ShadowGram Update #213 -- Festival rates, guests, & Friday matinee at the Vista

[Midnite]

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Number 213. April 6, 2010.
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,

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

***** SG PREMIERE ANNOUNCEMENT:

----- UPDATING: DS FESTIVAL'S "SHADOWS IN THE SUN"
CAST REUNION & FAN CONVENTION

SG here announces our updated guest list, programming details, special events, and membership / Banquet prices.

The new SG newsletter print issue – a HUGE Double SG #117-#118 – will be sent to all current postal-mail subscribers very soon. I will announce its publication and highlight its contents in a SG Online News Update posted to the SG YahooGroup.

******* PLEASE NOTE:
This is a SG advance announcement intended for the fans' interest and information only. SG does not handle any Fest payments or the Fest's annual general mass postal-mailing. Those are done entirely through the Fest from its New Jersey P.O. Box address.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY FEST PAYMENTS TO THE FEST POSTAL-MAIL ADDRESS BEFORE APRIL 20

The mass mailing should be en route by that date. It will have the actual Payment Form you must include when you pay for your Fest membership. After the mailing is sent out, you also can print the membership form off the Fest website.

Following is the latest confirmed Fest news, which is fully detailed in the upcoming SG #117-#118 print issue, along with more premiere announcements, exclusive photos, extensive news developments, and much more. (To receive the published print issues, see SG subscription information later in this Update.)

*** SHADOWS IN THE SUN – 2010 DARK SHADOWS CONVENTION

July 16-18, 2010
Marriott Hotel & Convention Center
2500 Hollywood Way
Burbank, CA 91505
818-843-6000

*** From SG #117-#118:

The latest complete updated guest list: JONATHAN FRID, DAVID SELBY, LARA PARKER, JOHN KARLEN, JERRY LACY, KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT, MARIE WALLACE, CHRIS PENNOCK, LISA RICHARDS, JIM STORM, ROBERT RODAN, ROBERT COBERT, and SY TOMASHOFF. More guests to be announced.

Also confirmed to guest for the first time: KATHLEEN CODY (Hallie, Carrie) and MICHAEL BROCKMAN (Unit Manager).

Planned weekend events: Cast Reunion & autographs; Jonathan Frid dramatic readings; surprise actor performances; audience Q&As with the stars; Marketplace sales rooms with new merchandise and vintage collectibles - countless items of all types, priced from $1 or less to $100s+; discussion of the upcoming new Johnny Depp/Tim Burton DS movie; charity auction of unique DS items; rare screenings; Fan Costume/Presentation Gala (all fans are invited to participate just for the fun of sharing their creativity); DS retrospective & museum.

--- Fri., 7-16: New Special Event:
DS FRIDAY MOVIE MATINEE WITH JONATHAN FRID

At 12:30pm on 7-16, Jonathan will be honored with a handprints-in-cement ceremony at the historic Vista Theatre in LA/Hollywood (a short distance from the hotel). Following the ceremony, the 1970 MGM motion picture HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS, starring Jonathan, will be shown on the big screen inside the theatre from a pristine 35 mm print.

Vista Theatre, 4473 Sunset Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90027. (323) 660-6639.

The beautifully-restored Egyptian-style Vista is more than 75 years old and located not far from the hotel, at the intersection of Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards, 3 blocks east of Vermont Ave., in Los Feliz (Los Angeles).

The $10 admission for the ceremony/screening includes popcorn and a soft drink. Tickets are limited. For an additional $15, round-trip bus transportation will be provided to and from the Marriott Hotel to the Vista. The movie will finish at approximately 3pm, allowing attendees time to return to the Marriott before the Fest opens at 6pm.

Fans who want bus transportation must send their reservation/payment by postal-mail to the Fest address below before July 10.

Fans who do not need transportation can purchase tickets for $10 each directly from the Vista box office during afternoon/evening operating hours (after 4pm weekdays or after 2pm weekends)

--- Sun., 7-18: DS In The Sun Special Event:
BANQUET WITH JONATHAN FRID & OTHER DS GUESTS

On 7-18 at 7pm, join the guests for a 3-course dinner in the hotel Ballroom, followed by door prizes and after-dinner entertainment. Each banquet attendee will receive a commemorative Barnabas Collins photo (from the original negative) with a personalized autograph by Jonathan. The banquet price (includes signed picture) is only $50 per person and is non-refundable. Advance reservations are required and must be received by July 10. Send payment to the Fest address below.

Please Note: Jonathan appears at the Fest only on Sat., 7-17 and Sun., 7-18. His autograph will be available only to those attending the banquet. 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 your Barnabas photo autographed by Jonathan.

--- FEST PROGRAMMING & ACTIVITIES

Your Fest membership (single day/all 3 days) gives you access to all Fest activities except the Banquet and the celebration at the Vista Theatre (separate payments). All weekend, you can attend the guest Q&As and presentations, video screenings, charity auction, Costume & Presentation Gala (as a participant or in the audience), and visit the Marketplace sales rooms.

SG #119 and my SG Online News Updates posts to the SG YahooGroup will announce and report more Fest details as we finalize them.

--- SHADOWS IN THE SUN Memberships:

REMEMBER: PLEASE DO NOT MAIL ANY PAYMENTS UNTIL APRIL 20.

Admission:

Adult: $30 for all 3 days or $15 for 1 day
Children 6-12: Half-price

Above rates by mail until July 10. The same rates apply thereafter, at the door only.

For your convenience you can pay for advance membership(s), the Vista Celebration, and/or the Banquet at the same time with a single check/money order. Send payment with 2 SASEs (Stamped Self-Addressed Envelope).

