[NEohioPAL]RE: Stocker 2007 Winter/Spring Film Series

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE STOCKER ARTS CENTER/LCCC'S 2007 WINTER/SPRING FILM =
SERIES

The Stocker Arts Center/LCCC Film Society's series focuses on human =
relationships, moral and social issues, cultural and religious =
diversity, and universal human emotions and aspirations, including =
humor, disappointment and tragedy.  The Film Society tries to bring =
excellent foreign and domestic films that are not otherwise shown in =
Lorain County or have a very limited run.  Full descriptions of the =
films follow:

January 12 - 8 pm
HALF NELSON=20

2006  (R) 106 min.  U.S.A.     =20
Director: Ryan Fleck     =20
Cast: Ryan Gosling*, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie

High school teacher Dan and quiet teenager Drey are two lonely souls who =
wander the planet looking to attach some semblance of meaning to their =
chaotic lives.  Dan teaches Drey in a dilapidated school in Brooklyn, =
New York.  Their relationship is unremarkable until Drey discovers Dan =
collapsed and clutching a crack pipe in a grimy toilet cubicle in the =
high school gym.  It is from this pivotal moment that director Ryan =
Fleck builds a tentative friendship between these two unlikely allies, =
creating one of 2006's most arresting films in the process.  To quote =
L.A. TIMES film critic Kenneth Turan: "In this cinematic season of =
vacuity and ineptitude, HALF NELSON has to be seen.  Made with =
assurance, restraint and psychological acuity by director Ryan Fleck and =
anchored by Ryan Gosling's commanding performance, this paradigmatic =
American independent feature approaches recurring themes in a compelling =
new way.  You can't ask more from a film than that."  HALF NELSON is an =
honest and inspirational film that explores the precarious relationship =
between a white man struggling with his own demons and a young black =
girl on the verge of losing her innocence.  Together the cast, crew, and =
writing team construct a powerful film about loneliness, addiction, and =
friendship that is likely to etch itself deeply into the memories of =
anyone who sees it.  In particular, Gosling and newcomer Epps are =
sensational in their parts, giving career-defining performances that =
very few actors could ever hope to improve upon.

*nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by =
a Male Actor in a Leading Role

January 19 - 8 pm
ZELARY

2003   (R)   150 min.   Czech Republic/subtitles   =20
Director: Ondrej Trojan =20
Cast: An=E1 Geislerov=E1, Gy=F6rgy Cserhalmi

It is the 1940s and the Czech lands have been occupied by the Nazis.  =
Eliska is a young woman who was unable to complete medical school =
because the Germans closed the universities and now works as a nurse in =
a city hospital.  She is also involved in the resistance movement along =
with her lover, the surgeon Richard, and their friend Dr. Chidek.  One =
night, a man from a rural mountain area is brought to the hospital with =
serious injuries and desperately needs a transfusion.  Eliska is the =
only one with the same blood type.  Her blood saves his life and a =
connection is formed between the two that in the course of the story =
becomes an extraordinarily strong relationship between the modern, =
cosmopolitan, and educated Eliska and the barbaric, salt of the earth =
man with the soul of a child, Joza.

ZELARY tells the story of a clash between two different worlds and two =
different people.  It is the story of an extraordinary relationship, of =
fear, misgivings, suspicion and especially of a love that forms out of =
antagonism, a love born of the common will to survive.  ZELARY is also =
the story of a beautiful corner of the Earth where everything lives in =
accordance with nature and her often cruel and timeless laws that humans =
must adapt to and honor.  Eliska, in spite of setbacks, but with great =
fervor, tries to learn this.  Last but not least, ZELARY is also a =
dramatic story filled with unexpected twists of fate that take place in =
a forgotten part of Europe surrounded by the storm of war.

	"This foreign import is more than just a suspenseful wartime story; =
there's a lack of cynicism, a willingness to embrace human possibility =
that's as old-fashioned as it is refreshing." - Erica Abeel, FILM =
JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

February 2 - 8 pm =20
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

2006 (PG) 100 min. U.S.A.  Director: Davis Guggenheim =20
Cast: Al Gore, The Planet Earth

Humanity is sitting on a time bomb.  If the vast majority of the world's =
scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major =
catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic =
destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and =
killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced.  A =
catastrophe we have helped create.  If that sounds like a recipe for =
serious gloom and doom - think again.  From director Davis Guggenheim =
comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, which =
offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man's commitment to =
expose the myths and misconceptions that surround global warming.  That =
man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the =
2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on an all-out =
effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change.  In this =
eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his "traveling global =
warning show," Gore is funny, engaging, open and downright on fire about =
getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls our =
"planetary emergency" out to ordinary citizens before it's too late.  =
With 2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in America just =
behind us, it seems we have reached a tipping point - and Gore pulls no =
punches in explaining the dire situation.  Interspersed with the bracing =
facts and future predictions is the story of Gore's personal journey: =
from an idealistic college student who first saw a massive environmental =
crisis looming; to a young Senator facing a harrowing family tragedy =
that altered his perspective; to the man who almost became President but =
instead returned to the most impassioned cause of his entire life - =
believing there is still time to make a difference.  With wit, smarts =
and hope, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ultimately brings home Gore's persuasive =
argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a =
political issue - rather, it is simply one of the biggest moral =
challenges facing every person in our times.

	"In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but =
here they are: YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO SEE THIS FILM." - Roger Ebert, =
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

February 16 - 8 pm =20
MONGOLIAN PING PONG

2005   (G)  102 min.   China/Mongolia/subtitles
Director: Ning Hao
Cast: Hurichabilike, Dawa, Geliban

Three young boys living in the remote grasslands of Mongolia are =
mystified by a ping pong ball they discover floating in a stream one =
day.  Is it an egg?  A pearl?  Even the wisest people in their small =
village don't know, so they set off on a grand adventure - through =
magnificent landscapes - to find out the truth.  This is a beautifully =
shot, deceptively symbolic film about three boys living with their =
families on the edge of the Gobi desert.  In its clearest, comic terms =
it's the story of their confusion when they find a ping pong ball =
floating down the river; in deeper, symbolic ones, it's a more dramatic =
illustration of how an ancient people now finds itself caught between =
two worlds.  The boys may have found a small plastic ball, but they're =
the ones who are caught in a game of ping pong, slammed back and forth =
between their ancestors' culture and the modern world.  Before the film =
is over, one boy will have gone away to school in the city; his sister =
will have left her boyfriend to join a dance troupe.  It is a new era of =
opportunity for both of them, to be sure.  But, the film suggests, =
they've bought that chance by selling their sense of wonder.  Speaking =
of the film, Michael Atkinson of THE VILLAGE VOICE says, "Could be a =
meditational film - if, perhaps, it wasn't a sneaky comedy and, to boot, =
one of the most breathtaking cinematic records of landscape and sky ever =
filmed!"  This beautiful, gentle film is suitable for children who don't =
mind subtitles.

