ShortHaus Featured Director: Alison Maclean For our next director in our unintended series on artists-turned-directors, we have… Alison Maclean! This Canadian-born, New Zealand film director originally went to the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland to…
With the leaves changing color and the season changing to fall, we start getting into the mood for Halloween. Few monsters have collectively captured the imagination as the zombie. After all, in the 2010s, The Walking Dead became a popular…
The 20th century was a time of change worldwide. The American continent seemed to have a political and social upheaval. The people were tired of the old ways and pushed for political and cultural revolutions. For much of the modern…
Did you know our library has a writers group? The Fountaindale Writers are a group of local writers ranging from professionals to novices. It is a community that helps each other with information and tips on how to continue the…
Méliès As Magician For September, ShortHaus Cinema is featuring the life and works of Georges Méliès, an inventor, illusionist and arguably one of the most significant figures in early cinema. During his lifetime, he would write, produce, direct and often…
ShortHaus Cinema’s Collages If you’ve visited our website or walked by our displays, you might have seen a busy collage advertising the next ShortHaus Cinema program. Patrick and I (Studio 300 Specialists) chose to brand the ShortHaus programs with loud,…
What is ShortHaus? ShortHaus is a program centered on making movies. We differ from Film Club in that we don’t look at one film, but an entire director’s oeuvre, encouraging participants to find value in creators they haven’t looked at…
Since 2015 the library has hosted the Oscars viewing party. We have watched actors and actresses win the coveted Oscar for their stellar performances on the silver screen. We have been witness to the movies that dazzled and amazed us…
Join us as we host Adler Planetarium astronomers and educators who are bringing the museum—and the universe—a little closer to you! With ’Scopes in the City, Adler astronomers and staff will lead a free telescope observing program here at our…
This year’s Oscars After Hours party has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Those of you that have attended in the past know we usually like to do trivia during commercial breaks. Since we had already come up with all…