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SUMMARY:Chamber Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 9:    8:00 pm Chamber Music Festival:  Boston Chamber Music led by clarinetist Thomas Hill\, performs Beethoven\, Brahms\, and Fauré \nFriday\, June 16:  8:00 pm Chamber Music Festival:  The Cascabel Trio\, led by pianist Janice Weber\, performs Smetana and Dvorak \nCHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL TICKETS:  Per Concert\, $18 in advance; $20 at the door; $5 Student;   SERIES TICKETS:  $30.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/chamber-music-festival/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Joyce Andersen & Harvey Reid
DESCRIPTION:Ogunquit Performing Arts welcomes back local country stars Joyce Andersen and Harvey Reid\, for an evening of classic country music in a program entitled   “Keep on the Sunny Side”- A Celebration of Classic Country Music.   Joining Joyce and Harvey will be the the Knotty Pine Boys All-Star Band\, as these talented musicians showcase a spectacular evening of old-time favorites: country\, bluegrass\, folk\, blues\, Celtic\, and ragtime. \nHarvey Reid and Joyce Andersen are life-long musicians with deep roots in a wide range of American music. Between them they have made over 30 albums including folk & blues\, country & Americana\, and jazz & bluegrass. They have traveled the country and the world playing their original takes on American music as well as their own songs. For this performance\, they are joined by members of the Knotty Pine Boys playing steel guitar\, bass\, and drums\, a rousing combination which has packed in the crowds in local venues. \nJoyce Andersen is a veteran musician who has enjoyed a varied 20-year career as side-gal\, session player\, singer-songwriter\, and band leader. Her live shows and recordings showcase her versatility as a vocalist and violinist who thrives on writing and interpreting songs across many genres from old-time\, rock & Americana\, to folk\, pop\, & swing. She started getting critical acclaim and radio play in the folk world with her first full length CD “The Girl I Left Behind” (2000) for its songwriting\, breadth of styles and her unique ability to harmonize her vocals with her violin.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/joyce-andersen-harvey-reid/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Performance
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SUMMARY:The Benny Goodman Story
DESCRIPTION:The Benny Goodman Story is a biographical film\, starring Steve Allen and Donna Reed\, directed by Valentine Davies and released by Universal-International in 1956. The film is based on the life of famed clarinetist Benny Goodman\, who recorded most of the clarinet solos used in the film. \nLionel Hampton\, Martha Tilton\, Kid Ory\, George Givot\, Gene Krupa\, Teddy Wilson\, Harry James and many other musicians also made appearances in this film. \n“Benny Goodman’s swing music is so much a part of the familiar sounds of our times that just to hear it as Benny and his bandsmen used to play—and still do—is an experience of multiple charms.”  New York Times \nWhen a young Benny Goodman (Barry Truex) first starts taking music classes\, he becomes very adept at the clarinet and gravitates towards ragtime and jazz. After playing for a few years\, an older Benny (Steve Allen) gains the attention of critic John Hammond (Herbert Anderson)\, who champions the musician. Benny also meets John’s sister\, Alice (Donna Reed)\, and\, although she initially dislikes jazz\, Goodman wins her over. However\, Benny’s mother (Berta Gersten) does not approve of the match. \n \nThe “King of Swing” came to the screen as never before in the 1955 musical biography\, The Benny Goodman Story. It’s not that Benny Goodman had never appeared in a movie before. He had made ten at that point\, nine as himself and one as a college professor in A Song Is Born (1948). But The Benny Goodman Story marked the first time he had been played by another actor\, TV talk show host and comic Steve Allen. \nProducer Aaron Rosenberg cast Allen\, who bore a strong resemblance to the bandleader. In addition\, Allen was an accomplished musician and songwriter\, though he had to take lessons with Sol Yaged to learn how to mime playing the clarinet convincingly. Allen would also prove to be an accomplished actor in stage appearances and television guest shots.  Leading lady Donna Reed had only recently won an Oscar® as Best Supporting Actress for her performance in From Here to Eternity (1953).  Cast as Goodman’s mother\, the Polish-born actress Berta Gersten was a mainstay of the Yiddish theatre movement in New York and had starred in the pioneering Yiddish-language film Mirele Efros (1939). \n \nAnd of course\, the highlight of  The Benny Goodman Story\, is its great music. On the soundtrack\, Goodman played everything from swing and jazz to a Mozart clarinet concerto. In addition\, the film featured an array of guest stars\, including trumpeter Harry James and drummer Gene Krupa jamming on “Swing\, Swing\, Swing\,” vocalist Martha Tilton doing “And the Angels Sing\,” and such Goodman associates as Lionel Hampton\, Stan Getz and Ziggy Elman. Other Goodman hits on the soundtrack include “Let’s Dance\,” “Goodie Goodie” and “Memories of You\,” the latter serving as the romantic theme for Allen and Reed. \nEnjoy this film on the wall-sized screen of the\nDunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit.\nAdmission\, Parking and Popcorn are free. \n 
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-the-benny-goodman-story/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series
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SUMMARY:The Crossing
DESCRIPTION:A Special Screening for Patriots’ Day\n \nThe Crossing is a historical TV film about George Washington crossing the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton.  Directed by Robert Harmon\, the film stars Jeff Daniels as George Washington.  Also appearing are Roger Rees as Hugh Mercer\, Sebastian Roche as John Glover\, and Steven McCarthy as Alexander Hamilton. \nAdaptedby screenwriter Howard Fast from his own fact-based novel\, this historical drama tells the story of one of the most unexpected triumphs of the American Revolutionary War. \nThe Crossing won a Peabody Award for excellence in 2000. \nThe film opens with the retreat of the Continental Army across New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War\, after repeated losses and defeats during the campaign of 1776. \nIn December 1776\, the armies of General George Washington  are near the point of collapse; short on money and supplies\, ravaged by disease\, their numbers thinned by desertion\, and freezing in summer uniforms in the midst of a brutal winter\, it seems all but impossible that the Colonial Army can hold out much longer against the British Army and their allied German Hessian forces. \nAfter the army narrowly escapes across the river to the Pennsylvania shore\, Washington meets with his officers. In possession of the only boats of any use on that stretch of the Delaware River\, the army has a reprieve from further pursuit until the river freezes and they must retreat again\, leaving Philadelphia open to capture. \nWashington conceives a plan to cross the river and conduct a surprise attack on the Hessian garrison at Trenton. The situation makes the plan appear all but impossible to Colonel John Glover\, but due to his loyalty to Washington\, he agrees to take the army across. On Christmas night\, the Hessians will be feasting and drinking\, so the morning after\, while still in darkness\, the Continentals must take the fight to them while they are sluggish and hung over. The officers have only a few days to prepare their troops and weapons\, and the soldiers\, until it is time to cross\, must be told no more than necessary. \nDespite their own fatigue and the winter weather\, Washington manages to lift his weary soldiers’ spirits\, allowing the army to cross the river on the night of December 25–26\, 1776. The crossing is done in one night\, allowing the troops to attack Trenton at eight o’ clock in the morning on December 26\, 1776\, and achieve a stunning victory\, capturing almost all the Hessian garrison. \nEnjoy this film on the wall-sized screen of the\nDunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit.\nAdmission\, Parking and Popcorn are free.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-the-crossing/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series
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SUMMARY:Classic Film:  Laura
DESCRIPTION:Laura (1944) is one of the most stylish\, elegant\, moody\, and witty classic film noirs ever made with an ensemble cast of characters.\n\n Manhattan detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) investigates the murder of Madison Avenue executive Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) in her fashionable apartment. Pursuing her murderer\, McPherson quizzes Laura’s arrogant best friend\, gossip columnist Waldo Lydecker (Clifton Webb)\, and her comparatively mild fiancé\, Shelby Carpenter (Vincent Price). As the detective grows obsessed with the case\, he finds himself falling in love with the dead woman. The stunning cast also includes Judith Anderson and Dorothy Adams. \n Laura is characterized by shadowy\, dream-like\, high-contrast black and white cinematography\, and taut\, smart dialogue in a quick succession of scenes. It presents the recognizably poignant and haunting ‘Laura’ signature theme music\, and a decadent and morally-corrupt group of upper-class society types. Almost all of the main protagonists in the entertaining mystery are treated as suspects for a down-to-earth detective. \n\n Producer Otto Preminger ultimately ended up directing the film\, after filming was begun by Rouben Mamoulian. With the first two weeks of work having to be scrapped\, Preminger began his directing job with a purposeful vengeance. He threw out everything Rouben Mamoulian had done including the costumes\, sets and even the cinematographer. Preminger’s film falls under the category of romantic\, melodramatic detective thriller. It might also be called a psychological study of deviant\, kinky obsession\, because almost everyone in the cast loves the title character – Laura.\n\n Vincent Price once asked Preminger why he thought he was able to do a better job on the film than Rouben Mamoulian. “Rouben only knows nice people\,” replied Preminger\, “I understand the characters in ‘Laura’. They’re all heels\, just like my friends.”\n\n According to Gene Tierney’s husband\, famed fashion designer Oleg Cassini\, their personal tragedy of dealing with the severe problems of baby daughter Daria just prior to filming influenced Tierney’s performance as the mysterious Laura. “.. After Daria’s birth\, she seemed to die inside. There was a ghostly quality\, an evanescence\, to both Laura and Gene… she has a certain mystery\, an aura\, that permeates the film and gives it much of its magic.” \n \n The character of Waldo Lydecker appears to be based on the columnist\, broadcaster and New Yorker theater critic Alexander Woollcott\, a famous wit who\, like Waldo\, was fascinated by murder. Woollcott always dined at the Algonquin Hotel\, where Laura first approaches Waldo.\n\n This movie is also famous for the haunting “Laura Theme”. Despite the Oscar snub of the score\, David Raksin’s music proved to be so popular that the studio soon found itself inundated with letters asking if there was a recording available of the main theme. Soon sheet music and recordings of the instrumental music were released and proved to be a huge hit with the public.\n\n Fox asked celebrated songwriter Johnny Mercer to write lyrics to go with “Laura”‘s theme\, and he happily obliged. It also was a smash hit\, becoming an instant standard\, recorded over the years by countless artists including Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. When asked why she had turned down the part of Laura\, Hedy Lamarr said\, “They sent me the script\, not the score.”\n\n The highly-polished film was nominated for five Academy Awards: Best Director (Otto Preminger)\, Best Cinematography (Joseph LaShelle)\, Best Supporting Actor (Clifton Webb)\, Best Art Direction and Best Screenplay\, and it received the award for Best Cinematography. The crisply-written screenplay (by Jay Dratler\, Samuel Hoffenstein and Betty Reinhardt) was based on the play and novel of the same name by Vera Caspary. The successful novel had previously been serialized in Collier’s Magazine (October-November 1942) as “Ring Twice for Laura.”
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-laura/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
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SUMMARY:Stillson School of Irish Dance
DESCRIPTION:Returning to Ogunquit for their annual visit\, the acclaimed Stillson School of Irish Dance brings a troupe of more than a dozen dancers garbed in brilliant\, sparkling costumes.   Always a local favorite\, the dancers will perform an array of jigs and reels which have won them prizes at regional and international competitions. \nAfter their performance\, the Stillson dancers will invite children and dancers of all ages  to join them in trying out a few steps.   A reception with refreshments will follow.  Join us for this festive St. Patrick’s celebration! \nTickets are $5 per person at the door.  General seating\,   no advance sales. \nThe only certified school in the state of Maine\, the Stillson School of Irish Dance has been accredited by An Coimisiun\, Dublin\, Ireland\, since 1991.  Dancers have placed in the North American Irish Dance Championships\, as well as competed in the All Ireland\, The European \, Great Britain  and The World Irish Dance Championships. \n \n  \nThe School has an active show team which has performed throughout New England as well as on the Elipse lawn of the White House. They have been featured dancers accompanying such renowned Celtic performers as SOLAS\, CHERISH THE LADIES\, TRINITY IRISH DANCE COMPANY\, LIZ CARROLL\, BILLY MCCOMISKEY and MICK MOLONEY\, NATALIE MACMASTER\, and EILEEN IVERS. \nIn existence for twenty years\, the school is the only certified school of Irish dancing in the state of Maine. The school’s dancers compete all over New England and place in the NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL IRISH DANCING CHAMPIONSHIPS annually. \nThe Stillson School of Irish Dance is under the direction of Carlene Moran Stillson ADCRG / TCRG. She is accredited by An Coimisiun in Dublin\, Ireland and a member of IDTANA. (Irish Dancing Teacher’s Association of North America) and The New England Region teaching organizations.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/stillson-school-of-irish-dance/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Performance
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SUMMARY:Classic Film:  The Hunters
DESCRIPTION:The Hunters is a 1958 big-screen American war/ adventure film loosely adapted from the novel\, The Hunters\, by James Salter.  Produced and directed by Dick Powell\, it stars Robert Mitchum as a flight commander during the Korean War\, and Robert Wagner as a cocky young  pilot assigned to his flight. \nLee Philips\, May Britt\, Richard Egan\, and John Gabriel complete the cast of this romantic adventure\, which features spectacular flying sequences as well as interpersonal tensions on and off the ground. \nMajor Cleve “Iceman” Saville (Robert Mitchum)\, a veteran World War II fighter ace returns to combat in the Korean War\, eager to fly an F-86 Sabre fighter. His commanding officer (Richard Egan) assigns him command of a flight.  \n \nAmong his pilots is a troubled\, insecure\, heavy-drinking pilot (Lee Philips)\, with whose neglected wife Mitchum is already in love.  Adding to his problems is the arrival of a brash new young replacement\,  (Robert Wagner)\, who ignores command orders in the sky. \nThe film was produced and directed by Dick Powell.  According to Turner Classic Movies\, “Twentieth Century-Fox’s submarine combat movie The Enemy Below was such a big hit in 1957 that the studio immediately assigned the film’s producer-director\, Dick Powell\, to another war movie: The Hunters (1958). Powell\, of course\, was also a big movie star\, but his feature acting days were already behind him. In 1953\, he had transitioned to a new career as a director and producer — though he would still occasionally act for television — with the fine suspense drama Split Second. The Hunters was his fifth and final big-screen directing effort. \n“… Dick Powell sent Wendell Mayes’s script to Robert Mitchum\, whom he had just directed in The Enemy Below — or\, as Mitchum later recounted\, Powell sent part of the script. Speaking to the London Sunday Express in 1978\, Mitchum said\, ‘Powell sent me 30 pages\,…saying how good it was. And it seemed fine to me. I got to fly a fighter plane and spend a lot of time in the officers club in Japan. ‘And you can go to Japan and scout it out for a couple of weeks\,’ he said. That sounded good\, so I said ‘Yes.’ Then he sent me page 31. And I found out my plane crashed and I spent the rest of the film carrying some fellow through Korea on my back. ‘You ought to cast the part by the pound\,’ I said. ‘Find some wisp. What’s Sinatra doing?’ But of course they saddled me with a hulk [Lee Philips] who got heavier by the minute and  I never got near Japan.’ \n \n“For the role of a young hotshot pilot named Lt. Ed Pell\, Fox cast 27-year-old Robert Wagner\, who reported to work on The Hunters immediately following his honeymoon with Natalie Wood. In his memoir\, Wagner wrote that he ‘adored both [Powell and Mitchum]. Powell was one of the great guys of all time\, and Mitchum and I became fast friends…’ ”   Jeremy Arnold\, TCM \n“The brash detachment of young Mr. Wagner\, of all people\, in the role of a jive-talking killer ace\, steals the picture from everybody\, excluding the jet planes.  The sight of these silver-bellied beauties streaking across the sky\, or barking away in counter-attack\, may be reward enough for many customers. The sequence of the Americans roaring toward the enemy under a carpet of smoky contrails is thrilling.”  New York Times \nEnjoy this film on the wall-sized screen of the\nDunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit.\nAdmission\, Parking and Popcorn are free.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-the-hunters/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
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SUMMARY:Classic Film Series:  Show Boat
DESCRIPTION:Filmed previously in 1929 and in 1936\,  this third adaptation of Jerome Kern’s Show Boat was shot in Technicolor in the typical MGM lavish style in 1951\, with a production spread out from the MGM back lot to the Mississippi itself.  Produced by Arthur Freed and directed by George Sidney\, the film stars Kathryn Grayson\, Ava Gardner\, and Howard Keel\,  with Joe E Brown\,  Agnes Moorehead\, and the sensational dancers Marge and  Gower Champion.  But arguably\, the two biggest stars of the show are the magnificent baritone William Warfield\,  and the Show Boat itself.  When the two get together for the finale reprise of “Ol Man River”\, the effect is memorable. \nThe original Show Boat is a 1927 musical in two acts\, with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.  Based on Edna Ferber’s best-selling novel of the same name\, the musical follows the lives of the performers\, stagehands and dock workers on the Cotton Blossom\, a Mississippi River show boat. \nIn doing research for her proposed novel Show Boat\, writer Edna Ferber spent several weeks on the James Adams Floating Palace Theatre in Bath\, North Carolina\, gathering material about a disappearing American entertainment venue\, the river show boat.   In a few weeks\, she gained what she called a “treasure trove of show boat material\, human\, touching\, true”. \nJerome Kern was impressed by the novel\, but when he first spoke to Ferber about his idea to create a musical from her novel\, the author thought he was crazy.  The conventional musical theater during the 1920’s was comparable to Vaudeville\, with plotless revues\, songs\, dancing girls\,  and comedic routines. Kern eventually convinced Ferber by explaining to her his plans for a revolutionary new approach to musical theater\, an imaginative reinterpretation of what was appropriate subject matter for musicals. The result of his effort was the first true combination of music\, lyrics\, plot\, and authentic characters in a theatrical work. \nAfter composing most of the first-act songs\, Kern and Hammerstein auditioned their material for producer Florenz Ziegfeld\, thinking that he was the person to create the elaborate production they felt necessary for Ferber’s sprawling work.  Ziegfeld was impressed with the show and agreed to produce it\, writing the next day\, “This is the best musical comedy I have ever been fortunate to get hold of; I am thrilled to produce it\, this show is the opportunity of my life…” \nThe premiere of Show Boat on Broadway was a watershed moment in the history of American musicals. It was a radical departure in musical storytelling\, marrying song\, dance and spectacle with a serious and compelling plot. \nShow Boat opened a new era\, essentially paving the way for future theater.  The characters were far more three-dimensional and realistic\, and the integration of music and plot was skillfully maneuvered. Perhaps most importantly\, Kern and Hammerstein strove to focus on more elaborate and controversial  storylines.   Show Boat manages to investigate such topics as poverty\, racial injustice\, miscegenation\, and unhappy marriages while remaining entertaining and musically beautiful.  This balance is an eternal legacy of the original production. \nAwards for Broadway shows did not exist in 1927 when the original production of the show premiered\, nor in 1932\, when its first revival was staged.  But the quality of the musical was recognized immediately by critics and audiences then and now\, –   and revivals of Show Boat\, with its glorious music and timeless message\, continue even to this day. \nEnjoy this film on the wall-sized screen of the\nDunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit.\nAdmission\, Parking and Popcorn are free. \n 
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-series-showboat/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series
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SUMMARY:Classic Film Series:  Julia
