The following was submitted by Joanna Hynd of the Thomaston Public Library.
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| Diane Schetky, photo by Tim Arrada |
Diane Schetky Poetry Reading
and Book Signing at the Thomaston Academy!
On April 18th at 2 pm Diane Schetky will be reading from her latest book of poems: Dancing Bear and Other New Poems. This new book reflects her penchant for travel to extreme locations and her concern for our endangered earth. Her poetry is accessible, poignant and often humorous. This is her second book of poems since her 2009 collection: Poems on Loss, Hope and Healing.
This reading will take place in the Thomaston Public Library section of the Academy building on 60 Main St. in Thomaston. Public parking is located behind the Academy.
In celebration of Poetry Month, the Thomaston Public Library will house two poetry readings in addition to poetry related displays and themes. Contact us to find out more: 207/354-2453
This event is free and open to all ages.
Six local poets will read their original work at the Thomaston Public Library in celebration of the end of Poetry Month.
Carol Bachofner Friday Night Film Series: 6:30 pm in the Thomaston Academy Building
Half of a Baker’s Dozen: A Poetry Reading Celebration
Sunday, April 29th at 2pm in room 208 in the Thomaston Academy.
Six local poets will read their original work at the Thomaston Public Library in celebration of the end of Poetry Month.
Carol Bachofner
Alan Clark
Chris Fahy
Ellen Goldsmith
Joanna Hynd
Kendall Merriam
Opening the program is well renowned local poet and founder of Rockland’s Annual Poetry Month, Carol Bachofner. Bachofner’s work has been described by Kathleen Ellis as "Imbued with an acute sense of place, drawn to rivers, finning across ponds, pulled to the sea, every poem welcomes both poet and reader as a long-lost relative."
Poet, playwright, and artist Alan Clark will follow Bachofner. Clark’s art work has been displayed at the Farnsworth Art Museum and Asymmetrick Arts. In 2006, new poems appeared in The Caribbean Writer and The Wolf Moon Journal. Clark and Goldsmith will be reading this year together at the Lunchtime Fireside Poetry chats.
Novelist and poet, Chris Fahy of Thomaston is the author of many novels, collections of short stories and poetry. In 1999 Fahy won a Grand Prize in the International Poetry Competition sponsored by the Atlanta Review.
Ellen Goldsmith is the facilitator of the “Poetry of Art” workshop at the Farnsworth Art Museum. She won the Hudson Valley Writers’ Center 1997 Chapbook Contest, and her poems have appeared in many publications, including: Bangor Metro, California Quarterly, The Kerf, Off the Coast and Wolf Moon Journal.
Joanna Hynd is the youngest of the poets reading. She has been published twice in The Maine Review in 2010 and 2012. She won 2nd place for poetry in the Grady Awards at the University of Maine in 2011 and High Honors for her undergraduate thesis, Metastable Structure, a manuscript of original poems. This will be her fifth public reading.
Closing the program will be the highly prolific Kendall Merriam. Merriam is Rockland’s most recent poet laureate. During Merriam’s term as laureate, he distributed poetry throughout the city of Rockland to approximately 100 people every week.
This reading will take place in the Thomaston Public Library section of the Academy building on 60 Main St. in Thomaston. Public parking is located behind the Academy.
In celebration of Poetry Month, the Thomaston Public Library will host two poetry readings in addition to poetry related displays and themes. This event is free and open to all ages. Contact us to find out more: 207/354-2453
APRIL 2012. –FILMS: Italian Neo-Realism
APRIL 6th - Two Women
1960 NR 99 minutes
Sophia Loren gives an Os-car-winning performance in director Vittorio De Sica's moving World War II classic. Loren plays widowed shopkeeper Cesira, who flees occupied Rome with her 13-year-old daughter as Allied bombs pound the city. When bombed-out tracks halt their train, they must make their way on foot amid numerous threats -- from strafing Allied fighters to soldiers who paw at mother and daughter.
APRIL 13th - Umberto D
1952 NR 89 minutes
Bankrupt and lonely, an old man (Carlo Battisti) considers committing suicide. Since he has only a devoted dog and a maid (Lina Genneri) as his companions, things look bleak -- until one day when the old man's luck changes, giving him new hope. Director Vittorio De Sica's touching portrait of one man's effort to retain his pride in the face of adversity is a treasure of Italian post-war cinema.
APRIL 20th - The Bicycle Thief
1948 NR 89 minutes
Dir. Vittorio DeSica
Poverty-stricken Antonio needs his bicycle to do his new job. But the same day he buys it back from a pawnshop, someone steals it, prompting him to search the city in vain with his young son.
APRIL 27th - Open City
1945 NR 100 minutes
Director Roberto Rossellini's unsettling drama portrays the harrowing struggle of every-day women and children as they try to shield resistance forces from the Nazis and to maintain compassion and self-respect despite Rome's de facto occupation during World War II's waning days. Rossellini's landmark film, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay, brilliantly depicts the Italian people's weary despair and collective resolve.
Friday Night Films are open to the public and free of charge, but donations are gratefully accepted. The Thomaston Academy Building is handicapped accessible from the rear entrance and light refreshments will be served. For more information call the library at 354-2453.
We welcome back Dagney C. Ernest, of the old Village Soup, now A&E Editor for Courier Publications, LLC, who was instrumental in bringing some of this material to you. Thanks, Dagney.
We welcome back Dagney C. Ernest, of the old Village Soup, now A&E Editor for Courier Publications, LLC, who was instrumental in bringing some of this material to you. Thanks, Dagney.
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