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Film- Ruby Gentry

Ruby (Jennifer Jones) is a poor Southern girl who hopes to marry a rich man. Her boyfriend, Boake (Charlton Heston), abandons her for a more suitable bride so she marries the wealthy businessman Jim Gentry (Karl Malden) out of spite. Gentry dies in a suspicious accident and the town accuses Ruby who then uses her late […] Read More

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Film- Gun Crazy

Army marksman Bart Tare (John Dall) has loved guns since childhood. When he and his pals attend a carnival sideshow, Bart meets sharpshooting blonde Annie Laurie Starr (Peggy Cummins).  It’s gun/love at first sight. They become a couple, but Annie takes a dim view of domestic bliss and craves money and excitement. Reluctantly, he joins […] Read More

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Besa Film- A Shelter Among the Clouds (2018)

This film follows Besnik, a lonely shepherd and devoted Muslim, haunted by unfulfilled love. He is the son of a Catholic mother and formerly Communist father whom he takes care of in an Albanian village in the mountains where Christians and Muslims have found a way to co-exist peacefuly. This film, which captures the beauty […] Read More

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Besa Theater- Etty: If I Should Not Survive, a One Woman Play

This stage production tells the story of Etty Hillesum and her struggle to sustain humanity in the face of unspeakable brutality and inhumanity. With her writing and a wry sense of humor, Etty tells of the life she is living- her loves, her work, her life lived in the moment. Adapted and performed by Susan […] Read More

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MTA: Love and Loss: The Short Life of Ray Chapman

Though gone over a hundred years, Ray Chapman is well remembered as a Cleveland icon. The son of a coal miner from a small Illinois town, Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman lived the American dream until his untimely death at age twenty-nine. In his brief life, he reached the pinnacle of baseball success as the […] Read More

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Knit & Lit Book Club

Come share your passion for great literature and show off your knitting, crocheting, counted cross-stitch, embroidery and quilting works-in-progress. Tonight we will discuss The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Dare. The Girl with the Louding Voice is a 2020 coming of age novel and the debut of Nigerian writer Abi Daré. It tells […] Read More

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Booked for Murder Book Club

If you share a passion for mystery, join the group each month to discuss your favorites and selections made by group members.  This month's selection is The Way it is Now by Garry Disher. Twenty years ago, Charlie’s mother went missing near the family beach shack. Now he’s back living in the shack, on disciplinary leave from […] Read More

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Besa Presentation and Documentary- Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story (2014)

This docu-drama brings to life the story of a young Muslim woman's extraordinary courage tested in the crucible of Nazi-occupied Paris. Noor Inayat Khan, a Sorbonne-educated musician and author, began her assignment as a covert agent with the Special Operations Executive working with the French Resistance. Khan resisted brutal interrogation by the Gestapo, escaping twice, […] Read More

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Besa Film- A Shelter Among the Clouds (2018)

This film follows Besnik, a lonely shepherd and devoted Muslim, haunted by unfulfilled love. He is the son of a Catholic mother and formerly Communist father whom he takes care of in an Albanian village in the mountains where Christians and Muslims have found a way to co-exist peacefuly. This film, which captures the beauty […] Read More

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MTA: Sales Mastery Essentials Made Simple

Ruth M. Farrington has generated over five billion dollars in a forty-eight-year career in retail sales. Join us for an engaging and insightful talk with the internationally recognized author of Sales Mastery Essentials Made Simple as she shares her unique journey and the powerful strategies that have led to her extraordinary success. Books will be available […] Read More