March 2 - 8 pm =20
ARMY OF SHADOWS

1969   (R)  145 min.   France/subtitles =20
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Cast: Lino Ventura, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse,=20
Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claude Mann

ARMY OF SHADOWS, Jean-Pierre Melville's exciting 1969 film of the French =
Resistance during World War II, has been newly restored and is released =
in the U.S. for the first time.  It is based on the novel by Joseph =
Kessel and on the experiences of director/writer Melville, who like =
Kessel was a member of the Resistance.

As Paris is occupied, Phillipe Gerbier and his comrades in the =
Resistance are under constant danger of discovery by the Nazis.  =
Mathilde, whose family is unaware that she is a member of the =
Resistance, is an astute strategist for the group as it defies the Nazis =
and plans some elaborate escape attempts.

Playing average citizens in continual jeopardy, the cast is excellent.  =
Melville maintains a taut suspense throughout.  Muted colors reflect the =
loss of freedom under the Nazis.  Melville's depiction of the intricate =
details of the shadowy world of the resistance network makes ARMY OF =
SHADOWS a riveting historical film noir.  L.A. TIMES film critic, =
Kenneth Turan, says the following about the film: "Masterfully made, =
with no detail unattended, ARMY OF SHADOWS is a somber, reflective film. =
 Though it has some of the trappings of Melville's thrillers, including =
clandestine meetings and fast cars, it is also a meditation on the =
nature of resistance and the price of courage.  ARMY OF SHADOWS =
emphasizes the unheroic nature of heroism, its undramatic =
matter-of-factness.  It gives a sense of the nerve-wracking combination =
of tension and boredom involved, of split-second life-and-death =
decisions, of the almost arbitrary nature of who survives and who does =
not.  In addition, the film gives a sense of how savage and unrelenting =
the demands of wartime can be, and of how alone and hopeless those who =
act bravely can feel despite a shared bond of brotherhood and =
conviction.  As we endure our latest national combat experience, it is =
essential to be reminded that the ostentatious heroism trumpeted by =
leaders is not necessarily the way it plays out on the ground."

March 16 - 8 pm =20
SISTERS IN LAW

2005  (not rated)  104 min.=20
Cameroon/UK subtitles/Pidgin English
Director: Kim Longinotto   =20
Cast: Vera Ngassa, Beatrice Ntuba

Winner of the Prix Art et Essai at the Cannes Film Festival and screened =
to acclaim at more than 90 festivals around the world, SISTERS IN LAW is =
the latest documentary from internationally renowned director Kim =
Longinotto, co-directed by Florence Ayisi.  This uplifting and inspiring =
film has been a crowd-pleaser wherever it has played.  The movie =
profiles two real-life African professional women - a prosecutor and a =
judge - who fight patriarchy and injustice one case at a time in a =
Cameroon courthouse.  Constitutional law has proved to be a great ally =
in the ongoing fight against rape, domestic violence, and spousal abuse. =
 This dynamic duo is captured in action, dispensing wisdom and =
wisecracks while trying to instill feminist values in a male-dominated =
Muslim society.

	"Positively soars...Who are these women, and can they please take over =
the world soon?" - Nathan Lee, NEW YORK TIMES

March 23 - 8 pm =20
TAKING SIDES

2003  (R)  105 min.  Germany/some subtitles   Director: Istv=E1n Szab=F3 =
  =20
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgard

After Hitler took over power in 1933, many Jewish artists were forced to =
leave Germany, persuading others to protest through voluntarily exile.  =
Wilhelm Furtw=E4ngler, arguably the most distinguished conductor of his =
generation, chose to stay, serving as one of the Nazi's foremost =
cultural assets.  Though never a member of the party, Furtw=E4ngler was =
the recipient of government honors and appointments, associated with =
party members, and conducted at party functions, including Hitler's =
birthday.  He was named Prussian Privy Council by Goering and =
Vice-President of the chamber of Music of the Third Reich by Goebbels.  =
However, Furtw=E4ngler's concerts represented pockets of resistance from =
inside Nazi Germany, and the conductor often used his position and =
contacts with the abject regime in order to save hundreds of Jewish =
musicians from the concentration camps, at his own risk.  Should he be =
punished for staying in his country and agreeing to compromise, or =
should his efforts to oppose the evil regime from within be recognized?  =
The American Denazification Committee gave Major Steve Arnold the task =
of carrying out the pre-trial investigation, with orders to contribute =
to the extermination of Nazism in Germany.  For Major Arnold and his =
hierarchy, Furtw=E4ngler represents the moral weakness and cowardly =
complicity of the German people who enabled the emergence and =
establishment of a fascist regime.

The question of the artist's political responsibility within a =
totalitarian regime remains open to this day - whether to stay and serve =
one's own people or to leave the homeland.  While Arnold's investigation =
is aimed at providing proof for the prosecution of the way in which =
Furtw=E4ngler's artistic genius contributed to the Nazi propaganda =
machine and their destructive ideology, Furtw=E4ngler answers the =
Major's accusations by limiting his responsibility to purely artistic =
motives - he chose to stay in the fatherland to bring comfort to the =
German people with his music, and not to serve the Nazis.  Like a master =
conductor, director Istv=E1n Szab=F3 orchestrates the debate from =
cat-and-mouse intensity to volcanic confrontation to an intriguing =
finale, making TAKING SIDES that rare film that demands the audience to =
engage in a dialogue with the characters and take a position on an =
issue: in this case, the complicity or innocence of Dr. Wilhelm =
Furtw=E4ngler, the world-famous conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic =
during the Third Reich.

