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Woo, hoo. The "girls" are coming to Auburn via MGR/downtown

And you can say hello to them on Facebook! The Calamari Sisters come to Auburn

Coming up at APT

There's so much going on at APT these days.  Our Summer Children's Program & Performance is filling up fast!  The Academy Award nominated film, Precious screens in our cinema starting Friday at 1:00pm. Two great acoustic concerts are coming up.  This Saturday, we welcome Dusty Pas'cal & Joe Driscoll to the Main Stage.  The following Friday, Rochester guitar legend, Kinloch Nelson is joined by local favorite, Loren Barrigar for what is sure to be a fantastic evening of finger-picking excellence.  Saturday, May 8th brings nationally touring stand-up Comedian, Al Ducharme back to Auburn Public Theater.  Tickets for all our events are affordable and we now serve wine and beer at all our live adult events.  Treat yourself and someone you care about, or even someone you just met earlier in the day, to some mighty fine downtown entertainment!

Dusty Pas'cal & Joe Driscoll

with Mikey Powell

Saturday, April 24th @ 8:00pm

Welcome back Central NY singer/songwriter Dusty Pas'cal.  Dusty returns with his unique blend of roots, folk and pop originals.  Joined by "one man band" Joe Driscoll and opening act, Mikey Powell, it's an evening of great music.

Cash wine/beer bar with proper I.D.

$9.65 advance/door   Tickets

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Kinloch Nelson&Loren Barrigar
Friday, April 30th @ 8:00pm

KINLOCH NELSON, a solo fingerstyle guitarist/singer, creates a synthesis of folk, jazz, classical, American popular music, and original compositions, from J.S. Bach to the blues and may include references to Miles Davis, Schubert, Flatt and Scruggs, The Ventures, and the occasional TV theme.

LOREN BARRIGAR is one of the regions top acoustic guitarists and performer. Playing tunes from country to roots to classic American music, his show is always a crowd pleaser.

$15 advance/door   Learn More

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Summer Children's Theater Workshop & Performance

July 6th through July 31st

Give your aspiring young actor/actress a taste of life behind the scenes--and in the spotlight--of a brand new musical production, “ALMOST ASTRONAUTS, 13 Women Who Dared to Dream”. From creating costumes and scenery to playing major roles on stage, young people from the local community will have the opportunity to spend four weeks this summer pursuing their passion for drama led by the gifted actor/director/producer, Carey Eidel.

Workshop Details and Registration

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Cayuga Community College Comedy Nite

Jay Black/Arvin Mitchell & Rob Little

Friday, April 23rd at 8:00pm

$10 general; $8 student

Spring  Fashion Show

Presented by Elements Salon & Day Spa

Monday, April 26th @ 6:00pm

A benefit for Enviornmental Advocates of  NY

$15 at the door

Take Back The Night: S.A.V.A.R

Self Defense Demonstration

Wednesday, April 28th @ 5:00pm

Free

Carnytown Productions Presents

Neil Simon's The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Fri/Sat, May 15th & 15th @ 7:30pm

Sunday, May 16th @ 2:00pm

$10 adult; $8 student/senior

WCNY Celebrates 40 years of Children’s Programming 
SESAME STREET'S GREATEST HITS!
Saturday, May 23rd at 1:00pm (doors open at Noon)

Roscoe Orman, Sesame Street's Gordon since 1974 performes the show's Greatest hits Live!

$20 advance; $25 at the door
Children 5 and under are FREE.
For pre-sale tickets, call 315.453.2424

For Info about all Community Events, click here

All films only $5 (unless otherwise noted)

($4 if you click here)

Movie Times: Fridays 1:00pm & 8:00pm

                        Saturdays: 8:00pm

PRECIOUS    Fri/Sat April 23-May 1

LIVING DOWNSTREAM        Fri/Sat May 7-8  $10

* Author Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D. will speak on Saturday night

* Filmmaker Chanda Chevannes will "Skype" with the audience for all three screenings

* Presentation by "OWN" Owasco Watershed Network

WHAT THE BLEEP... Fri/Sat/ May 14-15

Hosted by Dr. Robert Kiltz and Bonita Shear

THE GOOD SOLDIER    Fri/Sat May 21-22

A SERIOUS MAN           Fri/Sat May 28-29

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MAKING MOVIES Film Series

Presented by The Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center (Curated by Terry Cuddy)    

Thursdays through April 29th @ 7:30pm

Co-sponsored by New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, Experimental Television Center and Everett Charitable Trust.

