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Thursday, February 9, 2023

Library
Time Items
All day
 
2pm
2:00pm to 4:15pm
Tar (feature film)

Tar (feature film)

Community Room
Thursday, Feb 9, 2:00pm to 4:15pm

Tar

Directed by Todd Field.  Performances by Cate Blanchett, Noemie Marlant, Nina Hoss.  Focus Features, 2022.  Rated R.  156 min. Drama / Music

Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett), the groundbreaking conductor of a major German Orchestra, is at the height of her career as she's preparing both a book launch and much-anticipated live performance of Mahler's Fifth Symphony. She has conducted with the great orchestras of Cleveland, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, and New York.

Lydia and her wife, the orchestra's concertmaster, Sharon Goodnow (Nina Hoss), have a young daughter, Petra. Lydia also co-founded of a program to mentor aspiring young female conductors. One of her former students, Francesca, works as Lydia’s personal assistant, in the hopes of one day becoming her assistant conductor. When Lydia is accused of misconduct, her life begins to unravel in an unusual way.

Community Room
 
4pm
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Madison Writing Assistance at Hawthorne

Madison Writing Assistance at Hawthorne

Family Study Room
Thursday, Feb 9, 4:00pm to 5:00pm

The Madison Writing Assistance (MWA) program offers free, one-to-one writing support for community members at library branches throughout the city. Our friendly, experienced writing coaches are happy to help with writing projects across a wide range of genres, including resumes, cover letters, application essays, grant proposals, fiction writing, memoirs, and more.

Schedule an appointment online with the link below, by phone, or in person.

MWA services are made possible through generous donations from the Evjue Foundation and UW Anonymous Fund, along with administrative and program support from the UW-Madison English Department, the UW-Madison Writing Center, and our Library and neighborhood center partners.

Family Study Room
 
5pm
5:00pm to 6:00pm
Madison Writing Assistance at Hawthorne

Madison Writing Assistance at Hawthorne

Family Study Room
Thursday, Feb 9, 5:00pm to 6:00pm

The Madison Writing Assistance (MWA) program offers free, one-to-one writing support for community members at library branches throughout the city. Our friendly, experienced writing coaches are happy to help with writing projects across a wide range of genres, including resumes, cover letters, application essays, grant proposals, fiction writing, memoirs, and more.

Schedule an appointment online with the link below, by phone, or in person.

MWA services are made possible through generous donations from the Evjue Foundation and UW Anonymous Fund, along with administrative and program support from the UW-Madison English Department, the UW-Madison Writing Center, and our Library and neighborhood center partners.

Family Study Room
 
6pm
6:00pm to 7:00pm
Madison Writing Assistance at Hawthorne

Madison Writing Assistance at Hawthorne

Family Study Room
Thursday, Feb 9, 6:00pm to 7:00pm

The Madison Writing Assistance (MWA) program offers free, one-to-one writing support for community members at library branches throughout the city. Our friendly, experienced writing coaches are happy to help with writing projects across a wide range of genres, including resumes, cover letters, application essays, grant proposals, fiction writing, memoirs, and more.

Schedule an appointment online with the link below, by phone, or in person.

MWA services are made possible through generous donations from the Evjue Foundation and UW Anonymous Fund, along with administrative and program support from the UW-Madison English Department, the UW-Madison Writing Center, and our Library and neighborhood center partners.

Family Study Room