SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL ONLINE DARK SHADOWS NEWS UPDATE # 279
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Update Number 279.
January 31, 2013
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Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,

ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS) announces the following breaking news in this Official Online News Update "bulletin."

**** SG PREMIERE ANNOUNCEMENT UPDATE

THE DARK SHADOWS FESTIVAL PRESENTS:
DARK SHADOWS HALLOWEEN 2013 OCEAN CRUISE
**** NEW DS GUEST ADDED
**** SPECIAL ADVANCE BOOKING OFFER EXTENDED

Last October, the SG Official DS Online News Updates premiere-announced a new, exciting, and very special event for DS fans and our actor guests to enjoy during the 2013 Halloween season.
SG Online Updates have continued to premiere-announce and report cruise details as we confirm them.
Here are the latest official plans and news.
October 27-November 3, 2013
Seven days round-trip from the New York City area to Bermuda, on board Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas, all at a special rate.

---- Announcing: NEW GUEST:
MARIE WALLACE ("Mad" Jenny Collins, Eve, Megan Todd) will be sailing with you and with previously-announced guests KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT (Maggie) and LARA PARKER (Angelique).
In October, SG reported that Marie had badly injured her shoulder and hip when she fell off the stage during a performance of the play "The Last Romance' in Waterbury, CT. She underwent surgery and was hospitalized for a couple of weeks, followed by physical therapy and treatment at a rehabilitation center near her Manhattan apartment.
She's home now and sounds great, happily saying she's doing well. She thanks everybody who sent their good wishes, get-well hopes, healing energies, caring thoughts and kind prayers.

---- CRUISE BOOKINGS UPDATE:
SPECIAL ADVANCE REGISTRATION BONUS!
The early registration offer has been extended and now runs through March 31.
Attendees who reserve their cabin with a REFUNDABLE deposit of $250 by March 31, 2013, will be invited to a private party with Marie, Kathryn, and Lara during the cruise. They also will receive an exclusive Dark Shadows celebrity gift bag.
PLEASE NOTE: In order to confirm your reservation, the refundable deposit is required at the time of booking when you call or e-mail the cruise travel agent, Hartford Holidays, as listed below.
Final payment is due no later than 75 days prior to the cruise - August 12, 2013.
The deposit amount is doubled should you choose to reserve a suite instead of a standard room. Room rates follow.
The cost of the 7-day event sailing to Bermuda:
Inside Staterooms from $749 per person
Ocean View Staterooms from $949 per person
Balcony Staterooms from $1099 per person
Suites from $1399 per person
Please Note: Rates are per person, based on double occupancy. Included are all meals, shipboard entertainment, all port charges and DS registration fee. Government fees and taxes of $125 per person are additional.
The cruise departs from Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey (NYC area), the evening of Sun., Oct. 27. The ship arrives at Kings Wharf, Bermuda, the morning of Wed., Oct. 30. Attendees will spend Halloween Day - Thurs., Oct. 31 - in Bermuda.
The ship departs from Kings Wharf in the late afternoon of Fri., Nov. 1, and returns to Cape Liberty Cruise Port in New Jersey, the morning of Sun., Nov. 3.
Any fans having questions should please directly contact the sponsoring travel agency that is booking the cruise:
Hartford Holidays is reachable via phone toll-free at 1-800-828-4813, weekdays Eastern Standard Time.
They also may be reached online via the following website. A flyer with details, cruise itinerary, and booking form information is available at their website:

http://www.hartfordholidays.com/DarkShadowsHalloweenCruise/Home.html
Cruise information also can be found at the DS Cruise Facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/events/475128925858897/?ref=ts&fref=ts
This cruise is being administrated by CruiseGourmet.com Magazine and Hartford HolidaysTravel.

---- NOTE: A minimum number of participants are required in order to operate this group cruise event. Artists / cast members are subject to availability.

---- CRUISE ROOMMATES
Fans who wish to locate a potential roommate(s) for the cruise may contact the DS Cruise Roommate Service Coordinator Pam Jarman at pljarman@hotmail.com
Pam will provide you with a form to help you make your arrangements.
She's been the Roommate Service Coordinator for the DS Festivals and Fest events for many years.
Fans may also go to the Dark Shadows Cruise Facebook page and post a request to locate a roommate if they wish. http://www.facebook.com/#%21/events/475128925858897/

---- SG Online Updates will premiere-announce and provide more confirmed cruise details as they become available, as well as other DS Fest- and DS- related news. All the information will be in the published SG Official Published DS Newsletters and through the SG Official Online News Updates via the SG YahooGroup.

