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Main Library: John Cielukowski - oils
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Hoarding: Buried Alive, with Professional Organizer Marcie Katz, Wednesday, October 5th at 6:00 PM & October 6th at 2:00 PM. (This is the same lecture, not a series.)A Certified Professional Organizer will explorethe psychology behind the compulsion to accumulate and store large quantities of nonessential things. Hoarders struggle with behavior that makes everyday existence unbearable for both them and their loved ones. With the help of expert therapists and organizers, the hoarders will attempt to unlock the key to their obsessions in hope of reclaiming their lives.
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People in Print presents an historical fiction double header featuring Eveyln Kruger and Joe Cordaro, Saturday, October 8th at 2:00 PM in the Jane von Thron Room.. Evelyn Kruger will discuss and sell her historical fiction/romance novel Revolutionary Rose: Boston Tea to Boston Free, which is suitable for adult and/or young adult readers. Copies will be available for $15.84, with $1.00 from each sale going to Brevard Veterans’ Council for Homeless Veterans. The novel, set in 1775, tells the story of a young wife and her family as the “shot heard around the world” rang out at Lexington. It entails the beginning of a war that was necessary, and everyone knew that sacrifices would have to be made to ensure the future of a brand new country. Joe Cordaro will discuss another novel of historical fiction. The Cost of Courage is the story of one family's struggle with the psychological after affects of war upon the husband and father, Commander Charles Courtland, who returns from WWI. Later it will be his son, Brent who will be exposed to the horrors of WWII while carrying out the most secret mission of that war. The entire story is woven around the historical facts of a remarkable time. Copies will be available for $14.00. Joseph Cordaro, a New York native, served in the U.S. Navy, and afterwards was a professional aviator for 37 years. During that time Cordaro had many occasions to fly to the United Kingdom, where he was inspired to write this story of the Royal Navy, and how one family faced the hardship of two great global conflicts. |
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The Medium Within and Mini Readings with Professional Medium, author, lecturer, John Rogers, Wednesday, October 12th at 6:00 PM. John will discuss mediumship and give individual mini readings as time allows. People in Print presents Evelyn Kruger, who will discuss and sell her historical fiction/romance novel Revolutionary Rose: Boston Tea to Boston Free, which is suitable for adult and/or young adult readers on Saturday, October 8th at 2:00 PM in the Jane von Thron Room. Copies will be available for $15.84, with $1.00 from each sale going to Brevard Veterans’ Council for Homeless Veterans. The novel, set in 1775 tells the story of a young wife and her family as the “shot heard around the world” rang out at Lexington. It entails the beginning of a war that was necessary, and everyone knew that sacrifices would have to be made to ensure the future of a brand new country. |
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Watercolor Classes with award winning watercolor artist Helen Wheatley, Thursdays, 10:00 am – 1:00 PM, October 13th –December 8th. Suitable for beginning and intermediate students. Cost is $80.00 for the 8 week session. Register at the sign up table and pick up a materials list. Enrolment is limited. Helen’s Faces at the Oasis won best of show at the Central Brevard Art Association annual show in March 2007. |
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3nd Annual Wine Tasting to benefit Cocoa Beach Library/Brevard Library Foundation. Friday, October 14th at 6:00 PM. Hosted by the Cocoa Beach Daybreak Rotary Club. Select wines, robust to mild cheeses and an assortment of fresh fruit will be served for the enjoyment of the palate. Musical entertainment will be supplied. Tickets will be $20 per person. All proceeds of this event will benefit the Cocoa Beach Library and the Brevard Library Foundation. Purpose is to promote literacy and help the library with funds for resources.
