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ShadowGram Online Dark Shadows News Updates List
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Number 155. August 15, 2006.
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Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), announces the following breaking news.
--- DARK SHADOWS FESTIVAL 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION UPDATE
SG here updates the latest news for the Official DS 40th Anniversary Celebration at the Marriott Hotel at the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn, Aug. 25-27. The hotel is located at 333 Adams St., Brooklyn, NY 11201. 718-246-7000.
The Fest benefits Dr. Jeffrey Cummings' Alzheimer Research Center at UCLA in honor of the late DAN & NORMA CURTIS. Guest appearances are subject to professional and personal commitments. See SG #107 and SG #108 print issues and recent SG Online Updates for more details about guests and programming. Fest website: www.darkshadowsfestival.com
Please Note:
The deadline is this Friday, August 18, for pre-registration memberships; reservation payment for the Aug. 25 trip to the South Street Seaport & Museum; and reservation payment for the Aug. 27 Banquet With the Stars. Visit the above website to print out the required registration form.
Your completed registration form, full payment by check/money order payable to Dark Shadows Festival, and one SASE (Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope) must be received by that date at the Fest address:
Dark Shadows Festival, P.O. Box 92, Maplewood, NJ 07040.
*** Programming Addition: Late Sat. evening (Aug. 26), the Fest is proud to present the rare ABC-TV film"The Great Ice Rip-Off." It originally aired Nov. 6, 1974. The film follows several converging groups of diamond thieves fleeing a heist in Seattle and heading to San Diego. Produced and directed by DS' Dan Curtis, it starred DS' Grayson Hall as "Helen Calso" and featured music by DS' Robert Cobert. The print to be screened is taken from the master copy.
*** REMINDER: Original Barnabas Portrait to be Auctioned: The actual 1970 oil-on-canvas painting of Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins featured in the 1970 MGM film House of Dark Shadows will be offered for auction on Sun., Aug. 27 at 1:30pm in the hotel Ballroom. This unique collectible measures 22½" x 32" and is mounted on its original backing board. This is the genuine painting, so don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to own an authentic DS portrait! Other rare and collectible memorabilia will be auctioned on Sat. and Sun. as well.
List SG Update #154 announced e-mail bids are being accepted for the portrait. Bids already have been received but the opportunity still is open to all fans who are unable to join us at the Fest that day. If you cannot attend but want to bid on the portrait, please e-mail your opening bid, maximum bid, full name, complete postal-address, and phone number with area code to ShadowGram@aol.com no later than 12:00 noon Eastern Time on Sun., Aug. 27. You will be notified during the auction via telephone if your bid is in contention to win the painting. The auctions are done live in the hotel Ballroom. Credit cards are not accepted. Payment must be made with cash, check, money order, or cashier's check. Your check will need to clear before the painting is shipped to the winner via Federal Express, which is at an additional cost.
*** Videotaping: Please note that attendees will only be allowed to videotape the Collinsport Players Fan Skit and the Costume Gala, both held on Saturday night. None of the celebrity guest events or video presentations may be videotaped.
--- UPDATES: BOOK-SIGNING APPEARANCES BY BY LARA PARKER (Angelique, Cassandra, Alexis, Valerie, Miranda, Catherine)
SG List Update #154 and the recent complimentary illustrated SG Bonus Announcement postal-mailing both detailed planned appearances for her new novel "Dark Shadows: The Salem Branch," the sequel to her out-of-print 1998 novel "Dark Shadows: Angelique's Descent." It now is available through most bookstores and from amazon.com
Following are the previously-set appearances as well as additions and changes to Lara's schedule. Each event is subject to change and more are being considered. Copies of the new book will be available at these locations for pre-order and on-site purchase. Retail price for the 288-page trade paperback is $12.95. Please contact each location for more information.
*** Memphis, TN
Thurs., Aug. 17 - 7pm. Davis-Kidd Bookstore, 387 Perkins Road Extended. 901-683 9801.
*** Columbus, Ohio - Confirmed Location
Tues., Aug. 22 - 1:00 pm. Upper Arlington Public Library, 2800 Tremont Rd., Columbus, OH 43221. 614-486-9621. www.ualibrary.org
*** Dayton, Ohio - Changed Location and Time
Wed., Aug. 23 - 5-9:00pm. Books & CO., 4453 Walnut Street at The Greene, Beavercreek,
Dayton, OH 45440.
http://www.progressiveskill.com/shared_components/components/content_manager_v02/view_cultureworks/htdocs/dhtml/menu_ps.asp?NodeID=878374452&group_ID=1131717387&Parent_ID=-1
This event is described in Culture Works' publicity as a benefit for Project READ and Culture Works - The Arts Fund of Greater Dayton. An authors' reception is planned with musical entertainment, cocktails, and hors d'oeuvres; guests receive a commemorative book tote and other items. Tickets are $50 and 100% of the ticket price goes to the charities. RSVP to the above website as soon as possible.
