By artist Abraham Salzman

During the month of August, the Milton Public Library will host artist Abraham Salzman, a Milton resident, in the Wotiz Gallery on the first floor, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton, MA.   Mr. Salzman was born in Cuba from Russian parents.  He has evolved his own brand of artwork into something he calls “Imaginary Expressionism.”  He uses poster paints, pastels, magic markers, crayons and other media tools to create colorful images with messages that have positive known thoughts to them.  They are incorporated with a surrealistic and dreamlike quality.  His Latin background is apparent in his use of strong colors.  A totem pole of faces often appears in his work created within a structure of color, shapes and texture.  Abraham has had his art exhibited in galleries in New York and Massachusetts.  His works are also in many private collections.

For more information about displaying art at the library, contact Jean Hlady, Adult Services Librarian, at (617) 698-5757, x. 3 or go to www.miltonlibrary.org.   We encourage you to visit and view this fun and interesting display during August.

8/5/2014 Free Film at the Milton Library

Sleuth, an Academy nominated film, will play in the Milton Reads series on Tuesday, August 5. The free film will air at 6:30 p.m. in the Keys Community Room (lower level) of the Milton Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton.  This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Library and is part of the Milton Reads special events.

Sleuth (1972) stars Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine, both Academy Award nominees for their performances.  The movie, directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz, is about a man who loves games and theater.  He invites his wife’s lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results. Rated PG.

This film series is part of Milton Reads, which chose The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for the entire town to read as a literary project, along with enjoying related events throughout the summer and fall.

For more information, contact the library’s Reference Desk at (617) 698-5757 or visit the library’s website, www.miltonlibrary.org

7/29 Free film at the Milton Public Library

Robert Downey, Jr. breathes life into the great detective.  Sherlock Holmes (2009) will play in the Milton Reads series on Tuesday, July 29. The free film will air at 6:30 p.m. in the Keys Community Room (lower level) of the Milton Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton.  This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Library and is part of the Milton Reads special events.

Sherlock Holmes (2009) stars Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams and was directed by Guy Ritchie.  Our heroes battle with wits against brawn to save all of England. A delightful portrayal!

This film series is part of Milton Reads, which chose The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for the entire town to read as a literary project, along with enjoying related events throughout the summer and fall.

For more information, contact the library’s Reference Desk at (617) 698-5757 or visit the library’s website, www.miltonlibrary.org

Throughout July award winning artist Rosemarie Ferraro Michmerhuizen will display her collages and artwork at the Milton Public Library.  Her collages have been highly praised for their originality, evocative depth, and emotional range.  An opening reception for this exhibit on will be held on Thursday, July 24th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the Wotiz Gallery of the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue, Milton 02186.

Rosemarie’s online gallery can be seen on her website: ferraropiecework.zenfolio.com

Rosemarie Ferraro Michmerhuizen was raised as one of seven children in an Italian-American family in New Haven, CT. Ms. Ferraro became a registered nurse and was for many years a circulating nurse in the operating room at the Hospital of St. Raphael there. “I grew up in New Haven’s little Italy,” she says.  “My father worked all his life.  So did my brothers, and the extended family around me, and all of our neighbors.  I respect and praise them, and I remember well the schools and the churches of my childhood.” She has created collages, drawings, dramatic works, and storybooks for more than forty years.  Until 2003 Ms. Ferraro exhibited rarely, her work known only to family and friends.  In September of that year she exhibited at Church of Our Saviour in Brookline, MA.

Since then she has been awarded two first prize ribbons at Boston City Hall, and has exhibited at Artists-At-Large gallery in Hyde Park, the Cohasset Art Center, the Curran Family Gallery in West Roxbury, Cafe Cantata in Jamaica Plain, and the Menino Room of the Hyde Park Public Library.  Since 2005 she has been a regular participant in the Hyde Park Open Studios exhibitions.  In December of 2007, her second exhibit at Church of Our Saviour raised funds for Dr. Barbra McCune in Honduras.  With her husband Jim and daughter Kate and her family, she lives in Hyde Park, Massachusetts.

Rosemarie says about her work: “My first collage was provoked by the damage of the 1966 floods in Florence, Italy.  Images of the devastation in the art world were heart wrenching.  One – the interior of a damaged church – called out to me.  I cut it out, and assembled it, with other images, into a new image, my first collage.”

For more information, go to ferraropiecework.zenfolio.com or contact Jean Hlady, Adult Services Librarian of the Milton Public Library, jhlady@ocln.org.

Sherlock – Marathon episodes at the MPL on July 22

Binge viewing at its best! The game’s afoot and Sherlock Holmes is back and in the 21^st century. Seasons 1, 2, and 3 of the wildly popular PBS series Sherlock will be shown at the Milton Public Library on July 22, 2014, starting at 9:30 AM and running consecutively until 8:30 PM.  The free event is open to the public. The Sherlock Movie Marathon is part of the library’s Milton Reads Sherlock Holmes programming and is sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Library. The library is located at 476 Canton Avenue in Milton.

Sherlock is the British TV crime drama that presents a contemporary adaptation of many of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective stories. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes, Martin Freeman as Watson, and Andrew Scott as the wonderfully creepy Professor Moriarty.  Nine episodes have been produced. The series has garnered many awards and earned highly positive critical reception.

Due to the nature of the subjects –murder and such—it is not suitable for small children.

For more information, contact Jean Hlady, Adult Services Librarian, at (617) 698-5757 or email: jhlady@ocln.org.  Visit the library’s website, www.miltonlibrary.org

7/17/14 Free Film at the Milton Public Library

Young Sherlock Holmes is  the next film in the Milton Reads series on Thursday, July 17. The free film will air at 6:30 p.m. in the Keys Community Room (lower level) of the Milton Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton.  This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Library and is part of the Milton Reads special events.

            Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) stars Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, and Sophie Ward, and was directed by Barry Levinson and produced by Steven Spielberg. It’s a murder mystery in which assorted people have inexplicable delusions that lead to their deaths. Teenage Sherlock Holmes and Watson decide to investigate. Rated PG-13.

This film series is part of 2014 Milton Reads, a townwide reading project to read The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, along with enjoying related events throughout the summer and fall.

For more information, contact the library’s Reference Desk at (617) 698-5757 or visit the library’s website, www.miltonlibrary.org