In this definitive Jazz Age romantic comedy, Clara Bow, the quintessential flapper, is captured at the height of her charm. It finds Bow playing Betty Lou, a saucy lingerie salesgirl, who sets her sights on the handsome owner of the department store in which she works. Leading him on a romantic chase from the Hotel Ritz to the whirling attractions of Coney Island, Betty Lou decides to crash a high-society yacht party in a last-ditch effort to get her man. Inspired by Elinor Glyn's story where she used the simple pronoun, "It," to encapsulate the sex-appeal and spirit of Prohibition-era American youth.

Cigarette smoke and laughter. The hollow clink of martini glasses and biting one-liners. This was the famed lunch scene at the Algonquin Hotel's Round Table of the 1920's, home to a circle of mutually supportive artists that defined the heyday of sophistication and a literate era of wit and intellect. In director/co-writer Alan Rudolph's acclaimed look at the life of writer Dorothy Parker, Jennifer Jason Leigh shines in the title role, portraying the writer over the course of three decades and through her failed marriages, literary successes, struggles in and her lifelong relationship with fellow author Robert Benchley. Campbell Scott, Matthew Broderick, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Beals and Wallace Shawn also star.

Have you felt that you have a story to tell but weren't sure how to do it? Have you written your story but could use some advice on what to do next? Members from the Henderson Writers' Group will share insight on how to get started and get published in a series of workshops.

Whether you have two left feet or can dance the night away, you'll enjoy this blast to the past as you learn the Lindy Hop, Swing, Charleston and other dance moves from the best instructors in town. The first hour of class is instruction, with the last two hours reserved for dancing and practicing your moves!

Read the same book as everyone else and receive a complimentary paperback copy of The Great Gatsby (while supplies last). Explore themes of the Roaring 20s, the Jazz Age, mystery and organized crime in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic masterpiece.

Celebrate reading and join book lovers from all over town for an afternoon of writing and publishing workshops, a market featuring used and specialty booksellers, tips and tricks for book repair, book appraisals (limit 2 books per person), over 50 local authors, movies, children's activities, refreshments and more. Sign-up for the library's month-long reading program and receive a Reading Las Vegas tote bag and complimentary copy of The Great Gatsby (while supplies last).

Writing Workshop Topics and Times:

11:30 a.m. - Be the Next Bestselling Writer: Tips and Tricks for Writers (Henderson Writer's Group)

1 p.m. - Getting Published: True Confessions, Insider Scoops and the Not-So-Great Realities of Publishing with Carolyn Hayes Uber, President of Stephens Press

2:30 p.m. - Marketing YOUR Book to Libraries

Film Screenings:

12 p.m. -- I Am Legend (2007, 101 min, PG-13)

2 p.m. -- No Country for Old Men (2007, 122 min, R)

Have you felt that you have a story to tell but weren't sure how to do it? Have you written your story but could use some advice on what to do next? Members from the Henderson Writers' Group will share insight on how to get started and get published in a series of workshops.

Richard Matheson's I Am Legend is once again adapted for the big screen, this time starring Will Smith as Robert Neville, a scientist who survives a terrible virus that has decimated the planet. Somehow immune, he is seemingly the only survivor trying to outlast the mutated victims of the plague - the Infected - who have become blood-thirsty creatures. Neville sends out daily radio messages in a desperate plea to find any other as he works on a cure for the plague using his own immune blood. But he knows he is outnumbered and quickly running out of time.

Join us for our Reading Las Vegas Film Festival. Films to be screened are listed below and film screening begins at 12:10 p.m. with at 10-minute intermission between film screenings. For more information, please call 702-3989.

The Great Gatsby (1974) Rated PG, 143 minutes

This adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, scripted by Francis Ford Coppola, puts costume design and art direction above the intricacies of character. Robert Redford is cast as Gatsby, the millionaire isolated in his mansion, still dreaming of the woman he lost. And Sam Waterston is the narrator, Nick, who brings the dream girl Daisy Buchanan (Mia Farrow) back to Gatsby. The effective supporting cast includes Bruce Dern as Daisy's husband, and Scott Wilson and Karen Black as the low-rent couple whose destinies cross the sun-drenched protagonists.

Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) Rated G, 152 minutes

Not only is Thoroughly Modern Millie a zany romantic spoof of the Roaring Twenties, it is a musical that won an Oscar for Best Original Music Score! Julie Andrews stars as Millie, an innocent country girl who comes to the big city in search of a husband. Along the way she becomes the secretary of the rich and famous Trevor Graydon (John Gavin), befriends the sweet Miss Dorothy (Mary Tyler Moore), fights off white slaver Mrs. Meers (Beatrice Lillie) and hooks up with a lively paper clip salesman, Jimmy (James Fox). In the end it takes a rich nutty jazz baby like Muzzy (Carol Channing) to unravel all these complications, give a great party, and match up lovers.

 

This writing workshop is for all authors those who are getting started and those already published. Learn the lay of the land from the big New York houses, to smaller independent presses, to the scary world of self-publishing. How do you get from idea to manuscript to book signings? What the heck are ISBN, BISAC, POD, ARC, CIP, LCCN and what does Chicago and slush have to do with it? Publisher Carolyn Hayes Uber will guide you through the maze of getting published.

Acclaimed filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen deliver their most gripping and ambitious film yet in this sizzling and supercharged action-thriller based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy. When a man stumbles on a bloody crime scene, a pickup truck loaded with heroin and two million dollars in irresistible cash, his decision to take the money sets off an unstoppable chain reaction of violence. Not even west Texas law can contain it. Nominated for 8 Academy Awards©, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director," No Country for Old Men features an acclaimed cast led by Tommy Lee Jones and "Best Supporting Actor" nominee Javier Bardem, in a gritty game of cat and mouse that will take you to the edge of your seat and beyond - right up to its heart-stopping final act.

Join our panel of librarians as they talk about what an author can do to get their work into the local library. Does the way a book is bound really effect the selection? Do reviews help? Does it matter if it's self-published? Is an ISBN important? Should you attend library conferences? You'll get answers to these and other questions at this special writing workshop.

Big city mobsters and the Broadway stage collide hilariously in this side-splitting all-star comedy that had audiences and critics rolling in the aisles! John Cusack (Serendipity, High Fidelity) stars as David Shayne, an idealistic young writer who'll do anything to get his first Broadway play off the ground -- even if it means teaming up with the mob! Surrounded by a wacky cast of characters including a gangster's ditzy girlfriend (Jennifer Tilly, Liar, Liar), a tipsy actress (Dianne Wiest in her Academy Award(R)-winning performance -- Best Supporting Actress, 1994) and a mob hit man (Chazz Palminteri, The Usual Suspects), Shayne's got to pull it all off before the curtain falls and bullets start to fly!

Join us for our Reading Las Vegas Film Festival. Films to be screened are listed below and film screening begins at 12:10 p.m. with a 10-minute intermission between film screenings. For more information, please call 507-3989.

Chicago (2002) Rated PG-13, 113 minutes Winner of six Academy Awards(R) (2003) including Best Picture and starring Academy Award nominee (Best Actress, CHICAGO) and Golden Globe winner (Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, CHICAGO) Renée Zellweger (BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY), Academy Award winner (Best Supporting Actress, CHICAGO) Catherine Zeta-Jones (TRAFFIC), Academy Award nominee (Best Supporting Actress, CHICAGO) Queen Latifah (BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE), Golden Globe winner (Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, CHICAGO) Richard Gere (UNFAITHFUL), and Academy Award nominee (Best Supporting Actor, CHICAGO) John C. Reilly (GANGS OF NEW YORK) -- CHICAGO is a dazzling spectacle cheered by audiences and critics alike! At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly (Zeta-Jones) and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart (Zellweger) both find themselves sharing space on Chicago's famed Murderess Row! They also share Billy Flynn (Gere), the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends. But in Chicago, there's only room for one legend!

The Sun Also Rises (1957) Not Rated, 130 minutes

This adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway classic centers on a group of friends in the author's own Lost Generation. THE SUN ALSO RISES stars Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer and Errol Flynn as the friends who travel to Spain for its infamous bullfighting tradition.

A young man witnesses obsession and tragedy when he finds himself fascinated by the Jazz Age society of Long Island and the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his rich neighbor, an upwardly mobile gangster who tries to rekindle a romantic spark with a flapper socialite. This 1974 film adaptation of Fitzgerald's novel features Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. (143 minutes, PG)

Winner of six Academy Awards(R) (2003) including Best Picture, and starring Academy Award nominee (Best Actress, CHICAGO) and Golden Globe winner (Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, CHICAGO) Renée Zellweger (BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY), Academy Award winner (Best Supporting Actress, CHICAGO) Catherine Zeta-Jones (TRAFFIC), Academy Award nominee (Best Supporting Actress, CHICAGO) Queen Latifah (BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE), Golden Globe winner (Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, CHICAGO) Richard Gere (UNFAITHFUL), and Academy Award nominee (Best Supporting Actor, CHICAGO) John C. Reilly (GANGS OF NEW YORK) -- CHICAGO is a dazzling spectacle cheered by audiences and critics alike! At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly (Zeta-Jones) and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart (Zellweger) both find themselves sharing space on Chicago's famed Murderess Row! They also share Billy Flynn (Gere), the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends. But in Chicago, there's only room for one legend! 2002, 113 minutes.