	"Illuminates brilliantly the dilemma of a great, world-renowned artist =
flourishing in a totalitarian regime." - Kevin Thomas, L.A. TIMES

March 30 - 8 pm =20
BEAUTY IN TROUBLE

2006  (R)  110 min.    Czech Republic/subtitles =20
Director: Jan Hrebejk
Cast: An=E1 Geislerov=E1, Roman Luknar, Josef Abrham

Recent history once again intrudes upon the present-day lives of working =
Czechs in the masterful multi-character drama BEAUTY IN TROUBLE.  The =
film is the latest work from world-class director, Jan Hrebejk, who =
expounds upon the overarching ideas of fate, love , and redemption found =
in his previous films.  The title comes from the Robert Graves poem, =
itself adapted into a Czech popular song in the 1980's and performed in =
the film by native singer Raduza.  The genesis of the film's theme was =
the first line, "Beauty in trouble flees to the good angel/On whom she =
can rely..."  This is manifested in the form of a beautiful young =
mother, Marcela, who lost everything in the 2002 floods that swept =
through Prague.  She's living in a Spartan flat attached to the chop =
shop run by her husband Jarda, a surly but fundamentally good man forced =
into crime to make ends meet.  Just about all they've got left is =
spectacular sex, which routinely forces their children to cover their =
ears.  When one of Jarda's workers steals a station wagon belonging to =
well-to-do =E9migr=E9 Czech vintner Evzen Benes, Jarda is thrown into =
prison.  This forces Marcela and her children into the cramped flat of =
her timid mother and her mother's domineering husband.  Having met =
briefly at the police station, vintner Benes and Marcela eventually =
begin a hesitant, low-key courtship.  In time, he takes mother and =
children to his Tuscany vineyard, reconnecting with his Czech heritage, =
while Marcela sacrifices family for stability.  Fate, however, has other =
ideas.  The film presents a complex look at the power and changeability =
of intimate relationships.

	"A thoughtful look at the forces that drive all our lives, and how even =
the most final decisions aren't necessarily final." - Martha Fischer, =
Cinematical

April 6 - 8 pm=20
RIDING ALONE FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES

2005  (PG)  107 min.  China/subtitles
Director: Yimou Zhang
Cast: Ken Takakura, Shinobu Terajima, Kiichi Nakai

Takata, a Japanese fisherman, has been estranged from his son Ken-ichi =
for many years.  When Ken-ichi is diagnosed with terminal cancer his =
wife, Rie, summons Takata to the hospital.  When Ken-ichi refuses to see =
him, Rie gives Takata a videotape about the work his son was doing on a =
documentary film in a remote region of  China's Yunnan province.  Still =
troubled by the relationship, Takata decides to complete his son's work =
in part to develop an understanding of his son, and in part to do =
something for him.  Once in China a series of obstacles and =
relationships bring him unexpectedly closer to an understanding of =
himself and of his son.

This leisurely, reflective film will please admirers of both actor, Ken =
Takakura, and director, Yimou Zhang.  What would be a predictable story =
in other hands becomes something of far more dimension with Zhang, one =
of the world's great directors, behind the camera.  Using gorgeously =
filmed expanses of desert, mountains, and grasslands as a backdrop, =
Zhang's story emerges as a most eloquent plea for people to dare to =
express their feelings for their loved ones, particularly fathers for =
sons.  Takata rides alone for thousands of miles not only to reconnect =
with his son, but also to reconnect with himself.

	"One of the most beautiful and touching road movies in recent years" - =
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

April 20 - 8 pm=20
BABEL*

2006   (R)   143 min.  Mexico/U.S.A./some subtitles
Director: Alejandro Gonz=E1lez I=F1=E1rritu
Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garc=EDa Bernal,
Koji Yakusho, Adriana Barraza=20

BABEL is the crowning achievement in the trilogy from the unstoppable =
creative pairing of screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga and director =
Alejandro Gonz=E1lez I=F1=E1rritu.  Building upon its predecessors' =
method of weaving together disparate storylines, BABEL reaches new =
heights of ambition with a tale that, in the absence of traditional =
narrative and protagonist, relies on numerous incredible performances to =
evoke an affecting relevance by framing contemporary issues in very =
human struggles and mistakes.  Richard and Susan are a wealthy couple =
from San Diego who are vacationing in Morocco in order to heal after the =
death of their young child; their other two children are at home with =
their Mexican maid, Amelia.  In a complex shift of ownership to which =
the audience is privy, a rifle finds its way into the hands of a local =
herdsman's young sons who recklessly take a shot at a tour bus and catch =
Susan in the shoulder, causing her to nearly lose her life.  The =
distraught Richard calls home to tell Amelia of the situation, who =
promptly departs for Mexico to attend her child's wedding, with Richard =
and Susan's children in tow.  Disaster thus multiplies, with the =
situation in Morocco ascribed in the media to terrorists, while Amelia =
is met with the harsh immigration policies of the Bush administration.  =
Meanwhile, in Tokyo, a widower tied to the rifle in question attempts to =
deal with his memories and his raucous, promiscuous, deaf daughter.

Nearly every performance is devastating, offering an intimate, emotional =
experience that would approach melodrama if it weren't rendered so =
realistically. Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto's color palette =
masterfully captures the muted tones of the harsh natural landscapes of =
Morocco and the Mexican border, as well as the fluorescent lights of =
Tokyo that denote another, though equally barren, end of the spectrum.  =
The misunderstandings born of cultural, language, and class barriers are =
on par with those that occur between family members, depicting a world =
that, while connected in the least expected of ways, is also faced with =
a deep-seated crisis that threatens to alienate humanity from itself.

	"Its complex (yet not mystifying) storytelling, forceful character =
development, and superb cinematography make this a candidate for one of =
2006's best offerings." - James Berardinelli, REELVIEWS

*Nominated for numerous Golden Globe Awards including:
Best Motion Picture - Drama; Best Performance by an Actress in a =
Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (both Adriana Barraza and Rinko =
Kikuchi); Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion =
Picture (Brad Pitt); Best Director-Motion Picture; and Best Original =
Score-Motion Picture (Gustavo Santaolalla);=20
as well as for the following Screen Actors Guild Awards:
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (both =
Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi); and Outstanding Performance by a =
Cast in a Motion Picture (Adriana Barraza, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia =
Bernal, Rinko Kikuchi, Brad Pitt, and Koji Yakusho)=20

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Admission
First you purchase a Film Society membership card for $3.00, which is =
good for the entire season (September through April). =20
The admission price for each film is $4.00/ticket with your membership =
card.

