Food Fear Factor

Crowell Public Library Invites Teens to Celebrate Halloween at Our
Food Fear Factor

Barth Community Room
Oct 25nd @ 3:15pm

Candy is cliché—celebrate Halloween a brand new way! Teens grades 6-12 are invited to join Crowell Library’s first-ever “Food Fear Factor,” held in the Community Room. We’ll be serving such delicacies as Kitty Litter Cake. Don’t worry—it tastes better than it looks!

Aspiring chefs: assemble delightful concoctions—stuffed roaches, anyone?—and astound your friends! Recipes for all foods served at this event will be available. Who knew gross food could be so fun—and delicious? Be a champion gastronome on October 25th at 3:15pm. Come with a big appetite and a strong stomach—it’s time to face your fears!

Registration is not required and the event is free. This is a Young Adult event; ONLY grades 6-12 may attend-- no exceptions. Call the library for details or e-mail Carrie Wilson at cwilson@cityofsanmarino.org. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Crowell Public Library.

Diabetes and Your Eyes: What You Need to Know

The Doctor Is In! Diabetes and Your Eyes: What You Need to Know with Dr. Raghu C. Murthy; Monday, October 17, 2011, 6 p.m. DR. RAGHU C. MURTHY, a board certified opthalmologist and vitreo-retinal surgeon, will explain how diabetes can affect eye health and discuss current therapies available to treat eye conditions associated with the disease. There will be an opportunity to ask the doctor questions at the end of the talk. Dr. Murthy received his M.D. at the University of Florida School of Medicine, and his B.A. at Princeton University. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at the Doheny Eye Institute at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California where he now is a clinical instructor. He completed his fellowship training in vitreo-retinal surgery and a separate fellowship in gene therapy for ocular diseases at the Casey Eye Institute in Portland, Oregon. Like all the doctors in THE DOCTOR IS IN! series, Mr. Murthy is affiliated with the San Gabriel Valley Medical Center, and believes in giving back to the community through educating health care professionals and patients. The Doctor Is In! is designed to help people stay healthy and active. The lectures are by some of the community’s most accomplished physicians. Join us and learn about important health topics from the experts. The program is FREE, but space is limited. Call (626) 300-0777 to reserve your space.

LA Opera Talk: Romeo et Juliette

SUNDAY, October 16th 2:00 p.m. Charles Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette. Based on Shakespeare's timeless tragedy of star-crossed lovers, Roméo et Juliette sets an impassioned secret affair against a cruel background of fierce family rivalries. In the comfort of the Barth Community Room you will learn how Gounod's score thrills the ear with swirling waltzes, dramatic choruses and exquisite arias. Fall in love all over again, as samples of four sublime love duets...so pure, so poetic, so perfect...flood the room with intoxicating romance, making Roméo et Juliette an unforgettable experience to savor. Hear the highlights of this wonderful piece through the eyes and ears of one of LA Opera’s enlightened community educators. And it’s all free at Crowell Public Library! Whether you’re a hardcore opera aficionado or a curious novice, you’ll be delightfully entertained and inspired to make a trip to the Los Angeles Music Center for the full production. Make Crowell Library your LA Opera gateway!

Introduction to Email

Introduction to E-mail - Part 1: Tuesday, October 4; Part 2: Tuesday, October 11 Both sessions 1:00-2:30 p.m. Do you have limited experience with computers and are new to the world of e-mail? You have friends at Crowell Public Library! Join fellow novices in this two-session class and learn to send and receive messages on a free e-mail account. A very patient and personable instructor will help you set up the account and cover the basic concepts you’ll need to know. You must attend the first session in order to attend the second where there will be opportunities to ask questions, learn additional computer skills and practice. In no time at all you’ll be exchanging messages from relatives you never knew you had! If you’ve been too intimidated to take the plunge, the Crowell Computer Lab is the ideal place dive into action. Reservations are required so please call (626) 300-0777 ext. 579.

Ikebana Demonstration

Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 7:00 p.m. Ikebana is a highly disciplined art form of Japanese flower arranging where humanity and nature come together with exquisite results. In the late nineteenth century, Unshin Ohara created a new form of Ikebana called Moribana, using wide and shallow containers with more vibrant and colorful flowers and plants. Moribana signals the entrance from the old, traditional Ikebana, to the modern era. THERESA LIN has studied the Ohara school of Ikebana for more than fifteen years with the grand master Reiga Kawamura and received certification as a Third Term Master. Theresa will demonstrate what goes into this amazing art form on Tuesday evening, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Barth Community Room. Don’t miss this opportunity to see how creativity and discipline come together to delight and inspire. Theresa Lin serves as the secretary of the Ohara school Los Angeles chapter, and the Vice president of Ikebana International chapter. She has presented flower arrangements and displays at the Pacific Asian Museum in Pasadena and participated in Katen, the annual flower exhibition in Ohara school. Theresa also teaches at Foundation for Disabled Youth. This demonstration is free and all are welcome.

Introduction to Email

Part 1: Tuesday, October 4, Part 2: Tuesday, October 11; Both sessions 1:00-2:30 p.m. – Do you have limited experience with computers and are new to the world of e-mail? You have friends at Crowell Public Library! Join fellow novices in this two-session class and learn to send and receive messages on a free e-mail account. A very patient and personable instructor will help you set up the account and cover the basic concepts you’ll need to know. You must attend the first session in order to attend the second where there will be opportunities to ask questions, learn additional computer skills and practice. In no time at all you’ll be exchanging messages from relatives you never knew you had! If you’ve been too intimidated to take the plunge, the Crowell Computer Lab is the ideal place dive into action. Reservations are required so please call (626) 300-0777 ext. 579.

Estate Planning: an Emergency Survival Kit

Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 7:00 p.m. We are urged by FEMA to prepare an emergency survival kit for ourselves and our loved ones. Whatever emergency we might be caught up in, an earthquake or a tornado, the basic kit will be the same. A flashlight, an out-of-state contact, a blanket can be prepared in advance. In the same way, the State of California provides some basic estate planning documents that can help us prepare, not just for death, but for incapacity. Whether we are caught up in a serious car accident or if we are the victim of a stroke, the same basic legal documents can be prepared ahead of time so that whatever crisis arises can be managed as seamlessly and inexpensively as possible. Attorney ELIZABETH BOTSFORD LLM Tax (Hons) will address the importance of making sure you have a nomination of conservator, a springing durable power of attorney and an advance healthcare directive. She will answer your estate planning questions on wills and trusts, estate planning for parents and estate planning for international families. The more the merrier! Share this event on Facebook & Twitter. 1890 Huntington Drive, San Marino, CA 91108-2595 ● Phone: (626) 300-0777 For more information, visit our website www.CrowellPublicLibrary.org