Free   Series Info and Schedule

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Comedian Al Ducharme
Saturday, May 8th @ 8:00pm

Al Ducharme has been entertaining audiences of all ages for over a decade. Al offers a combination of observational humor, comical characters and celebrity impressions. His unique standup act, often enhanced with organic sound effects, packs a powerful punch... Learn More/Tickets

$10 advance/door  cash wine/beer w/proper I.D.

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Tuesday Night Sessions

Every Tuesday at 7:30pm

Live Video Broadcast on April 27th @ 7:30pm

with THE DT's

Get Webcast Access Here

Weekly door prize and a light snack menu.

Wine/Beer with proper ID.

$2 at the door.

The APT Youth Cabaret

Saturday, May 15th @ 7:00pm

Hosted by The Amy Bellamy Vocal Studio

$6 at the door

Jon Peterson's Songwriters' Night Sunday, May 16th @ 7:00pm

An ongoing series of music evenings featuring EDGY FOLK and other up and coming Central New York songwriters

$6 at the door

APT Cabaret - Gershwin

Friday/Saturday, May 21st & 22nd @ 7:00pm

$8 adult; $2 under 12

Mirabai Cieba

Saturday, May 29th at 8:00pm

$20 advance; $25 at the door

Upcoming Event Details and Tickets

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AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER NEWS

Auburn Public Theater is now licensed to sell Wine & Beer at all our live events.

We are now offering a 20% discount to all events for our veterans as part of Cayuga County's RETURN THE FAVOR program!
Tickets for all APT events can be purchased online at www.auburnpublictheater.org (no fee) or at our box office. For hours call (315) 253-6669

Rent any of our 3 spaces at Auburn Public Theater for your creative, social or corporate event. Please contact Janie MicGlire at janie@auburnpublictheater.com
Convenient parking next door in the City Parking Garage

This week at Auburn Public Theater

In addition to the Friday and Saturday 8:00pm screenings, all movies at Auburn Public Theater will also screen at 1:00pm on Friday afternoons.  Get a head start on the weekend and see a Friday film!

The 2nd Annual Hospice of The Finger Lakes Benefit Concert

Kevin Dorsey & FORE! and The Barrigar Brothers

Friday, March 26th 8:00pm

Come down to support our local Hospice with an evening of great music!
$10 in advance/at the door  Concert Tickets

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2010 Kids Choice Awards Party

Saturday, March 27th @ 7:00pm

It's a gala event happening at APT!  Enter on the RED CARPET starting at 7pm and munch on pizza, snacks and drinks.  They'll be some live surprise performances before the awards.  Then from 8pm - 9:30pm enjoy the live broadcast of the Kids Choice Awards on our huge cinema screen.  It's a great evening of fun chaparoned by the adult staff of APT.  Parents: feel free to drop off your kids in a safe atmosphere!

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Cabaret Auditions
Saturday, March 27th from 9am - 12pm

Auburn Public Theater is holding auditions for our next Cabaret Performance. Here are the details:
Youth Audition Requirements: Come prepared with 16 bars of any style song to be sung a capella. There will be some simple sight reading. SHOW DATE IS SET FOR MAY 15th.
Adult Audition Requirements: Come prepared with 16 bars of a show tune to be sung a capella. There will be some simple sight reading. You must be able to read music. There will be callbacks if needed. THE SHOW DATES ARE SET FOR May 21st and 22nd.
For any questions or for more information, please contact Amy Bellamy at 224-0691

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All films only $5 ($4 if you click here)

The Stoning of Soraya M     Fri. March 26 only

Julie and Julia Fri/Sat April 2-3

The Hurt Locker Fri/Sat April 9-17

Precious Fri/Sat April 23-May 1

What The Bleep...                Fri/Sat/Sun May 14-16

Movie Times: Fridays 1:00pm & 8:00pm

                      Saturdays: 8:00pm

                      Sundays:   2:00pm

MAKING MOVIES Film Series

Presented by The Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center (Curated by Terry Cuddy)    

Thursdays beginning March 25th @ 7:30pm

Free

Co-sponsored by New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, Experimental Television Center and Everett Charitable Trust.

Auburn Public Chorus

Sunday, March 28th @ 3:00pm

Please join the 30 members of Auburn Public Chorus as they present their Spring Concert under the direction of Amy Bellamy.  Accompanied by Will Tobin, selections include Bohemian Rhapsody, Come Away With Me, Downtown, You Raise Me Up and Build Me A Buttercup.It's a fun afternoon for the whole family!

