Throughout the month of June, the Municipal Library’s adult library will present the exhibition “And He Took One of the Stone’s of the Place” – which presents books and creative work by Raanana’s authors and poets, in order to promote local creative work and to provide a forum to encourage Raanana’s writers.

Tuesday, 1.6.10
• Youth Competition – “Story on a Postcard” – Teenagers are invited to take part in a competition, in which they illustrate postcards based on stories.  The winning postcard will be printed and distributed to the public. Other choice postcards will be presented at the Municipal Youth Center on 10.6.10.  The teens are invited to submit the illustrated postcards by 1.6.10 in the boxes set up at the Municipal Youth Center, the HaMartef Club, the Municipal Library and Hashachar Library.
• 10:00 Visitors’ Center, the Municipal Library – “The Lady with the Camellias” – Sarah Ostrov speaks about A. Duma’s book, with clips from the musical – “La Traviata”.
• 20:30 Adult Library:  Authors’ Dialogue:  in honor of his new book, Author Myron H. Isaacson will be hosted by and speak with author Dov Elboim.  Selected readings:  Sasson Gabai and Efrat Ben Tzur, with musical accompaniment and singers Eli Magen and Adi Renart.

Wednesday, 2.6.10 – Book Week Events Opening
• 18:00, Yad LaBanim Plaza:  “Raanana – A City That Reads and Writes” – The city’s authors will sign their books for the public at large; activity stations for children of all ages; children’s literature:  The Fisherman and the Golden Fish; a Magic Castle – where children will learn magic tricks, wizardry, taming demons, etc.; Robinson Crusoe and Pocahontas.  The event will be attended by Mayor Nahum Hofree and Deputy Mayor Ronit Weintraub – director of the Culture, Youth and Leisure Division.

• 2.6.10-12.6.10 – Book Fair at the Municipal Library Plaza and Yad LaBanim – from 18:00 to 23:00.

Thursday, 3.6.10
• 18:00 – Yad LaBanim Plaza, Theater Stories:  Activity corners focusing on children stories – “Where the Wild Things Are” – by Maurice Sendak; “Itamar Walks on the Walks” by David Grossman; “Dragon – There’s No Such Thing” by Jack Bennet; “The Most Wonderful Egg in the World”.
• 19:00 – The HaMishkan Center for Music and Art and the “Room of Your Own” Group present the Women Workers 2 Festival – “Let the Words Act in You”:  An evening that includes 50 artists – a celebration of art and books:  workshops, exhibitions, street performances, second hand book fair, café.  At 21:00, the main performance will include – all on one stage – theater, music, dance and pantomime directed by Limor Yitzchayek.  Tickets:  NIS 50 including participation in workshops.

Saturday Night, 5.6.10, Saturday Night 12.6.10
• 20:30 – 22:00 Yad LaBanim Plaza:  Hezi Habibi in the show – “Everything in One”.  Musical selections in a variety of styles with different wind instruments:  flute, trumpets, saxophones, harmonica and melodica.

Sunday, 6.6.10
• 10:30 – Golden Age Club:  Lecturer Yael Guri on Women’s Hebrew Poetry from the beginning of settlement in Israel to contemporary poetry.
• 18:00 – Yad LaBanim:  Fairy Island:  A magical fairy island will be set up in the center, surrounded by three fantasy characters who will welcome the visitors to a magical world of fantasy.

Tuesday, 8.6.10
• 9:00 – 11:00 – Children’s Library – “In Search of the Vanishing House” – with Author Ora Morag – to mark the 150th birthday of Theodore Herzl.
• 18:00- Yad LaBanim Plaza – characters from the fairytales:  Superman and the Magical Princess, Peter Pan and Pirate in a variety of activities and acrobatics.

Thursday, 10.6.10
• 17:30, Hashachar Library:  “The Library Lion” – by Michel Knudsen with puppets.  Told by the legendary Gadit.
• 18:00 – Yad LaBanim Plaza:  The Environmental Protection Fantasy Kingdom – Four activity stations focusing on stories and theater games on subjects related to environmental protection:  The Wishing Forest, the Coral Island, the Vanishing Desert, and the Bravest Knight, the Fairy, Moonlight in the Kingdom of the Poor.
• 20:00 – Children’s Library – “White Night – Dreaming of Books” – Treasure Hunt: Nighttime activity for elementary school students including stories, films, theater, music and arts and crafts, with Gavriel Hadar, Ayelet Yagoda, Irit Tamir, etc.
• 20:00 – HaMartef Club – Unplugged Evening:  Young Israeli music.  Young artists perform original songs and new arrangements of poets’ songs.

Sunday, 13.6.10
• 10:30, Hashachar Library – “On the Wings of Imagination in Movement and Sound” – Special morning for the neighborhood’s senior women in cooperation with the Hashachar Club, and led by Shimrit Katz.
• 20:00, Café Salta – “Reading Coffee” – a meeting with authors Eshkol Nevo, Alon Hilo and Yochi Brandeis.

Tuesday, 15.6.10
• 9:00 – 11:00 – Yad LaBanim Auditorium – “King of the Mountain” – with author Naava Makamel-Atir, on her book about Theodore Herzl, to mark the occasion of his 150th birthday.
• 17:30 – Yad LaBanim Auditorium - Story Theater:  “Noni Keeps Quiet”, by Shai Kapon.  Storytelling and singing by Gavriel Hadar.
• 17:30/20:30 – Heichal Hatarbut – Yad LaBanim – “Dancing According to the Book” – spectacular show for the book celebrations put on by the Raanana Dance Center and directed by Zvia Brumer.

Friday, 18.6.10
• 17:00 – Golden Age Club – One Woman Show - “Chekhov Stories” – Actress Limor Yitzchayek combines humor and satire, tears and laughter, romance, sex and dreams in a theatrical celebration that doesn’t stop for a moment.

Tuesday, 22.6.10
• 17:30 – Yad LaBanim Auditorium – Story Theater – “Shula the Witch”.  Irit Tamir in a musical story.

Thursday, 24.6.10
• 21:00, Cultural and Leisure Center – Yad LaBanim Auditorium:  “My Alterman” – Raanana’s Theater Ensemble.  To mark poet Natan Alterman’s 100th birthday.  Arranged and directed by Itzik Saidof.  The show will be presented again on Saturday Night, 26.6.10.
• 21:00 – HaMartef Club – Youth Poetry Reading – Raanana teens and artists in an evening of Israeli poetry.

Raanana’s Municipal Gallery and Library will present two exhibitions from 8.5.10 – 3.7.10:
• “Legends and Myths” – Artist Dennis Shifrin will exhibit his kinetic sculpture and wooden miniatures.
• “Authors and Poets – Portraits” – by artist Yael Shachar-Sarid.