YahooGroup membership information is at the top of this Update and also in a section near the end, or please e-mail Marcy Robin directly at ShadowGram@aol.com

**** PLEASE NOTE: Brief email Updates like this one are * NOT * the actual Official DS Newsletter. The published SG print issues expand and explain the short Online News Update posts.
The next ShadowGram Newsletter - SG #122 print issue - is underway and will be sent via postal-mail to all current subscribers when it is published soon. Its release will be announced in a SG Online Update via the SG Yahoo Group.
The postal-mail editions are available by paid subscription, noted below. Each print issue provides specific detailed information, exclusive / rare photos, media coverage - all much more than these brief email key-news Updates.
To subscribe to the complete postal-mail SG Newsletters:
--- US & Canadian First Class subscriptions are
$12.00 for 4 issues, $24.00 for 8 issues.
---Overseas Air Mail subscriptions are
US $20.00 for 4 issues, US $40.00 for 8 issues.
Please send your print issue subscription / renewal payment (check / money order) payable to:
Marcy Robin
P.O. Box 1766
Temple City, CA 91780-7766
You also can subscribe / renew using Paypal and ShadowGram@aol.com

**** SHADOWGRAM NOTES:
These breaking-news Official DS Online News Update "bulletins"are posted through the ShadowGram Yahoo Group.
To become a member of this free Group, please see information later in this Update or email Marcy Robin at shadowgram@aol.com
You also can email Marcy to request that an Invitation to the SG Yahoo Group be emailed to you. An invitation makes it even easier to join the Group.

**** MESSAGES FROM SHADOWGRAM
Please share with SG any DS-related media references you may find, such as articles, interviews, commentary, etc. SG also invites and welcomes your phoios and video footage. Such attention can come at any time for the DS personnel and their projects and appearances, DS Festival events; DS merchandise; etc. These items can be from online; on the air, or in print sources; be international, national, or local; general or detailed; accurate or incorrect in content; and have specific or generic references.
You can send all photos as a jpeg at high resolution to SG's e-mail address. You also can send hard-copy pictures to SG's postal-mail address. These addresses are above and following in this Update.
Please include your full name, the source, and date so I can list you as a Contributor in the published SG newsletters.
You also may receive a complementary Contributor's Copy for major donations of photos, information, funds, postage stamps, supplies, publicity, assistance, etc.
All such items are important to the ShadowGram Newsletters, the actual complete published Official DS Newsletter & News Source. Subscribers of all ages are across the US and worldwide. I send complementary copies of every issue directly to many of the DS cast and crew. They share their news with me for SG, and they enjoy learning about their DS colleagues in SG's pages.
Thank you in advance for your support and sharing.
This Update is posted to the ShadowGram YahooGroup and is dispersed by interested people to various lists, boards, websites, groups, blogs, Facebook, Twitter, LiveJournal, Tumblr, in personal emails and other online/print communications.
Please include ShadowGram's complete e- and postal- mail addresses and subscription information in your sharing.
You can join the ShadowGram YahooGroup easily at no cost:
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShadowGram/
Membership in the group is free and you do not need to be a SG postal-mail subscriber to join.
You can read past SG Online Updates once you're a member of the group by clicking on the "Messages" tab.
If you'd like more information on how to become a SG YahooGroup member, or to get an invitation to join the Group, please e-mail Marcy Robin at ShadowGram@aol.com
Thank you.
Marcy Robin
ShadowGram Editor / Publisher
P.O. Box 1766
Temple City, CA 91780-7766
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YahooGroup e-mail: ShadowGram1@yahoo.com
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SHADOWGRAM (SG) is the * Official * "Dark Shadows" Newsletter. Much of its news is directly provided by the show's personnel and those involved in the 1966-71 TV series, 1991 TV series, and the 2012 DS movie. Established more than 33 years ago in April, 1979, SG works directly with the cast /crew and related individuals, companies, and others involved in DS' creation, distribution, promotion, merchandise, etc.
SG print issues usually are published 2-3 times during the year. Time-sensitive bonus breaking-news free published updates may be sent as needed at any time to all current paid postal-mail subscribers.
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Thank you.

Please stop by our Central Florida Dark Shadows Fan Club Meeting
1:00 pm  Dennys Restaurant 440 S Semoran Blvd
we love New Members or Visting" Cousins"

He doesn't mention DS, but he does talk about Vampires and that is close enough

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1902395,00.html?cnn=yes

LdyAnne

Purchased at a past Dark Shadows festival auction for over $1000 now you have a chance to own a piece of Dark Shadows history; Dan Curtis’ private address book complete with his Frier’s Club card and his Producer’s Union card.  Any reasonable offer will be considered

Dr. John Schaefer has asked me to post this for him. John and his life mate, Peter Mac, who many of you know from their wonderful Collinsport Players’ skits, have become casualties of the economy. They have recently lost their homeand although John has some wonderful job opportunities currently he is on a commission basis and need to raise some funds to meet expenses.

Contact johnpeternyc, webguru@judyandme.com Dr. John "DJ" Schaefer or contact me at ldyanne@gmail.com

Wanted to share with all that our own Peter Mac of the eastern branch of the Collinwood players is taking his show to off Broadway.
His play Judy and Me is officially moving Off-Broadway for an open ended run this coming fall. Previews will begin on October 7th and the shows official opening night will be on October 19th,for  eight shows a week .  For those of you who saw the sold out limited engagement in June almost all of the Original cast will be returning for the run. The show is booked into St. Lukes Theatre on West 46th street on Restaurant row in the heart of Time Square.  The theatre has housed many Off-Broadway hits such as Tony and Tina's Wedding, Late Night Catechism and Nunsense. 
 
Peter received headline coverage yesterday on Playbill online.  To View the article visit the following Link http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120163.html

If you are in the NYC area please go see the play you will be glad you did.

LdyAnne

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Number 183.   March 29, 2008.

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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 - POSTAL-MAILING IS UNDERWAY

The DS Festival asks SG to announce that its annual general mailing about the 2008 "DS Resurrected" event is being sent out now.

Much of the information in the mailing was previously premiere-announced on this SG Online Updates List and in the new SG #112 published newsletter.

SG here announces the just-confirmed rates and other Fest news.

The Fest mailing is going to fans who provide a SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) and also to those who contact the Fest and ask to receive this postal-mail notice.

Dark Shadows Festival, P.O. Box 92, Maplewood, NJ 07040
www.darkshadowsfestival.com

PLEASE NOTE: "The Fest website update has been delayed a few days."


*** SHADOWGRAM UPDATE: DS FESTIVAL'S 2008 DARK SHADOWS RESURRECTED EVENT

Our annual DS Festival event will be July 18-20, 2008, at the Burbank Airport Marriott & Convention Center, located at 2500 Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505. 1-818-843-6000.

SG Online Update #181 (Feb. 22) premiere-announced our expected guests and planned programming with the tentative schedule, plus hotel location (including nearby hotels should the Marriott sell out of rooms), and information about the many local famous Los Angeles / Southern California attractions. The new SG #112 print issue newsletter has details about our planned programming, special activities, and more.

GUESTS
Extra Special Guest: JONATHAN FRID
Jonathan appears only on Sat. 7-19 and Sun., 7-20.

Also presently confirmed to appear in person during the weekend: LARA PARKER, JOHN KARLEN, KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT, JERRY LACY, MARIE WALLACE, CHRIS PENNOCK, ROBERT RODAN, ROBERT COBERT, and SY TOMASHOFF. Other guests to be announced.

ACTIVITIES
--- Cast Reunion & Autographs
--- Jonathan Frid - Dramatic Readings
--- Question & Answer Sessions With The Stars
--- Original DS Actors Perform Unproduced 1968 Lost Episode
--- The Best Of Barnabas Retrospective
--- Panel Discussion About The New Johnny Depp DS Movie
--- Merchandise Sale
--- Memorabilia Auction
--- Rare Screenings
--- Costume Gala
--- Contests & More!

Jonathan's autograph will be available only to those attending the banquet on Sun. evening. Each banquet attendee will receive a commemorative autographed photograph of Jonathan as Barnabas Collins. The Fest says: "If you are paying for the banquet, your first name will be personalized on the photograph - no exceptions. NO REFUNDS for the banquet for any reason, but if you must cancel, you will be sent the photograph autographed by Jonathan Frid."

Cost of the banquet is $50 per person and is non-refundable. Reservations are required and must be received at the Fest postal-mail address by July 10.

Following are memberships rates to the DS Resurrected event. With any payment, you must include the membership form that comes in the mailing, or you can print it from the Fest website, www.darkshadowsfestival.com

You also should include 2 SASEs and clearly write the name(s) and address(es) of each person for whom you are paying. The Fest can not accept Paypal or credit card payments.

Please send all check/money order payments only to: Dark Shadows Festival, P.O. Box 92, Maplewood, NJ 07040.