Cecilia (Mia Farrow) lives in New Jersey during the Great Depression, which appropriately describes her mood: she works a dead-end job as a waitress that supports her and her abusive, deadbeat husband Monk (Danny Aiello). Her only release is at the cinema, where she repeatedly goes to see a trite romantic adventure called The Purple Rose of Cairo. But when Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels), the lead character of the film, steps off the screen and falls in love with her, Cecilia has to deal with the disjoint between her own life and the glamorous world on the screen.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's only screenwriting credit is this adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's novel about three German army officers who attempt to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of the Armistice. They find meaning in their relationships with an impoverished English woman, who exercises a magnetic pull over the men. Robert Taylor, Robert Young and Franchot Tone play the officers while Margaret Sullavan stars as the woman who impacts their lives.

1920s Paris and its colony of American artists, is the setting for director Alan Rudolph's comedy/drama that blends fact with fiction. Nick Hart is a struggling artist who lives amongst the expatriate community. When not pestering a local gallery owner to sell his paintings, he spends his time drinking and socializing in local cafe's. Hart becomes involved in a plot to forge three paintings that leads to several run-ins with an American rubber magnate, who happens to be married to his ex-wife. With Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, John Lone, Genevieve Bujold, Wallace Shawn and Kevin J. O'Connor as Hemingway.

Read the same book as everyone else and receive a complimentary paperback copy of The Great Gatsby (while supplies last). Explore themes of the Roaring '20s, the Jazz Age, mystery and organized crime in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic masterpie.

Whether you have two left feet or can dance the night away, you'll enjoy this blast to the past as you learn the Lindy Hop, Swing, Charleston and other dance moves from the best instructors in town. The first hour of class is instruction, with the last two hours reserved for dancing and practicing your moves!

Join us for our Reading Las Vegas Film Festival. Films to be screened are listed below and film screening begins at 12:10 p.m. with a 10-minute intermission between film screenings. For more information, please call 507-3989.

The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) Rated PG-13, 127 minutes

A disillusioned war veteran, Capt. Rannulph Junah (Matt Damon), reluctantly agrees to play a game of golf. He finds the game futile until his caddy, Bagger Vance (Will Smith), teaches him the secret of the authentic golf stroke which turns out also to be the secret to mastering any challenge and finding meaning in life.

Eight Men Out (1988) Rated PG, 120 minutes

Unlike other nostalgic baseball films, director John Sayles's EIGHT MEN OUT explores one of the darkest moments in the history of the sport--1919's infamous Black Sox scandal, when eight players on the heavily favored Chicago White Sox agreed to throw the World Series. Based on Eliot Asinof's 1963 book of the same name, the film investigates why the players--including the great Shoeless Joe Jackson, who many believe belongs in the Hall of Fame--would purposely lose the most important game of their lives. EIGHT MEN OUT shows how money and exploitative labor conditions destroy the purity of the game.

 

Test your crime-solving skills as you join us in this highly interactive 1920s who-done-it murder mystery. Dress in Roaring '20s garb for a chance to win the Guys and Dolls Costume Contest. Live entertainment, refreshments and complimentary copies of The Great Gatsby will be provided. Please RSVP at 507-3821. Limit to 200 people.

Winner of six Academy Awards(R) (2003) including Best Picture, and starring Academy Award nominee (Best Actress, CHICAGO) and Golden Globe winner (Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, CHICAGO) Renée Zellweger (BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY), Academy Award winner (Best Supporting Actress, CHICAGO) Catherine Zeta-Jones (TRAFFIC), Academy Award nominee (Best Supporting Actress, CHICAGO) Queen Latifah (BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE), Golden Globe winner (Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, CHICAGO) Richard Gere (UNFAITHFUL), and Academy Award nominee (Best Supporting Actor, CHICAGO) John C. Reilly (GANGS OF NEW YORK) -- CHICAGO is a dazzling spectacle cheered by audiences and critics alike! At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly (Zeta-Jones) and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart (Zellweger) both find themselves sharing space on Chicago's famed Murderess Row! They also share Billy Flynn (Gere), the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends. But in Chicago, there's only room for one legend!

