Defending Lizzie
Sunday, February 2, 2pm
Join us for a special film presentation of Defending Lizzie, a play that was recently performed at the Little Theater in New Smyrna Beach.
Harding Ballough, Photographer
Tuesday, February 4, 2pm
Enjoy a wide ranging series of artistically crafted photos focused on striking character studies using both portraiture and natural scenes of the human form. Don't miss this fascinating journey!
Hungrytown
Friday, February 7, 2pm
Husband and wife musical duo Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson create new but ancient-sounding, deceptively simple masterpieces that include carefully chosen modern elements.
Writers' Workshop: Romance
Tuesday, February 11, 2pm
Please join us as local authors Lois Gerber, Veronica H. Hart, and Joan King describe the various sub-types of romantic fiction and provide tips on writing traditional romance novels.
An Adult Craft for Valentine's Day
Thursday, February 13, 11:30 and Friday, February 14, 11:30
Express yourself by creating unique earrings that require minimal effort and deliver maximum appeal. Limited to 15 participants so please call to register.
Annalivia
Wednesday, February 19, 2pm
An American "roots and branches" string band drawn from tradition and today to create their own brand of acoustic folk music.
Port Orange Library Book Club
Wednesday, February 19, 10:30am
The Son by Philipp Meyer
In 1849, 13-year-old Eli McCullough is abducted by Comanches after
they’ve raped his mother and sister. Eli adapts. He learns the language
and how to hunt and raid, and by age 16, he’s a fierce warrior. In the
process, the reader is treated to a fascinating portrait of the
Comanches, including a Melville-like cataloging of all they did with
the buffalo. Eventually, young Eli returns to the white world, but
after an affair with a judge’s wife worthy of Little Big Man, he’s
forced into the Texas Rangers. Later still, he fights for the South and
steals a fortune from the North. He returns to South Texas to found an
unimaginably large ranch, which he adds to by trumping up a massacre
of a distinguished Mexican family, the Garcias. No scion measures up to
Eli, unless it’s Jeanne, his great-granddaughter, who ruthlessly
presides over her oil and gas well into the twenty-first century. And,
in a different way, Peter, Eli’s son, as softhearted as his father was
ruthless, makes his mark. -Booklist
Storytelling Sims
Friday, February 21, 2pm
Humorists, historians, and tandem tellers Wayne and Jane Sims will be here to regale us with stories of World War II. They speak from a global and local perspective, and also discuss how the events affected daily life.
Professor Oxley
Friday, February 28, 2pm
Professor Oxley will present a slideshow that takes you through the locks of the Panama Canal, lands you in modern Peru, and ventures into the heart and soul of the Inca world. A place of almost mystical aura, Machu Picchu brings you as close as you can get to the days of the Inca's magnificent civilization.
