BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:TALES WELL TOLD\nWomen Breaking Loose: a double bill\, \; by Kate Chopin and Edna Ferber\nOn Sunday\, March 11 at 3:00 PM the Fan wood Memorial Library celebrates Women&rsquo\;s History Month the old-fa shioned way: with two short stories\, vividly performed by professional actress Michè\;le LaRue. LaRue&rsquo\;s unique series of century-o ld American TALES WELL TOLD has garnered praise from Cape May to Kentuck y: &ldquo\;It's difficult to find the words to describe the wonder of wh at you do!&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;You could hear a pin drop!&rdquo\;\n  \;\nSays LaRue\, &ldquo\;This pairing of stories by Louisianan Kate Chop in and Ohioan Edna Ferber explores in fiction two dilemmas that women st ill face daily: Which comes first&mdash\;me or my family? Where do I bel ong&mdash\;at home or at work?&rdquo\; In Chopin&rsquo\;s poignant &ldqu o\;A Pair of Silk Stockings\,&rdquo\; widowed Mrs. Sommers takes an impr omptu holiday from home. In Ferber&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Representing T. A. B uck\,&rdquo\; divorced &ldquo\;lady salesman&rdquo\; Emma McChesney long s for life off the road. In both women&mdash\;our ancestors&mdash\;we se e ourselves.\n \;\nMichè\;le LaRue is delighted to return to t he Fanwood Memorial Library\, where she previously delighted audiences w ith the compelling on woman show\, Someone Must Wash the Dishes: An Anti -Suffrage Satire. Ms. LaRue &mdash\;who tours nationally in many one-wom an productions&mdash\;began presenting short stories a couple of decades ago\, on the porches and in the parlors of Victorian Cape May\, for New Jersey&rsquo\;s East Lynne Theater Company. In the Garden State\, she i s a member of New Jersey Repertory Company and has performed as well for the Bickford Theatre\, Centenary Stage\, Garage Theatre Group\, and Pas sage Theatre Company. Tales Well Told: Women Breaking Loose is her secon d performance for Fanwood Memorial Library. An Illinois native and Secau cus resident\, LaRue is a member of the three major actors&rsquo\; union s: Actors&rsquo\; Equity Association\, SAG\, and AFTRA.\n \;\nKate C hopin (1851 &ndash\; 1904) and Edna Ferber (1885 &ndash\; 1968) were pro minent and prolific authors in their times. Chopin&rsquo\;s controversia l The Awakening remains popular today\; Ferber&rsquo\;s Show Boat and Gi ant became\, respectively\, the often-produced major musical and the Osc ar-winning motion picture.\n&ldquo\;I love doing these old stories\,&rdq uo\; LaRue declares. &ldquo\;They were written for the ear. Their evocat ive descriptions and rich dialects paint pictures in the audiences&rsquo \; minds. Adults light up like children at story time. Despite TV and fi lms\, the Internet and CGI effects\, we still crave to simply listen to a tale well told.&rdquo\;\n \;\nThis free program is sponsored by th e Friends of the Fanwood Memorial Library. For more information and regi stration about this and other programs please call the library at 908 32 2-6400 or check out the events calendar at www.fanwoodlibrary.org.\n&nbs p\;\nFor more information about Michè\;le LaRue&rsquo\;s productio ns\, visit michelelarue.com. URL:http://scotchplains.patch.com/events/tales-well-told-women-breaking-l oose-a-double-bill-by-kate-chopin-and-edna-ferber-told-by-michele-larue SUMMARY:TALES WELL TOLD Women Breaking Loose: a double bill\, by Kate Ch opin and Edna Ferber told by Michele LaRue LOCATION:Fanwood Memorial Library: 14 Tillotson Rd\, Fanwood\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR