ShadowGram Update #408 & #409

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SHADOWGRAM UPDATE # 408
Wednesday, October 3, 2018

***** Marie Wallace & Donna Wandrey Present “Shadows Over Halloween” – NYC – Oct. 20
**** Dark Shadows Original 1966-67 Episodes To Air Weeknights On Decades Nationwide Television @ Midnight (ET), Starting 10-29-18
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
MARIE WALLACE & DONNA WANDREY : “SHADOWS OVER HALLOWEEN” SAT., OCT. 20 IN NYC
 
MARIE (Eve) and DONNA (Roxanne) will appear in “Shadows Over Halloween,” a storytelling presentation, on Sat., Oct. 20, in New York City. They plan to share appropriately-spooky classic gothic stories, some humorous tales, and a dramatization of Washington Irving’s famous 17th century tale “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
Marie tells SG that the show is “what Donna Wandrey and I are doing for Halloween. It's loads of fun and I’d love some of the New York DS fans to know about it.”
Sat., Oct. 20, from 2:00-5:00pm
Producers Club, 358 W. 44th St., 2nd Floor, New York City, NY 10036
Tickets: $25-$35
Order tickets through:   PurplePass.com/Shadows
Following their presentations is an onstage discussion, audience questions, and “a chance for attendees to take photos and/or purchase memorabilia. Punch and cookies will be served.”
 
***** SHADOWGRAM IS EXCITED TO REPORT THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM THE DECADES TV NETWORK:
 
“DECADES TV Network presents ‘Dark Shadows’ – A Trick And Treat Starting Halloween Week.  Barnabas Collins returns in 260 episodes (that) starts Monday, October 29, at 12am (midnight – eastern time)
“Relive the first gothic soap opera television series ‘Dark Shadows’, when vampire Barnabas Collins arrives on DECADES TV Network every weeknight at 12am ET beginning Monday, October 29th.
“DECADES will start airing 260 episodes of the drama featuring the guilt-ridden, 175-year-old vampire, including the episode when he made his first appearance on the noir classic, which originally aired on April 18, 1967.”
---- To find out where to watch DECADES in your area, visit 
 http://decades.com/
 
DECADES Publicity: “Initially airing on ABC-TV from 1966-71, the soap opera found its own unique place in TV immortality and had fans running home from school to catch each episode. With its alluring tales of gothic mystery and supernatural intrigue, ‘Dark Shadows’ earned the reputation of being one of the most unusual and enduring programs in broadcasting history. Now, viewers can relive the thrills and chills every weeknight on DECADES.
 
“The creation of legendary producer Dan Curtis, ‘Dark Shadows’ tells the tragic tale of the Collins family, a seemingly well-to-do patriarchal dynasty that ran a dark New England town from their family estate, appropriately called Collinwood.
 
“Into this world enters a young nanny, Victoria (Alexandra Moltke), who soon learns there is a lot more to the Collins family than initially meets the eye. Mysterious relative Barnabas (Jonathan Frid) moves into the dilapidated estate next door, and soon the household is beset with classic monsters, including werewolves, witches and ghosts.
 
“Mixing high camp and gothic horror into the well-tread soap formula, ‘Dark Shadows’ quickly gathered a fanatical audience so large that TV GUIDE called the series ‘One of the 25 greatest cult shows of all time.’ (5/26/2014).
 
Starring: Joan Bennett, Louis Edmonds, Nancy Barrett, Mitchell Ryan, Kathryn Leigh Scott, David Henesy, Joel Crothers, Mark Allen, George Mitchell, Frank Schofield, Elizabeth Wilson, Conrad Bain, Michael Currie, Jane Rose, Barnard Hughes, Joseph Julian, Katherine Bruce and Alexandra Moltke.”
 
“Weigel Broadcasting Co. is a family-owned media company based in Chicago, Illinois. The company owns and operates national television networks, as well as local broadcast stations throughout the country. Weigel is the leader in the multicast television network space with ‘MeTV,’ ‘Memorable Entertainment Television,’ the number-one rated and distributed multicast network, as well as the ‘Movies!’ Network in cooperation with the Fox Television Stations, the "DECADES" Network, the ‘H&I’ Network and the ‘Start TV’ Network in association with the CBS Television Stations. Weigel's local stations include CBS, ABC, The CW, MyNet and Telemundo network affiliates. Weigel and its affiliate companies broadcast network and independent television stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, St. Louis, Cedar City-St. George, Milwaukee, South Bend and Rockford.
For more information on Weigel, visit:    https://www.weigelbroadcasting.com/

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ShadowGram (SG) Official Dark Shadows (DS) News Online Update # 409
Thursday,  October 4, 2018

**** Newly-Added DS Guests John Karlen, Robert Rodan, and Malcolm Marmorstein join the Special Dark Shadows Festival’s Halloween Surprise Screening with 10+ DS Guests In Discussion, Autographs, & More
***** Dark Shadows Featured in Decades TV 1968 Special & Decades has Licensed 130 Additional Episodes Including the Complete 1795-96 flashback:
 
Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
 
**** SPECIAL HALLOWEEN DARK SHADOWS FESTIVAL EVENT:  Surprise Screening + DS Star Guests In Onstage Discussion, Autographs, Photo Opportunities, DS Merchandise, & More.
 
---- Saturday, October 20 & Sunday, October 21, 2018
---- Westin Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Hotel, 5400 Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045
 
This weekend Dark Shadows Festival event is in conjunction with the Hollywood Celebrity Autograph Show being held at the hotel over the Oct. 20-21 weekend.
 
