Good theater coming up this weekend in Auburn and Skaneateles

·        Tickets for all APT events can be purchased online at www.auburnpublictheater.com (no fee) or at our box office Tuesday/Friday/Saturday 7:00-10:00pm.

 

·      Visit our online store at www.cafepress.com/aubpubtheater .  Your purchases help to support the non-profit Auburn Public Theater.

 

 

Auburn Public Theater Main Stage

 

Friday/Saturday, July 31st and August 1st at 2pm & 7pm

The APT Summer Children's Program Performance:

HARRIET TUBMAN Journey to Freedom

Our 4-week theater workshop for young people culminates in this original Auburn Public Theater production with music and dance, featuring 46 students from the APT Children's Summer Theater Program. Created by Artistic Producing Director Angela J. Daddabbo, this wonderful family friendly show presents a realistic history of the life of Auburn resident Harriet Tubman featuring a performance by Gwen Webber-McLeod.  APT's Children's program gives aspiring young actors a taste of life behind the scenes--and in the spotlight--of a professional theatrical production based on a brand new musical, "HARRIET TUBMAN, Journey to Freedom." From creating costumes and scenery to playing major roles on stage, children from the local community have the opportunity to spend four weeks this summer pursuing their passion for drama led by the gifted actor/director/teacher Carey Eidel.  Musical Direction: Amy Bellamy  Choreography: Yvonne Villano-Hassett   Costumes/Sets by Diane Bauso  Sponsored by The New York State Council of the Arts DEC Program and M&T Bank.

 

Saturday, August 8th at 7:30pm  

JULIA NUNES returns!

With openers Jeff Connor and Lauren O'Connell

Having just returned from her first performance at Bonaroo in June 2009, Julia Nunes is a ukulele and guitar playing singer/songwriter from upstate New York, whose self-made videos on YouTube have brought her to the attention of fellow college students, folk purists and celebrities alike.  1980s icon, actress Molly Ringwald, who took up the ukulele recently, famously said on "Good Morning America" about Julia, "I've always wanted to play the ukulele, and she completely inspired me."  Piano rocker Ben Folds found one of Julia's YouTube covers and asked her to open four shows for him in 2008, and she dueted on stage with him in April 2009. What is her appeal?  Julia conveys intelligent honesty, mined with humor, and a knack for picking or writing songs, which appeal to both the ear and the heart.  Her catchy songs display well crafted lyrics and singable melodies, which her fans say are inspiring and insightful.  Arguably Julia's appeal, aside from her talent and charm, has spread because of her savvy use of social networking websites, specifically, YouTube.  This fact has not escaped the blogosphere, where one can read everything from an analysis of Julia's videos as compared to Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada to a description of what Julia does on YouTube and how to do it yourself. www.junumusic.com

WINE/BEER BAR w/proper I.D.

 

Saturday, August 15^th at 7:30pm

A Concert with BOB LYNA and FRIENDS (including Rich Curry, Chris Bauso, Bob Brower & Chris Molloy)

Join one of Auburn's most talented musicians and a whole host of friends for a special evening of great music from the 50's through the 80's.

 

Thursday, August 20^th at 7:30pm

AN EVENING OF MUSIC WITH JEFF CONNOR

A night of original and popular music with local musician Jeff Connor and a backing band of other local talent including his brother, Adam Connor and bassist Shane Aaserud. $5 at the door

 

Saturday, September 12^th at 8:00pm

A Concert with IRSHAD KAHN

Irshad Khan is considered among the world's best Sitar players and the leading Surbahar (BassSitar) player of his generation and among the finest instrumentalists of the world. His individual stamp in both these instruments ascends from the distinctiveness of his technique and mental prowess. is renowned not only for his mastery of these two instruments, but for his unique presentation of the different genres of Indian classical music, and his mastery of the intricate "gayaki-ang"(vocal) and "tantra-ang"(instrumental) styles, makes Irshad Khan one of the most dynamic musicians of today. His style is followed and inspired by many formative and professional sitar players of his generation. His dedication to the subtleties of the raga is in bringing out its essence in rendering its pure form of feelings and expressions from meditative to playful, serene to heroic, devotional to romantic. Being recognized as a child prodigy, today he has emerged to be among the most sought after and versatile Indian musicians of India. Has achieved unparalleled mastery over sitar-surbahar technique and in different genres of Indian music such as Dhrupad, Khyal, Tappa, and Thumree. With uncompromising dedication in training both vocally and instrumentally, gained proficiency in classical vocal, hence achieved phenomenal control in combining the intricacies of "gaiki-ang"(vocal) with the "tantra-ang" (instrumental) styles, which has made Irshad Khan one of the world's most dynamic musicians of today. Whether he is performing pure classical, folk, or worldbeat/newage, audiences are stunned by his breathtaking virtuosity and profound musicality. This remarkable versatility allows him to transcend cultural barriers and turn each performance into a spellbinding and unforgettable experience for audiences everywhere. Through his performances and international press accolades and groundbreaking albums, he has proved to be an outstanding World musician

