Guilderland Library Notes for Wednesday, November 21, 2018

For anyone feeling powerless and uncertain about our planet's future, Healthy You/Healthy Earth, at the Guilderland Public Library on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 7 p.m., is the program for you.

Author, researcher, and former University at Albany Professor Maia Boswell-Penc has a message of hope and empowerment, stressing self-care and environmental justice in the face of a changing climate. This talk will discuss the ways that you as an individual can have a positive effect on our climate.

Start and run a successful business

If you’re looking to start or grow your own business then you need to come to the library on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 6:30 p.m. for How to Start and Run a Successful Business, a 90-minute class packed with practical and proven techniques and advice.

You will learn about several key topics including Working for Yourself, Start-Up Considerations for Your Area, and Business Planning. This free workshop brought to you by the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region, in partnership with the Guilderland Public Library.  

Please register for this workshop by calling 518-456-2400, ext. 3, or go the Programs calendar at www.guilderlandlibrary.org.

Depolarizing America

If any of the following situations sound familiar, then come to Depolarizing America: Better Angels information session, at the library on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m.: Tired of walking on eggshells with your relatives on the other side of the political divide? Annoyed at being called a heartless bigot or an elitist snowflake? Wondering how on earth good, smart people can believe things that seem so wrong to you? And, do you want to do something about the polarization in our country, without giving up your own values and positions?

Then come learn about Better Angels, a national, grassroots movement to detoxify and heal American political polarization. Their name derives from Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, just before the start of the Civil War. Find out what Better Angels offers, what their members are accomplishing locally and across the country, and how you can get involved.

Light refreshments will be provided.  No registration; just come on in.

The Nutcracker

On Saturday, Dec. 1, at 3 p.m., and again on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m., The Marcus Rogers Dance Company, a dance training school in Guilderland Center, is putting on its first production of “The Nutcracker,” in the library’s Helderberg Room.

The Nutcracker is the story of a young girl's favorite Christmas toy that comes alive and whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls. This holiday classic is directed and choreographed by Marcus Rogers. Recommended for children ages 5 and older.

Mundo Nuevo Latin Jazz

On Sunday, Dec. 9, at 2 pm, the library’s Helderberg Room will heat up when José Cruz, Walter Ramos, Fernando Gomes, and José Meléndez — Mundo Nuevo Latin Jazz — blend vocals with guitar, flute, bongó, and percussion to create one hot concert!

The quartet’s lively repertoire of Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Brazilian music — with a dash of what they call “SalSinatra” — will have you up and moving about to the beat! Curious to know what SalSinatra might be? Come find out!

Quilting Class

Come on in and be a part of “Guildercrafts,” a new series of fun and creative activities that kicks off with a quilting class. It starts on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 6:30 p.m., when you can try your hand at this easy project that you can finish in one sitting: Quilting a handmade pillowcase!

Please bring your own sewing machine and this material: pillowcase body fabric: 1 1/8 yards directional or non-directional, pillowcase band fabric: 3/8 yard. optional pillowcase trim — 1/8 yard or cut one 1 ½-inch by 40-inch strip.

Please register for this class by calling 518-456-2400, ext. 3, or using the program calendar at www.guilderlandlibrary.org.