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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.
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!
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)
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.
TODAY Live at 2pm and Rebroadcast at 7pm Broadcast From London’s National Theatre Shakespeare’s furiously paced comedy will be staged in a contemporary world. Director Dominic Cooke (artistic director of London’s Royal Court Theatre) gives this well-known play a new and fresh twist. The production stars the hugely popular comedian and actor Lenny Henry making his National Theatre debut.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Live Broadcast From London’s National Theatre Two sets of twins separated at birth collide in the same city without meeting for one crazy day, as multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale. And for no one more so than Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant Dromio who, in search of their brothers, arrive in a land entirely foreign to their distant home.
If you’re looking for down home, old school, no-nonsense, house-rocking, kickass electric blues, you’ve come to the right place. Audiences turn out for Juke Joint 5 shows because they value our high energy music and our dedication to the roots of the blues: the vocal feel and guitar mastery of the Mississippi Delta and Chicago’s Golden Age; the raw horn-driven urban jump bands of the 1940′s-50′s; the ecstatic irreverence of early rock and roll with a dash of rockabilly twang.
Angela Meade takes center stage in Verdi’s thrilling early gem. Marcello Giordani is her mismatched lover, and all-star Verdians Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ferruccio Furlanetto round out the cast.(Approximate runtime 3hrs 50mins) 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!
This 4-part lecture series is presented in conjunction with The Art of the Book exhibition on view in the Farnsworth’s Craig Gallery January 14 through April 1, 2012, which is an exploration of the museum’s eclectic collection of primarily nineteenth and twentieth century rare, first edition, and out-of-print books ranging from the earliest purchases by Robert Bellows in the 1940s to important donations made throughout the museum’s history. This lecture series will expound upon this theme to highlight different aspects of book arts, including illustrated books, book binding, rare book conservation, and artists’ books. (photo courtesy of Alison Kuller)
Marcia Ball Time Out Pub 275 Main Street Rockland, Maine Saturday Feb 25th 7:00 PM Ticket price: $35.00 Phone Paul E Benjamin for tickets 207-596-6055
“Sax” Gordon Beadle is one of the most exciting and in-demand performers carrying on the great tradition of American Rhythm & Blues Saxophone, both in studios and in clubs and concert halls worldwide. With astonishing ability and virtually unmatched energy, Gordon brings rocking sax workouts, swinging classics, gutbucket Blues, and deep ballads alive like no other player on the scene today. Check out theBIOGRAPHY to read more about Gordon, WHAT’S NEW for the latest developments, and QUOTES/ARTICLES to see what the critics are saying.
The Snow Bowl is offering a deal on lift tickets for residents of Knox, Waldo, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Penobscot, Hancock and Kennebec counties. During weeknights, the discounted tickets will be $10 from 3 to 8 p.m. During the weekend days, the discounted tickets will be $20 for a full-day lift ticket.
This 4-part lecture series is presented in conjunction with The Art of the Book exhibition on view in the Farnsworth’s Craig Gallery January 14 through April 1, 2012, which is an exploration of the museum’s eclectic collection of primarily nineteenth and twentieth century rare, first edition, and out-of-print books ranging from the earliest purchases by Robert Bellows in the 1940s to important donations made throughout the museum’s history.
WAGNER’S GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Met Opera LIVE in HD 2011-2012 Season With its cataclysmic climax, the Met’s new Ring cycle, directed by Robert Lepage, comes to its resolution. Deborah Voigt stars as Brünnhilde and Gary Lehman is Siegfried—the star-crossed lovers doomed by fate. Fabio Luisi conducts.
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