Lumina String Quartet
Summer Concert
Wednesday, August 5 at 6:30 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Third Floor Auditorium
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The Ferguson Library
Stamford’s Public Library
203 964-1000
MAIN LIBRARy, DIMATTIA BuILDING
One Public Library Plaza
Monday – Thursday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
HARRy BENNETT BRANCH
115 Vine Road
Monday & Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SRC Finale
Drew Bordeaux
Wednesday, August 19 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Special reception for members with invitation at 6:30 p.m.
Concert, at 7 p.m., is open to all.
Harry Bennett Branch
Playing classic rock and blues alongside some of today’s pop and
alternative styles, Drew creates music that is rich, moving, and
relentlessly catchy. Raffle prizes. (Must be present to win.)
SOuTH END BRANCH
34 Woodland Avenue
Tuesday & Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday: 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WEED MEMORIAL &
HOLLANDER BRANCH
1143 Hope Street
Tuesday & Thursday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
BOOKMOBILE
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday:
9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
www.fergusonlibrary.org
Sign up and begin
READING!
Each book you read earns you a raffle ticket
for a prize at our finale.
Kick-off Concert:
Airborne Trio
Sunday, June 14 at 2 p.m. • Main Library, DiMattia Building
A multicultural contemporary jazz group, Airborne has a beautiful trademark
sound of island passion and urban emotion. Get moving to the band’s
hot rhythms and inspiring melodies. Refreshments.
Summer Book Discussions
Join us for a wonderful book discussion series in June, July and August
MAIN LIBRARY,
DIMATTIA BUILDING
Third Floor Rotary Room
Call 203 351-8231.
June 30 at 2 p.m.
Book of Ages: The Life and
Opinions of Jane Franklin
by Jill Lepore
July 14 at 2 p.m.
The Lady in Gold: The
Extraordinary Tale of Gustav
Klimt’s Masterpiece, Portrait
of Adele Bloch-Bauer
by Anne-Marie O’Connor
Generously sponsored by the
Friends of The Ferguson Library
GET EXCITED! This summer, we escape the
ordinary with provocative programs, profound
sounds and enlightening reads. Receive prizes
for reading or listening to books. All formats
accepted. Register and get a tote bag for
shopping or ferrying your library books. Read
three books and receive a clip cloth perfect for
cleaning your ereaders and mobile devices.
Read five books for a stainless steel tumbler
and an invitation to a reception and a special
concert.
August 4 at 6:30 p.m.
The First Fifteen Lives of
Harry August
by Claire North
HARRY BENNETT BRANCH
Mondays at 7 p.m.
Call 203 351-8292.
WEED MEMORIAL &
HOLLANDER BRANCH
Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m.
Call 203 351-8286.
June 8
Hotel on the Corner of
Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford
June 2
The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd
July 13
Everything I Never Told You
by Celeste Ng
July 7
Euphoria
by Lily King
August 10
The Girl You Left Behind
by Jojo Moyes
August 4
Life After Life
by Kate Atkinson
SOUTH END BRANCH
Mondays at 7 p.m.
Call 203 351-8280.
June 22
Queen Sugar
by Natalie Bazsile
July 27
Radiance of Tomorrow
by Ishmael Beah
THE ANDREW GALE
FILM SERIES
PASTEL WORKSHOPS
Scarlet Poppies –
How to paint
with pastels like
Georgia O’Keeffe
Wednesdays at 1 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building, Third Floor Auditorium
Wednesday, July 15 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Harry Bennett Branch
Not Your Ordinary Hero
July 8
Joe
An ex-con living in a remote Texas town
may not sound like the best role model for
a troubled 15-year-old boy with an abusive
father, but Nicolas Cage’s performance will
make you a believer. With Nicolas Cage and
Tye Sheriden. Directed by David Gordon
Green. Rated R. 2013. uSA. 117 min.
Call 203 351-8292 to register.
Registration required.
Learn the basics of pastel painting,
as well as advanced techniques, using professional grade materials.
Realism in Pastel
Thursday, July 30 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building, Third Floor Auditorium
Call 203 351-8231 to register. Registration required.
Even beginners can paint with pastels realistically with these fun
and easy techniques.
July 22
In a Lonely Place
Film Noir master Nicholas Ray depicts
a compelling mystery about a down-on-
his-luck screenwriter who is hired to adapt
a trashy best seller for the screen. This
film is listed on the National Film Registry.
With Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame.
Directed by Nicholas Ray. Not rated. 1950.
uSA. 94 min.
AUTHOR TALKS
Friends Author Series –
Women’s Fiction Panel
August 12
Rob the Mob
A true story involving a young couple
who decide that it’s a good idea to rob
mob owned social clubs just after the
death of John Gotti. With Michael Pitt,
Nina Ariaanda, Andy Garcia and Ray
Romano. Directed by Raymond De Felitta.
2014, uSA. 104 min.
August 26
Night Moves
A private eye takes on a boring missing
persons case only to find a sinister plot
develops as he works the case. With
Gene Hackman, Melanie Griffith and James
Woods. Directed by Arthur Penn. Rated R.
