[NEohioPAL] Waitress, George Winston and More at Stocker This Weekend!

[Janet Barlow]

A wonderful film with many treats, a Grammy-Award winner, and lots of
wonderful live music 
to see and hear this weekend
AT STOCKER ARTS CENTER
 

The film is Friday night, November 16, 2007 at 7:30pm

Waitress
2007 (PG-13) 104 min. USA
Director: Adrienne Shelly
Cast: Keri Russell, Jeremy Sisto, Cheryl Hines, Nathan Fillion

Jenna (Keri Russell) is a poor southern woman stuck in a bad marriage to
her jealous jerk of a husband, Earl. Jenna works at Joe's Pie Diner,
where every day she creates amazing pies that she titles after
whatever's going on in her life. Jenna dreams of running away, but she
is trapped inside her miserable life by poverty and her inability to
access her own personal strength. Then she meets Dr. Pomatter, the
handsome new gynecologist in town. Russell delivers a wonderful, complex
performance as Jenna, a repressed woman reaching for happiness, while
Shelly infuses the film with a luminous magical sensibility and an
endearing sense of humor. Confident and clear in vision, WAITRESS makes
delicious upside-down cake of the Cinderella myth. 

"It is not so much that Ms. Shelly has banished realism from her story,
but rather that she has tamed and shaped it, finding a perfect,
difficult-to-achieve balance of enchantment and plausibility. The story,
in which resilience is rewarded, and meanness is banished, is comforting
without feeling unduly sentimental, thanks to its mood of easygoing,
tolerant honesty. If WAITRESS were more strenuously uplifting, it might
be labeled a feel-good movie, but it isn't that. It's just a movie that
leaves you feeling good." - A. O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES

THERE WILL BE A DISCUSSION SESSION AFTER THE FILM.

To read more about the film, click on
http://www.lorainccc.edu/Stocker+Arts+Center/fss.htm

Film Admission:
Patrons, except LCCC students/faculty/staff with valid ID, must purchase
an annual membership in the LCCC Film Society for $3.00/each, which is
good for the entire season (September through April). The admission
price for each film is $5.00/ticket with your membership card.


then there are three opportunities for great live music at Stocker this
weekend!



Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 7:30pm
Solo Pianist GEORGE WINSTON in Concert

George is best known for his seasonal solo piano recordings -- Autumn,
Winter Into Spring, December, and Summer, which are in his melodic folk
piano style, as well as his themed albums Forest, Plains, and Montana -
A Love Story, and his albums dedicated to composers, Linus & Lucy - The
Music of Vince Guaraldi, and Night Divides the Day - The Music of the
Doors. His latest album Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions - A Hurricane
Relief Benefit has raised over $50,000 for hurricane related relief in
the Gulf Coast. 


He also plays New Orleans R&B piano, stride piano, and some of the
compositions of the late jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (best known for his
soundtracks for the first 16 of the Peanuts animations). 


The RealMusic Guide describes George Winston's music this way: "His
lilting, lyrical piano style conjures seasonal images in impressionist,
musical paintings. 

Food Drive
Please join us in support of Second Harvest Food Bank by bringing a
donation of canned food to the concert. There will be collection baskets
at the entrances.  

Tickets: $34/Orchestra; $27/Mezzanine

To read more about this event, click on
http://www.lorainccc.edu/Stocker+Arts+Center/pass.htm


then on Sunday, November 18, 2007 - great music continues with two
concerts in one day to celebrate the weekend!

The LCCC Civic Concert Band - 3:00pm - FREE
"Bach for Band"
The Lorain County Civic Concert Band will present a program featuring
the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. And, with the Holidays right around
the corner, maybe a couple of Christmas favorites will make their way
into the program as well.

followed by
 
The LCCC Civic Orchestra - 7:30pm
playing

        Robert Schumann. Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54 
            Lura Johnson, Guest Soloist 
    Manuel de Falla. The Three Cornered Hat

  Tickets: $7.00/Adults; $6.00 LCCC Students, Staff & Seniors 65+;
$5.00/Groups of 15 or more

For more information about the LCCC Civic Concert Band or the LCCC Civic
Orchestra, please click on
http://www.lorainccc.edu/Stocker+Arts+Center/Arts+and+Humanities+Divisio
n+Performances/JazzBand.htm
 
 
And while you're here, this is the last weekend to see  
THE ART OF SETH CHWAST: A DIFFERENT KIND OF JOURNEY
in the Beth K. Stocker Art Gallery.  The show closes on Sunday, November
18th. 
Diagnosed with autism as a very young child, Seth began painting at age
20.  His paintings are expressions of the world around him and the world
of his imagination.  He has been featured in The Plain Dealer and on the
"Today" show.  Presented by Stocker Arts Center with support from the
LCCC Foundation.  

Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday from 10:30am to 2:30pm and during
many of the Stocker Arts Center evening and weekend events.  Gallery
tours and additional hours by appointment.  Call 440-366-4140.  The
exhibitions and events in the Art Gallery are FREE and open to the
public.




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The Stocker Box Office is open Mondays through Fridays from 12:00 noon
to 6:00pm, and one-and-a-half hours before ticketed events.  You can
purchase tickets in person, by phone, by fax, or online.  By phone,
please call (800) 995-5222 ext. 4040 or (440) 366-4040, fax your order
to (440) 366-4761, or visit our website at www.lorainccc.edu/stocker
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For more information or to request a season brochure or ask to be put on
the mailing list to receive a 2008 Winter/Spring Film brochure, please
call the Stocker office at (800) 995-5222 ext. 4140 OR (440) 366-4140.
The Stocker Arts Center is on the campus of Lorain County Community
College, 1005 North Abbe Road, Elyria, Ohio  44035.  


I look forward to welcoming you to Stocker Arts Center!!  Please keep
scrolling down for a list of some of the other upcoming live events this
season.

Janet
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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
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Tickets for all events and Fall films are on sale!  
 
Other Upcoming Live Events:

 
"THE LITTLEST LIGHT ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE" (Wednesday, December 12,
2007)
"A Christmas Cabaret" featuring Bill Rudman, Nancy Maier, Hannah Laird &
Jared Leal (Friday & Saturday, December 14 & 15, 2007)
"THE PRODUCERS" (Monday, January 28, 2008)
"ALMOST HEAVEN" (Sunday, February 3, 2008)
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience (Friday, February 8, 2008)
"The Look of Love: A Valentine Cabaret" featuring Helen Welch (Thursday
and Friday, February 14 & 15, 2008)
Pavlo and His Band (Saturday, March 1, 2008)
"THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL" (Sunday, March 2, 2008)
DanceBrazil (Tuesday, March 18, 2008)
"RING OF FIRE" (Tuesday, April 1, 2008) 
 
Watch for announcement of the 2008 Winter/Spring Films, coming soon!
 
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