To learn more and to hear music samples, please visit: www.irshadkhan.net

 

 

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AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER CINEMA

Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm * All movies only $5 ($4 online)

 

 

July 31^st and August 1^st

^{Due to the Main Stage production of Harriet Tubman - Journey to Freedom, there is no film scheduled for this weekend.}

 

August 7^th and 8^th

THE 11^th HOUR

Free Admission thanks to the sponsorship of Citizens of Auburn for Solar and Hydrogen (C.A.S.H.)

Comparisons to Al Gore's Oscar-winning slide show will be inevitable, but there's a key difference between the two documentaries. An Inconvenient Truth was aimed at the PBS set, while Leonardo DiCaprio's The 11th Hour combines a traditional structure with a more MTV-friendly pace. Of course, neither was made by these public figures. Davis Guggenheim directed the former, while Nadia Conners and Leila Conners Petersen are behind the latter. DiCaprio serves as producer, co-writer, and narrator (the three previously worked on the short films Global Warming and Water Planet). Their first feature combines a diverse array of interviews with a dizzying variety of images, both soothing and alarming (droughts and hurricanes vs. serene sunsets and playful polar bears). Speakers include former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, Cambridge physicist Stephen Hawking, and progressive CEO Ray Anderson, hero of The Corporation. Granted, there's no obvious youth appeal in these subjects, but the presence of the Titanic heartthrob-turned-Scorsese star, who keeps his on-screen narration to a tasteful minimum, plus atmospheric tracks from Sigur R?s, Coldplay and Mogwai seems likely to attract a younger crowd. And that seems to be the point, since The 11th Hour is, at heart, a call to arms. It begins by taking a look at the causes of global warming before exploring solutions, from eating organic to building with solar power. There isn't a ton of new information for environmental experts, but DiCaprio and his team have assembled a thought-provoking primer for neophytes and potential activists.

 

August 14^th and 15^th

UNMISTAKEN CHILD

The Buddhist concept of reincarnation, while both mysterious and enchanting, is hard for most westerners to grasp. UNMISTAKEN CHILD follows the 4-year search for the reincarnation of Lama Konchog, a world-renowned Tibetan master who passed away in 2001 at age 84. The Dalai Lama charges the deceased monk's devoted disciple, Tenzin Zopa (who had been in his service since the age of seven), to search for his master's reincarnation. Tenzin sets off on this unforgettable quest on foot, mule and even helicopter, through breathtaking landscapes and remote traditional Tibetan villages. Along the way Tenzin listens to stories about young children with special characteristics, and performs rarely seen ritualistic tests designed to determine the likelihood of reincarnation. He eventually presents the child he believes to be his reincarnated master to the Dalai Lama so that he can make the final decision. Stunningly shot, UNMISTAKEN CHILD is a beguiling, surprising, touching, even humorous experience

 

August 21^st, 22^nd, 28^th and 29^th

FOOD, INC.

For most Americans, the ideal meal is fast, cheap, and tasty. Food, Inc. examines the costs of putting value and convenience over nutrition and environmental impact. Director Robert Kenner explores the subject from all angles, talking to authors, advocates, farmers, and CEOs, like co-producer Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma), Gary Hirschberg (Stonyfield Farms), and Barbara Kowalcyk, who's been lobbying for more rigorous standards since E. coli claimed the life of her two-year-old son. The filmmaker takes his camera into slaughterhouses and factory farms where chickens grow too fast to walk properly, cows eat feed pumped with toxic chemicals, and illegal immigrants risk life and limb to bring these products to market at an affordable cost. If eco-docs tends to preach to the converted, Kenner presents his findings in such an engaging fashion that Food, Inc. may well reach the very viewers who could benefit from it the most: harried workers who don't have the time or income to read every book and eat non-genetically modified produce every day. Though he covers some of the same ground as Super-Size Me and King Korn, Food Inc. presents a broader picture of the problem, and if Kenner takes an understandably tough stance on particular politicians and corporations, he's just as quick to praise those who are trying to be responsible--even Wal-Mart, which now carries organic products. That development may have more to do with economics than empathy, but the consumer still benefits, and every little bit counts.

