Launch party for her new book, Claymates, a Junior Library Guild Selection. "Silliness and deadpan humor combine into a hopping good story of being happy with who you are."--Booklist Meet the claymates: two balls of clay that can become anything--even best friends! What can you do with two blobs of clay? Create something amazing! But […]
Wed, June 28 1 & 7pm The Royal Ballet brings its celebrations of 70 years at the Royal Opera House to a close with a mixed programme of works by its Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton. This gorgeous mixed programme demonstrates the great creative vision of Frederick Ashton, Founder Choreographer of The Royal Ballet. The Dream […]
Find Waldo in the Elmwood! Our third annual month-long neighborhood event begins July 1. Find Waldo in several of the stores in The Elmwood and collect a prize. Until then, come in to Mrs. Dalloway's and browse our extensive Waldo selection and sharpen your spying skills! Saturday, July 1, 2017 - 10:00am to Monday, July […]
Saturday, July 8, 2017 - 2:00pm Arnold has a plan. The evil genius Zorgo--disguised as Mr. Zachary--will never stop him. That's because Arnold is . . . SUPER SAURUS! No kindergarten in the universe can hold him. Or can it? Deborah Underwood (www.deborahunderwoodbooks.com) has written numerous picture books, including Interstellar Cinderella, Part-time Princess, and the […]
July 11, 13, 18 & 20 7pm adapted and directed by Yael Farber The story has been told before, but never like this. An occupied desert nation. A radical from the wilderness on hunger strike. A girl whose mysterious dance will change the course of the world. This charged retelling turns the infamous biblical tale […]
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 7:30pm Discussing Brownrigg's new novel, Pages for Her, the story of two women, Flannery and Anne, each at a personal turning point, and the circumstances that lead to their reunion. "Brownrigg . . . approaches her characters with clarity and sensitivity, capturing the nuances in the women's relationships to the people […]
Wed, July 12 1 & 7pm Wed, July 26 4pm "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free" Michelangelo To coincide with a glorious new exhibition at the National Gallery of London, this film offers a full and fresh biography of Michelangelo who, with Leonardo, is considered one […]
The story of an unusual bond between a world-famous writer and his assistant--a richly plotted novel of friendship and love, artistic ambition, the perils of celebrity, and the power of an unexpected legacy. "Radiant . . . Warmhearted . . . Grippingly readable . . . conclusion finds room for compromise and mutual fulfillment among […]
New Production! Wed, July 19 1 & 7pm Antonio Pappano conducts an all-star cast in a new production of Bellini's operatic masterpiece. Jonas Kaufmann makes his role debut as Otello in Verdi's passionate retelling of Shakespeare's great tragedy of jealousy, deception and murder, conducted by Antonio Pappano. World-famous tenor Jonas Kaufmann makes his role debut […]
July 25, 27, August 8 & 10 7pm "Beyond Unmissable!" - London Theatrestarring Andrew Garfield Nathan Lane Russell Tovey James McArdleby Tony Kushner directed by Marianne Elliott America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and […]
August 1, 3, 15 & 17 7pm "Beyond Unmissable!" - London Theatrestarring Andrew Garfield Nathan Lane Russell Tovey James McArdle by Tony Kushner directed by Marianne Elliott America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and […]