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The Jewel of Como: The Marjorie McNeely Conservatory
Date(s): May 6th, 2012
Location: 2 p.m. Central LibraryBonnie Blodgett, freelance writer, magazine editor, and gardener, will discuss her new book.
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Club Book with Anne Fadiman
Date(s): May 7th, 2012
Location: 7 p.m. Highland Park LibraryAnne Fadiman is an award-winning author, essayist, editor, and teacher. It is the 15th Anniversary of her first book, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, which chronicles the trials of an epileptic Hmong child and her family living in Merced, California.
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Community Cinema: Strong
Date(s): May 7th, 2012
Location: 7 p.m. Rice StreetCheryl Haworth, a 300-pound U.S. Olympic weightlifter, struggles with injury, confidence, and her place in a world where larger women are not accepted.
Presented by MELSA and the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library.
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Voices Unveiled: Turkish Women Who Dare
Date(s): May 14th, 2012
Location: 7 p.m. Hamline Midway LibraryCan Islamic values co-exist with full equality for women? This film examines that timely question through portraits of three women pursuing life paths and careers of their own choosing in present-day Turkey.
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Books & Bars: Catch-22
Date(s): May 15th, 2012
Location: 6 p.m. Amsterdam Bar and Hall, 6 W. 6th St., St. PaulSet in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, Catch-22 is the satirical story, first published in 1961, of a bombardier named Yossarian who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he has never even met keep trying to kill him. The phrase, catch-22, "a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem or by a rule," has entered the English language.
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A Look Into Another World: Tanzanian Tribal Culture and Music
Date(s): Jun 11th, 2012
Location: 6:30 p.m. RondoLibrary staff member Sam Ryan presents video, music, and commentary on music and life in the Uluguru Mountains in Tanzania.
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Dean Brewington
Date(s): Jun 13th, 2012
Location: 6:30 p.m. RondoA local saxophone legend, Brewington has been a part of the Twin Cities jazz scene for the past four decades. His rich be-bop style has had a profound influence on area jazz musicians.
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Jana Nyberg Group
Date(s): Jun 16th, 2012
Location: 2 p.m. Hayden HeightsYou may have seen her on American Idol! Jana is known for her unique blend of jazz and pop music.
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St. Peter St. Stompers
Date(s): Jun 20th, 2012
Location: 6:30 p.m.Saint Anthony ParkClassic New Orleans-style jazz for lovers of Louis Armstrong.
Kid Thomas Valentine, Joe King Oliver, and the 1960s Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
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Jammin' Out With Sam
Date(s): Jun 27th, 2012
Location: 6:30 p.m. Hamline Midway LibraryJoin librarian Sam (along with special guests) for family-friendly music on the library lawn.
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Jack Brass Band
Date(s): Jun 28th, 2012
Location: 11:30 a.m.Central LibraryJack Brass embraces the traditions of New Orleans jazz, at the same time adding old time blues, rock, hip-hop, pop, funk, and reggae.
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Clone of Jammin' Out With Sam
Date(s): Jul 25th, 2012
Location: 6:30 p.m. Hamline Midway LibraryJoin librarian Sam (along with special guests) for family-friendly music on the library lawn.











