Cazenovia Public Library news
(Cazenovia, NY – Sept. 2014) Mark Twain said, “When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction.” This sentiment reflects the endless affinity of some of the most brilliant writers worldwide for their remarkable cats, and such is the case for Dr. Patrick Keane, professor emeritus of LeMoyne College, and his beloved cat Rintrah.
Cat devotees of all ages are invited to join Keane at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, in the Cazenovia Public Library Community Room for “Preserved in the Tabernacle of the Heart: A Tribute to My Late, Great Cat Rintrah.”
This presentation will be dedicated to the Cazenovia Public Library’s two most recent “library cats,” Jesse and the present holder of the position, Page.
Keane, the former Francis Fallon Chair, has published many articles and seven books, including two on Yeats: William Butler Yeats: Contemporary Studies in Literature and Yeats’s Interactions with Tradition. His essay on Yeats’s The Winding Stair will appear next year in a special volume commemorating the 150th anniversary of the poet’s birth.
Keane is currently publishing personal and literary reminiscences, along with critical essays, in the online literary magazine, Numéro Cinq, of which he is also a contributing editor.
Initiated this year, the Patrick J. Keane Medal will be awarded annually to the LeMoyne student who has best demonstrated literary excellence and scholarly promise. Had he been registered at the college, had he survived, and had the award been for personality, courage, agility and intelligence, the first recipient (Keane believes) might have been Rintrah.
Visitors to the library will also enjoy a display of books on extraordinary cats, as well as books by well-known authors who cherished their feline companions. A few titles to delight cat fanciers – local author Bradford Wheler’s Cat Sayings: Wit and Wisdom from the Whiskered Ones, Doris Lessing’s Particularly Cats, James Herriot’s Cat Stories, Vicki Myron’s Dewey, Jo Coudert’s Seven Cats and the Art of Living, Roger Caras’ The Cats of Thistle Hill and Mary Sarton’s The Fur Person.
Art for Kids: Georgia O’Keeffe
Calling all kids ages 8-14: Join Pat Hill and Jenna Wright at the Cazenovia Public Library at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, for “Art For Kids.” This popular series has returned for the 2014-15 school year and will be offered during Cazenovia Central School half-days.
The Sept. 19 program will explore the life and artwork of Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986). Known for her striking flower paintings in addition to her fascinating later works, O’Keeffe is considered one of the greatest American artists of the 20th century.
O’Keeffe was born Nov. 15, 1887, in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, where the surrounding farmland proved inspirational to the budding young artist. In the 1920s, as a pioneer in modernism, she excited the art world with her large-scale paintings.
Her works Black Iris (1926) and Oriental Poppies (1928) are recognized the world over, and throughout the 1920s and ’30s, she visited New Mexico where she found the inspiration for such paintings as Black Cross, New Mexico (1929) and Cow’s Skull with Calico Roses (1931).
In this program, participants will have the opportunity to study several of O’Keeffe’s works. Following a brief discussion, everyone will be encouraged to “think BIG.” Oversize paper, paints and pastels will be provided to inspire the artist within.
Don’t miss the chance to join in the fun at the Cazenovia Public Library Sept. 19. To ensure program quality, class size is limited. Stop by or call the Library at 315.655.9322 to reserve a spot in this fun and informative program.
September movies at the Cazenovia Public Library
Movie enthusiasts, mark your calendars for upcoming September movies at the Cazenovia Public Library. Words and Pictures, a superb adult romantic drama, will be shown at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18; and The Fault in Our Stars, a bittersweet celebration of love and life, at 3:15 and 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19.
In Words and Pictures, Clive Owen plays a flamboyant English teacher and Juliette Binoche a stoic art teacher. They collide at an upscale prep school, and a high-spirited courtship begins. A second battle they begin has the students trying to prove which is more powerful, the word or the picture. But, as these two troubled souls struggle for connection, the war against their own demons becomes the true war (Imdb.com).
This film is rated PG-13 and runs for 111 minutes.
Hazel and Gus in The Fault in Our Stars are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel’s other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they meet and fall in love at a cancer support group (Imdb.com).
The Fault in Our Stars is rated PG-13 and runs for 126 minutes.
Both films will be shown in the Library Community Room, and, as always, admission and popcorn are free.