Ridgefield Library Announces Activities for Adults in May

"Join us for a deep dive into the history of charisma, celebrity, and iconography from saint worship to the celebrity selfie. Before Bjork, before Brando, audiences thrilled to Sarah Bernhardt, the Barrymores, and The "It" Girl Clara Bow; before Cher came Callas and Chopin; before Billy Graham and Martin Luther King, Jr., Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield set Americans' souls aflame. This 90-minute Master Class will interweave lecture, discussion, and clips in search of possible answers to the age-old question, "What Is 'It'"?"

Saturday, May 21, 2016, Web Series Screenings:

Web Series Screenings: Self Story, Livin' the Dream and Beat & After Beat (These short films run all day) 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Donofrio Technology Center - Free

Film Screenings: White Collar and Generation Right 11:30 AM (Program B) - Main Program Room (49 mins.)

Film Screening: Until 20 12:30 PM (Program C) - Main Program Room (84 mins.)

Film Screenings: E-Social and And the Rest Is History 2:00 PM - (Program D) - Main Program Room (105 mins.)

Screenings & Talk Back: Livin’ the Dream - The Spurlock Sisters, Mai & Kim 4:00 PM - Main Program Room (52 mins.)

Sunday, May 22, 2016: Screening and Director/Cast Q & A: Mothers of Bedford 11:00 AM - (Program G) - Main Program Room (120 mins.)

Tickets for individual programs are $11.49 each, which includes the online booking fee.

For a full listing of all of the programs and events taking place throughout Ridgefield this weekend and to purchase tickets visit www.riff.website

Preview service for adult programs at the Ridgefield Library. Just click here for a printable copy of our latest Adult Programs newsletter. You can also follow the registration links in the newsletter to register online as needed.

May 5, 2016 - 3:00 PM - Founders Hall Book Discussion

May 5, 2016 - 7:00 PM - Author Talk with Peter Steiner

May 7, 2016 - 1:00 PM - Memoir Writing Group

May 8, 2016 - 3:00 PM - Lets Sing! - A Community Sing-Along

May 9, 2016 - 10:30 AM - Books & Breakfast

May 9, 2016 - 12:00 PM - 5 Foolproof Ways to Promote your Business on Twitter

May 14, 2016 - 9:00 AM - Shutterbugs

May 16, 2016 - 3:00 PM - Hashtags 101 with Kate Fitzpatrick

May 17, 2016 - 7:00 PM - Critics Circle Book Group

We would like to thank this month's Adult Programs partners and co-sponsors:

• Friends of the Ridgefield Library
• Books on the Common
• Run Like a Mother 5K
• Ridgefield Playhouse
• The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
• Ridgefield Independent Film Festival (RIFF)
• ROAR
• Founders Hall
• Lyme Connection
• Smart Revenue
• Western Connecticut Health Network