For more information on the Film Series or to be added to the mailing =
list call 800-995-5222 ext. 4140, or direct at 440-366-4140. =20

Also, don't miss seeing the final week of Viktor Schreckengost: A =
Century of Art and Design
in the BETH K. STOCKER ART GALLERY Now THROUGH FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007
or our next exciting gallery show, the Lorain County Regional Scholastic =
Art Exhibit
in the BETH K. STOCKER ART GALLERY Friday, January 19 through Sunday, =
February 18, 2007=20

The Beth K. Stocker Art Gallery is open when exhibitions are on display =
Mondays through Fridays from 10:30am to 2:30pm - also open before, =
during intermission and after most events, and by special appointment.  =
All exhibitions and receptions are FREE and open to the public.=20

The Stocker Box Office is open Mondays through Fridays from 12:00 noon =
to 6:00pm and one-and-one-half-hours before a ticketed event, including =
films.  You can reach the Box Office at (440) 366-4040 or (800) 995-5222 =
ext. 4040.

and, if you think that chasing away the January blahs is an IMPOSSIBLE =
DREAM, you won't want to miss the national tour of=20
"MAN OF LA MANCHA" - Coming to Stocker Arts Center on Thursday, January =
25, 2007 at 7:30pm
Tickets:  $34.00/Orchestra; $27.00/Mezzanine=20

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The Stocker Arts Center is on the campus of Lorain County Community =
College, 1005 North Abbe Road, Elyria, Ohio 44035. The Box Office is in =
the main lobby and is open Mondays through Fridays from 12:00 noon to =
6:00pm, and one-and-one-half hours before each ticketed event. You can =
call the Box Office at (800) 995-5222 ext. 4040 or (440) 366-4040 or =
order tickets online at www.lorainccc.edu/stocker =
<http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker> (just click on the "Buy Stocker =
Event Tickets") icon.

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I look forward to welcoming you to many of our 2007 (and beyond!) =
events!!  For a complete list of everything that's coming up, please =
visit our website.=20

Happy New Year again,

Janet

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Janet Herman Barlow

Director, Stocker Arts Center

Lorain County Community College

1005 North Abbe Road=20

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>=20

www.lorainccc.edu <http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker> /stocker=20

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<FONT=20
color=3D#ff00ff>HAPPY =
NEW=20
YEAR! I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE STOCKER ARTS CENTER/LCCC'S 2007 =
WINTER/SPRING FILM=20
SERIES
The=20
Stocker Arts Center/LCCC Film Society's series focuses on human=20
relationships, moral and social issues, cultural and religious =
diversity, and=20
universal human emotions and aspirations, including humor, =
disappointment and=20
tragedy.  The Film Society tries to bring excellent foreign and =
domestic=20
films that are not otherwise shown in Lorain County or have a very =
limited=20
run.  Full descriptions of the films follow:
January 12 - 8 =
pm <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000 size=3D4>HALF NELSON <FONT=20
size=3D2> 2006  (R) 106 min. =20
U.S.A.      Director: Ryan=20
Fleck      Cast: Ryan Gosling<SPAN=20
class=3D355180116-05012007>*, Shareeka Epps, Anthony=20
Mackie
High school teacher Dan and quiet teenager Drey are two =
lonely=20
souls who wander the planet looking to attach some semblance of meaning =
to their=20
chaotic lives.  Dan teaches Drey in a dilapidated school in =
Brooklyn, New=20
York.  Their relationship is unremarkable until Drey discovers Dan=20
collapsed and clutching a crack pipe in a grimy toilet cubicle in the =
high=20
school gym.  It is from this pivotal moment that director Ryan =
Fleck builds=20
a tentative friendship between these two unlikely allies, creating one =
of 2006's=20
most arresting films in the process.  To quote L.A. TIMES film =
critic=20
Kenneth Turan: =93In this cinematic season of vacuity and ineptitude, =
HALF NELSON=20
has to be seen.  Made with assurance, restraint and psychological =
acuity by=20
director Ryan Fleck and anchored by Ryan Gosling's commanding =
performance, this=20
paradigmatic American independent feature approaches recurring themes in =
a=20
compelling new way.  You can't ask more from a film than =
that.=94  HALF=20
NELSON is an honest and inspirational film that explores the precarious=20
relationship between a white man struggling with his own demons and a =
young=20
black girl on the verge of losing her innocence.  Together the =
cast, crew,=20
and writing team construct a powerful film about loneliness, addiction, =
and=20
friendship that is likely to etch itself deeply into the memories of =
anyone who=20
sees it.  In particular, Gosling and newcomer Epps are sensational =
in their=20
parts, giving career-defining performances that very few actors could =
ever hope=20
to improve upon.
<SPAN=20
class=3D355180116-05012007>*nominated for Screen Actors =
Guild Award=20
for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading=20
Role
January 19 - 8 =
pm <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000 size=3D4>ZELARY <FONT=20
size=3D2> 2003   (R)   150 min.   Czech =

Republic/subtitles    Director: Ondrej Trojan  =
 Cast:=20
An=E1 Geislerov=E1, Gy=F6rgy Cserhalmi
It is the 1940s and the Czech lands have been occupied =
by the=20
Nazis.  Eliska is a young woman who was unable to complete medical =
school=20
because the Germans closed the universities and now works as a nurse in =
a city=20
hospital.  She is also involved in the resistance movement along =
with her=20
lover, the surgeon Richard, and their friend Dr. Chidek.  One =
night, a man=20
from a rural mountain area is brought to the hospital with serious =
injuries and=20
desperately needs a transfusion.  Eliska is the only one with the =
same=20
blood type.  Her blood saves his life and a connection is formed =
between=20
the two that in the course of the story becomes an extraordinarily =
strong=20
relationship between the modern, cosmopolitan, and educated Eliska and =
the=20
barbaric, salt of the earth man with the soul of a child, Joza.
ZELARY tells the story of a clash between two different =
worlds and=20
two different people.  It is the story of an extraordinary =
relationship, of=20
fear, misgivings, suspicion and especially of a love that forms out of=20
antagonism, a love born of the common will to survive.  ZELARY is =
also the=20
story of a beautiful corner of the Earth where everything lives in =
accordance=20
with nature and her often cruel and timeless laws that humans must adapt =
to and=20
honor.  Eliska, in spite of setbacks, but with great fervor, tries =
to learn=20
this.  Last but not least, ZELARY is also a dramatic story filled =
with=20
unexpected twists of fate that take place in a forgotten part of Europe=20
surrounded by the storm of war.
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
 =93This foreign import is more than just a =
suspenseful wartime=20
 story; there's a lack of cynicism, a willingness to embrace human =
possibility=20
 that's as old-fashioned as it is refreshing.=94 - Erica Abeel, FILM =
JOURNAL=20
 INTERNATIONAL</BLOCKQUOTE>
February 2 - 8 pm  =
 <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000 size=3D4>AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH <FONT=20
size=3D2> 2006 (PG) 100 min. U.S.A.  Director: Davis =
Guggenheim =20
 Cast: Al Gore, The Planet Earth
Humanity is sitting on a time bomb.  If the vast =
majority of=20
the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a =
major=20
catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic=20
destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and =
killer=20
heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced.  A catastrophe =
we have=20
helped create.  If that sounds like a recipe for serious gloom and =
doom -=20
think again.  From director Davis Guggenheim comes the Sundance =
Film=20
Festival hit, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, which offers a passionate and =
inspirational=20
look at one man's commitment to expose the myths and misconceptions that =

