Strand Theatre Upcoming Events September 21st - October 26th

Rockland, Maine - The Strand Theatre released their upcoming events from today (September 21st) through October 26th, 2012. You can learn more about these upcoming events listed below by going to www.rocklandstrand.com, stop by at 345 Main Street Rockland, Maine or by calling (207)594-0070. Please support your local theatre.

LIVE MUSIC:
Saturday, October 6 at 7:30pm: BEN TAYLOR
The Strand Theatre’s Fall Live Concert Series kicks off with Ben Taylor’s memorable melodies, immaculate acoustic guitar playing and insightful, honest lyrics. The son of James Taylor and Carly Simon, Taylor’s life was always centered on music, and he seamlessly merges the sounds and styles of rock, pop, folk and hip-hop. Tickets are on sale now: $15 in advance/$18 day of show.

Friday, October 12 at 8:00PM: SUZANNE VEGA
“Widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation,” (Biography Magazine) Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s when, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, she sang what has been labeled contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of Vega's album Solitude Standing, featuring the songs Luka and Tom's Diner. She recently released the third installment in her series of acoustic CDs "Close Up - States of Being". Tickets are on sale now: $34 General admission.

Friday, October 26 at 8:00PM: PETER WOLF
American rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll musician Peter Wolf is perhaps best known for being the frontman and lead singer of The J. Geils Band, but Wolf is also an accomplished solo artist who has since 2002 written and recorded what many consider to be the best albums and songs of his career. Rolling Stone magazine includes his most recent release Midnight Souvenirs in the 30 Best albums of 2010. Tickets are on sale now: $32 General admission.

HD BROADCASTS COMING SOON:
One Night Only - Tuesday, September 25, 7pm: SWAN LAKE
When it premiered at Sadler’s Wells in 1995, Matthew Bourne’s triumphant re–interpretation of Swan Lake turned tradition upside down, taking the dance world by storm. Now audiences can watch this modern day classic accompanied by state of the art surround sound. An iconic production, perhaps best-known for replacing the traditional female corps de ballet with a menacing male ensemble, was filmed at Sadler’s Wells, London in 2011. Tickets: $15 Adult / $10 youth 18 and under. General admission. Contact the theatre for group rates.

One Day Only/Two Shows - Thursday October 11 NT LIVE: LAST OF THE HAUSSMANS
Live at 2pm, Rebroadcast at 7pm
Julie Walters plays Judy Haussman with Rory Kinnear and Helen McCrory as her children in Stephen Beresford’s eagerly-anticipated new play: a funny, touching and sometimes savage portrait of a family that’s losing its grip. The National Theater of London, one of the world's leading theater producers of Shakespeare, international classic drama, and contemporary playwrights, offers live broadcasts of play performances in high definition onto cinema screens worldwide. Tickets: $23 Adult / $15 Student. Contact the theatre for group rates.

Saturday, October 13 at 1PM - ENCORE Tuesday, October 23 at 1PM
MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: L’ELISIR D’AMORE
The Live in HD season begins October 13 with a new production of Donizetti’s comic gem L’Elisir d’Amore, directed by Bartlett Sher and conducted by Maurizio Benini. Anna Netrebko makes her Met role debut as the beautiful landowner Adina, with Matthew Polenzani as Nemorino, the simple peasant who falls in love with her.  The Metropolitan Opera’s Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series The Met: Live in HD, now in its seventh season, features 12 live transmissions from New York. General public season tickets on sale Sept. 4; single-seat tickets on sale Sept. 12. Tickets $27, Encore: Adult $23/Student $15.

One Day Only/Two Shows - Tuesday, October 16, GLOBE ON SCREEN: ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
screenings at 1PM and 7PM
Filmed at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, Globe on Screen brings classic plays to the Strand beginning October 16: Helena loves the arrogant Bertram, and when she cures the King of France of his sickness, she claims Bertram as her reward. But her brand new husband, flying from Helena to join the wars, attaches two obstructive conditions to their marriage – conditions he is sure will never be met. By turns romantic and comic, some of Shakespeare’s most inventive language gives life to a single-minded heroine, her churlish lover and a fantastic cast of frauds, cynics, sentimentalists and buffoons. Tickets: $15 Adult / $10 Student.