DESCRIPTION:This 1977 Oscar-winning drama\, based on the memoirs  of playwright Lillian Hellman\, depicts the relationship between two friends with unexpected consequences.  Lillian\, on her way to a writers’ meeting in 1930’s Russia\, plans to reunite with her life-long friend Julia\, who in turn asks Lillian to smuggle funds into Germany to aid the anti-Nazi movement.  Waiting in the wings is Lillian’s lover and mentor\, Dashiell Hammett\, who is unaware of her dangerous assignment. \nJulia’s fabulous cast includes Vanessa Redgrave\, Jane Fonda\, Jason Robards\, Maximilian Schell\,  Hal Holbrook\, Meryl  Streep\, and Rosemary Murphy. \nJulia is a 1977 drama film\,  based on Hellman’s book of memoirs  Pentimento\,  a chapter of which purports to tell the story of her relationship with an alleged lifelong friend\, “Julia\,” who fought against the Nazis in the years prior to World War II. \nJulia\, directed by Fred Zinnemann\,  from a screenplay by Alvin Sargent\, was received positively from the critics and was nominated for eleven Academy Awards\,  including Best Picture\, Best Director for Fred Zinnemann\, and Best Actress for Jane Fonda.   It ended up winning three awards \, Best Supporting Actor for Jason Robards\, Best Supporting Actress for Vanessa Redgrave\,  and Best Adapted Screenplay for Alvin Sargent’s script. \nLillian Florence “Lilly” Hellman (1905 – 1984) was an American dramatist and screenwriter known for her success as a playwright on Broadway\, as well as her left-wing sympathies and political activism. She famously was blacklisted by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) at the height of the anti-communist campaigns of 1947–52. Although she continued to work on Broadway in the 1950s\, her blacklisting by the American film industry caused a precipitous decline in her income.  She was praised by many for refusing to answer questions by HUAC. \nHellman was romantically involved with fellow writer and political activist Dashiell Hammett\, author of classic detective novels who also was blacklisted for 10 years until his death in 1961. The couple never married.  As a playwright\, Hellman had many successes on Broadway\, including Watch on the Rhine\, The Autumn Garden\, Toys In The Attic\,  Another Part of the Forest\, The Children’s Hour\, and The Little Foxes. \nIn her book Pentimento\, a widely praised follow-up to her National Book Award-winning first volume of memoirs\, An Unfinished Woman\, the legendary playwright  looks back at some of the people who\, wittingly or unwittingly\, exerted profound influence on her development as a woman and a writer. The portraits include Hellman’s recollection of a lifelong friendship that began in childhood\, reminiscences that formed the basis of the Academy Award-winning film Julia. \nEnjoy this film on the wall-sized screen of the\nDunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit.\nAdmission\, Parking and Popcorn are free.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-series-julia/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161211T140000
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SUMMARY:Classic Film Series: A Christmas Memory
DESCRIPTION:“A Christmas Memory” is a short story by Truman Capote.   First published in 1956\, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Capote’s rural Alabama boyhood has become a modern-day classic. \nThis 1997 film version stars Patty Duke\, Piper Laurie and Eric Lloyd.  As directed by Glenn Jordan\, and adapted by Duane Poole\, the gentle and lyrical holiday-themed drama begins with a seven-year-old boy\, Buddy (Eric Lloyd) whose parents drop him off with distant relatives in an unfamiliar town one Christmas holiday. \nEnjoy this film on the wall-sized screen of the Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit.  Admission\, Parking and Popcorn are free. \n  \nSuddenly lonely and displaced\, Buddy finds peace and solace in an unlikely cross-generational friendship with a sweet-natured old woman\, Sook (Patty Duke). The two join forces and embark on a series of heartwarming adventures.   The evocative narrative focuses on country life\, friendship\, and the joy of giving during the Christmas season\, and it also gently yet poignantly touches on loneliness and loss. \nOriginally published in ”Mademoiselle” magazine in December 1956\, it was reprinted in The Selected Writings of Truman Capote in 1963. It was issued in a stand-alone hardcover edition by Random House in 1966\, and it has been published in many editions and anthologies since. \nTruman Capote was born Truman Streckfus Persons on September 30\, 1924\, in New Orleans\, Louisiana. One of the 20th century’s most well-known writers\, Capote was as fascinating a character as those who appeared in his stories. His parents were an odd pair—a small-town girl named Lillie Mae and a charming schemer called Arch—and they largely neglected their son\, often leaving him in the care of others. Capote spent much of his young life in the care of his mother’s relatives in Monroeville\, Alabama. \nHe formed a fast bond with his mother’s distant relative\, Nanny Rumbley Faulk\, whom Truman called “Sook”. “Her face is remarkable – not unlike Lincoln’s\,  craggy like that\, and tinted by sun and wind”\, is how Capote described Sook in “A Christmas Memory.” \nIn Monroeville\, he was a neighbor and friend of author Harper Lee\, (To Kill a Mockingbird)  who is rumored to have based the character Dill on Capote.  Lee became his life-long friend\,  and later aided him during the four years he spent writing one of his signature books\, In Cold Blood.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-series-a-christmas-memory/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161204T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161204T150000
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SUMMARY:Portland Ballet:  The Victorian Nutcracker
DESCRIPTION:As a holiday treat\, dancers from the Portland Ballet will perform excerpts from their production of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet.  This representation of about a dozen dancers\, will appear in full costume in selections from the Ballet’s complete production of “The Victorian Nutcracker”\, (which opens in the Portland area on Dec 17th.) \nCHILDREN ARE WELCOME\, and may be invited from the audience to chat with the dancers and  try out a few dance steps.   Join us for this Christmas classic\, live on stage at the Dunaway Center! \nA reception with refreshments will follow the performance.   \nTICKETS are $5 per person at the door.   No advance sales. \nFollowing the presentations of his ballets “Swan Lake”  and “Sleeping Beauty”\,  Tchaikovsky was commissioned by the Direction of the Imperial Opera  to compose a double-bill program featuring both an opera and a ballet. Alexandre Dumas Père’s adaptation of the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann was set to music by Tchaikovsky and originally choreographed by Marius Petipa. \nIn the spring of 1891\, while on his way from Moscow to New York – where he was to conduct at the grand opening of Carnegie Hall – Tchaikovsky became acquainted with a new instrument that enchanted him with its “divinely beautiful tone.”  Inventd by a noted French instrument maker\, Victor Mustel\, it had been patented as the “celesta” after its heavenly timbre.  Tchaikovsky arranged to have one sent to Russia in secret\, for he was afraid other composers “will get hold of it and use its unusual effects before me.  I expect this new insrument will produce a colossal sensation.” \nThe first concert presentation of “The Nutcracker” in 1892 was a great success\, although the ballet itself took considerably longer to take hold.  Over the years\, however\, the Sugar Plum Fairy\, and the music of the celesta to which she danced\, has ensured “The Nutcracker” as  the favorite Christmas presentation of ballet companies around the world. \nSteeped in tradition\, Portland Ballet’s annual production of “The Victorian Nutcracker” recreates the interiors of  Victoria Mansion and interprets Tchaikovsky’s score through the stories of Portland’s nineteenth-century families. This audience favorite is unique among Nutcracker performances across the nation and continues to be a mainstay of Portland’s winter arts season. \nFMI:  www.portlandballet.org
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/portland-ballet-the-victorian-nutcracker/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161106T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161106T140000
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SUMMARY:Classic Film Series:  Arsenic and Old Lace
DESCRIPTION:Arsenic and Old Lace is a 1944 American madcap\, but dark\, comedy film directed by Frank Capra\,  starring Cary Grant\, and based on Joseph Kesselring’s play Arsenic and Old Lace.   Set in the Brooklyn family home of the Brewsters\, the plot concerns a drama critic\, Mortimer Brewster\, whose two beloved maiden aunts are caring for their benign but delusional brother Teddy\, (a man who is living his life believing he is President Teddy Roosevelt.)   Mortimer learns on his Hallowe’en wedding day that his long-lost brother Jonathan is now a fiendish killer trying to escape from the police\, and that his aunts are concealing lethal secrets of their own. \nEnjoy this film on the wall-sized screen of the Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit.  Admission\, Parking and Popcorn are free. \nThe script adaptation was by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein.  Capra actually filmed the movie in 1941 because of star Cary Grant’s availability\, but it was not released until 1944\, after the original stage version had finished its run on Broadway.  The Broadway comedy opened at the Fulton Theatre on January 10\, 1941 and ran for 1\,444 performances\, closing on June 17\, 1944. \nIn the film\,  Josephine Hull\,  Jean Adair\, and John Alexander reprised their stage roles as the Brewster siblings Abby\, Martha\, and Teddy\, all three getting eight weeks’ leave of absence from the New York play to make the film.  Boris Karloff\,  who played Jonathan\, was denied permission to participate by the play’s producers\, fearing that the absence of their main star would adversely affect the play’s attendance.  His role in the film was played by Raymond Massey\, who was deliberately made up to look like Karloff\, a running joke in both the play and the film.  The film’s excellent supporting cast also featured Priscilla Lane\,  Jack Carson\,  Edward Everett Horton\,  and  Peter Lorre. \nThe lead role of Mortimer Brewster was originally intended for Bob Hope\,  but he could not be released from his contract with Paramount.    Director Frank Capra had also approached Jack Benny and Ronald Reagan before learning that Grant would accept the role. \nCary Grant delivers  a marvelous comedic performance\, with exaggerated acting\, constant mugging and other facial plasticity\, amazing double-takes\, slapstick and general befuddlement.  Sight gags also abound:  when Mortimer is sitting in the family  graveyard\, one of the tombstones bears the name Archie Leach (Cary Grant’s real name.) \nFrank Capra  enlisted in the U. S. Army Signal Corps in 1941 during filming. He received an extension of his order to report for active duty until late January 1942 so he could finish editing the picture.   Cary Grant donated his entire salary\, $100\,000\, to the U.S. War Relief Fund.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-series-arsenic-and-old-lace/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161008T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161008T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173621
