DARK SHADOWS FORUMS
Members' Mausoleum => Calendar Events / Announcements '24 I => Topic started by: Uncle Roger on July 28, 2019, 10:31:02 PM
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It appears that there is some Dark Shadows related activity coming to Tarrytown the weekend of October 10-13th. The Sleepy Hollow Film Festival is planning a weekend of screenings and activities related to Sleepy Hollow and Halloween. This includes cult actor Jeffrey Combs doing a one man show as Edgar Allen Poe and a live production of Plan Nine From Outer Space featuring Bobcat Goldthwaite.
There is going to be something DS related as well. The announcement was extremely vague but it sounded like a screening of the documentary. This is not being presented by the Dark Shadows Festival. There may be guests with a DS connection but none have been announced as yet.
Tickets for individual events have not been announced as yet. The only prices that have been posted as yet are Gold and Platinum Tickets for the entire weekend's events. Gold tickets are priced at $235.00; platinum tickets are priced at $375.00.
Beyond the budget of many of us.
I know that a lot of this sounds rather vague but the organization's posting is short on specific information. It sounds like a very ambitious event. Let's see if they can pull it off.
sleepyhollowfilmfest.com (http://sleepyhollowfilmfest.com)
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Seems like the whole DS annual festivals/conventions have run out of steam. We original viewers are not getting any younger, Nor is the cast and anyone else involved with the show. Twenty years ago, thousands would crowd a hotel in NYC or LA. Now, for anything, it's a trickle. I attended my one and only festival/convention in 2008 in Brooklyn. It was overflowing. Those glorious days to keep DS alive and thriving are gone. I blame you-know-who for much of this. He kept everything locked up and called out his army of lawyers against anyone whom he though would take a nickel away from DCP. Now, very little in revenue is coming in because the "yungins" know nothing about DS because you-know-who kept them from exposure. All good things come to an end. Too bad it was a rat's-butt who helped cause the demise of our beloved series. Sorry for the rant and rave.
Gerard
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Gradually, a lot of the fan activities that were mainstays of the earlier years went away. There used to filksongs, art and photography contests (with an art room), storyfests where fans worked from an opening paragraph to complete a DS story, panels to discuss DS storylines and probably several other activities that I'm leaving out. The last two activities to fall by the wayside were the costume gala and the skits. The scaling back from a three day weekend to a day and quarter left precious little time for much of anything. Basically, the festival had turned into an autograph line. Not that there is anything wrong with that. That's what Chiller Theatre and most other fan events are. But the festival used to be better. At least it tried to be.
Fans can go once, meet the actors and get their autographs but is their any real incentive to go back and repeat the experience the following year?
And, as more and more fans reach retirement age, the amount of disposable income simply isn't there any more. An expensive weekend, involving an airfare, a hotel stay and other expenses is no longer as affordable as it once was. Some may choose to spend the time with children or grandchildren. Others may well have medical expenses that take top priority.
I have no idea if this event in Tarrytown will happen or not. But at some point, there won't be any more DS events period.
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Uncle Roger,
As Charles Delaware Tate once observed, “It’s no fun getting old.”
Bob
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I attended my one and only festival/convention in 2008 in Brooklyn.
Gerard
Were there two conventions in 2008? I attended one in LA that year.
I remember the good old days (and yes I'm aware how old that makes me seem) when having two festivals a year was the norm.
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I remember back in the late 1980's when the Newark and Los Angeles festivals were six weeks apart.
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It was announced a few days ago on social media that the film festival will screen hoDS.
As for fandom, there's a lot of activity with younger fans on social media. They mostly watch on Decades or Amazon.
G.
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I don't recall, Doctor, if there was another one in LA that year or not. If there was, I didn't hear anything about it.
Gerard
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KLS has announced that she will be appearing at the event on Saturday and Sunday. There will be a screening of HODS on Sunday afternoon, as well as a behind the scenes video. She will have copies of the Marilyn Ross CDs available for signing as well as her own items. No other DS guests have been announced as yet, other than Jim Pierson.
The only tickets currently available are still the rather expensive weekend passes. Tickets are supposed to be made available for the individual events but no one seems to know when they will be available.
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Another announcement from KLS. Individual tickets for the Saturday Dark Shadows event will finally go on sale on Monday. They will cost $25 and be available through Ticketmaster. Please bear in mind that Ticketmaster adds on a lot of extra fees that will add to the overall cost.
The only DS related guests announced so far are KLS, Jim Pierson and Mary O'Leary. Mary worked with Frid as part of Clunes Associates.
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A Shadowgram update says that the ticket prices will be $18 for adults and $13 for children. It also states that tickets will be sold through the Tarrytown festival website but does not mention Ticketmaster.
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I gather this is the event:
Special Presentation & Screening - Dark Shadows: Behind The Screams w/ House of Dark Shadows (10/12/19) (https://tickets.tarrytownmusichall.org/eventperformances.asp?evt=2345)
Interesting how there are three tiers of ticket sales: Premium Members - today, Members - tomorrow, Non-Members - Friday.
