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FREE Movie at MCC – “Under the Bombs” – Fri, 3/13/09, 7:00pm

Welcome to the MCC International Film Series. Admission is FREE and
all are welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you.

http://mccfilmseries.blogspot.com/

Film: “Under the Bombs”
Date: Friday, March 13, 2009
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Manchester Community College
SBM Charitable Foundation Auditorium
Directions: http://www.mcc.commnet.edu/about/directionsMCC.php
Admission: FREE and open to the public

March 13 – Under the Bombs (Various Countries) – During a cease-fire
in the Lebanon-Israel conflict of 2006, a Christian taxi driver brings
an untraditional Shiite woman from Beirut to the heart of the conflict
in the country’s south. While they scour the rubble of local towns for
her son, who was sent to live with her traditional family while she
was staying with her husband in Dubai, they discover that despite
their very different backgrounds they have much in common. And during
their trip through the desolate countryside, the two travelers develop
a deep bond as a response to the death striking all around them.
Arabic and French with English subtitles.

There will be a brief discussion, along with dessert, after each film.
You are welcome to bring your favorite dessert to share.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact
Evelyn Angry-Smith (860-512-2874) or Bob Kagan (860-512-2687) at
Manchester Community College. We’ll see you at the movies!

To be added to the Film Series e-mail update list, email your name and
e-mail address to mcc.international.film.series@gmail.com. You will
receive an e-mail reminder approximately a week to 10 days before each
film. E-mail information will not be sold or shared.

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Sat Feb 28, 2-3pm, Windsor Historical Society, 96 Palisado Ave. (Rt. 159), Windsor. Nzinga’s Daughters use poetry, stories, and songs from the Underground Railroad to explain slavery, resistance movements, and the coded messages hidden in Negro spirituals and everyday objects. $4-$15. 688-3813 x102, windsorhistoricalsociety.org

Fri Feb 27, 5:30-7:30pm, Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Ave., Hartford. Enjoy food, and wine while viewing artwork by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., best known for his satirical science fiction novels. His signed, limited edition prints contain the dark humor and humanist messages found in his writing, and are available for purchase. Only 10 days, through March 8. Free. 249-1207,

Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
860.249.1207
charteroakcenter.org

To Kill A Mockingbird

Feb 19-Apr 4

Based on the novel by Harper Lee
Adapted by Christopher Sergel
Directed by Michael Wilson

With Matthew Modine as Atticus Finch

The stage adaptation of one of the best loved American novels and films, To Kill a Mockingbird is a tender portrait of a southern town, brimming with powerful lessons of tolerance, justice and quiet heroism. Scout and Jem are growing up in the Deep South during the 1930s depression. Their idyllic childhood is jolted with the realization that prejudice and bigotry rule in their small town when their father, a lawyer of principle and integrity, is asked to defend a young black man falsely accused of raping a white woman.

“Someone rare has written this… a writer with the liveliest sense of life and the warmest, most authentic sense of humor. Touching and funny, so likeable.” —Truman Capote

http://hartfordstage.org/see_a_show/to_kill_a_mockingbird