[NEohioPAL]RE: Movies, Rednecks and more at Stocker!

[Janet Barlow]

Don't miss...the next extraordinary film of our 2006 Fall Film Series
this coming Friday at 8:00p.m.  Winner of the Audience Choice Award at
Cleveland International Film Festival 2006.  Here are the details:
Friday, September 29, 2006
"LIVE AND BECOME"

2005 (PG-13) 153 min. Israel/France/subtitles
Director: Radu Mihaileanu
Cast: Sirak M. Sabahat, Yael Abecassis, Roschdy Zem

An ambitious, intelligent and often very moving French-Israeli drama
that won audience awards at festivals in Vancouver and Berlin, "LIVE AND
BECOME" is based on a real event that took place during the African
famine of 1984.  Officials in the United States and Israel engineered
the rescue of the Beta Israel community - a group of Ethiopian Jews
known to other Africans as Falasha, or ''outsiders'' - who had fled with
other desperate Africans to refugee camps in Sudan.  In what became
known as Operation Moses, thousands were airlifted to the Promised Land.
The hero of "LIVE AND BECOME" is not supposed to be one of them.  A
9-year-old Ethiopian boy is given a chance for a better life when his
Christian mother urges him to pose as the child of an ailing Beta Israel
woman, sending him off with the words, "Go! Live and become!"  After
arriving safely in Israel, the boy is henceforth known as Schlomo.  As
played by three different actors, the young refugee makes a very
eventful journey to adulthood.  After the death of his protector makes
Schlomo an orphan in the eyes of the Israelis, he is adopted by a French
Sephardi family in Tel Aviv.  His beautiful new mother becomes his
fiercest protector, especially when the parents of students at his
school raise objections to the boy's presence, fearing AIDS and "African
diseases." The racial strife worsens when other Israelis publicly air
their doubts about the Jewishness of the Ethiopians.  The irony, of
course, is that Schlomo isn't Jewish at all.  Terrified that his secret
will be revealed and he will be deported, he doesn't help matters when
he tries to explain to a rabbi how Jesus was the founder of his
religion.  He also longs to see his real mother again and begins
covertly writing letters to her with the help of a Beta Israel elder.
While complex questions about race and religion are at the core of "LIVE
AND BECOME", director Radu Mihaileanu explores a wide range of other
issues with admirable efficiency.  In short, precise scenes, the film
exposes the conflicted feelings of left-wingers like Schlomo's adoptive
father about Israel's forced military service, as well as how the hopes
of those in the country's peace movement were dashed by the
assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.  This film is a valuable reminder that
dramatic news events like the rescue of the Beta Israel never constitute
the whole story.  As Schlomo cries in a moment of anger and frustration,
"We were simply extras in Operation Moses!" The difficult business of
living and becoming must continue long after the original events stop
generating headlines.

	"A compelling example of a work that exposes universal themes by
closely examining the story of one life, LIVE AND BECOME is remarkable
for its humanity, vitality and emotional power." - Jason Anderson, GLOBE
AND MAIL

Admission
To attend a film, you must first purchase a Film Series membership card
for $3.00, which is good for the entire season (September through
April).  The admission price for each film is $4.00/ticket with your
membership card.

For more information on the LCCC Film Series or to be added to the
mailing list call (800) 995-5222 (extension 4140), or direct at (440)
366-4140.  

Mark your calendar now and don't miss the other fall films:
Friday, October 20     CACHE (R) - France/subtitles; Directed by Michael
Haneke; with Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche
Friday, October 27     MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS (R) - UK; Directed by
Stephen Frears; with Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Thelma Barlow, Christopher
Guest
Friday, November 17     TSOTSI (R) - South Africa/subtitles; Directed by
Gavin Hood; with Presley Chweneyagae, Terry Pheto
Saturday, December 16     JOYEUX NOEL (PG-13) - France/subtitles;
Directed by Christian Carion; with Diane Kruger, Benno Furmann, Gary
Lewis
(films are shown on Fridays at 8:00p.m.)  