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If DS fans are getting the ticket buying restrictions waved and really can buy tickets beginning today, they're getting a great deal if this is any indication:
Tickets - Access Restricted (https://tickets.tarrytownmusichall.org/AccessDenied.asp?p=3126&bundleId=0&a=0&backurl=)
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In my best Chandler Bing voice: Could this not be any more complicated?
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I've been following the film festival for details since it was announced. I had considered attending but their lack of information made me make other plans. One word I wouldn't use describing this fest is bargain.
The film fest is currently selling 4 day passes...Platinum for $375 and Gold for $275. These are the only tickets that gets you admittance to all fest events. Otherwise, the Tarrytown Music Hall is selling individual event tickets a la carte style. With the Dark Shadows event just added, they now have 10 events being charged separately. Priced anywhere from $12 to $25 EACH. The $18 tickets gets you into HODS showing and DS panel but that is it. If they do ever get around to selling single day tickets, I'm sure they will be pricey also.
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The event is less than a month away and they're still dragging their heels about selling individual tickets. Friends have emailed them for further information and never received a response. That's never a good sign. I realize that this is their first event and that they want to make it a financial success but their lack of organization may well prevent any future events.
There's a lot of things to do in October, not just in Tarrytown. Thus far, there's been no real incentive for me (and possibly other fans) to attend this.
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I see where some big announcement is supposed to be made at this event. Why do I have my doubts that it might not be as big as they claim? Oh, could it be that whenever big announcements were heralded for the Fests, few ever lived up to the hype? Or outright fizzled before even being announced? But maybe this time will be different. We can only hope...
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Maybe someone from the forum can report on the event. I don't plan on going myself. I had already made plans to go to a Deborah Harry talk/book signing just before this Tarrytown event and I have plans to attend Chiller Theatre at the end of October. I can only stretch finances so far
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If there really is a big announcement, I'm sure we'll hear. If we hear nothing, well...
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The "reality" show Four Weddings has filmed a few episodes there. Maybe the venue is waiting for that. It's important to determine what makes more money - selling overpriced DS and other stuff, or having brides vote over who had the best chicken or fish.
Gerard
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The Lyndhurst estate has long been the site of many expensive weddings. I don't know if there is anything scheduled for that weekend but it should not impact on the Tarrytown Film Festival. The Dark Shadows parts of the weekend will all be held at The Tarrytown Music Hall. The Music Hall is located in downtown Tarrytown.
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For anyone going to the events at the Tarrytown Music Hall, if you're looking for a nice place to eat I can recommend Sweet Grass Grill, which is in the next block west (toward the river) on the other side of the street. I ate there one evening after visiting Lyndhurst in August a year ago, and it was wonderful.
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I'm interested to find out what this special video presentation that they keep teasing is actually going to be. I wouldn't be surprised if it was just a simple announcement that DS might be getting new life at the CW, so I'm not getting my hopes up.
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I wouldn't be surprised if it was just a simple announcement that DS might be getting new life at the CW
Like I said in the DS:R script topic, we should only be so lucky that the announcement might be that the CW has ordered the script to pilot. But it could just as easily be completely unrelated to DS:R. Given that Mary O'Leary is a guest, the announcement could just as easily be something like that KLS has written herself a one-woman stage show and Mary O'Leary will be producing it.
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Well, MB, to quote a line by Jean Kerr that Jonathan Frid was fond of, the snake would have all the lines
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If you look at the announced timeline, HODS shown at 1pm followed by a panel at 2pm, maybe the announcement will be the premiere showing of the recently located never before seen very edited version of HODS.
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[pointing-up] [ghost_cheesy] Yes, THAT would be a very edited version!! [ghost_blink] Perhaps even as badly cut as the version CBS showed as part of the late night movie programming they used to have before they decided on late night talk shows...
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One of the surprises for the Tarrytown event has been revealed. Since it has been already been posted on Facebook, I don't think that it warrants a spoiler notice.
Attendees will get to hear the abbreviated version of The Legendary of Sleepy Hollow that Jonathan Frid recorded for MCI in 1991. Back then, you could call in on an 800 number and listen toll free. This has not been available since then and will be accompanied by a video montage.
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One of the surprises for the Tarrytown event has been revealed. Since it has been already been posted on Facebook, I don't think that it warrants a spoiler notice.
Attendees will get to hear the abbreviated version of The Legendary of Sleepy Hollow that Jonathan Frid recorded for MCI in 1991. Back then, you could call in on an 800 number and listen toll free. This has not been available since then and will be accompanied by a video montage.
I'm going to preface this with a hope that it doesn't come off like I'm bragging. I suppose I am a little though. I've had this for years on an audio tape and posted it to my archive pages some time ago. It's been available for free download to all interested parties since then. The quality is very rough, and I'd love to upgrade it. I'm pasting a link to it and another to the page itself. I've posted this before, but hopefully someone might find something interesting on it. I had MCI back in the day, and my answering machine allowed me to record calls. I made several attempts, but this was the best I could do.
https://archive.org/details/07FridMCILegendOfSleepyHollow
https://archive.org/details/@the_doctor_and_k9
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Marvelous, Doctor and K9. Thank you!
