Steinbeck films will be shown John...

Steinbeck films will be shown

John Steinbeck’s works will be the subject of three screenings

next month at the Newport Beach Central Library. “The Grapes of

Wrath,” a 1940 film starring Henry Fonda, will be screened at 5 p.m.

Wednesday. The Academy Award-nominated 1984 drama “El Norte” will be

shown at 5 p.m. Oct. 3. The 1996 Emmy Award-winning “A.K.A. Don

Bonus: A Video Diary” will be shown at 7 p.m. Oct. 10. A discussion about Steinbeck’s life and works at 3 p.m. Wednesday will precede the

film. All the events are free and are at the Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave. For more information, call (949) 717-3801.

Library hosts art and essay contest

Students in seventh through 12th grades are invited to cash in on

their understanding of tolerance through the Newport Beach Public

Library’s “Peace Through Understanding: An Art and Essay Contest.” To

qualify to win one of four $100 savings bonds, they may submit either

a 250- to 350-word typed, double-spaced essay or a piece of

two-dimensional art that expresses their thoughts on tolerance. All

entries must be submitted to a Newport Beach Public Library location

by Oct. 18.