The Magnificent SevenEnjoy dinner, the 1960 film starring Yul Brynner and Steven McQueen and a special cabaret performance featuring Candace Decker and Phil Smith.
Ticketed event: $20 reservations required, seating is limited. Contact Joan at 262-524-3694 or jquinlan@waukesha.lib.wi.us by October 30.
Tuesday, October 22, 6:00 p.m.The Bracero Program was a cooperative agreement between Mexico and the U.S. designed to address worker shortages during World War II. This was the beginning of migrant labor in the U.S.
Local expert Michael Goodman discusses the history and the long lasting
effects of the Bracero program on the U.S. economy.
Refreshments will be served.
For more information, call 262-695-6518.
Sunday, October 20, 12:00-4:00 p.m.This award-winning 1954 film tells the story of a group of samurai that protect a village being attacked by bandits. The Magnificent Seven is the western-style remake of this Japanese film. (Subtitled)
For details, call (262) 650-4887.
Literary, Historical and Cultural Connections with the NovelWaukesha Public Library
321 Wisconsin Ave., Waukesha
Reluctant Amazons: Narratives of Women Without Men
Elizabeth Zanichkowsky (UW-Waukesha)
Hybrid Language of a Hybrid Identity: Spanish, English, and Spanglish in Into the Beautiful North
Debbie Paprocki (UW-Waukesha)
Tijuana Past and Present as the Portal Into The Beautiful North
Bert Kreitlow (UW-Whitewater)
Literature and Social Justice: The Author as Witness in the Work of Luis Alberto Urrea
John Allen (MATC)
act of Film: Inside and Outside the NovelWaukesha Public Library
321 Wisconsin Ave., Waukesha
Irish on One Side, Mexican on the Other. . . and Me in the Middle: The Role of Popular Narratives in Framing Perspective.
Joe Foy (UW-Waukesha)
Salt of the Earth: A Film Without an Audience?
Tim Thering and Ellyn Lem (UW-Waukesha)
Like Water for Chocolate: The Film/Book that Opened the Border Between the U.S. and Mexico
Ellyn Lem (UW-Waukesha)
Try a book from one of the Waukesha Public Library read-alikes lists!or
Even more suggestions can be found at Waukesha Public Library.
Don’t miss these three specialOctober 1-31 at Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wisconsin Avenue, Waukesha
Photographs of Waukesha’s Hispanic community celebrate their traditions, values and humanity. Exhibit is a joint venture of Carroll University’s Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition class taught by Dr. Elena De Costa and Prof. Phil Krejcarek’s Photography classes.Details: 262-524-3682
October 1-31 at Waukesha County Museum, 101 W. Main Street, Waukesha
View unique examples of naturalization papers of early Waukesha County immigrants who renounced forever their former countries to become citizens. Also visit the Research Center to look up your own family’s papers! Exhibit is free with museum admission. Details: 262-521-2859
October 5-31, Almont Gallery, 342 W. Main Street, Waukesha
Check out the Almont Gallery windows for art based on the themes of the book created by local artists.