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SUMMARY:Janice Weber
DESCRIPTION:“As Weber conquered Liszt\, she also conquered the audience … Her performance of the Etudes was indeed transcendent.”  San Francisco Chronicle   \n“There may now be several fire-eating piano virtuosos who can execute the original notes\, but few can liberate the prophetic music [of the Liszt Etudes] as masterfully as Janice Weber does here.”  Time \nJanice Weber returns to Ogunquit to play one of these “ferociously difficult” Liszt Etudes\, as well as works by Beethoven\, Czerny\, Grieg\, and Schumann. \n“Weber’s grasp of the musical language outshone even her technique\, which is high praise on a program as challenging as hers.”  Washington Post \nRefreshments will be served. \nTICKETS are $15 in advance\, $18 at the door\, $25 Series\, and $5 student\, and may be purchased at the Dunaway Center\, Ogunquit Camera Shop\, Ogunquit Welcome Center\, and Arts Ogunquit Building. \n——————————————————- \nA summa cum laude graduate of the Eastman School of Music\, Janice Weber has performed at the White House\, Carnegie Hall\, Wigmore Hall\, National Gallery of Art\, and Boston’s Symphony Hall. She has appeared with the Boston Pops\, Chautauqua Symphony\, New Jersey Symphony\, Hilton Head Orchestra\, Sarajevo Philharmonic\, and Syracuse Symphony.   She has performed at the Bard\, Newport\, La Gesse\, Husum\, and Monadnock summer festivals and has twice toured China under the auspices of the American Liszt Society. \nHer  world premiere recording of Liszt’s 1838 Transcendental Etudes elicited acclaim from  Time Magazine: “Liszt later simplified these pieces into the still ferociously difficult Transcendental Etudes (1852 version) for fear that no one else could play them. There may now be several fire-eating piano virtuosos who can execute the original notes\, but few can liberate the prophetic music they contain as masterfully as Janice Weber does here.” \nMiss Weber recorded Liszt’s last Hungarian Rhapsody\, one of only two living pianists to be included in a compendium of historic performances by nineteen legendary artists. This disc subsequently won the International Liszt Prize.  \n Her recordings also include Rachmaninoff’s complete transcriptions; with the Lydian Quartet\, Leo Ornstein’s vast Piano Quintet; flute and piano works of Sigfrid Karg-Elert; and waltz transcriptions of Godowsky\, Rosenthal\, and Friedman. \nHer Naxos recording of Leo Ornstein’s radical works introduced the charismatic composer to a worldwide audience. She is heard in Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time on Ongaku Records and her newest disc\, Cascade of Roses (Dorian Sono Luminus)\,features works of twenty-one composers from Adolf Jensen to Billy Mayerl. \nShe is a member of the piano faculty at Boston Conservatory and MIT. \nMiss Weber is also a published author.  Her  novels\, most of which have something to do with music\, have a worldwide following.  She also produced the tones for Ivory\, the worldwide bestselling virtual piano software.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/janice-weber/
LOCATION:ME
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161007T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161007T200000
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SUMMARY:Victor Goldberg
DESCRIPTION:“Victor Goldberg is an excellent pianist with a formidable technique\, a powerful and a romantic soul…[his] intensely expressive performance had a powerful emotional impact.”  Edith Eisler\, New York Concert Review. \nHe has been hailed as a performer with “astute interpretive sensibilities” by Allan Kozinn of The New York Times\, and has received praise from The Washington Post for his “emotionally frank style” and “technique to burn.” \nVictor Goldberg is a strikingly original yet highly sensitive and imaginative pianist.  He is a master of focused emotion whose commanding stage presence has won him a major following worldwide.   His dramatic program will include Scarlatti\, Chopin\, and Mussorgsky. \nRefreshments will be served. \nTICKETS are $15 in advance\, $18 at the door\, $25 Series\, and $5 student\, and may be purchased at the Dunaway Center\, Ogunquit Camera Shop\, Ogunquit Welcome Center\, and Arts Ogunquit Building. \n\nVictor Goldberg has performed in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\,  the National Gallery of Art in Washington\, DC\,  the Wiener Konzerthaus in Vienna\, the Dame Myra Hess Series in Chicago\, the Dvorak Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague\, the Oriental Arts Center in Shanghai\, and Musashino Hall and Toppan Hall in Tokyo.  \nHis concerto engagements include the Sofia Philharmonic\,  Orquestra Sinfonica de Tenerife\, Brooklyn Philharmonic\,  and Wonju Philharmonic Orchestra in South Korea. \nIn addition to his busy international performance career\, Goldberg has lectured and given master classes in prominent music institutions such as the Vienna Conservatory\, Prague Conservatory\, Franz Liszt Conservatory\, Carl Nielsen Conservatory\, California State University\, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater\, and Yonsei University. \nHe has been recognized with numerous awards\, including the Pro Musicis International Award\, and the Artist Recognition Award at the International Keyboard Festival\, New York.   The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared Victor Goldberg an “Israel Cultural Ambassador\,” resulting in numerous collaborations with embassies world-wide. \nGoldberg also has performed charitable concerts in such distant locations as Yangon and Mandalay. His charity concert at a Buddhist orphanage  allowed him to share his emotional connection to and appreciation of music to 6000 childen who had never had an opportunity to hear a live classical music performance.  This occasion prompted Dr. Goldberg to co-found  the Key Vive Arts Foundation\, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting charitable causes by using the power of music to enrich the human spirit and bring people closer to one another.  He currently serves as Artistic Director.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/victor-goldberg/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161010
DTSTAMP:20260403T173621
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SUMMARY:Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival
DESCRIPTION:Tenth Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival\nFriday\, Saturday\, & Sunday\, October 7 – 9\, 2016 \n \nThis year’s Festival features the  music of the masters\, as performed by two international artists\, the passionate powerhouse Victor Goldberg on Friday evening\, and the dazzling virtuoso Janice Weber on Saturday evening. \nThe Festival concludes on Sunday afternoon at 3 pm with the Student Piano Recital\,  featuring the area’s best young pianists performing on OPA’s fabled Steinway.   It is here that talented local students have the opportunity to perform on a world-class piano in front of a live audience.  Admission to this performance is free. \nThe Festival honors the memory of Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham\, founder and first chairperson of Ogunquit Performing Arts.  A pianist herself\, Betty studied\, performed and taught piano for most of her life.  She also saw to it that OPA acquired its spectacular Steinway Concert Model C Grand Piano\, which still remains OPA’s greatest treasure.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/10th-annual-piano-festival/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160904
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160919
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SUMMARY:"Up's the Word"
DESCRIPTION:UP’S THE WORD: A CELEBRATION IN JAZZ\, DANCE AND POETRY \nSojoy & the Annex Contemporary Dance Company \nFriday\, September 16\, 2016\, at 8:00 pm\nDunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit \n  \nSojoy and the Annex Contemporary Dance Company combine their creative talents\, and the exciting collaboration results in an exhilarating program of jazz and contemporary dance. \n \nJonny Peiffer leads his 7-piece band Sojoy in an evening of jazz compositions\, mostly his own. Influenced by the big bands of the past\, Peiffer’s music showcases modern arrangements and a variety of instrumentation. With Sojoy\, his sublime\, contemporary swingin’ little “Big Band”\, Peiffer is inspired with the creation of music that instills joyous movement. \n \nKittery’s Annex Contemporary Dance Company joins Sojoy for performances of modern dance intermingled throughout the evening. Director Julie Hebb reflects the jazz influence in her choreography for her seven dancers. Her wide experience in contemporary training that includes Paul Taylor and Rebecca Kelly\, is evident in vibrant performance. \n“Up’s the Word:  A Celebration in Jazz\, Dance\, and Poetry” \nSojoy & the Annex Contemporary Dance Company \nTICKETS are $18 in advance; $20 at the door; $5 student\, and may be purchased on this website.  Tickets are also available at the Dunaway Center\, Ogunquit Camera Shop\, Ogunquit Welcome Center\, and Ogunquit Playhouse Downtown Box Office beginning August 5th  until 24 hours prior to the concert. \nCapriccio Calendar of Events
