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Come help decorate the Sustainable Nantucket Christmas tree. This year Sustainable Nantucket is creating a 'Wish For Nantucket' themed tree for the Festival of Trees. Come participate by writing your wish for the coming year on an ornament.

All materials will be supplied, but Sustainable Nantucket is taking donations of scrap fabric. For more information call Sustainable Nantucket at 508-228-3399.

Story Time for NES Preschool groups, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Story Time for Pollock's Polliwogs, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Story Time for Lighthouse School, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Story Time for Wee Whalers, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Ursula Austin, of Nantucket’s Hai Tien school, teaches the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi.

Tai chi chuan is an internal Chinese martial art often practiced for a variety of health and personal reasons. Consequently, a multitude of training forms exist, both traditional and modern, which correspond to those aims. Most modern styles of tai chi trace their development to at least one of the five traditional schools: Chen, Yang, Wu/Hao, Wu and Sun.

The fee is $10, the first class is free.

Story time for toddlers ages 18-36 months. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 30 attendees.

Storytime for children 3 years and older. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 40 attendees.

Come explore the elements that make up our natural world: earth, air, fire and water. We will work with many different artistic and creative mediums, such as painting, collage, sculpture, natural materials, recycled materials and more. Ages 4-10. No reservation required, but space is limited to first 20 attendees.

Join us for a gathering of island crafters. Bring a project to work on while we come together for comraderie, inspiration and to see what other creative people have going on.

Come see some of the work of island crafters and commune with other creative people over a cup of tea.

Join Craft Instructor Nancy Tyrer to make this sweet treat for your home or to give as a gift. The wreath form is approximately 8” and will hold at least a half pound of wrapped candy. A variety of fabrics will be used to make torn strips to cover wreath form and raffia will be used to attach the candy. We will add a ribbon for you to attach a pair of scissors to the wreath so that anyone with a sweet tooth can cut off a piece of hard candy. All materials, supplies and candies will be provided. You should bring a small pair of scissors from home to attach to your wreath. Pre-registration required – call Saltmarsh to register (508) 228-4490.

cosponsored by the Atheneum and Saltmarsh Center. Atheneum books featuring wreaths and other homemade crafts will be on hand for class participants to browse.

Fee: $12.00 payable to instructor for candy and supplies.

Tutor training session for new tutors.

Beginner’s English class for those seeking to improve their English skills. The Nantucket Atheneum Literacy Volunteers offer a drop-in beginner’s English class every Thursday evening. Taught by Les Ottinger, the class is free, open to all, conducted in English and no pre-registration is required. For more information please call 508-228-8710.

Intermediate/Advanced English class for those seeking to improve their English skills. The Nantucket Atheneum Literacy Volunteers offer a drop-in English class every Thursday evening. Taught by Les Ottinger, the class is free, open to all, conducted in English and no pre-registration is required. For more information please call 508-228-8710.

A club for home schooling families and those interested in home schooling to: share ideas and information, offer support to each other, work on projects together, use library space and resources. Join us every Friday!

Join us for a visit by Dorothy Hesselman, author of Mabel Kissed Me, along with the star of the story, Boston Terrier Mabel! A story reading will be followed by refreshments and book signing with 'pawtographs' by Mabel. Books available to purchase on site. Free and open to the public, but space is limited to 40 attendees.

Join Craft Instructor Nancy Tyrer to make this sweet treat for your home or to give as a gift. The wreath form is approximately 8” and will hold at least a half pound of wrapped candy. A variety of fabrics will be used to make torn strips to cover wreath form and raffia will be used to attach the candy. We will add a ribbon for you to attach a pair of scissors to the wreath so that anyone with a sweet tooth can cut off a piece of hard candy. All materials, supplies and candies will be provided. You should bring a small pair of scissors from home to attach to your wreath. Pre-registration required – call Saltmarsh to register (508) 228-4490.

Atheneum books featuring wreaths and other homemade crafts will be on hand for class participants to browse.

Fee: $12.00 payable to instructor for candy and supplies
Note: 11/6/09 - This class has been cancelled due to lack of registration.

A monthly series of short films designed to facilitate an open dialogue that helps us discuss where the island might heading by remembering its past.

November features several short films made by Tom McGlinn that look at affordable Housing on Nantucket.

Discussion to follow.

Story Time for Small Friends baby group, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Story Time for Small Friends toddler group, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Story Time for Small Friends preschool group, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Story Time for New School 3 yr old group, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Story Time for New School 4 yr old group, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Story Time for two toddler groups, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Story Time for Children's House, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Story Time for NES Extended Day group, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Book discussion group for middle school students. For a copy of this month's selection, please call 508-228-1110 x103, or visit the NHS Library. New members welcome. Pizza and drinks served.

