2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist
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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris—UK—2022—115 minutes—PG—Comedy
A cleaning lady in 1950s London works, starves and gambles to raise the funds to travel to Paris and buy a designer dress, a purchase that will change not only her own life but the future of the House of Dior. Adapted from Paul Gallico’s novel of the same name, this heartwarming film stars Lesley Manville and Isabelle Hubert.
Early Detection Saves Lives.
Take control of your breast health with this educational session given by the Health Equity & Breast Care Connection, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
Gain understanding of your breast anatomy, risk factors, screening, and self-advocacy.
Everyone is welcome and lunch is being provided for free.
Avery, a maverick therapist who lost her license due to controversial methods, agrees to help golden couple Marissa and Mathew Bishop overcome Marissa's cheating, setting all three of them on a collision course because the biggest--and most dangerous--secrets have not yet been revealed.
The town of Marshall, Texas is flooded with patent lawyers, all of whom find work being the local voice for the big-city legal teams that need to sway a small-town jury. One of the best is James Euchre. Euchre's new client is Amir Zawar, a CEO forced to defend his life's work against a software patent infringement. Late one night, after a heated confrontation in a preliminary hearing, Judge Gardner is found murdered in the courthouse parking lot. All signs point to Zawar--he has motive, he has opportunity, and he has no alibi.
The arsons started on a cold November midnight and didn't stop for months. Night after night, the people of Accomack County waited to see which building would burn down next, regarding each other at first with compassion, and later suspicion. Vigilante groups sprang up, patrolling the rural Virginia coast with cameras and camouflage. Volunteer firefighters slept at their stations. The arsonist seemed to target abandoned buildings, but local police were stretched too thin to surveil them all. Accomack was desolate--there were hundreds of abandoned buildings.
On August 30, 1942--Zero Night--40 Allied officers staged the most audacious mass escape of World War II. Months of meticulous planning and secret training hung in the balance during three minutes of mayhem as the officers boldly stormed the huge doublefences at Oflag Prison. Employing wooden ladders and bridges previously disguised as bookshelves, the highly coordinated effort succeeded and set 36 men free into the German countryside.
This virtual lecture will highlight some of the rich photograph opportunities offered in and around New Jersey. Presenter Gary Martin will discuss seasonal themes and smartphone techniques used to capture lighthouses and natural beauty all across our state.