WIZARD ROCK CONCERT THIS THURSDAY!!

The New Canaan Library will be rocking with Wizard Rock on Thursday, January 3rd at 6:00 pm when The Whomping Willows, Romilda Vane and the Chocolate Cauldrons and Snidget will be appearing in the Adrian Lamb Room in a program sponsored by the Friends of the New Canaan Library. The Whomping Willows is the wizard rock project of Matt Maggiacomo, a singer/songwriter from Providence Rhode Island. He features music from the perspective of a magical tree with a bad temper based on the Whomping Willow in the Harry Potter novels. He performs with an acoustic guitar and vocals, combines humor and light political commentary and is a favorite of “wizard wrock fans” all over the country. The Whomping Willows will be joined by Romilda Vane and the Chocolate Cauldrons, the first Irish Wizard Rock band. This one-woman band created by Amy Snow is influenced by celtic music, jazz and anti-folk. She has released her first album, “Hogwarts, a Mystery” in October and been on the Wizard Rock scene for over two years. The third band performing at this event is Snidget, a folk-rock wizard that explores the darker and more serious themes of the Harry Potter books. Snidget combines her voice and her hammered dulcimer to create a unique sound, pulling musical inspiration from bands such as Eisley and Nickel Creek. Her debut recording will be released in January 2008.
Pizza and soft drinks will be served. All Library programs are free and open to the public. This program is fun for all ages. Please call (203) 594-5003, e-mail clahey@newcanaanlibrary.org or click on the register online link on the Library’s website, http://www.newcanaanlibrary.org/ for additional information or to sign-up for the program.

2007 TEENS' TOP TEN ANNOUNCED

Teen readers nationwide voted for their favorite books of the year during Teen Read Week, October 14-20. CLICK HERE to see the ten titles and which ones are available right now at the New Canaan Library.

A MOVIE IN YOUR MIND

Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, Earth's mightiest superheroes, have lost touch with the people they protect just as the heroes of the DC Universe must face a crisis that will rip their universe apart.

Infinite Crisis was a seven-issue limited series of comic books published by DC Comics beginning in October 2005, based on the 1985 series Crisis On Infinite Earths. Now in audiobook format, this version finds a balance between the narrative and the background information that is essential in understanding such a large story with an even larger cast. The detailed descriptions of the characters, together with a dynamic soundtrack and sound effects, bring the story to life.

Check out INFINITE CRISIS Parts 1 & 2 in YABooks on CD and delve even deeper into the storyline with the graphic novels in the Infinite Crisis series.