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“Up” is for young and old – this Thursday

Posted by: Julie Chautin on: November 30, 2009

 

A 78-year-old man wants to follow his late wife’s dream to visit South America.  A trip across continents is not out of the ordinary.  But flying a house there is.  Especially if balloons filled with helium are transporting it.  Lots of balloons.  The Murphy Public Library is showing Pixar Studios latest film, “Up” Thursday at 3:15 p.m. and again at 6 p.m.  It is rated PG and runs 96 minutes. 

 

Widower Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner) thinks he’s alone on this journey of a lifetime.  But he’s not.  Russell, an eight-year-old Wilderness Explorer had stopped by Carl’s house to “help the elderly” and win another badge for his sash.  Little did he imagine the house would pick up and leave.
 
And that’s just for starters.  Talking dogs, tropical birds and an evil scientist make this a trip for young and old.

Spelling Bee Words for 2009-2010 Week 7

Posted by: Julie Chautin on: November 18, 2009

This week’s words for the 2010 Cherokee County Spelling Bee come from Japanese and can be found on the National Spelling Bee web site, www.myspellit.com

kudzu mikado tycoon teriyaki tofu

sushi sayonara tsunami origami ninja

geisha hibachi haiku karate shogun

Hong Kong film “The Drummer” at library Thursday

Posted by: Julie Chautin on: November 15, 2009

“The Drummer” is this month’s Film Movement selection at the Murphy Library.  It mixes the Hong Kong gangster movie genre with the art of Zen drumming.

 The library is showing “The Drummer” Thursday at 6 p.m. Running time is 113 minutes. It is not rated but would not be suitable for young children.
 
Sid is young and rebellious.  Even though his father is part of a vicious Hong Kong crime syndicate, Sid rebels against him.  But when he goes too far and enrages his father’s boss, the young man has to flee across the sea to Taiwan.
 
While hiding in the mountains he meets a group of Zen musicians.  Discipline is the name of their game.  They lead an austere, physically active life and they have their music to give them focus.  This is just the thing to help the young rebel.  That is, until he’s forced to return to Hong Kong and must make decisions about who should own his soul.
 
The Murphy Library’s subscription with Film Movement allows the library to advertise and publicly show their films one time and then they go into the library’s collection.  Call 837-2417 for details.

Brasstown writer at Friends potluck Tuesday, Nov. 17

Posted by: Julie Chautin on: November 10, 2009

Friends’ president Nora King has a special invitation to all Friends members.  Our quarterly meeting is Tuesday, November 17, at 6 p.m. in the Murphy Library’s meeting room.  If you would like to join the Friends, dues are $10 per year and can be paid anytime at the library before 6 p.m.

Special guest will be Eleanor Lambert Wilson.  Ellie Wilson is a Brasstown resident who has written two books about her coming to our part of North Carolina from New York.  Her first book is titled “My Journey to Appalachia” and the second, “My Life in Brasstown” describes her experiences in the world of John C. Campbell Folk School.  A Vassar graduate, Mrs. Wilson promises to be an entertaining speaker.

The meeting starts at 6 pm with our pot luck and we have some excellent cooks in our group.  Utensils, plates, napkins and liquid refreshments will be provided.  It is an important meeting because of the election of persons to replace  Board members.

Also, a “must see” is the newly painted background wall with its lovely tree in the meeting room.  It was one of the projects we sponsored along with other volunteers from the community to make the room more inviting for the little ones who meet there for their children’s programs.

To see more information about Ellie Wilson’s books, go to: http://www.brightmountainbooks.com/titles/journey.html

Spelling Bee words for 2009-2010 Week 6

Posted by: Julie Chautin on: November 10, 2009

 
 

This week’s words for the 2010 Cherokee County Spelling Bee are eponyms, words that are derived from a real or mythical person’s name and can be found on the National Spelling Bee web site, www.myspellit.com.
 

hector   magnolia   newton   tortoni
gardenia   zinnia   begonia   macadamia
saxophone   melba   samaritan   praline
salmonella   tantalize   shrapnel

 

Altman’s “Gosford Park” next at library

Posted by: Julie Chautin on: November 8, 2009

If you like English country houses and murder mysteries with a twist, try the next movie at the Murphy Library.  We’re showing the late, great American director Robert Altman’s “Gosford Park,” Thursday at 6 p.m. It is rated R and runs 137 minutes.

The year is 1932 and Sir William McCordle, wealthy English industrialist, is entertaining guests for a weekend of shooting and fine dining at his large country house. His guests include family, a Hollywood actor and various business partners, who all want a piece of McCordle’s money. The house is run by a large group of servants with their own needs and desires. A sudden murder makes everyone a suspect.

The cast is superb, especially under Altman’s direction. Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Alan Bates, Helen Mirren, Emily Watson, Stephen Fry, Clive Owen and Derek Jacobi are a few of the unusual suspects.  Call 837-2417 for details.

