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Lessons From a (Probably Should Be) Committed Writer: Webinar with Barrington Author Elizabeth Splaine

Lessons From a (Probably Should Be) Committed Writer is a webinar, on Tuesday, October 5 at 7 pm, for would-be-writers with national writing contest winner Elizabeth B. Splaine.
 
Infused with personal experience and humor, Elizabeth provides a fun, safe atmosphere in which would-be and early writers feel comfortable asking questions and become inspired to put fingers to keyboard in pursuit of their writing dreams.
 
It will cover the following:
 

A Peek Behind the Shelves at North Scituate Library - Rhody Radio Episode Release

Rhody Radio: RI Library Radio Online is a podcast that brings you voices from your neighbors around the state. Discover local writers, artists, experts, scholars, musicians, and performers from across the Ocean State, and enjoy lectures, stories, and conversations selected for you by Rhode Island librarians.

This week's episode is titled, "A Peek Behind the Shelves at North Scituate Library" and was produced by North Scituate Public Library.

On the Road with the Coventry Mobile Library - Rhody Radio Episode Release

Rhody Radio: RI Library Radio Online is a podcast that brings you voices from your neighbors around the state. Discover local writers, artists, experts, scholars, musicians, and performers from across the Ocean State, and enjoy lectures, stories, and conversations selected for you by Rhode Island librarians.

This week's episode is titled, "On the Road with the Coventry Mobile Library" and was produced by Coventry Public Library.

Film Lecture: North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959 – 136 minutes – Color – Not rated

Hitchcock’s edge-of-your-seat thriller finds Grant playing an innocent man mistaken for a U.S. C.I.A. agent and pursued by enemy spies. With Eva Marie Saint, James Mason. 

Part of Librarian Doug Swiszcz's film lecture series, Cary Grant: A Self-Willed Creation, with pre-film commentary by Doug and a short discussion to follow.

Free and open to all, registration not required.

Film Lecture: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948 – 94 minutes – Black & white – Not rated

A New York advertising executive (Grant) decides to build a home for his family in the suburbs, but getting from design to completed house is an exercise in frustration. With Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas. 

Part of Librarian Doug Swiszcz's film lecture series, Cary Grant: A Self-Willed Creation, with pre-film commentary by Doug and a short discussion to follow.

Free and open to all, registration not required.

Film Lecture: Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby

1938 – 102 minutes – Black & white – Not rated

Classic screwball comedy about a zany heiress (Katharine Hepburn) who complicates the life of uptight paleontologist (Grant). 

Part of Librarian Doug Swiszcz's film lecture series, Cary Grant: A Self-Willed Creation, with pre-film commentary by Doug and a short discussion to follow.

Free and open to all, registration not required.

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PCL Reads: Feminist City with Author Leslie Kern - Rhody Radio Episode Release

Rhody Radio: RI Library Radio Online is a podcast that brings you voices from your neighbors around the state. Discover local writers, artists, experts, scholars, musicians, and performers from across the Ocean State, and enjoy lectures, stories, and conversations selected for you by Rhode Island librarians.

This week's episode is titled, "PCL Reads: Feminist City with Author Leslie Kern" and was produced by Providence Community Library.

Making Your Yard Pollinator Friendly - Rhody Radio Episode Release

Rhody Radio: RI Library Radio Online is a podcast that brings you voices from your neighbors around the state. Discover local writers, artists, experts, scholars, musicians, and performers from across the Ocean State, and enjoy lectures, stories, and conversations selected for you by Rhode Island librarians.

This week's episode is titled, "Making Your Yard Pollinator Friendly" and was produced by North Kingstown Free Library.

Podcasting in Seven Easy Steps: BONUS Event

For attendees of our recent Podcasting in Seven Easy Steps: An Online Series comes a special bonus event!

Aspiring local podcasters now have the opportunity to work one-on-one with a voice coach on Wednesday, September 1 between 4 to 7 pm.

Elizabeth Splaine is a former opera singer, and now a voice teacher at the Rhode Island Philharmonic School, and a Barrington resident. She will be coming to the library to show us how to use our breath and physical stature to sound better when we speak into a mic.

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