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After putting on a terrific show at last year’s series, Russian song and dance ensemble Barynya will again perform as part of the International Night Series. The New York City group’s performance will be Aug. 11.

One of Atlantic City’s long-standing and popular summer tra-ditions, the Chicken Bone Beach Jazz on the Beach Concert Series, will again grace the Kennedy Plaza stage on the At-lantic City Boardwalk. The free concert series, now in its 11th year, will be held from 7-10 p.m. on Thursdays in July and August. The Chicken Bone Beach His-torical Foundation Inc. and Atlan-tic City Free Public Library pre-sent this series, which features some of jazz’s premier talent, along with emerging performers

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Free, fantastic family entertainment on tap for summer

The Atlantic City Free Public Library will begin its annual Summer Reading Programs with a party at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, in the second floor meeting room at the Main Library. The program themes are Make a Splash for youths ages 12 and younger and Make Waves at Your Library for teens ages 13-17. The party will include informa-tion about the Sum-mer Reading Programs for children and teens, activities, music, balloon artists and more. The library has scheduled a vari-ety of fun and educational programs

for the summer. Please call (609) 345-2269, ext. 3050, if you have any

questions. Craft Program with Donna

Bridy Tuesday, July 6, at 10:30

a.m. Kids of all ages are invited for a make-and-take craft. Special Story Time: Lead Awareness Tuesday, July 6, at 1 and 4 p.m. Special presentation of “Sesame Street”

Lead Poisoning. Free Wipe Out Lead home

testing kits and coloring books for children. Ages 2 to 5.

Tai Chi Qigong with Madam Xiu Yao Tuesdays, July 6 and 13 at 2:30 p.m., Friday, July 16, at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesday, July 21 at 1 p.m. Learn graceful movements that can im-

prove flexibility and balance. Ages 9 to 17. Journal Spilling Wednesday, July 7, at 12 p.m. Express yourself by creating a multi-media journal. Ages 10 to 17. Comic Drawing Class Wednesdays from July 7 to Aug. 25, at 10:30 a.m. Marvel Comic artist Joe Del Beato will teach cartooning, illustration to kids ages 9 to 17. Storytelling with Animal Balloon Artist Thursday, July 8, at 10:30 a.m. Stories with balloon animals. Ages 10 and younger. LEGO Club Thursdays from July 8 to Aug. 19, at 3 p.m. Build your imagination and skills. Crea-tions will be displayed at the library. LEGO bricks provided. Ages 7 to 14.

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Great fun, great books part of Summer Reading Program

International Night Series returns to Kennedy Plaza on Wednesday evenings The Atlantic City Free Public Library will again present its weekly International Night Series on Wednesdays in July and Au-gust at Kennedy Plaza, located on the Atlantic City Boardwalk across from Boardwalk Hall. The third annual series, which is co-sponsored by the City of At-lantic City, features the music and dance of countries and regions from around the world. The 90-minute shows begin at 7 p.m. and are free. Listed below is the Interna-tional Night schedule: Wednesday, July 7: NARU Korean Contemporary Performing Arts. NARU Korean Contemporary Performing Arts aims to spread Korean culture throughout

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Seven concerts scheduled for Chicken Bone Beach Jazz on Beach Series

City tabs popular artists for Gardner’s Basin series The City of Atlantic City has put together a Summer Concert Series featuring a mix of well-known national re-cording artists and local favor-ites. The Atlantic City Free Public Library is a co-sponsor

of this series. The shows are free and will be held at Gard-ner’s Basin. Open acts take the stage at 1 p.m. The headliners go on at approximately 4 p.m.

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A.C. Airshow takes to the sky Aug. 25; library celebrates city airshow history

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You can now find the library on Facebook Those who want to get the latest updates about the Atlantic City Free Public Library can them though our new page on Facebook. The page will feature program photos, helpful and interesting links

to other sites and more. We en-courage people to comment on and let us know what you’d like to see at the library.