$8 General Admission   Advanced Sales

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Great Depression 2: Electric Boogaloo

An Evening of Original Sketch Comedy by Baby Seal Club

Fri/Sat, April 2nd & 3rd at 8:00pm

Join creators Collin Sullivan and Jason Manning as they bring their funny to Auburn Public Theater. Baby Seal Club is: Jessica Cantu, Carole Estabrook. Nik MaGill, Jason Manning, Simon Moody, Collin Sullivan, featuring Alaric Robin …and the RATS

$10 General Admission   Show Tickets

Tuesday Night Sessions

Every Tuesday at 7:30pm

Live Video Broadcast on April 6th @ 7:30pm Get Webcast Access Here

Weekly door prize and a light snack menu.  Wine/Beer with proper ID.

$2 at the door.

Dusty Pas'cal & Joe Driscoll

with Mikey Powell

Saturday, April 24th @ 8:00pm

$9.65 advance or at the door

Guitarists Kinloch Nelson & Loren Barrigar

Friday, April 30th @ 8:00pm

$15 individuals; $12 Syracuse Guitar League members

Stand-up Comedian Al Ducharme
Saturday, May 8th at 8:00pm
$15 adult; $12 student & senior

Mirabai Cieba

Saturday, May 29th at 8:00pm

$20 advance; $25 at the door

Event Details and Tickets

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Auburn City Council Meeting

Focus: parking garage

Wednesday, March 31st @ 6:00pm

The Suess Odyssey

Presented by the AHS Drama Club

Fri/Sat/Sun, April 8th, 9th & 10th @ 8:00pm

$7 adults; $5 students/seniors

Ignite 6th Anniversary Party

Friday, April 9th from 5:30pm  - 7:30pm

$15 at the door

A portion of the proceeds to benefit: CAC (The new Child Advocacy Center a division of Cayuga Counseling opening on April 17th)

Cayuga Community College Comedy Nite

Jay Black/Arvin Mitchell & Rob Little

Friday, April 23rd at 8:00pm

$10 general; $8 student

Ballroom Dancing Class

Every Thursday at 7:00pm
$5 at the door     Contact Jeanne Cramer at 253-2489

Spring  Fashion Show

Presented by Elements Salon & Day Spa

Monday, April 26th @ 6:00pm

$15 at the door

All proceeds go to Enviornmental Advocates of NY

For Info about all Community Events, click here

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AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER NEWS

Auburn Public Theater is now licensed to sell Wine & Beer at all our live events.

We are now offering a 20% discount to all events for our veterans as part of Cayuga County's RETURN THE FAVOR program!

Tickets for all APT events can be purchased online at www.auburnpublictheater.org (no fee) or at our box office Tuesdays 10 - 4 or Tuesday/Friday/Saturday 7:00-10:00pm.
Rent any of our 3 spaces at Auburn Public Theater for your creative, social or corporate event. Please contact Janie MicGlire at janie@auburnpublictheater.com
Convenient parking next door in the City Parking Garage

108 Genesee Street | PO Box 771 | Auburn, New York 13021
info@auburnpublictheater.org | 315-253-6669 | www.auburnpublictheater.org

Auburn Public Theater reschedules show

Frank Ferrante in

An Evening With Groucho

HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED!

Auburn Public Theater (APT)
108 Genesee at Exchange Street
Downtown Auburn
Auburn, New York 13021
www.auburnpublictheater.org
(315) 253-6669

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  March 16th, 2010
Contact:  Angela Daddabbo, Artistic Director, 315-567-9040; angela@auburnpublictheater.org

Due to circumstances beyond our control, Frank Ferrante in An Evening With Groucho originally scheduled for the week of April 5th through April 11th has been postponed.

The new dates are April 11th through April 16th, 2011.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.  We look forward to providing you with updated ticket information in the coming months.

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AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER (APT) is a new, non-profit, professional performing and presenting company currently renovating the former Grant's building located in downtown Auburn, New York as an arts complex.  The building is air-conditioned and free evening and weekend parking is available in the garage directly behind the theater. This is an exciting new cultural center in Central New York.  For any other information,

