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A Sure Bet is The Line-up at The Strand Theatre through May 2012

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:45:00 +0000

RILEY SCHOOL COMMUNITY FILM SCREENING

At a progressive school on the coast of Maine, children are given the chance to explore themselves and the world around them through video. Riley School, The Movie 2011-2012 is a feature-length collection of documentary and fictional work produced by Riley students as part of their school day.

Guaranteed fun for all ages, come lose yourself in the creative, hilarious world of youth-powered film!

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Show Dates & Times:

5/23/12 – Wednesday
5:00 pm

Admission: Free

A CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE: CHANGING SEAS, HUMAN CHALLENGES

Presented by Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences

Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences Presents- Cafe Scientifique: “Changing Seas – Human Challenges — A Conversation Between a Scientist and a Journalist.” Join Bigelow Laboratory Executive Director Dr. Graham Shimmield, and Colin Woodard, author of Ocean’s End and American Nations, for an open discussion about the vital connection between the ocean and our lives.

This event is FREE an open to the public. Come join the conversation!

About The Laboratory: The laboratory has been part of the international Café Scientifique movement since the 1990’s. There are more that 150 active cafes in over 40 countries.

For a complete program an more information on this event, call (207)747-3255 or visit www. bigelow.org

Show Dates & Times:

5/24/12 – Thursday
6:00 pm

Admission: Free

HEADHUNTERS
(2011)

Fans of the Stieg Larsson Girl With The Dragon Tattoo trilogy will appreciate this latest Scandi-noir based on the bestselling book by author Jo Nesbø. Headhunters is an intense action thriller, as well as a provocative investigation into questions of betrayal, revenge and deadly ambition. The talented Aksel Hennie (Max Manus) stars as Roger, a charming scoundrel and Norway’s most accomplished corporate headhunter. Roger is living a life of luxury well beyond his means, and has begun stealing art to subsidize his expensive lifestyle. At a gallery opening, his wife introduces him to Clas Greve (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, “Game of Thrones”). Not only is he a perfect candidate for the CEO position Roger is currently recruiting for, he is also in possession of a very valuable painting. Roger sees his chance to become financially independent, and starts planning his biggest hit ever, risking it all to get his hands on the painting. When Roger breaks into Greve’s house, he finds something that changes his life completely, and soon forces him to run for his life. The headhunt has begun! (Fully subtitled)

2011/Norway/Directed by Morten Tyldum

1 hr 40 min / Rated R

See Roger Eberts review here.

Official Site

Show Dates & Times:

5/25/12 – Friday
5:30 pm

5/26/12 – Saturday
5:30 pm

5/27/12 – Sunday
6:00 pm

5/28/12 – Monday
7:00 pm

5/29/12 – Tuesday
1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

5/30/12 – Wednesday
7:00 pm

MARLEY

Special Showing: 2 Nights Only!

Bob Marley’s universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Director Kevin MacDonald’s (One Day In September, The Last King of Scotland) documentary Marley is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best. Marley is the story of a towering figure of musical history, whose music and message has transcended different cultures, languages and creeds to resonate around the world today as powerfully as when he was alive.

“If you’re not familiar with the life and work of reggae icon Bob Marley, then MARLEY WILL BE A REVELATION. If you are already a fan, it will play as AN ELOQUENT, EYE-OPENING CELEBRATION.”-Miami Herald

“AMAZING IN ITS SCOPE, DETAIL AND BEAUTY.”-Seattle Times

“It may, finally, be the best and last word on the man, his music and his myth that we ever get on film — an estimable achievement in itself.”-The Oregonian

“SEE IT IN A THEATER, AND SIT ON THE AISLE SO YOU HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM TO DANCE. FASCINATING. It packs enough new revelations to satisfy the most die-hard Marley know-it-alls, and those new to his story will be riveted throughout.”-Wired

2012/US/UK

PG-13, 2hrs 25min

Directed by: Kevin MacDonald

Cast: Bob Marley (archival footage), Ziggy Marley, Cedella Marley, Rita Marley, Neville Bunny Wailer, Chris Blackwell

Official Site

Show Dates & Times:

5/25/12 – Friday
8:00 pm

5/26/12 – Saturday
8:00 pm

Met Opera Encore: SIEGFRIED

Part of The Met Opera’s Complete Ring Cycle Encore

Part three of the Ring follows the journey of Siegfried, son of Siegmund and Sieglinde, from naive fearless boy to supreme hero. With the re-forged sword of his father, he conquers magical obstacles to reach his prize, Brünnhilde. Jay Hunter Morris took over the title role, one of the most demanding in the repertoire, days before the production’s premiere and reprised his acclaimed portrayal in this live transmission the following week. Deborah Voigt is Brünnhilde and Bryn Terfel sings the Wanderer.RUNTIME: 4 hours, 18min. (1 intermission)

Conductor: Fabio Luisi
Cast: Deborah Voigt, Patricia Bardon; Jay Hunter Morris, Gerhard Siegel, Bryn Terfel, Eric Owens

This spring, the Met’s Live in HD presentations of Wagner’s four-part Der Ring des Nibelungen return to movie theaters in the U.S. and Canada as a complete cycle, in Robert Lepage’s groundbreaking production. Met Music Director James Levine conducts the first two installments, Das Rheingold and Die Walküre, and Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium for Siegfried and Götterdämmerung.

Show Dates & Times:

5/27/12 – Sunday
12:30 pm

Admission:

$23 – General Admission
Tickets only available for purchase day of show at the box office window beginning at 11:30pm.

MID COAST MAINE HAS TALENT…OR NOT

A Variety Show Presented by The Strand & Rockland Main St, Inc & Paul Benjamin

Get ready for an evening of fabulous local talent performed on the Strand stage! This fun annual event is a fundraiser for Rockalnd Maine Street Inc.

Hosting the show will be Paul Benjamin who has lined up 14 great local talented Singers, Comedy Acts and Dancers including:
Lynn Frey , singer songwriter; Aaron Clark / Cole Barbour, Jazz; Beth McKinney, comedy; Alice Limoges singer; Anabel Parker, young singer; Tom Albury , singer; Lynn Archer, singer; Bill Maddox , comedy; Rockport Dance Conservatory; KorinnsDance; Scott Simmons; Johnny & Louise; David and the Lowdown featuring: David Dodson, Mac Ferris, Stefan Low, Mike Nickerson.

Paul Benjamin will also premiere “Men in Suits”, an act not to be missed! Men In Suits are: Paul” Bluesman” Benjamin, Bryan “Honeyboy” Austin, Michael”MoJo” Leonard, Pat “Oilman” O’Brien, Will”Boogie Woogie “Clayton, Ken” Memphis Slim” Gardiner, Jeff “Loan Shark” Charland, Sandy” Hound Dog” Cox, Peter ” Big Horn” Horch. You know all these men, now see them on the Big Stage !

“This our second year to showcase local talent, we are very excited about the great lineup!” said Lorain Francis, Executive Director of Rockland Main Street, Inc. “We are very pleased to have Paul Benjamin, North Atlantic Blues Festival hold his fun evening of entertainment as a fundraiser for Rockland Main Street, Inc.”

Tickets are available at: Grasshopper Shop, Fiore Olive Oils & Vinegars, and at the door the evening of the performance $15 Adults, $10 Students

Come out and support our local talent and Rockland Maine Street!

Hosting the show will be Paul Benjamin of the Nort Atlantic Blues Festival, who has recruited a fantastic line up of local singers, dancers and musicians!

For information on performing at the Talent Show contact Paul Benjamin: 207 596 6055 or bluesman@midcoast.com

Show Dates & Times:

5/31/12 – Thursday

6:00 pm

Admission:

$15 Adults
$10 Students under 18

Buy Tickets
http://www.rocklandstrand.com/content/box-office-how-buy-tickets

Strand Theatre
345 Main Street
Rockland, Maine 04841

Theatre Information Line: 207-594-0070
FAX: 207-594-6106

e-mail us at:info@rocklandstrand.com

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North Atlantic Blues Festival 8 weeks away! – July 14, 2012

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000

North Atlantic Blues Festival
Rockland, Maine

Saturday July 14 , 2012

11:00 AM Music Begins

Randy Oxford Band

Albert Castiglia

Royal Southern Brotherhood
featuring Cyril Neville, Mike Zito, Devon Allman, Charlie Wooton & Mean Willie Green

Rick Estrin & the Nightcats

Tribute to Koko Taylor With The Blues Machine, Nora Jean Wallace, Melvia “Chick” Rogers and Jackie Scott

Tab Benoit

_________________________________________

SIDE STAGE playing Sat and Sun

Mark Lavoie and Dave Keller will be playing between acts

____________________________________________________________

Sunday July 15, 2012

11:00 AM Music begins

Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band

Tickets available on line

Advance prices: (ending July 9th)

$25.00 single day

$50.00 two day

$100.00 VIP seat (6 left)

At Gates:

$35.00 single day

$70.00 two day

Ticket outlets listed on the website

Info hotline : 207-691-2248

Check the North Atlantic Blues Festival website for more information.

Hope to see you this year,

Paul E Benjamin & Jamie Issacson
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Extra Events for the Festival weekend

Friday July 13 Pre- festival with Blues played in many locations in Rockland

Sat night July 14 ” Famous Club Crawl” 22 spots hosting Maine Blues Bands

Sunday July 15th Brunch served at The Tradewinds and Time Out Pub

Sunday evening Post- festival jams at The Tradewinds and Time Out Pub

North Atlantic Blues Festival | 70 Lake Ave | Rockland | ME | 04841

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PechaKucha is Coming to Rockland on May 18, 2012

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000

The next PechaKucha Night Midcoast Maine will be held Friday, May 18th in the auditorium of the Lincoln Street Arts Center in Rockland. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the presentations start at 7:00 pm.

