life in America. A story
about prejudice, poverty, shame and the healing power of friendship.
Event held at the Carmel Youth Center
4th & Torres Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea
Attendance FREE! Concessions available for purchase.
Limited Seating, so please arrive early.
First-come First-served seating
Questions? (831) 624-7323
Films are unrated and may contain adult content.
IMPORTANT SCREENING RIGHTS & ATTENDANCE POLICIES Film Movement allows libraries a one-time screening (per film). Audience
size must not exceed 50 people. Because of these restrictive policies, please plan accordingly and arrive early to secure your seat.
Author Presentation & Book Signing
Dr. Sam Wang, Princeton Professor Neurobiology, Keck Foundation Distinguished Young Scholar and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow
Welcome to Your Child’s Brain: How the Mind Grows from Conception to College
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
7 p.m.
Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center
9th & Mission, Carmel-by-the-Sea
Limited seating, so please arrive early!
$10 suggested contribution
Questions: (831) 624-2811
Should you eat sushi while pregnant? Would learning to play an instrument make your child smarter? What is the best indicator of academic success (hint: it’s not IQ). How children think is one of the most enduring mysteries – and difficulties – encountered by parents. In an effort to raise our children smarter, happier, stronger, and better, parents will try almost anything, from vitamins to toys to DVDs. But we forget one thing: brains do most of the work themselves. If we know how they do it, we can worry less, enjoy our children more, and fill the right roles in their lives – through infancy, childhood, and until they leave the nest. Join Co-Author and Professor Sam Wang for a fascinating, authoritative, general-public talk about the facets and functions of the developing brain.
Author Presentation & Book Signing
October 23 at 7 pm
Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall
9th & Mission, Carmel-by-the-Sea
Limited seating, so please arrive early!
$10 suggested contribution
NY Times bestselling author and internationally known humor columnist,W. Bruce Cameron
A Dog’s Purpose
49 Weeks on the NY Times bestseller list
“Marley & Me” combined with “Tuesdays with Morrie” – Kirkus Reviews
“This book is a classic!” – Iris Rainer Dart
A Dog’s Purpose, A Novel for Humanstells the story of a dog who finds himself reincarnated and decides there must be a reason, a purpose he must fulfill, and until he does so, he’ll continue to be reborn. It’s a remarkable story of one endearing dog’s search for his purpose over the course of several lives. More than just another charming dog story, Cameron explores the universal quest for an answer to life’s most basic question: Why are we here? Heartwarming, insightful, and often laugh-out-loud funny, A Dog’s Purpose is not only the emotional and hilarious story of a dog’s many lives, but also a dog’s-eye commentary on human relationships and the unbreakable bonds between man and man’s best friend.
Tues October 16, 2012 at 7 pm
AMADOR
Spain | Drama | Spanish w/ English subtitles
Marcela, a young immigrant with financial troubles, finds a summer job
looking after Amador, a bed-ridden elderly man. She thinks her problems
are solved, but Amador dies shortly thereafter, putting Marcela in a
predicament. His death leaves her jobless, and facing a difficult moral
dilemma. Marcela will prove that death can’t always stop life.
Event held at the Carmel Youth Center
4th & Torres Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea
Attendance FREE! Concessions available for purchase.
Limited Seating, so please arrive early.
First-come First-served seating
Questions? (831) 624-7323
Films are unrated and may contain adult content.
IMPORTANT SCREENING RIGHTS & ATTENDANCE POLICIES Film Movement allows libraries a one-time screening (per film). Audience
size must not exceed 50 people. Because of these restrictive policies, please plan accordingly and arrive early to secure your seat.
Special Screening: Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World
Opening Remarks by Executive Producer, Michael Wolfe
September 18, 2012 at 7 pm
To be held at the Carmel High School Performing Art Center
3600 Ocean Avenue, at the intersection of Highway 1 & Ocean Avenue
Carmel, California
A documentary film from Unity Productions Foundation, a non-profit organization working for peace through the media
Narrated by Academy Award Winning Performer Susan Sarandon
$10 suggested contribution
First-Come First-Serve Seating
DVDs will be available for purchase.
Questions? Contact the Carmel Public Library Foundation at (831) 624-2811 or at www.
Donations: PO Box 2042, Carmel, CA 93921
Office: Corner of 6th & Mission, Carmel CA
831-624-2811
Carmel Public Library Foundation (CPLF) is a 501 (C) (3) nonprofit organization. All contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Tax ID# 77-0257681.
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