*** Whippany, NJ - Thurs., Aug. 24 -- 7:30pm. OLM Hall, 90 Whippany Rd. 973-887-0050.
*** Brooklyn, NY - Fri., Aug. 25 to Sun., Aug. 27 -- Dark Shadows Festival - Marriott Hotel at the Brooklyn Bridge, 333 Adams St. 718-246-7000.
*** Philadelphia (Exton), PA - Added Time
Tues., Aug. 29 - 6-8pm.- Borders Express, Exton Square Mall, Exton. 610-363-5036. (Location is near West Chester in eastern Pennsylvania.)
*** San Francisco, CA - Fri., Sept. 15 - 7pm. The Book Smith, 1644 Haight-Ashbury St. 415-863-8688.
*** Hollywood, CA - Sun., Sept. 17 -- 10am-6pm. Hollywood Book Fair in West Hollywood Park, 647 San Vicente Blvd.
*** Brentwood, CA - Changed Date
Tues., Sept . 26 - 7pm. Dutton's Brentwood, 11975 San Vincente Blvd. 310-476-6263.
*** Encino, CA - Added Appearance
Thurs., Oct. 5 - 7:30pm. Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd., Encino. 818-380-1636.
Lara tells SG more signings, media interviews, and other publicity are being planned. This SG Online DS News Updates List will announce confirmed news. SG #109 and future print issues will report details and pictures.
--- NEW AUDIODRAMAS UPDATE
The SG Updates List and SG in print have detailed the series of new DS audio dramas on 4 CDs, being produced by Big Finish Productions of Great Britain. This List and the print issues will continue to report on the CDs. There are "4 single CD dramas. Each CD contains a complete story in 3 episodes."
Each story carries the characters long past 1971, when DS ended on TV. Each also reunites the original cast members with their original roles: David Selby as Quentin, Lara Parker as Angelique, John Karlen as Willie, and Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie. There also are new characters who may be villains or may be friends of the Collins family, plus more twists and turns in events and relationships.
Recorded in Hollywood in May, the first 2 are to debut at the Brooklyn Fest with a general release date in September. The next 2 CDs are due for release in November. For more information, go to www.darkshadowsreborn.com
Publicity 8-06: "'DS: The House of Despair' reintroduces the characters to both the actors and audience alike after a gap of nearly 35 years." It "sets up mysteries that would be impossible to solve within the space of a single CD, and hints, clues, and developments are peppered across the 4 stories." The second, "DS: The Book of Temptation," brings in a new character. This "mysterious phantom" is "a woman trapped in a book" and "looking for a way out," as described by guest actor Daphne Ashbrook, who appeared in Dan Curtis' 1992 CBS minsieries "Intruders." Lara on continuing DS through the audio dramas: "Audio asks the listener to create the entire scene in their head, and so it's really the audience who are creating the drama, just by listening to these voices. The audience has to participate very, very strongly in audio drama, and that's excellent for Dark Shadows."
--- FAN SHARING: All fans attending Lara's book signings, the Brooklyn Fest, and the Hollywood evening event are invited and encouraged to please send their reports and photos, plus local media publicity, interviews, and articles, to ShadowGram at SG's postal- or e- mail addresses below. Please also send any similar material relating to the audiodramas.
These will be shared with SG readers - including the DS cast and crew and fans worldwide - in print issue SG #109 and subsequent SGs. A complimentary Contributor's Copy SG print issue is given in thanks for major contributions.
The SG Online DS News Updates List will update all this news and print issue SG #109 will have the latest complete developments, photos, reports, and additional information.
Thank you.
Marcy Robin
ShadowGram Editor / Publisher
Marcy Robin, P.O. Box 1766, Temple City, CA 91780-7766
E-mail: ShadowGram@aol.com
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anybody know what is meant by "the hollywood evening event"? is that the west hollywood booksigning listed as being 10am to 6pm? are those times correct? she will be signing books for 8 hours?
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i just read on lara parkers website, that the vista theatre in hollywood is planning some 40th anniversary ds tribute on oct.26th. i now believe that this is the hollywood evening event. anybody have more info on this? this is the first i heard of it. laras website just says more information coming soon.
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i just read on lara parkers website, that the vista theatre in hollywood is planning some 40th anniversary ds tribute on oct.26th. i now believe that this is the hollywood evening event. anybody have more info on this? this is the first i heard of it. laras website just says more information coming soon.
What a way to find out about it, lol. Oops?
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yes. i expected to read about it here. theres no post about it yet? no one has info on this yet? everybody too busy packin their bags and emptying their water bottles?