Book Bingo at the Boys & Girls Club.

Monthly meeting of the Atheneum Teen Advisory Board

Rethink Afghanistan is a ground-breaking, feature-length documentary about the war in Afghanistan. The film fosters the kind of discussion, debate, and dissent President Obama has called for, serving as a driving force to help make congressional oversight hearings a reality.Rethink Afghanistan is a Brave New Foundation Production

The film screening will be followed by a Q&A with John Merson, author of 'War Lessons.'

Co-sponsored by the Peace & Justice Committee and The Nantucket Atheneum.

A theme-based music program with Lucretia Voigt, for children ages 2-5. No reservation necessary, but program is limited to the first 20 attendees.

Join Nancy Tyrer to learn how to make these traditional folded paper stars.

These handmade paper stars have been found in various forms through all cultures worldwide and are often referred to as Moravian Stars, Christmas Stars, German Star, Froebel’s Stars along with other many other names.

Traditionally these folded stars were made with white paper. These crafty works of art are not really origami, but closer to a form of basketry. They are folded from four strips of paper, dipped in melted paraffin, and sprinkled with glitter to create a three dimensional, sixteen-pointed star.

The stars were originally hung outside to decorate evergreen and shrubbery during the holiday season. The intent of dipping these stars in wax was a weather proofing technique to keep the stars from rain and snow damage. We won't be dipping ours in wax so they are suitable for use indoors as tree decorations or as package ties for the holidays. Pre-registration required – call Saltmarsh to register (508) 228-4490.

Fee: $4.00 payable to instructor for supplies.

Cosponsored by the Nantucket Atheneum and Saltmarsh Center.

CIRCUS FOLLIES - STARRING MARK STOLZENBERG

Circus Follies is a very funny, charming, one man tour de force by comic actor, and clown Mark Stolzenberg, with unicycling, balancing stunts, slapstick comedy, dancing, mime, and lots of audience participation and laughs. The show is great for all ages - kids and adults.

Mark Stolzenberg has made several appearances on The Letterman Show, was on The Cover of NY Magazine, placed Fifth in The World in an International Variety Arts Competition, authored books on Mime and Clowning, was a clown with Ringling Brothers Circus, and he has acted in major feature films and commercials.

Advance tickets available at the Weezie Library for Children beginning Saturday, November 7th. Free admission. Offered in collaboration with the Friends of Nantucket Public Schools. Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Laffont.

Creative movement class for children 3-5 years old with yoga and dance instructor Marjory Trott. Free admission. No reservation required, but class is limited to first 15 children. Each child should be accompanied by one parent or caregiver.

Coal Country is a stunning new documentary that reveals the
devastation of mountaintop removal coal mining to the forests, streams, and
communities of Appalachia.

Produced by Mari-Lynn Evans and Phylis Geller, Coal
Country brings us inside the lives of Appalachian residents who are directly threatened by mountaintop removal, a destructive mining practice where mountaintops are
blasted away to expose the coal; the waste is then dumped in the waterways
of nearby communities. As it takes us through each stage of coal mining and
processing, Coal Country reveals the shocking true cost of America's
over-reliance on coal.

This screening is a 40 minute short version of the feature length film and will be followed by discussion.

Cosponsored with Sustainable Nantucket

Story Time for NES Preschool groups, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Story Time for Pollock's Polliwogs, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Creative movement class for children 10-24 mos. old with yoga and dance instructor Marjory Trott. Free admission. No reservation required, but class is limited to first 15 children. Each child should be accompanied by one parent or caregiver.

Story Time for Lighthouse School, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Creative movement class for children 2-3 years old with yoga and dance instructor Marjory Trott. Free admission. No reservation required, but class is limited to first 15 children. Each child should be accompanied by one parent or caregiver.

Story Time for Wee Whalers, with stories, songs and rhymes.

Story time for toddlers ages 18-36 months. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 30 attendees.

Storytime for children 3 years and older. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 40 attendees.

Beginner's yoga class for children ages six years and older, with yoga and dance instructor Marjory Trott. Free and open to the public. No reservation required. Limited to first 15 children.

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From Publishers Weekly
The Italian immigrants in this exceptional debut collide and collapse in a polyphonic narrative that is part novel, part epic prose poem spanning the first half of the 20th century.