call (315) 253-6669 or www.auburnpublictheater.org

APT - coming up

Sunday, March 7th You're invited to THE PARTY OF THE YEAR!      It's time for our annual gala fund-raising celebration on Oscar night. Cocktail hour and gourmet appetizers * Live telecast of the award ceremony in our Cinema* The music stylings of Bob Lyna & Professor Louie & the Crowmatix * and the dance stylings of… auburn’s very own Absolute Dance Company Tickets are $50.00 per person, limited to 150 guests. Advance purchase required. To reserve your ticket(s), click here or call us at (315)253-6669. Don't miss this opportunity to support AUBURN Public Theater! Support Auburn Public Theater by buying a raffle ticket to win a Private Plane ride to NYC, dinner at TAO Restaurant, Tickets to JERSEY BOYS on Broadway and an overnight stay at a top NYC HOTEL all for $20 !!!    RAFFLE TICKETS.    _____________________________________________________________________       February 26th and 27th at 7 PM THE MAGIC OF DISNEY - "A Cabaret" Join us for an evening of family fun right outside your doorstep! This show includes Disney favorites from movies such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Toy Story, The Little Mermaid and so much more! Come and enjoy performances by local talent: Diane deRoos, Carrie Burns, Steve Bellamy, Amy Bellamy, Steve Condie, Joanna Kufs, Jessica Cantu, Mary Burch, Jean Winne, Jessica Harkins and Andrew Fish! Accompanied by Sally Bailey Directed by Amy Bellamy Cabaret Tickets   ______________________________________________________________________________       Monday through Sunday April 5th - April 11th From Broadway, London & PBS...   FRANK FERRANTE in AN EVENING WITH GROUCHO    Award-winning actor/director/playwright Frank Ferrante recreates his PBS, New York and London acclaimed portrayal of legendary comedian Groucho Marx in this fast paced 90 minutes of hilarity. The two-act comedy consists of the best Groucho one-liners, anecdotes and songs including "Hooray for Captain Spalding," and "Lydia, the Tattooed Lady." The audience literally becomes part of the show as Ferrante ad-libs his way throughout the performance in grand Groucho style. Accompanied by his onstage pianist, Jim Furmston, Ferrante portrays the young Groucho of stage and film and reacquaints us with the likes of brothers Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and Gummo, Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields, Greta Garbo, Marx foil, Margaret Dumont and MGM's Louis B. Mayer. A show perfect for all ages!  Groucho Information and Tickets   ______________________________________________________________________________     January 29th and 30th at 8pm  In our Cinema... THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD  (LIVE "SKYPE" with creator/actor MIKE BONANNO on Fri/Sat before the film) This Sundance Film Festival entry is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks. From New Orleans to India to New York City, armed with little more than cheap thrift-store suits, the Yes Men squeeze raucous comedy out of all the ways that corporate greed is destroying the planet. Brüno meets Michael Moore in this gut-busting wake-up call that proves a little imagination can go a long way towards vanquishing the Cult of Greed. Who knew fixing the world could be so much fun?   ______________________________________________________________________________      AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER CINEMA    Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm (unless otherwise noted)  Film Descriptions and Discount Tickets    January 29th & 30th THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD February 5th & 6th SPLIT ESTATE February 12th and 13th BRIGHT STAR February 26th and 27th AFGHAN STAR March 19th and 20th THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA      UPCOMING EVENTS   OUR WEBSITE   Saturday, April 17th at 7:30pm A Concert with Spirit Voyage Recording Artist GURUNAM SINGH   Saturday, May 8th at 8:00pm Stand-up Comedian AL DUCHARME   Every Tuesday at 7:30pm THE TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC SESSIONS 7:30pm A casual evening of music and spoken word with a different mix of pros and amateurs every week.  Weekly door prize and a light snack menu.  To perform, please contact Martin at 253-6669.   Every Thursday at 7:00pm BALLROOM DANCING LESSONS Contact Jeanne Cramer at 209-7452 for details     COMMUNITY EVENTS     Community Event Details    Friday, January 29th at 3pm and 6pm A Movie Fundraiser for PUCKS IN THE PARK - Youth Hockey Tournament Contact 730-0130 or www.auburnicehawks.com for details   Saturday, January 30th AN ENCORE PERFORMANCE OF "13" To Benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital Contact 406-0430 for details and tickets   Fri/Sat/Sun February 12th-14th The Auburn Community Players Presents Ted Davenport's ROMERO AND MISS JULIE at The Irene A Bisgrove Theater at Cayuga Community College For tickets: 258-8275      Coming This Spring... THE SPRINGSIDE INN BROADWAY SERIES Contact The Springside Inn for details at 252-7247     AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER NEWS    Tickets for all APT events can be purchased online at www.auburnpublictheater.org (no fee) or at our box office Tuesdays 10 - 4 or Tuesday/Friday/Saturday 7:00-10:00pm.   Rent any of our 3 spaces at Auburn Public Theater for your creative, social or corporate event. Please contact Janie MicGlire at janie@auburnpublictheater.com   Convenient parking next door in the City Parking Garage

The Tempest sails in August

SAIL INTO THE TEMPEST

Shakespeare-in-the-Park’s

7^th Annual Show is FREE, FREE, FREE

(but bring a bit of money for our great vendors)

 

Don’t miss out on all the fun @ the Syracuse Shakespeare Festival’s 7^th annual, free show, The Tempest, in the beautiful Thornden Park Amphitheatre.  There will be entertainment for people of all ages both on stage and off.  Bring a picnic and the whole family.

