Oregon Public Library

Come listen to the White Birch Ensemble.

This event is part of the series:  The Horse-Human Connection.  

At 5:30pm there will be a screening of the film documentary Unbranded by Ben Masters. The film highlights the beautiful relationship 4 recent college graduates develop with wild Mustangs as they ride from Mexico to Canada.

Guest Storyteller: Mai Zong Vue

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Stop-Motion Animation Workshop

In this hands-on workshop, local filmmaker Frank G. Caruso will cover:

• Basic techniques and equipment
• Devices and apps
• Storyboarding & storytelling
• Set creation

Bring your own device if you want to easily save your work. Otherwise there will be iPads available to use during the workshop.

For ages 10-17. Registration is required. Please contact the library about registration.

Get ready for the Wisconsin Film Festival's Big Screens for Little Folks films with a journey to Latin America! Watch some short films from the Wisconsin Film Festival and celebrate the arts, languages, and cultures of Latin America.  In addition to the short films, we'll have bilingual stories (Spanish & English), crafts, music, and snacks to enjoy.

This event is offered in partnership with the Wisconsin Film Festival & UW Madison Arts Institute and is funded in part from a grant from Beyond the Page.

Paying the (System’s) Bills describes how as government agencies around the country faced dramatic budget cuts in the wake of the fiscal crisis, many turned to new sources of revenue to make up for budgetary shortfalls. One of the primary sources has been people processed by the criminal justice system.

This program is produced by Four Seasons Theatre as an outreach component of its 2016/2017 season and draws on the work of Alisa Solomon, author of Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof. Tamara Brognano, Four Seasons Theatre Outreach Coordinator, will lead a program that introduces the audience to Sholem-Aleichem’s stories and describes the collaboration of Broadway artists that resulted in the creation of Fiddler on the Roof.

Play Club extends a successful Forward Theater Co. program into the library world.  Through Play Club, participants receive a copy of FTC's current play to read, after which participants engage in discussion, which includes watching live scene work of the play by actors working with a director.  Participants will have the opportunity to engage in conversation with one another and the performers to reach a greater understanding of the play, its issues and struggles, and how a piece is brought from a written work to life.