Costanza Marini, a Cleveland widow who performs abortions of such a high grade that clinicians come take stock of her methods, has decided, among other aspirations, to save Lina, her young seamstress protégée and heiress, from spinsterhood. Intersecting sporadically with the machinations of Mrs. Marini during the sweltering feast of the Assumption is Rocco, the baker of the Italian community of Elephant Park, who is poised to leave his parochial Midwestern enclave for the first time to seek out his lost family. In doing so, he must face America and eventually ends up adrift near the Canadian border while looking for 'the New Jersey.' Rocco, whose fate, regrettably, is never explicated, inhabits (and narrates) the novel's radiant beginning and is emblematic of both Scibona's calibrated precision and the story's potent humanity. This ravenous prose offers its share of challenges, but Scibona's portrayal of the lost world of Elephant Park is a literary tour de force.

The book discussion is facilitated by Maureen Beck and Molly Anderson and open to all. Future discussions include: December 16, shared poetry selections; Jan. 20 'The Last Life,' by Claire Massud; Feb. 17 'The Help' by Kathryn Stockett; March 17 'The Gathering' by Anne Enright; April 21 'The Elegance of the Hedgehog,' by Muriel Barbery and May 19, 'Brooklyn' by Colm Toibin.

Odd Horten (Baard Owe) is a man with a lot of time on his hands. The character at the center of Bent Hamer’s wry social comedy,O'Horten, is a former train driver who struggles to adjust to the freedoms of retirement.

O'Horten is a wonderfully amusing piece, with Hamer demonstrating his innate ability for offbeat comedy. The strange atmosphere and long silences are reminiscent of the work of Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki, and the oddball denizens of the Oslo night are similar to the way-out characters of Jim Jarmusch’s 'Mystery Train.' Hamer’s movie is a compelling exploration of a loner who has had all the familiarity stripped from his world, and flounders as he seeks to find meaning in a life shorn of routine. Owe’s deadpan delivery is flawless, and his restrained performance offers few clues as to what is going on in Horten’s head, requiring the audience to ponder the motivations for his increasingly peculiar behavior. The mixture of humor and poignancy are kept in a delicate balance throughout, with Hamer gently steering his small cast through a film full of richly rewarding subject matter.

A theme-based music program with Lucretia Voigt, for children ages 2-5. No reservation necessary, but program is limited to the first 20 attendees.

Join Nancy Tyrer to learn how to make these traditional folded paper stars.

These handmade paper stars have been found in various forms through all cultures worldwide and are often referred to as Moravian Stars, Christmas Stars, German Star, Froebel’s Stars along with other many other names.

Traditionally these folded stars were made with white paper. These crafty works of art are not really origami, but closer to a form of basketry. They are folded from four strips of paper, dipped in melted paraffin, and sprinkled with glitter to create a three dimensional, sixteen-pointed star.

The stars were originally hung outside to decorate evergreen and shrubbery during the holiday season. The intent of dipping these stars in wax was a weather proofing technique to keep the stars from rain and snow damage. We won't be dipping ours in wax so they are suitable for use indoors as tree decorations or as package ties for the holidays. Pre-registration required – click on the hand with the pencil to register.

Fee: $4.00 payable to instructor for supplies.

Cosponsored by the Nantucket Atheneum and Saltmarsh Center.

Story time for toddlers ages 18-36 months. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 30 attendees.

Storytime for children 3 years and older. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 40 attendees.

Join us on the beach Thanksgiving morning the eighth annual Cold Turkey Plunge. The Plunge raises money for programs at the Atheneum's Weezie Library for Children.

To participate, get instructions, a release form and a 'Plunge Card' online or stop by the Nantucket Atheneum, Even Keel Cafe, Daily Breads, Nantucket High School, the Community Pool, the Nantucket Health Club and Cowboy's Market & Deli.

Plungers are asked to have their family, coworkers and friends to sponsor their swim by pledging to pay an amount of their choosing. Donors can pledge online or directly to the person they are sponsoring. For those last minute Plungers who decide on Thanksgiving money to swim, the library requests they make a $25 donation when they register at Children's Beach.

Prizes Awarded for Best Costumes, Most Money Raised, and Best Team Participation.

Registration begins at 9:15 a.m. Please arrive at the beach at least 30 minutes early to register and receive your wristband and free Plunge tee-shirt.

Now in its eighth year, the Cold Turkey Plunge attracts several hundred swimmers and close to 800 spectators each year.

Story time for ages 3 and older, featuring 'Madeline's Christmas' and other holiday stories. Offered in partnership with Theater Workshop of Nantucket, which is showing a theatrical version of 'Madeline's Christmas' November 20 - December 6. Free. No reservation required, but space is limited to first 40 attendees.

