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 Issue 1, April 2005 |
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New Fiction
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04/09/2005 - KNITTING GROUP 10am - Noon Whether you are new to knitting or have been knitting for many years, join us for our second get together. We'll be meeting the second and fourth Saturday of every month. 04/10/2005 - INTO THE UNKNOWN Jon Bowermaster's New Film Premier 4pm at the Marbletown Community Center Join us for a special program with National Geographic writer and world adventurer Jon Bowermaster as he offers his hometown fans a special premier viewing of his new film entitled Into the Unknown, about his 2003 trip to South America. Jon will also share some slides from his recent trip to Gabon, West Africa. The evening will include time to chat with Jon about his travels and adventures. Refreshments will be served. Visit his great website: http://www.jonbowermaster.com 04/13/2005 - BREAKING THE MOLD: BEETHOVEN'S STRING QUARTET IN A MINOR, OPUS 132 7:30pm Marbletown Community Center This discussion will explore Beethoven's visionary late quartet in relation to his life and work, and will trace its still-resonating influence on modern-day chamber music. Companion concert: Friday June 3, 2005, 8pm at the Marbletown Reformed Church: Vega String Quartet. 04/27/2005 - WHAT MAKES AMERICAN MUSIC SOUND AMERICAN? 7:30pm Marbletown Community Center The distinctive sound of American music can be traced to particular harmonies, rhythms, and scale patterns. Explore the sounds that link American folk, popular, and classical music, and which inspired Dvorak, a Czech composer living in Spillville, Iowa, to write his "American" string quartet. Companion concerts: Sunday, May 29, 2005, 4 pm: Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, with David Alpher & Jennie Litt; Friday June 3, 2005, 8pm at the Marbletown Reformed Church: Vega String Quartet.
Recipe of the Month: Chicken and Artichokes
Serves 6. From Shakespeare's Kitchen: Renaissance Recipes for the Contemporary Cook, by Francine Segan.
Sack, a sweet wine like sherry, was a favorite of Shakespeare. This delicious recipe "on the French fashion" slowly simmers chicken in wine, lemons, and a touch of sugar. In "Dyets Drei Dinner", a 1599 book on dining and health, the author makes a pun on the word lemon and "leman," the Elizabethan term for a lover. "All say a Limon in wine is good: some think a Leman and wine better."
Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour and brown the chicken on all sides. Remove the chicken from the pan and add the chicken stock, wine, lemon, mace, dates, brown sugar and salt. Bring to a boil and add the chicken and artichokes. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes. Turn over the chicken and cook for 15 minutes, or until the chicken is fork tender. To place a hold on this book, or any other item in the Mid-Hudson Catalog click http://www.midhudsonlibraries.org/ |
Library Fair News We're starting to sort books NOW, anyone interested can come Monday mornings at 10:00. If you can't come in then you may come anytime the Library is open. We are no longer using the barn, we're sorting in our basement where it's dry and warm. Kaye Hart is the Library Fair Chair, e-mail her with any questions, comments or suggestions. Contact Kaye <Hartcol8@aol.com>.
In the News: "Building a Library With Shelves Full of Memories" The New York Times - 3.10.05 The Internet was supposed to herald the death of the printed page, but it turns out that rainy afternoons tucked into a good Web site lack romance. Instead, bookworms are turning to the Web to build their personal libraries. Michael DiRuggiero, co-owner of the Manhattan Rare Books Company on Second Avenue in Manhattan, has been a professional book collector for nine years. He suggests that beginners simply acquire books they like. "A lot of people try to collect what they think they should be collecting," Mr. DiRuggiero said. "At some point you end up with a collection you don't feel passionate about." He recommends looking only for books in excellent condition. "People often go wrong on eBay by buying books in lousy condition for cheap prices, and nobody wants them," he said. "Paying more for a better copy is always worth it in the long run." Because every publisher has a different way of indicating a first edition, and because those marks change over time, it's best to do some research in your area of interest before you buy. If you're looking for a popular 20th-century first edition, like Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" (Item 6949564171 at eBay), you should know that it's worth considerably less without a dust jacket. Other features to look for include author autographs, like the one you'll find in a copy of "The Hinge of Fate," the fourth in Winston Churchill's six-volume history of World War II (Item 6950577675), and books that evoke nostalgia, like a 12-volume set of readers that include the Dick and Jane stories (Item 6950000350), or an early copy of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (Item 6950506414), on which bidding has passed $900. In fact, any book that evokes an emotional response - for example, an early Alcoholics Anonymous handbook (Item 6949663177), for which bidding has reached $4,000 - has the potential to become a collectible. "Most people think that the older the book is, the more valuable, and that's not the case," Mr. DiRuggiero said. "If nobody wants it, it's not going to have much value." Margaret Mason |
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