A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school remains on campus over Christmas to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school’s head cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War. A masterclass in melancholy.
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Lilo is a lonely Hawaiian girl who adopts a small ugly “dog,” whom she names Stitch. Stitch would be the perfect pet if he weren’t in reality a genetic experiment who has escaped from an alien planet and crash-landed on Earth. Dating from 2002, the movie led to several TV sequels, along with video games and theme park attractions.
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A musical adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac. Lovelorn poet/soldier Cyrano is unable to express his feelings for childhood pal Roxanne. When she falls for the handsome Christian, Cyrano is devastated, but, wanting Roxanne to be happy, helps his romantic rival pen love-letters to woo his own crush. Starring Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennet.
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A free family showing of the classic Muppet Movie from 1992. Starring Kermit, Miss Piggy and all the usual crew, with Michael Caine as Scrooge. A surprisingly accurate telling of a favourite Dickens classic.
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An early (1951) film adaptation of A Christmas Carol starring Alistair Sim. Other actors you might recognise include Michael Hordern, Jack Warner, Hermione Baddely, Patrick McNee and George Cole. Considered by some to be the “definitive” telling of the tale.
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Caroline Dewar, chair of the Friends of Graves Park, presents the results of their recent project to uncover the medieval farming, fish ponds and charcoal hearths, rich ancient woodland and working woodland landscape we now call Graves Park.
Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm, talk starts 7.30
Book online at greenhill.bookwhen.com or call at library reception
Discover, share and discuss poems within a welcoming and informal group. This month we will be reading poems not originally written in English. Foreign language experience welcome but not required!
Doors open from 7pm for a 7.30 start. For more information, email poetry@greenhill-library.org
We have a double-bill for you this evening! Pat Bashton wil talk about her lifetime’s experience of fundraising for MacMillan Cancer Support, and Jackie Butcher will take you behind the scenes of the Grace Food Bank.
Doors open / refreshments at 7.00pm talk starts 7.30
Tickets (£5) available on line at greenhill.bookwhen.com or from library reception.
Join Steve Porter (Head of Gardens and Landscaping at Chatsworth) and hear about the landscaping, current planting and future plans for these iconic gardens.
Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm
Tickets (£5) available online here.
Discover, share and discuss poems within a welcoming and informal group
Doors open from 7pm for a 7.30 start.
Contact poetry@greenhill-library.org for more