Join Librarian Barbara Wenglin via Zoom using anthology "Music Stories," ed. Wesley Stace. We will discuss films at some sessions to view before we meet.
Join White Plains Librarian Barbara Wenglin to explore compelling readings from the rich anthology, Music Stories (ed. Wesley Stace, Everyman’s Pocket Classics, 2024). These vibrant and varied works by diverse authors capture the universal – sometimes controversial -- world of music, paying tribute to one art form through another. We will also discuss related film selections at some sessions, to view before we meet.
For this session: Film Discussion - Green Book (2018 - 2 hr.)
Oscar winner: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay
Inspired by true story of African-American classical & jazz pianist Don Shirley & Italian-American bouncer Tony Lip who served as his driver and bodyguard on tour in the Deep South in 1962. To view via DVD in catalog, also streamed on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV & others
Copies of the series anthology are available to reserve through the catalog with one held at the Reference Desk for reading in the Library.
We will meet Thursdays from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m on 4/30, 5/14, 6/4, 6/25. Meeting ID for all sessions is: 837 1709 4842 or phone in at 1-929-436-2866, no password needed.
Click This Zoom Link to register once for the full series and join us when you can. The program is supported by The Friends of the White Plains Library. All are welcome, including newcomers!
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Film | Books and Authors |
