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Join us for this Academy Award - winning classic (Best Foreign Language Film, 1971), setting the context for historian Robert Maryks’ talk the next day, which will include correspondence from the Finzi-Continis. Amid the ravages of WWII, the Finzi-Continis, a cultured Jewish family, live in aristocratic splendor on their Eden-like estate in Ferrara, Italy. As [...]
The James Mason/Judy Garland feature A Star is Born is this season's selection. Bring a dish to share and the beverage of your choice. The audience can discuss the merits of the four different versions of this story. Run time 178 minutes or just shy of 3 hours.
We are thrilled to present the long-awaited premiere of this film by Jerry Herman as the opening of our "in the Arts Center" performance season! Our Town by Thornton Wilder was first performed by the Sandisfield Players at the Arts Center in 2013. On a trip to Cornwall in 2014, Ben Luxon, the producer and [...]
Join us for a screening of Colewell and a conversation with its star, Karen Allen. About the film: For thirty-five years, Nora Pancowski (Karen Allen) has been the postmaster of Colewell, Pennsylvania. When the USPS decides to close her office, she must choose whether to relocate for a new position or face retirement in Colewell. We are [...]
Postponed to next month, double feature It’s Friday night at the movies at the Arts Center. Riley and Bogart Muller are showing the original Star Wars, and providing juice boxes and popcorn for family fun! First entry Lucas's Star Wars trilogy proved to be one of the biggest box-office hits of all time. A young [...]
Jim Kurtz will read from his book The Green Box, with an accompanying slide show. The Green Box is the gripping story of an ordinary man called to war — a story rediscovered by a son through a handful of telegrams, letters, and other clues. Jim Kurtz's persistent efforts to search the archives, the memories [...]
Special Sandisfield screening of this award-winning film by Diego Ongaro featuring our own Bob Tarasuk! Free! A famous rapper, disillusioned with the music industry and the pressures of being a celebrity, leaves the city and his career behind to find himself in a small-town farming community - Sandisfield! How often does Sandisfield get to star [...]
Neighbor Jaye Alison Moscariello will show her 30 minute film and talk about how their small California town had an arts project after wildfires swept through their area. October 9, 2017, Redwood Valley and Potter Valley, two towns in Mendocino County were awakened in pre-dawn hours by roaring fire and exploding propane tanks. "From the [...]
Hailed as "an intimate, real drama," this love story is set in the final chapter of Cora and Barry's lives. The film was shot in New Milford, Connecticut and was shown at the Sedona Film Festival and the Woodstock Film Festival. Please note the date change from the printed brochure. Cora is played by Karen [...]
Thursday September 7: We're sorry (but also happy) to say we are sold out for this event. Please join us at other events this fall! --------------------------------------- Enjoy a delicious dinner prepared by master chef Adam Manacher followed by a special showing of the PBS film, "Two Gentlemen Folk," with Bill Crofut and Ben Luxon in [...]