Linda Mutschler believes that there are few things nicer than bringing people into her home and sharing great food and inspiring conversation. However, as a top-rated equity analyst for a large Wall Street firm, she found herself at work or traveling virtually all the time. She knew that there were lots of people like her, who wanted to entertain but who had busy schedules and little knowledge about how to go about planning and cooking for a dinner party.

In 2005, after retiring from Wall Street, Linda set out to write Fast Track to Fine Dining. Over the next three years, she tested and retested menus and recipes, using easy-to-find ingredients and providing simple and straightforward directions. For each menu, she developed a detailed timeline so that you, too, can plan and prepare fabulous meals.

Sunday, November 01 2:30PM-4:30PM Gallery	Sustainable Nantucket Christmas Decoration Workshop Come help decorate the Sustainable Nantucket Christmas tree. This year Sustainable Nantucket is creating a 'Wish For Nantucket' themed tree for the Festival of Trees. Come participate by writing your wish for the coming year on an ornament. All materials will be supplied, but Sustainable Nantucket is taking donations of scrap fabric. For more information call Sustainable Nantucket at 508-228-3399.
Tuesday, November 03 8:15AM-8:45AM NES	Outreach Story Time: NES Preschool Story Time for NES Preschool groups, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 03 9:30AM-9:45AM Rhonda's House	Outreach Story Time: Pollock's Polliwogs Story Time for Pollock's Polliwogs, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 03 11:00AM-11:30AM Nantucket Lighthouse School	Outreach Story Time: Lighthouse School - Small School Story Time for Lighthouse School, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 03 1:30PM-2:00PM Wee Whalers	Outreach Story Time: Wee Whalers Story Time for Wee Whalers, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 03 6:00PM-7:00PM Gallery	Tai Chi Class Ursula Austin, of Nantucket’s Hai Tien school, teaches the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi. Tai chi chuan is an internal Chinese martial art often practiced for a variety of health and personal reasons. Consequently, a multitude of training forms exist, both traditional and modern, which correspond to those aims. Most modern styles of tai chi trace their development to at least one of the five traditional schools: Chen, Yang, Wu/Hao, Wu and Sun. The fee is $10, the first class is free.
Wednesday, November 04 10:30AM-11:00AM Gallery	Toddler Time Story time for toddlers ages 18-36 months. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 30 attendees.
Wednesday, November 04 11:00AM-11:30AM Gallery	Story Time Storytime for children 3 years and older. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 40 attendees.
Wednesday, November 04 1:00PM-1:45PM Gallery	Elemental Art and Craft Come explore the elements that make up our natural world: earth, air, fire and water. We will work with many different artistic and creative mediums, such as painting, collage, sculpture, natural materials, recycled materials and more. Ages 4-10. No reservation required, but space is limited to first 20 attendees.
Wednesday, November 04 7:00PM-9:00PM Great Hall	Craft Circle: Join us for a gathering of island crafters. Bring a project to work on while we come together for comraderie, inspiration and to see what other creative people have going on. Come see some of the work of island crafters and commune with other creative people over a cup of tea.
Thursday, November 05	Tabletop Candy Wreath at Saltmarsh Senior Center Join Craft Instructor Nancy Tyrer to make this sweet treat for your home or to give as a gift. The wreath form is approximately 8” and will hold at least a half pound of wrapped candy. A variety of fabrics will be used to make torn strips to cover wreath form and raffia will be used to attach the candy. We will add a ribbon for you to attach a pair of scissors to the wreath so that anyone with a sweet tooth can cut off a piece of hard candy. All materials, supplies and candies will be provided. You should bring a small pair of scissors from home to attach to your wreath. Pre-registration required – call Saltmarsh to register (508) 228-4490. cosponsored by the Atheneum and Saltmarsh Center. Atheneum books featuring wreaths and other homemade crafts will be on hand for class participants to browse. Fee: $12.00 payable to instructor for candy and supplies.
Thursday, November 05 5:00PM-5:45PM Kynett Room	LVA Tutor Meeting Tutor training session for new tutors.
Thursday, November 05 6:00PM-7:00PM Gallery	LVA - Free Beginner's English Class Beginner’s English class for those seeking to improve their English skills. The Nantucket Atheneum Literacy Volunteers offer a drop-in beginner’s English class every Thursday evening. Taught by Les Ottinger, the class is free, open to all, conducted in English and no pre-registration is required. For more information please call 508-228-8710.
