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GUILD HALL ANNOUNCES 2008 SUMMER SEASON PROGRAM:
Featuring Spectacular Broadway Stars, Esteemed East End Artists,
Celebrated Perennial Events & Much More
East Hampton, NY-- Guild Hall, the East End center for the arts, entertainment and education, is offering a dynamic summer schedule of exciting, inspirational and accessible events created to reach, engage and resonate with its many audiences.
“We are honored to present the community with a rich and very diverse schedule of performances and exhibitions, such as the American Ballet Theater II, an exhibition of Larry Rivers focusing on his early works, and a film series featuring 20th century masters of cinema,“ said Ruth Appelhof, Executive Director of Guild Hall. “The variety and breadth of programming is evidence of our commitment to provide education and entertainment that touches many with affordable ticket pricing and many free events.”
This season Guild Hall presents annual favorites such as the ever popular Clothesline Art Sale now in its 62nd year, lively performances by Broadway stars celebrating the best of American Theatre, and the impressive Garden Tour of many East Hampton estates. The programming also provides opportunities to see and hear new works from recognized and emerging artists, such as MUDasMAN’s production’s: the prophecy of Isaiah, an innovative black box theater event written and directed by Isaac Klein who grew up here on the East End, along with readings of new plays by eminent writers and performed by some of Hollywood’s finest actors.
The Guild Hall official Summer Season Opener occurs on Friday, June 20th at 7:00pm starring Tony award-winning Christine Ebersole (Grey Gardens) and jazz pianist-singer Billy Stritch (42nd Street) performing a memorable repertoire of jazz standards, Broadway classics and popular songs, which USA Today called “Show Stopping!” The evening includes dinner and cocktails at the East Hampton Point restaurant overlooking scenic 3 Mile Harbor all to benefit Guild Hall. Tickets are $500 and $200 for Juniors (21-40 yrs) and seating is limited.
With the Theater currently in the last phase of restoration, events will be held in the Guild Hall Boots Lamb Education Center and off-site at private estates of friends and benefactors, as well as local community venues including the Bridgehampton Community House, The Jewish Center of the Hamptons, and The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork. For tickets, information and direction, contact the Guild Hall box office at 631-324-4050 or go to www.guildhall.org.
Guild Hall Box Office
158 Main Street, East Hampton
631 324-4050 or email boxoffice@guildhall.org
From May 22 – July 6 Thursdays to Sundays from 11am to 5pm, until ½ hour after curtain for show dates at GH
From July 10 -August 31 Mondays to Sundays from 11am to 5 pm, until ½ hour after curtain for show dates at GH
Tickets will be available one hour prior to performance at the event’s venue box office; online24/7 at www.guildhall.org; Theatermania.com or Theatermania at 1-866-811-4111.
The 2008 Guild Hall Summer Season schedule follows:
2008 GUILD HALL SEASON OPENER
Friday, June 20th
***Christine Ebersole and Billy Stritch Sizzle!***
East Hampton Point, East Hampton
Savor dinner and cocktails on the waterfront at East Hampton Point followed by Broadway’s Tony award-winning Christine Ebersole (Grey Gardens) and jazz pianist-singer Billy Stritch (42nd Street) performing an unforgettable evening of jazz standards, Broadway classics and pop favorites, which USA Today calls “Show Stopping!” Variety says Ebersole defines “ the subtle, intimate grandeur of a seasoned cabaret chanteuse.” Backed by Stritch on piano and vocally, Ebersole delivers a highly polished, sizzling repertoire that will surprise, delight and leave you wanting more!
7:00 pm Cocktail Reception
8:00 pm Dinner
9:00 pm Ebserole & Stritch take the stage!
Ticket prices: $200 (Juniors 21-40 years) and $500
Call Development Office at 631-324-0806 or visit the website at www.guildhall.org
John Drew Theater Summer 2008
This season performances will be held at the Guild Hall Boots Lamb Education Center, the Museum Galleries and off-site at several community venues as well as on private estates.
Saturday August 30th at 5:00pm (Rain date: Sunday Aug 31st at same times)
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE: AMERICAN BALLET THEATER II
At a Private East Hampton Waterfront Estate
ABT II is a classical company of thirteen young professional dancers which serves as a cultural ambassador. Experience the passion, power, and movement of one of the world’s most revered and innovative dance companies. Bring the family, a blanket and spread out on the lawn of this exquisite waterfront estate and enjoy a magical evening of classical ballet.
