Festivals Film Fundraiser Lectures

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October 2011
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three families as they travel for days in search
of a new home — or at least for some fresh
water. Screenings are at 4 p.m. and 7:30
p.m. as part of the Arts Array series at the
Abingdon Cinemall ($7.50). 276-623-2121,
www.cinemall.com
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Festivals
• OCT. 17-18: Cave of Forgotten Dreams
is a breathtaking new 3D documentary from
German filmmaker Werner Herzog that
follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly
inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home
to the most ancient visual art to have been
created by man. Screenings are at 4 p.m. and
7:30 p.m. as part of the Arts Array series at
Abingdon Cinemall ($7.50 + $2.75 surcharge).
276-623-2121, www.cinemall.com
• OCT. 1: The 2011 Children’s Miracle
Network Craft & Music Festival will be held
at the Greene County Fairgrounds, Greeneville,
Tenn., from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Proceeds will benefit
area children’s hospitals. To participate as a
crafts vendor or musical talent, email drgilli@
wal-mart.com or call 423-235-3305.
• OCT. 7-9: National Storytelling Festival
(see page 6)
Film
• OCT. 3-4: Inside Job, this year’s Academy
Award-winning Best Documentary, exposes
the truth behind the economic crisis of 2008.
The global financial meltdown, at a cost of
over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people
losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive
interviews, director Charles Ferguson and his
researchers trace the underlying problems of
the financial crisis and unveil the corrosive
relationships that have corrupted politics,
financial regulation and academia. Screenings
are at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. as part of the Arts
Array series at Abingdon Cinemall ($7.50).
276-623-2121, www.cinemall.com
• OCT. 6: Virginia’s State Parks: 75 Years
and Still Growing will be screened at 7:30
p.m., followed by a discussion with the Blue
Ridge PBS production staff and Virginia State
Parks experts. The program will be held in
the Executive Auditorium at the Southwest
Virginia Higher Education Center, as part
of the Arts Array series in Abingdon, Va.
The documentary showcases the natural
and cultural history of the Commonwealth’s
treasured assets. You’ll learn about how
Virginia became the first and only state to
open parks in an entire park system on the
same day, and be taken on a tour of all 35
parks as they stand today. 276-739-2447,
www.vhcc.edu
• OCT. 10: MARS will be shown at 7 p.m.
in Ball Hall Auditorium at East Tennessee
State University, Johnson City. Afterwards,
independent filmmaker, director and producer
Geoff Marslett will discuss his work, followed
by a reception. “Marslett’s romantic comedy
is a whimsical journey of space exploration
and of a search for love,” says Anita DeAngelis,
director of ETSU’s Mary B. Martin School of
the Arts. “The story is told in the style of
a graphic novel, and Marslett developed a
hybrid animation technique that preserves the
expressions and emotions of the actors.” 423439-8587, www.etsu.edu
• OCT. 10-11: Meek’s Cutoff is a western,
set in the Oregon territory in 1845, where
the West is a primordial, unconquered place,
unlike the traditional westerns set in the
decades after the Civil War. The film follows
Independent filmmaker Geoff Marslett will discuss his animated
romantic comedy MARS on Oct. 10 at East Tennessee State University.
Clockwise from top right:
Arts Array films being shown at
the Abingdon Cinemall include
Cave of Forgotten Dreams,
Inside Job, Meek’s Cutoff
and Rejoice & Shout.
• OCT. 24-25: Beginners from writerdirector Mike Mills is about how deeply funny
and transformative life can be, even at its most
serious moments. The semi-autobiographical
comedy/drama reveals the impact on a
straight son (played by Ewan McGregor) when
his father (Christopher Plummer) comes out
of the closet at age 75. Screenings are at 4
p.m. and 7:30 p.m. as part of the Arts Array
series at Abingdon Cinemall ($7.50). 276623-2121, www.cinemall.com
• OCT. 31-NOV. 1: Rejoice and Shout is the
first documentary to look comprehensively at
the 200-year-old history of African-American
gospel music. The film traces the roots of
gospel music to “plantation music” where the
call-and-response of work songs was integrated with Christian themes. The film documents the first gospel recording in 1902 and
traces the evolution of gospel music from
the Fiske Jubilee Singers through Smokey
Robinson and Mahalia Jackson to the bluestinged Staple Singers. Screenings are at 4
p.m. and 7:30 p.m. as part of the Arts Array
series at Abingdon Cinemall ($7.50). 276623-2121, www.cinemall.com
Fundraiser
• OCT. 10: Want to eat some pizza and at
the same time support a local non-profit art
venue? A fundraiser for The Arts Depot will
be held from 5-8 p.m. at the Pizza Inn on
West Main Street in Abingdon, Va. If you eat
at the restaurant on that date, you will have
the opportunity to find out about the programs
and exhibits the Arts Depot offers from the
servers who will be Depot Artists Association
members and staff. All tips and a portion
of ticket sales will go to The Arts Depot. To
participate, purchase a ticket in advance from
The Arts Depot, then use it on that date for
dine-in or carry-out. $10. 276-628-9091, www.
abingdonartsdepot.org
Lectures
• OCT. 3: Marvin Glover, associate professor of mathematics at Milligan College,
will present “Mathematics in Literature:
It’s not fiction, or is it?” at 7 p.m. in Hyder
Auditorium on campus. www.milligan.edu/art