 

The voices you hear are children’s thanks

Posted by: Julie Chautin on: October 31, 2009

 One of the most important tasks in the world is to teach little children to read.  The next time you’re in the Murphy Library, look into the meeting room and see how the community encourages our young ones.   The Storytime wall has been completed and it is beautiful. 

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Many thanks to Sarah Arnaudin, Youth Services Librarian and Storytime mom, Emilie Jones, who made it happen.   Their energy is contageous.  Our only fear is that they will start their own television program: “Makeovers for libraries!”

Sherwin-Williams helped with sage advice, paint discounts and supplies.  Local painter, Robert Smith donated his time to prime.

Artist Mickey Tomczak painted an incredible tree mural.  She even included leaves dropping from the tree.  Shel Silverstein’s book “The Giving Tree,”  was her inspiration.   The library has a copy – read it if you get a chance.

Karen Wayman gave us the material for the chalkboard. Lowe’s donated the paint and supplies. 

Josh Crayton (his kids love Storytime) framed and installed the chalkboard. 

Christian Love’s thrift store offered an old cocktail table and Larry King transformed it into an elegant book display table just the right height for young readers.

Friends of MurphyLibrary provided funds for paint and supplies.

And now Sandra Rowland’s Friends community quilt glows with joy at the homey feeling of the room.2009_0219NewMeetingRoom11-090006 

Good job everyone.  It always feels great to be part of the Murphy community – - especially this week.

Spelling Bee Words for 2009-2010 Week 5

Posted by: Julie Chautin on: October 31, 2009

This week’s words for the 2009 Cherokee County Spelling Bee come from Spanish and can be found on the National Spelling Bee web site, www.myspellit.com.

diablo  amarillo  alamo  embargo  enchilada
vanilla  chimichanga bonanza  castanets tortilla
hacienda  pueblo  cafeteria  buffalo  filibuster

Monsters, Inc. this Thursday, Nov. 5 at library

Posted by: Julie Chautin on: October 31, 2009

If you haven’t been scared enough for Halloween, the Murphy Library is showing Monsters, Inc. on Thursday, November 5 at 3:15 p.m. and 6 p.m. It runs 92 minutes and is rated G.

It’s actually a “green” animated film.  A power company run by monsters generates its power from the screams of children when they are scared by, what else? MONSTERS!   The only problem – –these monsters have a secret fear…..of children!

Billy Crystal and John Goodman are the starring voices in this animated comedy.

Friends’ “Blue” will make you green with envy

Posted by: Julie Chautin on: October 26, 2009

The meeting room wall in the Murphy Library that was an “eeew” off white last week is now a sparkling “Friends’ Blue” this week.  The work started with the professional services of Bob Smith, a local painter who donated his time priming the wall on Friday.

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Then came Monday, the day of reckoning.  Youth Services Librarian Sarah Arnaudin and her friend Emilie Jones took on the wall.  Emilie is one of the moms who brings her two wonderful children, Gates and Liam to Storytime.  In fact, it was Emilie who suggested the wall could be a show-stopper at Storytime with just the right shade of paint.   As we volunteers know all too well – no good suggestion goes unpunished.  Here are the results of the day.  Even I coudn’t resist picking up a brush.

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And finally, the blue was on the wall.

Then Emilie took out her saw, put on her safety glasses and went to work on The Blackboard Project.  She and Sarah measured and cut a board to cover with blackboard paint.  It will be installed at child height and Sarah can write out the weekly Storytime theme for all the children to see.

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2009_0208Wallpaint10-090014Everyone played well and there were no fights.

2009_0208Wallpaint10-090013The end.

Mo’ Better Blues – a love song to jazz

Posted by: Julie Chautin on: October 25, 2009

All Bleek Gilliam wants to do is play the sultry sounds of jazz on his trumpet. That is, when he’s not trying to hold his quartet together and his women apart. The Murphy Library is showing Spike Lee’s love song to jazz, “Mo’ Better Blues,” Thursday at 6 p.m. It runs 130 minutes and is rated R.

Denzel Washington stars as Bleek Gilliam, along with Lee, Wesley Snipes, John Turturro, Samuel L. Jackson and Bill Nunn. Branford Marsalis wrote and performed the concert pieces in the film and Spike Lee’s father, Atlanta-born Bill Lee, composed the jazzy score. In addition, songs by John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie remind us the grand old men of jazz are never far away.

Moreover, Lee fits his favorite New York spots into the jazzy rhythms. Harlem, Greenwich Village, Park Slope, and Broadway light up the scenes. The Brooklyn Bridge is there too. Most of all, it’s about the music.

Spelling Bee Words for 2009-2010 Week 4

Posted by: Julie Chautin on: October 21, 2009

Also on The Cherokee Scout’s NIE page for Oct. 21, 2009 
 
This week’s words for the 2009-2010 Cherokee County Spelling Bee come from Old English and can be found on the National Spelling Bee web site,
www.myspellit.com.

 

watery  fiend  dealership learned  daily
workmanship cleanser  abide  gospel  anvil
paddock  whirlpool aspen  forlorn  orchard