surround global warming.  That man is former Vice President Al =
Gore, who,=20
in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his =
life to=20
focus on an all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable=20
change.  In this eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his=20
=93traveling global warning show,=94 Gore is funny, engaging, open and =
downright on=20
fire about getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls =
our=20
=93planetary emergency=94 out to ordinary citizens before it's too =
late.  With=20
2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in America just behind us, =
it=20
seems we have reached a tipping point - and Gore pulls no punches in =
explaining=20
the dire situation.  Interspersed with the bracing facts and future =

predictions is the story of Gore's personal journey: from an idealistic =
college=20
student who first saw a massive environmental crisis looming; to a young =
Senator=20
facing a harrowing family tragedy that altered his perspective; to the =
man who=20
almost became President but instead returned to the most impassioned =
cause of=20
his entire life - believing there is still time to make a =
difference.  With=20
wit, smarts and hope, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ultimately brings home =
Gore's=20
persuasive argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming =
as a=20
political issue - rather, it is simply one of the biggest moral =
challenges=20
facing every person in our times.</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <P class=3DText><EM>=93In 39 years, I have never written these words =
in a movie=20
  review, but here they are: YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO SEE THIS FILM.=94 =
- Roger=20
  Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES</EM></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P class=3DSecond-Level-SubHeading><FONT size=3D4><STRONG><FONT =
size=3D3>February 16 -=20
8 pm</FONT></STRONG>  <BR><FONT color=3D#ff0000>MONGOLIAN PING=20
PONG</FONT><BR><BR></FONT><FONT size=3D2>2005   (G)  102=20
min.   China/Mongolia/subtitles<BR>Director: Ning Hao<BR>Cast: =

Hurichabilike, Dawa, Geliban
Three young boys living in the remote grasslands of =
Mongolia are=20
mystified by a ping pong ball they discover floating in a stream one =
day. =20
Is it an egg?  A pearl?  Even the wisest people in their small =
village=20
don't know, so they set off on a grand adventure - through magnificent=20
landscapes - to find out the truth.  This is a beautifully shot,=20
deceptively symbolic film about three boys living with their families on =
the=20
edge of the Gobi desert.  In its clearest, comic terms it's the =
story of=20
their confusion when they find a ping pong ball floating down the river; =
in=20
deeper, symbolic ones, it's a more dramatic illustration of how an =
ancient=20
people now finds itself caught between two worlds.  The boys may =
have found=20
a small plastic ball, but they're the ones who are caught in a game of =
ping=20
pong, slammed back and forth between their ancestors' culture and the =
modern=20
world.  Before the film is over, one boy will have gone away to =
school in=20
the city; his sister will have left her boyfriend to join a dance =
troupe. =20
It is a new era of opportunity for both of them, to be sure.  But, =
the film=20
suggests, they've bought that chance by selling their sense of =
wonder. =20
Speaking of the film, Michael Atkinson of THE VILLAGE VOICE says, "Could =
be a=20
meditational film - if, perhaps, it wasn't a sneaky comedy and, to boot, =
one of=20
the most breathtaking cinematic records of landscape and sky ever =
filmed!" =20
This beautiful, gentle film is suitable for children who don't mind=20
subtitles.
March 2 - 8 pm  =
 <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000 size=3D4>ARMY OF =
SHADOWS <FONT=20
size=3D2>1969   (R)  145 min.   =
France/subtitles =20
 Director: Jean-Pierre Melville Cast: Lino Ventura, Simone =
Signoret, Paul=20
Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claude Mann
ARMY OF SHADOWS, Jean-Pierre Melville's exciting 1969 =
film of the=20
French Resistance during World War II, has been newly restored and is =
released=20
in the U.S. for the first time.  It is based on the novel by Joseph =
Kessel=20
and on the experiences of director/writer Melville, who like Kessel was =
a member=20
of the Resistance.
As Paris is occupied, Phillipe Gerbier and his comrades =
in the=20
Resistance are under constant danger of discovery by the Nazis.  =
Mathilde,=20
whose family is unaware that she is a member of the Resistance, is an =
astute=20
strategist for the group as it defies the Nazis and plans some elaborate =
escape=20
attempts.
Playing average citizens in continual jeopardy, the cast =
is=20
excellent.  Melville maintains a taut suspense throughout.  =
Muted=20
colors reflect the loss of freedom under the Nazis.  Melville's =
depiction=20
of the intricate details of the shadowy world of the resistance network =
makes=20
ARMY OF SHADOWS a riveting historical film noir.  L.A. TIMES film =
critic,=20
Kenneth Turan, says the following about the film: =93Masterfully made, =
with no=20
detail unattended, ARMY OF SHADOWS is a somber, reflective film.  =
Though it=20
has some of the trappings of Melville's thrillers, including clandestine =

