SHADOWGRAM UPDATE # 429
Saturday, October 5, 2019
--MORE DETAILS FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 SPECIAL DARK SHADOWS EVENT AT SLEEPY HOLLOW FILM FESTIVAL IN TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK
TICKETS ON SALE FOR SPECIAL DARK SHADOWS EVENT AT SLEEPY HOLLOW FILM FESTIVAL - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, IN TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK
As reported in recent editions of ShadowGram Update, there will be a special DARK SHADOWS Afternoon at the upcoming Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival in Tarrytown, New York, which takes place October 10 -13 with a variety of screenings, discussions, signings, an awards presentation, and dinner, plus other special events.
On Saturday, October 12, the Dark Shadows activities begin at 1:00 p.m. with a rare, restored, high-definition big movie screen presentation of "House of Dark Shadows" at the historic Tarrytown Music Hall in the town village. This will be followed by an exclusive new "Dark Shadows Behind The Screams" presentation that will include hundreds of images, many never-before-seen, taken during the production of the 1970 and 1971 films "House of Dark Shadows" and "Night of Dark Shadows," filmed in Tarrytown and the vicinity.
DS actress/author Kathryn Leigh Scott will then take the stage at 3:00 p.m. for a discussion/ question-and-answer session with "Master of Dark Shadows" producer Jim Pierson and Jonathan Frid's business partner/producer Mary O'Leary.
Another special, surprise video will be show along with a DS premiere video and debut details of an exciting new project. A variety of DS merchandise will also be available.
At 12 noon in the theatre lobby, before the DS screenings and discussions, Kathryn will be autographing a variety of DS-related books and photographs in addition to compact disc copies of the newly-reissued audio books of the vintage Marilyn Ross DS novels originally published as paperbacks in the 1960s and 1970s. Autographs will also be signed following the on stage activities.
Tickets for the Dark Shadows Saturday-only portion of the Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival are $18.00 for adults and $13.00 for children age 13 and under. Tickets may be purchased online directly from the Tarrytown Music Hall ticket link site at
https://tickets.tarrytownmusichall.org/eventperformances.asp?evt=2345or from the film festival website
www.sleepyhollowfilmfest.comTickets may also be purchased at the door at the Tarrytown Music Hall on the day of the Dark Shadows Saturday event.
Although the film festival does not have an official host hotel, recommended nearby hotels in Tarrytown and the vicinity include the Doubletree Tarrytown -
www.doubletree.com - Sheraton Tarrytown -www.sheraton.com - Marriott Westchester -
www.marriot.com - and the Tarrytown House & Estates bed and breakfast -
www.tarrytownestatehouse.com - which is an appropriately historical location.
Other highlights of the film festival include a "Planet of the Apes"-themed documentary called "Making At Apes" and a conversation with the director, following the DS Saturday afternoon event at the Tarrytown Music Hall. On Sunday at the same location, the Walt Disney Company will present a 70th anniversary of their animated classic "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
For further details, visit the festival website
During the film festival weekend, DS fans on their own and in groups of friends may also visit the historic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, which was seen in "House of Dark Shadows" as well as the nearby Lyndhurst Estate, which served as "Collinwood" in both "House" and "Night of DS" films. These locations are only 5 minutes from the Tarrytown village where the DS Saturday activities will take place.
[For the Tarrytown B&B try instead:
https://www.tarrytownhouseestate.com/ --Midnite]