4pm VIP Reception; 5:00pm Performance
$35/$33 Members General Admission with CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE /$100 VIP/$250 Patron (Reserved Seats)
June 6th—June 14th
MUDasMAN productions: the prophecy of Isaiah
Guild Hall Boots Lamb Education Center
MUDasMAN productions is a group of multi-disciplinary theatre artists whose mission is to create new and exciting work in the New York area. the prophecy of Isaiah is a new sociopolitical performance piece that pulls material straight from the headlines and onto the stage. In the tradition of such artists as Moises Kauffman and the Tectonic Theatre Project, the prophecy of Isaiah begins with quotes and documentation from the world around us, and weaves it into high drama with an inspiring message about the need for change. The piece is mediated by its writer and director, Isaac Klein, an East Hampton native who adapted the play from a manuscript written by his father Art Klein.
Performances: Friday, June 6 @ 8PM, Saturday, June 7 @ 8PM, Sunday, June 8 @ 3PM (Matinee), Friday, June 13 @ 8PM and Saturday, June 14 TWO SHOWS! @ 3PM and 8PM.
$10 / $8 members
Sunday, June 22nd at 4pm
2008 Pulitzer Prize Winner Poet Philip Schultz
Guild Hall Boots Lamb Education Center
Schultz will read from his Pulitzer Prize winning collection Failure, a meditation on dreams and desires. He is the author of five collections of poetry, including the National Book Award nominee Like Wings. “Philip Schultz is a hell of a poet, one of the very best of his generation, full of slashing language, good rhythms, surprises, and the power to leave you meditating in the cave of his poems.” — Norman Mailer.
Schultz will be introduced by fellow poet Grace Schulman.
FREE / Seating is limited.
Tuesdays at 7:30pm
July 1, 8, 15, 22, August 5, 12, 19, 26 (There is no film shown on 7/29)
(Re) Discovering World Cinema: Gems from the Janus Collection
Guild Hall Boots Lamb Education Center
Gavin Wiesen, the young and very popular film programmer, has selected a cinematic world tour of eight films by the great masters of the 20th century, whose work has been included in the renowned Janus Collection. Wiesen will introduce each film and moderate a post-film discussion with the audience.
Smiles of a Summer Night (Bergman, Sweden/1955)
Viridiana (Bunuel, Spain/1961)
Shoot the Piano Player (Truffaut, France/1960)
Woman in the Dunes (Teshigahara, Japan/1964)
A Nos Amours (Pialat, France/1983)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Weir, Australia/1975)
Rules of the Game (Renoir, France/1939)
L’Eclisse (Antonioni, Italian/1962)
Tickets $5/$3 Members
Saturday, July 12th at 8:00pm
Comedienne Judy Gold at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons.
Gold won two Emmys for writing and producing “The Rosie O’Donnell Show.” She was nominated twice for The American Comedy Award’s funniest female stand-up. Gold will perform her electric stand-up, which The New York Times calls “fiercely funny, honest and moving.”
$40/ $35 Members of GH and Jewish Center
Saturday, July 26th at 8pm
Playwrights’ Theatre of East Hampton
Bridgehampton Community House
This perennial favorite, featuring lively staged play readings performed by visiting and local artists, will not disappoint! Do not miss out! Previous readings have starred Estelle Parsons, Judd Hirsh, and Mercedes Ruehl, among others.
Tickets are $20 / $18 members. There will be a post show dessert reception.
Sunday, July 27th at 7:30pm
American Musical Theatre Salutes:
Kurt Weill: Sing Me No Love Songs starring Melissa Errico and George Dvorsky
Bridgehampton Community House
A celebration of composer Kurt Weill’s memorable collaborations with Brecht includes songs from The Threepenny Opera, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahogany, Happy
End and The Seven Deadly Sins performed by Broadway’s Melissa Errico and George Dvorsky. Hosted by Lee Davis and produced by Patricia Watt.
$50 / $45 Members
Saturday, August 2nd at 8pm
Play Bill starring Roger Rees
Bridgehampton Community House
Awarded both an Olivier and a Tony, Roger Rees (Nicholas Nickleby, Cheers, Grey’s Anatomy) stars in his new, comedic one-man show and asks audiences to learn to stop worrying and love the Bard. Any devotee of Shakespeare, theater or history cannot afford to miss this show! $55 / $55/$53 Members / Producer’s Circle reception to follow.
Sunday, August 3rd at 7:30pm
American Musical Theatre Salutes:
Jerome Kern in Hollywood starring KT Sullivan and Lee Roy Reams
Bridgehampton Community House
Broadway stars KT Sullivan and Lee Roy Reams join musical director Michael Lavine and host Lee Davis to bring Kern classics like “Ol’ Man River” and “The Way You Look Tonight” to life. Produced by Patricia Watt.
$50 / $45 Member
Sunday, August 10th at 4pm
Poetry Reading with Grace Schulman
Guild Hall Boots Lamb Education Center
Honors for Schulman’s poetry include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Aiken Taylor Award, the Delmore Schwartz Award, and a fellowship from the New York Foundation from the Arts. She will read new poems from her latest collection The Broken String. Grace Schulman will be introduced by poet Philip Schultz.