Our presenters for the night are:

Eric Allyn, architectural designer
Kris Engman, artist
Tim Rousseau, furniture maker
Julia Scott, photographer
Jessica Shepard, owner of The Uproot Pie Co.
Stell Shevis, an artist in her nineties who specializes in enameling
Lacy Simons, owner of hello hello books
Kitty Winslow, artist

Our emcee for the evening is Belfast poet Arielle Greenberg Bywater.

We hope you will stay after the presentations for “chit-chat” with our presenters and other PechaKucha attendees. We will have nibbles and drinks for all.

PechaKucha Night Midcoast Maine is done in partnership with The Farnsworth Art Museum, Waterfall Arts and Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors.

Our Event Sponsor for the evening is Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors.

Thanks to everyone who participates in and makes PechaKucha happen!

Contact Us – Get Involved!

Midcoast Magnet is looking for new people to get involved with its programs and board. We are currently looking for program committee members.

For more information:

info@midcoastmagnet.com

Amanda Austin, President: 207-236-6545

To make a donation to Midcoast Magnet click here.

Thank you to Bangor Savings Bank for being our cornerstone sponsor!

Midcoast Magnet | PO Box 1044 | Camden | ME | 04843

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Tim Out Pub Announces Monday Night Blues Schedule for Through May 2012

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Schedule

Mon Apr 30… Chris Beard $10

Mon May 7 Smokin’ Joe Kubek w/ Bnois King $15

Mon May 14… Studebaker John $10

Mon May 21 … Albert Castiglia $10

Mon May 28… Harper $15

Special Show

Tues May 1 Charlie Musselwhite $35

for this show call Paul at 207-596-6055

275 Main St
Rockland, Maine

Shows 7:00 – 10:00 PM
Time Out Pub 207-593-9336
Paul’s phone 207-596-6055
E-mail: bluesman@midcoast.com

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Awesome Entertainment Coming Your Way From The Strand Theater through May 13, 2012

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:00:00 +0000

THE KID WITH A BIKE
(2011) Cannes Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Winner!

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, the deeply moving new film by brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (L’Enfant, Rosetta) delves into the emotional life of troubled 11-year-old Cyril, played with riveting intensity by newcomer Thomas Doret. When his father (Jérémie Renier) abandons him, Cyril at first refuses to admit it, claiming his father just forgot to say where he was going. Eventually forced to face hard reality, Cyril then obsessively tries to get his bicycle back (also missing). Almost by accident, he becomes the ward of a kind hairdresser (Cécile de France, Hereafter, L’Auberge Espanole), a woman who seems surprised to find herself so determined to help him. With his wild, unpredictable behavior and his disastrous search for father figures, Cyril risks losing her—though she refuses to give up without a fight. Full of heartbreaking betrayals and unexpected grace, The Kid with a Bike is a film about a child alone, learning to become good. Nominated for 4 European Film Awards, winning Best Screenplay. (Fully subtitled)

“GRADE A! SUPERB!” -Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

“MAGNIFICENT. One of the most compelling spectacles you’ll see this year. The Dardennes can justly be regarded as without peer.” -Gavin Smith, Film Comment

“The Dardenne brothers have made yet another movie that does what Hollywood used to do – keep us rapt, and leave us grateful.” -Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal

Belgium/France/Italy/2011/1hr 27mins/ PG-13

Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Starring Cécile de France, Thomas Doret, Jérémie Renier

Show Dates & Times:

4/27/12 – Friday
5:30 pm, 8:00 pm

4/29/12 – Sunday
3:00 pm, 6:00 pm

4/30/12 – Monday
7:00 pm

5/1/12 – Tuesday
1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

5/2/12 – Wednesday
7:00 pm

BULLIED: A STUDENT, A SCHOOL AND A CASE THAT MADE HISTORY

Free Screening Sponsored by Out! As I Want to Be & A Presentation by Jamie Nabozny

Screening May 3rd

Jamie Nabozny grew up in Ashland, a small town in northern Wisconsin on the south shore of Lake Superior. His life changed drastically when he was targeted in middle school for being gay. His years of harassment ended with a beating that put him in hospital and required abdominal surgery. The Southern Poverty Law Center produced a documentary titled “Bullied” that chronicles his life. Jamie now speaks out for the millions of kids bullied in our schools everyday. He travels the country and shares his story so that no child has to endure what he endured. Jamie was recently named a Defender of Human Rights by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.

This free event is made possible by David Scriven Crowley Gallery.

Nabozny will visit mid-coast Maine schools May 2-5, 2012.

His visit is sponsored by Out! As I Want to Be, Rockland, Maine.

DELICACY

(2011) Starring Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou (Amelie, A Very Long Engagement) is Nathalie, a beautiful, happy, and successful Parisian business executive who finds herself suddenly widowed after a three-year marriage to her soul mate. To cope with her loss, she buries herself and her emotions in her work to the dismay of her friends, family and co-workers. One day, inexplicably, her zest for life and love is rekindled by a most unlikely source, her seemingly unexceptional, gauche, and average looking office subordinate, Markus (French comic star Francois Damiens, Heartbreaker). At first stunned by Nathalie’s unexpected attention, Markus comes to gradually believe in her feelings and shifts into romantic high gear. As their relationship goes from awkward to genuinely loving, Nathalie and Markus will have to overcome a host of obstacles including everyone else’s judgmental perceptions as well as their own self-doubts. (French with English Subtitles)

2011/France/1hr 48min/PG-13

Directed by David Foenkinos and Stephane Foenkinos

Starring Audrey Tautou and Francois Damiens

Show Dates & Times:

5/4/12 – Friday
5:30 pm

5/5/12 – Saturday
5:30 pm, 8:00 pm

5/6/12 – Sunday
3:00 pm, 6:00 pm

5/8/12 – Tuesday
1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

5/9/12 – Wednesday
7:00 pm

GERHARD RICHTER PAINTING

(2011) First Friday Film Series Co-Presented By The Farnsworth & The Strand

“It’s pointless to talk about painting.” — Gerhard Richter (1965). Richter, considered one of the world’s greatest living painters and now nearly 80 years old, agreed to talk about his work, as a small film crew documents his creative process. Blunt, provocative, unashamedly curmudgeonly and iconoclastic (but never cynical), the artist says he’s “interested in things he doesn’t understand,” that “painting is a secretive business,” and that “each painting is an assertion that tolerates no company.” “You have to distrust your parents and see through them.” Born in 1932 in Dresden (which became East Germany), he left for the West nearly 30 years later. When his American gallerist Marian Goodman visits, they recall a 1984 show which began their relationship. Extensive contemporary scenes of the artist

painting and interviews from the 1960s and ’70s give a sense of his creative development — his colorful abstractions, photorealist portraits, and paintings inspired by politics and history as well as more intimate statements. His final words as he applies and then scrapes off vast globs of paint: “Man, is this fun.” (In English and German with English subtitles)

This film is part of a series in collaboration with The Farnsworth Art Museum presented monthly on first Fridays focusing on artists and the visual arts. All screenings are hosted by Farnsworth Director of Education Roger Dell and include a guest speaker(s) and a discussion following the film.

“Fascinating. Mr. Richter remains an excellent subject, serious and purposeful but also unexpectedly good-natured. –Rachel Saltz, The New York Times

Four stars! Critics’ Pick. Mesmerizing!” – Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

“Mesmerizing. Belz’s film itself (is) a gorgeously rendered work of art.” – Alissa Simon, Variety

Germany/2011/ 97mins
Directed By Corinna Belz

Show Dates & Times:

5/4/12 – Friday
8:00 pm

WAGNER’S DREAM

(2012) A New Documentary Film by Susan Froemke

The stakes could not be higher as one of the theater’s finest stage directors teams up with one of the world’s leading opera companies to tackle opera’s most monumental challenge: a new production of Wagner’s Ring cycle—the four-part, 16-hour work that the composer first presented in 1876. For the past 130 years, the quest to produce a perfect Ring has stymied directors, including Wagner himself, who struggled to meet the immense theatrical demands of his own creation. The tale of gods and mortals vying for power and destroyed by greed calls for firestorms, flying warriors, underwater struggle, and heavenly actions.

Wagner’s Dream takes you deep into the artistic and musical challenges of the epic work. Visionary director Robert Lepage begins a five-year journey to create the most ambitious staging in Metropolitan Opera history, featuring a 90,000-pound set (“The Machine”) designed to realize all of Wagner’s scenic instructions. The film follows heroic singers from rehearsals to performance as they take on many of the most daunting roles in opera. Soprano Deborah Voigt is torn between excitement and fear as she prepares to play the warrior goddess Brünnhilde, while unexpected drama arises as a new tenor, Jay Hunter Morris, steps in as the Ring’s hero, Siegfried—days before the production’s world premiere.

An intimate look at the challenges of live theater and the risks that must be taken, the film chronicles the tremendous creativity and unflagging determination behind this daring attempt to realize Wagner’s dream of a perfect Ring.

2012/Documentary/1hr 55min
Directed by Susan Froemke

Visit Official Site

Show Dates & Times:

5/7/12 – Monday
7:00 pm

Admission:
$8.50 Tickets available for purchase day of show at the Box Office window.