Weekend membership (Fri. 7-18, Sat. 7-19, Sun., 7-20) - $30 per adult
Friday (6 pm-midnight) - $15 per adult
Saturday (11 am-midnight) - $15 per adult
Sunday (11 am-7pm) - $15 per adult
Banquet With the Stars (Sunday 7pm-10pm) - $50 per person

If you are looking for hotel roommates, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Pam Jarman, P.O. Box 45674, Los Angeles, CA 90045 or email: PLJarman@hotmail.com

Fan volunteers are welcome to help at the event. Those serving a minimum number of hours can attend a private party with DS stars. Please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Nina Johnson, 411 Victoria Dr., Columbia, MO 65201 or email: DS_Volunteers@hotmail.com.

This SG Online News Updates List and the next SG #113 postal-mail newsletter will announce and update all confirmed Fest developments.

---- All fans attending the Fest are invited and encouraged to send their photos and reports to ShadowGram to be included in future SG print issues. In this way, all  SG readers everywhere - including many of the DS personnel, who directly receive complimentary copies of every SG issue - can share through your experiences. A complimentary Contributor's Copy SG published issue is given in appreciation for major contributions.

Please send all materials by e-mail to  ShadowGram@aol.com   or by postal-mail to  Marcy Robin/ShadowGram, P.O. Box 1766, Temple City, CA 91780-7766.


*** TREVOR WILLIAMS (DS PRODUCTION DESIGNER) DIES

The sad news was recently released that Trevor Williams died of a heart attack at age 76 while vacationing in England 2-14.

He was born in Harrow, England. His career included designing for features such as "Futureworld," "Pretty Baby," the "Police Academy" movies, and both films "House of DS" and "Night of DS." He also designed for TV's "Little House on the Prairie." He is survived by his wife, 2 sons, daughter, brother, and 4 grandchildren.


*** JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT (1991 DS David, Daniel) IN NEW MOVIE "STOP-LOSS"

SG Online Update #182 and recent SG print issues have reported his news about his co-starring role as "Tommy Burgess" in "Stop-Loss," a fact-based drama about a squad of soldiers in the Iraq War who return home to face the adjustment to civilian life - and a call-back to serve another tour of duty. It opened nationwide yesterday, March 28.


*** RARE FRENCH FILM WITH GRAYSON HALL TO BE RELEASED ON DVD

Grayson appeared as fashion magazine editor "Miss Maxwell" in the 1966 French-language satire "Qui Etes-Vous, Polly Magoo" - "Who Are You, Polly Magoo?", by director/screenwriter William Klein, with a musical score by famed composer Michel Legrand. Under the English title, the b&w movie is one of three films due for 1 5-20 release in a 3-disc set called "The Delirious Fictions of William Klein."

Netflix description: "Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo? (1966) (Not Rated) Supermodel Polly Maggoo (Dorothy McGowan) is at the center of a whirlwind of publicity. As she discusses her life with a television crew, she embarks on flights of fancy that include a 'Prince Charming' (Sami Frey), animated interludes and aluminum-foil clothing. This satire provides a scathing look at the fashion world as viewed by writer-director William Klein, the photographer and filmmaker who specialized in skewering the 1960s' sacred cows."

Grayson was a popular actress on DS as "Julia, Natalie, Magda," and other characters. She died of cancer 8-85 after a long career in film, TV, and stage, including the 1964 Oscar nomination for her "Judith Fellowes" in Tenneessee Willliams' "Night of The Iguana" with Richard Burton. For interested fans, I have photocopies of the SG pages in 9-85 with media obituaries and SG's tribute to Grayson. Please send a business-size SASE to the SG address below for these pages. Also, "Grayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow" is her biography written by R. J. Jamison. Website: rjjamison.com


*** ADRIAN PAUL TV MOVIE DUE ON DVD
He starred as "Ananias Dare" in the 17th-century thriller "Lost Colony" on Sci Fi Channel 10-13-07. The dvd has a 5-20 release date. Publicity: "Adrian Paul stars in this TV movie about English colonists who become prey to an ancient evil and mysteriously disappear."

Adrian played "Jeremiah" in the 1991 primetime DS TV series. More information about "Lost Colony" is in the SG #112 print issue.


*** Please share with SG any reviews, articles, or publicity materials you find about "Stop-Loss," "Polly Magoo," and"Lost Colony."  Please send all materials to SG's e- or postal- mail addresses below.


*** SPECIAL DS ITEMS AVAILABLE FROM THE DS FESTIVAL

The Fest asks SG to tell fans that "only a handful of original DS ABC-TV 16mm kinescope negatives remain. They are available only from the Fest website. Also, the 2009 DS Calendar is now available for order." The Fest website and postal-mail address are in the first part of this Update.


