‘Charade’ concludes film series
“Audrey in the Afternoon,” librarian Doug Swiszcz’s film lecture series celebrating actress Audrey Hepburn, concludes on Wednesday, June 5. The final movie is Charade, a 1963 “Hitchcock-like concoction” that pairs Hepburn with screen icon Cary Grant. Audrey’s a recent widow who learns that her late husband left behind $250,000—a sum eagerly sought by three nefarious [...]
Read More →‘My Fair Lady’
“Audrey in the Afternoon,” a multi-week film lecture series celebrating actress Audrey Hepburn, continues on May 29 with “My Fair Lady.” In this 1964 film version of the smash Broadway musical, a self-absorbed professor of linguistics (Rex Harrison) turns a Cockney flower girl into a respectable lady by teaching her how to speak properly. The [...]
Read More →Audrey in the Afternoon: ‘Funny Face’
“Audrey in the Afternoon,” a 6-week film lecture series celebrating the work of actress Audrey Hepburn, will be presented by librarian and film enthusiast Doug Swiszcz at the Barrington Public Library on Wednesday afternoons at 1:00 PM. On May 8, “Funny Face” will be shown. This 1957 film is a frothy, colorful musical about a [...]
Read More →Audrey in the Afternoon
“Audrey in the Afternoon,” a 6-week film lecture series celebrating the work of actress Audrey Hepburn, will be presented by librarian and film enthusiast Doug Swiszcz at the Barrington Public Library on Wednesday afternoons at 1:00 PM. Roman Holiday, the 1953 film that turned Hepburn into an overnight sensation and earned her the Academy Award [...]
Read More →12 Angry Men in Barrington
Join librarian and film enthusiast Doug Swiszcz for Fond of Fonda: A Movie Lecture Series Saluting Henry Fonda. On March 27, 12 Angry Men will be featured. Based on a play shown on television earlier in the decade, the 1957 film stars Fonda as the lone dissenting juror in the case of a young ethnic [...]
Read More →Late winter festival in Barrington
Celebrate the arts with music, dance, circus skills, and more in the Barrington Public Library. Performers include Pat McGee & Pat McAloon, ArtsAlive!, Barrington Community Theater’s circus skills workshop, and Bay Spring Folk. There will be two shows, back to back, beginning at 1:30 and 3:30. It’s first come, first served, so get there early to guarantee a seat! Although the shows [...]
Read More →‘Late Winter Festival’ is Sunday at Barrington Public Library
Looking for arts and culture in Barrington? Try the library this weekend. On Sunday, March 3, the upstairs auditorium will host musical performances by Pat McGee, Pat McAloon and Bay Spring Folk. The Arts Alive! Theatrical dancers will also entertain and Barrington Community Theater will be on hand with a circus skills workshop. It’s also [...]
Read More →Barrington Town Hall, Library to close at noon – Parking ban in effect
Barrington Town Hall and Barrington Public Library will close at noon on Friday. The library will also be closed on Saturday. Town Manager Peter DeAngelis said he made the call to close both facilities in respect to getting everybody off the streets, a message that has been repeated over and over again by emergency management [...]
Read More →Barrington Community Theater begins fall session Sept. 10
The Barrington Community Theater fall session will begin at Barrington Middle School on Sept. 10. The session will include seven plays for students ages 8 to 18. Rehearsals will be on Mondays and Wednesdays at the middle school from 6 to 8 p.m. Two shows will rehearse simultaneously and each show will rehearse for [...]
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