THIS AMERICAN LIFE LIVE!

A Special HD Event!

WBEZ Chicago’s hit radio show This American Life comes to select movie screens nationwide this May. Host Ira Glass and popular contributors present stories, plus things you could never do on the radio – including dance, animation, video and more. Broadcast live from the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, the event will feature stories by David Rakoff, Glynn Washington and Tig Notaro, a new short film by Mike Birbiglia, music by OK Go, dance by Monica Bill Barnes & Company, and special surprise guests. (Event participants are subject to change)

Don’t miss the opportunity to experience radio brought to life as This American Life LIVE at the Strand!

Show Dates & Times:

5/10/12 – Thursday
8:00 pm

Admission:

$15 General Admission

Met Opera Encore: DAS RHEINGOLD

Part of The Met Opera’s Complete Ring Cycle Encore

Conceived by Wagner as a prologue to the Ring cycle, Das Rheingold sets forth the dramatic issues that play out in the three subsequent operas. Gold from the depths of the Rhine River is stolen by the dwarf Alberich, who uses it to forge a ring that will give him unlimited power. The theft sets in motion a course of events that will eventually alter the order of the universe. Bryn Terfel as Wotan, lord of the gods, heads the cast. (estimated runtime is 2hr 48mins)

Conductor: James Levine
Cast: Wendy Bryn Harmer, Stephanie Blythe, Patricia Bardon; Richard Croft, Gerhard Siegel, Bryn Terfel, Eric Owens, Franz-Josef Selig, Hans-Peter König

Show Dates & Times:

5/13/12 – Sunday
1:00 pm

Admission:

$23 – General Admission
Tickets only available for purchase day of show at the box office window beginning at 12:00pm.

Category:

Met Opera in HD

Buy Tickets
http://www.rocklandstrand.com/content/box-office-how-buy-tickets

Strand Theatre
345 Main Street
Rockland, Maine 04841

Theatre Information Line: 207.594.0070
FAX: 207-594-6106
e-mail us at: infor@rocklandstrand.com

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Looking Ahead: 2012 North Atlantic Blues Festival Information

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

North Atlantic Blues Festival
Rockland, Maine

Saturday July 14 , 2012

11:00 AM Music Begins

Randy Oxford Band

Albert Castiglia

Royal Southern Brotherhood
featuring Cyril Neville, Mike Zito, Devon Allman, Charlie Wooton & Mean Willie Green

Rick Estrin & the Nightcats

Tribute to Koko Taylor

With The Blues Machine, Nora Jean Wallace, Melvia “Chick” Rogers and Jackie Scott

Tab Benoit

_________________________________________

SIDE STAGE playing Sat and Sun

Mark Lavoie and Dave Keller will be playing between acts

____________________________________________________________

Sunday July 15, 2012

11:00 AM Music begins

Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band

Tickets available on the line
Advance prices: (ending July 9th)
$25.00 single day
$50.00 two day
$100.00 VIP seat (6 left)

At Gates:
$35.00 single day
$70.00 two day

Ticket outlets listed on the website

Info hotline : 207-691-2248

Check the North Atlantic Blues Festival website for more information.

Hope to see you this year,

Paul E Benjamin & Jamie Issacson
________________________________________________

Extra Events for the Festival weekend

Friday July 13 Pre- festival with Blues played in many locations in Rockland

Sat night July 14 ” Famous Club Crawl” 22 spots hosting Maine Blues Bands

Sunday July 15th Brunch served at The Tradewinds and Time Out Pub

Sunday evening Post- festival jams at The Tradewinds and Time Out Pub

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Monday Night Blues at The Time Out Pub through April

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:00:00 +0000

Schedule

Mon Apr 16…Lil’ Brian & the Zydeco Travelers
also playing Terry Hanck ($15)

Mon Apr 23…Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys ($15)

Mon Apr 30… Chris Beard ($10)

Special Show

Tues May 1 Charlie Musselwhite $35

For this show call Paul at 207-596-6055

Time Out Pub
275 Main St
Rockland, Maine

Shows 7:00 – 10:00 PM

207-593-9336
bluesman@midcoast.com

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Met Opera, Camden Film Festival Films, and Much More at The Rockland Strand through April 2012

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000

MASSENET’S MANON

Met Opera LIVE in HD 2011-2012 Season

Anna Netrebko’s dazzling portrayal of the tragic heroine in Laurent Pelly’s new production travels to the Met from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Piotr Beczala and Paulo Szot also star, with the Met’s Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi on the podium.(Approximate runtime 4hrs 5mins)

The Metropolitan Opera’s Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series The Met: Live in HD continues for its sixth season, featuring 11 live transmissions. Don’t miss the chance to experience the Met live at the Strand!

Visit Official Site of the Metropolitan Opera

Show Dates & Times:

4/17/12 – Tuesday
12:00 pm

Admission:

ENCORE – April 17
$23/General Admission
NOTE: Encore tickets are available at the door day-of-show only.
(Special student group rate available. Please call to make arrangements 594-0070)

Buy Tickets:
Click to purchase tickets »

Category:
Met Opera in HD

SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN

(2011) Strarring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, & Kristin Scott Thomas

Lasse Halstrom, the beloved director of Chocolat, The Cidar House Rules, and My Life As A Dog, leads a stellar cast including Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor, and Kristen Scott-Thomas in one of the most charming films of the year, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. A visionary sheik (Amr Waked) believes his passion for the peaceful pastime of salmon fishing can enrich the lives of his people, and he dreams of bringing the sport to the not so fish-friendly desert. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his representative (Emily Blunt) to turn the dream into reality, an extraordinary feat that will require the involvement of Britain’s leading fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor) who happens to think the project both absurd and unachievable. That is, until the Prime Minister’s overzealous press secretary (Kristin Scott Thomas) latches on to it as a ‘good will’ story. Now, this unlikely team will put it all on the line and embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible.

“a surprisingly lush, endearing little film, in which a swelling sense of romanticism thoroughly banishes even the most far-fetched improbabilities”—Washington Post.

UK/2011/PG-13, 1hr 47 min

Directed by Lasse Hallström

Starring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rachael Stirling, Amr Waked, Tom Mison, Catherine Steadman, and Jill Baker

Show Dates & Times:

4/17/12 – Tuesday
7:00 pm

4/18/12 – Wednesday
7:00 pm

CIFF Selects: LE QUATTRO VOLTE

(2010) Film Series Co-presented by The Strand and The Camden International Film Festival

Inspired by Pythagoras’s belief in four-fold transmigration — by which the soul is passed from human to animal to vegetable to mineral — Michelangelo Frammartino’s wondrous docu-essay traces the cycle of life through the daily rituals of life in the southern Italian region of Calabria.

“Its view of nature is among the most profound, expansive and unsettling I have ever encountered on film…Mr. Frammartino’s eye for both comedy and mystery produces compositions that are so strange and memorable that they seem to reinvent the very act of perception.” – A.O. Scott, The New York Times

2011/Italy/88mins/UR
Directed by Michelangelo Frammartino

Starting in March, the Camden International Film Festival will be teaming up with the Strand Theatre to host a monthly screening series taking place on the 3rd Thursday of every month. The series is part of CIFF Selects, a touring screening series celebrating nonfiction filmmaking and darn good stories. Films will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers sometimes in person, sometimes via skype. Most importantly, these are films that will enlighten and entertain.

The Camden International Film Festival will take place from September 27 – 30, 2012, screening over 50 documentary features and shorts at various venues throughout Camden and Rockland, Maine.

Visit The Film’s Official Website

Show Dates & Times:

4/19/12 – Thursday
7:00 pm

THIS IS NOT A FILM

(2011) Showing 2 Days Only!

This clandestine documentary, shot partially on an iPhone and smuggled into France in a cake for a last-minute submission to Cannes, depicts the day-to-day life of acclaimed film director Jafar Panahi during his house arrest in his Tehran apartment. Panahi received a 6-year prison sentence and a 20-year ban from filmmaking and conducting interviews with foreign press due to his open support of the opposition party in Iran’s 2009 election. The film, which reflects on the meaning of the art of filmmaking (what is and is not a film?) as well as the deprivations looming in contemporary Iranian cinema, was secretly shot on an iPhone and a modest DV camera by Panahi’s close friend Mojtaba Mirtahmasb while Panahi waited for a decision on his appeal. Since his detention in 2009, Panahi’s cause has won international support from the international film community including who have signed letter’s of support and an Amnesty International petition calling for his release. This is do-it-yourself, imaginative, revolutionary filmmaking at its zenith.