**** PLEASE NOTE: The published issues like SG #112 are * not * the same as this SG Online Updates List. These e-mail Updates are brief news "bulletins" to announce and update key DS news. The actual print SGs are complete newsletters with full details, photos, media materials, extensive information, and much more. These postal-mail SG newsletters have been published for 29 years, since 1979.

**** Subscription information for the ShadowGram Newsletter print issues follows. When your order arrives, I will send you the new SG #112 to start / renew your subscription. Subsequent issues will be sent to postal-mail subscribers as they are published..


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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SHADOWGRAM (SG) is the * Official * "Dark Shadows" Newsletter. Much of its news is provided by the show's personnel and those involved in the 1966-71 TV series, 1991 TV series, and 2004 WB pilot. Established in 1979, SG works directly with individuals, companies, and others involved in DS' creation, distribution, promotion, merchandise, etc.

Regular SG print issues are published throughout the year. Free bonus complimentary breaking-news published updates can be sent to all current paid postal-mail subscribers as needed.

Brief Update bulletins are posted on this ShadowGram Online "Dark Shadows" News Updates List / Marcy Robin's ShadowGram "Dark Shadows" Cyberspace News Updates List. These posts are sent via e-mail between regularly-published issues to quickly notify fans of time-sensitive developments. Each e-mail Update is expanded and detailed in the subscription postal-mail print issues.

You also can receive this identical SG Online Update by joining the ShadowGram Group at yahoogroups

SG postal-mail print issues are immediately available:

--- US & Canadian First Class subscriptions: $12.00 for 4 issues, $24.00 for 8 issues.
---Overseas Air Mail subscriptions: US $20.00 for 4 issues, US $40.00 for 8 issues.

Please send print issue subscription payment (check or money order) to:

Marcy Robin
P.O. Box 1766
Temple City, CA 91780-7766.

Online subscription payment can be made via Paypal to: ShadowGram@aol.com

For more information on the newsletter, please write with a SASE (Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope) to the above postal-address or e-mail:  ShadowGram@aol.com

Whenever your e-mail address changes, please notify me immediately. Please include your old and new e-mail addresses. If you do not wish to remain on the Online "ShadowGram / Marcy Robin's Cyberspace Dark Shadows News Update List," please notify me directly via return e-mail. Thank you.

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Number 165.   February 9, 2007.

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Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,

ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), announces the following breaking news.

More details, photos, media coverage, and other materials will be in the actual published ShadowGram print issues, including the upcoming new SG #109. This Updates List will post confirmed breaking developments.


*** MPI DS DVD CLUB & "DS - THE BEGINNING" DVD SET 1

"The first of 6 sets of the first year of DS (Episodes #1-209), prior to the introduction of Barnabas, are being released exclusively to members of the MPI DS DVD Club. These sets will be issued every other month through November of this year."
For more information about these pre-Barnabas DVDs, see SG Update 164 (January 23, 2007).

"They are not available in stores and can only be obtained directly from MPI through their website - www.darkshadowsdvd.com - or via phone, weekdays at 1-800-323-0442. (In Illinois, call 708-460-0555.)

"The just-released 'DS: The Beginning DVD Collection 1' has been discovered to have a slightly defective disc 4, where a few episodes are missing closing credits and stop abruptly near the end of the episode. This problem has been fixed and all persons who purchased the DVD are being sent free replacements in the next 2-3 weeks. All future shipments of the DVD will include the corrected disc 4.

"These DVDs features complete, unedited episodes, including the original production slates prior to each episode. Bonus material includes new, never-before-seen interviews and commentaries with DS actors and production personnel, plus other surprises."


**** AUDIO DRAMAS SIGNING EVENT

"Burbank, CA's Dark Delicacies Bookstore is holding a signing for the Big Finish DS audio dramas 2-25. Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie), Lara Parker (Angelique), and newly-added John Karlen (Willie) will be appearing with writer Scott Alan Woodard to sign the first 4 CDs - The House of Despair, The Book of Temptation, The Christmas Presence and The Rage Beneath. The signing begins at 2.00pm.

"For directions and more information, visit www.darkdel.com. Fans unable to attend can order signed CDs online - click on the Signing/Events tab on the site's homepage. For general information about the DS audio dramas, visit www.darkshadowsreborn.com."


*** UPCOMING DVD RELEASE - JOHN KARLEN IN "CAGNEY & LACEY"

John earned the 1986 Emmy Award as Best Supporting Actor - Drama Series and was nominated again in 1987 for his role as "Harvey Lacey" on the 1982-88 ground-breaking police drama CAGNEY & LACEY. The series was almost cancelled by CBS before casting changes brought John and others aboard. Critical and public recognition followed for its intense stories about real-life issues in the professional, personal, and emotional lives of 2 NYC women police detectives and their families.

Fox/MGM indicates it plans to release CAGNEY & LACEY Season 2 - the first full season of 22 episodes with John as "Harvey" - on 5-8. (They have not announced plans to release the first season, which consisted of only a few episodes with a different actress playing "Chris Cagney.")


**** UNIQUE DS COLLECTIBLES

A limited number of Dan Curtis' autographed "Produced & Directed by Dan Curtis" hardcover books and autographed copies of Lara Parker's new novel "DS: The Salem Branch" are available from the DS Festival/DS Official Fan Club. For more details plus information on other DS merchandise, please go to   www.darkshadowsfestival.com


*** SPECIAL NOTICES:

# 1 - SG is The Official DS Newsletter & News Source. This Updates List announces time-sensitive news bulletins. The SG print issues are the actual Official DS Newsletters. SG debuted in April, 1979 - almost 28 years ago. The latest new issue, SG #109, will be ready soon for all current postal-mail subscribers.

That SG #109 spotlights details, exclusive and behind-the-scenes pictures, media coverage, and more for the 2006 DS Fest 40th Anniversary Celebration and DS Halloween Party. The issue also expands on the above announcements and has direct information about new projects, productions, and more for the DS cast and crew.

Over recent months, I've had a greater work load at my job that requires me to spend more hours there every day. I've also had some personal health matters and other real life things that are taking much of my time and attention. I appreciate all the understanding, patience, and support I have from SG subscribers and DS fans worldwide.

I'm always kept fully informed about DS news and I announce all key time-sensitive "bulletins" on this Updates List. Each of these brief e-mail Update posts is fully explained and expanded in the published postal-mail issues.


# 2 -I am a co-founder of the DS Festival conventions (founded in 1983) and I continue to be very involved in each Fest.

Details for the 2007 Fest event are not yet finalized. I expect to announce definite plans soon.

SG and the Fest ask fans to please be patient until SG makes the premiere announcements to everyone for the 2007 DS Festival gathering. SG in print and this SG Updates List also will update Fest plans as they are confirmed.


*** FAN SHARING: Fans attending the Burbank signing are encouraged to please share their photos and reports. Also please send any references for DS, its cast/crew, products, etc., whenever and wherever you find them. These materials are included in the SG published newsletters for SG readers worldwide - including the DS cast/crew members themselves. I send complimentary copies of every SG print issue directly to the DS personnel.

You will be named as a Contributor in the published SG issue. Major input brings you a Contributor's Copy in thanks. Please send  jpeg  photos to SG's e-mail address or send hard-copy photos to SG's postal-mail address. Those addresses and subscription information follow below.


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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SHADOWGRAM (SG) is the * Official * "Dark Shadows" Newsletter. Much of its news is provided by the show's personnel and those involved in the 1966-71 TV series, 1991 TV series, and 2004 WB pilot. Established in 1979, SG works directly with individuals, companies, and others involved in DS' creation, distribution, promotion, merchandise, etc.

Regular SG print issues are published throughout the year, with free bonus complimentary breaking-news published updates as needed.

Brief Update bulletins are posted on this ShadowGram Online "Dark Shadows" News Updates List / Marcy Robin's ShadowGram "Dark Shadows" Cyberspace News Updates List. These posts are sent via e-mail between regularly-published issues to quickly notify fans of time-sensitive developments. Each e-mail Update is expanded and detailed in the subscription postal-mail print issues. You also can receive this identical SG Online Update by joining the ShadowGram Group at yahoogroups

Current and recent SG postal-mail print issues are immediately available. Subscriptions are:

--- US & Canadian First Class subscriptions: $12.00 for 4 issues, $24.00 for 8 issues.
---Overseas Air Mail subscriptions: US $20.00 for 4 issues, US $40.00 for 8 issues.

Please send print issue subscription payment to:

Marcy Robin, P.O. Box 1766, Temple City, CA 91780-7766.

Online subscription payment can be made via Paypal to:   ShadowGram@aol.com

For more information on the newsletter, please write with a SASE (Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope) to the above postal-address or e-mail ShadowGram@aol.com

Whenever your e-mail address changes, please notify me immediately. Please include your old and new e-mail addresses. If you do not wish to remain on the Online "ShadowGram / Marcy Robin's Cyberspace Dark Shadows News Update List," please notify me directly via return e-mail. Thank you.

