FEBRUARY'S VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMS AND EVENTS FOR ADULTS
EVENINGS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH HARPIST MARGOT KRIMMEL
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23 | 5:30 P.M.
A native of Denver, Margot played guitar in swing bands before taking up the harp. She began her harp career entertaining guests six nights a week at the Sonnenalp Resort in Vail before moving to Boulder and expanding into teaching and composing. Her career as a solo performer includes diverse awards in jazz, traditional music and composition for Celtic harp. Her program promises to be a fun variety of music sure to offer something for all listeners.
Attendees are required to wear a face covering throughout the event.
MEET WILL SHAKESPEARE: AN INTRODUCTION AND BOOK CLUB WITH JILL GORDON PART 1
MONDAY, FEB. 7 | 6:30 P.M.
Join us for another 3-part series on Shakespeare for novices as well as aficionados beginning in February.
The first event in this series will focus on Shakespeare's "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"
Jill Gordon is an Educator, Facilitator & Tutor in Shakespeare Studies and an online instructor at Colorado Mountain College.
This event will be held via Zoom, email Jill at gordongrp@comcast.net for a Zoom Invitation.
VIRTUAL BOOKS 'N BITES
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 9 | 5:00 P.M. VIA ZOOM
Join us! for this month's Virtual Book Club via Zoom when we will discuss the book “Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel” by George Saunders
Email Lori at LBarnes@vailgov.com to receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting.
February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln’s beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. “My poor boy, he was too good for this earth,” the president says at the time. “God has called him home.” Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returns, alone, to the crypt several times to hold his boy’s body. From that seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of its realistic, historical framework into a supernatural realm both hilarious and terrifying. Willie Lincoln finds himself in a strange purgatory where ghosts mingle, gripe, commiserate, quarrel, and enact bizarre acts of penance. Within this transitional state—called, in the Tibetan tradition, the bardo—a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie’s soul.
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VIRTUAL MINDFULNESS CLASSES
THURSDAY, FEB. 3, 10 & 17 | 5:30 P.M. VIA ZOOM
Join us! for these FREE Mindfulness classes as part of our Healthy Lifestyle Series programming.
Taught by Jennifer Haskell, Mindfulness Facilitator and Trainer with the Engaged Mindfulness Institute.
These classes are trauma-informed and for everyone, regardless of experience level. Open to all who are interested or curious, especially for those who have tried meditation and are certain that, “it’s not for me". Log in for one class or the whole series. Join when you can.
Zoom Meeting ID: 819 5767 6161
SKIING BOOK CLUB
FRIDAY, FEB. 11 | 11:30 A.M.
Vail Public Library’s Skiing Book Club takes readers to the slopes for an active book club. We will meet at the top of Eagle Bahn Gondola, by the ski patrol building, to talk books and ski! This Book Club is a fun, social outing, but at the same time, you are getting the mental and physical activity essential to a healthy brain.
The selection for this month is “Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel” by George Saunders.
Attendees must have their own ski pass. The library will not be providing lift tickets.
For more information, please email Jo at JNorris@vailgov.com
VIRTUAL GENTLE YOGA
EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY | 11:30 A.M.
Virtual Gentle Yoga with instructor, Anne Anderson, is a favorite at Vail Public Library! This class is appropriate for those who want a softer, nurturing, slow-paced, well-supported and relaxing practice.
NOTE: All participants must be logged in by starting time. There is NO access to ZOOM Yoga after 11:30 am.
Email Sandy at SRivera@vailgov.com to receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting.
For updates, comments, registrations or suggestions from our instructor, please email Anne at gentleyogavail@gmail.com
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