Enjoy a special afternoon of Gatsby in this unique concert you won't want to miss. This innovative program combines the sounds of the 1920's era with a staged reading chronicling the major scenes that move the reader through Fitzgerald's Jazz Age masterpiece. A Date with Gatsby will provide a portal through which the audience can observe the frenzied post-war society known as the Jazz Age. Presented in conjunction with the Nevada Chamber Symphony and the Las Vegas Little Theater, with Simon Levy's adaptation of The Great Gatsby courtesy of the Fitzgerald Estate.

A young man witnesses obsession and tragedy when he finds himself fascinated by the Jazz Age society of Long Island and the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his rich neighbor, an upwardly mobile gangster who tries to rekindle a romantic spark with a flapper socialite. This 1974 film adaptation of Fitzgerald's novel features Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. (143 minutes, PG)

This non-musical adaptation of Chicago finds Ginger Rogers as Roxie Hart, a 1920's showgirl, who for the sake of a publicity stunt, confesses to a murder. This outrageous plan sets up a delightful comedy co-starring Adolphe Menjou, George Montgomery and William Frawley.

Join us for an explosion of mob history as experts from economics, sociology, history and literature explore Las Vegas' mob connection in this lively panel discussion.

In the glamorous world of 1920's Hollywood, one of the most notorious unsolved mysteries occurred aboard the yacht of media mogul William Randolph Hearst. Director Peter Bogdanovich's vibrant film gives the audience a glimpse into what might have happened at the floating party back in 1924. The guest list included Hearst's mistress, starlet Marion Davies; Charlie Chaplin; gossip columnist, Louella Parsons; writer, Elinor Glyn; and producer, Thomas Ince, who by the end of the trip, had taken ill due to mysterious circumstances and died. The talented cast includes Kirsten Dunst, Edward Herrmann, Eddie Izzard, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Tilly.

A young man witnesses obsession and tragedy when he finds himself fascinated by the Jazz Age society of Long Island and the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his rich neighbor, an upwardly mobile gangster who tries to rekindle a romantic spark with a flapper socialite. This 1974 film adaptation of Fitzgerald's novel features Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. (143 minutes, PG)

Whether you have two left feet or can dance the night away, you'll enjoy this blast to the past as you learn the Lindy Hop, Swing, Charleston and other dance moves from the best instructors in town. The first hour of class is instruction, with the last two hours reserved for dancing and practicing your moves!

Join us as the Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theatre (LVCDT) celebrates Reading Las Vegas–The Big Read with a performance and special LVCDT Artsreach Dialogue and Discussion segment celebrating the jazz era of music and dance, based on The Great Gatsby. This program is especially geared towards high school youth. LVCDT, Las Vegas' new multi-cultural five-star American Dance Company, under the direction of founder and artistic director Bernard H. Gaddis, associate director Kevin C. Gibbs and their company of performance artists, represent the elegance, grace, discipline and dignity of dance for all classes, all cultures and all walks of life. For more information, please call 507-3989.

Read the same book as everyone else and receive a complimentary paperback copy of The Great Gatsby (while supplies last). Explore themes of the Roaring '20s, the Jazz Age, mystery and organized crime in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic masterpiece.

Read the same book as everyone else and receive a complimentary paperback copy of The Great Gatsby (while supplies last). Explore themes of the Roaring '20s, the Jazz Age, mystery and organized crime in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic masterpiece.

A young man witnesses obsession and tragedy when he finds himself fascinated by the Jazz Age society of Long Island and the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his rich neighbor, an upwardly mobile gangster who tries to rekindle a romantic spark with a flapper socialite. This 1974 film adaptation of Fitzgerald's novel features Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. (143 minutes, PG)

A young man witnesses obsession and tragedy when he finds himself fascinated by the Jazz Age society of Long Island and the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his rich neighbor, an upwardly mobile gangster who tries to rekindle a romantic spark with a flapper socialite. This 1974 film adaptation of Fitzgerald's novel features Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. (143 minutes, PG)

Join us for our Reading Las Vegas Film Festival. Films to be screened are listed below and film screening begins at 12:10 p.m. with a 10-minute intermission between film screenings. For more information, please call 507-3989.

