Free Music Event

In Celebration of Black History Month
The Friends of Middletown Thrall Library, Inc. Present

Kofi & Sankofa

African Drum

& Dance Ensemble

Sunday, February 26, 2012, 2 PM

at Middletown Thrall Library
in the 2nd Floor Community Room

Sankofa consists of four drummers and three dancers led by Kofi (an Asante prince from Ghana) and Yacin (a Wollof princess from Senegal).

Sankofa, which means "going back to the roots" in the Twi language from Ghana, West Africa, is very symbolic in promoting personal and community awareness of the positive role of the arts in the villages in West Africa. This positivity is demonstrated and preserved through the rich cultural values passed on to us by our great ancestors, the Nananom.

Kofi & Sankofa, originally formed in the summer of 1997 from community drum circles in Allentown and Stroudsburg Pennsylvania, teaches togetherness in diversity and empowerment of the individual self-image as well as community building and teamwork through African drumming and dance.

Our performances generate a community spirit of sharing, oneness, joy and love, where everyone gets involved.

This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information about the performer, please visit www.bak2roots.com.

Afternoon Movies 2012

Movies are shown at Middletown Thrall Library in the 2nd floor Community Room on the 3rd Wednesday of each month through 2012.

All movies are FREE and begin at 2 PM.

Here is our schedule:

• January 18th
• February 15th
• March 21st
• April 18th
• May 16th
• June 20th
• July 18th
• August 15th
• September 19th
• October 17th
• November 21st
• December 19th

Due to licensing restrictions, we cannot publicize film titles outside of the library. Please call (845) 341-5485 for more details or send e-mail to thrall7@warwick.net.

Reel Ecclectic Film Series 2012

"Reel Eclectic" is Middletown Thrall Library's year-long art / independent / international film festival.

Throughout this series we present thought-provoking, unique, and critically-acclaimed films, many of which are international in scope.

If mature entertainment of a truly different order is what you crave, this series should appeal to you!

Here is our film schedule for 2012 (on the first Thursday of each month):

• January 5, 2012
• February 2, 2012
• March 1, 2012
• April 5, 2012
• May 3, 2012
• June 7, 2012
• July 5, 2012
• August 2, 2012
• September 6, 2012
• October 4, 2012
• November 1, 2012
• December 6, 2012

All films begin at 7 PM, and admission is always free! Films are shown in the 2nd Floor Community Room at Middletown Thrall Library.

Most of these films are not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America and are intended for for adult audiences. Additional information for some films in this series may be found online at: www.filmmovement.com or www.imdb.com.

Due to licensing restrictions, we cannot publicize film titles outside of the library. Please call (845) 341-5485 for more details or send e-mail to thrall7@warwick.net.