 

Tony Brown is directing some of the finest talent the community stage offers in Syracuse as Tony Bersani portrays the magical and wronged Duke of Milan, Prospero, Binaifer Dabu plays his ever present though not always seen sprite, Ariel, Basil Allen (Ferdinand) is the presumed lost son of Queen Alonsa (Kathy Egloff) and Grace Wagner, a student at West Genesee HS, makes her feature role debut with SSF as Prospero’s beautiful, island-sheltered daughter, Miranda.

 

Co-sponsored by Syracuse Parks, Recreation & Youth Programs Dept. & generously supported by a CNYCF PACE grant, the show is produced by Ronnie Bell, the Producing Artistic Director of SSF.  See our website for more info @ syracuseshakespearefestival.org, call the Shakespeare line @ 476-1835 or check out our billboard @ Fayette & West Sts.  Show dates and times are listed below:

 

                   Thurs., Fri. & Sat., 8/13, 14 & 15 @ 5:30 pm

                   Thurs., Fri. & Sat., 8/20, 21 & 22 @ 5:30 pm

                   Sun. 8/16 & 8/23 @ 2:00 pm

This Month at APT

* 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

 

Auburn Public Theater Main Stage

 

 

Saturday, July 11^th at 7:30pm

DUSTY PASCAL and guitarist DAN BLISS, Dan Welch & Bobby Perry

With opener Kevin Barrigar

 

 

Wine/beer bar with proper I.D.

 

Dusty Pascal: The 32-year-old Skaneateles, NY resident has a refreshingly old soul, and he expresses himself lyrically like a modern version of acoustic icon John Prine. Early on, I was influenced by guys like Kris Kristofferson and Jim Croce, because that's who my dad listened to, but actually, I was most influenced by my dad, who's a songwriter himself. Since his father first put a guitar in his hands at age 13, Pascal has trusted his musical instincts and has refused to let the commercial side of the music business affect his creative process. Writing music has never been about the money, he said. One of the most likable qualities of Pascal's music is that, unlike some bands who try to boast about their musical skill while playing or singing, he lets the tunes speak for themselves. I try not to waver too far from what the feeling of the song represents. My philosophy is to put you in the room, I like it better when you can hear little inconsistencies like the pop' of a guitar string or something. I've always just had a real appreciation for the honesty of the music. I like to think of my albums as a sequence of life, he explained. So 20 years from now, I can look back at the songs and really know what was happening in my life at the time. Connecting with his audience is Pascal's greatest attribute. You want to say as much as you can while you're up there on the stage, he said. I don't know how long I'll be able to (write and play) music. I have five kids and a business, and they come first. So I want to express as much as I can while I still have the chance to do it.

Dan Bliss: Dan Bliss is an acoustic roots musician with a well traveled play list of traditional blues, folk and swing tunes.  The Kansas City guitarist has twice made the top three (2005 & 2007) in the FINGERSTYLE GUITAR CHAMPIONSHIP at the WALNUT VALLEY FESTIVAL in Winfield KS.   His all original CD "THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR" was released last year and his busy schedule this summer includes his third appearance at the NEW YORK STATE BLUES FESTIVAL in his home town of Syracuse, NY.  Bliss has performed in Kansas City and around the Midwest for over 20 years and has opened shows for artists such as Steve James, Honeyboy Edwards, Marcia Ball, The Waybacks, John McCutcheon, and St. Louis blues legends Henry Townsend and Johnnie Johnson.  In addition to working as a solo act, he has also played with KELLEY HUNT, his own band BLUETONIUM and on numerous acoustic duo gigs with jazz guitar great ROD FLEEMAN.  Most recently he and Fleeman joined with guitarists TOM DEMASTERS and BILL DYE in "KC GUITAR 4" a jazz and blues guitar quartet.  For more info please visit www.danbliss.com

 

 

 

Tuesday, July 14h at 7:30pm   CANCELLED!

A concert with GURUGANESHA SINGH

Due to circumstances beyond our control, this show has been cancelled.  We apologize for the inconvenience. If you have already purchased a ticket, you will receive a full refund.

 

 

 

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

The APT Summer Children's Program Performance:

HARRIET TUBMAN Journey to Freedom

An original Auburn Public Theater production with music and dance, featuring our students from the APT Children's Summer Theater Program.  Sponsored by The New York State Council of the Arts DEC Program and M&T Bank.

