Posted by: Julie Chautin on: October 2, 2011
The Friends’ Wine Tasting Party at Cherokee Cellars Winery and Art Gallery is the perfect opportunity for Friends members who love to cook: we need volunteers to bring finger foods for the refreshment table. Here’s the chance to find just the right hors d’oeuvres to go with wine. They could be savory; they could be [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: January 8, 2011
Leonard Cohen is a poet, singer and songwriter whose songs are like Appalachian ballads. Some are mournful. Others are joyful. All are glorious. My favorites are ”Hallelujah,” “Suzanne,” and “Anthem.” Heck, all his songs are my favorites. The Murphy Library is showing a 2005 documentary about the Montreal-born writer which includes these and other songs. Director Lian Lunson highlights [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: January 5, 2011
This week’s words for the 2010 Cherokee County Spelling Bee are from Slavic languages, and can be found on the National Spelling Bee web site, www.myspellit.com. mammoth paprika vampire cravat gulag robot troika polka sputnik babushka parka samovar tundra glasnost kasha nebbish knish kremlin sable baba
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: December 4, 2010
This week’s words for the 2011 Cherokee County Spelling Bee are from Italian, and can be found on the National Spelling Bee web site, www.myspellit.com. ravioli palmetto pistachio mascara cauliflower crescendo harmonica ballerina spaghetti scenario galleria balcony bandit influenza rotunda ballot confetti cavalry cadenza graffiti
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: November 23, 2010
Elo-ly Bailey, president of the Friends of Murphy Public Library and her husband Corey, who is also a board member had a wonderful surprise at the annual Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce dinner. Chamber board member, David Brown presented Bailey with a beautiful engraved award to the Friends as the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce’s [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: October 23, 2010
Times are tough these days, but in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, called favelas, life has never been easy. Irlan and his friend Isabella, however, have their eyes on a prize. The teenagers want to become professional ballet dancers. The Murphy Public Library is showing Film Movement’s touching documentary, “Only When I Dance,” this [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: October 3, 2010
Scholastic Books sends their biggest truck laden with books for their book fair at the Murphy Library. That’s because children love to read in our town and parents and grandparents know books make great gifts. Librarian Jeff Murphy announced that the truck would be arriving soon. The Scholastic Book Fair will run from October 7 [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: September 18, 2010
The young Kurdish refugee wants to swim the English Channel for love. The French swimming coach wants to save his own marriage. They help each other with surprising results. The Murphy Library is showing the French film “Welcome” at 6 p.m. Thursday. It is this month’s selection from Film Movement. The film is not [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: September 13, 2010
If words like saxophone, trumpet, trombone, congas and bongos get your attention, try the next Murphy Library Thursday night movie. “Calle 54” is full of jazz, Latin jazz from Tito Puente to Gato Barbieri. The library movie starts at 6 p.m. and runs 105 musical minutes. In 2000 Spanish director Fernando Trueba filmed his favorite [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: August 2, 2010
Friends’ board members Bob MacLean and Mike Moumousis did the ultimate job for the Friends’ Auction. They picked up the Shopsmith Mark V tool system, loaded it in Mike’s truck and took it to Bob Grove Auctions. Come to Friends of Murphy Library’s Auction this Saturday, August 7, and buy it for your favorite person. [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: July 29, 2010
The Murphy Library Auction is on August 7 at Bob Grove Auctions, 7540 Highway 64, Brasstown, NC 28902, 6 miles from Murphy on “NEW” US 64, between Murphy and Hayesville. Silent Auction begins at 5:00 p.m., Live at 7 p.m. Call the Murphy Library at 837-2417. If you were thinking about a trip out of town, then bid on Harrah’s Vacation [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: June 29, 2010
You don’t have to go to Italy to experience an unforgettable vacation. Tim Pratt has donated a weekend stay at a cabin in Vineyard Creek Estates to Friends of Murphy Library’s auction on August 7 at Bob Grove Auctions. The Silent Auction begins at 5 p.m. followed by the Live Auction at 7 p.m. Pratt [...]