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< ShadowGram@aol.com >

Number 160.   October 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:


*** DS FESTIVAL - HAUNTED HALLOWEEN PARTY UPDATE

The DARK SHADOWS FESTIVAL PRESENTS:
40th Anniversary Haunted Halloween Party
Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 7:30 - 11:30 pm
Vista Theater, 4473 Sunset Dr., Los Angeles, CA  90027 - Phone: 323-660-6639

This special event is less than two weeks away and promises to be one of the most unique DS gatherings ever.

--- SG Premiere Announcement: Kicking off the evening will be a hands-in-cement ceremony with legendary "Scream Queen" actress Barbara Steele ("Black Sunday," "The Pit & The Pendulum"). Barbara starred as Dr. Julia Hoffman and Natalie in the 1991 DS primetime revival TV series.

This will be followed by a half-hour concert of Robert Cobert's original music from DS, including a dramatic recitation of "Quentin's Theme (Shadows of the Night)" by actor David Selby (who portrayed Quentin Collins).

A big-screen presentation of unusual DS material will be shown and Barbara Steele hosts a tribute to DS creator Dan Curtis, who passed away earlier this year. An auction of rare DS and related memorabilia will take place, and the winner of a Barnabas Collins vampire look-alike contest will win a special prize.

Free autographs from the guests will be available. Color / b&w photos and books written by some of the guests will be offered for purchase. Some guests will be dressed in costume as their original characters.

The following actors are confirmed to appear, barring profesional commitments:
David Selby (Quentin), Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie), Lara Parker (Angelique), John Karlen (Willie), Jerry Lacy (Trask), Chris Pennock (Jeb), Robert Rodan (Adam), and Betsy Durkin (Victoria #2).

Actress Karen Black (Dan Curtis' "Burnt Offerings") also will appear, along with the original Zuni fetish doll from Dan Curtis' 1975 cult TV film "Trilogy Of Terror."

The historic restored Vista Theatre is at the intersection of Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards, 3 blocks east of Vermont Avenue, in Los Feliz (Los Angeles). The event benefits the UCLA Alzheimer's Research Center in memory of Dan & Norma Curtis.

Each attendee will receive a complimentary gift. Those who purchase tickets in advance at the Vista box office or via postal-mail (see address below) will receive an additional surprise. An assortment of new DS merchandise will be for sale at the Vista, along with popcorn, soft drinks, candy, and other refreshments.

All attendees are welcome to come in costume if they wish!

Tickets are only $20 for adults, $15 for seniors & students, and $10 for children ages 6-12.

Tickets will be sold at the door.

You also can purchase tickets in advance at the Vista box office after 2:00 pm on weekends and after 4:00 pm on weekdays.

Tickets ordered via postal-mail will be sent to you via postal-mail. All mail-orders must be received no later than Mon., Oct. 23. Please send your check/money order, payable to Dark Shadows, to this address:

Dark Shadows, P.O. Box 480726, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

For out-of-town visitors: The Burbank Bob Hope Airport is only about 7 miles north of the Vista and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is about 12 miles southwest of the Vista. For sleeping accommodations, approximately ½-mile from the theatre are the Hollywood Travel Lodge, 1401 N. Vermont Ave. 323-665-5735 and the Hollywood Ramada Inn, 1160 N.Vermont Ave. 323-660-1788.

A printable flyer is at www.collinwood.net/hollywood-halloween

A complimentary illustrated SG Bonus Announcement Postcard about this event was mailed last month to all current postal-mail SG subscribers. To receive this special postcard or for more information, please e-mail  ShadowGram@aol.com  or send a SASE (Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope) to ShadowGram, P.O. Box 1766, Temple City, CA 91780-7766.


--- JONATHAN FRID WEBSITE UPDATE

On Aug. 22, SG Update #157 to this List. 22 premiere-announced Jonathan's special digital video presentation would debut at the DS Festival's 40th Anniversary Celebration in Brooklyn. On Aug. 26-27, it screened for fans and DS guests, spotlighting his one-man Readers Theatre performance of "The Wooing of Lady Anne" from William Shakespeare's "Richard III."

A "recently revised" version is being mounted on Jonathan's official website. The "first segment of Episode 2 of the Wooing of Lady Anne Neville," here titled "The Digital Wooing - From Our Evil Incarnate Series," now is available on the website. The "first fresh digital video" of the second segment hopefully will be added in a few days. A "streaming video" version is planned.

Watch the digital presentation, learn about Jonathan's career, explore his observations on life, history, language, and more, all on his website. Visit: www.jonathanfrid.com


--- BETSY DURKIN - BOOK-SIGNING IN BEVERLY HILLS

Betsy asks SG to announce: "Dutton's Beverly Hills Books, at 447 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210 - 310-281-0997 is honoring me with a book signing for my book, 'Dressing the Man You Love,' on Sat., Oct. 28 at 2:00 pm."

