October 11 - 17, 2010
| Laurel and Hardy Night at the County Theater | ||
County Theater 20 E. State Street Doylestown, PA Admission:$9 adults/$6.75 seniors & students/Members $4.75 215-345-6789 www.CountyTheater.org WAY OUT WEST (1937) is one of the best Laurel and Hardy comedy films and their only western spoof. The County Theater will be screening this feature length comedy, along with the additional short film HELPMATES. WAY OUT WEST was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Score. The films will be screened in glorious B&W 35mm and will offer a rare chance to see Laurel and Hardy as they were meant to be seen, on the big screen in a real theater. The evening promises to be entertaining for the whole family. There will be opportunity for questions and answers afterwards. |
Moving and Informative Programs in conjunction with “Facing Inequality” at Hicks Art Center Gallery | |
275 Swamp Road Newtown, PA Admission: FREE www.bucks.edu/gallery October 12, 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Gay Pioneers Rollins Center, Gallagher Room Gay Pioneers chronicles the first organized gay and lesbian civil rights demonstrations. These "Annual Reminders" took place in front of Independence Hall each Fourth of July from 1965 to 1969, paving the way for the Stonewall Uprising and the New York Pride Parade. The 30-minute documentary screening will be followed by a discussion with Malcolm Lazin, Executive Director of Equality Forum. October 13, 6-8 p.m. Jim in Bold Gateway Auditorium Jim in Bold, Equality Forum's first feature-length film recounts the story of Jim Wheeler, a gifted teen from rural Pennsylvania who took his own life as a direct result of the homophobia he faced from his peers. Five years later, representatives of Young Gay America conducted a road trip interviewing out gay and lesbian youth in America's heartland, carrying Jim's story with them. This touching and inspirational film has garnered awards at film festivals nationwide. Jim's mother, Susan Wheeler, and sisters will lead a discussion after the film. Both screenings are planned in conjunction with "Same-Sex Couples: Facing Inequality" on display in Hicks Art Center Gallery. |
| Newtown Arts Company presents Death Takes A Holiday | ||
Newtown Theatre 120 N. State Street Newtown, PA Admission: $13 - $18 215-860-7058 www.newtownartscompany.com After years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form so he can mingle among the mortals and find an answer. However, events soon spiral out of control as he falls in love with the beautiful young Grazia, the only woman unafraid of him. As he falls in love with her, her father sees him for what he is and begs him to return to his duties. Death must decide whether or not to seek his own happiness, or sacrifice it so that Grazia may live. Show times are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. |
| Lenape Chamber Ensemble presents Dvorak, Beethoven and Dohnanyi | ||
Upper Tinicum Lutheran Church Upper Black Eddy, PA October 17, 3 p.m. Delaware Valley College Doylestown, PA Admission: $18 adults/$15 seniors & students/$5 children 610-294-9361 www.lenapechamberensemble.org The Lenape Chamber Ensemble begins their 36th season with a sparkling program of classical, romantic and contemporary music performed by internationally known artists. The October concerts feature Dvorak's Sonatina for Violin and Piano, Beethoven's String Quartet Opus 135, and the Piano Quintet in E flat minor by Ernst von Dohnanyi. |
