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Marty (1955) 5/24/13 6PM 2013-05-24 18:00:00 2013-05-24 21:00:00

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Directed by Delbert Mann Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair An unassuming Bronx butcher unexpectedly finds love in this Oscar-winning slice of...

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The Hospital (1971) 5/31/13 6PM 2013-05-31 18:00:00 2013-05-31 21:00:00

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Directed by Arthur Hiller George C. Scott, Diana Rigg Chayefsky won his third Oscar for this blackly comedic drama about a suicidal...

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After Six: Chess for Adults 6/5/13 6PM - 9PM 2013-06-05 18:00:00 2013-06-05 21:00:00

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Did you learn how to move the chess pieces as a child? Would you like to learn more? This class is for you! Join a small group of MI...

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10 Keys to Becoming a Successful Writer 6/11/13 6PM 2013-06-11 18:00:00 2013-06-11 21:00:00

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Agent, author, and consultant Michael Larsen will show you the ten steps to take to transform your writing and your career. You will learn...

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12th Annual Bloomsday Celebration - Voices of James Joyce: Readings from Ulysses and Beyond 6/16/13 6PM 2013-06-16 18:00:00 2013-06-16 21:00:00

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Sojourn though the streets of Dublin with Leopold Bloom and other characters featured in James Joyce’s quintessential novel Ulysses and...

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Champagne Regained - Jacqueline Widmar Stewart 6/26/13 6PM 2013-06-26 18:00:00 2013-06-26 21:00:00

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The rise, fall, and recent resurrection of France’s Champagne region is examined in this intriguing history of the region.   Within the...

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BEAT REUNION: A Celebratory Night of Panels, Performances, and a Beat Café 7/12/13 5:30PM - 9:30PM 2013-07-12 17:30:00 2013-07-12 21:30:00

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Get hep and make the scene! The BEAT CAFÉ opens at 5:30 pm offering a meeting place for cool cats to imbibe, dig the vibe, and reunite....

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The Goddess (1958) 5/17/13 6PM

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Directed by John Cromwell Kim Stanley, Lloyd Bridges This marvelously acted saga of an ambitious, insecure girl’s pursuit of...

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Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction 5/16/13 6PM

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Climate change. Pandemics. Catastrophic volcanoes. Should we just give up and accept our doom? Absolutely not. Homo sapiens will survive...

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The Catered Affair (1956) 5/10/13 6PM

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Directed by Richard Brooks Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine Gore Vidal adapted Chayefsky’s teleplay about a Bronx cabbie’s wife determined to...

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The Americanization of Emily (1964) 5/3/13 6PM

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Directed by Arthur Hiller James Garner, Julie Andrews An American Naval officer falls for an Englishwoman on the eve of the Normandy...

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Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan - William Dalrymple 5/1/13 6PM

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Renowned travel writer, historian, and journalist William Dalrymple, speaks on his newest book Return of a King: The Battle for...

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House of Bamboo 4/26/13 6PM

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Directed by Sam Fuller Robert Ryan, Robert Stack An undercover U.S. Army investigator infiltrates a gang of American criminals in...

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There Is a Garden in the Mind - Paul A. Lee 4/25/13 6PM

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There is a Garden in the Mind shines a spotlight on the founding father of the American organic movement, Alan Chadwick, for his...

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Cast Me If You Can 4/19/13 6PM

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Directed by Wakiyaku Monogatari Toru Masuoka, Hiromi Nagasaku An actor relegated to supporting roles and an aspiring actress strike...

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Author Gish Jen in conversation with poet Maxine Hong Kingston 4/16/13 6PM

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Co-sponsored by Asia Society Tiger Writing is a lively blend of family history, cultural criticism, and meditations on Gish Jen’s life as...

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The Teahouse of the August Moon 4/12/13 6PM

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Directed by Daniel Mann Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford This cross-cultural comedy tracks the travails of U.S. officers charged with...