meetings and fast cars, it is also a meditation on the nature of =
resistance and=20
the price of courage.  ARMY OF SHADOWS emphasizes the unheroic =
nature of=20
heroism, its undramatic matter-of-factness.  It gives a sense of =
the=20
nerve-wracking combination of tension and boredom involved, of =
split-second=20
life-and-death decisions, of the almost arbitrary nature of who survives =
and who=20
does not.  In addition, the film gives a sense of how savage and=20
unrelenting the demands of wartime can be, and of how alone and hopeless =
those=20
who act bravely can feel despite a shared bond of brotherhood and=20
conviction.  As we endure our latest national combat experience, it =
is=20
essential to be reminded that the ostentatious heroism trumpeted by =
leaders is=20
not necessarily the way it plays out on the ground.=94
March 16 - 8 =
pm =20
 SISTERS IN=20
LAW 2005  (not rated)  =
104 min.=20
 Cameroon/UK subtitles/Pidgin English Director: Kim=20
Longinotto    Cast: Vera Ngassa, Beatrice =
Ntuba
Winner of the Prix Art et Essai at the Cannes Film =
Festival and=20
screened to acclaim at more than 90 festivals around the world, SISTERS =
IN LAW=20
is the latest documentary from internationally renowned director Kim =
Longinotto,=20
co-directed by Florence Ayisi.  This uplifting and inspiring film =
has been=20
a crowd-pleaser wherever it has played.  The movie profiles two =
real-life=20
African professional women - a prosecutor and a judge - who fight =
patriarchy and=20
injustice one case at a time in a Cameroon courthouse.  =
Constitutional law=20
has proved to be a great ally in the ongoing fight against rape, =
domestic=20
violence, and spousal abuse.  This dynamic duo is captured in =
action,=20
dispensing wisdom and wisecracks while trying to instill feminist values =
in a=20
male-dominated Muslim society.
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
 "Positively soars=85Who are these women, and can =
they please=20
 take over the world soon?" - Nathan Lee, NEW YORK =
TIMES</BLOCKQUOTE>
March 23 - 8 pm  =
 <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000 size=3D4>TAKING SIDES 2003 =20
(R)  105 min.  Germany/some subtitles   Director: =
Istv=E1n=20
Szab=F3    Cast: Harvey Keitel, Stellan =
Skarsgard
After Hitler took over power in 1933, many Jewish =
artists were=20
forced to leave Germany, persuading others to protest through =
voluntarily=20
exile.  Wilhelm Furtw=E4ngler, arguably the most distinguished =
conductor of=20
his generation, chose to stay, serving as one of the Nazi's foremost =
cultural=20
assets.  Though never a member of the party, Furtw=E4ngler was the =
recipient=20
of government honors and appointments, associated with party members, =
and=20
conducted at party functions, including Hitler's birthday.  He was =
named=20
Prussian Privy Council by Goering and Vice-President of the chamber of =
Music of=20
the Third Reich by Goebbels.  However, Furtw=E4ngler's concerts =
represented=20
pockets of resistance from inside Nazi Germany, and the conductor often =
used his=20
position and contacts with the abject regime in order to save hundreds =
of Jewish=20
musicians from the concentration camps, at his own risk.  Should he =
be=20
punished for staying in his country and agreeing to compromise, or =
should his=20
efforts to oppose the evil regime from within be recognized?  The =
American=20
Denazification Committee gave Major Steve Arnold the task of carrying =
out the=20
pre-trial investigation, with orders to contribute to the extermination =
of=20
Nazism in Germany.  For Major Arnold and his hierarchy, =
Furtw=E4ngler=20
represents the moral weakness and cowardly complicity of the German =
people who=20
enabled the emergence and establishment of a fascist regime.
The question of the artist's political responsibility =
within a=20
totalitarian regime remains open to this day - whether to stay and serve =
one's=20
own people or to leave the homeland.  While Arnold's investigation =
is aimed=20
at providing proof for the prosecution of the way in which =
Furtw=E4ngler's=20
artistic genius contributed to the Nazi propaganda machine and their =
destructive=20
ideology, Furtw=E4ngler answers the Major's accusations by limiting his=20
responsibility to purely artistic motives - he chose to stay in the =
fatherland=20
to bring comfort to the German people with his music, and not to serve =
the=20
Nazis.  Like a master conductor, director Istv=E1n Szab=F3 =
orchestrates the=20
debate from cat-and-mouse intensity to volcanic confrontation to an =
intriguing=20
finale, making TAKING SIDES that rare film that demands the audience to =
engage=20
in a dialogue with the characters and take a position on an issue: in =
this case,=20
the complicity or innocence of Dr. Wilhelm Furtw=E4ngler, the =
world-famous=20
conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic during the Third Reich.
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
 =93Illuminates brilliantly the dilemma of a great, =

world-renowned artist flourishing in a totalitarian regime.=94 - Kevin =
Thomas,=20
 L.A. TIMES</BLOCKQUOTE>
March 30 - 8 pm  =
 <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000>BEAUTY IN TROUBLE 2006 =20
(R)  110 min.    Czech Republic/subtitles =20
 Director: Jan Hrebejk Cast: An=E1 Geislerov=E1, Roman Luknar, =
Josef=20
Abrham
Recent history once again intrudes upon the present-day =
lives of=20
working Czechs in the masterful multi-character drama BEAUTY IN =
TROUBLE. =20
The film is the latest work from world-class director, Jan Hrebejk, who =
expounds=20
upon the overarching ideas of fate, love , and redemption found in his =
previous=20
films.  The title comes from the Robert Graves poem, itself adapted =
into a=20
Czech popular song in the 1980's and performed in the film by native =
singer=20
Raduza.  The genesis of the film's theme was the first line, =
=93Beauty in=20
trouble flees to the good angel/On whom she can rely=85=94  This is =
manifested=20
in the form of a beautiful young mother, Marcela, who lost everything in =
the=20
2002 floods that swept through Prague.  She's living in a Spartan =
flat=20
attached to the chop shop run by her husband Jarda, a surly but =
fundamentally=20
good man forced into crime to make ends meet.  Just about all =
they've got=20
left is spectacular sex, which routinely forces their children to cover =
their=20
ears.  When one of Jarda's workers steals a station wagon belonging =
to=20
well-to-do =E9migr=E9 Czech vintner Evzen Benes, Jarda is thrown into =
prison. =20
This forces Marcela and her children into the cramped flat of her timid =
mother=20
and her mother's domineering husband.  Having met briefly at the =
police=20
station, vintner Benes and Marcela eventually begin a hesitant, low-key=20
courtship.  In time, he takes mother and children to his Tuscany =
vineyard,=20
reconnecting with his Czech heritage, while Marcela sacrifices family =
for=20
stability.  Fate, however, has other ideas.  The film presents =
a=20
complex look at the power and changeability of intimate =
relationships.
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
 =93A thoughtful look at the forces that drive all =
our lives,=20
 and how even the most final decisions aren=92t necessarily final.=94 - =
Martha=20
 Fischer, Cinematical</BLOCKQUOTE>
 April 6 - 8 pm <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000 size=3D4>RIDING ALONE FOR THOUSANDS OF=20
MILES 2005  (PG)  107 =
min. =20
China/subtitles Director: Yimou Zhang Cast: Ken Takakura, Shinobu=20
Terajima, Kiichi Nakai
Takata, a Japanese fisherman, has been estranged from =
his son=20
Ken-ichi for many years.  When Ken-ichi is diagnosed with terminal =
cancer=20
his wife, Rie, summons Takata to the hospital.  When Ken-ichi =
refuses to=20
see him, Rie gives Takata a videotape about the work his son was doing =
on a=20
documentary film in a remote region of  China's Yunnan =
province. =20
Still troubled by the relationship, Takata decides to complete his son's =
work in=20
part to develop an understanding of his son, and in part to do something =
for=20
him.  Once in China a series of obstacles and relationships bring =
him=20
unexpectedly closer to an understanding of himself and of his son.
This leisurely, reflective film will please admirers of =
both=20
actor, Ken Takakura, and director, Yimou Zhang.  What would be a=20
predictable story in other hands becomes something of far more dimension =
with=20
Zhang, one of the world's great directors, behind the camera.  =
Using=20
gorgeously filmed expanses of desert, mountains, and grasslands as a =
backdrop,=20
Zhang's story emerges as a most eloquent plea for people to dare to =
express=20
their feelings for their loved ones, particularly fathers for =
sons.  Takata=20
rides alone for thousands of miles not only to reconnect with his son, =
but also=20
to reconnect with himself.
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
 =93One of the most beautiful and touching road =
movies in=20
 recent years=94 - Michael Wilmington, Chicago =
Tribune</BLOCKQUOTE>
April 20 - 8 pm <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000>BABEL<FONT=20
color=3D#000000>* <FONT=20
size=3D2>2006   (R)   143 min.  =
Mexico/U.S.A./some=20
subtitles Director: Alejandro Gonz=E1lez I=F1=E1rritu Cast: Brad =
Pitt, Cate=20
Blanchett, Gael Garc=EDa Bernal, Koji Yakusho, Adriana Barraza =

