Please join us in the Community Room for a celebrated film noir of 1944. Manhattan detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) investigates the murder of Madison Avenue executive Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) in her fashionable apartment. On the trail of her murderer, McPherson quizzes Laura's arrogant best friend, gossip columnist Waldo Lydecker (Clifton Webb) and her comparatively mild fiancé, Shelby Carpenter (Vincent Price). As the detective grows obsessed with the case, he finds himself falling in love with the dead woman. A brief discussion will be held after the screening.
Funding provided by the Wright Library Foundation.
Location: Wright Library, Community Room, 1776 Far Hills Ave, Oakwood, OH
Date: Thursday, February 26
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Free
Please join us for the screening of Pillow Talk! This timeless romantic comedy tells the charming story of Jan Morrow (Day), an uptight interior decorator who must share a party line with laid-back playboy Brad Allen (Hudson). But the real connection is made when the two meet and he begins wooing her with late-night calls - while pretending to be someone else. Nominated for five Academy Awards® including Best Actress, this enjoyable romp co-stars Tony Randall.
Funding provided by the Wright Library Foundation.
Location: Wright Library, Community Room, 1776 Far Hills Ave, Oakwood, OH
Date: Thursday, March 19
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Free
Before football, and basketball, baseball was the sport of choice for African Americans in the first half of the 20th century. You'll get a quiz, and discuss Negro Leagues Baseball as an economic driver of the Black community and the unintended consequences of integration.
Location: YMCA of Greater Dayton, 316 N. Wilkinson Street, Dayton, OH
Date: Thursdays from March 19 - May 7
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration Required: Email heather.stoner@sinclair.edu
Free
Please join us for a screening of a murder case of Madam D. with enormous wealth and the most outrageous events surrounding her sudden death!
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century. Wes Anderson, Director 2014. Starring Ralph Fiennes and Willem Dafoe.
Funding provided by the Wright Library Foundation.
Location: Wright Library, Community Room, 1776 Far Hills Ave, Oakwood, OH
Date: Thursday, April 23
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Free
Location: Blair Hall, Building 2, Sinclair Dayton Campus
Date: Friday, April 24
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Free
Location: Blair Hall, Building 2, Sinclair Dayton Campus
Date: Monday, April 27
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Free
Location: Blair Hall, Building 2, Sinclair Dayton Campus
Date: Wednesday, April 29
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Free
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