MHI Calendar 2007

and editor of the Society of Automotive Historians, discusses American automobile design classics, including the contributions of Raymond Loewy. For more than two decades Gosden’s column “Coachworklines” has appeared in Classic Car magazine, featuring articles on American and European coachbuilders and designers. After lunch, view classic cars from regional collections while listening to classic hits from the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s. VIP Status, free admission and a complimentary boxed lunch is granted to all participants who exhibit a car. Reservations are required for boxed lunch. $5 Parrish Members | $7 Non-Members (optional boxed lunch $10) Fri 5/11 Film: Nobody Knows 7:00 pm Japan, 2004, in Japanese, PG-13 141 minutes Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu Cast: Yagira Yuya, Kitaura Ayu, Kimura Hiel. This touching film follows the lives of 12-year-old Akira and his three younger siblings after their mother abandons them in a tiny Tokyo apartment. Pragmatic and determined, Akira manages the household as best he can -- but eventually the money runs out, and the children must find new ways to survive. $5 Parrish Members | $7 Non-Members Sat 5/12 The Spring Family Festival: Lelavision Physical Music 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm At 1 pm, Lelavision will take the stage with Physical Music, a delightful display of physical agility where performers play with sound, sculpture, and move through space. The whimsical, larger-than-life musical inventions are animated through the performers’ extreme play, leading audiences on a journey of music and dance. From 2 to 4 pm, the fun continues with art projects including making your own musical instruments, face painting, caricature portraits, an ice-cream concession, and more! “...a beguiling treat for eye and ear, a body-mind riff in the spirit of Pilobolus and Mummenschanz. It should enthrall children as well as adults.” -Seattle Times No advance registration is required. Free Admission. Rain or Shine Fri 5/18 Step Back in Time 6:30 pm Take a trip down memory lane as we feature highlights from our digital scrapbook project – a collection of images and stories from the 1930s through the’60s submitted by Museum members and visitors. We’ll share a nostalgic slide presentation set to music. To conclude the evening, special guest filmmaker Jake Gorst will present his film Leisurama, a unique look at the 1950s and 1960s housing project that brought affordable second homes to Montauk. These homes, designed by architect Andrew Geller of Raymond Loewy and Associates, were the epitome of modern design and convenience. Refreshments will be served. (If you would like to submit pictures and your personal stories for this project, please bring them to the museum or mail them to Attention: Nicole Chance, The Parrish Art Museum 25 Job’s Lane, Southampton, NY 11968. Or call the Education Department at 631-283-2218, ext. 40 or email chancen@parrishart.org to participate.) Free Admission Sat 5/19 Panel Discussion: William Merritt Chase-Portraits in Oil To celebrate the publication of the second volume of the catalogue raisonne of William Merritt Chase, D. Frederick Baker and Carolyn K. Lane will discuss the process of completing the catalogue, including locating works with little documentation and authenticating portraits that surfaced in unlikely places. The catalogue includes never before seen works by Chase, which have been published for the first time. Alicia Longwell, Lewis B. & Dorothy Cullman Chief Curator, Art and Education, will introduce and moderate the discussion. A reception and book signing will follow the talk. $5 Parrish Members | $7 Non-Members EAST HAMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY 101 Main Street East Hampton 324-6850 Fri 5/25 Garden Club of East Hampton Annual Plant Show Preview Cocktail Party at Mulford Farm 6:00pm - 8:00pm Tickets $40 at the door Sat 5/26 Garden Club of East Hampton Annual Plant Show & Sale at Mulford Farm 9:00am - 2:00pm Free Sat 5/26 Cemetery Tour with Hugh King 10:00am Join historian Hugh King for a guided tour of East Hampton's coffin-shaped "Burying Ground." Tours begin at front gate of Mulford Farm, rain or shine. Admission $10. For reservations, please call 631-324-6850.

Sat 5/26 David Arbus: Drawn to East Hampton. Exhibition opening reception at Clinton Academy.

5:00pm - 7:00pm Paintings and drawings of historic architecture of East Hampton's Main Street, including views of Home Sweet Home, the OsbornJackson House, Mulford Farm and Clinton Academy Museum.

CANIO’S BOOKS 290 Main Street in Street, Sag Harbor 725-4962 Sat 5/5 6:00 pm Poet Dan Giancola reads from Part Myrth, Part Murder & poet Graham Everett reads from That Nod Toward Love.