While you're here to see LIVE AND BECOME, don't miss the Artists
Reception for
Honey Lazar: 
The Portable Universe - Photography 
now in the Beth K. Stocker Art Gallery through Wednesday, October 18,
2006
The Artists Reception runs from 6:00-8:00p.m. on Friday, September 29th,
and is FREE 

Photographs by Honey Lazar reflect women's lives by focusing on the
"portable universe of things" women carry with them as they make their
way through their worlds, from cradle to grave.  According to the
artist, "From the time women are born until the time we die, we rarely
leave the house empty-handed. We may clutch a doll, drag a blanket,
hoist a backpack, haul a laundry sack or groceries, sling a purse, or
stuff things into our pockets and bras. We pack a "portable universe of
things." Women photographed represent a cross-section of society and are
photographed in the artist's studio as well as at county fairs,
Laundromats, and on the streets of Oaxaca, Berlin, and Prague. 

The Beth K. Stocker Art Gallery is open when exhibitions are on display
Mondays through Fridays from 10:30a.m. to 2:30p.m. - also open before,
during intermission and after most events.  All exhibitions and
receptions are FREE and open to the public. 

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE, SO PLEASE PLAN TO JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF
GREAT MUSIC AND FUN AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TO TEXAS AND MEET THE

"3 Redneck Tenors - A New Musical Adventure"
Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 7:30p.m.

Written by opera-veteran Matthew Lord
Music arranged by award-winning composer Craig Buhler

Opera may never be the same, y'all!  In the melodic wake of the Three
Operatic Tenors (or the Ten Tenors who are performing at Stocker in
December!), comes a new breed of tenors from more humble origins... "3
Redneck Tenors - A New Musical Adventure."  This musical comedy is like
"GREATER TUNA" meets Das Barbecu - down home laughs with big city music!
"3 Redneck Tenors..." is a family-friendly show featuring incredible
music and singing by big time opera and Broadway stars.  Join Billy Bob,
Billy Joe and Billy Billee as they mix NASCAR with "La Boheme," lite
beer with "Carmen" and even kick up a little dust with "Madame
Butterfly."  It is the hilarious story of 3 singing cousins discovered
in their trailer by a shrewd city-slicker agent.  You'll follow them all
the way from their modest beginnings in Paris, Texas to their triumphant
debut at New York's famous Carnegie Hall.  It's down home laughs and big
city music - it's "3 Redneck Tenors."   www.3rednecktenors.com
<http://www.3rednecktenors.com/>  

Tickets:  $15.00/Adults; $10.00/Children 12 and under 

Also, don't miss "The Marriage of Figaro" Saturday, October 14 at
7:30p.m. and Sunday, October 15 at 3:00p.m.  Prior to Sunday's
performance, join us for the Figaro Tailgate Party Brunch in the Spitzer
Conference Center.  If you buy both the brunch and the opera, you
qualify for a discount on the performance.  Call for further details, or
visit our website at www.lorainccc.edu/stocker.

New this season, tickets for all events and movies can be purchased on
line at www.lorainccc.edu/stocker <http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker>  as
well as at the Stocker Arts Center Box Office, which is open from 12:00
noon to 6:00p.m. Mondays through Fridays and one-and-one-half hours
before show time.  The Box Office can be reached by calling (800)
995-5222 ext. 4040 or (440) 366-4040.  Tickets can also be ordered
online at www.lorainccc.edu/stocker 

The Stocker Arts Center is on the campus of Lorain County Community
College, 1005 North Abbe Road, Elyria, Ohio  44035.  For further
information on the films and other upcoming events and/or directions to
Stocker, go to www.lorainccc.edu/stocker
<http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker> .

 

Lots more coming...when you want to entertain or be entertained, think
of coming to Stocker Arts Center.  I look forward to welcoming you often
at the Stocker Arts Center!
Janet

 

Janet Herman Barlow
Director, Stocker Arts Center
Lorain County  Community College
1005 North Abbe Road 
Elyria, Ohio  44035
440.366.7105 or
1.800.995.5222 ext. 7105
440.366.4101 [fax]
jbarlow at lorainccc.edu <mailto:jbarlow at lorainccc.edu> 
<http://www.lorainccc.edu/> www.lorainccc.edu/stocker
<http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker>