15 Wednesday: The Storybook Inspirations program at the Coronado Public Library provides opportunities for grandparents, divorced parents, active duty military, and others who live far away to share a story with a child they love.
The one-on-one sessions are 30 minutes long, and the volunteers will film participants reading a children’s book aloud for a child. The event will be held in the digital media lab of the Coronado Public Library at 10 a.m. Register online.
15 Wednesday: The Coronado Public Library in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival will host Film Forum Coronado at 6 p.m. in the library’s Winn Room.
The film expert, Ralph DeLauro, will provide a brief introduction to this week’s film, “Stage Fright” and will lead a discussion afterward. The discussion will focus on how lighting and camera angles can contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
“Stage Fright” (1950) is directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film is set in the stage world of London, and follows an aspiring actress (Jane Wyman) as she assumes undercover acting roles to prove her friend (Richard Todd) innocent of murdering his lover’s (Marlene Dietrich) husband.
16 Thursday: The May meeting of the Republican Women’s Club, Coronado Crown City will be held at the Coronado Historical Association Lecture Room, 1100 Orange Avenue, at 9:15 a.m.
The speaker will be Vice Admiral Charles W. Martoglio, US Navy (ret), current advisor on issues impacting the United States, especially those involving China and Russia. He will discuss America’s security in an era increasingly marked by confrontation and conflict.
All republican women are encouraged to attend. Men are also welcome and encouraged to become associate members. Independent and undecided voters are welcome.
16 Thursday: Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Friends of Coronado Public Library and Warwick’s bookstore, will host Gretchen Anthony for an intimate luncheon with the author as well as a signing of her new book, “Tired Ladies Take a Stand” at 11:30 a.m. in the Winn Room of the library.
Copies of “Tired Ladies Take a Stand” will be included with lunch with the $40 tickets. All proceeds will go towards funding free programs at the Coronado Public Library. Register on the library’s website.
18 Saturday: In March 1941, Dr. Edith Purer led a nature walk in Coronado to discuss and observe the plants on the local beach. Join the library in following in her footsteps with Dr. Kellie Uyeda, research scientist at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. As they did in the past, participants will meet at the beach in front of the Hotel del Coronado at 10:30 a.m. and will return to the hotel after two hours.
18 Saturday: At 2 p.m. in the library’s Winn Room, the Spoilers Book Club will meet to discuss “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Maria Remarque.
19 Sunday: At 1 p.m. in the Winn Room of the library, the Coronado Island Film Festival’s student classic film study program will present the film “Oklahoma!” The program is open to students from public, charter, and parochial schools, as well as homeschooled students. Students will be able to participate in post-screening moderated discussions.
Information courtesy of the Coronado Public Library. Sections of this article were generated with assistance from AI and were reviewed by a member of our publication.