“That one of the most consistently amusing and enlivening movies to emerge from this year’s crop of festival films should have been made by a filmmaker under house arrest, his hands pretty much tied, his budget and equipment nil, just goes to prove that you can’t keep a good man down.” —Philip Lopate, Film Comment

“There is a charm and grace to this “not” film that mirrors all of Panahi’s

previous filmic masterpieces.” —Eye for Film

Iran/2010/75 mins/Not Rated

Directed by Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb

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Show Dates & Times:

4/21/12 – Saturday
8:00 pm

4/22/12 – Sunday
6:00 pm

VERDI’S LA TRAVIATA

Met Opera LIVE in HD 2011-2012 Season

Natalie Dessay will put on the red dress in Willy Decker’s stunning production, in her first Violetta at the Met. Matthew Polenzani sings Alfredo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is Germont, and Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium. (Approximate runtime 3hrs 5mins)

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Show Dates & Times:

4/14/12 – Saturday
12:55 pm

4/24/12 – Tuesday
1:00 pm

Admission:

LIVE – April 14
$27/Reserved Seating

ENCORE – April 24
$23/General Admission

NOTE: Encore tickets are available at the door day-of-show only.
(Special student group rate available. Please call to make arrangements 594-0070)

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Met Opera in HD

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW ROCKLAND

Presented by Rockland Main Steet, Inc

“So You Think You Know Rockland” will be held on Thursday, April 26th from 6:00 to 9:00pm. Doors Open at 5:30 to give you time to meet and greet your friends, bid on ‘Only in Rockland, Experience This!’ auction items and enjoy The Strand concessions and beverages. The game begins with two teams competing to answer twenty questions on Rockland subjects such as people, events, buildings, local businesses, sports and other historical and current topics. Two more rounds of two teams each, before the Championship Round, which will pit the three winners of previous rounds against each other to see who thinks they know Rockland and who really knows Rockland! Come prepared to learn a lot, laugh a lot and cheer a lot…but no calling out the answers!

Rockland Main Street, Inc. is looking for six teams of three that are willing to take on the challenge to answer questions about Rockland’s history, recent and not so recent, during Rockland Main Street, Inc.’s own quiz show, “So You Think You Know Rockland”. Audience members are needed to cheer them on and participate in the silent auction, ‘Only in Rockland, Experience This!’

Team entrance fee is $50, Teams can purchase an “Ask the Expert Card “for $25 .

Contact Lorain @ 593 6093 or lorain@rocklandmainstreet.com FMI!

Rockland Main Street, Inc. is a focused partnership of residents, businesses and local government that enhances and protects the unique sense of place and economic vitality of downtown Rockland, Maine.

Visit Rockland Main Street, Inc online.

Show Dates & Times:

4/26/12 – Thursday
6:00 pm

Admission:

Event Admission is $10, Students under 18, $5; Silent Auction proceeds and admission benefit Rockland Main Street, Inc.
Tickets on sale in advance at Fiore and The Grasshopper Shop and at the door day of show.
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THE KID WITH A BIKE
(2011) Cannes Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Winner!

“GRADE A! SUPERB!” -Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

“MAGNIFICENT. One of the most compelling spectacles you’ll see this year. The Dardennes can justly be regarded as without peer.” -Gavin Smith, Film Comment

“The Dardenne brothers have made yet another movie that does what Hollywood used to do – keep us rapt, and leave us grateful.” -Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal

Belgium/France/Italy/2011/1hr 27mins/ PG-13

Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Starring Cécile de France, Thomas Doret, Jérémie Renier

Show Dates & Times:

4/27/12 – Friday
5:30 pm, 8:00 pm

4/29/12 – Sunday
3:00 pm, 6:00 pm

4/30/12 – Monday
7:00 pm

5/1/12 – Tuesday
1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

5/2/12 – Wednesday
7:00 pm

Strand Theatre
345 Main Street
Rockland, Maine 04841

Theatre Information Line: 207.594.0070
FAX: 207-594-6106
e-mail us at: infor@rocklandstrand.com

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Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King to Perform in Portland May 6, and Rockland on May 7, 2012

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:00:00 +0000

“Raucous, high-energy Texas roadhouse blues-rock. Blistering guitar solos, irresistible shuffles and subtle ballads.” -Living Blues

The red-hot rockin’ Texas blues band Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King will perform at the Time Out Pub in Rockland on Monday, May 7, 2012. Kubek and King will be performing songs from their latest Alligator release, Have Blues, Will Travel. Kubek’s raucous roadhouse fretwork is expertly complimented by the equally fiery guitar and soulful vocals of Bnois King. Together, the two create a one-two punch of raw, tough, Lone Star blues-rock. Concert information is as follows:

Date: Sunday, May 6, 2012
Event: Sunday Evening Blues Series
Venue: The Big Easy
Address: 55 Market Street
City: Portland, ME
Phone: 207-775-2266
Showtime: 7:00pm
Ticket price: $20
Website: www.bigeasyportland.com

Date: Monday, May 7, 2012
Venue: Time Out Pub
Address: 275 Main Street
City: Rockland, ME
Phone: 207-596-6055
Showtime: 7:00pm
Ticket price: $15
Website: www.northatlanticbluesfestival.com/timeoutpub.html

With Have Blues, Will Travel, Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King take a giant step forward. The chemistry between Kubek’s blistering fretwork and King’s savvy vocals and unpredictable, multifaceted guitar work creates a roadhouse blend of muscular blues-rock, hip-shaking shuffles and slow-burning blues. Each song is infused with deep, from-the-heart musicianship, carefully crafted, true-to-life lyrics and delivered with the occasional smile. King wrote or co-wrote every song on the album, with words that are clever and poetic. The slice-of-life lyrics, delivered with King’s dry, storyteller’s drawl, are honest, believable, wryly humorous and truly insightful.

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Joe Kubek was born in Pennsylvania in 1956 but grew up just outside of Dallas. He was leading his own bands and gigging in clubs all around Dallas when he was only 14. Bowled over by the blues a short time after first hearing Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, Kubek soon discovered the music of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and other early blues masters including Freddie King, Johnny Copeland and Lightnin’ Hopkins. By the time he was 19, he was backing many famous blues players in the area, including legend Freddie King. In 1976, Kubek was about to head out on tour with King when King died suddenly of a heart attack.

Kubek next worked with R&B singer Al “TNT” Braggs and made a host of new friends, including Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan (with whom Kubek became close), B.B. King and many other blues icons. He often found himself jamming with these larger-than-life blues stars, while playing constantly around the Dallas area. He not only learned tips and techniques, but also soaked up stories and the lessons of being a professional touring musician.

Bnois (pronounced Buh-noice) King was born in Delhi, LA in 1943. He was inspired to play guitar by his high school music teacher. Before long, Bnois was playing blues cover songs with a local band. On his own, he traveled through Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado, finding local bands to gig with and also performing with carnival tent show groups. King made his way to Dallas in 1979, gigging with jazz combos until he hooked up with Kubek ten years later. A master storyteller, King didn’t start writing and singing until he joined forces with Joe, when both duties fell on him. “We needed a singer so I sang,” King recalls, “and every time I did the crowds went wild. We needed songs so I wrote about things that happened to me, to people I knew. That’s what I still do today.” In 1989, Kubek met King at a Monday night Dallas jam session. The two became fast friends, and melded their seemingly divergent styles into one of the most potent guitar combinations the Southwest had ever produced.

On the strength of their huge local following, Kubek and King signed to Bullseye Blues in 1991 and released their debut recording. After conquering the Dallas scene, the band began touring clubs, concert halls and festivals nationally and internationally. Following a successful series of Bullseye releases, they signed to Blind Pig Records in 2003. As their popularity continued to build on the strength of their recordings and the energy of their live shows, the band’s touring schedule grew to over 150 dates per year all across the United States, Canada and Europe (where they have toured more than a dozen times).

Kubek and King signed with Alligator in 2008 and released Blood Brothers. The fresh approach, the smoking hot playing and the original, slice-of-life lyrics all added up to a blues lover’s delight. The Dallas Observer said, “An electric blast of twelve-bar heaven…they blow the roof off.”

More than anything else, Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King love to perform live. With Have Blues, Will Travel and another massive tour planned, the band will hit the ground running as they gig from coast to coast, bringing their no-holds-barred brand of soul-charged, rockin’ Texas blues to old fans and newcomers night after night. Have Blues, Will Travel is not just the name of the new album. For Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King, it’s a way of life.

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Time Out Pub Schedule for April 2012

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Charlie Musslewhite Photo Credit: Teresa Nelson

Mon Apr 9…Matt Hill ($10)

Mon Apr 16…Lil’ Brian & the Zydeco Travelers
also playing Terry Hanck ($15)

Mon Apr 23…Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys ($15)

Mon Apr 30… Chris Beard ($10)

Special Show

Tues May 1 Charlie Musselwhite $35
for this show call Paul at 207-596-6055

275 Main St
Rockland, Maine

Shows 7:00 – 10:00 PM

Time Out Pub 207-593-9336
Paul’s phone 207-596-6055
E-mail: bluesman@midcoast.com

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Truly Great Line-Up of Entertainment at The Strand through April 17th

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:00:00 +0000

SALMON FISHING IN YEMEN

(2011) Strarring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, & Kristin Scott Thomas

Friday, April 6 – Wednesday, April 18

From the beloved director of Chocolat and the Oscar winning screenwriter of Slumdog Millionaire comes the inspirational comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. A visionary sheik (Amr…

New Releases

ROCKLAND SHORTS – An International Short Film Series

Presented By The Farnsworth Art Museum & The Strand

Friday, April 6 – Friday, June 1

the Farnsworth Art Museum and The Strand Theatre in…

Film Series

BOY

(2011) Showing 2 Days Only!