BABEL is the crowning achievement in the trilogy from =
the=20
unstoppable creative pairing of screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga and =
director=20
Alejandro Gonz=E1lez I=F1=E1rritu.  Building upon its predecessors' =
method of=20
weaving together disparate storylines, BABEL reaches new heights of =
ambition=20
with a tale that, in the absence of traditional narrative and =
protagonist,=20
relies on numerous incredible performances to evoke an affecting =
relevance by=20
framing contemporary issues in very human struggles and mistakes.  =
Richard=20
and Susan are a wealthy couple from San Diego who are vacationing in =
Morocco in=20
order to heal after the death of their young child; their other two =
children are=20
at home with their Mexican maid, Amelia.  In a complex shift of =
ownership=20
to which the audience is privy, a rifle finds its way into the hands of =
a local=20
herdsman's young sons who recklessly take a shot at a tour bus and catch =
Susan=20
in the shoulder, causing her to nearly lose her life.  The =
distraught=20
Richard calls home to tell Amelia of the situation, who promptly departs =
for=20
Mexico to attend her child's wedding, with Richard and Susan's children =
in=20
tow.  Disaster thus multiplies, with the situation in Morocco =
ascribed in=20
the media to terrorists, while Amelia is met with the harsh immigration =
policies=20
of the Bush administration.  Meanwhile, in Tokyo, a widower tied to =
the=20
rifle in question attempts to deal with his memories and his raucous,=20
promiscuous, deaf daughter.
Nearly every performance is devastating, offering an =
intimate,=20
emotional experience that would approach melodrama if it weren't =
rendered so=20
realistically. Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto's color palette =
masterfully=20
captures the muted tones of the harsh natural landscapes of Morocco and =
the=20
Mexican border, as well as the fluorescent lights of Tokyo that denote =
another,=20
though equally barren, end of the spectrum.  The misunderstandings =
born of=20
cultural, language, and class barriers are on par with those that occur =
between=20
family members, depicting a world that, while connected in the least =
expected of=20
ways, is also faced with a deep-seated crisis that threatens to alienate =