1975. uSA. 99 min.
Sci-Fi Author Panel
Monday, July 20 at 7 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building, Third Floor Auditorium
The Tor Big Summer Road Trip Tour stops in Stamford for a special
author panel featuring four noted science fiction writers. Elizabeth
Bear, James Cambias, Max Gladstone, and Brian Staveley will talk
about their new books and answer questions from the audience.
Refreshments. Book sale and signing.
SPEAKERS
Brown Bag Lunch with
2012 National Geographic
Adventurer of the Year
Monday, July 20 at 1 p.m.
Harry Bennett Branch
Jennifer Pharr Davis is an author, hiker, adventure speaker, and the
2012 National Geographic Adventurer of the year. She has covered
more than 12,000 miles of long distance trails on six different continents and has hiked with her husband and two-year-old daughter in
all fifty states. Bring your lunch and join us as she shares slides and
stories. Dessert will be provided.
The Story of Mt. Rushmore
Carver Luigi Del Bianco
Tuesday, June 23 at 6:30 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building, Third Floor Auditorium
New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank will talk
about her new book, All the Single Ladies; Talia Carner will talk about
Hotel Moscow; and Patricia Park will discuss her debut novel, Re Jane.
Tickets are $15 and include a wine and appetizer reception. Reception
at 6:30 p.m. Program at 7 p.m. Book sale and signing. Register at
fergusonlibrary.org.
An Evening of Stamford
Poetry with Gil Fagiani
Tuesday, July 14 at 7 p.m.
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Gil Fagiani was raised in Stamford’s
Springdale neighborhood. He is a poet,
essayist, short story writer and translator. His new book of poetry,
Stone Walls, is about growing up in Springdale during the 1950s.
Wednesday, July 22 at 7 p.m.
Harry Bennett Branch
Lou Del Bianco shares the story of his
grandfather, Luigi Del Bianco, one of the
creators of Mt. Rushmore.
SUMMER RECOMMENDATIONS
BOOKS
FILMS
H is for Hawk
Cool Hand Luke
by Helen Macdonald
Following the sudden death of her
father, Helen MacDonald grieves
by undertaking the extremely difficult task of training a goshawk. In
this powerful memoir, MacDonald
mourns her father, with whom she
shared a love of nature, by
immersing herself in falconry.
A man sentenced to a Florida
prison camp refuses to buckle
under to the harsh demands of
the system that confines him. This
film, listed on our National Film
Registry, includes the oft repeated
quote “What we have here is failure to communicate.” With Paul
Newman, George Kennedy and
Strother Martin. Directed by Stuart
Rosenberg. USA. 1967. 126 min.
Leaving Orbit: Notes from the
Last Days of American
Spaceflight
The Peterson family has lost their
son and brother Caleb to the war
in Afghanistan. Soon the grieving
family is visited by a man who
claims to have served with him.
With Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe
and Brendan Meyer. Directed
by Adam Wingard. 2014. USA.
Missoula: Rape and the Justice 100 min.
System in a College Town
Thursday, August 13 at 7 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building.
Third Floor Auditorium
Stamford resident Michael Macari
will present this new documentary,
chronicling the rise of Connecticut’s
premier city from its small town roots.
Film screening and Q&A.
The Long Goodbye
by Jon Krakauer
Between January 2008 and May
2012, the Department of Justice
investigated 350 sexual assaults
that took place at the University
of Montana in Missoula. Krakauer
examines what happened in
Missoula and questions how sexual assault and rape are handled on
college campuses in our country.
A 70s rendition of the novel by
Raymond Chandler presents Philip
Marlowe as a good man adrift in a
society where success is all important and loyalty and morality is
suspect. With Elliot Gould, Sterling
Hayden and Nina van Pallandt.
Directed by Robert Altman.
USA.112 min.
Paris, He Said
Bronson
by Christine Sneed
A struggling young woman moves
to Paris with her wealthy lover.
Does satisfaction follow when
one’s deepest wishes come true?
A powerful, violent and true story
of Michael Peterson, AKA “Charles
Bronson,” a man who has spent
30 years in solitary confinement.
With Tom Hardy, Hugh Ross and
Matt King. Directed by Nicolas
Winding Refn. USA/UK. 2010.
92 min.
Where They Found Her
Stamford: A Small Town Remembers –
Special Documentary Screening and
Discussion
The Guest
by Margaret Lazarus Dean
Why don’t we go into space anymore? In this elegy to the
American space flight program,
Margaret Lazarus Dean tracks the
final three manned space shuttle
orbiters of the twentieth century.
by Kimberly McCreight
An idyllic and ordinary suburban
town. A shocking discovery is
made. Told in multiple views,
the reader will have to decide
what is true and what is not
in this gripping page-turner.
Wonder Garden
by Lauren Acampora
Linked stories set in affluent
suburbia where homogeneity
is the norm. However these
characters do not follow the
norm – all have secrets that
interconnect. Spooky and fabulous
Nightcrawler
A dark tale about the seedy
aspects of American journalism.
With Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo
and Bill Paxton. Directed by Dan
Gilroy. USA. 2014. 110 min.