FREE / Seating is limited.
Saturday, August 16th at 5pm (Raindate: August 17)
2nd Annual Outdoor Dance Performance “TWILIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF HOPE” by Jennifer Muller│The Works
Performed at a private estate on Further Lane in East Hampton
Contemporary dance company Jennifer Muller│The Works is pleased to return to Guild Hall with a dynamic performance of dance al fresco. Taking cues from the radiance of nature, the program will delight including signature choreography SPEEDS and SPORES, set to the
a cappella score of Bobby McFerrin. Experience one of New York City’s cultural treasures on this special evening with The Works…movement “full of power, beauty and pure dance.” (Les Saisons De La Danse, France)
$35/$33Members Performance/ $125 Performance & VIP Reception.
Saturday, August 23 at 8pm,
Staged Play Reading of Golda’s Balcony starring Barbara Rosenblat
Jewish Center of the Hamptons
William Gibson’s award-winning play follows the trajectory of Meir’s life—from Russian immigrant to American schoolteacher to a leader of international politics as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel. Actress Barbara Rosenblat is one of the most respected and popular narrators of Audiobooks in the country. Billboard Magazine has said, "Barbara Roseblat is spoken of with the same affection and reverence that the music industry reserves for the Beatles and Frank Sinatra." She communicates the role of Golda Meir with brilliance and wit this summer!
$40/ $35 Members of Guild Hall and the Jewish Center of the Hamptons
Sunday, August 24th and Monday, August 25th at 8pm
Staged Play Reading of CHÈRE MAÎTRE: The Correspondence of Gustave Flaubert and George Sand, adapted by Peter Eyre, starring Kathleen Chalfant and Harris Yulin.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork
Flaubert first wrote to Sand in 1863 after she had championed his much criticized novel Salammbo, beginning a friendship which ended with Sand's death in 1876. Tony and Drama Desk Award-winner Chalfant and film and stage star Harris Yulin, accompanied by a live cellist, shine in this play-in-letters passed between writers Flaubert and Sand.
$30/ $28 Members
Summer 2008 Museum Events
Guild Hall Museum will host two major exhibitions this summer. In addition, a variety of public programming will be held in the Guild Hall Boots Lamb Education Center. Check www.guildhall.org or call 631-324-0806 for details. Museum Hours: Thursday – Saturday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm and Sunday 12 noon - 5:00 pm. JULY – LABOR DAY open Mon-Sat 11am-5pm; Sun 12-5pm. Museum Admission $5/Members Free.
June 21st- July 27th
Inspired by the Light: Landscapes by East End Masters
Saturday, June 21st FREE Opening Reception: Members Preview 4-5pm; General Public 5-6 pm
An exhibition featuring three of the most renowned Landscape painters of our time who are all East End residents: Jane Wilson, Jane Freilicher, and April Gornik. Each of these artists in their own unique way has transformed the landscape and created a personal vision. The landscape painting may start out inspired by a particular place but is soon imbedded with a perspective that the artist alone brings. Jane Wilson paints very mood evocative works by applying layer upon layer of oil creating the most unique atmospheric visions. Jane Freilicher has painted vistas from her Water Mill studio for close to 50 years; each is its own interpretation and most often not a literal one. April Gornik, who lives on the East End full-time, states that she values the ability of art to move her emotionally and psychically. She makes art that makes her question, that derives its power from being vulnerable to interpretation, that is intuitive, that is beautiful. Each of the artists was the recipient of the Guild Hall Academy of the Arts Lifetime Achievement Award.
$5 Museum Admission/Free for Members
Sunday, June 29th at 3:30 pm
Illustrated Lecture
Conserving the Landscapes of Long Island: A Peconic Land Trust Perspective
John v.Halsey, President, Peconic Land Trust
Free with admission to the Museum
Saturday, July 19th at 3:30 pm
Gallery Talk
Christina Mossaides Strassfield, Curator
Free with admission to Museum
August 11th – October 21st
LARRY RIVERS: MAJOR EARLY WORKS
Friday, August 8 Private Summer Gala Preview 5:30-7::00pm (GH Galleries)
Saturday, August 9 FREE Opening Reception: Members Preview 5:30-6:00pm; General Public 6-7 pm
Guild Hall’s exhibition will focus on major early works from the late 1950’s to the early 1960’s when Rivers was at the forefront of the New York art world. At this time Rivers was one of a group of artists associated with the Pop Art movement, characterized by artwork that reproduced everyday objects of American popular culture. Rivers, however, was also known as one of the first artists to uniquely merge objective, narrative art with the non-objective and abstract.
