Saturday Programs
JANUARY / FEBRUARY PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE
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Peter and the Wolf January 21
The BiblioFiles: Tom Bodett February 4
School for Scoundrels February 18
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PETER AND THE WOLF
In coordination with the Princeton Public Library
The Phoenix Woodwind Quintet brings Prokofiev’s famous composition to life by playing the voices of Peter and his animal friends on their instruments. Join the cast on stage as an actor “illustrates” the music with masks and mime. A musical adventure you won’t want to miss!
Saturday, January 21
11:00am – 12:00pm
No registration required – free of charge
Event occurs in the Community Room at the Princeton Public Library
Ages 5 & up
THE BIBLIOFILES PRESENTS: TOM BODETT
This February, our guest will be Tom Bodett, author of Williaw! and Norman Tuttle on the Last Frontier.
In the book, Williwaw!, thirteen year-old September Crane and her eleven year-old brother Ivan are in a situation most kids dream about. Their Dad has trusted them to take care of themselves while he earns much-needed money on a commercial fishing boat. So, instead of going to Aunt Nelda and Uncle Spitz’s horrible farm, September and Ivan are home, alone for two whole weeks. “Alone” takes on new meaning when you consider that that family lives in Alaska in a cabin so far in the wilderness, they need a boat to get to the closest town and only have two radios to communicate with the outside world.
When Ivan fries both radios while trying to hook up his hand-held video game, it starts a chain of events that ends with the children alone, on the water, facing one of the most dangerous storms Alaska has to offer: a williwaw – the same type of storm that claimed their mother’s life a few years earlier.
Norman Tuttle on the Last Frontier, also set in Alaska, is the story of a teenage boy trying to deal with situations that are both typical for his age (annoying younger siblings, bullies at school, falling in love for the first time) and not so typical (getting in huge trouble with your parents for a party you didn’t actually mean to happen, and getting mugged in Seattle by a thug named Tango). Told with insight, humor and a few painful truths, the book is like a buddy movie set someplace very, very snowy and cold.
Tom Bodett isn’t just a children’s book author. He also writes books for adults and his work has appeared in publications such as the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Reader’s Digest, and Harper’s Magazine. He has been a commentator for National Public Radio, and is a regular panelist on "Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me," NPR's weekly quiz show. Tom Bodett has lent his vocal talents to "Saturday Night Live," "National Geographic Explorer," "Animaniacs," Motel 6 commercials, and several documentary films.
Saturday, February 4
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SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS
Captain Hook, The Big Bad Wolf, the Wicked Witch of the West…what does it take to be a villain? We invite you to come find out at the Cotsen School for Scoundrels! Learn important skills like swashbuckling, maniacal laughter, and lie detection. Manifest some magical mischief, chat with some of our famous alumni, meet “Aragog” the live tarantula, and learn how totally gross out your friends and neighbors. You’ll leave with your fully-accredited scoundrel diploma, ready to conquer the world!
MWAH HA HA!
Saturday, February 18
1:00pm – 4:00pm
No registration required – free of charge
Ages 5 & up
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