Musical Direction: Amy Bellamy  Choreography: Yvonne Villano-Hassett   Direction: Carey Eidel

 

 

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 May 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.  Her cover songs, from the Beatles, Beach Boys and Nat King Cole to Say Anything, Motion City Soundtrack and Spoon, express her love of good music and demonstrate a musical knowledge of popular sounds which transcend genre. A child and grandchild of musicians, Julia's heritage includes Portuguese fado music, Jazz and rock and roll.  Her own musical journey began at the tender age of 7, when she started piano lessons, but didn't really take off until she was given a guitar in her early teens.  Her first song was written at 14.  Her first CD of original songs, no longer available, was released when she was 17.  The second CD, "Left Right Wrong", the title of which reflects Julia's difficulties with direction, was released at 18.   Her third, "I Wrote These" followed a year later.  She is currently in the studio recording a new collection of original songs. 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.

 

 

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AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER CINEMA

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

 

July 10^th and 11^th

ENLIGHTEN UP

The documentary Enlighten Up! takes a whimsical, skeptical, and ultimately thoughtful look at the mysteries of yoga. Taking an approach similar to Supersize Me, filmmaker (and student of yoga) Kate Churchill wants to see what happens when someone is first exposed to this physical and spiritual discipline. She chooses Nick Rosen, a former journalist with a skeptical attitude towards religion. Their investigation--which gradually turns combative, forcing Churchill to re-examine her own assumptions--takes them from the commercial yoga studios of New York (where one student says, with a beatific smile, that yoga gives you better sleep, better sex, and will inspire new ways to make money) to a former pro wrestler's "t & a" yoga in Los Angeles and on to India--where they discover as many perspectives on yoga as there are yogis. Rosen, with his open but down-to-earth attitude, proves an excellent lens to view a subject all too often treated with blissful and vapid reverence. The movie is sprinkled with humor and people twisting themselves into astonishing shapes, as well as stimulating and often contradictory ideas and metaphors that paint a very diverse picture of the world of yoga. Enlighten Up! blends philosophical discourse, personal drama, and a beautiful travelogue--the result is a satisfying film that doesn't pretend to have any answers but grapples with intriguing questions.

 

July 17^th and 18^th

FREE SPIRITS

When high school drop-out Michael Metelica and eight hungry friends retreated to a rural Massachusetts treehouse in 1968, they never imagined it would grown into one of the largest, most controversial New Age communes of the 1960s

and 70s. At its peak, the Brotherhood of the Spirit (later named Renaissance Community) had nearly 400 full-time members, real estate in four Massachusetts downs, an airplane, music recording and filmmaking facilities, and a million dollar a year income. Many members stayed a decade or longer, committing their youth, sweat and worldly possessions to building an intentional community that they

hoped would serve as a model of brotherhood and spiritual awareness for the whole world. For some, their time there was the highlight of their lives, filed with humor, danger, intense personal growth, and daily absurdity. For others, it was a cultish nightmare. Their story reflects the 60s/baby boomer generation, as they survived the hostility of the towns around them - fire bombings, the brutal murder of a member - only to fall because of internal forces, including the changes in their founder and leader, Michael Metelica Rapunzel.

 

July 24^th and 25^th

THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN

The award-winning true story of third-generation American farmer John Peterson's hero's journey of success, tribulation, failure and rebirth. Peterson is a true American original. His story parallels that of the family farm in 20th Century America. What makes The Real Dirt on Farmer John so special is the fact that John Peterson is not only a farmer....he's an artist, too.

 

 

July 31^st and August 1^st

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.

 

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.

 

 

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Saturday, July 11^th 9:30am - 11:30am

Auditions for CABARET: BROADWAY THROUGH THE AGES

For singers 18 and up.   Sing 16 bars, a capella.  Be prepared to do some sight reading. 

 

Auburn Public Theater is looking for additional members for our COMMUNITY CHORUS

First Rehearsal for fall Chorus Session: Sunday September 20^th

If you are interested in learning more, 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.  This week APT welcomes the guitar students of Jim VanArdsdale @ 7:15pm. $2

 

 

Thursday, July 30^th @ 7:00pm

BALLROOM DANCING LESSONS

Learn the basics of Swing and Cha Cha Dancing.  Great for those Summer events!

For more information, please contact Jeannie Cramer at 209-7452 

 

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 8th - Dave Hanlon's Cookbook

*Wednesday, July 15th - Donna Colton & the Troublemakers

*Wednesday, July 22nd - Flyin' Column

*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

108

Genesee

at

Exchange Street

(315)253-6669

 

Convenient parking next door in the City Parking Garage

'Once on This Island' lands at Ithaca's Hangar Theatre - syracuse.com

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'Once on This Island' lands at Ithaca's Hangar Theatre - syracuse.com.