Betsy's detailed, thorough fashion guide is a great resource to assist women - and men - in choosing, purchasing, caring for, and wearing almost every kind of men's garment. The book has numerous illustrations and diagrams and covers virtually every aspect of men's apparel.

She also attends the Halloween Party on Oct. 26 at the Vista Theatre in Los Angeles (see above). She will have photos and copies of her book there for purchase and for her to autograph. For fans who wish to mail-order the book, please visit her website:  www.dressingthemanyoulove.com


--- "RUNNING WITH SCISSORS" MOVIE
The film adaptation of the best-selling memoir by Augusten Burroughs goes into limited release Oct 20 and wide release Oct. 27. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Annette Benning, and set in the late 1960s, the comedy is about a boy whose unstable mother "dumps him" into the eccentric, dysfunctional family of her psychiatrist. In one scene, a character is shown watching original DS episode footage. Please send SG any media reviews, articles, or publicity about the movie.


*** DAN CURTIS' "NIGHT STALKER" & "TRILOGY OF TERROR" SALUTED

Dan's 1975 TV anthology movie "Trilogy of Terror," with "that maniacal doll," and his 1972 "Night Stalker" TV film are singled out in Bravo's "Even Scarier Movie Moments," a countdown to the #1 Movie Scare. It airs at 9:00pm on Fri., Oct. 20.

TV Guide 10-16 stated that "5 of our favorites all hail from the '70s," and cited both of these TV movies. Please send SG any media reviews, articles, or publicity about this Bravo TV special.

--- Note: Star Karen Black, and the actual Zuni fetish doll figure that is the evil heart of the most memorable sequence in "Trilogy of Terror," both will be at the DS Festival's Haunted Halloween Party at the Vista Theatre in Los Angeles on Oct. 26. Fans will have the opportunity to take their pictures with the doll (with their own cameras).


--- NEW MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER HALLOWEEN CD INCLUDES "DS THEME"

"Halloween, Vol. 2: Creatures Collection" - Box Set from Mannheim Steamroller is a new seasonal release of this new age music series. A rendition of the "DS Theme" in the distinctive Mannheim Steamroller musical styling is one of the featured TV theme songs (such as "X-Files," "Outer Limits," and others). The list price is $18.98, but it is available at a reduced price from amazon.com and many other online and retail merchants.


*** UPDATED & CORRECTED INFORMATION REGARDING CRAIG HAMRICK

SG Online Update #159 sadly announced the death of Craig Hamrick, DS fan, author, and researcher, who also was a talented photographer and a computer expert. He succumbed after a 4-year battle with colon cancer on Sept. 24.

Craig was involved in many aspects of DS, most notably with his popular, comprehensive website  darkshadowsonline.com  He was friends with a number of DS cast members and helped several of them establish and maintain their own websites. He wrote/edited a number of DS and other books and provided technical and informational support for various DS-related projects.

Craig's surviving life partner, Joe Salvatore, says a memorial is being planned to celebrate and share Craig's life. The tribute will take place on Sat., Nov. 18, in the Greenberg Lounge on the campus of New York University. Joe anticipates that he will be able to confirm the exact time and other details soon, but it will most likely take place in the late morning.

Please note the following corrected information.

Joe has named the recipient organization for any donations that people would like to make in remembrance of Craig. They adopted their 2 cats from the Brooklyn Shelter & Adoption Center, part of New York City Animal Care & Control, Inc. Contributions to this nonprofit organization will help care and find homes for homeless pets; offer low-cost spay/neutering services for all adopted pets; rescue injured or abused animals; and advocate on behalf of animal welfare.

Those who wish to remember Craig, please send your donation to the following adress and indicate that it is in memory of Craig Hamrick.

Development Department
New York City Animal Care & Control
11 Park Place, Suite 805
New York, NY 10007

Craig also is survived by his mother Judith Hill, his father Daniel Hamrick, and his brother Mark Hamrick.


*** FAN SHARING: All those attending the Vista Halloween Party and Betsy's appearance in Beverly Hills are invited and welcome to share their photos and reports with SG readers worldwide - including the DS cast/crew themselves; I directly send them complimentary copies of every SG issue. You will be amed as a Contributor in the issue and major input brings you a Contributor's Copy in thanks. Please send  jpeg  photos to SG's e-mail address or send hard-copy pictures to SG's postal-mail address. Both addresses follow below.

This SG Online DS News Updates List will update all this news and print issue SG #109 will have the latest complete detailed 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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