Thursday, November 05 6:00PM-7:30PM Kynett Room	LVA - Free Intermediate/Advanced English Class Intermediate/Advanced English class for those seeking to improve their English skills. The Nantucket Atheneum Literacy Volunteers offer a drop-in English class every Thursday evening. Taught by Les Ottinger, the class is free, open to all, conducted in English and no pre-registration is required. For more information please call 508-228-8710.
Friday, November 06 12:30PM-2:00PM Gallery	Home Schooling Club A club for home schooling families and those interested in home schooling to: share ideas and information, offer support to each other, work on projects together, use library space and resources. Join us every Friday!
Saturday, November 07 11:00AM-11:45AM Gallery	Author Visit: Dorothy Hesselman and Mabel Join us for a visit by Dorothy Hesselman, author of Mabel Kissed Me, along with the star of the story, Boston Terrier Mabel! A story reading will be followed by refreshments and book signing with 'pawtographs' by Mabel. Books available to purchase on site. Free and open to the public, but space is limited to 40 attendees.
Saturday, November 07 1:30PM-2:30PM Gallery	Tabletop Candy Wreath Join Craft Instructor Nancy Tyrer to make this sweet treat for your home or to give as a gift. The wreath form is approximately 8” and will hold at least a half pound of wrapped candy. A variety of fabrics will be used to make torn strips to cover wreath form and raffia will be used to attach the candy. We will add a ribbon for you to attach a pair of scissors to the wreath so that anyone with a sweet tooth can cut off a piece of hard candy. All materials, supplies and candies will be provided. You should bring a small pair of scissors from home to attach to your wreath. Pre-registration required – call Saltmarsh to register (508) 228-4490. Atheneum books featuring wreaths and other homemade crafts will be on hand for class participants to browse. Fee: $12.00 payable to instructor for candy and supplies Note: 11/6/09 - This class has been cancelled due to lack of registration.
Monday, November 09 7:00PM-8:30PM Great Hall	Nantucket Oral History Project: Affordable Housing A monthly series of short films designed to facilitate an open dialogue that helps us discuss where the island might heading by remembering its past. November features several short films made by Tom McGlinn that look at affordable Housing on Nantucket. Discussion to follow.
Tuesday, November 10 9:00AM-9:30AM Small Friends	Outreach Story Time: Small Friends Babies Story Time for Small Friends baby group, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 10 9:30AM-10:00AM Small Friends	Outreach Story Time: Small Friends Toddlers Story Time for Small Friends toddler group, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 10 10:00AM-10:30AM Small Friends	Outreach Story Time: Small Friends Preschool Story Time for Small Friends preschool group, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 10 10:30AM-11:00AM Nantucket New School	Outreach Story Time: Nantucket New School 3 yr olds Story Time for New School 3 yr old group, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 10 11:00AM-11:30AM Nantucket New School	Outreach Story Time: Nantucket New School 4 yr olds Story Time for New School 4 yr old group, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 10 1:00PM-1:30PM La's House	Outreach Story Time: La's & Linda's Story Time for two toddler groups, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 10 2:00PM-2:30PM Children's House	Outreach Story Time: Children's House Story Time for Children's House, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 10 2:45PM-3:15PM NES	Outreach Story Time: NES Extended Day Story Time for NES Extended Day group, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 10 3:30PM-4:30PM Gallery	Middle School Book Club Book discussion group for middle school students. For a copy of this month's selection, please call 508-228-1110 x103, or visit the NHS Library. New members welcome. Pizza and drinks served.
Tuesday, November 10 3:30PM-4:15PM Nantucket Boys & Girls Club	Outreach: Boys & Girls Club Book Bingo at the Boys & Girls Club.
Tuesday, November 10 5:30PM-6:30PM Young Adult Area	Teen Advisory Board Meeting Monthly meeting of the Atheneum Teen Advisory Board
Tuesday, November 10 6:00PM-7:00PM Gallery	Tai Chi Class Ursula Austin, of Nantucket’s Hai Tien school, teaches the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi. Tai chi chuan is an internal Chinese martial art often practiced for a variety of health and personal reasons. Consequently, a multitude of training forms exist, both traditional and modern, which correspond to those aims. Most modern styles of tai chi trace their development to at least one of the five traditional schools: Chen, Yang, Wu/Hao, Wu and Sun. The fee is $10, the first class is free.
Wednesday, November 11 7:00PM-9:00PM Great Hall	Documentary Film: 'Rethink Afghanistan' Rethink Afghanistan is a ground-breaking, feature-length documentary about the war in Afghanistan. The film fosters the kind of discussion, debate, and dissent President Obama has called for, serving as a driving force to help make congressional oversight hearings a reality.Rethink Afghanistan is a Brave New Foundation Production The film screening will be followed by a Q&A with John Merson, author of 'War Lessons.' Co-sponsored by the Peace & Justice Committee and The Nantucket Atheneum.
