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 … Read more
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. … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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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November 17, 6PM A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Pember Library and Museum will be held on the third Thursday of each month at the Pember. This is a regular meeting and open to the public. See Upcoming Events Calendar for dates of meetings.
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 … Read more
HOCUS POCUS Halloween night will never be the same after three 17th century witches are accidentally conjured up in present-day Salem where they brew a hilarious cauldron of mischief and mayhem. Bette Midler stars with Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy bringing her outrageous antics to this fun-filled tale of madness, mayhem, and witchcraft.
