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Birthday Party of the Century – 2013 Gala

Details and gala tickets here.
Saturday June 8, 5:00 – 7:30 pm
Camp Pontiac, West Copake
Featuring a cabaret performance by jazz singer Laurel Massé, a founding member of Manhattan Transfer. Plus, the Mike Schiffer Trio.
$1000 Raffle Basket – Tickets available in the library. $5 or 5 for $20. (Click on image for better view of the raffle basket.)
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Friday May 24th, 5 pm
Maj Kalfus – Art Show Opening
Figurative Works

All are welcome at the opening reception for local artist Maj Kalfus. Her paintings, drawings and collages will be on view through June 29th.
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Sunday June 2nd, 5 pm
Mariken Palmboom – Baroque Harpsichord

Adventures in Music Series. An engaging concert of Baroque and Renaissance music by renowned harpsichordist Mariken Palmboom. Selections from Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Michelangelo Rossi, François Couperin Le Grand, and Johann Sebastian Bach. Once widely used in classical music, the harpsichord, the forerunner to the piano, had its own renaissance in the twentieth century having made its way from the Baroque era to the Beatles and on to hip hop. Palmboom studied at the famous Early Music department at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, Holland where she obtained a Masters degree in Solo Performance and the First Prize with Greatest Distinction. Mariken has performed as a soloist and continuo player throughout Europe and in the United States, with such artists as Jos van Immerseel, Frans Bruggen, Jaap Schroder. She has resided in the Berkshires since 1997, where besides performing she teaches harpsichord and piano.

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Saturday June 15th 11 am
Storyteller Diane Edgecomb
Digging Dinosaurs

For all ages. Award winning storytelling Artist and Author, Diane Edgecomb will perform. Through interactive stories, Diane will perform two original stories, “Pattysaurus” and “Egg Mountain” which reflect the theme of dinosaurs and discoveries. Publishers Weekly stated: “A storyteller in the grand tradition, Edgecomb is a virtuoso of the spoken word.” Diane has received Year’s Best Performance Award from the Boston Herald and three Storytelling World Honor awards. Her children’s story “Pattysaurus”, received an Honors Award from Storytelling World Magazine when it was published in audiocassette form. Diane also recently received the first Oracle Award for storytelling excellence in the Northeast from the National Storytelling Network. Her acclaimed storytelling performances have been featured on NPR and at theatres, museums, libraries, schools and festivals.
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Free Museum Passes Available

The Friends of Roe Jan Library offers five free museum passes for use with the Clark, the Berkshire Museum, the Norman Rockwell, the FASNY Museum of Firefighting in Hudson and the Hancock Shaker Museums. Each pass offers two to four adult entrances, some child benefits and discounts on gift shops. The passes can be reserved or checked out at the Library for one day with a library card. For more information call 325 4101.

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CONTINUING EVENTS

Mondays 8:00-9:30am – Yoga Conducted by Roberta Roll. Weekly yoga classes are suitable for beginners and more advanced students. $20 per class or $95 for a series of eight classes. A portion of the proceeds helps support Library programs.

First Tuesdays 10:00-11:30 am – Friends of the Roeliff Jansen Community Library Meeting, Community Room.

Second Tuesdays 7-9 pm – Roeliff Jansen Community Library Trustees Meeting, Community Room.

Second Saturdays – 10am-11am Dogs Love Books Join Ms. McCord and her canine companions, Tansy and Toast in the Children’s Room. Ms. McCord will read stories and kids can read to the dogs, too!
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