Free events offered at Fallbrook Library

FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Library will host many free events in Jan., including concerts, lectures, book discussions, movies and an art reception.

Sunday, Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. – Acoustic Showcase: This month's local singer-songwriter is Jerry Gontang, folk singer. Gontang was born in San Diego and has been playing music all his life. He is a member of the band Stars on the Water which is recognized and popular from coast to coast.

* Monday, Jan. 8 at 1 p.m. – Insight Bookclub: The adult non-fiction book club will read and discuss “Dinner with Edward: a story of an unexpected friendship” by Isabel Vincent. It is about sorrow, joy, love and nourishment and how dinner with a friend can "sustain us against the hungers of the world".

* Thursday, Jan. 11 at 6 p.m. – Friends Lecture Series: An Inside View of North Korea. Fallbrook resident Barry Meadow spent 10 days inside and returns with stories and pictures. Sponsored by the Friends of the Fallbrook Library.

* Thursday, Jan. 18 at 1 p.m. – Bob Freaney & Friends at the Piano: This free monthly concert features Freaney and his friends playing from famous composers of piano music. Enjoy a discussion of the composers and the music.

* Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. – Friends Music Series: Peter Sprague – Guitar. Sprague will start the new year with this guitar concert. Sponsored by the Friends of the Fallbrook Library.

* Friday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. – Art Reception: Come celebrate the current art exhibited in the Community Room and the Readers Garden of the library. Meet the artists, enjoy snacks and music.

* Sunday, Jan. 21 at 3 p.m. – Lecture: All About Hummingbirds – Denise Gillen. Hummingbird nesting season is starting. Come and learn about the behaviors, idiosyncrasies and needs of these mighty little birds and what to do if one discovers a nest in the backyard.

* Thursday, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. – Cinema at the Library shows the latest thought-provoking films. This month's is about a young Thurgood Marshall as he battles through one of his most important cases.

* Sunday, Jan. 28 at 3 p.m. – Classical Sundays: Aviara Trio – Chamber Music. Sheer passion for chamber music is what drives this trio. With piano, cello and violin, they perform some of the most well-known world music written exclusively for this instrumental configuration. There is a pre-concert talk at 2:30 p.m.

The Fallbrook Library is located at 124 S. Mission Rd. For more information about these and additional scheduled activities, visit http://www.sdcl.org or call (760) 731-4653.