Young Adults Make a Video: How Animals Read
It’s video-making time for young adults at Westchester Public Library once again. Young adults are invited to join Gabe Underwood in this year’s movie-making session on Thursday, July 31, from 12:30-4:30 pm. The adventure will take place in the Bertha Wood meeting room at Thomas Library, 200 W. Indiana Avenue, Chesterton. Registration is required and will begin July 17. Call or visit the Reference desk to register.
Movie-making has never been so fun! Underwood and attendees will work together to create the film sensation How Animals Read Their Books. The video will be edited by the class and viewed that day.
All participants will need a signed photography release.
For more information or to register, call Thomas Library at 926-7696.
Creative Writing for Young Adults at Thomas Library
Westchester Public Library will host Creative Writing for Young Adults in four sessions on Monday, July 28 and August 4, 11, and 18, from 3:30-5 pm. The four classes will take place at Thomas Library, 200 W. Indiana Avenue, Chesterton, in the Bertha Wood meeting room. Registration is required and will begin July 14, 14 days prior to the first class date. Visit or call the Reference desk to register. Those who sign up should plan to attend all sessions. David Rodich will lead the sessions.
Creative Writing for Young Adults will offer attendees the opportunity to explore short-form creative writing using both fiction and nonfiction, with a particular focus on the difference between the two formats. The theme will center on the use of life experiences as creative fodder.
Rodich has a passionate interest in education. He is a graduate of Indiana University with both a B.A. in History and a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education. His experience ranges from teaching elementary school classes to helping prepare oral histories for the Library of Congress to freelance writing and research to tutoring. He is a published creative writer who has traveled across Europe, New Zealand and the United States.
For more information or to register, call Thomas Library at 926-7696.
Summer Concert and Family Film Series Continues with Mo’ Beat Blues & The Nut Job
Westchester Public Library’s free concert and family film series continues on Friday, July 18, at the bandstand in Thomas Park with Mo’ Beat Blues. The concert will be followed by The Nut Job at dusk, about 8 p.m. Those who attend are invited to bring lawn chairs and picnics to the bandstand in Thomas Park at the corner of Broadway and Calumet in Chesterton and enjoy the fun. Members of the Rotary will be selling popcorn and soda during the evening. In the case of rain, both events will be offered in the Library Service Center, 100 W. Indiana Avenue, Chesterton.
Mo’ Beat Blues features Samuel Lozada and his wife Janice. Lozada is an accomplished musician, singer, songwriter, and composer. His comedic presentation, along with his ability to engage the audience, results in a good time had by all. Mo’ Beat Blues features familiar songs, remade to fit their high energy style of music. They perform blues, jazz, R&B, country, rock, swing, and rat pack – a little bit of everything, and audiences love it all. They deliver soulful vocals, impressive harmonica solos, sprinkled with comedic anecdotes.
The Nut Job tells the story of Surly the Squirrel and his fellow animals in the city park. Surly has finally gone too far – his latest caper led to the animals’ winter cache of food being destroyed. Surly and his rat friend, Buddy, are exiled to the nightmare of the city. But all is not lost. They discover a nut store. Little do they know that the nut store is actually a front for bank robbers.
Surly runs into Andie, who has been commissioned by Raccoon to find a new food source. The two team up to take nuts from the store but mayhem ensues. Surly finds himself challenged in ways he never expected and discovers the real prize to treasure.
The Nut Job is rated PG and has a running time of 85 minutes.
This free series of concerts and films is partially funded through generous donations from the Chesterton-Porter Rotary Club.
The summer concert and film series will continue on Friday, July 25, with eclectic songs and styles with Song Sisters at 7 p.m., followed by the movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, rated PG.
The complete list of concerts and films can be obtained at Thomas Library, 200 W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton, Hageman Library, 100 Francis St., Porter, or the Westchester Township History Museum at 700 W. Porter Avenue, Chesterton. For more information, call the library at 926-7696.
Library Film Series to show Non-Stop
Come to Westchester Public Library to enjoy the Non-Stop on Saturday, July 19, at 5 pm. Meet in the Bertha Wood meeting room at Thomas Library, 200 W. Indiana Avenue, Chesterton. No registration is necessary; attendance is free of charge.
In Non-Stop, Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) is a former cop dealing with his daughter’s death by drinking, and is now a federal air marshal. While on a flight from New York to London, Marks gets a text telling him that unless 150 million dollars is transferred to an offshore account, someone will die every 20 minutes. Can he find the culprit in time and save everyone?
Non-Stop, rated PG-13, has a running time of 106 minutes.
Enjoy munching popcorn while watching the movie.
For more information, call the Audio-Visual Department at 926-7696.
Bookmarks at the Museum presents The Hurricane Sisters
Join Hilda Demuth-Lutze for Bookmarks at the Museum on Thursday, July 17, at 2 pm at the Westchester Township History Museum, 700 W. Porter Avenue, Chesterton. Refreshments will be served.
Filled with her trademark wit and sassy, heartwarming characters, The Hurricane Sisters is bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank’s enchanting tale of the ties and lies between generations. Frank takes us deep into the heart of her magical South Carolina Lowcountry where we meet three generations of women buried in secrets.
The story follows them on a tumultuous journey filled with longings, disappointments, and, finally, a road toward happiness that is hard earned.
Bookmarks takes place on the third Thursday of the month at the museum and on the third Friday of the month at Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. 4th St., Michigan City.
It is not necessary to read the book before attending. Books are available at both Thomas and Hageman Libraries.
The museum, a free cultural and educational service of Westchester Public Library, is open to the public Wednesday-Sunday from 1-5 p.m. or by appointment. Call 983-9715 for more information.