New Lebanon

October is scary movie month and the New Lebanon Library invites film buffs to enjoy a series of classic Sci-fi films at the Library. All screenings, which are free and open to the public, will begin at 6:30 pm.
The series will commence on Thursday, October 17, with the 1933 film King Kong, the tale of the giant ape starring Fay Wray, which was ranked by the American Film Institute as among the 50 best films of the 20th century.
On Thursday, October 24, the Library will screen 1958’s B-movie masterpiece The Blob, starring Steve McQueen, which melds ’50s schlock sci-fi with teen delinquency pictures even as it transcends these genres with strong performances and ingenious special effects.
The series will conclude on Thursday, October 31, with Creature from the Black Lagoon, starring Richard Carlson and Julie Adams, the 1954 classic about a strange prehistoric beast lurking in the Amazon.
The New Lebanon Library is located at 550 State Route 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.

The New Lebanon Library will hold its annual used book and bake sale on Saturday, October 5, from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday, October 6, from 10 am to 2 pm at the Midtown Mall, Routes 20 and 22 in the center of New Lebanon. Admission on Saturday and Sunday is free. There will be a special preview sale on Friday, October 4, from 2 pm to 6 pm. Admission to the preview costs $5.
Available for sale will be a large assortment of hard and soft cover books, including children’s books, audiobooks, DVDs and music CDs. Most items will be priced from .25 to $5. Proceeds benefit the Library.
For further information, please call the Library at 518-794-8844. The Library is located at 550 State Route 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.

The Town of New Lebanon Recreation Commission is sponsoring a free concert in the Shatford Memorial Park on September 28 at 4 pm.
Tom Abdow, New England singer and songwriter will perform an afternoon of folk country rock and original song. Concert-goers are invited to bring a picnic, spread out their blankets, bring their lawn chairs and to really make this a family event for young and old.
For more information, go to http://www.americantowns.com/ny/newlebanon/news/.

The Lebanon Valley Historical Society will join the New Lebanon community in the rededication of the Blessing Fountain on Friday, September 27, at 1 pm. The fountain, designed by noted sculptor Sir Henry Hudson Kitson for the New Lebanon Garden Club in 1941, will be renamed the Mohican Blessing Fountain to more accurately reflect the people who gave the gift of the healing waters in perpetuity to the newly arrived settlers of Lebanon Springs. The event will be attended by a representative of the Tribal Council of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans and will take place at the fountain, located on Route 22 in Lebanon Springs, followed by refreshments at the pavilion in Shatford Park to celebrate the harvest season.

Local authors Michael and Diego Mongue will appear at the New Lebanon Library on Thursday, September 26, at 3:30 pm, to talk about their quarterly comic book series, “Awesome Robot Science Fiction Action Comix.” The talk will be followed by Q& A and discussion, after which Michael and Diego will sign copies of the book.

“Awesome Robot” started as letters left in Diego’s school lunches. Messages of encouragement like, “Have a great day at school” or “Eat your lunch and work hard” soon morphed into stranger missives, such as “Don’t eat cake from the cafeteria garbage pail.” These notes were accompanied by illustrations that eventually became the “Awesome Robot” series, the story of Dennis the Robot and his anthropomorphic misadventures. The story and renderings marry the musings of a pre-pubescent boy and the satirical commentaries of his outsider artist father.
Michael Mongue is an artist residing in Williamstown, MA. His work has been shown at the Left Bank Gallery in Bennington, the Arts and Crafts Guild in Dalton, MA, the Flatiron Gallery in North Adams, MA, the Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in New York City, the Deborah Davis Fine Art Gallery in Hudson, NY, and the Firehouse Cafe in Adams, MA. He is the author of M.Mongue: Acrylic Paintings from a Berkshire Artist, as well as the “Awesome Robot” series which he writes with his son. Diego, aged 10, who is in the fifth grade.
The public is welcome at this free event, which is most appropriate for school-aged children although interested patrons of all ages are welcome. For more information, please call the Library at 518-794-8844. The Library is located at 550 State Route 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.