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Ongoing Programs at the Portsmouth Public Library

Featured Programs at the Portsmouth Public Library

  • SMART (Sustainably Made ART) Show, May '13
    SMARTThroughout the month of May, the library will be hosting SMART, the Sustainably Made ART Show. The show features work by local artists created from recycled and natural materials. These pieces, in all medium, are shown throughout the first floor of the library.

    Working in a variety of formats, styles and with materials at hand, artists have taken the ordinary, the overlooked, the “junk” that we produce each and every day and asked us to consider the extra-ordinary that can be created from them. Some of the artists have selected material from the natural world and are using these shapes and forms in a way that enhances awareness and understanding of their native beauty.

    Thirty local and New England artists have contributed over 70 pieces, ranging from garments made of unusual materials to welded machinery parts transformed into fantasy creatures. The show challenges the community to think about what gets thrown away or overlooked and to encourage everyone to see beauty and possibility in everyday objects.
  • Spring Cinema Series
    Our Spring Cinema Series continues on April 18th. All movies begin at 6:30pm with the expection of Life of Pi which will start at 1:30pm. All movies are shown in the Levenson Room.
    April 16th: Lincoln - 150 minutes
    Lincoln Rated PG13. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, winner of the Oscar for Best Actor, and Sally Field. As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.

    Read reviews at IMDB and RottenTomatoes.com. If you like Lincoln, you might like Che, Schindler's List and Downfall.
    May 2nd : Silver Linings Playbook - 120 minutes
    Silver Lining Playbook Rated R. Starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence (winner of the Oscar for Best Actress.) After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano (played by Cooper) moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.

    Read reviews at IMDB and RottenTomatoes.com. If you like this film, you might like Seven Psychopaths, Crazy Stupid Love or Midnight in Paris.
    May 11th at 1:30pm : Life of Pi - 127 minutes
    Life of PiRated PG. Life of Pi A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger. Directed by Oscer winnner Ang Lee. Based on the book by Yann Martel.

    Read reviews at IMDB and RottenTomatoes.com.
    May 16th : Diana Vreeland: Eye Has to Travel - 92 minutes
    Diana Vreeland: Eye has to Travel Rated R. Diana Vreeland: Eye has to Travel For decades, Diana Vreeland was one of the leading authorities in fashion through eccentric self-taught skill and a bold stylistic audacity. This film guides you through this fashion pioneer's long career from her youth in Paris until she became a leading magazine fashion columnist and editor. .

    Read reviews at IMDB and RottenTomatoes.com.

  • Senior Fraud Detection & Prevention Workshop
  • Strathspey and Reel Society, Thur., May 23rd, 7pm
  • Whaleback Environmental Film Festival, May 9th

 

  • Drop-In Chess, Every Saturday, 10-4
    Drop-In Chess Every Saturday
  • Sit 'n Stitch Group

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