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/ups-the-word-a-celebration-in-jazz-dance-and-poetry/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Capriccio
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SUMMARY:Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo
DESCRIPTION:JAZZ GUITARISTS FRANK VIGNOLA AND VINNY RANIOLO \nFriday\, September 9\, 2016\, at 8:00 pm\nDunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit \n\n \nVirtuoso guitarists Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo have received international acclaim for their thrilling performances before cheering audiences. \nFrank Vignola is one of the most extraordinary guitarists performing before the public today. His stunning virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians\, including Ringo Starr\, Madonna\, Donald Fagen\, Wynton Marsalis\, Tommy Emmanuel\, the Boston Pops\, the New York Pops\, and guitar legend Les Paul\, who named Vignola to his “Five Most Admired Guitarists List” for the Wall Street Journal. Vignola’s jaw dropping technique explains why the New York Times deemed him “one of the brightest stars of the guitar”. \nVinny Raniolo is best known for his accompanying skills and is a very high demand rhythm guitarist. His dynamic playing with Frank Vignola has taken him to 14 countries on 3 continents\, in performances in some of the world’s most illustrious venues\, including the Sydney Opera House in Australia\, the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco\, New York’s Lincoln Center\, and the world’s oldest indoor concert hall\, Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza\, Italy. \nTICKETS are $18 in advance; $20 at the door; $5 student\, and may be purchased on this website.  Tickets are also available at the Dunaway Center\, Ogunquit Camera Shop\, Ogunquit Welcome Center\, and Ogunquit Playhouse Downtown Box Office beginning August 5th  until 24 hours prior to the concert. \nCapriccio Calendar of Events
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/frank-vignola-with-vinny-raniolo/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Capriccio
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160919
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SUMMARY:26th Annual Capriccio\, Festival of the Arts
DESCRIPTION:OGUNQUIT’S FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS \n Calendar of Events \nClick on Presenter for Event Details \nSUNDAY\, SEPT 4 @ 7 PM:\nOGUNQUIT BAPTIST CHURCH\nLabor Day Concert  with Various Artists \n  \nWEDNESDAY\, SEPT 7\, & THURSDAY SEPT 8:\nOGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE\nCapriccio Ticket Discounts for “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” – Buy-One-Get-One-Free!  (Restrictions and limitations apply.  See website for specific information.) \n  \nTHURSDAY\,  SEPT 8 @ 8 pm:\nLEAVITT THEATRE\nMaine Outdoor Film Festival –  A Series of Short Films \n  \nFRIDAY\, SEPT 9 @ 8 PM\, DUNAWAY CENTER:\nOGUNQUIT PERFORMING ARTS\nFrank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo\,  World-renowned Jazz Guitarists \n\nSATURDAY\, SEPT 10\, 9 AM TO 2 PM:\nOGUNQUIT BEACH KITE FESTIVAL \n  \nSATURDAY\, SEPT 10\, 1 TO 5 PM:\nOGUNQUIT HERITAGE MUSEUM\nNative American Exhibition\,  and light refreshments \n  \nSUNDAY\, SEPT 11\, 1 TO 3 PM\, DUNAWAY CENTER:\nWRITERS OF OGUNQUIT\nInteractive Panel Discussion:  Writers –  Up Close and Personal \n  \nTHURSDAY\, SEPT 15 @ 8 pm:\nLEAVITT THEATRE\n“The Winning of Barbara Worth”\,  Silent Film with Live Accompaniment \n  \nFRIDAY\, SEPT 16 @ 8 PM\, DUNAWAY CENTER:\nOGUNQUIT PERFORMING ARTS\n“Up’s the Word:  A Celebration in Jazz\, Dance and Poetry” – Sojoy with Jonny Peiffer and the Annex Contemporary Dance Company \nBuy Tickets \n  \nSATURDAY\, SEPT 17\, 10 AM TO 5 PM:\nOGUNQUIT MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART\nCapriccio Day at the Museum:\nAdmission Discount:  2 for the Price of 1\nGift Shop Discount:  10% Off! \n  \nSATURDAY\, SEPT 17 @ 5:30 PM:\nBARN GALLERY\nReception for Opening of Fall Exhibit \n  \nSATURDAY\, SEPT 17\,  11 AM TO 5 PM:\nTHE ART GALLERIES OF OGUNQUIT\nOpen House and Tours \n* * * * *
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/26th-annual-capriccio-a-town-wide-festival-of-the-arts/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Capriccio
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160617T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160617T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173621
CREATED:20160324T005008Z
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SUMMARY:Portland String Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Portland String Quartet’s accolades include “Best Chamber Music Recording” for their ground-breaking cycles of the chamber music of Ernest Bloch\, George Chadwick and Walter Piston. The Quartet was honored in 2013 by Chamber Music America with its Acclaim Award “in recognition of outstanding service and cultural contributions to the community.” \nTheir discography includes over two dozen recordings which span the literature from Bach’s Art of the Fugue to living composers such as Allen Levines and Dr. Peter Ré. Of particular note are their multiple disc recordings of the chamber music of Walter Piston\, George Chadwick and Ernest Bloch for which they received Best Recording accolades from the New York Times and the Boston Globe. They have premiered works by Norman Dello Joio\, Daniel Godfrey\, William Matthews\, Jonathan Hallstrom\, Gerry Bowder and Elliott Schwartz – to name a few. \nThe PSQ’s teamwork skills have been studied by business schools nationwide beginning with a captivating video produced by the Harvard Business School in 1981. In l986 they were proclaimed “Maine treasures” and awarded Honorary Doctor of Music degrees by Colby College where they served as artists in residence for 20 years. Annual workshops bring their depth of experience to aspiring young talent as well as dedicated amateur adult players. Chamber Music By the Sea (Southport Island)\, the Workshop Day at The Maine Festival of American Music (Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village) and The Portland String Quartet Workshop at Saint Joseph’s College offer intensive ensemble study. \nPORTLAND STRING QUARTET \nDean Stein\, Violin \nRonald Lantz\, Violin \nJulia Adams\, Viola \nPatrick Owen\, Cello \nProgram for Ogunquit Performing Arts\, Ogunquit\, ME\nFriday\, June 17\, 2016 at 8:00PM \nString Quartet in F Major\, K. 590                                             Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart \nAllegro moderato\nAndante\nMenuetto: Allegretto\nAllegro \nLyrical Interludes for String Quartet                                                       Norman Dello Joio \nLento/Andante fiero\nLarghetto/Vivo sciolto\nAdagio/Allegretto/Vivace \n– Intermission – \nString Quartet in a Minor\, Op. 132                                                  Ludwig van Beethoven \nAllegro\nAllegro ma non tanto\nMolto Adagio/Andante: “Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit”\nAlla marcia\, assai vivace\nAllegro appassionato; Presto \nPortland String Quartet is managed by: \nJOANNE RILE ARTISTS MANAGEMENT\, INC.\n93 Old York Road\nJenkintown Commons\, Suite 222\nJenkintown\, PA 19046 \nTelephone: 215-885-6400; Fax: 215-885-9929\nWebsites: www.rile.com; www.portlandstringquartet.org
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/portland-string-quartet/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ogunquit Chamber Music Festival
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SUMMARY:Boston Chamber Music (6/10)
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nThomas Hill\, clarinet\n Aristides Rivas\, cello\n Janice Weber\, piano\n\n\n Sonata in f minor op. 120 #1 for clarinet and piano\nJohannes Brahms\n(1833 – 1897)\n\n\nAllegro appassionato\nAndante un poco Adagio\nAllegretto grazioso\nVivace\n\n\n Sonata in Eb major op. 120 #2 for clainet and piano\n Johannes Brahms\n(1833 – 1897)\n\n\nAllegro amabile\nAppassinato\, ma non troppo\nAllegro\nAndante con moto\n\n\nTrio in Eb major Op. 38 For clarinet\, ‘cello and piano\nLudwig van Beethoven\n(1770-1827)\n\n\nAdagio –- Allegro con brio\nAdagio cantabile\nTempo di Menuetto\nThema – Andante con variazione\nScherzo — Allegro molto e vivace\nAndante con moto alla Marcia — Presto\n\n\n\n  \n    \n  \n \nThomas Hill \n“Hill’s performance was what we’ve come to expect from him –- beautifully controlled\, technically strong\, imaginative and musical.”  —– The Boston Globe \n…”among the best clarinetists anywhere.” —— The Boston Musical Intelligencer \nPrincipal Clarinetist of The Boston Philharmonic from 1992 to 2015\, Mr. Hill has also been clarinetist of the acclaimed Boston Chamber Music Society since 1983. He has appeared on innumerable concert and festival series\, and has been widely engaged as soloist and ensemble performer under a variety of auspices since the beginning his career in New York and Los Angeles. \nMr. Hill is also served as principal clarinetist of The New Haven Symphony\, The Long Beach Symphony\, The Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra of Boston\, The Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra\, The San Diego Symphony\, and The Cascade Festival Orchestra in Oregon. He has appeared with both The Boston Symphony and The Boston Pops. \nHe holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree with Honors from The New England Conservatory. He also attended The Cleveland Institute of Music where he was a member of the class of the venerable Robert Marcellus. \n  \n \nAristides Rivas \nAristides Rivas leads a most versatile musical career. \nThe Venezuelan was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2010 as part of recording of Sounding Point by Julian Lage and featured in the Boston Globe Magazine as one of Boston’s leading international artists. He has an active schedule performing a combination of recitals\, solos with orchestra\, chamber music\, and as an orchestral player. He is the principal cellist of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and is a member of The Boston Phiharmonic. \nAristides has also collaborated with artists such as multi-Grammy winner and jazz