Cranston Public Library

What began in 1981 as a benefit for the New York Choral Society has now become a musical holiday tradition. Join Peter, Paul & Mary in a live concert specially produced for PBS featuring their folk song classics, Christmas carols, spirituals and seasonal standards.

A documentary presenting the live recording of Aretha Franklin's album 'Amazing grace' at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles, in January 1972.

"It's one of Wiener Staatsoper's most outstanding opera productions for children. Based on the popular fairy tale, Deutscher tells a modern version of the story, combining humor, poetry and the magic of theatre. Alma Deutscher began composing Cinderella, her favorite fairy tale, at the age of eight. However, she does not directly follow the Brothers Grimm original, as the music plays a central role in her version." --

"The live concert film from Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony features 20 songs (over 2.5 hours of music) from the two-night event that opened San Francisco's new Chase Center, with many Metallica fan favorites and 2 classical songs chosen by San Francisco Symphony Musical Director Michael Tilson Thomas. The DVD features the concert and behind the scenes bonus footage." --

Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias, the world-famous Hawaiian-shirt-clad comedian, takes viewers on a joke-filled journey into his life in this nonstop laugh fest. The funnyman delves into subjects such as the joys of parenting a teen, the similarities between India and Mexico, and more hilarious observations, while also providing fans with special backstage access and exclusive never-before-seen footage from his sold-out Unity Through Laughter tour.

When Shirley, the mother of five grown children with different lifestyles, finds it difficult to get her whole family together at the same time to tell them some important news, Madea, the family "Matriarch General" steps in to help.

Portrait of Dylan as a young man. In spring 1965 Dylan, a 23-year-old, pixyish troubador, spent 3 weeks in England on a concert tour. This documentary follows him from airport to hall, from hotel room to public house, from conversation to concert. Joan Baez, Donovan and others are on hand. It's the period when Dylan is shifting from acoustic to electric, a transition that not all fans, including Baez, applaud. From the opening sequence Dylan is playful...

An elderly physician plans to marry his young ward, Rosina, to get her fortune. However, the young Count Almaviva falls in love with her and wants to marry her. The Count hides his identity in order to find out if the closely guarded Rosina loves him.

"The documentary chronicles the life of saxophonist Ronnie Scott, a poor Jewish kid who grew up in 1940s East End, London who became owner of the eponymous nightclub. Musical greats spanning decades played at Ronnie₂s including Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Nina Simone, Van Morrison, Chet Baker, and Jimi Hendrix, who played there the night of his death. Glorious clips bring to life this legendary...

"Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert pie maker, is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a baking contest offers her a chance at escape, Jenna fights to reclaim part of herself. Waitress celebrates the power of friendship, dreams, the family we choose and the beauty of a well-baked pie"--