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Hand-Drying in America: And Other Stories - Ben Katchor 4/11/13 6:30PM

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Co-sponsored by the Cartoon Museum, Art Institute, and California College of Art   From one of the most original and imaginative American...

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The Twilight Samurai 4/5/13 6PM

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Directed by Yoji Yamada Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa A struggling 19th-century samurai, widowed with two young daughters, rescues his...

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6nd Annual World Poetry Night in the Oral Tradition 4/4/13 7PM

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Once again, Maurice Wren and his ensemble of “poetry troubadours” including Carol Fitzgerald, Gwynn O’Gara, and Maya and Barry Specter,...

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After Six: Chess for Adults 4/3/13 6PM - 7:30PM

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Did you learn how to move the chess pieces as a child? Would you like to learn more? This class is for you! Join a small group of MI...

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The Twelve Chairs (1970) 94’ 3/29/13 6PM

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Directed by Mel Brooks Ron Moody, Frank Langella An impoverished nobleman struggles to find family jewels hidden in twelve chairs in this...

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Commissar (1967) 105’ 3/22/13 6PM

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Directed by Alexander Askoldov Nonna Mordukova, Rolan Bykov During the civil war of 1922, a pregnant Red Army soldier is placed with a...

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Birds of Paradise Lost - Author Andrew Lam in conversation with Aimee Phan 3/21/13 6PM

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The thirteen stories in Birds of Paradise Lost shimmer with humor and pathos as they chronicle the anguish, joy and bravery of America's...

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The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966) 126’ 3/15/13 6PM

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Directed by Norman Jewison Alan Arkin, Theodore Bikel When a Russian sub runs aground off the New England coast during the Cold War,...

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How To Blog A Book: Panel Discussion 3/12/13 6PM

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Today, authors have more options than ever for publishing their work.  Do you have a book that you want to write, but haven’t been able to...

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Burnt By the Sun (1994) 135’ 3/8/13 6PM

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Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Mikhalkov, Ingeborga Dapkounaite An aging hero of the Revolution is confronted with Stalinism in this...

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March Mystery Night 3/7/13 6PM

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Join us for an evening of mystery, crime and suspense set in Fog City with authors Robin Sloan and Matt Richtel! Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour...

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Russian Ark (2002) 95’ 3/1/13 6PM

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Directed by Alexander Sokurov Sergei Dryden, Maria Kuznetsova This mind-bending journey through three centuries of Russian history was...

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The Sound of Broken Glass - Deborah Crombie 2/25/13 12:30PM

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Bestselling mystery writer and master storyteller, Deborah Crombie, brings forth an exhilarating new book to the long-running James and...

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A Man and a Woman (1966) 2/22/13 6PM

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February 2013 - In the Name of Love Directed by Claude Lelouch Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant A young widow and widower fall in...

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Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami - Gretel Ehrlich 2/22/13 12:30PM

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Cosponsored by Asia Society & Japan Society A passionate student of Japanese poetry and art for much of her life, Gretel Ehrlich felt...

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Truly Madly Deeply (1991) 2/15/13 6PM

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February 2013 - In the Name of Love Directed by Anthony Minghella Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman A grief-stricken woman is stunned by...

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Vintage Valentine Concert with the Berel Alexander Ensemble 2/14/13 7:30PM

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Note: To register without prepaying, please call (415) 393-0100. This romantic café-concert for Valentine’s Day features a medley of...

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Marriage Italian Style (1964) 2/8/13 6PM

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February 2013 - In the Name of Love Directed by Vittorio de Sica Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni This romantic drama explores the...

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How the French Invented Love: Nine Hundred Years of Passion and Romance 2/7/13 6PM

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In her latest book, Marilyn Yalom reveals not only how the French invented love but also how they kept it vibrant from the Middles Ages to...

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After Six: Chess for Adults 2/6/13 6PM - 7:30PM

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Did you learn how to move the chess pieces as a child? Would you like to learn more? This class is for you! Join a small group of MI...

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