legend Paquito D’Rivera and world-renowned guitarist Julian Lage. Mr. Rivas is also a founding member of the world-folk music group Voci Angelica Trio\, which tours internationally promoting cultural understanding and world peace. \nHe has taught extensively both locally and internationally throughout his career through such schools as The New England Conservatory\, The Longy School and as a visiting teacher under such auspices as the Vivace Vilnius International Music Festival in Lithuania\, Skidmore College in New York\, Stanford University in California\, Fundación Musical Simón Bolívar (El Sistema) in Venezuela\, the Sejong Dream Tree Youth Orchestra in Seoul\, South Korea\, and Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes in Mexico\, among others. \nMr. Rivas has has appeared as a performer at a wide variety of venues\, and taight ranging from The New England Conservatory to Carnegie Hall and the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands. \nHe received his bachelor’s degree from Baylor University and a master of music from New England Conservatory. \n  \n \nRandall Hodgkinson\, pianist \nRandall Hodgkinson has achieved recognition as a winner of the International American Music Competition for pianists sponsored by the the Rockefeller Foundation. He has appeared frequently as soloist and chamber music artist in festivals throughout the United States\, and as a featured soloist with major orchestras including those of Philadelphia\, Atlanta\, Buffalo\, the American Symphony\, the Orchestra of Illinois and abroad in Italy and Iceland. His solo debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra was presented both in Boston and at Carnegie Hall. \nMr. Hodgkinson studied at The Curtis Institute and the New England Conservatory. He has been an artist member of the Boston Chamber Music Society since 1983. While a member of Boston Musica Viva\, he performed throughout the U.S. and Europe\, and his recordings on several labels have brought notable acclaim. His solo CD “Petrouschka and Other Prophesies” received a double five-star rating from the BBC magazine. Other recordings include a live performance of the world premiere of the Gardner Read Piano Concerto with the Eastman Philharmonic Orchestra\, and the Morton Gould Concerto with the Albany Symphony. His recently released CD of solo piano music on the Ongaku label has received fervent critical praise. \nMr. Hodgkinson also performs four-hand and two-piano literature in duo recitals with his wife\, Leslie Amper. He is a member of the piano faculty of the New England Conservatory and Wellesley College. \n  \n \nJanice Weber \nBoth a chamber player and a soloist\, Janice Weber enjoys an international career with rave reviews.   “Pianist Janice Weber came to the National Gallery armed with an awesome dexterity\, unshakeable concentration\, and a delightful way with a rubato…To play [the music] effectively requires a certain degree of abandon and a truly expansive imagination. It also requires extraordinary technical facility. Weber had all of this in abundance.” Washington Post \nA summa cum laude graduate of the Eastman School of Music\, Janice Weber has performed at the White House\, Carnegie Hall\, Wigmore Hall\, National Gallery of Art\, and Boston’s Symphony Hall. She has appeared with the Boston Pops\, Chautauqua Symphony\, New Jersey Symphony\, Hilton Head Orchestra\, Sarajevo Philharmonic\, and Syracuse Symphony. She has performed at the Bard\, Newport\, La Gesse\, Husum\, and Monadnock summer festivals and has twice toured China under the auspices of the American Liszt Society. Her interest in the uncommon avenues of the piano literature led to a world premiere recording of Liszt’s 1838 Transcendental Etudes. Time Magazine noted\, “Liszt later simplified these pieces into the still ferociously difficult Transcendental Etudes (1852 version) for fear that no one else could play them. There may now be several fire-eating piano virtuosos who can execute the original notes\, but few can liberate the prophetic music they contain as masterfully as Janice Weber does here.” \nHer recordings include Rachmaninoff’s complete transcriptions; with the Lydian Quartet\, Leo Ornstein’s vast Piano Quintet; flute and piano works of Sigfrid Karg-Elert; and waltz transcriptions of Godowsky\, Rosenthal\, and Friedman. Miss Weber recorded Liszt’s last Hungarian Rhapsody\, one of only two living pianists to be included in a compendium of historic performances by nineteen legendary artists. This disc subsequently won the International Liszt Prize. \nShe is a member of the piano faculty at Boston Conservatory and MIT. \n 
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/boston-chamber-music/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ogunquit Chamber Music Festival
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SUMMARY:22nd Annual Chamber Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 10: Ogunquit’s favorite Boston Chamber Music returns for its 17th year of opening the Festival. Clarinetist and Artistic Director Thomas Hill continues to bring together the finest ensembles especially selected for this concert\, which this year will feature clarinet\, ‘cello and piano\, performing the works of Brahms and Beethoven. \n  \nFriday\, June 17: The acclaimed Portland String Quartet makes a special appearance at Ogunquit Performing Arts\, after many years’ absence.   Garnering rave reviews from The New York Times\, The Washington Post and The Boston Globe\, this fabulous quartet will perform works by Mozart\, Beethoven\, and Dello Joio. \nMore detailed program information will follow soon on this website! \nTICKETS: $15 in advance; $18 at the door; $5 student; $25 series. \nTickets will go onsale beginning May 20\, 2016\, at the Ogunquit Camera Shop\, the Dunaway Center\, the Ogunquit Playhouse Downtown Box Office\, the Ogunquit Welcome Center\, and online through our secure ticket system.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/22nd-annual-chamber-music-festival/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
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SUMMARY:"Sing Me Back Home:  100 Years of Country Duets"
DESCRIPTION:Joyce Andersen and Harvey Reid return to Ogunquit Performing Arts\, bringing with them the Knotty Pine Boys All-Star Band to take you on a musical tour of classic American country and folk favorites. \nLocal musical luminaries Joyce Andersen (Vocals/Fiddle) and Harvey Reid (Vocals/Guitar) are known for their wide range of repertoire\, including country\, folk\, blues\, Celtic\, bluegrass\, and ragtime. \nFor this performance\, they are joined by members of the Knotty Pine Boys playng Steel Guitar\, Bass\, and Drums\, a recent combination which has packed in the crowds in local venues. \nJoin us for this rousing evening of family fun and lively\, dynamic music! \nHarvey Reid & Joyce Andersen’s love for classic country music found an outlet when they got together with the Knotty Pine Boys\, a collection of all-star seacoast side-men. Harvey was raised in the south and cut his teeth on the golden oldies of country music and Joyce’s first fiddlin’ gig was with Boston’s late country legend John Lincoln Wright and the Sour Mash Boys which then led her to a year playing country music out of Nashville TN\, riding a tour bus and wearing a cowboy hat. When they get together for a rare Knotty Pine Boys show their love for the music is infectious. \nThey don their western clothing and play hits from the golden era of country music. Songs from Merl Haggard\, Patsy Cline\, George Jones\, Tammy Wynette\, Hank Williams\, Dolly Parton and the like. With their sweet vocal harmonies backed by soaring pedal steel\, spare drums\, bass\, and rockin’ fiddle\, it’s always refreshing to step back in time and spend an evening with this band. \nIf you don’t know Harvey Reid & Joyce Andersen’s music you can ramble around their websites (Joyscream Music & Woodpecker Records) or find them out there on iTunes and the like. They are life long musicians with deeps roots in a wide range of American music. Between the two of them they’ve made over 30 albums ranging from folk & blues to country & Americana and jazz & bluegrass. They have traveled the country and the world playing their original takes on American music as well as their own songs. \nSongwriter\, multi-instrumentalist and music educator Harvey Reid has honed his craft over the last 40 years in countless clubs\, festivals\, streetcorners\, cafes\, schools and concert halls across the nation. He has been called a “giant of the steel strings” and “one of the true treaures of American acoustic music\,” and is considered to be one of the modern masters and innovators of the acoustic guitar\, autoharp and 6-string banjo. He has absorbed a vast repertoire of American contemporary and roots music and woven it into his own colorful\, personal and distinctive style. His 32 recordings on Woodpecker Records showcase his mastery of many instruments and styles of acoustic music\, from hip folk to slashing slide guitar blues to bluegrass\, old-time\, Celtic\, ragtime\, and even classical. \nJoyce Andersen is a veteran musician who has enjoyed a varied 20 year career as side-gal\, session player\, singer-songwriter\, and band leader. Her live shows and recordings showcase her versatility as a vocalist and violinist who thrives on writing and interpreting songs across many genres from old-time\, rock & Americana\, to folk\, pop\, & swing. She started getting critical acclaim and radio play in the folk world with her first full length CD “The Girl I Left Behind” (2000) for it’s songwriting\, breadth of styles and her unique ability to harmonize her vocals with her violin. Her latest CD “SWERVE!” (Oct. 2011)\, marks the invention of her innovative new “violin troubadour” sound which reflects her strengths as an improviser\, and her new found interest in using technology (loops\, effects etc.) to harness new sonic landscapes and launch into extended psychedelic jams. \nTICKETS: $15 in advance; $18 at the door; $5 student. Tickets will go on sale May 1st at the Dunaway Center\, Ogunquit Camera Shop\, Welcome Center\, and Playhouse Downtown Box Office. Tickets also available online through our secure ticket system: \n 
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/sing-me-back-home-100-years-of-country-duets/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Classic Film:  The Last Waltz
DESCRIPTION:The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group the Band\, held on American Thanksgiving Day\, November 25\, 1976\, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. Members of the Band included Rick Danko\, Levon Helm\, Garth Hudson\, Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson. \nThe Last Waltz was advertised as the Band’s “farewell concert appearance\,” and the concert saw the Band joined by more than a dozen special guests\, including Bob Dylan\, Paul Butterfield\, Neil Young\, Emmylou Harris\, Ringo Starr\, Ronnie Hawkins\, Dr. John\, Joni Mitchell\, Van Morrison\, Muddy Waters\, Ronnie Wood\, Neil Diamond\, Bobby Charles\, The Staple Singers\, and Eric Clapton. \nThe event was filmed by director Martin Scorsese and made into a documentary of the same name\, released in 1978. The film features concert performances\, intermittent song renditions shot on a studio soundstage\, and interviews by Scorsese with members of the Band. \nThe Last Waltz is hailed as one of the greatest concert films ever made. \nThe Band— Rick Danko on bass\, violin and vocals; Levon Helm on drums\, mandolin and vocals; Garth Hudson on keyboards and saxophone; songwriter Richard Manuel on keyboards\, percussion and vocals; and guitarist\, songwriter and occasional vocalist Robbie Robertson—started out in the late 1950s as a rock and roll band led by Ronnie Hawkins\, and Hawkins himself appears as the first guest. The group backed Bob Dylan in the 1960s\, and Dylan performs with the Band toward the end of the concert. The musical director for the concert was the Band’s original record producer\, John Simon. \nThe film begins with the Band performing the last song of the evening\, their cover version of the Marvin Gaye hit “Don’t Do It”. The film then flashes back to the beginning of the concert\, and follows it more or less chronologically. \nThe live songs are interspersed with studio segments and interviews conducted by director Scorsese in which the Band’s members reminisce about the group’s history. Robertson talks about Hudson joining the band on the condition that the other members pay him $10 a week each for music lessons. The classically trained Hudson could then tell his parents that he was a music teacher instead of merely a rock and roll musician. Robertson also describes the surreal experience of playing in a burnt-out nightclub owned by Jack Ruby. \nManuel recalls that some of the early names for the Band included “the Honkies\,” and “the Crackers.” Because they were simply referred to as “the band” by Dylan and their friends and neighbors in Woodstock\, New York\, they figured that was just what they would call themselves. \nA recurring theme brought up in the interviews with Robertson is that the concert marks an end of an era for the Band\, that after 16 years on the road\, it is time for a change. “That’s what The Last Waltz is: sixteen years on the road. The numbers start to scare you\,” Robertson tells Scorsese. “I mean\, I couldn’t live with twenty years on the road. I don’t think I could even discuss it.” \nAdmission\, parking\, and popcorn are free.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-the-last-waltz/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series
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SUMMARY:Classic Film:  12 O’Clock High
DESCRIPTION:Twelve O’Clock High is a 1949 American war film about aircrews in the United States Army’s Eighth Air Force who flew daylight bombing missions against Nazi Germany and occupied France\, during the early days of American involvement in World War II.   It stars Gregory Peck\, Dean Jagger\, Gary Merrill\, Hugh Marlowe and Millard Mitchell. \nThe film follows the progress of a young general (Peck) who\, toward the end of 1942\, takes command of a bomber group operating from a base in England\, and elevates it from a bleak combat record and low morale to a peak of aggressiveness and pride by pushing the limits of “maximum effort” and human endurance. \nThe film features actual war footage of attacking fighter planes\, and vividly portrays the terrible tension of bomber crews under fire\, their relief on a safe return\, and their horrendous summoning of enough resolve to fly these missions every day. \n“… one of the first and arguably the greatest of the Hollywood films to examine the pressures of command and psychological toll of making life and death decisions…”  Sean Axmaker\, TCM \nTwelve O’Clock High was directed by Henry King and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It marked a turning away from the optimistic\, morale-boosting style of wartime films and toward a grittier realism that dealt more directly with the human costs of war. \nIt was filmed on Air Force Bases in the United States\, and at the RAF Barford St. John airfield in Oxfordshire\, England. \nThe film is based on the novel by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay\, Jr.\, with screenplay by the authors. Bartlett and Lay drew on their own wartime experiences with Eighth Air Force bomber units. At the Eighth Air Force headquarters\, Bartlett had worked closely with Colonel Armstrong\, who was the primary model for the leading character. The film’s 918th Bomber Group was modeled primarily on the 306th\, because that group remained a significant part of the Eighth Air Force throughout the war in Europe. \nFree Admission\, Parking\, and Popcorn
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-12-oclock-high/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160312T183000
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SUMMARY:The Stillson School of Irish Dance
DESCRIPTION:Returning to Ogunquit for their annual visit\, the acclaimed Stillson School of Irish Dance brings a troupe of more than a dozen dancers garbed in brilliant\, sparkling costumes.   Always a local favorite\, the dancers will perform an array of jigs and reels which have won them prizes at regional and international competitions. \nThe only certified school in the state of Maine\, the Stillson School has been accredited by An Coimisiun\, Dublin\, Ireland\, since 1991. Dancers have placed in the North American Irish Dance Championships\, as well as competed in the All Ireland\, The European \, Great Britain and The World Irish Dance Championships. \nAfter their performance\, the Stillson dancers will invite children and dancers of all ages to join them in trying out a few steps.   A reception with refreshments will follow. Join us for this festive St. Patrick’s celebration! \nTickets are $5 per person at the door. General seating\,   no advance sales. \nThe Stillson School of Irish Dance has an active show team which has performed throughout New England as well as on the Elipse lawn of the White House. They have been featured dancers accompanying such renowned Celtic performers as SOLAS\, CHERISH THE LADIES\, TRINITY IRISH DANCE COMPANY\, LIZ CARROLL\, BILLY MCCOMISKEY and MICK MOLONEY\, NATALIE MACMASTER\, and EILEEN IVERS. \nIn existence for twenty years\, the school is the only certified school of Irish dancing in the state of Maine. The school’s dancers compete all over New England and place in the NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL IRISH DANCING CHAMPIONSHIPS annually. \nThe Stillson School of Irish Dance is under the direction of Carlene Moran Stillson ADCRG / TCRG. She is accredited by An Coimisiun in Dublin\, Ireland and a member of IDTANA. (Irish Dancing Teacher’s Association of North America) and The New England Region teaching organizations.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/the-stillson-school-of-irish-dance/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
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SUMMARY:Classic Film:  List of Adrian Messenger
DESCRIPTION:This 1963 black and white crime mystery features George C. Scott as a retired British intelligence officer as he\, (together with an old friend\, a World War II counterpart in the French Resistance)\, investigates a series of apparently unrelated deaths and the list that ties these crimes together. Set in the fog-enshrouded streets and estates of England\, the atmospheric film was directed by John Huston from a screenplay by Anthony Veiller\, based on the 1959 novel of the same title by Philip MacDonald. \nThe film also stars Kirk Douglas\, Dana Wynter\, Clive Brook\, Jacques Roux\, and Herbert Marshall. Several of the bit characters are played by famous stars in heavy makeup\, and each of these stars — Burt Lancaster\, Robert Mitchum\, Frank Sinatra\, and Tony Curtis — “unmasks” in the epilogue. \nAdrian Messenger (John Merivale) asks his friend\, British colonel Anthony Gethryn (George C. Scott)\, to check on the whereabouts of the eleven men named on a written list. Not long afterward\, the plane on which Messenger is travelling is deliberately blown up. The mystery killer evidently slipped the bomb on the plane while disguised as a priest\, and we soon learn that the killer adopts a different guise for each of his subsequent murders. \nThe List of Adrian Messenger is a race-against-time thriller in which Colonel Gethryn has to work out who the victims are\, and why\, and identify the killer and stop him. It’s beautifully written and well-portrayed. \nBy the time he wrote The List of Adrian Messenger\, Philip MacDonald was a writer fully in command of his craft with almost half a century of experience\, and it shows in both the book and the film. This is a taut\, expertly plotted thriller with evocative locations\, memorable characters and a compelling villain. \nAdmission\, parking\, and popcorn are free.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-list-of-adrian-messenger/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160207T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160207T140000
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CREATED:20151019T094428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150859Z
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SUMMARY:Classic Film:  Marnie
DESCRIPTION:Marnie is a 1964 psychological thriller produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The screenplay by Jay Presson Allen was based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Winston Graham. The film stars Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery. \nOne year after she appeared as Melanie Daniels in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller\, The Birds\, actress Tippi Hedren took on another Hitchcock role in this unusual psychological drama. Marnie Edgars (Hedren) is a scheming young woman who repeatedly finds employment as a secretary and then proceeds to rob her employers. \nThough she changes her disguise\, her new boss Mark Rutland (Sean Connery) recognizes her. Mark proves to be a bit unusual himself. Instead of reporting her to the police\, he is intrigued by her criminal behavior–as well as her bizarre aversion to touch. He slowly discovers the events in Marnie’s past that have caused her antisocial behavior. \nAlfred Hitchcock originally wanted Grace Kelly to make her screen comeback in the title role\, but the people of Monaco were not happy with the idea of their princess playing a compulsive thief.   After Grace Kelly turned him down\, Hitchcock considered and then rejected these actresses for the title role of “Marnie”: Eva Marie Saint\, Lee Remick\, Vera Miles\, Claire Griswold\, and Susan Hampshire.   Paul Newman was offered the role of Mark Rutland\, but wasn’t interested. He did star in Hitchcock’s ‘s next film Torn Curtain (1966). \nIn a 1960 article called “Why I Am Afraid of the Dark”\, Hitchcock noted “…it’s because I liked Edgar Allan Poe’s stories so much that I began to make suspense films.” \nHitchcock put Edgar Allan Poe references throughout this film. Marnie’s last name is Edgar. (In the novel\, Marnie’s last name is Elmer.) Like Poe’s characters\, Marnie Edgar is subject to psychological terror. The film takes place in New York (Strutt’s office)\, Virginia (Garrod’s Stables) and Philadelphia (Rutland Publishing and Wickwind). These are the three places that Edgar Allan Poe lived throughout the better part of his life. The film’s climactic scene takes place at Marnie’s mother’s home in Baltimore\, the city where Poe died under mysterious circumstances in 1849. \nAdmission\, parking and popcorn are free.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-marnie/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160103T140000
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SUMMARY:Classic Film:  Once More\, With Feeling
DESCRIPTION:Yul Brynner and Kay Kendall star in this hilarious and successful 1960 cinematic version of the stage comedy by Harry Kurnitz. Brynner is a flamboyant symphony conductor with tremendous talent and ego to match. He spares no one in his relentless pursuit of musical perfection\, while his elegant but giddy wife (Kay Kendall) scampers in his wake\, mending fences with offended musicians\, agents\, orchestra managers\, and donors. \nThis is a capricious romp through the chaotic life of a symphony orchestra\, set against the music of Liszt\, Beethoven\, and Wagner\, and given first class treatment throughout.   A British comedy film\, Once More\, With Feeling is directed and produced by Stanley Donen\, and features brilliant supporting actors Gregory Ratoff and Geoffrey Toone. The screenplay was written by Harry Kurnitz\, based on his play. Costumes for Kay Kendall were designed by Givenchy. \nYul Brynner was already an established star when he made this picture\, bringing to his role both a commanding presence\, impressive theatrical experience\, and musical talent.   In addition to his work as a director and performer\, Brynner was an active photographer and wrote two books. He was also an accomplished guitarist. In his early period in Europe he often played and sang gypsy songs in Parisian nightclubs with Aliosha Dimitrievitch. He sang some of those same songs in the film “The Brothers Karamazov. ” In 1967 he and Dimitrievitch released a record album The Gypsy and I: Yul Brynner Sings Gypsy Songs (Vanguard VSD 79265). \nThe vivacious and witty actress Kay Kendall was most prolific in British films\, but also achieved popularity with American audiences\, winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her role in the musical-comedy film “Les Girls”(1957). Educated in Wales\, Scotland and London\, she studied ballet for six years in London\, joining a chorus line while still in her early teens. A vibrant and successful film career followed. \nThe play Once More\, With Feeling which was adapted for this film\, opened on Broadway on 21 October 1958 at the National Theatre\, in a production directed by George Axelrod\, designed by George Jenkins\, and starring Joseph Cotten\, Arlene Francis\, and Walter Matthau\, who was nominated for a Tony Award as best featured actor. \nAdmission\, parking\, and popcorn are free
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-once-more-with-feeling/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151206T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151206T150000
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SUMMARY:Portland Ballet:  The Victorian Nutcracker
DESCRIPTION:As a holiday treat\, dancers from the Portland Ballet will perform excerpts from their production of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet. This representation of about a dozen dancers\, will appear in full costume in selections from the Ballet’s complete production of “The Victorian Nutcracker”\, (which opens in the Portland area the following week.) \nThe dancers will also provide an up-close demonstration of their dance classes and barre work with commentary\, as a part of their presentation.   CHILDREN ARE WELCOME\, and may be invited from the audience to chat with the dancers and try out a few dance steps. \nOPA is delighted to welcome Portland Ballet back to Ogunquit! \nFollowing the presentations of his ballets “Swan Lake” and “Sleeping Beauty”\, Tchaikovsky was commissioned by the Direction of the Imperial Opera to compose a double-bill program featuring both an opera and a ballet. Alexandre Dumas Père’s adaptation of the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann was set to music by Tchaikovsky and originally choreographed by Marius Petipa. \nIn the spring of 1891\, while on his way from Moscow to New York – where he was to conduct at the grand opening of Carnegie Hall – Tchaikovsky became acquainted with a new instrument that enchanted him with its “divinely beautiful tone.” Inventd by a noted French instrument maker\, Victor Mustel\, it had been patented as the “celesta” after its heavenly timbre. Tchaikovsky arranged to have one sent to Russia in secret\, for he was afraid other composers “will get hold of it and use its unusual effects before me. I expect this new insrument will produce a colossal sensation.” \nThe first concert presentation of “The Nutcracker” in 1892 was a great success\, although the ballet itself took considerably longer to take hold. Over the years\, however\, the Sugar Plum Fairy\, and the music of the celesta to which she danced\, has ensured “The Nutcracker” as the favorite Christmas presentation of ballet companies around the world. \nSteeped in tradition\, Portland Ballet’s annual production of “The Victorian Nutcracker” recreates the interiors of  Victoria Mansion and interprets Tchaikovsky’s score through the stories of Portland’s nineteenth-century families. This audience favorite is unique among Nutcracker performances across the nation and continues to be a mainstay of Portland’s winter arts season\, presented December 12 and 13 at Westbrook Performing Arts Center\, and December 16 at Merrill Auditorium. \nFMI: www.portlandballet.org \nA reception with refreshments will follow the performance. \nTICKETS are $5 per person at the door.   No advance sales.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/excerpts-from-the-nutcracker-by-the-portland-ballet/
LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151205T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151205T140000
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SUMMARY:Classic Film:  A Child's Christmas in Wales
DESCRIPTION:It’s Christmas Eve in Wales. A young boy named Thomas is excited about the holiday\, but he’s also disappointed because it’s raining instead of snowing. His grandfather gives him an old snow globe as an early Christmas present and starts telling colorful\, amusing stories about his childhood Christmases that are shown in flashback. \nThe film is based on A Child’s Christmas in Wales\, a prose work by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Originally emerging from a piece written for radio\, it was recorded by Thomas in 1952. The story is an anecdotal retelling of a Christmas from the view of a young child and is a romanticized version of Christmases past\, portraying a nostalgic and simpler time. It is one of Thomas’s most popular works. \nAn original movie made for PBS and winner of 11 major film awards\, A Child’s Christmas in Wales was called “picture-perfect” by the New York Times\, and “a genuine holiday classic” by the Chicago Tribune.   The film stars Denholm Elliott\, Mathonwy Reeves\, and Glynis Davies. Directed by Don McBrearty\, it was adapted from the Thomas book by Jon Glascoe and Peter Kreutzer. \nIt was filmed on location in Montgomery Wales\, which is probably little changed from when Dylan Thomas was a boy in Swansea. The story is told from the viewpoint of the author recounting a festive season as a young boy in a fictionalized autobiographical style. In the first passage Thomas searches for a nostalgic Western belief in Christmas past with the line\, It was snowing. It was always snowing at Christmas. He furthers the idyllic memory of childhood past by describing the snow as being better and more exciting than the snow that is experienced as an adult. \nThomas recorded the story in 1952. Although the recording sold modestly at first\, it became his most popular prose work in America. It was a 2008 selection for the United States National Recording Registry\, stating it is “credited with launching the audiobook industry in the United States.” \nAdmission\, parking\, and popcorn are free.
URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-a-childs-christmas-in-wales/
LOCATION:ME
CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series
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