Saturday, April 14 – Sunday, April 15

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, this warm, spirited and irreverent coming-of-age comedy centers around an 11-year-old Maori named Boy (James…

New Releases

CIFF Selects: LE QUATTRO VOLTE

(2010) Film Series Co-presented by The Strand and The Camden International Film Festival

Thursday, April 19

New Releases

BOOK CLUB WITH CHRIS MATTHEWS: “JACK KENNEDY: ELUSIVE HERO”

A Special HD Event Hosted by Michael Smerconish

Tuesday, April 10

Join us for ‘Book Club with Michael Smerconish’ on the big screen. This evening will feature an intimate interview with Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” at the Scottish Rite Auditorium…

Special HD Events

VERDI’S LA TRAVIATA

Met Opera LIVE in HD 2011-2012 Season

Saturday, April 14 & Tuesday, April 24

Met Opera in HD

MASSENET’S MANON

Met Opera LIVE in HD 2011-2012 Season

Saturday, April 7 & Tuesday, April 17

Met Opera in HD

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Strand Theatre
345 Main Street
Rockland, Maine 04841
Theatre Information Line: 207-594-0070
FAX: 207-594-6106
e-mail us at:info@rocklandstrand.com

Wine and Poetry at the Good Tern Market and Café in Rockland on April 13, 2012

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Maine Poets Bob MacLaughlin and Dave Morrison will read their poetry at a wine-tasting at the Good Tern in Rockland on Friday April 13 at 6:45 pm. Admission is free and books will be offered for sale.

Bob MacLaughlin’s new book, FAULTY WIRING: the Alzheimer’s poems and other memories (Moon Pie Press), reveals what one reviewer calls “the beauty and, yes, even the humor in subject matter we often try to hide from or place in a box of acceptable responses.” MacLaughlin, who lives in Warren, has been a newspaper sportswriter, magazine editor and advertising copywriter.

Dave Morrison’s most recent book is Clubland (Fighting Cock Press USA), a collection of poems about rock bars, written in verse. Morrison’s poems have been featured in literary magazines and anthologies, and have been read on Writer’s Almanac.

Rob Nicoll from Fiddler’s Reach will be sharing some of their varieties of delicious mead, or honey wine. Their website says “Because mead is mentioned in such diverse literature as the Rig Veda of India and the Beowolf Saga of northern Europe, we could believe that honey wine has always been the preferred drink of poets, heroes and adventurers. Everywhere”

The Good Tern Co op Food Market and Cafe is located at 750 Main Street in Rockland. For information please contact Teisha Jones at207-594-8822. For more information about Fiddler’s reach please visit http://www.fiddlersreach.com

www.dave–morrison.com
http://clublandpoems.wordpress.com/

750 Main Street,
Rockland, ME 04841

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Harmonica Master Charlie Musselwhite to Perform at Time Out Pub May 1st

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Charlie Musslewhite Photo Credit: Teresa Nelson

Superb, original and compelling…Musselwhite sets the standard for blues. –Rolling Stone

Harmonicist/vocalist/songwriter/guitarist Charlie Musselwhite, touring in support of his Grammy-nominated Alligator Records CD, The Well, will perform live at the Time Out Pub in Rockland on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. The Well is an authentic slice of Charlie’s deep blues roots with musical flavors from Mississippi to Chicago to California, including help on one song from legendary vocalist and friend Mavis Staples. Amazon included The Well in its Top Ten Blues CDs of 2010, and Musselwhite won two 2011 Blues Music Awards, including the award for Traditional Blues Male Artist Of The Year. He recently won the 2011 Living Blues Readers’ Poll award for Most Outstanding Musician–Harmonica. Musselwhite was nominated for two 2012 Blues Music Awards for Traditional Blues Male Artist Of The Year and Instrumentalist Of The Year–Harmonica. Concert information is as follows:

Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Showtime: 7:00pm
Ticket price: $35

Website: www.northatlanticbluesfestival.com/timeoutpub.html

The Well is the first full-band recording in Musselwhite’s almost 50-year career in which he wrote every track on the album, and it is the most personal and emotionally open cycle of songs he has ever created. The Well was recorded at Los Angeles’ legendary Sunset Sound, with guitarist Dave Gonzales (Paladins, Hacienda Brothers), bassist John Bazz (The Blasters) and drummer Stephen Hodges (Tom Waits, Mavis Staples), and was produced by Chris Goldsmith (Ruthie Foster, Grammy-winning Blind Boys Of Alabama). The revealing, autobiographical songs recall specific events and places in Musselwhite’s amazingly colorful life. His worldly-wise vocals and masterful harmonica work are perfectly matched with the stories he tells. Simply put, The Well is Charlie Musselwhite at his very best.

According to Alligator president Bruce Iglauer, having Musselwhite back on the label is pure pleasure. “I’m thrilled to welcome Charlie back to the Alligator Records family. He’s a true icon of American roots music, a brilliant harmonica player and a true storyteller as a vocalist and songwriter. Charlie’s a great guy to work with, a real road warrior who is out there pleasing the fans night after night. We’re looking forward to renewing a great relationship.” And Musselwhite couldn’t agree more, saying, “I don’t think anybody is happier than I am being back in the Alligator family. It feels good to be home.”

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Born into a blue collar family in Kosciusko, Mississippi on January 31, 1944 and raised by a single mother, Musselwhite was surrounded by blues, hillbilly and gospel music on the radio and outside his front door. His family moved to Memphis, where, as a teenager, he worked as a ditch digger, concrete layer and moonshine runner. Fascinated by the blues, Musselwhite began playing guitar and harmonica. He attended parties hosted by Elvis Presley and hobnobbed with many of the local musicians including Johnny Cash and Johnny Burnette, but the celebrities young Charlie sought out were Memphis’ veteran bluesmen like Furry Lewis, Will Shade and Gus Cannon.

Following the path of so many, Musselwhite moved to Chicago looking for better paying work. While driving an exterminator truck as a day job, Charlie lived on the South Side and hung out in blues clubs at night, meeting – and developing close friendships with – blues icons Little Walter, Big Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Joe Williams, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. Before long, he was sitting in at clubs with Muddy Waters and others, building an impressive word-of-mouth reputation. Soon after, Charlie was being paid to play in the same South Side neighborhood. His first recording, under the name Memphis Charlie, was with Big Walter Horton on the famous Vanguard Records series, Chicago/The Blues/Today!. Signing with Vanguard, Musselwhite (along with Paul Butterfield who was as urban as Charlie was rural) brought the blues to a new audience of young, white rock and rollers, who

discovered that Charlie personified the sexy counter-culture icons they found relevant.

With 30 solo albums to his credit, Musselwhite has also appeared on numerous recordings as a featured player with Tom Waits, Eddie Vedder, Ben Harper, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, Blind Boys Of Alabama, INXS, and most recently, Cyndi Lauper, and has shared stages with countless blues and rock musicians. He was inducted into the Blues Foundation’s Blues Hall Of Fame in 2010, has been nominated for six Grammy Awards and has won 23 Blues Music Awards. DownBeat calls him, “the undisputed champion of the blues harmonica.”

With The Well, Charlie Musselwhite returns with the strongest, most intimate album of his career – a powerful, personal collection of songs. Musselwhite’s blues, imparting his hard-won knowledge and working class wisdom, are a window into the deep well of his Mississippi soul.

Venue: Time Out Pub
Address: 275 Main Street
City: Rockland, ME
Phone: 207-596-6055

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Opening Reception for "Lessons from an Island" with Henry Isaacs

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Friday, April 20, 2012
5:00pm until 7:00pm

On Friday, April 20, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., the public is invited to an opening reception at Archipelago Fine Arts gallery, 386 Main Street in Rockland for Lessons from an Island, a show of work by Islesford artist Henry Isaacs. The food for this reception will be provided by the Islesford Dock Restaurant.

Henry has generously offered to donate half of the proceeds from this show to the Outer Islands Teaching and Learning Collaborative (TLC). This initiative by teachers from Islesford, Matinicus, Monhegan, Frenchboro, Isle au Haut, and Cliff islands has created a virtual classroom community where teachers and students have access to a rich and supportive inter-island peer network. To learn more about the Outer Islands TLC, please visit www.outerislandstlc.org.

After earning degrees in printmaking from the Slade School and in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design, Henry has enjoyed a long and successful career, and has received many honors for his bold, lively, impressionistic works, including honors from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the Boston Globe Foundation, the Hitachi Foundation and the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Over the last 30+ years, Henry has focused on both the natural and the inhabited landscape as subjects for his painting, creating abstract as well as realistically defined images. He has curated and coordinated several special arts projects, and has many paintings in collections around the country.

In a 2009 interview for the Maine Art Scene online magazine, Henry provided some insight into his artistic process:

I paint from both location and from my memory of place. I use observation very carefully to construct my images. I never take photographs. All of my canvasses are started on site, and none of them are ever finished out in the landscape anymore. There’s something that happens in the studio that allows me to complete the thought more completely than the strict observational approach that I once followed. In the studio I can recognize the job again, and understand that I am creating a unique two-dimensional reality.

The show will run through Friday, June 22, 2012. Current gallery hours for Archipelago Fine Arts are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays, and 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, please contact Lisa Mossel Vietze, manager of Archipelago, at 596-0701 or lvietze@islandinstitute.org.

Archipelago

386 Main Street, Rockland, ME 04841
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You’ll Love the Big Screen Line-up for The Strand Theatre through April 2, 2012

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:00:00 +0000

A SEPARATION

(2011) OSCAR WINNER BEST FOREIGN FILM!

Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film, A Separation is an utterly compelling and profound film about the dissolution of a marriage in contemporary Iran. Nader (Peyman Moadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami) have been married for fourteen years and live with their eleven-year-old daughter Termeh in Tehran. Simin wants to leave Iran to provide better opportunities for her daughter. When her husband Nader (Peyman Moadi) refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer-suffering father, Simin sues for divorce. But when her request fails, she returns to her parents’ home—without her daughter, and Nader hires a young woman to assist with his father in his wife’s absence. However, when he discovers that the new maid has been lying to him, he realizes that there is more on the line than just his marriage. Propelled by an acute attention to class, religious and gender differences, Farhadi’s meticulous script questions the very basis of truth and ethics, and explores the cultural, social and judical minefield that plagues contemporary Iran. At its heart a gripping, humane drama that recalls classic Hitchcock in its twists and turns, A Separation puts director Asghar Farhadi at the front rank of contemporary world directors. (Farsi with English subtitles)

“The best picture of the year!” -Roger Ebert

“A great movie, a look inside a world so foreign that it might as well be another planet, yet so universal that its observations are painfully familiar to anyone, anywhere.” -Arizona Republic
“The movie has such a profound and compassionate understanding of human behavior, family ties and the way ordinary people respond when they’re forced into a moral quandary, I can’t imagine anyone not being transfixed by it.” – Miami Herald
“The movie is hugely compelling on a moral and emotional level – I was completely hooked – yet it also revealed to me in numerous small and concrete ways what it’s like to live in a contemporary theocracy.” –Chicago Reader

2011/Drama/Iran/123mins/Rated PG-13
Directed by Asghar Farhadi
Starring Leila Hatami, Peyman Moadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat

Show Dates & Times:

3/25/12 – Sunday
3:00 pm

3/26/12 – Monday
7:00 pm

3/27/12 – Tuesday
1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

3/28/12 – Wednesday
7:00 pm

SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER

Live Broadcast From London’s National Theatre

One of the great, generous-hearted and ingenious comedies of the English language, Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer offers a celebration of chaos, courtship and the dysfunctional family.

Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal’s son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he’s mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality he’s a charmer with those of a different stamp. And so, as Hardcastle’s indignation intensifies, Miss Hardcastle’s appreciation for her misguided suitor soars. Misdemeanours multiply, love blossoms, mayhem ensues. (Estimated Running Time is 3hrs)

The National Theater of London, one of the world’s leading theater producers of Shakespeare, international classic drama and contemporary playwrights, is offering an exciting new initiative – broadcasting live performances of plays in high definition onto cinema screens worldwide. The Strand will be one of 100 venues world wide to broadcast the new HD series in this exciting international partnership. The broadcasts will also feature behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with artists.

Show Dates & Times:

3/29/12 – Thursday
2:00 pm, 7:00 pm

Admission:

$23 Adults
$15 18 years and under

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ELLIS PAUL FAMILY SHOW

A Lively and Engaging Show For All Ages!

Playing selections from his Parent’s Choice Gold Award Winning album “The Hero In You” (January, 2012) and Silver Award Winning album “The Dragonfly Races” (2007), Ellis Paul creates a lively and engaging show for all ages. This show at The Strand will be one of his first family shows featuring material from his new award-winning album!

Ellis Paul is a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, poet, troubadour and father of two daughters, originally hailing from a potato farming family in northern Maine. Paul has become one of the leading voices in American songwriting and one of the top songwriters to emerge out of the fertile Boston folk scene. He is the recipient of 13 Boston Music Awards, second only to multi-platinum act Aerosmith. He helped create a movement that revitalized the national acoustic circuit with an urban, literate, folk rock style that helped renew interest in the genre in the 90′s.

Known for his deeply felt and socially conscious songwriting, often about heroes, Ellis Paul was inspired by his own two growing daughters and four years of performing for families to write about people who contributed something to the world through their work and art. ‘The Hero In You’ is a collection of songs that reminds both parents and children of the important individuals who had an incredible impact on American culture and history. America enjoys the kind of freedoms that have produced a long list of free thinkers, risk takers, innovators. By creating a dialogue within the family, and in the classroom, Ellis hopes to inspire kids to reach for the same great heights that these wonderful characters achieved.

“These people did amazing things, but they can also inspire young people today to go out and do something out of the ordinary to become the heroes of their own lives,”explains Paul.

His charismatic, personally authentic performance style has influenced a generation of artists away from the artifice of pop, and closer towards the realness of folk. Though he remains among the most pop-friendly of today’s singer-songwriters – his songs regularly appear in hit movie and TV soundtracks – he has bridged the gulf between the modern folk sound and the populist traditions of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger more successfully than perhaps any of his songwriting peers.

Don’t miss this incredible musician and performer for a fun afternoon concert the whole family will enjoy!

Visit The Official Ellis Paul Website

Show Dates & Times:

3/31/12 – Saturday

2:00 pm

Admission:

$8 children 12 & under
$12 adults

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SHAME

(2011) Starring Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender (who easily delivers one of the best performances of the year) is Brandon, a New Yorker who shuns intimacy with women but feeds his desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his wayward younger sister (Carey Mulligan, Drive and An Education) moves into his apartment stirring memories of their shared painful past, Brandon’s insular life spirals out of control. British director Steve McQueen finds the exquisite tension between the brother wanting to disconnect and the sister longing for connection in this bold film. Winner of 3 awards at the 2011 Venice Film Festival, including Best Actor (Fassbender), few filmmakers have plumbed the soul-churning depths of sexual addiction as fearlessly as McQueen has in Shame. Co-starring Amy Hargreaves, Hannah Ware, James Badge Dale and Nicole Beharie.

“It’s a tribute to McQueen’s steady directorial hand that he’s able to evoke such exceptional performances.” -Film.com

“These characters are stripped bare in every sense, reflecting an extreme degree of inner confusion, vulnerability and fear. Betrayed and broken as children, they now have to define and rebuild themselves as adults.” -New York Daly News

“How can visual pleasure communicate existential misery? It is a real and interesting challenge, and if “Shame” falls short of meeting it, the seriousness of its effort is hard to deny.” -New York Times

2011/UK/1hr 40mins/ NC-17
Directed bt: Steve McQueen
Starring Michael Fassbender (A Dangerous Method, Hunger, Jane Eyre), Carey Mulligan, Amy Hargreaves, Hannah Ware, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie

Show Dates & Times:

3/31/12 – Saturday
5:30 pm

4/1/12 – Sunday
6:00 pm

Box Office Information

The Strand Theatre Box Office Window is located at the theatre at 345 Main Street in Rockland.

Film Ticket Sales

The Box Office opens 30 minutes before regularly scheduled films. (Note: Advance and Online film tickets are not available for regularly scheduled films.)

Regular Admission $8.50
Seniors (65+) & Child (12 and under) $7.50
Matinees & Monday All Day $7.50

Live Event Ticket Sales:

Advance Live Event Ticket Sales:

Tickets for select events may be purchased in advance in the following ways:

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Day of Show Ticket Sales and Will Call Ticket Pick-Up:


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A Separation, Homestead Architects and Pina at The Rockland Strand through 3/28/12

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000

A SEPARATION

(2011) OSCAR WINNER BEST FOREIGN FILM!

“The best picture of the year!” -Roger Ebert

2011/Drama/Iran/123mins/Rated PG-13
Directed by Asghar Farhadi
Starring Leila Hatami, Peyman Moadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat

Show Dates & Times:

3/23/12 – Friday
5:30 pm, 8:00 pm

3/24/12 – Saturday
8:00 pm

3/25/12 – Sunday
3:00 pm

3/26/12 – Monday
7:00 pm

3/27/12 – Tuesday
1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

3/28/12 – Wednesday
7:00 pm

THE HOMESTEAD ARCHITECTS

Presented By The Farnsworth Art Museum

The Farnsworth Art Museum presents a panel discussion involving architects participating in The Homestead Project exhibition. The architects will present and discuss their architectural re-envisions of a modern day homestead located in downtown Rockland.

The design of an urban contemporary house will be the underlying concept behind the Homestead Project, which will be on display in the Farnsworth’s Crosman Gallery from March 24 through September 23, 2012. The ten architectural firms participating have been asked to present their designs for a house on the same lot as the existing Homestead, one that meets the needs of the twenty-first century Farnsworth family. Among the architects who have agreed to participate are Henry N. (Harry) Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects, New York; and Eric Allyn of Houses and Cottages in Rockland, Maine.

The Homestead Project is made possible through the generous supporg of: A.E. Sampson & Son, Anonymous, Bench Dogs, Inc., Cold Mountain Builders, J.C. Stone Inc., Marvin Windows and Doors, Thos. Moser Fine Furniture, Tidewater Millwork, and Windsor Chairmakers

The primary media sponsor of the Homestead Project is Maine Home + Design.

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Show Dates & Times:

3/24/12 – Saturday
3:00 pm

Admission:

$8 Museum Members
$10 Non Members
Reserve tickets by phone 596-0949 or online at
www.farnsworthmuseum.org

PIÑA

(2011) Academy Award Nominee! Showing Two Days Only!

“Dance, dance, or we are lost.” Pina Bausch’s final words summarize her life and provide the inspiration for acclaimed director Wim Wenders’ (WINGS OF DESIRE, BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB) breathtaking tribute to the legendary choreographer. Sensual and visually stunning, PINA takes the audience into Bausch’s work: her imaginative sets (a gliding monorail, a bare stage covered with chairs, a towering man-made waterfall) and the beauty and sheer physicality of the dances and dancers of her Tanztheater Wuppertal ensemble. Bausch and her Tanztheater Wuppertal ensemble elevated dance into brilliantly subversive new expressive realms, and in this exhilarating film Wenders captures the raw, heart-stopping intensity of the movement creating a transcendent cinematic experience.

