Larkspur Library Speaker Series 2010

Monday, June 7th, at 7:00PM

Rea Franjetic, owner of Cosmopolitan Adventure tours and President of San Francisco Travel Professionals, will take us on a fascinating photographic journey through the Arctic region and the Antarctic Continent. Rea will share her interest and expertise of these areas as well as her love for travel. Her explorations in South America and around the world give an in depth feeling and appreciation of the areas visited, taking much care of their ecological and cultural diversity.

Thursday, June 10th, at 7:00PM

Conroy Cavanna and Pamella Cavanna, of "Carpets of the Inner Circle", will discuss how to select and care for an oriental rug. Conroy will cover Color, Design, Quality, Rarity, Condition and overall "Feel". He will speak about carpet care, including washing, restoration, rotating, storing and appraising a carpet. Pamella Cavanna will introduce their gallery, telling a little about the background of how they got into the business of oriental carpets. At Carpets of the Inner Circle the focus is on the rug as art, as textile nourishment for the soul. The tribal, village and urban workshop pieces they present are clearly perceived to be much more than utilitarian floor or wall coverings. The best are sacred objects, windows and doorways into other worlds. They provide glimpses of a people, a lifestyle and a culture that is rapidly disappearing.

Saturday, June 12th, from 11:00AM–12:00PM

Larkspur Library will be holding their Summer Reading Kickoff Celebration, featuring Magician Brian Scott, on June 12th from 11 AM to 12 PM. Bring the children to enjoy the show and sign up for the Summer Reading Program. The Summer Reading Program runs June 12th through August 28th. Children can earn stars toward prizes for each visit to the Library, and be eligible for the Grand Prize Drawing on August 28th with a completed Summer Reading Card. We also have an exciting lineup of events this summer for children and their families, including The Lizard Lady, Sean's Shadows, and Tickletoons and Flutesweet.

Saturday, June 12th, from 3:00–4:00PM

Docent Jim Cohen will lecture about the exhibition, Impressionist Paris: City of Light, on display at the Legion of Honor of San Francisco from June 5th through September 26th, 2010. The exhibition explores various aspects of life in and around the city in which these artists came of age. Visitors to the exhibition are transported to Impressionist Paris as represented in over 150 prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, and illustrated books from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and several distinguished private collections. The exhibition is on view at the Legion of Honor concurrent with Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay at the de Young Museum.

Saturday, June 19th, at 12:00PM

The Larkspur Library is hosting a Harry Potter Read-A-Thon in Memory of Lynne Cammidge, long-time Children's Librarian. Students who have been inspired and encouraged to read by Lynne, will read 15-minute selections from the Harry Potter books aloud as a tribute to her memory. Children of all ages are invited to attend the reading, which should run from noon to 3 pm in the Larkspur Library Children's Room.

Thursday, June 24th, at 7:00PM

Museum Docent Ellen Harden will give a presentation on The Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musee d'Orsay, on display at the de Young Museum from May 22nd through September 6th, 2010. The exhibition presents nearly 100 magnificent works by the famous masters who called France their home during the mid- to late-19th century and from whose midst arose one of the most original and recognizable of all artistic styles, Impressionism. The exhibition begins with paintings by the great academic artist Bouguereau and the arch-Realist Courbet, and includes American expatriate Whistler's Arrangement in Gray and Black, known to many as "Whistler's Mother." Manet, Monet, Renoir, and Sisley are showcased with works dating from the 1860s through 1880s, along with a selection of Degas' paintings that depict images of the ballet, the racetrack, and life in the Belle Époque.

Monday, June 28th, at 7:00PM

Larkspur Library's Armchair Travel Program presents, "Rediscovering Japan". There has been a surge of interest in traveling to Japan. Dimensions in Travel owner Diana Saint James will talk about her experience teaching English in Tokyo. Diana will show images of Japan and present some unusual things to do, as well as classic Japanese experiences. She'll also answer your questions about this fascinating Asian destination.

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