Monday Essentials: Scary Movie, History of Jazz, Healthcare Seminar, Grand Reopening

Here are some things to know about this week, Oct. 14-20, in and around Barrington:   

The Barrington Garden Club presents guest speaker Kaye Vosburgh, a certified Sogetsu Ikebana teacher, who will create basic and free-style Ikebana designs. She will also discuss the history of Ikebana. Guests are always welcome. The fee is $5 per person. Refreshments will be served prior to a meeting and the Ikebana program.

Join librarian and film enthusiast Doug Swiszcz at 1 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 16, for the third matinee movie of his fall 2013 series, “Things That Go Bump in the Night.” This week’s film is Rosemary’s Baby, starring Mia Farrow as a young bride who learns she is pregnant just as the career of her struggling actor husband (John Cassavetes)  takes off. The Roman Polanski movie is an adaptation of Ira Levin’s novel and is rated R for profanity, some sexuality the frightening sequences. Swiszcz always provides pre-film commentary.

Also on Wednesday, come and hear Lloyd Kaplan, teacher and jazz musician, talk about the history of jazz in America at 7 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 9 – the third of a free three-part series featuring live music by The Aristocats and the Barrington High School Jazz Ensemble. The program is sponsored by the Friends of the Barrington Public Library. 

Author Patricia Herlihy talks about her book, Vodka: A Global History, on Thursday at 6 pm at Barrington Books. The book explores the cultural history of this alcoholic beverage that has been a staple of Slavic lands for more than 600 years and is now the rising star in America whether drunk straight, infused, flavored or mixed. The history of vodka is a story of an old spirit that has become the perfect postmodern drink. Mysterious in its origin, beguiling in its allure, vodka is a rising star. 

Also on Thursday, Barrington Public Library, 281 County Road, will host a free Affordable Healthcare Seminar on at 7 pm presented by HealthSource RI, the state’s new health insurance exchange. You can learn how Healthsource RI can benefit you, your employees or your family by allowing small businesses, nonprofits, individuals and families to select health coverage that best fits their needs. Visit Healthsource RI on the web at www.healthsourceri.com for more information.

The Bay Spring Community Center, 170 Narragansett Ave., holds a grand reopening on Saturday, Oct. 19, starting at 4 pm. Here is the schedule:

~ Snacks, Soft-Drinks, & Cake
~ Flaunt Photo Booth
~ Kids Games
~ Face Painting
~ Food Trucks