**** SHADOWGRAM is pleased to premiere-announce more news for the “Special Halloween Dark Shadows Surprise” screening with DS celebrity guests discussion / Q&A / autographs on SATURDAY, OCT. 20, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, in the on-site theater at the Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Westin Hotel.
 
SHADOWGRAM now shares our latest newly-added DS guests:
 
----  JOHN KARLEN (Willie Loomis), ROBERT RODAN (Adam), and MALCOLM MARMORSTEIN (Writer).
 
----- Previously-announced guests: LARA PARKER (Angelique), NANCY BARRETT (Carolyn), JERRY LACY (Trask), KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT (Maggie), MITCHELL RYAN (Burke), ROGER DAVIS (Jeff), CHRISTOPHER PENNOCK (Jeb), JAMES STORM (Gerard), and BOB COBERT (Music Composer)
 
The following DS guests also plan to attend the Autograph Show at the hotel on Saturday and Sunday Oct. 20-21:  LARA, MITCHELL, KATHRYN, CHRIS, ROGER, and JAMES. Many other film/TV celebrities will greet fans and sign autographs during the Celebrity Autograph Show, on Saturday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm.
 
 **** The Saturday evening special DS screening / discussion / Q&A will be held 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the Westin Hotel Theatre on the hotel’s second floor. After the screening, our guests will be onstage for a group discussion and audience Q&A session.
 
All fan attendees will receive a complimentary DS souvenir.
 
Our DS guests will offer personally-signed photos, autographs, fan photo opportunities, books, and more. Also available for purchase: A wide variety of special and newly-released DS memorabilia.
 
Theatre seating for the Saturday event is by general admission on a first-come, first-served basis. The theatre will open at 5:00 pm for early seating. The screening will start at 6:00 pm, followed by an onstage discussion and Q&A with the stars. Autograph signing will be held after the screening and discussion, at approximately 8:00 pm, with an end time of approximately 9:00 pm.
 
**** IMPORTANT NOTE:  The following information has been revised since the previous SG Update to take into account the expectation that the event will sell out.
 
To guarantee admission, it is highly recommended that fans purchase screening event tickets in advance. Tickets are $10.
 
For fans who ONLY plan to attend the Saturday 6:00 - 9:00 pm DS screening / discussion / Q&A / autograph session:
 
---- Please send $10 per person advance payment by check or money order, payable to DARK SHADOWS. Please mail this to Marcy Robin, P.O. Box 1766, Temple City, CA 91780-7766.
OR:
---- To pay $10 per person via PayPal, please send your PayPal order to Kathleen Resch at:  Kathleener@aol.com
 
----- For the above ticket purchases:
Please be sure to include the full name(s) of each person(s) for whom you are playing. Also include your complete contact email address in order to receive your receipt by email.
 
The only guaranteed admission to the Saturday evening event is to purchase advance tickets at $10 each as described above.
 
If space allows, fans attending the daytime Celebrity Autograph Show on Saturday will be allowed complementary admission to the Saturday evening DS screening event, with proof of Autograph Show membership.
 
For those who do not attend the Saturday daytime autograph show on the first floor, Pay-At-The-Door Registration to attend the Saturday evening screening / discussion / Q&A / autograph session will begin outside the theatre, upstairs on the second floor, at 4:00 pm. It is open seating and space is limited.
 
All Hollywood Autograph Show ticket purchases to attend the show on Saturday, October 20 and/or Sunday, October 21, must be paid at the Hollywood Show table at the door or in advance from the Hollywood Show website (See details below).
 
Hollywood Show Info, including names and information about many other celebrity guests:
 
Homepage: http://hollywoodshow.com/upcoming_shows.php  /  (818) 533-8204
 
---- Order tickets: http://hollywoodshow.com/store/default/tickets.html
 
---- You pick up your Hollywood Show tickets with valid ID at the event Registration / Will Call table ONLY.
 
 ---- Celebrity Autograph Show Admission Ticket Price Per Person:
 
 *SATURDAY 10-20: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (1-Day Pass): $25
 
 *SUNDAY 10-21: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
 
*2-Day Pass: $40
 
* IMPORTANT NOTE:  Children age 10 and under: FREE
 
---- Hotel Parking: $12 + tax per day with validation at Hollywood Show Front Desk or hotel restaurant/bars
 
---- Los Angeles Westin International (LAX) Airport Hotel - 5400 Century Blvd. - Los Angeles, CA 90045
 
Upcoming SHADOWGRAM Official DS News Online Updates will announce/report more event news as it is confirmed.
***** DARK SHADOWS FEATURED IN DECADES TV 1968 SPECIAL & DECADES HAS LICENSED 130 ADDITIONAL EPISODES INCLUDING THE COMPLETE 1795-96 FLASHBACK:
 
Dark Shadows will be featured in a segment of DECADES PRESENTS 1968 TELEVISION, PART 2, which will air on the following dates:
--- Saturday, October 13 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
--- Friday, October 19 at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern)
--- Wednesday, October 24 at 12:00 a.m. (Eastern)
 
Although Decades has featured several “binge” marathon telecasts of 130 early DS episodes during various weekends over the past few years, the outlet has now licensed an additional 130 episodes. These additional shows will enable viewers to enjoy not only the early Barnabas saga, but also the complete 1795-96 flashback storyline: The crucial tale of Barnabas’ life and choices 2 centuries ago, leading to love, longing, deception, jealousy, danger, horror, and a crucial, immortal vampire curse.