 

September 18^th and 19th

WENDY & LUCY (R)

Kelly Reichardt's second feature, Wendy and Lucy, has even more Pacific Northwest piney quietude than her debut Old Joy, since its starring couple is a canine-human pair rather than a male duo. Will Oldham again makes a charged appearance, this time as Icky (Will Oldham), a grungy, train-hopping punk. Based on a short story, this time Jonathan Raymond's "Train Choir," Wendy and Lucy's dialogue is a sparse spattering amongst long, languid scenes that moodily portray a young woman, Wendy (Michelle Williams), suffering economic crisis and road trip malaise on her way to work Alaskan fishing boats. The bulk of the story takes place in Portland, where her Honda breaks down and she must engage the local mechanic (Will Patton) and Walgreen's security guard (Wally Dalton) for honest advice and for help finding her dog, Lucy, who disappears during one of Wendy's disasters. Wendy and Lucy would aptly be titled Wendy's Bad Day, as problems pile up due to one main misstep. Williams does a great job portraying a woman who is semi self-sufficient but clueless in the art of survival. As the film speaks to many young people who have been broke and stranded, one will inevitably wonder why Wendy makes the unwise choices she does, for example sleeping in a dangerous area along a train track instead of finding a safer campground, or wandering the streets looking for her lost pooch in lieu of hunkering down for a temporary part-time job. The film straddles the line between social realism and fantasy in this regard, provoking frustration during certain plot twists. However, Wendy and Lucy is a pleasure to look at for its grainy greenery, hypnotic, sweeping landscape and train yard shots, and for the story, when it centers on developing the deep bond between a lady and her dog.

 

 

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Auburn Public Theater StageRight

 

Thursday, July 30^th @ 7:00pm

Wedding/Class Reunion Ballroom Dancing Crash Course

Come join Nick Diego and Jeannie Cramer for a crash course in Swing and Cha Cha dance steps - you'll learn enough basic steps to make you look good on the dance floor at that next summer event! Nick and Jeannie instruct you in the basic steps of traditional ballroom dance to today's music. Come for a night full of fun and exercise - and leave amazed that, yes, you can dance!

7:00 - 8:00 pm East Coast Swing 8:15 - 9:15 pm Cha Cha

$5.00 per person per dance OR $7.00 per person for both dances

For more info call Jeannie at 209-7452

 

Auburn Public Theater is looking for additional members for our COMMUNITY CHORUS and for our next CABARET PERFORMANCE

Chorus Session Begins: Sunday September 20^th.

Cabaret Performance: Fri/Sat September 25^th & 26th

If you are interested in learning more about either event, please contact Janie MicGlire at Janie@auburnpublictheater.com or at (315) 246-4319.

 

Every Tuesday @ 7:30pm

THE TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC SHOW RETURNS!

Come down to APT and enjoy a casual evening of music performed by our local music community.  It's a different mix every week.  Regulars include the students of Guitar instructor Jim Van Arsdale, Scott Anderson, Mark Angier, Chris Bauso, The APT House Band, Ramble Society, Bob Lyna, Eric Brown, Joe Bergan, Stormer, Chris Molloy, Kevin Dorsey, GD Bower, Jon Peterson & Donna Dennihy, Martin Seaman and lots of surprise guests.

 

BALLROOM DANCING LESSONS

Nick and Jeannie will once again be teaching Fall classes at the Auburn Public Theater on Thursdays from 7 - 9 pm. These classes concentrate on one dance for 5 - 6 weeks and build each week from the basic steps. Call Jeannie at 209-7452 for more info.

Thursday, September 24^th @ 7:30pm

 

 

COMMUNITY EVENTS

2009 Downtown Auburn Summer Concert Series

On Wednesday evenings this July and August, the streets of Downtown Auburn will once again come alive with music as the Downtown Summer Concert Series returns for the secondyear. The series is sponsored by Nucor Steel and The Citizen.  FREE of charge. Concerts will begin at 5:30 pm. Each show will take place at the Exchange Street Mall. Swaby's, located on 6 South Street, will be selling food and beer at the concerts this year. The schedule of performers this year is as follows:

 

*Wednesday, July 29th - Peterson & Dennihy

*Wednesday, August 5th - That '70s Band

*Wednesday, August 12th - Ted Mosley & Moondance with John Allen on vocals

 

 

 

To rent Auburn Public Theater for your creative, social or corporate event, please contact Janie MicGlire at janie@auburnpublictheater.com

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FOR TICKETS AND UPCOMING EVENT DETAILS, VISIT

www.auburnpublictheater.com

 

AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER

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