Also, you can connect to the li-brary’s Youth Services page on Face-book via the library page.

The 2010 Atlantic City Air-show “Thunder Over The Board-walk,” presented by Siganos Man-agement, is slated for Wednesday, Aug. 25 — and the Atlantic City Free Public Library will take part in celebrating this year’s event and the history of airshows in the city. The show will be held 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. over the Atlantic City Beach and Boardwalk and will include the U.S. Air Force Thun-derbirds, Army Golden Knights Parachute Team and Brazilian

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Gardner’s Basin CONT. FROM PAGE 1 and play until dusk. Listed below are the remaining performances: Saturday, July 10: Heat-wave, Plena Libre. One of the disco era’s funkiest dance groups, Heatwave had hits in “Boogie Nights” and “Always and Forever.” Four-time Grammy-nominated Plena Libre is a 12-piece Puerto Rican-based ensemble of virtuoso performers and incorporates Spanish, Caribbean and African sounds. Eddie Morgan and Tru

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the world through diverse, innovative and passionate performances. The group’s shows feature the sul-jang-go (hourglass-shaped drum), and fan, sword, Shaman ritual and drum dances. Wednesday, July 14: Taiko Masala. By combining the training and discipline of Japa-nese martial arts with the precision and power of complex drumming, Taiko Masala brings visually stunning and breathless excitement to its per-formances. The group’s arsenal of instruments, all handmade by the ensemble, ranges from eight-inch hand-held drums to five-foot barrel drums, and features the giant 250-pound O-daiko.

Wednesday, July 21: Piel Canela New York Center of Latin Arts. Piel Canela is a non-profit group dedi-cated to sharing the world of Latin music and dance, and teaching an appreciation of the cul-ture and its history. Based in New York, Piel Canela teaches a variety of dances, such as salsa, mambo, merengue and tango. It also offers instruction for the guitar and Latin percus-sion instruments. Wednesday, July 28: Kan Kouran.

Kan Kouran from Wash-ington, D.C., has been preserving and sharing the African culture since the mid-1980s. The group has performed traditional African dance and drum routines throughout the United States, including at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, Smith-sonian Institute, and overseas in Poland, Japan and St. Croix. Wednesday, Aug. 4: Habiba Dance Ensemble. Habiba Dance

Ensemble presents both traditional and inter-pretive works set to Middle Eastern music. The group provides mesmerizing perform-ances that include: balancing a water jug on the head in the Tunisian Pot Dance, the earthy Saidi Dance of the Egyptian peasant; the solo interpretive classic, Raqs al Sharki (belly dance); and the Ghawazi (a dance of the Egyptian Gypsies). Spectacular costumes, made by hand in Egypt and Tunisia, enhance the performance.

Wednesday, Aug. 11: Barynya. The Rus-sian music, dance and song ensemble Barynya of New York City is a world-renowned group regarded by some as the premier Russian folk ensemble outside of Russia. Barynya presents Russian, Cossack, Ukrainian, Jewish and Rus-sian Gypsy music, along with traditional dances that are emotional, energetic and often highly athletic.

Wednesday, Aug. 18: Island Jam. Island Jam presents a show of contrasts. One minute hula girls are gracefully dancing to slow and relaxing Polynesian music, and the next the group turns up the heat and energy, pounding away on the drums as the male members perform a warrior dance or sensational fire dancing exhibition. Wednesday, Aug. 25: Bollywood Axion. New York City’s Bolly-wood Axion is the United States’ first professional dance school for Bolly-wood and bhangra dance classes. The group blends class In-

dian dance techniques, contemporary Western influences, Punjabi bhangra’s energy and the spirit of Hindi cinema. The group has appeared on the CBS “Early Show,” and in Hollywood and Bollywood films. Please call Mimi Lee at (609) 345-2269, ext. 3115, for more information.

NARU Korean Contemporary Performing Arts opens the 2010 International Night Series on July 7.

