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Monday Moon Matinees Presents: First Man

July 22, 2019, 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM @ Parsippany Main Library

On the heels of their six-time Academy Award®-winning smash, La La Land, Oscar®-winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for Universal Pictures’ First Man, the riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. A visceral, first-person account, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the movie will explore the sacrifices and the cost—on Armstrong and on the nation—of one of the most dangerous missions in history. Written by Academy Award® winner Josh Singer (Spotlight), the drama is produced by Wyck Godfrey & Marty Bowen (The Twilight Saga, The Fault in Our Stars) through their Temple Hill Entertainment banner, alongside Chazelle and Gosling. Isaac Klausner (The Fault in Our Stars) executive produces. DreamWorks Pictures co-finances the film.

Whippany Burying Yard: 300 Years of History

July 24, 2019, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Established in 1718, the Whippany Burying Yard is the oldest cemetery in Morris County and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The story of this oldest artifact of New Jersey begins in 15,000 years BC. Learn how geography, resources, and invention melded. Hear of armies, spies, and brutal winters. Join author and historian Michael Czuchnicki, as he presents how the town of Whippany was born and became important in New Jersey.

The Space Race: 1957-1975

July 26, 2019, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Parsippany Main Library

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing on July 20, 1969, Mr. Woyce built a new presentation, packed with historic pho-tographs and vintage concept art. Relive the dramatic “Space Race,” from the pioneering Mercury and Gemini flights to the first Apollo Moon land-ings and the lesser-known scientific missions that followed. Along the way, He will introduce the visionaries and scientists who made space travel possible, and the American astronauts who boldly traveled “Where no one has gone before.” Presented by Kevin Woyce; Author, Photographer, Lecturer

Painting on a Glass

July 27, 2019, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Parsippany Main Library

Jeannie Cancelliere, owner of Class on a Glass, will guide us through a painting on a glass class. Get your friends together and enjoy a warm Saturday afternoon painting and learning something new. You even get to take your work of art home with you and use it everyday! Fun and interesting! 2 Glasses or mugs for $10.00 supply fee (Please designate glasses or mugs at the time of registration)

Monday Moon Matinees Presents: Apollo 13

July 29, 2019, 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM @ Parsippany Main Library

This Hollywood drama is based on the events of the Apollo 13 lunar mission, astronauts Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) find everything going according to plan after leaving Earth's orbit. However, when an oxygen tank explodes, the scheduled moon landing is called off. Subsequent tensions within the crew and numerous technical problems threaten both the astronauts' survival and their safe return to Earth.

ReferenceUSA Workshops

July 30, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM