'Oppenheimer' Screening; Colon Cancer: Huntington Library March Events

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

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

Event: Musicology Mondays
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Monday, March 4
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Description: "The Girls in the Band: Female Jazz Musicians," 2011, NR, 81 minutes. The untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their journey from the late 1930’s to the present day. Open to all.

Event: Celebrate the Oscars
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Wednesday March 6
Time: 2 p.m.
Description: "On the Waterfront," 1954, NR, 108 minutes An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate’s victims. Open to all.

Event: Colon Cancer Awareness: What Everyone Should Know
Location: Zoom
Date: Thursday, March 7
Time: 11 a.m.
Description: Dr. Shabiah Martin, a Northwell Health colorectal surgeon, will discuss preventing, diagnosing, and treating colorectal cancer as well as explain the differences between colon and rectal cancer. Risk-reducing strategies, the importance of colonoscopy, the role of surgery in colorectal cancer, and the cutting-edge technologies being used to benefit patients will be covered. Presented by the Huntington area libraries. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Friday Afternoon Movies
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: March 8
Time: 3 p.m.
Description: "Oppenheimer," 2023, R, 180 minutes. The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. Open to all.

Event: Tai Chi with Joseph Panico
Location: Main Auditorium
Dates: Saturdays, March 9, 16, 30; April 6, 13 and 20 6 sessions
Time: 10 to 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, 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. $30 fee for the series

Event: The Savvy Sightseer: Northern Ireland
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Monday, March 11
Time: 2 p.m.
Description: Join Savvy Sightseer Jeanne Schnupp for her Northern Ireland program, just in time for St. Patrick's Day! Northern Ireland, with its rich history and dramatic coastline, may constitute only about one-fifth of the island of Ireland, but this is one destination not to be overlooked by travelers! Fans of Game of Thrones have flocked to Northern Ireland ever since the HBO series first hit American airwaves to see in person the captivating backdrop of the show’s most compelling scenes. Visit Armagh, Belfast, the Antrim Coast and more with the Savvy Sightseer! Registration required and open to all.

Event: Celebrate the Oscars
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Wednesday, March 13
Time: 2 p.m.
Description: "The Sting," 1973, PG, 129 minutes Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con. Open to all.

Event: No Irish Need Apply: A History of the Irish in Boston
Location: Zoom
Date: Wednesday, March 13
Time: 2 p.m.
Description: This presentation covers Irish migration history in Boston: from 17th century indentured servants to 1718 Scot-Irish arrivals, pre-famine Catholic immigrants' challenges and anti-Irish sentiment, including events like Pope's Day and Ursuline Convent burning. It also explores post-famine immigration, settlement, work, assimilation, and Irish influence in Boston politics, featuring figures like James Michael Curley and Honey Fitz Kennedy. Presented by the Huntington area libraries. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Falconry on Long Island
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Wednesday, March 13
Time: 7 p.m.
Description: The sport of falconry has a rich history throughout the world. It involves a dedicated and knowledgeable falconer, and a healthy, well-trained raptor working together as a team. Meet Chris Paparo and his Red-tailed Hawk Emmy as he talks about the instincts of raptors, how they are trained, and what it took for him to become a falconer. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Hatha Yoga with Danielle Tarantola
Location: Main Auditorium
Dates: Wednesdays, March 13, 20, 27; April 10, 17, 24 6 sessions
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. 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. $30 fee for the series.