The City of Atlantic City’s furlough plan will result in the closing of the Atlantic City Free Public Library’s two locations on various dates from August through December 2010. The library apologizes for any inconvenience and loss of services these clos-ings might cause. The Main Library (1 North Tennessee Ave.) will

Library to close on select dates due to city furlough plan be closed on the following dates due to the furloughs:

• Monday, Aug. 2 • Monday, Aug. 16 • Tuesday, Sept. 7 • Monday, Sept. 20 • Friday, Oct. 1 • Tuesday, Oct. 12 • Monday, Oct. 25 • Friday, Nov. 12 • Friday, Nov. 26 • Friday, Dec. 10

Film Society to mark year four anniversary with July party A party, film viewings and stimulating discussions are planned for the Atlantic City Free Public Library’s July and August meetings. The group will view and discuss “Homicide” at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 10. The 1991 crime drama is rated R and runs 102 minutes. It stars

Joe Mantegna and William H. Macy, and it was written and directed by David Ma-met. Advanced registration is required for the Film Society members-only anniversary party at 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 12. Film Society mem-bers who want to attend the

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Call (609) 345-2269, ext. 3115, for more information

Library is closed for holiday Monday, July 5

Juicing for a Long Healthy Life Monday, July 12, at 10:30 a.m.

Wellness Series: Digestive Health Monday, July 19, at 10:30 a.m.

Tai Chi Monday, July 26, at 10:30 a.m.

Library is closed due to furlough Monday, Aug. 2

Writing a Will Monday, Aug. 9, at 10:30 a.m.

Library is closed due to furlough Monday, Aug. 16

Healing Art Therapy Workshop: Monday, Aug. 23 at 10:30 a.m.

Tai Chi Monday, Aug. 30, at 10:30 a.m.

will open the show Saturday, Aug. 7: Russell Thompkins and the New Sty-listics. Russell Thompkins and The Stylistics achieved tremen-dous success, including a dou-ble-platinum album, eight plati-num albums and seven gold albums. Thompkins, known for his distinctive falsetto, was the Stylistics’ original lead singer for more than 30 years. They re-ceived a Grammy nomination for the 1974 hit “You Make Me Feel Brand New.” The Inca Trib-ute Band, In the Meantime and Angela Burton and Passion will open the show. Saturday, Aug. 28: The Dramatics. The Dramatics

formed in 1962 (originally known as the Dynamics), and the group made its major break-through by cracking Billboard’s Top 10 for the 1971 single “Whatcha See is Whatcha Get.” The group’s biggest hit, “In the Rain,” topped the Hot Soul Sin-gles chart for four weeks in ’72. Jackie Greggs, Motown Groove, and Lana Forrester and Friends with Johnny D’Angelo will open the show. Please call the City of Atlantic City Recreation/Community Affairs at (609) 347-5643 for more information.

Introduction to Word Friday, July 9, at 9:30 a.m.

Introduction to Excel Friday, July 9, at 1 p.m.

Introduction to Internet/Email Friday, July 23, at 9:30 a.m.

Job Searching: Resumes, Job Applications, Cover Letters and Tips

Friday, July 23, at 1 p.m.

Introduction to Power Point Saturday, July 24, at 9:30 a.m.

Introduction to Word Monday, July 26 at 1 p.m.

Introduction to Excel Monday, July 26 at 4:30 p.m.

Introduction to Word Friday, Aug. 13, at 9:30 a.m.

Introduction to Excel Friday, Aug. 13, at 1 p.m.

Introduction to Power Point Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 10:30 a.m.

Introduction to Word Saturday, Aug. 21, at 9:30 a.m.

Introduction to Excel Saturday, Aug. 21, at 1 p.m.

Introduction to Internet/Email Monday, Aug. 23, at 1 p.m.

Job Searching: Resumes, Job Applications, Cover Letters and Tips

Monday, Aug. 23, at 4:30 p.m.

Computer training schedule for library members

Classes are three hours long and begin with 30 minutes of mouse/keyboarding skills. Registration is required. Visit the Computer Help Desk at the Main Library to register.

The Library Express (3001 Atlantic Ave.), which is regularly closed on Sun-days and Mondays, will be closed on the dates previ-ously listed for the Main Li-brary, plus the following days:

• Tuesday, Aug. 3 • Tuesday, Aug. 17 • Tuesday, Sept. 21 • Tuesday, Oct. 26

party, marking the group’s Year Four Anniversary, must e-mail thawki@acfpl.org. The group meets again Saturday, Aug. 14 to view and discuss “Make Way for Tomorrow,” a not-rated clas-sic drama directed by Leo McCarey. The film is 91 minutes.

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and local favorites as opening acts. The schedule features: Thursday, July 1: Ralph Peterson, Jr. Pleasantville native

Peterson returns to the area to open this summer’s series. He is renowned in jazz circles for his powerful, energetic and dis-tinctive style of drumming. Peterson, who apprenticed under such jazz greats as Art Blakey, Betty Carter, Elvin Jones, and Walter Davis, heads the Ralph Peterson Quintet, Fo’tet and Trio. He is currently a professor at the prestigious Berklee Col-lege of Music in Boston. Steve Cain is the opening act.

Thursday, July 8: Avery Sharpe. Sharpe was a long-time bassist for McCoy Tyner, and his credits include stints with legends ranging from Dizzy Gillespie to Pat Metheny. Highly regarded for his soulful, gospel-influenced style, he released “Avery Sharpe Trio Live,” an album described as having “plenty of swinging goodness,” in April 2010. Sharpe is also an accomplished composer who wrote and performed the music for Raisin’ Cane, a theatrical and mu-sical celebration of the Harlem Renaissance starring Jasmine Guy. Pete Chavez is the opening act.

Thursday, July 15: John Blake, Jr. One of the world’s leading jazz violinists for more than four decades, Blake is a four-time winner of DownBeat’s critics poll for Violinist Deserving Wider Recognition. The Philadelphia resident first gained worldwide attention in the mid-1970s as a touring member of Grover Washington, Jr.’s crossover jazz band and was once called “the best new jazz violinist of the decade” by Billboard. Hassan Abdullah is the opening act. Thursday, July 22: Tim Warfield.

Hailed by the New York Times as “possibly the most powerful tenor saxophonist of his generation,” Warfield owns an impressive resume that includes work on Grammy-nominated albums by Nicholas Payton and Stefon Harris. Warfield’s “A Cool Blue” (1995) and “Gentle Warrior” (1998) were chosen among the top 10 recordings of the year in New York Times critics’ polls. He has ap-peared on the “Today Show” and as a house band member on Bill Cosby’s “You Bet Your Life.” The Chicken Bone Beach Youth Jazz Ensemble is the opening act.

Thursday, July 29: Ella Gahnt. Per-forming professionally since the age of 18, Phila-delphia vocalist Gahnt has worked with many top artists, including Grover Washington, Jr., The Sty-listics and Pieces of a Dream. She has appeared at the Zanzibar Blue, Beaujolais Bistro and An-nenberg Zellerbach Theater in Philadelphia. She sings with the Philadelphia Legends of Jazz Or-chestra, which her husband, Leon Mitchell, di-rects. Keith Hollis is the opening act. Thursday, Aug. 5: Steve Pouchie.

Pouchie is a sensational vibraphonist, band leader, producer of a Latin music cable show and educator. Pouchie cites the music of the great Tito Puente and Cal Tjader as huge influences. His latest release, which features some of New York City’s premier Latin jazz artists, is “El Puente” (The Bridge). Jim Lopez & The Latin Stars is the opening act. Thursday, Aug. 12: NYC Finest Jazz Band. The 18-member