Are you interested in making comparisons or were you so delighted by the first Central New York production, by Cortland Repertory Theatre, of "Once on This Island" you want to see it again? Here's your chance. Ithaca's Hangar Theatre is putting the finishing touches on its production of the Stephen Flaherty-Lynn Ahrens musical. Set in the Caribbean, in the French Antilles, it tells the story of an island woman who rescues a rich youth, then falls in love with him. Alas, he has been promised to a wealthy young woman and tragedy ensues. Yet there is hope at the end.

At APT

* Tickets for all APT events can be purchased online at www.auburnpublictheater.com (no fee) or at our box office 10am-4pm Monday - Friday

 

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May 29th and 30th at 8:00pm

THE APT CABARET "The Quirky Side of Broadway"

 

The Quirky Side of Broadway:  featuring music from hit Broadway shows

such as Wicked, Fiddler on the Roof, Thoroughly Modern Millie,

Spamalot, Kiss Me Kate, Urinetown, Guys and Dolls, Anything Goes, 

Avenue Q and many more!  Performers include local singers Steve

Bellamy, Amy Bellamy, Natasha Lathrop and Jessica Cantu, accompanied on

piano by Abigail Droppa. Come and enjoy this hilarious amalgamation of

music as Auburn Public Theater presents it's first ever cabaret! 

Proceeds will benefit Auburn Community Choir. 

 

 

Every Tuesday @ 7:30pm

THE TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC JAM 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.  (A $2 donation is suggested. Please don't feed the musicians.)

 

 

June 25^th at 7:30pm

WORDS AND MUSIC SONGWRITER SHOWCASE 

 

A night of original blues and beyond. The featured songwriters are

Colin Aberdeen and Mark Nanni of

Los Blancos

,

Central

New York

's top

roots-and-blues band, plus the folk/soul singer-songwriter Willie

"Taters" Mavins. The show is hosted by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers.

 

Colin Aberdeen founded two award-winning Central New York bands: the

raucous old-time blues band the Westcott Jugsuckers, the first band to

play the world-famous Dinosaur BBQ, and Los Blancos, which performs

what is referred to as "a mongrel mix of American roots music."

Aberdeen

plays blues, rags, and originals and has toured all over the

country and as far away as

Australia

sharing his love of American roots

music. He has performed with musical luminaries such as Hubert Sumlin,

David Bromberg, Roy Book Binder, Terrance Simien, Bernard Allison,

Ronnie Earl, Merl Saunders, Double Trouble, and Govt. Mule.

http://www.myspace.com/losblancos

 

Mark Nanni has played keyboard and accordion with Los Blancos for more

than ten years. He also performs with his own band, The Intention, as

well as playing solo piano gigs, recording, producing, and teaching.

http://www.myspace.com/marknanni

Willie "Taters" Mavins is a singer and songwriter who performs with the

band Quick Change the acoustic duo Ken and Willie. For ten years he

hosted the open mic at

Syracuse

's famed Orange Grove.

 

Series host Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers is a grand prize winner in the John

Lennon Songwriting Contest as well as a contributor to NPR's All Things

Considered and founding editor of Acoustic Guitar magazine.

http://www.jeffreypepperrodgers.com

 

ABOUT THE SERIES

The Words and Music Songwriter Showcase is a celebration of original

music from

Central New York

and beyond, featuring established and

emerging artists of all genres in an up-close-and-personal acoustic

setting. Since its debut in January 2008, the series has featured such

top talent as Maura Kennedy, Lisa Gentile, John Cadley (The Lost Boys),

Ashley Cox, Bob Halligan Jr., Joe Crookston, Jamie Notarthomas, and

Gary Frenay and Arty Lenin. The Words and Music series is sponsored by

the Folkus Project and WAER, and supported by a DeFrancisco Arts and

Cultural grant through the Cultural Resources Council. The series

continues through 2009 with monthly shows at

Syracuse

's Jazz Central

and at the Auburn Public Theater.

 

 

Wednesday, July 8th @ 6:00pm

Summertime, and the writin' is easy! 

A writers' workshop with award winning writer Patricia Roth Schwartz

 

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Auburn Public Theater Main Stage

 

Sunday, June 14th at 3pm & 7pm

AUBURN COMMUNITY CHOIR

Come hear the first performance of

Auburn

's newest choir, directed by Amy Bellamy.

