BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ogunquit Performing Arts - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Ogunquit Performing Arts 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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230305T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230305T140000 DTSTAMP:20260408T013149 CREATED:20230221T212227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150759Z UID:10000178-1678024800-1678024800@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Classic Film Series: The Priest's Wife DESCRIPTION:The Priest’s Wife\, released in 1971\, stars Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni in this Italian/French  farce/satire/drama\, also features Venantino Venantini. \nUpon discovering that her lover of 4 years was married with children during the entire time of their relationship\, a suicidal Rock’n’Roll singer (Loren) reaches out to a help line\, staffed by a priest (Mastroianni) whose kindness saves her. She falls in love with him\, and he succumbs to her charms\, setting her up as his mistress. The film offers a peek inside the life of the priesthood\, as the priest struggles between the seduction of a woman he loves\, and the seduction by the Church and its power. He accepts a promotion from priest to a Monsignor in Rome\, giving up Loren\, much as her former lover had done returning to his marriage and family. The director intimates that when it comes to the treatment of a by women\, there is not a lot of difference between a priest and rock’n’roll stars. \nDirected by Dino Risi\, the screenplay was based on a story by Risi. Although declared a “flop” both critically and at the box office\, redeeming features include the car demolition scene in the film’s introduction displaying fantastic stunt driving\, and the luminosity of Loren’s beauty and portrayal of a woman betrayed by love. \n \n  URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-series-the-priests-wife/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center – Community Auditorium on the main floor\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/March-The-Priests-Wife.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230311T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230311T183000 DTSTAMP:20260408T013149 CREATED:20230213T143313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150759Z UID:10000177-1678559400-1678559400@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY: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 At 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. \nIn 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 Ellipse 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-7/ 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:20230312T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230312T140000 DTSTAMP:20260408T013149 CREATED:20230221T212504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150759Z UID:10000179-1678629600-1678629600@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Classic Film Series: Desire Under the Elms DESCRIPTION:Desire Under the Elms\, released in 1958\, starring Sophia Loren\, Anthony Perkins and Burl Ives\, is an English tragedy also featuring Frank Overton. \nThe story of forbidden love takes place on a family farm set in rural New England  in 1850\, and explores the large and difficult themes of greed\, vengeance\, desire and troubled\, incestuous family dynamics. The father (Burl Ives) brings home his headstrong new wife from Italy (Loren\, his third). In order to prevent two of Ives’ three sons from taking over the farm upon their father’s demise\, Loren and Ives’ son Eben (Perkins) team up and enter into an incestuous affair. Desperation and secret passions lead to tragedy. \nBased on playwright Eugene O’Neill’s attempt to adapt the plot elements and themes of Greek Tragedy from his 1924 play of the same name\, the screenplay was written by Irwin Shaw and directed by Delbert Mann. The original play was so highly controversial that it was banned for several years in a multitude of American states\, and for more than 15 years in Britain. Despite the film being largely panned by critics\, Perkins performance was deemed great\, and\, as is often the case in films in which she appears\, whether panned or celebrated\, Loren’s performance is praised for its expression of a wide variety of emotion and her infusion into scenes of tenderness\, special value. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography/Black & White. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-series-desire-under-the-elms/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center – Community Auditorium on the main floor\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/March-Desire-under-the-Elms.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230319T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230319T140000 DTSTAMP:20260408T013149 CREATED:20230221T212702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150759Z UID:10000180-1679234400-1679234400@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Classic Film Series: It Started in Naples DESCRIPTION:It Started in Naples\, released in 1960\, stars Sophia Loren\, Clark Gable this American Romantic Comedy also features Vittorio DeSica\, child star Carlo Angeletti and a fully Italian cast. \nDays before his wedding\, Philadephia lawyer Michael Hamilton (Gable) learns that his estranged younger brother and common-law wife have died together in a vehicle accident. He flies to Italy to settle their estate\, and meets their 8 year old son (Carlo Angeletti) who is being cared for by his maternal aunt\, a cabaret singer (Loren). Believing that remaining in her care is not in the boy’s best interest\, he wants to bring him back to the states. His aunt protests and a lengthy\, heated and entertaining custody battle ensues. As romance blossoms between them\, Gable decides to remain in Italy. \nBased on a story by Michael Pertwee and Jack Davies\, screenplay by Susan Cecchi d’Amico\, and directed by Melville Shavelson\, the film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Art Direction. Filmed on location in Rome\, Naples and Capris\, critics and viewers alike deemed Loren at least as stunning as the location shoots. \nRemaining a star on both sides of the Atlantic over 3 decades\, in addition to her favorites Clark Gable and Marcello Mastroianni\, (with whom she appeared in 11 movies)\, Loren has starred with other such leading men as: Paul Newman\, Marlon Brando\, Gregory Peck and Charlston Heston. \n \n  URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-series-it-started-in-naples/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center – Community Auditorium on the main floor\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/March-It-started-in-Naples.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230326T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230326T140000 DTSTAMP:20260408T013149 CREATED:20230221T212858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T150758Z UID:10000181-1679839200-1679839200@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Classic Film Series: Yesterday\, Today and Tomorrow DESCRIPTION:Yesterday\, Today and Tomorrow\, released in 1963\, stars Sophia Loren\, and Marcello Mastroianni (their 7th collaboration). This Italian comedy anthology is a collection of 3 short romantic comedies about couples in different parts of Italy. Loren plays 3 very different women\, all using their sexuality as a means to getting what they want\, while Mastroianni plays 3 very different men\, all enchanted by the attentions of beautiful women. Set in 1954: \nAdelina of Naples is set in a working class neighborhood. Loren supports her husband (Mastroianni) by selling black market cigarettes. She is fined and threatened with imprisonment if she does not pay her fine. She learns that women cannot be imprisoned if pregnant or within 6 months after giving birth. Therefore\, she embarks upon a journey to give birth to seven children in eight years. \nAnna of Rome\, married to a mega-industrialist\, has a poor lover (Mastroianni). While driving in her husband’s Rolls Royce\, she must choose what makes her happiest- the Rolls or her lover. His infatuation is tested by a near tragedy when she expresses no regret when almost running over a child. and crashes the car. \nMara of Rome\, is a fiery prostitute working from her apartment\, serving a variety of high class clients. She seeks the help of a client (Mastroianni) the wealthy\, powerful and neurotic son of a Bologna industrialist\, to spurn the advances of her elderly neighbor’s infatuated grandson who is studying for the priesthood. In a convoluted celibacy trial\, Loren rewards him with a strip tease but refuses to go to bed with him. The striptease scene has become a cult classic: pure elegance\, every movement and expression mastered to perfection\, like a stage show. The scene was choreographed by Jacques Ruet\, who coaxed the best out of a very shy Loren. \nDirected by Vittorio DeSica\, the screenplay was a collaboration between DeSica\, Cesar Zavatini\, Eduardo de Fillippo\, Isabella Quarantotti\, Bella Billa\, Lorenza Zanusca. In 1965\, the 37th Academy Awards\, the film won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/classic-film-series-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow/ LOCATION:S. Judson Dunaway Center – Community Auditorium on the main floor\, 23 School Street\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Classic Film Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/March-Yesterday.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR