Friday Classic Film Series
JANUARY THEME: Horse Racing
Friday, January 17, 5-7pm: THE BLACK STALLION (1979): Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr. Shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after they are rescued. 1 hr 58 min. Rated G. Director Carroll Ballard.
Friday, January 24, 5-7:15pm: HIDALGO (2024): Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Zuleikha Robinson. In 1890, an American cowboy risks everything to enter a 3000 mile horse race across the Saudi desert for a $10,000 prize. 2 hr 16 min. Rated PG-13. Director Joe Johnston.
Friday, January 31, 5-7:20pm: SEABISCUIT (2003): Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Elizabeth Banks. Based on the true story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted the spirits of the nation. 2 hr 20 min. Rated PG-13. Director Gary Ross.
FEBRUARY THEME: Love in the Gilded Age
Friday, February 7, 5-7:45pm: A PASSAGE TO INDIA (1984): Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft. Set in the 1920s during the period of the British Raj, the film tells the story of the interactions of several characters in the fictional city of Chandrapore. The film explores themes of racism, imperialism, religion, and the nature of relationships.. 2 hr 44 min. Rated PG. Director David Lean.
Friday, February 14, 5-7pm: A ROOM WITH A VIEW (1985): Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands, Daniel Day-Lewis. An acclaimed romance set in England and Italy, a young woman resists the restrictions of Edwardian English society and falls in love with a free spirit. 1 hr 57 min. Not Rated. Director James Ivory.
Friday, February 21, 5-7:30pm: HOWARDS END (1992): Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Vanessa Redgrave. The film’s narrative explores class relations in turn-of-the-20th-century Britain, through events in the lives of the Schlegel sisters. 2 hr 22 min. Rated PG-13. Director James Ivory.
Friday, February 28, 5-7:15pm: REMAINS OF THE DAY (1993): Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox, Christopher Reeve, Hugh Grant. When the former owner of an estate passes away, his former butler returns and recalls the events that took place there in the 1930s. 2 hr 14 min. Rated R. Director James Ivory.
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A MUSIC LEGACY! Three Centuries of Music from the African Diaspora
DATE: Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025
TIME: 3:30 – 4:30pm
LOCATION: MONTAUK LIBRARY, 871 Montauk Highway, Montauk, NY
GUEST ARTIST: Alexander A. Wu, pianist & arranger
COST: Free and Open to the Public
REGISTRATION: www.montauklibrary.org/events
At the Montauk Library on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 3:30, in honor of Black History Month, Pianist Alexander Wu will present a solo concert of A MUSIC LEGACY! Three Centuries of Music from the African Diaspora. Please join us for a celebration of the beauty, diversity and enduring impact of the legacy of African diasporic music and culture.
Music of the African Diaspora showcases music composed by Africans and descendants of African slaves. Pianist and music arranger, Alexander Wu returns to the Montauk Library to perform and introduce works by notable composers such as Harry T. Burleigh, Florence B. Price, Scott Joplin, Duke Ellington, Modesta Bor, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, R. Nathanile Dett, Tania León, William Grant Still, Herbie Hancock, Nina Simone, Sam Cooke and others.
The discography of Yamaha Performing Artist, Alexander Wu, includes Bach to the Future: Classical & Jazz Piano, Rhythm Road Across the Americas, Four Hand Band, ZigZag Quartet and the much acclaimed George Gershwin — An American Original.
California native, Alexander A. Wu makes his home in Manhattan. He has performed on international stages as a soloist with orchestras and a chamber player with renowned artists in the classical, Latin and jazz worlds. He teaches privately in Manhattan and at City College at C.U.N.Y. In 2010, he joined the elite roster of Yamaha Performing Artists. As a guest artist and speaker he has given numerous concerts and master classes at libraries, concert halls and schools. Currently, Mr. Wu is on the piano faculty at Third Street Music School Settlement in the East Village and he is the artistic director and co-founder of the Millennium Chamber Players in NYC.
