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| add to favorites | Third Thursday @ Your Library - "Alexander Hamilton Returns" |  |
| Author and interpreter William Chrystal will discuss his new biography, “Hamilton by the Slice: Falling in Love with Our Most Influential Founding Father,” on Thursday, March 18 at 7 p.m. in the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St. This “Third Thursdays @ Your Library” program is free of charge and reservations are not needed. For more information, visit www.wrl.org or call (757) 259-4050. Chrystal’s book consists of short chapters presenting Hamilton's views on issues such as government, confidence and debt, as well as the opinions of those who either respected or despised him. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing by the author. William Chrystal was previously host of radio’s “Thomas Jefferson Hour,” and appeared in the persona of Alexander Hamilton when he was a featured speaker during the Hamilton exhibit at the James City County Library in 2008. Williamsburg Regional Library's Adult Services Division organizes the ongoing Third Thursdays @ Your Library series featuring subjects of local interest, author talks, hobbies and pastimes. The programs take place monthly at the Williamsburg Library. |
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| add to favorites | Centuries of Art @ Your Library - Constructed Sculpture |  |
| Jason Lowrey, visiting instructor of art and art history at the College of William and Mary will discuss how he uses traditional and modern materials to meditate on formal and social aspects of structure and space. His free illustrated lecture, part of the Centuries of Art @ Your Library series, takes place on Monday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St. Jayson Lowery has a MFA from Wayne State University and a BFA from Northern Arizona University. At the College of William and Mary he teaches 3-D Foundations. He lived and worked in Detroit, Michigan for seven years, and taught sculpture at Wayne State University. He often works on a life size and larger scale and has exhibited in galleries and in outdoor exhibitions nationally and internationally. Reservations are not needed for this free program, which is sponsored by This Century Art Gallery and Williamsburg Regional Library. For more information, contact the library at (757) 259-4070 or This Century Art Gallery at (757) 229-4949 or visit the library’s website, www.wrl.org. |
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| add to favorites | The Day the Universe Changed: Astronomical Discoveries Across the Centuries |  |
| Dr. Frank Summers, an astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, will speak on “The Day the Universe Changed: Astronomical Discoveries Across the Centuries” at the James City County Library, 7770 Croaker Rd. on Friday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. The program is free of charge and reservations are not needed. Dr. Summers is the curator of the traveling exhibit “Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery,” which is on exhibit at the James City County Library. The James City County Library will be the only one of the 40 libraries hosting the exhibit at which he will speak. Visit www.wrl.org/programs/visions.html or call the library at (757) 259-4070 for more information. The steady growth of knowledge about our universe has often been punctuated by moments of profound changes in our viewpoint - times when an insightful astronomer or a new technology set came together and permanently altered our understanding of the cosmos. In his talk, Dr. Summers will discuss selected events in astronomical history that transformed our views not only in the past, but also continue to do so today. He’ll share stories about the universe and astronomical studies that could not be included in the brief text of the exhibit panels. This program is presented as part of the programming for “Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery,” a travelling exhibit at the James City County Library, 7770 Croaker Rd through March 27. The exhibit focuses on astronomy through the ages — from Galileo’s initial findings to the latest results of the Hubble Space Telescope. “Visions” vividly illustrates 400 years of growth in our knowledge of not just planets, stars, nebulae and galaxies, but also the size and scale of the universe in both space and time. A complete list of programs associated with Visions of the Universe is posted at www.wrl.org/programs/visions.html. “Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery” is presented by the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the American Library Association, Chicago, Illinois, through funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. |
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| add to favorites | "Nature Illustrated" lecture and art exhibit |  |
| Williamsburg botanical artists Juliet Kirby and Linda C. Miller will trace the history and importance of botanical art at the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St., on Tuesday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. The program is free and reservations are not needed. Call the library at (757) 259-4070 for more information. In their talk, Juliet Kirby and Linda Miller, members of the American Society of Botanical Artists, will trace the history of botanical art. From the first prehistoric drawings found in caves, to the illustrations in 15th-century herbals, today’s contemporary botanical artists are heirs to a tradition helping to help educate the public about endangered plants and pollinators. The program complements the exhibit of botanical art, "Nature Illustrated," which is displayed in the Williamsburg Library Gallery now through April 30. The exhibit includes more than 50 pieces by 19 artists. |
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| add to favorites | Book Fair Diner - All You Can Read |  |
| Book Fair Diner - All You Can Read. March 8th - 12th. Open Daily at 8:30am. Family Night is Tuesday, March 9th 6:30pm-8:00pm with a special presentation you won't want to miss. Special Diner themed guessing games, prizes, art projects and special events - new this year! Mark the dates. Open to the public. Books for all ages and interest. Greenwood Christian Academy benefits from every sale. Located in the Fellowship Hall of King's Way Church at 5100 John Tyler Highway. | ||
| add to favorites | "Carnival" - a concert for saxophone and piano |  |
| Come enjoy some saxophone music that isn’t jazz in a free concert at the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St., on Saturday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are not needed, and doors will open at 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.wrl.org or call (757) 259-4070. The program features saxophonist Sergeant Colin B. Lippy, from the Army’s TRADOC Band at Ft. Monroe, and pianist Oksana Lutsyshyn from Old Dominion University. Popular favorites to be performed include “Flight of the Bumblebee,” “The Pink Panther,” Rachmaninoff's “Vocalise,” “The Carnival of Venice” and more. | ||
