Events for Adults

July

“A Universe of Stories” Adult Movie Night

Wednesday, July 24 at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
“For All Mankind”

This documentary utilizes the official film footage taken by NASA and the astronauts during various Apollo missions. The footage was blown up to 35mm without a loss of visual quality. Director Al Reinert has done an excellent job of assembling a coherent documentary from all the available material. The narration includes the actual voices and words of the astronauts themselves. One reviewer called this “the most expensive film ever made,” referring to the many billions of dollars that went into the moon landing program. This footage was extensively mined by Ron Howard for his (Apollo 13, so it may seem familiar. For All Mankind features a score by experimental rock composer Brian Eno.
Free Popcorn and drinks. Air conditioned, all welcome.

Bon appetit

Monday, July 29 at 6:30 – 8:30 pm

“King Solomon’s Table: a Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking from around the World” by Joan Nathan

“Israeli Soul: Easy, Essential, Delicious” by Michail Solomonov

Do you like to Cook, Bake, and EAT scrumptious delights? If so, join us for a lovely meal prepared by your fellow chefs. Each participant will prepare a recipe exactly as it is prepared in the cookbook. Cookbooks and Sign up for the recipe you wish to prepare will be available at the adult events table or call 487-3391. This month’s menu will feature Israeli-Jewish cuisine.

August

Who dunnit? mystery/crime bookclub

Wednesday, August 7 at 10:00 – 11:00 am

A Gathering of Secrets” by Linda Castillo

When a historic barn burns to the ground in the middle of the night, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called in to investigate. At first, it looks like an accident, but when the body of eighteen-year-old Daniel Gingerich is found inside—burned alive—Kate suspects murder. Who would want a well-liked, hardworking young Amish man dead?
Books available at the front circulation desk. All sleuths are welcome to participate in the discussion.

“A Universe of Stories” Adult Movie Night

Wednesday, August 7 at 6:30 – 8:30 pm

“Apollo 13”

“Houston, we have a problem.” Those words were immortalized during the tense days of the Apollo 13 lunar mission crisis in 1970, events recreated in this epic historical drama from Ron Howard. Astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) leads command module pilot Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) and lunar module driver Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) on what is slated as NASA’s third lunar landing mission. All goes smoothly until the craft is halfway through its mission, when an exploding oxygen tank threatens the crew’s oxygen and power supplies. As the courageous astronauts face the dilemma of either suffocating or freezing to death, Mattingly and Mission Control leader Gene Kranz (Ed Harris) struggle to find a way to bring the crew back home, all the while knowing that the spacemen face probable death once the battered ship reenters the Earth’s atmosphere.

Free Popcorn and drinks. Air conditioned and open to all.

Drawing for Adult Summer Reading Grand Prize

Thursday, August 8 at 6:30 pm

Completed Bingo cards must be submitted by 6:30 pm on Thursday, August 8 to qualify for the Grand Prize drawing.

Second Friday Foreign Film

August 9 at 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Silent Light (Mexico 2007)

In a Mennonite community in Mexico, a father’s faith is tested when he falls in love with a new woman.
Free popcorn and drink. Air conditioning.

Bon appetit

Monday, August 26 at 6:30 – 8:30 pm

“Jam Session: a Fruit Preserving Handbook ” by Joyce Goldstein

Do you like to preserve your garden harvest?  EAT scrumptious delights? If so, join us for a lovely evening with fellow chefs. Each participant will prepare a recipe exactly as it is prepared in the cookbook. Cookbooks and Sign up for the recipe you wish to prepare will be available at the adult events table or call 487-3391.

 September

Book Party and Dessert

Wednesday, September 18 at 7:00 – 8:30 pm

“Educated” by Tara Westover

I’ve long been fascinated by people who succeed against all odds. What enables them to overcome adversity, to conquer all the obstacles in their path? For Tara Westover the answer is education. Raised in a family that was isolated from mainstream society, Tara never goes to school, never sees a doctor. Her father’s increasing religious extremism mirrors a descent into madness, leaving his daughter vulnerable to violence and emotional abuse. And yet Tara escapes, and powered by a thirst for knowledge, she achieves the heights of academic success — Harvard and Oxford. The price she pays is severing ties with her home and the family she loves. Educated is a powerful memoir, painful, inspirational and impossible to put down. (NPR review)
Books available at the Circulation Desk. All are welcome to join in the discussion.

Thirteen Days in October

Thursday, September 19 at 7:00 – 8:00 pm

At the height of the Cold War, two things saved humanity: the strategic wisdom of John F. Kennedy and the U2 aerial spy program. Based on declassified intelligence and interviews with the pilots, Mike Tougias and co-author Casey Sherman’s book Above & Beyond: John F. Kennedy and America’s Most Dangerous Cold War Spy Mission grounds this conversation about presidential decision-making, nuclear containment, intelligence-gathering, and public information. It’s a timely topic given today’s concerns about the United States, North Korea and Iran. Tougias gives special emphasis to the U-2 pilots who flew unarmed over Cuba to secure photographic proof that the Soviets were installing nuclear missiles on the Island. After a short presentation, the audience forms small discussion groups using prepared questions and comes together at the end to debrief.
This is a NH Humanities to Go program. FREE and open to the public.

