What's At Edmond Town Hall (full listing including movie listings and special events)
[naviga:h2 style="text-align: left;"]MOVIE LISTINGS:[/naviga:h2][naviga:img class="aligncenter wp-image-332801" src="https://newtownbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Book-Club-movie-poster.jpg" alt="Book Club movie poster" width="380" height="593" /][/naviga:h2]BOOK CLUBÃÂ ÃÂ [/naviga:h2]
TWO MOVIES THIS WEEK![/naviga:h2]
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[naviga:h2 style="text-align: center;"]FRIDAY, AUGUST 10-THURSDAY, AUGUST 16[/naviga:h2]
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Rated PG-13 * running time 1:44
Starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Richard Dreyfuss,
Candice Bergen, Mary Steenbergen, Andy Garcia,
Craig T. Nelson, Don Johnson & Alicia Silverstone
Tickets $3*
($2 for senior citizens, Tuesday matinee only)
Screenings daily 1 & 7 pm
Four lifelong friends (Keaton, Fonda, Bergen & Steenbergen) find their latest monthly book club selection - Fifty Shades of Grey - influencing how they want to spend the rest of their lives in this dramedy released in May.ÃÂ
*Free 7 pm screening Saturday, August 11, courtesy Ingersoll Auto of Danbury.
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Rated R * running time 1:40
Starring Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, Hannibal Buress, Jake Johnson,
Jon Hamm, Isla Fisher & Annabelle Wallis
Tickets $3
($2 for senior citizens, Tuesday matinee only)
Screenings daily 4 & 9:10pm
In the game of tag, someone always has to be "it."A group of middle-aged men (Renner, Helms, Buress, Johnson and Hamm) who have been playing the game since childhood go to very great lengths and distances to bestow the honor on each other in this competitive comedy released in June.
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OCEAN'SEIGHT[/naviga:h2]
Rated PG-13 * running time 1:50
Starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling,
Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna & Helena Bonham Carter
Tickets $3
($2 for senior citizens, Tuesday matinee only)
Screenings Friday, Sunday through Thursday, 1, 4, 7 & 9:10 pm
(no Saturday shows)
Debbie Ocean (Bullock) sets out to prove that she's a better thief than her legendary brother by gathering an all-female crew and setting in motion plans to rob New York City's annual Met Gala in this action-comedy-thriller released in June.ÃÂ
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SPECIAL EVENTS:[/naviga:h2]
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[naviga:h2 style="text-align: center;"]"7 DEADLY SINS: A BALLROOM DANCE PERFORMANCE"[/naviga:h2]
Saturday, August 18: 7 pm, $35, production to feature professional and pro-am performers exploring "the dark, sensual, and sometimes comical aspects of the sins through dance," led by Kristen Leah Prall, Alexey Gavrilov, et al, social dance open to follow with audience invited to socialize and dance with cast and crew; tripthelightct.wixsite.com/ttlf.
Read more here:
'7 Deadly Sins' To Dance Across Edmond Town Hall Stage
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[naviga:h2 style="text-align: center;"]THE AVIELLE FOUNDATION BRAINSTORM EXPERIENCE:[/naviga:h2]
[naviga:h2 style="text-align: center;"]"THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE" with BESSEL VAN DER KOLK, MD[/naviga:h2]
Friday, August 24 (ETH Theatre): 7 pm (doors open at 6:30), $15/advance, $20/door (series tickets available), trauma expert and author (The Body Keeps The Score) will be guest for next program in series offering unique perspectives on the care, science, strength and vulnerability on the brain, program to include Q&A with Pauley; 203-491-0304, aviellefoundation.org.
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[naviga:h2 class="bodycopy" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;" align="left"]"FAR FROM THE TREE" with ANDREW SOLOMON[/naviga:h2]
Tuesday, September 11 (ETH Theatre): 6:30 pm* (doors will open at 6), $15/advance, $20/door (series tickets available), presentation by and screening of Solomon's documentary Far From The Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity, Q&A with Solomon to follow screening, continues series offering unique perspectives on the care, science, strength and vulnerability on the brain; 203-491-0304, aviellefoundation.org.
*NOTE: early start time this month
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[naviga:h2 style="text-align: center;"]"BRAIN ON FIRE" with SUSANNAH CAHALAN[/naviga:h2]
Thursday, October 11 (ETH THeatre):ÃÂ 7 pm (doors open at 6:30), $15/advance, $20/door (series tickets available), presentation byÃÂ New York Times best-selling author (Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness) continues series offering unique perspectives on the care, science, strength and vulnerability on the brain; 203-491-0304, aviellefoundation.org.
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[naviga:h2 class="sbodycopy" style="text-align: center;"]"THE GIFT OF FAILURE" with JESSICA LAHEY[/naviga:h2]
Tuesday, November 13 (ETH Theatre): 7 pm, $15/advance, $20/door (series tickets available), presentation by New York Times best-selling author (The Gift of Failure: How The Best Parents Learn To Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed) continues series offering unique perspectives on the care, science, strength and vulnerability on the brain; 203-491-0304, aviellefoundation.org.
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~ALSO AT EDMOND TOWN HALL~[/naviga:h1]
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Newtown Bridge Club[/naviga:h2]
Club hosts ACBL-sanctioned duplicate games, social players welcome, in Alexandria Room, $10/session ($8 NBC members); 203-733-8525, NewtownBridge.org
MONDAYS, 12:30; TUESDAYS 10 am (20-minute lunch break) and 7 pm; WEDNESDAYS, 10 am; and THURSDAYS, 12:30 pm.
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[naviga:h2 style="text-align: center;"]Rocking Roosters Square Dance Club[/naviga:h2]
FRIDAYS: Club dances on the first and third Friday of each month, 7:30 pm, in ETH gymnasium (entry through lower rear parking lot), most events done at plus level (with rounds), with advanced tip during break; call 203-426-4817 for information.
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SATURDAYS: Group meets in lower parking lot of town hall, spring hikes meet for 9 am, then carpool to hike site, children must be accompanied by parents, call hike leader (changes weekly, see names and phone numbers in parentheses) to see if dogs allowed on trail, also call if planning to meet group at hike site, BYO snack and water, traction devices suggested for winter hikes, sturdy boots/shoes strongly suggested, all participants will be asked to sign waiver for Newtown Parks & Recreation; additional information 203-426-9903, 203-830-9032, NewtownHikers@gmail.com.
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SATURDAYS: 9 am, $5 donation, 60-minute sessions offered weekly, in gymnasium (or main floor meeting room, on building's south side, if gymnasium is being used by another group), donations accepted and forwarded to Kevin's Community Center; 203-426-0496.
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