Concert, Books, 2024 Resolutions: Huntington Library January Events

HUNTINGTON, NY — The Huntington Public Library released its October events slate. The library is at 338 Main St., Huntington.

People can register for events by calling 631-427-5165 or online.

Event: Tai Chi with Joseph Panico
Location: Main Auditorium
Dates: Saturdays, Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27; Feb. 3, 10, 24
Time: 10 - 11 a.m.
Description: Tai Chi is a Chinese form of exercise that helps reduce tension, improve balance, and increase vitality. It incorporates breathing with slow and fluid movements, emphasizing correct posture and body mechanics. By placing our mind on our movements, we start to learn how to control ourselves. Registration required. Open to all. $35 fee for series

Event: Musicology Mondays
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Monday, Jan. 8
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Description: Join us for screenings of documentaries of famous musicians. This week is
"Elvis Presley – Elvis: Return to Tupelo," (2008, 91 minutes). The Elvis phenomenon has its roots in his birthplace where Presley began a musical journey that would take him from the wrong side of the tracks in Tupelo through Memphis to worldwide iconic status with interviews,
recordings, photographs and rare home movies. Open to all.

Event: Hatha Yoga with Danielle Tarantola
Location: Main Auditorium
Dates: Wednesdays, Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28
Time: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Description: Join India-trained Yoga Therapist and Teacher Trainer, Danielle Tarantola, for this holistic approach to physical and mental wellness that highlights and guides you through postures, breathing practices and meditation techniques. The practices promote physical and mental flexibility, health, and strength through the lens of the time-tested Yoga philosophy. Participants should be able to get up and down off the floor and be in general good health for this movement-based class. Registration is required. Open to all. $40 fee for series

Event: Nightfall Book Club
Location: Main Meeting Room
Date: Thursday, Jan. 11
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Description: This month’s selection is "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" by Helen Simonson. Widower, Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired) leads a quiet life in the village of St. Mary, England,
until he meets widow, Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village. Soon their friendship blossoms into something more. But can their relationship survive in a society that still considers Mrs. Ali, a Cambridge native, a foreigner? Registration required and open to all.

Event: "FOUND: A Veteran Story," - Reading and Book Signing with Author Jack McLean
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Saturday, Jan. 13
Time: 2 p.m.
Description: Hear the Vietnam Veteran's feel good story that takes the reader from the depths of the author's war-caused adversity to the crowning climax of his triumphant recovery. A Huntington native, McLean is also the author of the national bestselling "LOON: A Marine Story." Join us for an afternoon of reading, discussion, and book signing with the author. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Kiss Me, Kill Me Mystery Book Discussion Group hosted by Donna
Location: Main Auditorium & Zoom
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 16
Time : 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Description: Saving Emma with Special Guest, Award Winning author Allan Eskens. Investigating the wrongful conviction of Elijah Matthews for the Innocence Project, attorney Boady Sanden discovers a link between Elijah’s case and the death of his best friend, Ben.
Books are available at the Customer Services Desk and may be available in eBook and
eAudio formats using Libby & Hoopla. Any questions? Please email
info@huntlib.org. The library will be more than happy to give you step-by-step instructions.
Registration required and open to all.

