January 18, 2019 MANCHESTER – The Manchester Branch of the Ocean County Library will host featured events in education, entertainment, and wellbeing throughout February.
- “Microsoft Word Basics” 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8. Learn how to use Microsoft Word to create and format a document, including writing text, adjusting font size, paragraph spacing, saving your document, and printing. Participants should be familiar with using a computer mouse.
- “Pine Cone Bird Feeder Drop in Craft” 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13. Celebrate National Bird-Feeding Month by making a feeder to help your feathered friends get through the winter. Drop in any time between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. No registration required.
- “The North Jersey Philharmonic Glee Club” 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. North Jersey Philharmonic Glee Club is one of the longest running all-male singing groups in the Mid-Atlantic States and one of the most enduring community arts-based organizations in the United States. They will perform a variety of music, drawing heavily from African American idioms and Western European classical forms in honor of Black History Month.
- “Sing Along with Sandra!” 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. Sing well-known tunes led by librarian and trained vocalist Sandra Concha.
- “An Unlikely Two: Misty Copeland and Robert Battle” 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. Learn about two highly acclaimed African American ballet and modern dancers/choreographers and their impact on society. This program will also contain excerpts from quintessential ballets “Swan Lake” and “Don Quixote”, as well as Battle’s own choreography, “Promenade”.
The branch is located at 21 Colonial Drive.
Registration is required for these free programs unless otherwise noted. To register, call the branch at 732-657-7600 or visit theoceancountylibrary.org/events.
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