| add to favorites | Solar System Exploration: Recent NASA Advances |  |
| Learn about recent NASA advances in solar system exploration from Dr. Russell De Young, a senior research scientist at NASA Langley Research Center. He’ll speak on Friday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m., in the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St. Admission to this program is free. Call (757) 259-4070 for more information. Dr. De Young’s presentation will highlight some of the exciting discoveries NASA and other nations have recently made in understanding the unique characteristics of the individual planets as well as the search for life beyond our own. Dr. De Young received his Ph. D. in 1975 in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. He is currently involved with research on a water vapor lidar for use on Earth or Mars. Dr. De Young has published over 50 papers in scientific journals, presented research results at numerous conferences, has graduated 10 Master’s and Ph. D students and has obtained five US patents. This program is presented as part of the programming for “Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery,” a travelling exhibit at the James City County Library, 7770 Croaker Rd through March 27. The exhibit focuses on astronomy through the ages — from Galileo’s initial findings to the latest results of the Hubble Space Telescope. “Visions” vividly illustrates 400 years of growth in our knowledge of not just planets, stars, nebulae and galaxies, but also the size and scale of the universe in both space and time. A complete list of programs associated with Visions of the Universe is posted at www.wrl.org/programs/visions.html. “Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery” is presented by the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the American Library Association, Chicago, Illinois, through funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. |
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| add to favorites | Thursday Afternoon Film Series @ Williamsburg Library Theatre | No Picture |
| To celebrate the Williamsburg Regional Library’s 100th anniversary, the Thursday Afternoon Film Series will show movies in March that feature librarians. The films are shown beginning at 2 p.m. in the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland Street. They are free of charge and don’t require tickets or reservations. Call the Adult Services Department at (757) 259-4050 or visit www.wrl.org/programs/theatre.html for more information. March 4 – No Man of Her Own (1932) A card shark on the lam (Clark Gable) marries a feisty small-town librarian (Carol Lombard) and tries to keep his shady profession a secret from her. This racy little pre-code melodrama is the only time Gable and Lombard, who later married, appeared together in a film. March 11 – Desk Set (1957) A TV network tries to computerize its reference library leading to some droll repartee and classy flirtation between stars Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn. This engaging romantic comedy also stars Gig Young, Joan Blondell and Dina Merrill. March 18 – Weird Woman (1944) A professor finds himself caught between his voodoo practicing wife and a jealous college librarian in this decent little “B” thriller. The movie, based on Fritz Leiber’s classic tale of suspense, “Conjure Witch,” stars Lon Chaney Jr., Anne Gwynne and Evelyn Ankers. March 25 – The Music Man (1962) Set in the same time period as the founding of Williamsburg Regional Library 100 years ago, a charming con man (Robert Preston) finagles a small town into funding a marching band but the suspicious local librarian (Shirley Jones) may thwart his plans. Meredith Wilson’s nostalgic musical was nominated for 11 Academy Awards. |
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| add to favorites | Centuries of Art @ Your Library - How Impressionists Painted |  |
| Camille Pissarro said, "If there had been no paints in tubes, there would have been no Impressionism." The importance of modern, manufactured materials for the classic Impressionist practice of painting directly from nature is the subject of the presentation, “How Impressionists Painted” at the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St., on Monday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. Reservations are not needed for this free program, which is sponsored by This Century Art Gallery in partnership with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Williamsburg Regional Library. For more information, contact the library at (757) 259-4070, This Century Art Gallery at (757) 229-4949 or visit the library’s website, www.wrl.org. In his illustrated talk, Dr. Donald Schrader, adjunct professor of art History at Mary Washington University, explores the painting methods of the Impressionists, and their relationship to standard artistic practices of the 19th century. He will show that for the Impressionists new paints were only the beginning: new kinds of paintbrushes, new colors and new kinds of canvas also contributed to the daring experiments of the 1870's and 80's. Above all, these materials and tools served to enable the exploration of a new way of understanding color. This series is made possible through This Century Art Gallery's partnership program with the VMFA. It has been organized by the Office of Statewide Partnerships of the VMFA and is supported by the Paul Mellon Endowment and by the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund. |
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| add to favorites | Rocket Building Workshop and "October Sky" |  |
| Discover the excitement of space exploration with a free rocket building workshop, beginning at 11 a.m., followed by a noon showing of the acclaimed film, “October Sky,” Saturday March 6 in the Williamsburg Library, 515 Scotland St. Registration is required for the workshop and is limited to 20 people, ages 10 and up. Both the film and the rocket-building workshop are free of charge. Register by calling the library’s Youth Services Division at (757) 259-4055. In the 11 a.m. workshop, intended for beginners, participants will build a small rocket from a kit provided by the library under the instruction of a 25-year veteran educator who conducts workshops for NASA. Following the rocket building, the film “October Sky” will be shown in the Theatre at noon. The 1999 award-winning film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Laura Dern, and tells the fact-based story of a teenager growing up in a coal town in West Virginia where a boy's usual destiny was to end up in the mines. But Homer had his eye on the sky and a love for flying rockets... to the dismay of his mine-foreman father, and the consternation of the townsfolk generally. After the film, about 2 p.m., the rocket builders will launch their rockets outside the library. The workshop and film showing is presented as part of the programming for “Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery,” a travelling exhibit at the James City County Library, 7770 Croaker Rd through March 27. The exhibit focuses on astronomy through the ages—from Galileo’s initial findings to the latest results of the Hubble Space Telescope. “Visions” vividly illustrates 400 years of growth in our knowledge of not just planets, stars, nebulae and galaxies, but also the size and scale of the universe in both space and time. A complete list of programs associated with Visions of the Universe is posted at www.wrl.org/programs/visions.html. “Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery” is presented by the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the American Library Association, Chicago, Illinois, through funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. |
