Rebecca Reynolds, Hollywood recognized actress, writer, and producer who has continually
possessed creativity, resilience and flexibility throughout her 30 year career in show business will be at the Leland Public School Performing Arts Center on the night of Wednesday, January 20th at 7:00 pm to present “My Hyphenated Life: Or What I Really Want to be When I Grow Up” hosted by the Leland Educational Foundation. Join Rebecca Reynolds as she shares her journey from stage, screen and television performances to Executive Producer for the newly created 8180 Films based in Leland, Michigan. Gain insight into how she reinvented herself through the often challenging and exciting realm of show business “from summer stock as a dead Cherokee Indian in silhouette to Executive Producer and Writer/Producer today, from a go?go dancer in Puerto Rico to appearing on Broadway with Kevin Kline and Patty LuPone in John Housman’s Acting Company, from stand?up comedy at Catch a Rising Star in New York City to cowriting psychological thriller films, from the mundane overly?dramatic world of soap operas to the exciting, no?holds?barred comedy world of HBO. Rebecca’s verve has lead to a diverse career which will intrigue and inspire any audience”.
The Insight and Inspiration Speaker Series will be held throughout the 2009/2010 school year to illuminate, entertain, and inspire the community by providing an interaction with Leelanau’s many, often nationally recognized, local experts in their respective fields. These individuals will bring the world to Leelanau while sharing how Leelanau has influence their lives.
The series is open to individuals 12 years and older and will begin with a 6:30 pm reception and followed by a short Q & A. Individual tickets are available for $10.00 at the door or in advance from the Leland Public School office. Free admission is provided for students 12 years and up with on?site childcare for children 11 years and under. All proceeds will benefit the Leland Educational Foundation which funds enrichment programs for Leland Public School students and classrooms.
A membership in the Insight and Inspiration Speaker Series is also available through a Subscriber or Patron Membership. A Subscriber Membership of $75.00 provides 10 tickets which are good for any of the lectures held throughout the 2009/2010 school year. A Patron Membership provides 10 tickets and recognition on display at the Performing Arts Center lobby as a special supporter of the speaker series for a contribution of $150.00. You may claim $50.00 of a Patron’s contribution as a charitable tax deduction.
The Leland Educational Foundation mission is to complement and enhance the world?class educational
experience for students (K?12) attending Leland Public Schools through private donations received from
local businesses, community organizations, parents and other area residents. For more information about the Leland Educational Foundation or the Insight and Inspiration Speaker Series go to www.lelandeducationalfoundation.org.
The Bay Theater is delighted to present Seraphine.
Not Rated - 125 min
Based on a true story, Seraphine centers on Séraphine de Senlis (Moreau), a simple and profoundly devout housekeeper whose brilliantly colorful canvases now adorn some of the most famous galleries in the world. Wilhelm Uhde (Tukur), a German art critic and collector - he was the first Picasso buyer and discoverer of naïve primitive painter Le Douanier Rousseau - discovers her paintings while she is working for him as a maid in the beautiful countryside of Senlis near Paris in the early part of the 20th century.
Here's how it works:
One film per month -only $5.50 each
February 7-9 - Treeless Mountain (South Korea)
March 7-9 & April 11-13 - To Be Announced
Choose a showtime: Sunday @ 2:00, Sunday @ 5:00, Monday @ 6:00, or Tuesday @ 6:00.
Don't worry, if you can't make it to your showtime, we'll accept your ticket at one of the other times.
If you would like to receive a brochure complete with movie descriptions, photos, and subscription form, please send your mailing address to thebay@chartermi.net
Or call 231-271-5800.
The Northport Community Arts Center will once again host their movie series, starting Sunday, January 10 at 2:00pm with The Good Bye Girl, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings. Followed by Chinatown on February 14, Paper Moon on March 14, and Robin and Marion on April 11. All movies start at 2:00pm and are free to the public, but donations are appreciated. For full description of the moives or more information contact visit the Northport Community Arts Center website or call 231.386.5001.
Michigan's movie production tax incentive, which became effective in April 2008, is drawing some of the industry's top movie makers to our region. "Youth in Revolt," which stars Michael Cera and Justin Long, was filmed last June in Lake Leelanau, Frankfort, and Empire.
MyNorth.com talks about some of the behind the scenes moments:
Lake Leelanau was one of several Michigan filming locations, including Frankfort, Ferndale and Ann Arbor. The sparkling, family-run Lake Leelanau RV Park transformed into Restless Axels Trailer Park for a full week, where Michael Cera (Juno, Superbad) played the leading man in the adaptation of C.D. Payne’s bitingly hilarious novel about whip-smart, sex-obsessed teen Nick Twisp.
Frankfort will once again play a part in the movie, as The Garden Theater will have a sneak preview later this month. The Record Eagle reported:
But in tiny Frankfort, the VIP is ... well, Frankfort. The refurbished Garden Theater there will offer a special screening of "Youth in Revolt," a movie filmed in the area in June 2008, on Dec. 29. It won't be released until next month. The "pre-screening" is scheduled for 8 p.m. with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be available beginning Saturday.
