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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

I Am So Strong

In I am So Strong, the incorrigible wolf saunters through the forest asking everyone he meets - including Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs: Tell me, who is the strongest of all? He gets his comeuppance most unexpectedly and satisfactorily.

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Monday, December 19, 2011

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Art on the Cart Tuesday, December 27 from 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Midweek Movie Marathon! “Toy Story” Wednesday, December 28 @ 10:00, 12:00, & 2:00

Spoon Man Wednesday, December 28 at 6:30 PM

Mr. Magicman Thursday, December 29 at 6:30 PM

Baby & Me Friday, December 30 from 9:30–11:00 AM



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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Ellray jakes is a Rock Star

Everyone has something to brag about in EllRay's third-grade class. Corey's on the swim team, Kevin is super tall, Jared's dad has an ATV (with flames!). But what about EllRay? He isn't about to gloat about how his geologist dad collects rocks. Boring! Or is it? The crystals in his dad's office are really cool looking. And if EllRay just "borrows" them to show his classmates, he knows they be impressed. He'll be a rock star-literally! And his dad will never have to know. It's a fail-safe plan . . . until everything doesn't go according to plan.
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Monday, December 5, 2011

Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal of Afganistan

"Stunning photos reveal an Afghanistan we rarely see. "
Award-winning photographer Rafal Gerszak spent a year embedded with the American military in Afghanistan, where he used his camera to document everyday life in the war-torn country. While there, he developed a deep affection for the land and its people, and he later returned on his own. Despite the dangers around him, he continued taking photos, exposing the plight of that besieged country.
Framed by journal entries that relate his experiences on two levels -- as a foreigner looking for a deeper connection to a country that has stirred him and as a journalist looking for another side to the story -- "Beyond Bullets" addresses the volatile situation in Afghanistan with sensitivity and profound insight. Through Gerszak's lens, readers can see the shattered aftermath of military attacks and dismal hospitals and refugee camps, but they can also experience the vibrant activity of life in the markets, at home and on the Muslim day of rest.
Featuring more than 40 of Gerszak's photographs and at once harrowing and heartrending, "Beyond Bullets" is as illuminating as it is riveting.


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