 

Tuesday, July 14h at 7:30pm  

A concert with GURUGANESHA SINGH and his band

 

Saturday, July 11^th at 7:30pm

A Concert with DUSTY PASCAL and DAN BLISS

 

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

The APT Summer Children's Program Performance:

 HARRIET TUBMAN Journey to Freedom

 

Saturday, August 15th at 7:30pm  

An encore concert with JULIA NUNES

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AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER CINEMA

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

 

May 29th and 30th  

BIG NIGHT

Critics tripped all over their big feet to praise Big Night, an

intimate look at the immigrant struggle to attain the American Dream,

Set in New Jersey in the 1950s. Stanley Tucci wrote Big Night with his

cousin Joseph Tropiano, and they based the story on the experience of

growing up in a large, proud Italian family. The brothers in Big Night

--chef Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and businessman Secondo (Tucci)--have come

to

New Jersey

to open a bistro named The Paradise that serves the

finest in traditional, authentic Italian cuisine. Their every move is

foiled by rival restaurant Pascal's, which serves mile-high servings of

spaghetti and meatballs and flasks of bad Chianti at exorbitant prices.

Primo is disgusted by the fact that Americans want cheap pasta instead

of risotto, so Secondo hatches a plan to boost business: rumor has it

bandleader Louis Prima is travelling through and will dine at The

Paradise that very night. Secondo gambles to bring the finest dinner

ever cooked--at the risk of losing his shirt and being reduced to exile

to the old country with his tail between his legs. Big Night is a film

that will easily invite comparisons to other "food" fare like Babette's

Feast and Eat Drink Man Woman but, though Tucci insists his story is

"about the struggle between art and commerce and the risk of staying

true to yourself," the media refused to let it stay a small,

comparative work. The movie, and the buzz around it, became a parable

for the essence of the film itself: art vs. commerce.

 

June 5th and 6^th

DOUBT

From Miramax Films comes one of the most honored and acclaimed motion

pictures of the year, Doubt. Based on the Pulitzer Prize and Tony

Award-winning play, Doubt is a mesmerizing, suspense-filled drama with

four riveting performances from Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman,

Amy Adams and Viola Davis that will have you pinned to the edge of your

seat. Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Streep), the rigid and fear-inspiring

principal of the Saint Nicholas Church School, suffers an extreme

dislike for the progressive and popular parish priest Father Flynn

(Hoffman). Looking for wrongdoing in every corner, Sister Aloysius

believes she's uncovered the ultimate sin when she hears Father Flynn

has taken a special interest in a troubled boy. But without proof, the

only thing certain is doubt. Nominated for 5 Golden Globes and 6

Critics' Choice awards, there is no Doubt it is "One of the best

pictures of the year," (USA Today, Rolling Stone, New York Post, San

Francisco Examiner, Roger Ebert).

 

June 12^th and 13^th

TBA

 

June 18^th and 20^th

THE LIFE OF BRIAN

 

June 26^th only

THE

U.S.

vs JOHN LENNON

 

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AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER 4^th ANNUAL SUMMER PROGRAM

 

Auburn Public Theater's 4th annual Summer Children's Theater Program is

one of

Central New York

's newest summer theater programs, run by

children and for children. It will give aspiring young actors a taste

of life behind the scenes--and in the spotlight--of a musical

theatrical production based on a brand new musical production, "HARRIET

TUBMAN, Journey to Freedom" directed by Carey Eidel.  From creating

costumes and scenery to playing major roles on stage, children from the

local community will have the opportunity to spend four weeks this

summer pursuing their passion for drama led by the gifted

actor/director/producer, Carey Eidel.

 

ONLY A FEW SPOTS REMAIN OPEN FOR THE 11-18 YEAR OLD GROUP.  SORRY, THE 6-10 YEAR OLD GROUP IS SOLD OUT.

 

For more information or to register your child in the workshop, please

contact Janie MicGlire by email at janie@auburnpublictheater.com or

call her at the theater at (315) 253-6669.

A limited number of full and partial scholarships are available. Please

contact Janie MicGlire (see above) for more information.

 

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

 

Saturday, June 6^th from 12pm - 5pm  FREE

THE TED CASE FILM FESTIVAL

 

June 18 at 7:00pm

Branches Presents BATTLE OF THE BATCHELORS

Join us for the hottest experience of the year as

Auburn

's most eligible bachelors are auctioned to the highest bidders. Don't miss out on this must attend event by buying your tickets presale. Be there or be square!High bidder wins a date to Bistro One with her "prize"! Eveningwear $20 admission includes one drink

For ticket information: info@brancheskids.org  315.283.6215

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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

108

Genesee

at

Exchange Street

(315)253-6669

 

Convenient parking next door in the City Parking Garage