SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL ONLINE DARK SHADOWS NEWS UPDATE # 301
November 6, 2013
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS) announces the following key breaking news in this Official Online DS News Update "bulletin."
**** SHADOWGRAM PREMIERE-ANNOUNCES: NEW 2014 DS CALENDAR
**** REPORTING: THE DARK SHADOWS HALLOWEEN CRUISE
---- AVAILABLE NOW: NEW DELUXE 2014 DS CALENDAR
SG is asked to make this premiere announcement:
The DS Festival now has the deluxe “Dark Shadows 2014 Vampire Calendar” available for ordering.
“This new calendar features over a dozen rare and ‘biting’ black-and white images, direct from the original negatives in the Dan Curtis Productions archive. Many have never been seen before.”
The price is $14.99 (includes postage). Please send check / money order payment to
Dark Shadows Festival
P.O. Box 92
Maplewood, NJ 07040
Please note the Festival cannot accept PayPal or credit card payments.
---- REPORTING:
DARK SHADOWS AT SEA: DARK SHADOWS HALLOWEEN CRUISE
Original DS actresses LARA PARKER (Angelique), KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT (Maggie), and MARIE WALLACE (Eve) hosted over 100 fans for a week-long
round-trip cruise to Kings Wharf, Bermuda, from Oct. 27 – Nov. 3.
The ship “Explorer of the Seas” (Royal Caribbean Cruise Line) left Cape Liberty Cruise Port in New Jersey (New York City area). During several days at sea, the fans enjoyed intimate Q&A sessions with Marie, Lara, and Kathryn. The ladies also offered dramatic performances and shared many recollections of their days on DS and other career achievements.
A highlight of the journey was an elaborate DS Halloween Costume Party in the ship's gothic-flavored “The Chamber,” a dungeon-style night club, which also included dancing. Kathryn dressed as waitress Maggie Evans, her original DS character. Lara appeared as a wicked, black-haired witch. Marie became a mysterious but glamorous society matron. Many fans came splendidly attired in an intriguing array of costumes.
A further celebration on the deck of the ship included the other 1,000 + guests on board. Oct. 30 and Oct. 31 (Halloween) were spent docked at Kings Wharf in Bermuda, offering a variety of opportunities to explore, relax, shop, sightsee, and more.
For the first time, Kathryn, Marie, and Lara joined together for a musical-comedy performance in a skit, set backstage in the dressing rooms of “Dark Shadows” in 1968. During the show, they proceeded to offer humorous stories, capped with a rousing group rendition of "Together, Wherever We Go." The 3 ladies presented the song complete with special DS-themed lyrics as they danced and flung colorful feather boas, to the delight of the crowd.
**** Now in the planning stages for 2015: A Dark Shadows Caribbean cruise, to include a stop in Martinique (the 1795 home of DS’ Angelique Bouchard and Josette and Andre DuPres).