The Cat's Meow (2001) Rated PG-13, 112 minutes

From acclaimed director Peter Bogdanovich comes The Cat's Meow, an extraordinary look at a fateful excursion of "fun and frolic" aboard William Randolph Hearst's private yacht in November 1924 that brought together some of the century's best-known personalities and resulted in a still-unsolved, hushed-up killing. As Hearst and his lover, actress Marion Davies, set sail from San Pedro Harbor early one Saturday morning, hosting a small group that includes the brilliant but self-absorbed Charlie Chaplin, film pioneer Thomas Ince and ambitious novelist Elinor Glyn, it quickly becomes clear that although witty repartee is the order of the day, deceit and deception are also on the menu.

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) Rated PG, 82 minutes

Cecilia (Mia Farrow) lives in New Jersey during the Great Depression, which appropriately describes her mood: she works a dead-end job as a waitress that supports her and her abusive, deadbeat husband Monk (Danny Aiello). Her only release is at the cinema, where she repeatedly goes to see a trite romantic adventure called The Purple Rose of Cairo. But when Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels), the lead character of the film, steps off the screen and falls in love with her, Cecilia has to deal with the disjoint between her own life and the glamorous world on the screen.

 

Not only is Thoroughly Modern Millie a zany romantic spoof of the Roaring Twenties, it is a musical that won an Oscar for Best Original Music Score! Julie Andrews stars as Millie, an innocent country girl who comes to the big city in search of a husband. Along the way she becomes the secretary of the rich and famous Trevor Graydon (John Gavin), befriends the sweet Miss Dorothy (Mary Tyler Moore), fights off white slaver Mrs. Meers (Beatrice Lillie) and hooks up with a lively paper clip salesman, Jimmy (James Fox). In the end it takes a rich nutty jazz baby like Muzzy (Carol Channing) to unravel all these complications, give a great party and match up lovers.

Cecilia (Mia Farrow) lives in New Jersey during the Great Depression, which appropriately describes her mood: she works a dead-end job as a waitress that supports her and her abusive, deadbeat husband Monk (Danny Aiello). Her only release is at the cinema, where she repeatedly goes to see a trite romantic adventure called The Purple Rose of Cairo. But when Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels), the lead character of the film, steps off the screen and falls in love with her, Cecilia has to deal with the disjoint between her own life and the glamorous world on the screen.

Celebrate Reading Las Vegas with the Las Vegas Jazz Society's Annual Jazz Picnic. Featured in this year's lineup is the Lon Bronson Big Band, the UNLV Jazz Ensemble and Tom Hall's "Old Folks" Bebop Jazz Sextet. Don't miss this great event. Bring your own picnic basket, lawn chair or blanket and enjoy a wonderful jazz experience with family and friends. Pets, glass containers and alcoholic beverages are not permitted. Gate opens at 1:00 p.m. Free Admission. For more information, please call 507-3711.

 

Bestselling author Chris Bohjalian, whose book Midwives was an Oprah Winfrey book club selection, is the author of 11 novels, including his most recent New York Times bestseller, The Double Bind. The recipient of numerous awards, Bohjalian's works have been translated into 20 languages and published in 22 countries. He will discuss Fitzgerald's strong influence in his career and writings, as demonstrated by The Great Gatsby references and characters in his works. A question and answer session, book sale, book signing and reception will follow the presentation.

Tickets for this event will be available at the Clark County Library box office on the day of the event, an hour prior to the program start time. Please call 507-3459 for more information.

A disillusioned war veteran, Capt. Rannulph Junah (Matt Damon), reluctantly agrees to play a game of golf. He finds the game futile until his caddy, Bagger Vance (Will Smith), teaches him the secret of the authentic golf stroke which turns out also to be the secret to mastering any challenge and finding meaning in life.

Unlike other nostalgic baseball films, director John Sayles's EIGHT MEN OUT explores one of the darkest moments in the history of the sport--1919's infamous Black Sox scandal, when eight players on the heavily favored Chicago White Sox agreed to throw the World Series. Based on Eliot Asinof's 1963 book of the same name, the film investigates why the players--including the great Shoeless Joe Jackson, who many believe belongs in the Hall of Fame--would purposely lose the most important game of their lives. EIGHT MEN OUT shows how money and exploitative labor conditions destroy the purity of the game.

Experience the dazzling days of the Roaring '20s during this one-of-a-kind multimedia production of Jazz Age songs, dance and fashion by Grammy award-winning composer Gary Anderson and award-winning producer Tony Sacca. Please call 507-3964 for more information.