Event: Maximizing Social Security Benefits in Retirement
Location: Main Meeting Room
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 16
Time: 7 p.m.
Description: Wes H. Triani, LUTCF, FSS, will facilitate this interactive workshop and will educate you on the various choices that are given when considering taking Social Security benefits. Spousal and divorce aspects of Social Security will also be discussed. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Drama Book Club
Location: Main Small Meeting Room
Date: Thursday, Jan. 18
Time: 7 p.m.
Description: "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde. In Victorian England, two bachelors, John 'Jack' Worthing and Algernon 'Algy' Moncrieff, create alter egos named Ernest to escape their tiresome lives, attempting to win the hearts of two women who, conveniently, claim to only love men called Ernest. Read the play and meet to discuss and read selected scenes aloud to add a deeper understanding of the work. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Year of You: Thrive in 2024 with Intention and Gratitude
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Thursday, January 18
Time: 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Description: Step into the New Year with renewed purpose and passion at this immersive in-person group coaching workshop and embark on a transformative journey to think about your life with more intention, clarity, and confidence than ever before! Guided by a certified personal coach and the founder of FreeMindsThrive.com Bobby Vincench, you'll take powerful and practical steps to liberate your mind from limits and uncertainty so you can develop your own ideas and plans to improve key areas of your life. You'll emerge from this workshop with the tools to move forward more intentionally and take inspired action. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Rockin’ Robin Concert with Denise & Rocco
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Sunday, Jan. 21
Time: 2 p.m.
Description : Duo Denise and Rocco of Rockin' Robin will be here in the library to entertain you with the music of the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s. Feel free to sing and dance along! Registration required and open to all.

Event: Solutions to Acid Reflux with Dr. Arif Ahmad
Location: Zoom
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 23
Time: 2 p.m.
Description: Do you suffer from acid reflux? Join us for an informative lecture presented by one of the region’s top minimally invasive surgeons, Arif Ahmad, MD. Learn options for how to get rid of acid reflux and become less dependent on medications. Presented by the Huntington area libraries. Registration required and open to all.

Event: The Usual Suspects: True Crime Club
Location: Main Meeting Room
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 23
Time: 7 p.m.
Description: Attention true crime lovers – our monthly True Crime Club is back with more true crime cases, theories, interviews, and videos!

Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible disappeared. The search for the truth has taken investigators, parents and the small community of Welch, Oklahoma down so many dark avenues, it's difficult to know what the truth is. Join Bram Stoker Award-winning author and true crime aficionado Robert P. Ottone as we discuss the long, strange journey of Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible. Registration required and open to all.

Event: "The Walls Still Talk: A Photographic Journey Through Kings Park Psychiatric Center"
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 24
Time: 7 p.m.
Description: Award-winning photographer and author John Lazzaro will present a slideshow on the history of Kings Park Psychiatric Center. Combining rare, archival images as well as his own photography, Lazzaro will discuss his work and the approach to his creative process behind his 2019 book, "The Walls Still Talk: A Photographic Journey Through Kings Park Psychiatric Center." Registration required and open to all.

Event: The Winter Night Sky with The Vanderbilt Planetarium
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Thursday, Jan. 25
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Description: Take a deeper look into some of the most familiar constellations of the winter night sky including Orion the Hunter to see what deep sky objects are hidden within them. The January full moon will also be discussed. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Tony Bennett & Bill Evans: The Legendary Recordings
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Sunday, Jan. 28
Time: 2 p.m.
Description: With 31 Grammy nominations and seven awards, Bill Evans is regarded as one of the most important and influential jazz pianists of all time. Evans rarely accompanied singers during his career, so when he and Tony Bennett teamed up to record The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album in 1975, it received a lot of attention and has been hailed as one of the greatest jazz duets of all time. The legendary recordings of Tony Bennett and Bill Evans will be performed by pianist Joel Zelnik with vocalist Tony Corrao. Zelnik and Corrao reprise the 47th anniversary of this remarkable collaboration of American Art Song at its finest, by recapturing the virility and expressiveness in these performances. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Winter Weather Discussion with Islandwide Weather: Blizzards, Storms & More
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Monday, Jan. 29
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Description: Please join Weathermen Glen and Don of Facebook’s “Islandwide Weather” team for an in-depth discussion of what we can expect this winter and how we can best prepare for winter 2024. Don and Glen have extensive knowledge in the field and have been studying meteorology for a combination of over forty years. Their daily routine of posting forecasts and severe weather systems when they impact Long Island, has gained them more than 63,000 Facebook followers. Islandwide Weather LLC is now a “go-to” Facebook page for many Long Islanders and has become a reliable source for weather information for people’s daily lives. Registration required and open to all.