LEWIS and CLARK; Confluence of Time and Courage
Presented by Gary Warriner
Gary Warriner’s film is the official Lewis and Clark bicentennial documentary, commissioned by the federal government. Warriner brings the historic journey up the Mississippi to life as he retraces the explorers’ steps from Missouri, through buffalo herds and teepee villages, across the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean.
A 4 minute pre-view clip....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni76Zt4YPDU
Celebrating the MCMA presentation of travel lectures for the past 100 years !
Refreshments will be available during the intermission
Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium
631 Stevens Ave, Parking lot off Walton Street
Portland Maine
Starts at 7:30, doors open at 6:45
Open to the public
Free for MCMA members, a $5.00 donation for non-members
Handicap accessible
November 6-......FIRST TUESDAY BOOK CLUB
The Beginner's Goodbye, by Ann Tyler
Publication Date: April 3, 2012
Anne Tyler gives us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving new novel in which she explores how a middle-aged man, ripped apart by the death of his wife, is gradually restored by her frequent appearances—in their house, on the roadway, in the market.
Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, self-dependent young woman, she is like a breath of fresh air. Unhesitatingly he marries her, and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable marriage. But when a tree crashes into their house and Dorothy is killed, Aaron feels as though he has been erased forever. Only Dorothy’s unexpected appearances from the dead help him to live in the moment and to find some peace.
Gradually he discovers, as he works in the family’s vanity-publishing business, turning out titles that presume to guide beginners through the trials of life, that maybe for this beginner there is a way of saying goodbye.
A beautiful, subtle exploration of loss and recovery, pierced throughout with Anne Tyler’s humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles.
The MCMA library book club meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 12:00 noon, bring a sandwich, dessert coffee and tea provided.
For more information you can call Pat @ 773-8396 during library hours,Tues,Wed,Thurs.10:00 am to 3:00 pm
“Sahel; A West African Journey”
with Sid and Mary Lee Nolan
Scholar-filmmakers Sid and Mary Lee Nolan take us on a fascinating journey through the Sahel, the African zone that borders the Sahara Desert and separates it from the humid forestlands to the south. Start on the Atlantic shore of Senegal and travel overland to Mali and along the Niger River to Maliís Dogon Country. This is a truly remarkable and little-visited region of the world, and the Nolans bring alive its people, traditions, art, wildlife and natural beauty.
Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium
631 Stevens Ave, Parking lot off Walton Street
Portland Maine
Starts at 7:30, doors open at 6:45
Open to the public
Free for MCMA members, a $5.00 donation for non-members
Handicap accessible
MCMA member and artist Reggie O will continue to exhibit in the library during the month of November