Join us for our Reading Las Vegas Film Festival. Films to be screened are listed below and film screening begins at 12:10 p.m. with a 10-minute intermission between film screenings. For more information, please call 507-3989.

Mrs. Dalloway (1997) Rated PG-13, 97 minutes

This is the critically-acclaimed adaptation of the Virginia Woolf novel of the same name. It's a lovely summer day and Clarissa Dalloway is preparing for an elaborate party. During the day of her party, she remembers another summer in the past, when she was a beautiful, vivacious and much-courted young woman. Her preparations are interrupted however, by the unexpected arrival of a former suitor from that long-ago summer - a once-dashing man she thought she would marry but ultimately rejected. As the day of the party unfolds, Mrs. Dalloway's life also becomes strangely intertwined with a young man she never meets, but whose tragic fate strikes a chord of truth, deep in her soul, that she cannot deny.

 

Bullets Over Broadway (1995) Rated R, 99 minutes

Big city mobsters and the Broadway stage collide hilariously in this side-splitting all-star comedy that had audiences and critics rolling in the aisles! John Cusack (SERENDIPITY, HIGH FIDELITY) stars as David Shayne, an idealistic young writer who'll do anything to get his first Broadway play off the ground -- even if it means teaming up with the mob! Surrounded by a wacky cast of characters including a gangster's ditzy girlfriend (Jennifer Tilly, LIAR, LIAR), a tipsy actress (Dianne Wiest in her Academy Award(R)-winning performance -- Best Supporting Actress, 1994), and a mob hit man (Chazz Palminteri, THE USUAL SUSPECTS), Shayne's got to pull it all off before the curtain falls and bullets start to fly!

The second screen adaptation (after the silent 1926 version) of Fitzgerald's story features a fine performance by Alan Ladd in the role of Jay Gatsby. A searching young man observes the Jazz Age society of Long Island as go-between for an upwardly mobile gangster (Ladd) and a flapper socialite trying to rekindle a romantic spark. The film also features MacDonald Carey, Ruth Hussey, Shelley Winters and Betty Field as Daisy.

Inspired by Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies, Stephen Fry's directorial debut brims with fast-paced banter and cutting wit. Set amidst the upper crust of British society in the fast-paced 1930s, the film deals with (in Fry's words) "fame, sexual scandal, greed, night-clubbing and the frantic glamour of youth". In an attempt to raise money to marry his beautiful girlfriend, an aspiring novelist takes a job as a gossip reporter for a seedy tabloid. While infiltrating prestigious parties to get material for his column, he quickly becomes overwhelmed by the hedonistic lifestyles of the upper crust. With Dan Aykroyd, Jim Broadbent, Stockard Channing, Peter O'Toole, Emily Mortimer and many more.

Read the same book as everyone else and receive a complimentary paperback copy of The Great Gatsby (while supplies last). Explore themes of the Roaring '20s, the Jazz Age, mystery and organized crime in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic masterpiece.

Mathew Bruccoli, a nationally recognized F. Scott Fitzgerald expert and distinguished professor, will recount the life and times of one of the greatest 20th century writers. He will discuss the corrosive effects of wealth and lavish lifestyle, and Fitzgerald's powerful influence in American literature. Please call 507-3964 for more information.

Whether you have two left feet or can dance the night away, you'll enjoy this blast to the past as you learn the Lindy Hop, Swing, Charleston and other dance moves from the best instructors in town. The first hour of class is instruction, with the last two hours reserved for dancing and practicing your moves!

John O'Hurley, an avid dog lover since childhood, shares life lessons learned from his canine companion of nearly two decades, Scoshi, his wizened white Maltese. In O'Hurley's latest novel, Before Your Dog Can Eat Your Homework, First You Have to Do It, Scoshi takes pen in paw, leaving notes and sharing lessons on manhood for O'Hurley's young son, William. O'Hurley is well-known for his award-winning role as J. Peterman on Seinfeld and as the ultimate champion of Dancing with the Stars. He is currently the host of the nationally-syndicated game show Family Feud and is appearing in the musical Spamalot, now running at the Wynn Las Vegas. A book sale, signing and reception will follow the talk. Presented in conjunction with Hudson Street Press.

Read the same book as everyone else and receive a complimentary paperback copy of The Great Gatsby (while supplies last). Explore themes of the Roaring '20s, the Jazz Age, mystery and organized crime in F. Scott