NYC Finest Jazz Band is an ensemble of full-time sworn New York City Police Offi-cers. The band, which per-forms all styles of jazz mu-sic, including swing, Dixie-land, bebop, cool jazz, Latin jazz, and the blues, has played with the likes of Wy-clef Jean, Bette Midler, So-

prano Cristina Fontanelli, Cyndi Lauper and Marc Anthony. Dan Fogel is the opening act. The 11th Annual Jazz on the Beach Concert Series is funded in part by the New Jersey State Council of the Arts/Department of State through the Atlantic County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, City of Atlantic City, Atlantic City Free Public Library, Atlantic City Convention Center, ZEO Bros, Just 4 Wheels, Comcast, Kramer Beverage Company, Coors, Harrah’s Entertain-ment, PNC Bank, Kinematica Inc. The free weekly con-certs take place at Kennedy Plaza on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, located between Mississippi and Georgia Avenues . Fo r more i n fo rma t ion , v i s i t www.chickenbonebeach.org.

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Read to Baby Bully Fridays from July 9 to Aug. 20, at 11 a.m. “Paws” to read to our dog friend Baby Bully, who will be accompanied by ACPD Ptl. Heidi Clayton. For ages 10 and younger. Sunday Family Fun Day Sundays from July 11 to Aug. 29 at 2 p.m. Strange World of Reptiles Tuesday, July 13, at 10:30 a.m. Learn about and touch snakes and scaly crea-turesAges 14 and under. Magical Chad Tuesday, July 13, at 1 p.m. Interactive magic show. All ages. Collage Fusion Wednesday, July 14, at 12 p.m. Creative collage art. Ages 10 to 17. Fringed and Beaded T-shirts Wednesday, July 14, at 3:30 p.m. Design and make a unique t-shirt to take home. Registration required, call Youth Services at 609-345-2269, Ext. 3050. Ages 9 to 17. Pirates — The Curse of the Mutating Hand Science Story Telling Thursday, July 15, at 10:30 a.m. Learn about the science of liquids and density from the tale of “The Curse of the Mutating Hand.” Ages 12 and younger. Make a Musical Wave with IHOB Thursday, July 15, at 1 p.m. Learn to make musical instruments and play them. All ages. Friday Matinee Fridays from July 16 and 30, and Aug. 6 and 20, at 12 p.m. Come enjoy a movie at the library. All ages. Coming Attractions Book Club Saturdays, July 17 and 31, Aug. 21 and 28, at 3 p.m. Agostino Arts Presents: Transformations! Tuesday, July 20, at 10:30 a.m. Aquatic-themed folktales, illustrated by face-painting on the faces of audience volunteers. Ages up to 14. Marine Mammal Stranding Center Tuesday, July 20, at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Learn about rescued mammals and meet some in person. All ages. Barbie Project Runway Wednesdays, July 21 and 28, Aug. 4, at 3 p.m. Back by popular demand! Participants design an outfit for Barbie using a variety of materials. Space is limited to 15 participants. Registration required. Call Youth Services at (609) 345-2269, ext. 3050. Ages 9 to 17. Wetlands Institute: Life in the Salt Marsh Thursday, July 22, at 10:30 a.m. Participants will assist in creating a live model of a salt marsh. Other hands-on activities and live animal touch tanks. All ages. Puppeteer Ventriloquist Tuesday, July 27, at 10:30 a.m. John Pizzi and his lively puppets will amuse all with comedy and audience participation. Ages 14 and younger.