It took some work to score an early viewing, according to Rick Schmitt, co-owner of the newly restored theater.
"We've been working on it for over a year," Schmitt said. "I guess persistence was a factor."
Another movie currently be shot in the area, is A Year in Mooring by 2009 Michigan Filmmaker of the Year, Rich Brauer. All this activity means more money in our area's downed economy.
The 2009 Traverse City Film Festival, now in it's 5th year, strives to give movie goes," Just Great Movies," while helping to save one of America's few indigenous art forms - the cinema. The festival, which takes place July 28 - Aug 2, offers over 100 screenings, including free outdoor movies, panel discussions with film industry professionals, TCFF Film School, and a few parties. The festival has grown to become one of the largest film festivals in the Midwest and one of the most respected in the country.
Film festival organizers give special emphasis to foreign films, American independents, documentaries, and films which have been overlooked but deserve the attention of a public starved to see a good movie. A couple movies worth noting include: Julie and Julia, about the early days of renowned chef Julia Child's career, and Julie Powell's attempt to cook and blog her way through all 524 recipes in Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," and Waterlife, which presents a tour of the beauty and ecological distress of each of the five lakes. Please visit the TCFF website for a complete movie guide.
For in-depth coverage of the Traverse City Film Festival, please follow festival sponsor, Absolute Michigan, as they offer a a special On Location: 2009 Traverse City Film Festival Blog. The Absolute Michigan crew will be present during many of the movies, parties, panel discussions, and paying very close attention to the Michigan Film Office Advisory Council Meeting which takes place on Friday, July 31st.
The Empire Area Museum will be conducting a series of history nights over the next several Wednesdays at the Empire Township Hall. Each "Big Screen Video" will begin at 7:30 PM and last about one hour. They start TONIGHT and the dates are Feb. 4th, 11th, 18th and March 4th and 11th.
The programs will include, in order: The Big Wheel Story, The History of the American Flag, Empire's Anchor Recovery, the sinking of the Dorsey steamer in Glen Lake, History of the Empire Lumber Co. and Empire's Unsolved Mystery "The Roen Story".
They are encouraging newcomers and old natives to come out, beat the winter blues, meet some friends, munch some popcorn and learn about Empire's heritage. There will be a freewill offering and if you have any questions, you can call Dave at 326-5519.
Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation (MCWC) is holding a fund-raiser and reception this Sunday (Nov 16) in Traverse City to launch a campaign to protect the public trust in the waters of the Great Lakes Basin. MCWC will be showing the film FLOW: For Love of Water (trailer below), an award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis. On hand will be filmmaker Irena Salina along with former Governor Milliken, Terry Swier, Jim Olson and Dave Dempsey.
FLOW will be shown on November 16, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at the State Theater in Traverse City with a reception immediately following at the Opera House. At the reception, there will be a panel for Q&A’s, music provided by Chris Campbell and Jimmy Olson, drinks, and hors d'oeuvres.
Tickets to the event are $15 for single and $25 for couple. Purchase of reception ticket includes reserved ticket to the film. Tickets are available at www.cityoperahouse.org or 231.941.8082.
On Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 6 PM the Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay will present a special premiere showing of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Rated PG-13).
Leland Division 1 and 2 Odyssey of the Mind teams both captured 1st place at the regional and state competitions and now move on to the Odyssey of the Mind World Competition at the University of Maryland (May 31-June 4th). At the state competition, they proved they were up to the challenge of the competition by holding a combined weight of 771 pounds with just 36 grams of balsa wood and they are seeking the help of the community in raising funds for the trip.
You will be able to do just that by purchasing a special advance ticket for only $5! ($6.50 at the door) We have devised an exciting contest where the audience will try to beat the 771 pound weight by filling a treasure chest. Every $1 will equal 1 pound and everyone in attendance will get a chance to guess the total “weight” of all the dollars, cents and checks given, with the closest guesses winning movie posters, cds and other fabulous prizes!
Tickets may be purchased at the Leland Public School office, from any of the 14 team members or by calling Merry Hawley @ 432-0011.
The newly re-opened State Theatre will host a special Sneak Preview of Mr. Art Critic, the latest movie by Traverse City filmmaker Richard Brauer. The Preview begins at 8:30 PM on Thursday Dec. 27th and tickets are available at the door or online at the State Theatre web site.
Mr. Art Critic tells the humorous story of M.J. Clayton (portrayed by Bronson Pinchot, "Balki from Perfect Strangers), a high profile art critic from Chicago known across the country for his heartless commentaries. After a scolding from his boss, Clayton takes a vacation (to Mackinac Island) to clear his head and runs into a recent victim of one of his particularly nasty reviews. Clayton then makes a drunken proclamation that any idiot can make art, followed by an impossible wager. What ensues is a heartwarming tale illustrating how the ability to create art is indeed a gift.
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