humanity from itself.</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <P class=3DText><EM>=93Its complex (yet not mystifying) storytelling, =
forceful=20
  character development, and superb cinematography make this a candidate =
for one=20
  of 2006's best offerings.=94 - James Berardinelli, =
REELVIEWS</EM></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P class=3DText dir=3Dltr><SPAN><SPAN=20
class=3D355180116-05012007><STRONG><EM>*Nominated for numerous Golden =
Globe Awards=20
including:<BR>Best Motion Picture - Drama; Best Performance by an =
Actress in a=20
Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (both Adriana Barraza and Rinko =
Kikuchi);=20
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture =
(Brad=20
Pitt); Best Director-Motion Picture; and Best Original Score-Motion =
Picture=20
(Gustavo Santaolalla); <BR></EM></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN=20
class=3D355180116-05012007><STRONG><EM>as well as for the following =
Screen Actors=20
Guild Awards:<BR>Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a =
Supporting Role=20
(both Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi); and Outstanding =
Performance by a=20
Cast in a Motion Picture (Adriana Barraza, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia =
Bernal,=20
Rinko Kikuchi, Brad Pitt, and=20
Koji Yakusho) </EM></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DText dir=3Dltr><SPAN><SPAN=20
class=3D355180116-05012007><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG></SPAN> </P>
<P class=3DText><STRONG><U>Admission</U><BR></STRONG>First you purchase =
a Film=20
Society membership card for $3.00, which is good for the entire season=20
(September through April).  <BR>The admission price for each film =
is=20
$4.00/ticket with your membership card.</P>
<P class=3DText>For more information on the Film Series or to be =
added to the=20
mailing list call 800-995-5222 ext. 4140, or direct at =
440-366-4140. =20
<BR></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D910114016-12092006><FONT size=3D4><SPAN =
class=3D460014701-01122006>Also,=20
</SPAN><SPAN class=3D545282021-10042006>don't miss <SPAN=20
class=3D467234215-18092006>seeing<SPAN> the final week=20
of </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN =
class=3D049243821-10012006><FONT=20
size=3D4><SPAN class=3D545282021-10042006><SPAN =
class=3D035373514-13112006><EM><SPAN=20
class=3D460014701-01122006><STRONG><FONT color=3D#008080>Viktor =
Schreckengost: A=20
Century of Art and Des<SPAN=20
class=3D355180116-05012007>ign</SPAN></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></EM></SPAN><=
/SPAN><BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: fuchsia"><FONT =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
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<st1:PlaceName=20
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w:st=3D"on">STOCKER</st1:PlaceName>=20
<st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">ART</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName=20
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class=3D049243821-10012006> Now </SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:pl=
ace>THROUGH <SPAN=20
class=3D460014701-01122006>FRI</SPAN>DAY, JANUARY 12,<SPAN=20
class=3D049243821-10012006> </SPAN>2007</FONT><SPAN=20
class=3D654175123-09122006><BR></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #33cccc; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT =
color=3D#000000=20
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class=3D655474115-17042006><SPAN class=3D355180116-05012007><STRONG>or =
our next=20
exciting gallery show, the</STRONG> <EM><STRONG><FONT size=3D4><FONT=20
color=3D#008080>Lorain County Regional Scholastic Art=20
Exhibit</FONT><BR></FONT></STRONG></EM><FONT color=3D#ff00ff><STRONG>in =
the BETH=20
K. STOCKER ART GALLERY Friday, January 19 through Sunday, February 18,=20
2007</STRONG> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place></FON=
T></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D910114016-12092006><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #33cccc; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><STRONG><FONT=20
size=3D3><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on"><SPAN=20
class=3D655474115-17042006>The B</SPAN>eth</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceName=20
w:st=3D"on">K.</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Stocker</st1:PlaceName>=20
<st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Art</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName=20
w:st=3D"on">Gallery</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> is open when exhibitions =
are on=20
display Mondays through Fridays from 10:30am to 2:30pm<SPAN=20
class=3D049243821-10012006> - a<SPAN class=3D321515915-03012006>lso =
</SPAN>open=20
before, during intermission and after <SPAN=20
class=3D321515915-03012006>most</SPAN> events<SPAN =
class=3D460014701-01122006>, and=20
by special appointment</SPAN>.</SPAN>  All exhibitions and =
receptions=20
are FREE and open to the =
public.</FONT></STRONG><STRONG> </STRONG><FONT=20
size=3D3><BR></P></FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></SPAN>
<P class=3DText dir=3Dltr></SPAN><EM>The Stocker Box Office is open =
Mondays through=20
Fridays from 12:00 noon to 6:00pm and one-and-one-half-hours before a =
ticketed=20
event, including films.  You can reach the Box Office at (440) =
366-4040 or=20
(800) 995-5222 ext. 4040.<BR></EM></P>
<P class=3DText dir=3Dltr><STRONG><EM><FONT color=3D#ff0000>and, if =
you<SPAN=20
class=3D355180116-05012007> think that chasing </SPAN>away the =
January=20
blahs<SPAN class=3D355180116-05012007> is an IMPOSSIBLE =
DREAM</SPAN><SPAN=20
class=3D940100223-15122006>, you won't want to</SPAN> miss<SPAN=20
class=3D355180116-05012007> the national tour of</SPAN></FONT> <FONT =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D5><BR></FONT></EM></STRONG><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN =
class=3D035373514-13112006><SPAN=20
class=3D460014701-01122006><STRONG><EM><FONT color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D5>"MAN OF LA=20
MANCHA"</FONT> - <SPAN class=3D355180116-05012007>Coming to Stocker =
Arts=20
Center on </SPAN>Thursday, January 25, 2007 at 7:30pm<BR><FONT=20
size=3D2>Tickets:  $34.00/Orchestra;=20
$27.00/Mezzanine </FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><S=
PAN><SPAN><FONT=20
size=3D+0><SPAN class=3D035373514-13112006><FONT size=3D4><SPAN=20
class=3D460014701-01122006><BR></P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></S=
PAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT =
color=3D#000000>The Stocker=20
Arts Center <SPAN class=3D910114016-12092006>is on the campus of =
Lorain=20
County Community College<SPAN class=3D035373514-13112006>, 1005 North =
Abbe Road,=20
Elyria, Ohio 44035. </SPAN> The </SPAN>Box Office is<SPAN=20
class=3D910114016-12092006> in the main lobby and is</SPAN> open =
Monday<SPAN=20
class=3D467234215-18092006>s</SPAN> through Friday<SPAN=20
class=3D467234215-18092006>s</SPAN> from 12:00 noon to 6:00pm<SPAN=20
class=3D910114016-12092006>, and one<SPAN=20
class=3D467234215-18092006>-</SPAN>and<SPAN=20
class=3D467234215-18092006>-</SPAN>one-half hours before each ticketed=20
event</SPAN>.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  <SPAN=20
class=3D460014701-01122006>You can call the Box Office at</SPAN></SPAN> =
(800)=20
995-5222 ext. 4040 or (440) 366-4040 <SPAN =
class=3D035373514-13112006>or=20
order tickets online at </SPAN><FONT =
title=3Dhttp://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker><A=20
title=3Dhttp://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker=20
href=3D"http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker">www.lora<SPAN =
class=3D467234215-18092006=20
title=3Dhttp://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker>inccc.edu/stocker</A></SPAN></FO=
NT><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> <SPAN =
class=3D035373514-13112006>(</SPAN><SPAN=20
class=3D035373514-13112006>j</SPAN></SPAN>ust click on the =93Buy =
Stocker Event=20
Tickets=94<SPAN class=3D035373514-13112006>)</SPAN> icon.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D205472623-15122006><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG></SPAN> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN =
class=3D355180116-05012007>I=20
look forward to welcoming you to many of our 2007 (and beyond!)=20
events!!  For a complete list of everything that's coming up,=20
please visit our website. <BR><BR>Happy New Year=20
again,</SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D5><FONT=20
face=3DForte><STRONG><SPAN><EM>Janet</EM></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></FONT></=
P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: =
black"><FONT=20
face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: =
black"><FONT=20
face=3DArial><STRONG><EM>Janet Herman =
Barlow</EM></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: =
black"><FONT=20
face=3DArial><STRONG><EM>Director, Stocker Arts=20
Center</EM></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3DArial><STRONG><SPAN><EM>Lorain County Community=20
College</EM></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3DArial><STRONG><SPAN><EM>1005 North Abbe Road=20
</EM></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3DArial><STRONG><SPAN><EM>Elyria, Ohio =20
44035</EM></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: =
black"><FONT=20
face=3DArial><STRONG><EM>440.366.7105 or</EM></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: =
black"><FONT=20
face=3DArial><STRONG><EM>1.800.995.5222 ext. =
7105</EM></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: =
black"><FONT=20
face=3DArial><STRONG><EM>440.366.4101 =
[fax]</EM></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: =
black"><A=20
title=3Dmailto:jbarlow at lorainccc.edu =
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target=3D_blank><FONT title=3Dmailto:jbarlow at lorainccc.edu=20
face=3DArial><STRONG><EM>jbarlow at lorainccc.edu</EM></STRONG></FONT></A></=
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