Brain Wash Quiz Show (All Wars Memorial Building, 1510 Adriatic Ave.) Tuesday, July 27, at 1 p.m. Interactive trivia challenge game show. This high-tech game show comes complete with real digital scoring, sound effects and large screens for prompting. All ages. Singable Stories Wednesday, July 28, at 1 p.m. A musical program designed to encourage children and families to participate and use their imagina-tions. Ages 8 and younger. Tales of the Sea with Bridget Thursday, July 29, at 10:30 a.m. Listen to stories and make a paper hat to take home. Ages 12 and younger. Claymation Studio Thursday, July 29, Wednesday, Aug. 4, Thursday, Aug. 5, and Friday, Aug. 6, at 1 p.m. Learn to make Claymation movies on the com-puter. Registration is required. Call Youth Services at (609) 345-2269, ext. 3050. Ages 9 to 17. Marbleized Tropical Fish with Nancy Leary Tuesday, Aug. 3, at 10:30 a.m. Make a fish to take home. Ages 6 to 12. Design Your Own Beach Bag with Nancy Leary Tuesday, Aug. 3, at 1 p.m. Decorate your own beach bag to take home. Ages 11 to 17. Choo Choo Charlie Show Thursday, Aug. 5, at 10:30 a.m. Magic/comedy with a train theme. All ages. Special Story Time: Lead Awareness Tuesday, Aug. 10, at 10:30 a.m. Special presentation of “Sesame Street Lead Poi-soning” movie. Free Wipe Out Lead home testing kits and coloring books. Ages 2 to 5. Seascapes with IHOBF-Atlantic City Tuesday, Aug. 10, at 1 p.m. Use beach objects to create art. All ages. Doodle Your Art Wednesday, Aug. 11, at 12 p.m. Turn doodle into art. Ages 10 to 17. Daria’s World of Music Thursday, Aug. 12, at 11 a.m. Tour the world with Daria’s music. All ages. Wetlands Institute: Sea Creatures with Amazing Features Thursday, Aug. 12, at 1 p.m. Interactive story of local sea animals with hands-on time. See and touch crabs, sea stars, sea urchins and more. All ages. End of Reading Program Party (All Wars Memorial Building, 1510 Adriatic Ave.) Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 2 p.m. Games and dancing with the Kids Choice DJ. Sum-mer Reading Program participation certificates. Ages 17 and under.

2010 Airshow CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Smoke Squadron. Be sure to visit the library’s booth — tentatively scheduled to be located in front of Kennedy Plaza — during the airshow. The show is free. For more information about this year’s airshow, please visit www.atlanticcityairshow.com. The 2010 Atlantic City Airshow comes 100 years after Atlantic City and Asbury Park hosted New Jersey’s very first air-shows. To pay tribute to those airshows past

and present, the Atlantic City and Asbury Park libraries are offering photo exhibits titled “Flying Fearless: Celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of Airshows in New Jersey.” The exhibits, featuring blown-up shots from the 1910 airshows, can be viewed at the Atlantic City Historical Museum on Garden Pier (as of early July), Atlantic City Airport’s terminal building, Township of Ocean Histori-cal Museum in Monmouth County and online at www.njairshows1910.org. Also, those interested in viewing some of those photos can do so at the library’s table at this year’s airshow. Please call (609) 345-2269, ext. 3062, for more information.

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New language learning software, digital Sanborn maps of N.J. now offered

The Atlantic City Free Public Library has added two new databases to the extensive online library available at www.acfpl.org. Byki (before you know it) Foreign Language Learning — Want to learn a new language without spending hundreds of dollars? Try our new, free language learning tool, byki. More than 80 foreign languages are offered, from Afrikaans to Zulu, along with ESL instruc-tion in many languages. The benefits include: ● Unlimited use from your home computer 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or from the library. ● Individual progress tracking and assessment tests help identify areas that need improvement. ● Advanced pronunciation analysis. Visit our website at www.acfpl.org. Click on Do Re-search/Online Research Library and log in with your li-brary card barcode. Then, click on byki and choose a username and password so you can track your progress. Digital Sanborn Maps — This is a collection of 1,237 large-scale maps of 265 New Jersey cities — in-cluding Atlantic City. The maps include information such as the outline of each building, the size, shape and con-struction materials, heights, and location of windows and doors. The Sanborn Map Company was the main Ameri-can publisher of fire insurance maps for almost 100 years, and the digital collection is searchable by city and date. The black and white digital images were produced from a microform of the Sanborn atlases in the Library of Congress collection. Date coverage varies by city; 1884-early 1950s. Those interested in a live demonstration of these or our other databases can call (609) 345-2269, e-mail re-flib@acfpl.org or stop by the Reference Desk and set up an appointment