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Classics in the Afternoon: North by Northwest
Christie Hoerneman, LibraryPoint Blog, Arts Blog

Come join the Central Rappahannock Regional Library as we present Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller North by Northwest at the England Run Branch on Thursday, Ocotber 14th at 2:00 pm.

Cary Grant plays a Manhattan advertising executive plunged into a realm of spy (James Mason) and counterspy (Eva Marie Saint) and variously abducted, framed for murder, chased, and in another signature set piece, crop-dusted. The film’s finale places the characters in a desperate life or death situation on top of Mount Rushmore.
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The Dark Side of Cinema: Gilda
1940s, Classic Films, film noir, Headquarters Film Series, LibraryPoint Blog, Arts Blog

Come join the Central Rappahannock Regional Library as we present Gilda, the second film in the Dark Side of Cinema Series at the Headquarters Library on Monday, October 11th at 7:00 pm.
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The Atrium Gallery: Strokes of Brilliance
LibraryPoint Blog, Local artists, Samantha Thomason, Arts Blog, Exhibits

Strokes of Brilliance: Dorothy Bourdon, Bev Bley, Penny Hicks, Kay L. Roscoe

The four of us have painted individually for a number of years. We began painting together nearly eight years ago when introduced to a studio and gallery in Richmond, For Arts Sake, owned by internationally known artist Anne Chaddock. Through Anne we have taken painting trips to France, Ireland, and Italy. We have shown as a group at Studio A, Salem Church Library, Keystone Coffee, and Headquarters Library. As individual artists our paintings have been selected for juried shows at FCCA and Liberty Town in Fredericksburg as well as Crossroads Gallery and For Arts Sake in Richmond. We have entered the Fredericksburg Fine Arts Show and King George Art Guild Show.

Artwork on exhibit through October.

Tequila Sunset by Penny Hicks

Tequila Sunset by Penny Hicks
Watercolor, $400

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The Rappahannock Film Club Presents . . . My Man Godfrey
1930s, Christie Hoerneman, Classic Films, films, LibraryPoint Blog, Rappahannock Film Club, Arts Blog, Movies

Come join the Rappahannock Film Club and the Central Rappahannock Regional Library as we present the classic comedy film My Man Godfrey at the Headquarter's Library on Saturday, October 2nd at 2:00 pm.

A high-society scavenger hunt leads to levity when scatterbrained socialite Irene Bullock (Carole Lombard)
stumbles upon an erudite vagabond named Godfrey (William Powell) living in the city dump.
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The Dark Side of Cinema: The Postman Always Rings Twice
1940s, Christie Hoerneman, Film, film noir, Headquarters Film Series, LibraryPoint Blog, Arts Blog

Come join the Central Rappahannock Regional Library as we present The Postman Always Rings Twice, the first film in the Dark Side of Cinema Series at the Headquarters Library on Monday, September 27th at 7:00 pm.
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What Is Film Noir?
1930s, 1940s, Christie Hoerneman, Detectives, film noir, films, LibraryPoint Blog, Weekly Feature Articles, Arts Blog, Arts and Artists, Drama, Suspense and Thriller

Film noir is not easily defined. The actual words come from French and mean "black cinema." It was in France during the post-war years that the term was used to describe a certain set of Hollywood films that were saturated with a darkness and cynicism that was not seen before. These movies included The Maltese Falcon (1941), Double Indemnity (1944), Laura (1944), and Murder, My Sweet (1944).

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Sun and Sand Film Series: South Pacific
Christie Hoerneman, Classic Films, LibraryPoint Blog, musicals, Arts Blog

Come join the Central Rappahannock Regional Library as we present South Pacific, the final film in the Sun and Sand film Series at the Salem Church Library on Saturday, August 14th at 2:00 pm.

A young American nurse from Little Rock (Mitzi Gaynor) meets the handsome and mysterious French planter (Rossano Brazzi) on a South Pacific island during World War II. Seeking respite from the battles around them, they find refuge in each other as their romance blooms in the lush tropical paradise. (1958)
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The Rappahannock Film Club Presents . . . Beat the Devil
1950s, Christie Hoerneman, films, LibraryPoint Blog, Rappahannock Film Club, Arts Blog

Come watch the Rappahannock Film Club and the Central Rappahannock Regional Library's presentation of John Houston's Beat the Devil starring Humphrey Bogart at the Headquarters Library on Saturday, August 7th at 2:00 pm.

John Huston directs the legendary Humphrey Bogart in this tongue-in-cheek parody of spy films from the 1940s -- with a script written by the equally legendary Truman Capote. When their steamer goes belly up and strands them in Italy, four criminals try to con a stranger (Bogart) into buying them land that's packed with uranium.
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The Atrium Gallery: Uniquely Fredericksburg
LibraryPoint Blog, Samantha Thomason, Arts Blog, Exhibits

Uniquely Fredericksburg is the library's biennial juried art show featuring works inspired by our region.

Cash prizes are awarded in painting, drawing/printmaking, photography, computer generated art, and mixed media. 

The exhibit runs through September 28 at Headquarters Library.

Works are available for purchase.

 

BEST IN SHOW

Brandon Newton, High on Princess

Brandon Newton, High on Princess
 

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Uniquely Fredericksburg 2010 Opening
Ann Haley, LibraryPoint Blog, Uniquely Fredericksburg, Arts Blog, Arts and Artists

Uniquely Fredericksburg, the bi-annual juried exhibit of  works inspred by the Fredericksburg experience, opens tonight with a reception and awarding of prizes in the Central Rappahannock Regional Library Theater, 5:00 - 7:00.  The public is invited to attend.

Painting, drawing/printmaking, photography, computer generated art, and mixed media depicting Fredericksburg's scenes, sites, and people will be exhibited through September 28. Works are available for purchase.

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