THIS WEEK’S FILM
Starts September 21: SLEEPWALK WITH ME
Runs thru September 27, and extends October 1 - 3
Winner of a 2012 Audience Award at Sundance, comedian Mike Birbiglia wrote, directed and stars in this sincere and hilarious film, based on his off-Broadway show and bestselling book.  It's also the first movie co-written by Ira Glass and co-produced by This American Life. The  story: when an aspiring stand-up fails to express his true feelings about his girlfriend and his stalled career, his anxiety comes out in increasingly funny and dangerous sleepwalking incidents. Sleepwalk with Me features Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under), Carol Kane (Taxi), James Rebhorn (Meet the Parents), Cristin Milioti (star of Broadway's "Once"), plus comedians Marc Maron, Kristen Schaal, Wyatt Cenac, Jesse Klein, Henry Phillips and David Wain. Not rated (USA 2012). Tickets $8.50/ $7.50.

FILMS COMING SOON
One Night Only - Thursday, October 4 at 7pm: MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Film Lovers in The mid coast can unite with an audience of over 100,000 Film Buffs in over 250 cities across 6 Continents during the 15th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. Ten short films selected from over 500 entries around the world will screen across the world during the week of Friday September 28th through to Sunday October 7th. Audiences at each venue are handed a voting card and asked to vote for the one film they think is best. Votes are sent through to MANHATTAN SHORT HQ and the winner is announced on Sunday October 7th. With finalists from this Festival's 15 year history going on to be nominated and even win the Oscar in the short film category, MANHATTAN SHORT is a wonderful opportunity to see the next generation of feature filmmakers from around the world. Tickets $8.50/ $7.50.

One Night Only - Friday, October 5 at 8pm: MARINA ABRAMOVIC The Artist is Present
Co-Presented by The Farnsworth Art Museum and the Strand Theatre as a First Friday Film. Marina Abramović has been redefining what art is for nearly forty years.  Using her own body as a vehicle, pushing herself beyond her physical and mental limits––and at times risking her life in the process––she creates performances that challenge, shock, and move us. Elevating traditional documentary techniques with an artistic gloss befitting its subject, this piece is by no means a typical "art film." With total access granted by Abramović and The Museum of Modern Art, the work is instead a mesmerizing cinematic journey inside the world of radical performance, and an intimate portrait of an astonishingly magnetic, endlessly intriguing woman who draws no distinction between life and art. Not rated (USA 2012). Tickets $8.50/ $7.50 for Farnsworth members.

One Night Only - Wednesday, October 18 at 7pm: BETTING THE FARM
Join filmmakers Cecily Pingree and Jason Mann for a special documentary film event at the Strand. In February 2009, H.P. Hood, one of the largest dairy companies in America, announces that it will not renew the contracts of eight organic dairy farmers in rural Maine. With no other dairy companies willing to send a milk truck to northern or eastern Maine, the farmers are left with two choices: quit farming altogether or find a new way to do business. Farmers Vaughn Chase, Richard Lary, and Aaron Bell--along with the other farmers dropped by Hood--band together to launch a new, entirely local milk company, Maine's Own Organic Milk Co., or MOO Milk. Faced with slow sales and mounting bills, can the farmers hang together long enough for the gamble to pay off? Or will they be left worse off than before? (USA 2012). Tickets $8.50/ $7.50.

One Night Only - Thursday, October 25 at 7pm: HALLOWEEN
It is one of the greatest horror movies of all time. The original poster warned it was “The Night He Came Home”. Roger Ebert compares it to Psycho. October 25, Halloween returns to the big screen. Michael Myers has spent the last 15 years locked away inside a sanitarium under the care of child psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis. On October 30, 1978, Myers escapes and makes his way back home to the quiet, leaf strewn streets of Haddonfield, turning a night of tricks and treats into something much more sinister for three young women. Dr. Loomis is their only hope, but will he find his shadow-dwelling patient in time? A special bonus feature, the 10-minute short You Can’t Kill The Bogeyman: 35 Years of Halloween written by Fangoria’s Justin Beahm, explores the movie’s impact on the horror genre. Rated R (USA 1978). Tickets $8.50/ $7.50.