Thursday, November 12 10:30AM-11:00AM Gallery	Music in the Morning A theme-based music program with Lucretia Voigt, for children ages 2-5. No reservation necessary, but program is limited to the first 20 attendees.
Thursday, November 12 1:30PM-3:00PM Saltmarsh Senior Center	German Paper Stars at Saltmarsh Senior Center Join Nancy Tyrer to learn how to make these traditional folded paper stars. These handmade paper stars have been found in various forms through all cultures worldwide and are often referred to as Moravian Stars, Christmas Stars, German Star, Froebel’s Stars along with other many other names. Traditionally these folded stars were made with white paper. These crafty works of art are not really origami, but closer to a form of basketry. They are folded from four strips of paper, dipped in melted paraffin, and sprinkled with glitter to create a three dimensional, sixteen-pointed star. The stars were originally hung outside to decorate evergreen and shrubbery during the holiday season. The intent of dipping these stars in wax was a weather proofing technique to keep the stars from rain and snow damage. We won't be dipping ours in wax so they are suitable for use indoors as tree decorations or as package ties for the holidays. Pre-registration required – call Saltmarsh to register (508) 228-4490. Fee: $4.00 payable to instructor for supplies. Cosponsored by the Nantucket Atheneum and Saltmarsh Center.
Thursday, November 12 6:00PM-7:00PM Gallery	LVA - Free Beginner's English Class Beginner’s English class for those seeking to improve their English skills. The Nantucket Atheneum Literacy Volunteers offer a drop-in beginner’s English class every Thursday evening. Taught by Les Ottinger, the class is free, open to all, conducted in English and no pre-registration is required. For more information please call 508-228-8710.
Thursday, November 12 6:00PM-7:30PM Kynett Room	LVA - Free Intermediate/Advanced English Class Intermediate/Advanced English class for those seeking to improve their English skills. The Nantucket Atheneum Literacy Volunteers offer a drop-in English class every Thursday evening. Taught by Les Ottinger, the class is free, open to all, conducted in English and no pre-registration is required. For more information please call 508-228-8710.
Friday, November 13 12:30PM-2:00PM Gallery	Home Schooling Club A club for home schooling families and those interested in home schooling to: share ideas and information, offer support to each other, work on projects together, use library space and resources. Join us every Friday!
Friday, November 13 7:00PM-8:00PM Great Hall	Family Night: Circus Follies CIRCUS FOLLIES - STARRING MARK STOLZENBERG Circus Follies is a very funny, charming, one man tour de force by comic actor, and clown Mark Stolzenberg, with unicycling, balancing stunts, slapstick comedy, dancing, mime, and lots of audience participation and laughs. The show is great for all ages - kids and adults. Mark Stolzenberg has made several appearances on The Letterman Show, was on The Cover of NY Magazine, placed Fifth in The World in an International Variety Arts Competition, authored books on Mime and Clowning, was a clown with Ringling Brothers Circus, and he has acted in major feature films and commercials. Advance tickets available at the Weezie Library for Children beginning Saturday, November 7th. Free admission. Offered in collaboration with the Friends of Nantucket Public Schools. Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Laffont.
Saturday, November 14 10:30AM-11:15AM Gallery	Dance(sing) Movement: 3-5 yrs. Creative movement class for children 3-5 years old with yoga and dance instructor Marjory Trott. Free admission. No reservation required, but class is limited to first 15 children. Each child should be accompanied by one parent or caregiver.
Saturday, November 14 7:00PM-9:00PM Great Hall	Sustainable Nantucket Documentary Film Series: 'Coal Country' Coal Country is a stunning new documentary that reveals the devastation of mountaintop removal coal mining to the forests, streams, and communities of Appalachia. Produced by Mari-Lynn Evans and Phylis Geller, Coal Country brings us inside the lives of Appalachian residents who are directly threatened by mountaintop removal, a destructive mining practice where mountaintops are blasted away to expose the coal; the waste is then dumped in the waterways of nearby communities. As it takes us through each stage of coal mining and processing, Coal Country reveals the shocking true cost of America's over-reliance on coal. This screening is a 40 minute short version of the feature length film and will be followed by discussion. Cosponsored with Sustainable Nantucket
Tuesday, November 17 8:15AM-8:45AM NES	Outreach Story Time: NES Preschool Story Time for NES Preschool groups, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 17 9:30AM-9:45AM Rhonda's House	Outreach Story Time: Pollock's Polliwogs Story Time for Pollock's Polliwogs, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 17 10:30AM-11:00AM Gallery	Dance(sing) Movement: 10-24 mos. Creative movement class for children 10-24 mos. old with yoga and dance instructor Marjory Trott. Free admission. No reservation required, but class is limited to first 15 children. Each child should be accompanied by one parent or caregiver.