My personal favorite item on your Archive pages is the incredible recording of Jonathan and Lara performing Poe's poem "The Bells" at some DS fan event. Probably tied for that are the early 1980s Shadowcon panels, especially the technical panel and another one that Ron Sproat participated in. The people on the panels actually still remembered specifics of what doing the show was like. It's such a service to fandom that you have made this material available.
Sincerely, Gothick
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Marvelous, Doctor and K9. Thank you!
My personal favorite item on your Archive pages is the incredible recording of Jonathan and Lara performing Poe's poem "The Bells" at some DS fan event. Probably tied for that are the early 1980s Shadowcon panels, especially the technical panel and another one that Ron Sproat participated in. The people on the panels actually still remembered specifics of what doing the show was like. It's such a service to fandom that you have made this material available.
Sincerely, Gothick
Thank you for the kind words, Gothick! My personal favorite is the "Genesis of Evil" reading. In it, Frid reads from DS fan fiction and script excerpts from the show. It was great to hear him revisit Barnabas years before the Big Finish production "Night Whispers."
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I suppose that is an appropriate thing to have for the event itself, given the nearness to Sleepy Hollow. Though I must admit, the revelation of that surprise is somewhat underwhelming. Here's hoping there is more in store for those who are attending this event!
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Marvelous, Doctor and K9. Thank you!
My personal favorite item on your Archive pages is the incredible recording of Jonathan and Lara performing Poe's poem "The Bells" at some DS fan event. Probably tied for that are the early 1980s Shadowcon panels, especially the technical panel and another one that Ron Sproat participated in. The people on the panels actually still remembered specifics of what doing the show was like. It's such a service to fandom that you have made this material available.
I believe that JF and LP performance of “The Bells” was recorded at the DS Festval in NYC in 1988. It was the last event on Sunday afternoon if I can recall correctly after 31 years.
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I believe that JF and LP performance of “The Bells” was recorded at the DS Festval in NYC in 1988. It was the last event on Sunday afternoon if I can recall correctly after 31 years.
I'm not sure of the date, but that sounds about right. You are definitely correct about the reading being the last event. It was quite a climax.
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Another article:
Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival Debuts October 10-13 (https://thehudsonindependent.com/sleepy-hollow-international-film-festival-debuts-october-10-13/)
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Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival Debuts Oct. 10-13 (https://patch.com/new-york/tarrytown/calendar/event/20191010/656423/sleepy-hollow-international-film-festival-debuts-oct-10-13)
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SLEEPY HOLLOW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Debuts Full Schedule (https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/311948/sleepy-hollow-international-film-festival-debuts-full-schedule/)
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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.com
Tickets 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]
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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.
The videos have piqued my interest. And assumably the "exciting new project" is the potential new CW DS. But hopefully the "debut details" will go further than simply that Mark Perry is writing the script...
Thanks for sharing the update, Midnite. [hall2_smiley]
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I never thought to hear Jonathan and Lara doing "The Bells". What a treat that Doctor and K9 had it in their archive!! Many thanks!!
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I haven't searched Twitter for any DS-related tweets since the Depp/DS film was in production. But it suddenly dawned on me today that perhaps people had tweeted about this event. However, tweets seem to have been few and far between. Though a man did tweet this nice photos of his wife with KLS:
https://twitter.com/Mark_M_Reid/status/1183224795242074112
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I realize that this was the first Tarrytown film festival but it really could have been planned better. There are a lot of Halloween related events going on in October, some of which have been going on for years. A festival might have brought in more fans but it would have needed more guests. KLS was not enough of an incentive. Unless they thought that people would show up to see Jim Pierson. Yeah, right.
The unavailability of tickets for the DS event for the longest time could not have helped. And I think that most fans have gotten hip to the first time ever super secret announcement language that turns out to be hype.
I only know of a couple of people who actually went but they have not posted much about it. Maybe Shadowgram will have more information.
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If you'd like to own a copy of the poster for the event:
House of Dark Shadows Posters and Art Prints (https://www.teepublic.com/en-au/posters-and-art-prints/6276832-house-of-dark-shadows)
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I realize that this was the first Tarrytown film festival but it really could have been planned better. There are a lot of Halloween related events going on in October, some of which have been going on for years. A festival might have brought in more fans but it would have needed more guests. KLS was not enough of an incentive. Unless they thought that people would show up to see Jim Pierson. Yeah, right.
The unavailability of tickets for the DS event for the longest time could not have helped. And I think that most fans have gotten hip to the first time ever super secret announcement language that turns out to be hype.
I only know of a couple of people who actually went but they have not posted much about it. Maybe Shadowgram will have more information.
Like I posted before, it appears the day of annual DS fests that drew in thousands is now over. Who's to blame for that? You-know-who And for the few DS fans who wanted to attend have "the unavailability of tickets" to whatever DS thing they had. Where was it held? In a janitor's closet?
Gerard