Presented by Alex Clemente
Sponsored by the Kemmerer Library
Have no time or space to finish up all those craft projects? Take n Makes waiting to be assembled? You are not alone! Join us for some quiet time away from the kids and the dirty dishes. Relax with friends and fellow crafters. Bring along anything you want to work on or enjoy doing the craft I will provide. Register at MadisonNJLibrary.org **Location change - Madison Community Arts Center, 10 Kings Road, Madison**
Sponsored by Madison Public Library ( Madison Borough).Join us at the Madison Community Art Center to make a fairy wand for your garden or indoor pots. Sparkles in the sun and adds fun to your plantings.
Sponsored by Madison Public Library ( Madison Borough).Presented by Rutgers Master Gardeners
In recent years a spate of books and articles have been published with the phrase “New Gilded Age” or “Second Gilded Age” in their title. All examine current social, political, and economic problems in the United States (growing income inequality, Wall Street malfeasance, and vehement anti-immigrant sentiment—just to name a few) with an eye toward the first Gilded Age (1870-1900). That was a period when America experienced astonishing growth in prosperity, population, and industry, but also urban squalor, political corruption, worker exploitation, Robber Baron ruthlessness, and an alarming growth in the gap between rich and poor. This presentation will examine this first Gilded Age and the key issues it raised, as well as how out of its turmoil the U.S. entered a period (The Progressive Era) marked by wide-ranging reform movements. The last portion will offer a comparison between the first Gilded Age and our current situation.
Hosted by historian Edward O'Donnell
Have no time or space to finish up all those craft projects? Take n Makes waiting to be assembled? You are not alone! Join us for some quiet time away from the kids and the dirty dishes. Relax with friends and fellow crafters. Bring along anything you want to work on or enjoy doing the craft I will provide. Register at MadisonNJLibrary.org **Location change - Madison Community Arts Center, 10 Kings Road, Madison**
Sponsored by Madison Public Library ( Madison Borough).Sponsored by Madison Public Library ( Madison Borough).
Arlene Ferris-Waks is the Director of Complaints and Investor Outreach of the New Jersey Bureau of Securities in the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General as she presents Cryptocurrency.
Event is hosted by Kemmerer Library
No other doll has been played with, analyzed, collected, criticized and loved. In this illustrated lecture, historian Leslie Goddard delves into the history of Barbie and her inventor, the passionately creative and intensely competitive Ruth Handler. Learn what inspired Handler to develop Barbie in 1959, how Barbie helped make Mattel one of the world’s most successful toy companies, and what Barbie’s impact has been on American culture
Leslie Goddard is a historian and author who holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and master’s degrees in museum studies and in theater. She has written three books on Chicago history and has been presenting programs on topics in history for more than fifteen years.
Event is hosted by Kemmerer Library
John Kenrick will be giving us an insiders look at the way musicals get from the page to the stage.
John speaks on literally hundreds of topics related to musical theatre and classic films. His schedule has run the gamut from universities and adult education programs to luxury liners and the NYC Fringe Festival. He has given talks for The Classic Stage Company, Temple Emmanuel's Streicker Center, The York Theatre, New York's Jewish Museum, The 92nd Street Y, The Philadelphia Theatre Company, The Museum of the City of New York, the Queensborough NY Library system, and public libraries in Poughkeepsie, Oceanside, Merrick and Lawrence NY.
Trace the history of the Kentucky Derby's beloved traditions, from mint juleps to lavish hats.
Leslie Goddard is a historian and author who holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and master’s degrees in museum studies and in theater. She has written three books on Chicago history and has been presenting programs on topics in history for more than fifteen years.