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People in Print presents Christian writer, John Beasley, Saturday, October 15th at 1:00 PM in the Jane von Thron Room, who will discuss and sell his book The Utility of Christianity, which explains the usefulness of Christianity to Western Society. He holds a BA in History, an ME in Religious Studies, an MA in International Business and Transportation Management. He is a USCG licensed captain/mate, and his primary hobby is sailing. Ticket to Ride – Classic Surf Film, Saturday, October 15th at 7:00 PM. Ticket to Ride is a 16mm film for everyone who has dreamed of getting away to the lure of the South Seas. Join Johnny Boy Gomes, Martin Potter, Tom Curren, Ronnie Burns, Max Medieros, Buttons, Tom Carroll, Richard Schmidt and other top pros as they step up, grab hold, and take off with their ticket to rip. Filmed in Tahiti, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Mainland Mexico, Raratonga, Hawaii, New Zealand, Maui, Samoa, Tonga, Pennsylvania and California. One of the last from the generation of big budget, made for theatre, surf moved. Sponsored by The Cocoa Beach Surf Museum. Refreshments will be served. |
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People in Print presents best selling thriller author Jamie Freveletti, Wednesday, October 19th at 2:00 PM. She will sell and sign her newest thriller The Ninth Day. This suspenseful sequel to award winning Running with the Devil, and Running Dark, biochemist Emma Caldridge deals with human traffickers smuggling illegals across the Arizona border, and is taken prisoner by a violent, feared drug lord. He is ruthless, and his power and influence stretches from Mexico to Chicago. But he is facing a much bigger problem – a flesh eating toxin has developed on his prized marijuana leaves, and once touched and inhaled, it kills the victim in just nine painful days. Emma has nine days to figure out and antidote, before she herself is killed. Jamie Freveletti has been chosen by the Estate of Robert Ludlum to write the next Covert One series. She is a competitive runner, teacher and black belt in the martial art of Aikido. She’s earned degrees in law, political science and international studies. The Ninth Day is her third thriller. Psychic Development with Psychic Medium Morgana Starr, Wednesday, October 19th at 6:00 pm. This is a brief overview of how to develop your inherent psychic abilities and gifts. We will discuss chakras, auras, crystals, pendulums, meditation, psychic readings, mediumship, and psychic protection. There will be interactive exercises given so you can begin practicing at home. |
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Salute to Brevard Residents FREE Weekend and Food Drive Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to host annual event Oct. 21-23 |
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Pink Ribbon Walk at Port Fest 2011 Registration begins at 7:30am, Walk begins at 9:00am, for informaiton call 321-403-7695 7:30 AM Cocoa Beach Fall into Winter 5K run/walk, Coconuts on the Beach. Entry Fee (Now through October) $25; $30 - day of Race. Breakfast Buffet, Receive T-Shirts. Costume Contest. Awards given to top 3 males and demal in 14 age category. Call 868-3252 or 868-3274 for registration information |
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Salute to Brevard Residents FREE Weekend and Food Drive |
Music on a Sunday Afternoon kicks off the season with Sound Traveler: Acoustic Music on the Move, Sunday, October 23rd at 2:00 PM. Bob and Patty Tatum perform a wide variety of songs and styles on a various instruments. Their music is created with guitar, bass, mandolin, harmonica, trumpet, concertina, doumbek, and their singing voices. | |
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People in Print presents Bea Fowler, on Wednesday, October 26th from 1:00-3:00 PM. The topic and title of her book, co-written with Ayn Marie Samuelson, is Exposing the Public Education System: Understanding & Transforming the Failure of Education’s Political Bureaucracy. She will give a power point presentation outlining her research, with questions and answers afterwards. Visit the author’s website at www.exposingpubliceducation.com.
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Cocoa Beach Citizen's League Meeting - open to the public - Forum on November Election Issue - Mixed Use. Noon, Cocoa Beach Country Club. Lunch $10. Reservations: Call 783-7192 or 783-2228 | ||
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Fri, Oct 28 & Sat, Oct 29 from 7pm-11pm |
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Belly Dancing Halloween Special with Algaia, Saturday, October 29th at 2:00 PM. Special Refreshments will be served at today’s demonstration. Come out and learn about the healthful benefits of the ancient craft. CANCELLED People in Print presents Katie Roberta Stevens on Saturday, October 29th at 2:00 PM. She will promote her memoir My Mother Killed Christ: But God Loves Me Anyway, in which she combines her struggles as a 1960s Catholic schoolgirl trying to keep faith in a home ruled by a mentally ill mother who believes she killed Jesus. While searching for love in toxic relationships, she strives to create a stable family as she and her brothers raise themselves in Newark, NJ, often resorting to shoplifting for basic necessities. |
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Trunk-or-Treat First United Methodist Church of Cocoa Beach 3300 N. Atlantic Ave. Saturday October 30th from 5 to 7pm. Candy, music, food, games and best original costume contest will all be part of the fun. |
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| Ongoing Programs | Overeaters Anonymous meets every Monday at 11:00 AM in the Jane von Thron Room. For further information, contact Pat Gralla at 868-7098. |
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Events Subject to Change or Cancellation