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| add to favorites | James River Pops concert |  |
| The James River Pops, a 14-member ensemble of the Peninsula Concert Band, presents a free concert of popular favorites, marches and show tunes on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St. Doors will open at 7 p.m. for this performance, which is presented as part of the library’s Dewey Decibel Concert Series. While the concert is free, donations to support the band will be accepted. For more information visit www.wrl.org or call (757) 259-4070. The Peninsula Concert Band is now in its 60th year of performing in the Tidewater area. The band is a non-profit organization chartered to serve the Peninsula cities. Its members come from local military bands as well as the ranks of civilian musicians. The band has presented a variety of concerts over the years, including at churches, dedications, graduations, retirement communities, An Occasion for the Arts, and Newport News Centennial celebrations. |
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| add to favorites | Celtic Film Series - "The Last September" |  |
| A country house in County Cork at the time of the Irish Civil War is the setting for “The Last September” a film that tells the story of the decline of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy. Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, David Tennant and Keeley Hawes star in this drama that will be shown as part of the library’s Celtic Film Series on Wednesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. in the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St. Dr. Jack Willis, professor emeritus of English at William and Mary, will introduce the 1999, R-rated film, which is free of charge and for which no reservations are needed. For more information, visit www.wrl.org/programs, or call (757) 259-4070. Williamsburg Regional Library presents the Celtic Film Series, now in its 10th season, in cooperation with the John Cardinal O’Connor Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The series explores the history, drama and quirky humor of films made in or about Celtic lands and people. |
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| add to favorites | Bill and Macon Gurley with Jimmy Masters |  |
| Popular area musicians, Bill and Macon Gurley return to the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St. on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. for an evening of lush harmonies and hot picking that is sure to please old friends and new listeners alike. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for Friends of WRL or students and $8 for those under 16, and can be reserved by calling the library at (757) 259-4070. Bill is noted for his song writing and his multi-instrumental talents - playing guitars, fiddle, mandolin and banjo. In this performance Bill is joined by his daughter Macon, a talented singer and musician in her own right. Jazz bassist Jimmy Masters backs Bill and Macon. He has performed extensively with the Gurleys in live settings and in recordings. |
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| add to favorites | Centuries of Art @ Your Library - Why is That Art? |  |
| Looking at modern art can often be challenging. Emily Smith, curatorial fellow of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art (VMFA), will help untangle these challenges in a free presentation, “What is Art?” at the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St., Monday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Reservations are not needed for this free program, which is sponsored by This Century Art Gallery in partnership with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Williamsburg Regional Library. For more information, contact the library at (757) 259-4070, This Century Art Gallery at (757) 229-4949 or visit the library’s website, www.wrl.org. “Modern art always raises questions, even amongst the most knowledgeable viewers,” says Ms. Smith. “What is an abstract painting ‘of’? How do you determine if something is ‘good’?” Her illustrated lecture takes a close look at the history of modern art, dating from roughly 1870 through 1950, demonstrating that the changes that occurred were not arbitrary but rather developed along deliberate paths. Using works from the VMFA's collection, this chronological telling of important moments in modern art provides the context in which to answer questions like: What is an abstract painting of? How do you determine if something is "good"? This series is made possible through This Century Art Gallery's partnership program with the VMFA. It has been organized by the Office of Statewide Partnerships of the VMFA and is supported by the Paul Mellon Endowment and by the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund. |
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| add to favorites | Third Thursday @ Your Library - "Backyard Chickens for Beginners" |  |
| Your great-grandmother probably raised chickens. If you’d like to as well, come hear Charlene Martin, the so-called “Chicken Lady of Norge,” discuss the rewards and pitfalls of keeping a small flock of hens. Get answers to frequently asked questions about raising baby chicks, building a simple coop, predators, breeds and egg production. The program takes place in the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St., on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. This “Third Thursdays @ Your Library” program is free of charge and reservations are not needed. For more information, visit www.wrl.org or call (757) 259-4050. Williamsburg Regional Library's Adult Services Division organizes the ongoing Third Thursdays @ Your Library series featuring subjects of local interest, author talks, hobbies and pastimes. The programs take place monthly at the Williamsburg Library. |
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