January February Newsletter 2019

Elgin Alive: Handling an Active
Shooter Situation
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms
Tuesday, January 8 • 7 – 8:30 pm
Prepare and plan for how to proactively
handle the threat of an aggressive
intruder or active shooter. Sponsors: ECN, Elgin
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Music
Sunday
Sunday
A F TE RNOON
A F TE RNOON
CONCERTS
CONCERTS
Sunday Afternoon Concert
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms
Sundays • 2 – 3 pm
Free tickets will be available at any Library location
three weeks before each concert. Meet the artists
and enjoy refreshments after each concert.
Elgin Alive: Preparing Students
to Learn, Work, Lead
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms AB
Tuesday, February 12 • 7 – 8:30 pm
The Alignment Collaborative for
Education (ACE) will provide an update
on its work in the Elgin community to
improve early education preparation,
kindergarten readiness, and information
on the transformation of the high schools
to educational pathways. Sponsors: ECN, The
Alignment Collaborative for Education. R
Films
Brown Bag Lunch
Classic Films
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms
Mondays • 11 am – 2 pm
1/14 Shenandoah (1965, NR)
2/11 The Magnificent Seven (1960, NR)
Not in Our Town:
A Prosecutor's Stand
Film Screening & Conversation
Main Library Elgin Room
Tuesday, January 15 • 7 – 8:30 pm
The series highlights communities that
respond to challenges to promote healing
and unity. Moderator: Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley.
Presenters: Elgin Police Department, Elgin Community
College MAGIC, Elgin Human Relations Commission,
CERL, Gail Borden Public Library, Coalition of Elgin's
Religious Leaders and Elgin City of Peace.
Reel Women for Real Women
Main Library Grove Room
Tuesdays • 6 – 8:30 pm
1/22 The Wife (2017, R)
2/26 A Star is Born (2018, R)
Metropolis Oboe Quartet
January 6
Join the quartet (oboe, violin, viola,
cello) through the greatest chamber
music of all eras with a memorable
performance of high-caliber music
complemented by the ensemble’s
energy and passion.
Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Listeners Club
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms
Wednesdays, 1/9, 2/6, 2/27 • 1 – 3 pm
This interactive lecture/discussion meets
before the ESO's Classics Masterworks
series to broaden your understanding of
the music to be performed that week.
Led by Jim Kendros. Please register at
www.elginsymphony.org or call 847-888-0404 ext. 238
to reserve a seat.
Steppin' Out!
American Songbook Hits
South Elgin Branch Hoffer Room
Sunday, January 20 • 2 – 3 pm
Audiences will enjoy this nostalgic trip
down memory lane as Matt and Cynthia
Gruel belt out the hits of yesteryear,
including Steppin' Out with My Baby,
Blue Skies, I Got Rhythm, It Had to Be
You and many others! Each selection is
introduced with background facts about
the composers and famous artists that
performed each song.
Tune in to GBTV on Elgin
Channel 17 every weekday
at 11 am and daily at 5 pm for
the latest episode.
Estrella Piano Duo
February 17
Acclaimed pianists Svetlana Belsky and
Elena Doubovitskaya will perform on
two pianos Tales from the East, Stories
of Romance, Magic and Adventure by
composers Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov,
Prokofiev and Stravinsky.
An Afternoon with
Young Musicians
Rakow Branch
Sunday, February 24 • 2 – 3 pm
Young local musicians will perform a
variety of selections sure to warm the
heart.
A Masterclass for Adults with
Maestro Andrew Grams
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms
Saturday, February 9 • 1 – 3 pm
Watch renowned ESO music director
Andrew Grams teach a masterclass to
local adult musicians. Interested in participating
in the masterclass? Visit www.elginsymphony.org to
apply to participate. Application deadline: January 10.
David Nelson Book Talk
& Piano Performance
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms AB
Wednesday, February 13
11 am – Noon
Accomplished pianist David Nelson
will give a short performance along
with a book talk on his new biography.
He has performed as a soloist with the
Elgin Symphony and on NBC Television’s
Artist’s Showcase, and accompanied the
Elgin Chorale Union. Books will be available
for purchase.
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