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THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL Brian Henson, the son of Muppet founder Jim Henson, took over directing duties after the untimely death of his father for The Muppet Christmas Carol, a re-telling of the Charles Dickens tale. Michael Caine, surrounded by legions of fuzzy, felt puppets, plays it straight as the crotchety Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser who could care less about Christmas and the joy the season brings. Working for the skinflint is his faithful employee Bob Cratchit (Kermit the …

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Chuck Jones’ animated version of the classic Dr. Seuss book How the Grinch Stole Christmas originally aired on television in 1966 and has since become a holiday family favorite. Voiced by Boris Karloff (who also narrates), the Grinch lives on top of a hill overlooking Whoville with his dog, Max. Each year at Christmas time, the Grinch’s hatred grows stronger toward those insufferably cheerful Whos down in Whoville. Content to exchange presents, eat large banquets, …

Learn with Linda! We will celebrate Thanksgiving with stories, games and crafts. Then we will have snacks and a party for Lucy (SHHH, she’s going to be 11.) People are welcome to bring gifts. She doesn’t really need treats but if you get them, we prefer hair-ball formula. She eats Friskies Shreds for canned food and Rachael Ray’s Nutrish dry food. She needs frangrance-free kitty litter. (We usually buy “Tidy Cats.”) We will gladly pass on other items to the …

THE JUNGLE BOOK In this reimagining of the classic collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, director Jon Favreau uses visually stunning CGI to create the community of animals surrounding Mowgli (Neel Sethi), a human boy adopted by a pack of wolves. The appearance of a villainous tiger named Shere Khan (voiced byIdris Elba) forces Mowgli’s guardian, the panther Bagheera (Ben Kingsley), to shepherd the child to safety in the “man village.” Along the way, the boy meets an affable, lazy …

We need to keep her in cat food and kitty litter. The chair seat was created by Frank Newman and donated to us for Lucy’s benefit. The drawing will be December 17.

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CANE RIVER by Lolita Tademy The “New York Times” bestseller and Oprah’s Book Club Pick–the unique and deeply moving epic of four generations of African-American women based on one family’s ancestral past. There are some points to ponder here: http://www.litlovers.com/reading-guides/13-fiction/168-cane-river-tademy?start=3 Meet at 584 New Boston Road.  

MONSTER HOUSE A suburban home has become physically animated by a vengeful human soul looking to stir up trouble from beyond the grave, and it’s up to three adventurous kids from the neighborhood to do battle with the structural golem in this comically frightful tale, directed by Gil Kenan and featuring the voices of Steve Buscemi, Nick Cannon, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Kevin James. DJ Harvard (voice of Mitchel Musso) lives directly across the street from a most unusual house. A …