All payments must include a membership form, available from the Fest website or by sending a SASE to the Fest address below. Please include the full name/address for each person for whom you are paying. Please note that the Fest can not accept credit cards or PayPal.

Fans registering in advance receive a tentative programming schedule via postal-mail shortly before the Fest.

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

www.darkshadowsfestival.com

***** MESSAGES FROM SHADOWGRAM

As always, SG welcomes and invites fans who join us at the Fest to please share their photos, reports, etc., with SG. Every picture captures a unique moment and mood, and each person has an individual experience. In this way, fans who can not be with us can enjoy the convention through your sharing.

Please also send - at any time – any mentions you may find about the DS personnel and their projects, the new DS film, DS merchandise, or other DS-related news/references.

Please send all materials to the SG addresses below.

You will be named as a Contributor in upcoming print issues. You also may receive a complimentary Contributor's Copy for major donations of information, funds, postage stamps, supplies, publicity, assistance, etc.

The next print issue SG newsletter is a HUGE Double SG #117-#118. It will be ready very soon for all current postal-mail subscribers. The issue, subsequent SGs, and future SG Online Updates also will cover all the latest official DS-related news

Subscription information for the ShadowGram Newsletter print issues follows. When your order arrives, I will mail you the new SG #117-#118 Double Issue newsletter to begin / renew your subscription. SG #119 and subsequent issues will be sent to you and all postal-mail subscribers as they are published.

This Update is posted to the ShadowGram YahooGroup and is dispersed by interested fans to various lists, boards, websites, groups, Facebook, Live Journal, Twitter, in personal emails, and other online/print communications.

You can join the actual SG YahooGroup easily at no cost: http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShadowGram/

You can read past SG 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 an invitation to join the group, please e-mail Marcy Robin at shadowgram1@yahoo.com

Thank you.

Marcy Robin
ShadowGram Editor / Publisher
P.O. Box 1766
Temple City, CA 91780-7766

Official ShadowGram Website: ShadowGram.com

[Bobubas]

The Official web site says the Frid event at the Vista on Friday is $20.00, while the online Shadowgram list it as costing $10.00. Does anyone know which  fee is correct?

[Midnite]

I see what you mean-- it's $20 on the order form, though it's $10 on this page.  I think they're including the bus ride ("Fans who do not need transportation can purchase tickets ... directly from the Vista Theatre box-office"), which on the flier page is listed as costing $10, though the update above lists the cost of transportation at $15.  It's confusing!

[Midnite]

DS Greeting Cards, Set of 12, $15.99???

[ProfStokes]

It's a good thing I read this update message.  I was so excited to see the order form on the website this morning that I went ahead, filled it out, and wrote a check.  I missed the afternoon mail though, and now it looks like I'll have to wait until April 20 to send my payment anyway.  I wonder why the online form is available now if we're not supposed to use it yet.

ProfStokes

[Gothick]

Ah, DS Festival management--last refuge for the halt and lame!

It reminds me of the end of Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe:  "We apologise for the inconvenience." 

G.

[Charles_Ellis]

I didn't get this e-mail from Shadowgram yet- what's the reason?  My SG subscription is paid for!

[DLA75]

My plane gets into BurbankAirport at 10:48 a.m the I have to go to baggage clain I  will get my suitcase near last as usual making it between 11:20 and 11:45. I signed up for Hertz Club Gold at the AAA rate wittch is 50% off so i should get the car without having to wait in line ver long at all. Is there any quick and cheap parking near the Vista Theatre I will have my own GPS even if the rent a car does not have one it should not be hard to find it i program the adress of the Vista Theatre in in advance.  If i use the shuttle as i am leaning when does the last bus/shuttle leave the Burbank Airport Marriott?

[Midnite]

Is there any quick and cheap parking near the Vista Theatre

It's a matter of finding street parking-- you could get lucky, but you should be able to find something within a block or two.  But be sure to carefully read any street signs!!

[Charles_Ellis]

Well, it turns out that my SG was in the 'spam' folder of my e-mail account (how did it get there?).  Better yet, I got my mailing today from the Festival! Now comes the hard part: making travel arrangements.  I've already have a room, but have yet to buy airline tickets.  Believe it or not, I've never flown before!  HELP!!!!!

[ProfStokes]

Charles, I'm so glad to hear that you're coming to CA!  Congratulations on taking that first flight.  I've always had good luck with JetBlue (they fly nonstop from JFK to Long Beach) in terms of service and price.  If you were to take this route though, you would have to find ground transportation from Long Beach for Burbank, and I'm not sure what that would entail.  I'll let you know what I can find out.

ProfStokes

[DLA75]

Jet Blue flies nonstop from JFK to Burbank too. I am scheduled for Jet Blue flight 353 nonstop July 16th leaving JFK at 7:55 a.m. EDT
and arriving in Burbank 10:48 a.m. PDT.

[frank b]

Two things about Marcy's email. First of all, there is nothing on the Fest website that indicates that payment shouldn't be sent before April 20th, as Marcy states. So unless you happen to be on her email list, you wouldn't know that. No doubt payments are already being sent.

Second, the Fest website lists 13 actor-guests. Marcy lists only 12. The one she left out? ... Roger Davis.

Frank

[Philippe Cordier]

I have been tentatively hoping to make it to the Festival this year, but unless the airfare comes down, I probably won't be able to. Right now, the airfare is over $600, which is more than the hotel would cost for four nights. That's the problem if the airport near you isn't a major metropolitan airport.

[Midnite]

::fingers crossed::, Philippe