Tuesday, November 17 11:00AM-11:30AM Nantucket Lighthouse School	Outreach Story Time: Lighthouse School - Small School Story Time for Lighthouse School, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 17 11:30AM-12:15PM Gallery	Dance(sing) Movement: 2-3 yrs. Creative movement class for children 2-3 years old with yoga and dance instructor Marjory Trott. Free admission. No reservation required, but class is limited to first 15 children. Each child should be accompanied by one parent or caregiver.
Tuesday, November 17 1:30PM-2:00PM Wee Whalers	Outreach Story Time: Wee Whalers Story Time for Wee Whalers, with stories, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday, November 17 4:00PM-5:00PM Gallery	Nantucket Town Association Meeting
Wednesday, November 18 10:30AM-11:00AM Gallery	Toddler Time Story time for toddlers ages 18-36 months. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 30 attendees.
Wednesday, November 18 11:00AM-11:30AM Gallery	Story Time Storytime for children 3 years and older. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 40 attendees.
Wednesday, November 18 3:00PM-4:00PM Gallery	Yoga: 6+ years Beginner's yoga class for children ages six years and older, with yoga and dance instructor Marjory Trott. Free and open to the public. No reservation required. Limited to first 15 children.
Wednesday, November 18 5:00PM-6:30PM Gallery	World Wide Voices Book Discussion Group: 'The End,' by Salvatore Scibona From Publishers Weekly The Italian immigrants in this exceptional debut collide and collapse in a polyphonic narrative that is part novel, part epic prose poem spanning the first half of the 20th century. Costanza Marini, a Cleveland widow who performs abortions of such a high grade that clinicians come take stock of her methods, has decided, among other aspirations, to save Lina, her young seamstress protégée and heiress, from spinsterhood. Intersecting sporadically with the machinations of Mrs. Marini during the sweltering feast of the Assumption is Rocco, the baker of the Italian community of Elephant Park, who is poised to leave his parochial Midwestern enclave for the first time to seek out his lost family. In doing so, he must face America and eventually ends up adrift near the Canadian border while looking for 'the New Jersey.' Rocco, whose fate, regrettably, is never explicated, inhabits (and narrates) the novel's radiant beginning and is emblematic of both Scibona's calibrated precision and the story's potent humanity. This ravenous prose offers its share of challenges, but Scibona's portrayal of the lost world of Elephant Park is a literary tour de force. The book discussion is facilitated by Maureen Beck and Molly Anderson and open to all. Future discussions include: December 16, shared poetry selections; Jan. 20 'The Last Life,' by Claire Massud; Feb. 17 'The Help' by Kathryn Stockett; March 17 'The Gathering' by Anne Enright; April 21 'The Elegance of the Hedgehog,' by Muriel Barbery and May 19, 'Brooklyn' by Colm Toibin.
Wednesday, November 18 7:00PM-8:45PM Great Hall	International Film:'O'Horten' Odd Horten (Baard Owe) is a man with a lot of time on his hands. The character at the center of Bent Hamer’s wry social comedy,O'Horten, is a former train driver who struggles to adjust to the freedoms of retirement. O'Horten is a wonderfully amusing piece, with Hamer demonstrating his innate ability for offbeat comedy. The strange atmosphere and long silences are reminiscent of the work of Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki, and the oddball denizens of the Oslo night are similar to the way-out characters of Jim Jarmusch’s 'Mystery Train.' Hamer’s movie is a compelling exploration of a loner who has had all the familiarity stripped from his world, and flounders as he seeks to find meaning in a life shorn of routine. Owe’s deadpan delivery is flawless, and his restrained performance offers few clues as to what is going on in Horten’s head, requiring the audience to ponder the motivations for his increasingly peculiar behavior. The mixture of humor and poignancy are kept in a delicate balance throughout, with Hamer gently steering his small cast through a film full of richly rewarding subject matter.
Thursday, November 19 10:30AM-11:00AM Gallery	Music in the Morning A theme-based music program with Lucretia Voigt, for children ages 2-5. No reservation necessary, but program is limited to the first 20 attendees.
Thursday, November 19 6:00PM-7:30PM Gallery	LVA - Free Beginner's English Class Beginner’s English class for those seeking to improve their English skills. The Nantucket Atheneum Literacy Volunteers offer a drop-in beginner’s English class every Thursday evening. Taught by Les Ottinger, the class is free, open to all, conducted in English and no pre-registration is required. For more information please call 508-228-8710.
