An interactive discussion that's like a book club, but for plays. Staff from Forward Theater will lead the discussion and professional actors will act out scenes from the play.
Registration appreciated!
Online: www.midlibrary.org/events
Phone: (608) 827-7403
Email: info [at] midlibrary.org
In person: at the lower level reference desk
Beyond the Ingenue: Trailblazers will perform selections from the entire revue by local, professional actors of new works commissioned from songwriters. The cast, production team, and academic experts will also host a post show discussion on the process behind the project and cultural significance of these historical figures.
Madame Chu will demonstrate making a Peranakan spicy noodle dish and participants will have hands-on experience in making the dish called Mee Siam. She will talk about her aunt’s recipe, its origin and variations throughout Southeast Asia. Register online or call 288-6160.
Chef Paul Tseng will talk about the cultural influences of Sichuan cooking, the uses of the Sichuan pepper, and demonstrate how to make three dishes with varying spice levels. Register online or call 288-6160.
HAMILTON: An American Musical tells the story of the founding of the country and the Revolution, while also commenting on contemporary issues in America today. With a soundtrack and script that fuses classical musical theatre and poetry with elements of popular music and hip hop, its storytelling both builds on the past and looks to the future. Sarah Marty, Faculty Affiliate at the UW-Madison Division of the Arts, will discuss how both Hamilfans and those new to HAMILTON will enjoy learning more about this award-winning show.
Lucas Koehler and his jass quartet, The Lucas Koehler Combo, will introduce you to five styles of jazz music including early swing, hot and sweet jazz, bebop, cool jazz and fusion.
In 2012, playwrights from across the country authored monologues focusing on engaging, embarrassing, hilarious, and heart-warming stories about food, and submitted them to Forward Theater Company's SOUL FOOD Monologue Festival in Madison, Wisconsin. A selection of these monologues will be performed in the intimate setting of the library. Afterwards, the actors will take questions from the audience about the monologues. Register online or call (608) 266-6390.
John Kaminski, Ph.D., Director at the UW-Madison Center for the Study of the American Constitution, will discuss Hamilton's spectacular rise from obscurity in the West Indies to the heights of power directing the new nation's finances and serving as the leader of one of the two great political parties of the 1790's. Kaminski will also highlight the strengths and shortcomings of Lin-Manuel Miranda's play, Hamilton.
Dr. Kaminski's book, Alexander Hamilton: From Obscurity to Greatness, will be available for sale and signing.
Author of Darius the Great is Not Okay, Adib Khorram, will be speaking with the middle and high school students throughout the day about mental illness and the impact it has on people's lives. In the evening, adults and students can hear the author speak at 6:30 pm at the Belleville High School Library.
Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He's about to take his first-ever trip to Iran, and it's pretty overwhelming--especially when he's also dealing with clinical depression, a disapproving dad, and a chronically anemic social life. In Iran, he gets to know his ailing but still formidable grandfather, his loving grandmother, and the rest of his mom's family for the first time. And he meets Sohrab, the boy next door who changes everything.