Isaac Bashevis Singer Library Programs  
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ALASKA

Juneau Public Libraries
292 Marine Way
Juneau, Alaska 99801
907-586-5267

October 1 at 8 p.m.
The Backroom at the Silverbow Inn, Juneau, Alaska.
A readers theater performance of Demons and Dreamers, a play for three actors written by Isaiah Sheffer and directed by Alanna Malone of Perseverance Theatre. For more information call (907) 586-5267.

October 2 at 8 p.m.
The Backroom at the Silverbow Inn, Juneau, Alaska.
A readers theater performance of Demons and Dreamers, a play for three actors written by Isaiah Sheffer and directed by Alanna Malone of Perseverance Theatre. For more information call (907) 586-5267.

CALIFORNIA

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
150 E. San Fernando St.
San Jose, California 95112
408-808-2000

July 25 (time TBA)
Discussion by Professor Murray Baumgarten (University of California, Santa Cruz) and Professor David Mesher (San Jose State University), followed by a documentary film and round-table discussions of six of Singer's stories.

Redwood City Public Library
1044 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, California 94063
650-780-7026

September 9 from 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Erica Lann-Clark will perform a medley of stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Naomi Seidman will speak on "Gimpel the Fool," the first Singer story to be translated into English.

Santa Monica Public Library
1324 Fifth Street
Santa Monica, California 90401
310-458-8608

October 13 at 7:00 p.m.
The Arcadia on the Santa Monica Pier
250 Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica, CA 90401

The Santa Monica Public Library, in partnership with the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corp., presents a free film screening & discussion of The Cafeteria led by Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan. For more information, call (310) 458-2295.

October 28 at 7:00 p.m.
Santa Monica Public Library, Montana Ave. Branch
1704 Montana Avenue
Santa Monica, California

Local author (Learning Yiddish in Easy Stages) & Yiddish scholar Marvin Zuckerman will lead a book discussion of Singer's The Magician of Lublin. Copies of the novel available with pre-registration. Please call (310) 458-2295 to pre-register.

OREGON

Hillsdale Library
1525 S.W. Sunset Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97239
(503) 988-5388

July 14 at 7:00 p.m.
Celebrating Isaac Bashevis Singer
Join Rabbi Emeritus Joshua Stampfer, of Congregation Neveh Shalom, as he shares insights concerning I.B. Singer's role in Yiddish literature.

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