An official selection of the Berlinale, Telluride, Toronto and New York film festivals, and Germany’s official entry for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, PINA features interviews with and performances by Bausch’s beloved original company members, and offers an indelible image of an artist who went the full distance in her uncommonly rich creative life.

“A thrilling piece of cinema. Five stars.” The Times
“Eloquent and exhilarating.” Screen International
“A must-see.” Variety
“You don’t have to know the first thing about modern dance to be transported to an alternate state of consciousness by Pina.” -Salon.com
“Whether you’re familiar with Pina Bausch’s work or not, the new film Pina is a knockout.” -Los Angeles Times

2011/Germany/Musical, Documentary/106min/PG
Directed By Wim Wenders

Show Dates & Times:

3/24/12 – Saturday
5:30 pm

3/25/12 – Sunday
6:00 pm

Category:

New Releases

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Albert Nobbs, Le Havre and Leo Kottke at The Strand through March through 3/22/12

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:00:00 +0000

ALBERT NOBBS

Award-winning actress Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) plays a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men’s clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making. Mia Wasikowska (Helen), Aaron Johnson (Joe) and Brendan Gleeson (Dr. Holloran) join a prestigious, international cast that includes Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Janet McTeer, Brenda Fricker and Pauline Collins.

Rodrigo Garcia directs from a script that Glenn Close, along with Man Booker prize-winning novelist John Banville and Gabriella Prekop, adapted from a short story by Irish author George Moore.

“A jaw-dropping performance by Glenn Close…brilliant. In tackling the most demanding role of her career, Close delivers a restrained, heartbreaking performance. Janet McTeer is excellent.” – Marlow Stern, Newsweek

“A lovely and surprising movie. Great Acting…Glenn Close in ‘Albert Nobbs’ is surrounded by other exceptional actors, including Brendan Gleeson, Mia Wasikowska and especially Janet McTeer.” – A.O. Scott, The New York Times

“Superb performances. Glenn Close entirely expresses the external life of a woman for whom maintaining appearances is truly everything. Janet McTeer goes at it with real gusto.” – Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter

“A career-crowning role for Glenn Close. Close brings far more to the part than a boyish haircut, stiff upper lip and deepened voice.” – Peter Debruge, Variety

Note NEW Matinee on Saturday March 18 at 3pm!

Starring Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Janet McTeer, Pauline Collins, Brenda Fricker, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Brendan Gleeson
Rated R / 1hr 53mins

Show Dates & Times:

3/16/12 – Friday
5:30 pm, 8:00 pm

3/17/12 – Saturday
3:00 pm, 8:00 pm

3/18/12 – Sunday
3:00 pm

3/19/12 – Monday
7:00 pm

3/20/12 – Tuesday
1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

3/21/12 – Wednesday
7:00 pm

LE HAVRE

(2011) Showing Two Days Only!

Winner of the International Film Critics Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the Best International Film Award at the Munich Film Festival! In this warm-hearted portrait of the French harbor city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa (newcomer Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (André Wilms), a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering solidarity of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville and Marcel Carné, Le Havre is a charming, deadpan delight that has been lauded by critic’s and audiences as one of this year’s favorite films.

Made in French by acclaimed Finnish writer/director Aki Kaurismäki (Lights in the Dusk, The Man Without a Past, The Match Factory Girl, Leningrad Cowboys Go America), who was inspired by the continuing financial, political and moral crisis that has resulted from the irregular, often substandard treatment of refugees trying to find their way into the European Union from abroad.

“With its bouncy soundtrack, deadpan humor and good-natured disposition, Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki’s Le Havre is an endearing affair.” -IndieWIRE

“Buster Keaton isn’t dead, he’s alive and well in Finland, where under a new identity he pursues his own particular brand of deadpan absurdism to wonderful effect. If the name Aki Kaurismäki doesn’t mean anything to you, it should, and Le Havre may be the film to make it happen.” -Los Angeles Times

“Le Havre is a playful parable that conveys profound truths about compassion, humility and sacrifice. It offers proof that miracles do happen – especially in Kaurismaki’s lyrically hardscrabble neighborhood.” -Washington Post

2011/Finland/France/ Germany/1 hr 33 min/NR
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Starring André Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Blondin Miguel, Elina Salo, Evelyne Didi, Quoc Dung Nguyen, François Monnié, Roberto Piazza, Pierre Étaix, Jean-Pierre Léaud

Show Dates & Times:

3/17/12 – Saturday
5:30 pm

3/18/12 – Sunday
6:00 pm

AN EVENING WITH LEO KOTTKE

Join Us For A Special Evening With This Innovative And Legendary Guitarist!

Kottke is a true American original – a dazzling instrumentalist with a unconventional yet expressive baritone voice whose commitment to his craft jump-started a re-appreciation of American acoustic guitar music. In four decades of touring and recording Kottke has created an entirely new language for the 6 and 12-string guitars while influencing generations of musicians and listeners.

Known for his innovative fingerpicking style, Kottke’s ability to embrace folk idioms and pop melodies as readily as he assimilates jazz and classical influences makes him unique among guitar virtuosi. Don’t miss the rare chance to spend an evening with Leo Kottke in the intimate setting of the Strand Theatre!

Show Dates & Times:

3/22/12 – Thursday
7:30 pm

Admission:

$28 advance
$33 day of show

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Box Office Information

The Strand Theatre Box Office Window is located at the theatre at 345 Main Street in Rockland.

Film Ticket Sales

The Box Office opens 30 minutes before regularly scheduled films. (Note: Advance and Online film tickets are not available for regularly scheduled films.)

Regular Admission $8.50
Seniors (65+) & Child (12 and under) $7.50
Matinees & Monday All Day $7.50

Live Event Ticket Sales:

Advance Live Event Ticket Sales:

Tickets for select events may be purchased in advance in the following ways:

BY PHONE:207-594-0070 (M-F, noon-4pm)
ON LINE: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Buy Now
WALK-UP: The Box Office window is open daily between 6:30pm and 8:30pm, or when the theatre is open for films or events (Please check our schedule). Sorry, we do not offer a walk-up Box office service at other times.

Day of Show Ticket Sales and Will Call Ticket Pick-Up:


For day of show ticket purchases and will-call ticket pick-up, the Box Office opens 90 minutes prior to show-time. (*This is for Strand Theatre-produced events only. Times may differ for other promoters/shows.)

Please note that there is a $2.50 per ticket processing fee for all phone and internet orders.

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Awesome Films, Film Shorts, Lectures and Documentaries at The Strand through March 15, 2012

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000

FILM: A DANGEROUS METHOD

Starring Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortensen
March 9 – 14

This provocative historical fiction explores the early days of psychoanalysis. Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein as his patient. Jung’s weapon is the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud. Sensuality, ambition and deceit set the scene for the pivotal moment when Jung, Freud and Sabina come together and split apart, forever changing the face of modern thought.

Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley (Never Let Me Go, Atonement, Pride and Prejudice) stars as Sabina Spielrein opposite fast-rising star Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds, Fish Tank, Jane Eyre, and Shame) as Carl Jung, with Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises, A History of Violence, Lord of the Rings trilogy) as Sigmund Freud. (2011) More Info/Trailer

SHOWTIMES: (March 9 – 14)

Fri 8:00 l Sat 3:00, 8:00 l Sun 6:00 I Mon 7:00 l Tues 1:00, 7:00 l Wed 7:00

LECTURE: GOING NATIONAL: Building The Book Arts Collections At The Library Of Congress

Presented by the Farnsworth Art Museum
Friday, March 9 at 5:30pm

FILM: OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS

LIVE ACTION: Saturday, March 10 at 5:30pm
ANIMATED: Sunday, March 11 at 3pm

See the best short films of the year! Both programs feature a dynamic array of subject’s and styles, and were produced by filmmakers from all over the world! Each program will run for one screening only, and both programs will include five short films including the 2012 Academy Award winners ‘The Shore’ from Northern Ireland (Live Action) and ‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore’ from the US (Animated). The Animated program is an especially fun event for the whole family!

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FILM: IF A TREE FALLS: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
CIFF SELECTS FILM SERIES CO-PRESENTED BY THE STRAND & CAMDEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL-

Thursday, March 15 at 7pm

Join us for a ONE NIGHT ONLY showing of ‘IF A TREE FALLS,’ a 2012 Academy Award Nominated film by CIFF alum, Marshall Curry (RACING DREAMS), which will kick off the new film series CIFF SELECTS at the Strand!

IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT is the remarkable story of the group’s rise and fall, told through the transformation and radicalization of one of its members, Daniel McGowan. Part coming-of-age tale, part cops-and-robbers thriller, the film interweaves a chronicle of McGowan facing life in prison with a dramatic investigation of the events that led to his involvement with the ELF. IF A TREE FALLS asks hard questions about environmentalism, activism, and the way we define terrorism.

CIFF Selects will be taking place on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Films will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers. Other titles coming soon in the Ciff Selects series are: ‘Le Quattro Volte‘ on April 19 and ‘Jiro Dreams Of Sushi’ on May 17. More Info/Trailer

Box Office Information

The Strand Theatre Box Office Window is located at the theatre at 345 Main Street in Rockland.

Film Ticket Sales

The Box Office opens 30 minutes before regularly scheduled films. (Note: Advance and Online film tickets are not available for regularly scheduled films.)

