BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ogunquit Performing Arts - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ogunquit Performing Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220306T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220306T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T135801 CREATED:20210630T210507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150809Z UID:10000143-1646575200-1646575200@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Classic Film Series: The Rains Came DESCRIPTION:A lavish and expensive prestige picture\, and based on a critically acclaimed novel by Louis Bromfield\, “The Rains Came” (1939) stars Tyrone Power as an Indian doctor in the mythical city of Ranchipur\, India. He begins an affair with a married British noblewoman (Myrna Loy) until all lives are changed by a massive earthquake and flood. Myrna Loy delivers one her most sensitive and in-depth dramatic performances\, achieving another career break-through. \nThe film co-stars George Brent and features a strong cast of supporting players\,  including  Maria Ouspenskaya\, Henry Travers\, Jane Darwell\, H.B. Warner and Nigel Bruce.  Loy was hired on loanout from another studio for “The Rains Came” after every top actress in town had campaigned for the part.  During the filming\, author Bromfield said to her\, “I think you’re giving the best performance of your career.” \nThe most significant co-star was probably the special effects\, which won the first-ever Oscar® in that category.  For the flood and earthquake scenes\, 350 grips\, carpenters and other laborers worked for more than a month on these sequences. To create the effects in the flood scenes\, a tank holding approximately 50\,000 gallons of water was erected on a studio soundstage.  Cinematographer Arthur Miller recalled\, “You never saw such water in your life! Brent and the others took a hell of a beating on the picture. There was one scene when Nigel Bruce and his manservant were on the landing of their house and the water rushed in and ‘drowned’ them in one shot\, without a cut. And in fact the actors actually took the full force of that\, and even had bits of the set flying around them….” \n  \nMyrna Loy was one of Hollywood’s most popular actresses of the late 1930s and maintained that stardom for decades.  Originally typecast in exotic roles\, often as a vamp\, she achieved stardom following her portrayal of Nora Charles in “The Thin Man” series of 6 films\, confiming her as an enduring favorite of movie audiences around the country. \nDuring World War II\, Loy devoted her time working with the Red Cross\, and toured frequently to raise funds for the war efforts.  She was so fiercely outspoken against Adolf Hitler that her name was added to his “hit list.” \nResuming a successful film and stage career in the 1950’s\, Loy also assumed an influential role as co-chairman of the Advisory Council of the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing\, and served as a member of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.  She continued as an actress through the 1980’s\, and received multiple major awards and honors. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-screening-the-rains-came/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Myrna-Loy-Rains-Came-Photo-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220312T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220312T183000 DTSTAMP:20260502T135801 CREATED:20210630T210700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150809Z UID:10000144-1647109800-1647109800@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:SOLD OUT Stillson School of Irish Dance DESCRIPTION:Irish Stepdancing continues to be a wildly popular art form for performers and audiences alike. Ogunquit Performing Arts celebrates this unique style of dance at this most appropriate time of year. The award-winning Stillson dancers\, returning to Ogunquit by popular demand\, will perform a brilliant array of jigs and reels\, dressed in a variety of dazzling\, hand-made costumes. \nThe performance will consist of both the fluid soft shoe style as well as the rhythmic hard shoe popularized by shows such as Riverdance and Lord of the Dance.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Irish Stepdancing continues to be a wildly popular art form for performers and audiences alike. Ogunquit Performing Arts celebrates this unique style of dance at this most appropriate time of year. The award-winning Stillson dancers\, returning to Ogunquit by popular demand\, will perform a brilliant array of jigs and reels\, dressed in a variety of dazzling\, hand-made costumes. \nThe performance will consist of both the fluid soft shoe style as well as the rhythmic hard shoe popularized by shows such as Riverdance and Lord of the Dance. \nAt the end of the performance\, the dancers will invite children and the young at heart to join them onstage to learn or try out some steps. A reception with refreshments will conclude the evening. \nThe Stillson School of Irish Dance is under the direction of the celebrated dancer/teacher Carlene Moran Stillson ADCRG/TCRG. She is accredited by Ad Coimisium in Dublin\, Ireland and a member of IDTANA (Irish Dancing Teacher’s Association of North America). Carlene has a long tradition of dancing having started at age 4. She has competed in the New England Regional\, North American\, and World Championships. In existence for more than 20 years\, the Stillson School is the only certified school of Irish dancing in the state of Maine and its dancers compete all over New England and place in the New England Regional Irish Dancing Championships annually\, and in competitions around the world. \nIn addition to the dance performance\, Carlene Stillson will tell about the history of the dance and explain the reasons for the design of the many different costumes worn by the dancers. Traditional Irish dress is represented in the school dress which features embroidery designs taken from the Book of Kells. \nThe Stillson School of Irish Dance also 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 Dance Company\, Liz Carroll\, Billy McComiskey and Mick Moloney\, and Eileen Ivers. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/stillson-school-of-irish-dance-6/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center – Community Auditorium on the main floor\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Stillson-School-of-Irish-Dance.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220313T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220313T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T135801 CREATED:20220218T182647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150809Z UID:10000162-1647180000-1647180000@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Classic Film Series: The Thin Man DESCRIPTION:This 1934 American pre-Code comedy-mystery was based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. but the murder mystery around which the plot turns is relatively unimportant to the movie’s focus and its enduring appeal. What makes the film so entertaining is not the unraveling of the murder but the movie’s central relationship of Nora and Nick Charles\, one that redefined the screen depiction of marriage.  William Powell and Myrna Loy developed a bantering screen chemistry of charming\, lighthearted repartee as the basis for the dynamic husband-and-wife detective team.  