Thursday, November 19 6:00PM-7:30PM Kynett Room	LVA - Free Intermediate/Advanced English Class Intermediate/Advanced English class for those seeking to improve their English skills. The Nantucket Atheneum Literacy Volunteers offer a drop-in English class every Thursday evening. Taught by Les Ottinger, the class is free, open to all, conducted in English and no pre-registration is required. For more information please call 508-228-8710.
Friday, November 20 12:30PM-2:00PM Gallery	Home Schooling Club A club for home schooling families and those interested in home schooling to: share ideas and information, offer support to each other, work on projects together, use library space and resources. Join us every Friday!
Saturday, November 21 1:30PM-3:00PM Gallery	German Paper Stars Join Nancy Tyrer to learn how to make these traditional folded paper stars. These handmade paper stars have been found in various forms through all cultures worldwide and are often referred to as Moravian Stars, Christmas Stars, German Star, Froebel’s Stars along with other many other names. Traditionally these folded stars were made with white paper. These crafty works of art are not really origami, but closer to a form of basketry. They are folded from four strips of paper, dipped in melted paraffin, and sprinkled with glitter to create a three dimensional, sixteen-pointed star. The stars were originally hung outside to decorate evergreen and shrubbery during the holiday season. The intent of dipping these stars in wax was a weather proofing technique to keep the stars from rain and snow damage. We won't be dipping ours in wax so they are suitable for use indoors as tree decorations or as package ties for the holidays. Pre-registration required – click on the hand with the pencil to register. Fee: $4.00 payable to instructor for supplies. Cosponsored by the Nantucket Atheneum and Saltmarsh Center.
Tuesday, November 24 6:00PM-7:00PM Gallery	Tai Chi Class Ursula Austin, of Nantucket’s Hai Tien school, teaches the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi. Tai chi chuan is an internal Chinese martial art often practiced for a variety of health and personal reasons. Consequently, a multitude of training forms exist, both traditional and modern, which correspond to those aims. Most modern styles of tai chi trace their development to at least one of the five traditional schools: Chen, Yang, Wu/Hao, Wu and Sun. The fee is $10, the first class is free.
Wednesday, November 25 10:30AM-11:00AM Gallery	Toddler Time Story time for toddlers ages 18-36 months. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 30 attendees.
Wednesday, November 25 11:00AM-11:30AM Gallery	Story Time Storytime for children 3 years and older. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 40 attendees.
Thursday, November 26 10:00AM-10:30AM Children's Beach, Harbor View Way	Cold Turkey Plunge Join us on the beach Thanksgiving morning the eighth annual Cold Turkey Plunge. The Plunge raises money for programs at the Atheneum's Weezie Library for Children. To participate, get instructions, a release form and a 'Plunge Card' online or stop by the Nantucket Atheneum, Even Keel Cafe, Daily Breads, Nantucket High School, the Community Pool, the Nantucket Health Club and Cowboy's Market & Deli. Plungers are asked to have their family, coworkers and friends to sponsor their swim by pledging to pay an amount of their choosing. Donors can pledge online or directly to the person they are sponsoring. For those last minute Plungers who decide on Thanksgiving money to swim, the library requests they make a $25 donation when they register at Children's Beach. Prizes Awarded for Best Costumes, Most Money Raised, and Best Team Participation. Registration begins at 9:15 a.m. Please arrive at the beach at least 30 minutes early to register and receive your wristband and free Plunge tee-shirt. Now in its eighth year, the Cold Turkey Plunge attracts several hundred swimmers and close to 800 spectators each year.
Saturday, November 28 11:00AM-11:30AM Gallery	Storytime: Madeline's Christmas Story time for ages 3 and older, featuring 'Madeline's Christmas' and other holiday stories. Offered in partnership with Theater Workshop of Nantucket, which is showing a theatrical version of 'Madeline's Christmas' November 20 - December 6. Free. No reservation required, but space is limited to first 40 attendees.
Sunday, November 29 2:00PM-3:00PM Great Hall	Author Talk: Linda Mutschler, 'Fast Track to Fine Dining' Linda Mutschler believes that there are few things nicer than bringing people into her home and sharing great food and inspiring conversation. However, as a top-rated equity analyst for a large Wall Street firm, she found herself at work or traveling virtually all the time. She knew that there were lots of people like her, who wanted to entertain but who had busy schedules and little knowledge about how to go about planning and cooking for a dinner party. In 2005, after retiring from Wall Street, Linda set out to write Fast Track to Fine Dining. Over the next three years, she tested and retested menus and recipes, using easy-to-find ingredients and providing simple and straightforward directions. For each menu, she developed a detailed timeline so that you, too, can plan and prepare fabulous meals.