Friendswood Library flicks

Friendswood Library flicks is an ongoing movie series held every other Thursday evening in the Friendswood Public Library Activity Room.  Films are shown on an 8 X 10 ft. screen.  Movies are free and begin at 6:20pm.  Refreshments provided.

Our Summer Movie Schedule includes:

June 12 at 6:20pm -  The Thin Man starring Myrna Loy and William Powell. Directed by W.S. Van Dyke in 1934. This film is not rated and runs 93 minutes. Named to the National Film Registry in 1997. 

July 3 at 6:20pm - Night at the Museum starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke, and Bill Cobbs. Directed by Shawn Levy in 2006. This film is rated PG and runs 108 minutes 

July 17 at 6:20pm -  Carousel starring Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae. Directed by Henry King in 1956. This film is not rated and runs 128 minutes.

 July 31 at 6:20pm  -  Rebecca starring Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940. This film is not rated and runs 130 minutes. 

Three members of our Movie Night group shared their top ten films below:

Paula Vargas:

Casablanca

Now, Voyager

The Heiress

The Caine Mutiny

A Place in the Sun

Night of the Iguana

Fiddler on the Roof

Gaslight

Sabrina

Philadelphia Story

Lottie:

Some Like it Hot

Mother Wore Tights

Mrs. Miniver

The Thin Man

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Casablanca

The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Quiet Man

King Kong

To Catch a Thief

Kay Beggs:

To Each His Own

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harvey

The Shawshank Redemption

Great Expectations

Gone With the Wind

Twelve Angry Men

The Heiress

Murphy’s Romance

Casablanca

The Birdcage

The Producers

Cocoon

Unforgiven

Places in the Heart

It’s a Wonderful Life

Taking Turns Passing On

Watch Winston Derden read his poem Taking Turns Passing On from the Friendswood Public Library (January, 2014).  Winston Derden, along with Poets in the Loop, will be our off the page poetry series featured poets on September 17, at 7pm.

Our next poetry reading will be Wednesday, June 4 at 7pm with poets Dede Fox and Terry Jude Miller.  A brief open mic session will follow the featured readings. 

     

North Harris County Dulcimer Society performs: Wednesday, May 28, 7pm

off the page poetry with Terry Jude Miller

On Loan From Vincent, Everything, and Musician Wife are from The Butterfly Canonical, a book of poetry by our featured poet, Terry Jude Miller.

Come hear Terry Jude Miller and Dede Fox read their poetry at our off the page poetry series event on Wednesday, June 4 at 7pm.  We will have a brief open mic period at the end of the featured readings.

On Loan From Vincent

loan me your

eyes

so that I

can see

the beauty

you found

in yellow flowers                 

and primitive vase

along workers'

meadow

below concentric

sunlight

loan me

your hands

 

so that I can

give birth

to beauty

that causes

pause

for admirers

to wonder

at what

genius this

must be

but do not

give me

your heart,

Vincent

for I know

I could

never bare

such anvil weight

Everything

 

I ask you,

"What do you want?"

you answer

"Everything...

in all its forms          

at all times"

I reply

"You're in luck

I have

just enough"

 

Musician Wife
 

on long drives

 

my neck tendons

become guitar strings

my wife

reaches over

places her

velvet palm

on the back

of my head

and strums

me

a love song

Regina Lee Parkinson art exhibit at FPL: through June

    

 

 

 

Movie Nights at FPL

Some of our Movie Night crew shared some of their favorite films.  See those below, with more to follow. If you are a movie buff you may enjoy joining the group for our next Movie Night event featuring the 1940 version of The Mark of Zorro starring Tyrone Power on Thursday, May 29 at 6:20pm. Classic and contemporary films screened at the Friendswood Public Library every other Thursday at 6:20pm.

 

 

 Susie Westphal:

Gone With the Wind

Chicago

Legends of the Fall

Rob Roy

Easter Parade

Ben Hur

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Lonesome Dove

The Fugitive

 

Randolph Barnett: 

Ten Commandments (Directed by Cecil B. DeMille)

Sound of Music

Gone With the Wind

Ben Hur

It’s a Wonderful Life

True Grit

Rio Bravo

The Passion of Christ

The Robe

Around the World in 80 Days

 

Lana, Brenda, & Frankie: 

Doctor Zhivago

From Here to Eternity

Singin’ in the Rain

Les Miserables

All That Jazz

Chicago

Farewell to Arms