Event: Nightfall Book Club
Location: Main Meeting Room
Date: Thursday, March 14
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Description: This month’s selection is "Hamnet: A Novel of the Plague" by Maggie O’Farrell. An unnamed Latin tutor falls in love with Agnes, a young woman with a gift for healing. Once married and settled in Stratford-upon-Avon, Agnes becomes a fiercely protective mother and a moving force in the life of her talented husband. She urges him to London where his gifts as a writer for the stage are just beginning to awaken when their young son, Hamnet, succumbs to bubonic plague. Four years later Agnes travels to London to see a performance of her husband’s newest play, Hamlet, at the Globe Theatre. Please email catherine_ferguson@huntlib.org for more information. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Introduction to Intellectual Property: Protect Your Ideas with Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights
Location: Main Meeting Room
Date: Tuesday, March 19
Time: 7 p.m.
Description: Join us for an introduction to the different types of intellectual property with an overview of patents, trademarks, and copyrights. The presentation will cover the procedures in each type of intellectual property for protecting one’s creations, and the information that a creator needs to have to secure those rights. Enforcement of the IP rights, both in court and in online shopping marketplaces, will also be addressed. A Q&A will follow the presentation. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Kiss Me, Kill Me... Mystery Book Discussion Group hosted by Donna
Location: Main Meeting Room & Zoom
Date: Tuesday, March 19
Time: 2 – 3:30 pm
Description: Look Closer with Special Guest, Edgar Award-Winning Author David Ellis When the murder of a beautiful socialite in a nearby suburb blows up their lives, Simon and Vicky, a “normal,” well-respected, wealthy Chicago couple, find their secrets and lies having devastating consequences as it comes to light that one of them may be a killer. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Celebrate the Oscars
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Wednesday, March 20
Time: 2 p.m.
Description: "Million Dollar Baby," 2004, PG-13, 132 minutes. Frankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond. Open to all.

Event: Vasomotor Symptoms & Menopause Management
Location: Zoom
Date: Wednesday, March 20
Time: 11 a.m.
Description: Eighty percent of women approaching the age of menopause and eighty percent of women who are menopausal have "vasomotor symptoms," aka hot flashes and night sweats. Please join Dr. Frank Bonura, Director of Menopausal Health at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital as he discusses why these symptoms occur and how to treat them safely and effectively with either hormonal or non-hormonal therapy. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Drama Book Club
Location: Main Small Meeting Room
Date: Thursday, March 21
Time: 7 p.m.
Description: Read "Rhinoceros" by Eugene Ionesco and then we will meet to discuss and read selected scenes aloud to add a deeper understanding of the work. In this absurd play, a young man in a small French village watches in horror as all his friends and neighbors mysteriously transform into rhinoceroses. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Friday Afternoon Movies
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: March 22
Time: 3 p.m.
Description: "The Holdovers." 2023, R, 133 minutes. A cranky history teacher at a remote prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student who has no place to go. Open to all.

Event: The Usual Suspects True Crime Club
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Monday, March 25
Time: 7 p.m.
Description: Join author Robert P. Ottone as he discusses the latest regarding the strange case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, just released from prison after serving time for murdering her mother and claiming that she was a victim of Munchausen Syndrome by proxy. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Tips for Successfully Aging in Place
Location: Main Meeting Room
Date: Tuesday, March 26
Time: 2 p.m.
Description: Join a representative from Family and Children’s Association, Senior Division to learn tips for successful aging in place that can help you stay safe, healthy, and happy in your own home. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Celebrate the Oscars
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Wednesday, March 27
Time: 2 p.m.
Description: "12 Years A Slave," 2013, R, 134 minutes. In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Open to all.

Event: Lucille Ball: The Queen of Comedy
Location: Main Meeting Room
Date: Wednesday, March 27
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Description: Join film enthusiast Lawrence Wolff to learn about Lucy’s life and career in this timely and poignant lecture and then screen some of her funniest moments in beautiful newly colorized editions! A memorabilia, book and autograph display is included. Registration required and open to all.

Event: Lise Meitner: A Physics Love Story
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Thursday, March 28
Time: 7 p.m.
Description: Lise Meitner, born into a Jewish family, was an Austrian and later Swedish physicist who worked on radioactivity and nuclear physics. She was one of the great experimentalists of her day. Meitner is the unsung hero of nuclear fission, having played an essential role in its 1938 discovery. She faced both gender and racial discrimination, yet never ceased to pursue her work, the science that was the passion of her life. Edward Sierra will offer an engaging and informative presentation as he dips you into the life and science of Lise Meitner. Registration required and open to all.