Rivers’ main themes from the period of this exhibition are history, family and friends. Paintings will be on loan from key museums and include History of the Russian Revolution and The Greatest Homosexual from the Hirshhorn Museum, Double Portrait of Berdie from the Whitney, Portrait of Berdie, Number II from the Metropolitan Museum, O’Hara Nude with Boots from the Larry Rivers Foundation, The Last Civil War Veteran from Louis Acorsi Collection and Dutch Masters and Cigars III from a private collection.
$5 Museum Admission/Free for Members
Summer 2008 Education Events
Guild Hall's Education Department will host many lively discussions, panels and workshops for children and adults in the Boots Lamb Education Center. For more information and to register for classes, please call the Associate for Public Programs and Communications Danielle Zahm at 631 324-0806, extension 22.
Summer 2008 Special Benefit Events
Saturday, August 2nd from 9:00am – 4:00 pm
***62nd ANNUAL CLOTHESLINE SALE ***
Held rain or shine at Guild Hall
Friday, August 8
***9th ANNUAL SUMMER GALA***
In conjunction with a special preview of LARRY RIVERS: MAJOR EARLY WORKS
6:00 pm Cocktails at Guild Hall while the Larry Rivers Band performs
7:30 pm Dinner at Mulford Farm and dancing to the Peter Duchin Orchestra
Ticket Prices: $250 Junior (21-40 yrs), $1200 Patron, $1500 Benefactor, $2500 Sponsor. Tables: $12,000 Patron Table, $15,000 Benefactor Table and $25,000 Sponsor Table.
Junior (21-40 yrs) Cocktails Only ticket $50. Contact the Development Department for details and to reserve tickets early!
Friday, August 22nd and Saturday, August 23rd
THE GARDEN AS ART TOUR
This garden excursion offers a unique opportunity to see some of the finest private gardens in the Hamptons.
Friday, August 22 from 6 – 8pm
Exclusive cocktail party at the beautiful East Hampton home of Dina Merrill and Ted Hartley.
Saturday, August 23 All Day
9:30 am – 12 noon
Breakfast and lecture at The Maidstone Club
Welcome and Introduction by Edwina Von Gal
Since establishing her landscape design firm in 1984, Edwina Von Gal has been responsible for numerous public and residential projects, within and outside the United States. She was selected by architect Frank Gehry to design the botanical park for Panama Bridge of Life
Garden Lecture by Mac Griswold "Everything New Under the Sun"
Mac Griswold is a garden historian, author of Washington’s Gardens at Mount Vernon: Landscape of the Inner Man, Pleasures of the Garden: Images from the Metropolitan Museum of Artand co-author of The Golden Age of American Gardens: Proud Owners, Private Estates. She writes frequently for the New York Times and many magazines and lectures extensively. She is currently at work on a book due out in 2009 about the Sylvestor Manor plantation on Shelter Island. She lives in New York City and Sag Harbor. Her talk will have a historical focus, with an emphasis on how certain historical garden elements are interpreted in the Hamptons today, especially in the gardens featured on the tour.
12:00pm – 2:00 pm Outdoor Private Luncheon for Benefactor ticket holders at the exquisite home of Cheryl Minikes, member, Guild Hall Board of Trustees, and her husband Michael.
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Garden Tour of many never-before-seen, exclusive East Hampton gardens.
Ticket Prices
Garden Lovers: Tour only $75 Members/$100 Non Members
Friends: Tour and Lecture/Breakfast $200
Patrons: Tour, Lecture/Breakfast and Cocktail Party $300
Benefactor: Tour, Lecture/Breakfast, Lunch and Cocktail Party $500
About Guild Hall: Founded over 75 years ago, Guild Hall is a year-round arts center wholly dedicated to serving the residents, members, families, and artists of the East End and offering them, as well as visitors and tourists, enriching experiences by presenting relevant and meaningful programs in the visual and performing arts, working in collaboration with artists, and providing a meeting place for the community. For more information, visit www.guildhall.org.
The following sponsors have made possible in part the Guild Hall programs listed above: Margot Adams, The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Bloomberg, BookHampton, Bridgehampton National Bank, Brown Harris Stevens of the Hamptons, Capital One Bank, The Kate W. Cassidy Philanthropic Fund, Colgate-Palmolive Company, The Collectors Circle, The Corcoran Group, Crozier Fine Arts, Lewis B. Cullman in memory of his brother Joseph F. Cullman 3rd, Evan Frankel Foundation, Larry Gagosian Gallery, Judy Harris, IBM, A.R. Landsman Foundation, Barbara and Richard Lane, Dorothy Lichtenstein, Ruth Mueller, New York State Council on the Arts, Lucio and Joan Noto, The Producer’s Circle, Min-Myn and Val Schaffner, Barbara Slifka, The State Education Department, Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Suffolk County Department of Economic Development, Suffolk County National Bank, Town of East Hampton, Judith Hope and Thomas Twomey, Van Cleef and Arpels, Jeremy Weisen.
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