The Abington Social Library hosts two book discussion groups. One meets quarterly in the evening while the other meets monthly during the day. Contact Library Director, Bonnie Duncan, at (860) 974-1674 or b.duncan@pomfretct.org to sign up for either of the groups or to learn more.

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Classic Film Festival

All movies are at 7:00 p.m. on the 3rd Friday of the month at the Pomfret Senior Center, unless otherwise noted. FREE to public!

• Friday, February 19, 2010, 7:00 p.m
  Key Largo, 1948 crime film starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, and Claire Trevor. This was the fourth and final film pairing of married actors Bogart and Bacall. Trevor won the 1948 Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance.
  
  
• Friday, March 19, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
  The Philadelphia Story, starring Katherine Hepburn, James Stewart and Cary Grant, a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor. The Philadelphia Story was nominated for six Academy Awards, and won two: Stewart for Best Actor and Donald Ogden Stewart for Best Adapted Screenplay. In 1995, The Philadelphia Story film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
  
  
• Friday, April 16, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
  Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 American drama film starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur, about one man's effect on American politics. Directed by Frank Capra, the film features a bevy of well-known supporting actors, among them Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell and Beulah Bondi. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, winning for Best Original Story. In 1989, the Library of Congress added Mr. Smith Goes to Washington to the United States National Film Registry, for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
  
  
• Friday, June 18, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
  To Kill a Mockingbird, based on Harper Lee’s novel, starring Gregory Peck
  
  
• Friday, July 23, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
  The African Queen, thrilling story starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn
  
  
• Friday, August 20, 2010, 7:00 p.m..
  You Can’t Take it With You, screwball comedy starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart
  
  
• Friday, September 17, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
  Bringing Up Baby, screwball comedy starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn
  
  
• Friday, October 15, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
  The Nanny, thriller starring Bette Davis at her scariest best!
  
  
• Friday, November 19, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
  It Happened One Night, Academy Award romantic comedy starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert
  
  
• Friday, December 17, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
  It’s a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra Christmas classic starring James Stewart and Donna Reed