"The shortest day has passed, and whatever nastiness of weather we may look forward to in January and February, at least we notice that the days are getting longer.  Minute by minute they lengthen out.  It takes some weeks before we become aware of the change.  It is imperceptible even as the growth of a child, as you watch it day by day, until the moment comes when with a start of delighted surprise we realize that we can stay out of doors in a twilight lasting for another quarter of a precious hour."
-  Vita Sackville-West

MonDay is FunDay!  The Presque Isle Movie of the month is Midnight in Paris   
     Paris is a city that lends itself to daydreaming, to walking the streets and imagining all sorts of magic, a quality that Woody Allen understands perfectly. Midnight in Paris is Allen's charming reverie about just that quality, with a screenwriter hero named Gil (Owen Wilson) who strolls the lanes of Paris with his head in the clouds and walks right into his own best fantasy. A midnight encounter draws him into the jazzy world of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Picasso and Dali, and an intense Ernest Hemingway, who promises to bring Gil's manuscript to Gertrude Stein for review. This is a romantic comedy set in Paris about a family that goes there because of business, and two young people who are engaged to be married in the fall have experiences there that change their lives. It's about a young man's great love for a city, Paris, and the illusion people have that a life different from theirs would be much better.
    The movie's on the side of gentle fantasy, and it has some literary/cinematic in-jokes that call back to the kind of goofy humor Allen created in Love and Death. The city glows with Allen's romantic sense of it, and Owen Wilson has just the right nice-guy melancholy to put the idea over. A worthy entry in the Cinema of the Daydream. --Robert Horton

Showtimes are February13, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.  As always, admission is free.

MonDay is FunDay!  Don’t forget to mark your calendars for Monday, Feb. 20^th 4pm for the February ArmChair Travelogue to Germany by Cheryl Bowen and Bob Twelmeyer.  See the next issue of FYI Northwoods for more details.

FriDays are FunDays, too!  The next Trivia Party will be Friday, Feb. 3^rd from 1:30-3:30pm.  Rid yourself of the winter doldrums with an afternoon or fun, laughter, and Trivia!  Come show off your little gray cells.  It’s guaranteed fun for all!  Admission is free.  Coffee will be available and is free, but feel free to bring your own beverage of choice.  If you’d like, please bring a snack to pass.   

PC Classes @ the Library.  The following classes are being offered at the Presque Isle Library in February.  You can register for any of the classes by calling Nicolet College at 800-544-3039 ext. 4493.  Please try to register by Feb. 1^st.

PC II (Intermediate PC Usage).  In this class, which is an extension of PC I – Computer Basics, students will learn more advanced functions of using a computer in the Windows environment, such as using the Control Panel to set up your computer to your personal preferences, how to change default settings, as well as tips for keeping your computer running efficiently.  In this class students will also explore more uses of the computer, with the basics of word processing software and how to explore the internet.  This 4-session class will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting Feb. 7^th from 9am-noon.  The class fee is $38.20, or $24.52 if you are 62 or older.

Microsoft Word MailMerge.  Learn to create personalized letterhead, labels, envelopes, wedding invitations or holiday card mailing lists using Microsoft Word MailMerge and the MailMerge Wizard.  Students should already be familiar with the basics of Microsoft Word.  This one session class will be held on Tues. Feb. 7^th from 1-4pm.  The class fee is $15.40, or $10.84 if you are 62 or older. 

Microsoft Word for Newsletters.   Keep your friends and family up-to-date with personalized newsletters using Microsoft Word.  Or create professional looking newsletters for your community organization or lake association.  Students in this class will learn to format a newsletter into multiple columns, to add graphics and clipart, and to insert text boxes.  Students should have a basic knowledge of Microsoft Word.  This one session class will be held on Thurs. Feb 9^th from 1-4pm.  The class fee is $15.40, or $10.84 if you are 62 or older. 

Introduction to Online Photo Storage.  Are you interested in storing and accessing your photos from virtually any location?  Are you afraid you may lose all your photos if your hard drive crashes?  As a student in this fun class, you will learn how to use a variety of online photo storage providers, and how to edit and print your photos.  Students will learn how to upload and organize your personal photos.  Students should be familiar with the Windows environment and should bring some of their photos on a flash drive or memory card.  Please bring a memory card reader if you have one.  This 2-session class will be held on Tues.-Thurs. Feb. 14 & 16 from 1-4pm.  The class fee is $21.10, or $14.26 if you are 62 or older.

New Materials:
Books:
Unfamiliar Fishes by, Sarah Vowell
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close; a novel and movie tie-in by, Jonathon Safran Foer
Death Comes to Pemberly by, P.D. James

DVDS:
Moneyball
Berkley Square, the Complete Series
Downtown Abbey, the complete first series
Colombiana
The Frozen North
Alone In the Wilderness, Part II