The film was a huge hit\, followed by five equally successful sequels. \nIt’s impossible now to imagine anyone in the roles of Nora and Nick Charles but Myrna Loy and William Powell. Their on-screen chemistry was so vibrant that the public came to believe the two were married in real life. \nAudiences adored “The Thin Man\,” and so did critics. It was a huge hit\, and turned around the careers of Powell and Loy. The film earned Academy Award nominations for Best Picture\, Best Actor\, Best Director\, and Best Adapted Screenplay. \nMyrna Loy was one of Hollywood’s most popular actresses of the late 1930s and maintained that stardom for decades.  Originally typecast in exotic roles\, often as a vamp\, she achieved stardom following her portrayal of Nora Charles in “The Thin Man” series of 6 films\, confiming her as an enduring favorite of movie audiences around the country. \nDuring World War II\, Loy devoted her time working with the Red Cross\, and toured frequently to raise funds for the war efforts.  She was so fiercely outspoken against Adolf Hitler that her name was added to his “hit list.” \nResuming a successful film and stage career in the 1950’s\, Loy also assumed an influential role as co-chairman of the Advisory Council of the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing\, and served as a member of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.  She continued as an actress through the 1980’s\, and received multiple major awards and honors. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-series-the-thin-man/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Myrna-Loy-Photo-Number-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220320T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220320T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T135801 CREATED:20220218T183434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150808Z UID:10000163-1647784800-1647784800@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Classic Film Series: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer DESCRIPTION:The infatuation of a teen-age girl (Shirley Temple) for a determined bachelor and ladies’ man (Cary Grant) leads him into a reluctant but deepening relationship with her older sister and local court judge (Myrna Loy.)  The award-winning screenplay gives Loy and Grant fast-paced and delightful opportunities to make the most of the hilarious ensuing complications and entanglements. \nFilmed in 1947\, the production suffered many problems\, including Grant’s unhappiness with his fellow actors\, with the director\, and with the producer.  Fortunately\, none of this unpleasantness showed up on the screen; in fact\, the movie opened to wonderful reviews\, which translated into an almost unprecedented 5.5 million dollars in ticket sales. To say that “The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer” carried RKO over into 1948 is no overstatement. \nDespite the issues\, Loy once again demonstrated her ability to achieve remarkable on-camera chemistry with her leading man; she and Grant  immediately were re-teamed for the studio’s equally successful “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House” in 1948. \nMyrna Loy was one of Hollywood’s most popular actresses of the late 1930s and maintained that stardom for decades.  Originally typecast in exotic roles\, often as a vamp\, she achieved stardom following her portrayal of Nora Charles in “The Thin Man” series of 6 films\, confiming her as an enduring favorite of movie audiences around the country. \nDuring World War II\, Loy devoted her time working with the Red Cross\, and toured frequently to raise funds for the war efforts.  She was so fiercely outspoken against Adolf Hitler that her name was added to his “hit list.” \nResuming a successful film and stage career in the 1950’s\, Loy also assumed an influential role as co-chairman of the Advisory Council of the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing\, and served as a member of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.  She continued as an actress through the 1980’s\, and received multiple major awards and honors. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-series-the-bachelor-and-the-bobby-soxer/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Myrna-Loy-Bachelor-Photo-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220327T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220327T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T135801 CREATED:20220218T183709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150808Z UID:10000164-1648389600-1648389600@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Classic Film Series: Midnight Lace DESCRIPTION:Myrna Loy assumes a supporting role in this 1960 suspense mystery\, beautifully filmed in London\, and starring Doris Day and Rex Harrison.  When the American wife (Day) of a wealthy London-based financier (Harrison) starts receiving frightening phone calls\, she believes her life is in danger\, but when she protests to her family following a near-fatal accident\, they and the police doubt her claims and even her sanity.  Portraying Day’s wealthy and free-spirited aunt\, Loy brings both sparkle and stability to the film.  She is one of the few we do not suspect in the star-studded cast\, which includes John Gavin\, Herbert Marshall\, Roddy McDowall\, and Hermione Baddeley. \nDirected by David Miller\, “Midnight Lace” is a consistently entertaining thriller\, as the tension escalates in Hitchcock style.  In her autobiography\, Doris Day stated that she found her role so “painful and upsetting” that she  collapsed after one extended scene of hysterical terror\, causing producer Ross Hunter to shut down production briefly.  She vowed to never make another thriller after this movie\, claiming it emotionally drained her. She stayed true to her word. Until her retirement eight years later\, the only movies she made were comedies. \nMyrna Loy\, however\, had a much less stressful experience and recalled the filming in her autobiography\, Myrna Loy: Being and Becoming: “I have nothing but the best to say about Doris Day. She was wonderful to me\, really lovely…” \n \nMyrna Loy was one of Hollywood’s most popular actresses of the late 1930s and maintained that stardom for decades.  Originally typecast in exotic roles\, often as a vamp\, she achieved stardom following her portrayal of Nora Charles in “The Thin Man” series of 6 films\, confiming her as an enduring favorite of movie audiences around the country. \nDuring World War II\, Loy devoted her time working with the Red Cross\, and toured frequently to raise funds for the war efforts.  She was so fiercely outspoken against Adolf Hitler that her name was added to his “hit list.” \nResuming a successful film and stage career in the 1950’s\, Loy also assumed an influential role as co-chairman of the Advisory Council of the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing\, and served as a member of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.  She continued as an actress through the 1980’s\, and received multiple major awards and honors. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-series-midnight-lace/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Myrna-Loy-Midnight-Lace-Photo-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR