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The Age of Innocence – book discussion

April 23, 2008 · Leave a Comment

This Thursday at the Main Library, we’ll be hosting a book discussion for anyone who’d like to chat more about Edith Wharton and her book. Join us at 7:00 at the Main Library for this Big Read event. See you there!

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Big Read ‘08 — The Age of Innocence

April 2, 2008 · Leave a Comment

This month kicks off the Big Read for 2008, where everyone in Albany and Rensselaer counties are invited to read the same book. This year’s selection is Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence. Click here for a full calendar of related events (films, book discussions, a Victorian tea, and more). We’ll be having a book discussion here at the Main Library on Thursday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m. in Conference Room 1. All are welcome.

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Faust on Halloween

October 29, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Join us at the Main Library on October 31 at 7:00 for a special showing of the silent film Faust, the story of a medieval alchemist and his deal with the Devil, featuring live music by Mike Hotter, Meg Prokorym, and Nick Matulis. The film is based on the classic book by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe which is itself based on an old German legend.

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