Bon appetit

Monday, September 23 at 6:30 – 8:30 pm

“Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat” by Samin Nosrat

Do you like to Cook, Bake, and EAT scrumptious delights? If so, join us for a lovely meal prepared by your fellow chefs. Each participant will prepare a recipe exactly as it is prepared in the cookbook. Cookbooks and Sign up for the recipe you wish to prepare will be available at the adult events table or call 487-3391.

October

Who dunnit?

Wednesday, October 2 at 10:00 -11:00 am

“My Sister the Serial Killer” by Oyinkan Braithwaite
“Satire meets slasher in this short, darkly funny hand grenade of a novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends.
When Korede’s dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what’s expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach. This’ll be the third boyfriend Ayoola’s dispatched in, quote, self-defence and the third mess that her lethal little sibling has left Korede to clear away. She should probably go to the police for the good of the menfolk of Nigeria, but she loves her sister and, as they say, family always comes first. Until, that is, Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede’s long been in love with him, and isn’t prepared to see him wind up with a knife in his back: but to save one would mean sacrificing the other… (Goodreads review)
Books available at the circulation desk.

New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell

Thursday, October 3 at 7:00 – 8:00 pm

Quilts tell stories, and quilt history is full of myths and misinformation as well as heart-warming tales of service and tradition. Quilting is NOT just an American art; nearly every world culture that has cold weather uses quilted textiles. Pam Weeks weaves world history, women’s history, industrial history and just plain wonderful stories into her presentation. Participants are invited to bring one quilt for identification and/or story sharing. Prompted in part by the material culture at hand, the presenter may speak about fashion fads, the Colonial Revival, quilt making for Civil War soldiers, and anything else quilt related she can squeeze in.
This event sponsored by the NH Humanities Council.

Second Friday Foreign Film

Friday, October 4 at 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thailand 2010)

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives was the winner of the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. This fantasy story finds a dying man who is visited by his deceased wife in the form of a ghost and his lost son in the form of a hairy creature with glowing eyes, who help guide him on a journey to his first birthplace on earth. Melding ideas of reincarnation, karma and fairy tale elements, this critically acclaimed film is a unique, one-of-a-kind experience that director Tim Burton described as a strange, beautiful dream.

A Visit with Queen Victoria

Thursday, October 17 at 7:00 – 8:30 pm

In 1837, teenaged Victoria ascended to the British throne, untrained and innocent. Those who would try to usurp her power underestimated this self-willed intelligent young woman whose mettle sustained her through her 63-year reign. Using Queen Victoria’s diary and letters, this program reveals the personal details of a powerful yet humane woman, who took seriously her role as monarch in a time of great expansion. She and her husband, Albert, set an example of high moral character and dedication, a novelty in the royal house after generations of scandal. Performed by Sally Mummey, a Living History NH Humanities to Go program. FREE and open to the public.

Book Party and Dessert

Wednesday, October 23 at 7:00 – 8:30 pm

“An American Marriage” by Tayari Jones
This book moves breathtakingly quickly while it slowly breaks your heart. It is the story of newlyweds Roy and Celestial, whose marriage is forever altered by a random encounter that thrusts them into the vastness and injustice of the American criminal justice system. As it unfolds in letters and stories told by Roy, Celestial and Celestial’s childhood friend, you switch your allegiances – the characters all seem so real, and so innocent when it comes to the tragic, systemic issue this story springs from. Lest this seem too abstract, one more thing: There’s lots of love here. So if you love love, like me, read this. (NPR review)
Books available at the Circulation desk. All are welcome to join in the discussion.

Bon appetit

Monday, October 28 at 6:30 – 8:30pm

“Turnips Greens & Tortillas: a Mexican Chef spices Up the Southern Kitchen” by Eddie Hernandez

Do you like to Cook, Bake, and EAT scrumptious delights? If so, join us for a lovely meal prepared by your fellow chefs. Each participant will prepare a recipe exactly as it is prepared in the cookbook. Cookbooks and Sign up for the recipe you wish to prepare will be available at the adult events table or call 487-3391.

Ongoing opportunities:

All are Free and Open to the Public

Mah Jongg for experienced players

Mondays, at 2:00 – 4:00 pm

call to confirm meeting

Drop in Quilters

Mondays at 10:00 am – noon

Chess for everyone (new date and time)

Thursdays at 4:30 – 6:30 pm

All ages, all levels of expertise to include beginners welcome. Bring your own board and pieces or use ours.

Cribbage

Wednesday at 7:00 – 9:00 pm every other week

Check out the calendar on our website for dates meeting.

Cribbage is a card game played with a deck of standard playing cards and a signature piece of equipment called the Cribbage Board. Boards and cards will be provided or bring your own.

Learn and Play. Ukulele

Wednesdays at 5:00 pm

We have Ukulele’s available to check out and practice your skills. All ages are welcome.

Join our Fiber Arts drop-in!

Thursdays at 10:00 am

If you like to knit or crochet, quilt, felt, needlepoint, weaving,etc. and would like to spend
some time with like-minded people, join us! 
Bring whatever current fiber project you are working on that will fit through our doors.
All skills are welcome!  FREE and open to all.