Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Film Society Feature Tonight, Monday November 14th 6PM-Everything Must Go
This month, we are showing our film on a Monday so the Children’s Room can use the Women’s Club space for the Polar Express event, so please take note. We are excited to be showing Everything Must Go starring Will Ferrell in a change of pace role as a career salesman who loses his wife and his job in the worst day of his life. Faced with his life imploding, Nick puts it all on the line – or, rather, on the lawn – as he moves himself and all his possessions to his front yard. Don’t miss this free screening of this critically acclaimed movie.
Next month we will be showing the movie Attack the Block for those that need something different after all the Holiday specials. The Film Society is a program for Adults over 18 only.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Snagfilms - A Free Website Where You Watch Full-Length Documentary Films
SnagFilms (www.snagfilms.com) is a website where you can watch full-length documentaries for free. Sort by subject, grade level, and channel (PBS, National Geographic, Explorer...). They also have an IPAD app!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Film Society Feature Tonight, Wednesday October 26th 6PM-Carnival Of Souls
Film Feature Tonight-Wednesday, October 26th At 6:00 PM
Don’t miss it on our big screen!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The Five Best Indie Movies To See This Month
HIGHER GROUND
QUEEN TO PLAY
WIN WIN
THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD
JANE EYRE
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
October 7th, 7PM-Robert Edmond Jones - From Milton Farm Boy To Hollywood Producer
Upcoming Farmington Historical Society Speaker: Friday, October 7 - Kathleen Shea Talks About Robert Edmond Jones
"Robert Edmond Jones - From Milton Farm Boy to Hollywood Producer"
October 7th
7:00 in the Farmington Historical Society Museum
Goodwin Library
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| Robert Edmond Jones (c. 1920) |
Kathleen Shea
NH Farm Museum Director
www.farmmuseum.org
info@farmmuseum.org
Robert Edmond Jones was born on December 12, 1887, the son of Fred P. and Emma (Cowell) Jones of Plummer's Ridge, Milton, New Hampshire.
When Mr. Jones reached school age, he entered the rural school on the Ridge. Here he received his grammar school education. He entered Nute High School in the fall of 1900. While attending high school he was a member of the staff of the school paper and made several sketches and designs for it. He was graduated in 1904. Mr. Jones earned his tuition for his freshman year at Harvard by teaching school at West Milton (Nute's Ridge), Plummer's Ridge and Milton Grammar School. During his last three years in Cambridge, he earned his way by assisting in the department of Fine Arts.
He was graduated in 1910 from Harvard with cum laude honors, and remained two years as instructor in the Fine Arts Department.
He did his first designing for "Salome", put on for an audience of six in an undergraduate room. Kenneth MacGowan, one of the six, later influenced a New York producer in Mr. Jones' behalf.
He became noted for his novel stage settings and first attracted attention in this field in the spring of 1915 by his excellent work in the scenic design in the play, "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife," produced by Granville Barker at Wallack's Theater , New York, and followed this success with many others including Percy MacKaye's play, "Washington, the Man Who Made Us," staged at the Lyric Theater in New York, September 19, 1920. Mr. Jones scenic work, especially his exterior of Mt. Vernon, the home of Washington, was outstanding. From this time on he became world famous and did the stage designing for many plays chief among which was "Green Pastures."
Although people had tried to interest him in movie scenic work they had but little luck, Mr. Jones remained loyal to New York and the legitimate stage.
Robert Edmond Jones article on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Edmond_Jones
Robert Edmond Jones Collection at the UNH Library
http://www.library.unh.edu/special/index.php/robert-edmond-jones
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