JOSHUA KANE: BORDERS OF THE MIND in Mandeville Hall
Sunday, March 2, 2008, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
A Psychic Show for the Whole Family (Ages 10 & up)
With warmth and charm, Joshua Kane leads audiences through a dazzling demonstration of the powers of the mind. Kane identifies those in the audience with special abilities who will successfully project their own thoughts as he taps the powers of their intuition. The entire audience will experience telepathy, thoughts will be plucked from people's minds, spirits will be invited to materialize and perform strange feats, and more!
CHICAGO CITY LIMITS in Mandeville Hall
Friday through Saturday, March 7–8, 2008, 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. and Sunday, March 9, 2008, 4 p.m. Tickets: $34 ($30.60 Members).
Celebrating 25 years and nearly 9,000 performances, Chicago City Limits presents an evening of sketch comedy, musical and comedic improvisation, and audience-suggested material. Raising improvisational theatre to an art form, their show Laughing Matters is dedicated to laughter! The stage is set for an enjoyable evening of raucous good humor. “Ingenious and funny!” – The New York Times
SWEPT AWAY BY SHAKESPEARE – “West Side Story”
Sunday, March 9, 2008, 4 p.m. at the Corning Museum of Glass. Tickets: $25 Adults and $5 Students. (For more information on subscriptions or concerts performed by the Orchestra of the Finger Lakes at other area locations, please visit www.osfl.org.)
Swept Away By Shakespeare – This is a season devoted to the magnificent orchestral masterpieces inspired by the Bard of Avon. From Puck to Romeo, Beatrice and Benedict to Hamlet, this is a season of distinctive musical characterizations not to be missed. Witness inspired performances by the stunning soloists and musicians of the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes, all conducted by irresistible Music Director Marietta Cheng. The program for the concert: Elgar Cockaigne Overture-In London Town, Op. 40; Hertzog Youth Concerto Competition Winner;
Shostakovich Incidental Music from Hamlet, Op. 32; Prokofiev Lt. Kije Suite, Op. 60; Berlioz Overture to Beatrice and Benedict; Bernstein West Side Story Symphonic Dances.
MAN 1, BANK 0 in Mandeville Hall
A One-Man show by Patrick Combs
Thursday through Saturday, March 13–15, 2008, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday through Sunday, March 15–16, 2008, 4 p.m. Tickets: $34 ($30.60 Members).
The outrageously funny and true story about a man who put a $95,000 fake, junk-mail check into his ATM as a joke, only to have it cashed! The rest is actual history. An Off-Broadway hit, a favorite at HBO’s US Comedy Arts Festival, and winner of the Critics’ Choice at the 2005 Spoleto Festival.
Sponsored by Valicenti Advisory Services, Inc.
RECITAL in Mandeville Hall – Kathy Wilcox, singer
Thursday, March 20, 2008, 10 a.m. Tickets: Free Admission
The Thursday Morning Musicales, founded in 1908, is a unique organization in the Southern Tier because of its long history of promoting music, offering outstanding musicians a chance to perform, and recognizing the abilities of students pursuing musical studies. Interested in becoming a member? Please contact Thursday Morning Musicales directly at 607-733-7948.
TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET
The Music of John Coltrane
Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 7:30 p.m. at the Corning Museum of Glass Auditorium. Tickets: $34 ($30.60 Members).
“zest, imagination and brilliant technique…”The San Francisco Examiner
Since its inception in 1985, the Turtle Island Quartet has been a singular force in the creation of bold new trends in chamber music for strings. Yo Yo Ma has proclaimed “Turtle Island Quartet to be a unified voice that truly breaks new ground – authentic and passionate – a reflection of some of the most creative music making today!” Join us as the Turtle Island Quartet explores the music of jazz legend John Coltrane, shedding new light on the timeless joy and beauty contained in the music of this American Jazz master.
Sponsored by Arnot Mall.
A VISIT TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO in Mandeville Hall
Friday through Saturday, March 28–29, 2008, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday through Sunday, March 29–30, 2008, 2 p.m. Tickets: Adult - $13 and Senior/Student - $11. For more information on Elmira Little Theatre, visit www.elmiralittletheatre.com.
For the 21st annual edition of ELT's popular radio show recreations, director Gary Yoggy will present episodes of "The Halls of Ivy," "The Green Hornet," "Red Ryder" "Easy Aces" and "Escape". James Hampton is scheduled to be the special guest. From his first film, "The Cliffdwellers", which was nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Short Subject Film", to the multi-award winning movie "Slingblade", James Hampton's career as an actor, writer and director spans over four decades. On television, he was the tone-deaf Bugler Hannibal Dobbs on the classic sitcom F Troop and Leroy B. Simpson, the hapless hired-hand, on The Doris Day Show.
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