Regular Admission $8.50
Seniors (65+) & Child (12 and under) $7.50
Matinees & Monday All Day $7.50

Live Event Ticket Sales:

Advance Live Event Ticket Sales:

Tickets for select events may be purchased in advance in the following ways:

BY PHONE:207-594-0070 (M-F, noon-4pm)
ON LINE: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Buy Now
WALK-UP: The Box Office window is open daily between 6:30pm and 8:30pm, or when the theatre is open for films or events (Please check our schedule). Sorry, we do not offer a walk-up Box office service at other times.

Day of Show Ticket Sales and Will Call Ticket Pick-Up:


For day of show ticket purchases and will-call ticket pick-up, the Box Office opens 90 minutes prior to show-time. (*This is for Strand Theatre-produced events only. Times may differ for other promoters/shows.)

Please note that there is a $2.50 per ticket processing fee for all phone and internet orders.

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Oscar Nominated Short Films–Animated at The Strand March 11, 2012

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:30:00 +0000

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see all five Academy Award nominees in the category of Best Animated Short and more! (Total program running time is 79mins)

“Dimanche/Sunday”

Canada / 9 mins
Directed by Patrick Doyon
Every Sunday, it’s the same old routine! The train clatters through the village and almost shakes the pictures off the wall. In the church, Dad dreams about his toolbox. And of course later Grandma will get a visit and the animals will meet their fate.

“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”

*2012 Academy Award Winner*
USA / 17 mins
Directed by William Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg
Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story. Using a variety of techniques (miniatures, computer animation, 2D animation) co-directors William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg present a hybrid style of animation that harkens back to silent films and MGM Technicolor musicals. Morris Lessmore is old fashioned and cutting edge at the same time.

Pixar’s “La Luna

USA / 7 mins
Directed by Enrico Casarosa
“La Luna” is the timeless fable of a young boy who is coming of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old wooden boat they row far out to sea, and with no land in sight, they stop and wait. A big surprise awaits the little boy as he discovers his family’s most unusual line of work. Should he follow the example of his Papa, or his Grandpa? Will he be able to find his own way in the midst of their conflicting opinions and timeworn traditions?

“A Morning Stroll”

UK / 7 mins
Directed by Grant Orchard
When a New Yorker walks past a chicken on his morning stroll, we are left to wonder which one is the real city slicker.

“Wild Life”

Canada / 14 mins
Directed by Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby
Calgary, 1909. An Englishman moves to the Canadian frontier, but is singularly unsuited to it. His letters home are much sunnier than the reality. Intertitles compare his fate to that of a comet.

Show Dates & Times:
3/11/12 – Sunday
3:00 pm

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LECTURE: Book Art Collections and The Library of Congress at The Strand March 9, 2012

George L. Tibbetts Jr. — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:28:00 +0000

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This richly illustrated lecture takes a look inside The Rare Books Collection at the Library of Congress, the largest collection of rare books in the Western hemisphere. The lecture will be given by Mark Dimunation, Chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress. The collection documents the history of the book, from its ancient and medieval origins to its present day manifestations, including the fifteenth-century book and the history of printing, European social and intellectual history, the history of science, the illustrated book, Americana from colonial America to the Civil War, and special themes and formats such as gastronomy, magic, and fine press printing. The lecture will highlight building the book arts collection in particular.

Mark Dimunation, Chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, arrived at the Library of Congress in 1998. Previously he worked in the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, in Special Collections at Stanford University and at Cornell University. He specializes in nineteenth- and twentieth-century English and American printing and contemporary artists’ books.

For more information or reservations call 207-596-0949 or visit The Farnsworth Art Museum online.

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Show Dates & Times:

3/9/12 – Friday
5:30 pm

Admission:

Member Price, $10.00
Non-Member Price, $12.00
For tickets call 207-596-0949 or visit
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A Sure Bet is The Line-up at The Strand Theatre through May 2012

RILEY SCHOOL COMMUNITY FILM SCREENING

Show Dates & Times:

5/23/12 – Wednesday 5:00 pm

Admission: Free

Category:

A CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE: CHANGING SEAS, HUMAN CHALLENGES

Show Dates & Times:

5/24/12 – Thursday 6:00 pm

Admission: Free

Category:

HEADHUNTERS (2011)

Show Dates & Times:

5/25/12 – Friday 5:30 pm

5/26/12 – Saturday 5:30 pm

5/27/12 – Sunday 6:00 pm

5/28/12 – Monday 7:00 pm

5/29/12 – Tuesday 1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

5/30/12 – Wednesday 7:00 pm

Category:

MARLEY

Show Dates & Times:

5/25/12 – Friday 8:00 pm

5/26/12 – Saturday 8:00 pm

Category:

Met Opera Encore: SIEGFRIED

Show Dates & Times:

5/27/12 – Sunday 12:30 pm

Admission:

$23 – General Admission Tickets only available for purchase day of show at the box office window beginning at 11:30pm.

Category:

MID COAST MAINE HAS TALENT…OR NOT

Show Dates & Times:

5/31/12 – Thursday

6:00 pm

Admission:

$15 Adults $10 Students under 18

Category:

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North Atlantic Blues Festival 8 weeks away! – July 14, 2012

Tickets available on line

At Gates:

PechaKucha is Coming to Rockland on May 18, 2012

Tim Out Pub Announces Monday Night Blues Schedule for Through May 2012

Awesome Entertainment Coming Your Way From The Strand Theater through May 13, 2012

THE KID WITH A BIKE (2011) Cannes Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Winner!

Show Dates & Times:

4/27/12 – Friday 5:30 pm, 8:00 pm

4/29/12 – Sunday 3:00 pm, 6:00 pm

4/30/12 – Monday 7:00 pm

5/1/12 – Tuesday 1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

5/2/12 – Wednesday 7:00 pm

Category:

BULLIED: A STUDENT, A SCHOOL AND A CASE THAT MADE HISTORY

DELICACY

Show Dates & Times:

5/4/12 – Friday 5:30 pm

5/5/12 – Saturday 5:30 pm, 8:00 pm

5/6/12 – Sunday 3:00 pm, 6:00 pm

5/8/12 – Tuesday 1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

5/9/12 – Wednesday 7:00 pm

Category:

GERHARD RICHTER PAINTING

Show Dates & Times:

5/4/12 – Friday 8:00 pm

Category:

WAGNER’S DREAM

Show Dates & Times:

5/7/12 – Monday 7:00 pm

Admission: $8.50 Tickets available for purchase day of show at the Box Office window.

Category:

THIS AMERICAN LIFE LIVE!

Show Dates & Times:

5/10/12 – Thursday 8:00 pm

Admission:

$15 General Admission

Category:

Met Opera Encore: DAS RHEINGOLD

Show Dates & Times:

5/23/12 – Wednesday
5:00 pm

5/24/12 – Thursday
6:00 pm

HEADHUNTERS
(2011)

5/25/12 – Friday
5:30 pm

5/26/12 – Saturday
5:30 pm

5/27/12 – Sunday
6:00 pm

5/28/12 – Monday
7:00 pm

5/29/12 – Tuesday
1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

5/30/12 – Wednesday
7:00 pm

5/25/12 – Friday
8:00 pm

5/26/12 – Saturday
8:00 pm

5/27/12 – Sunday
12:30 pm

$23 – General Admission
Tickets only available for purchase day of show at the box office window beginning at 11:30pm.

$15 Adults
$10 Students under 18

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THE KID WITH A BIKE
(2011) Cannes Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Winner!

4/27/12 – Friday
5:30 pm, 8:00 pm

4/29/12 – Sunday
3:00 pm, 6:00 pm

4/30/12 – Monday
7:00 pm

5/1/12 – Tuesday
1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

5/2/12 – Wednesday
7:00 pm

5/4/12 – Friday
5:30 pm

5/5/12 – Saturday
5:30 pm, 8:00 pm

5/6/12 – Sunday
3:00 pm, 6:00 pm

5/8/12 – Tuesday
1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

5/9/12 – Wednesday
7:00 pm

5/4/12 – Friday
8:00 pm

5/7/12 – Monday
7:00 pm

Admission:
$8.50 Tickets available for purchase day of show at the Box Office window.

5/10/12 – Thursday
8:00 pm

5/13/12 – Sunday
1:00 pm

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Strand Theatre
345 Main Street
Rockland, Maine 04841

Theatre Information Line: 207.594.0070
FAX: 207-594-6106
e-mail us at: infor@rocklandstrand.com

4/17/12 – Tuesday
12:00 pm

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4/17/12 – Tuesday
7:00 pm

4/18/12 – Wednesday
7:00 pm

4/19/12 – Thursday
7:00 pm

4/21/12 – Saturday
8:00 pm

4/22/12 – Sunday
6:00 pm

4/14/12 – Saturday
12:55 pm

4/24/12 – Tuesday
1:00 pm

LIVE – April 14
$27/Reserved Seating

ENCORE – April 24
$23/General Admission

NOTE: Encore tickets are available at the door day-of-show only.
(Special student group rate available. Please call to make arrangements 594-0070)

4/26/12 – Thursday
6:00 pm

4/27/12 – Friday
5:30 pm, 8:00 pm

4/29/12 – Sunday
3:00 pm, 6:00 pm

4/30/12 – Monday
7:00 pm

5/1/12 – Tuesday
1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

5/2/12 – Wednesday
7:00 pm

Strand Theatre
345 Main Street
Rockland, Maine 04841

Theatre Information Line: 207.594.0070
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