MHI Calendar 2008

the betrayal of men. “No mere strutting sexpot, West's capacity for scathing satire comes into full view...Filled with the saucy argot of the New York streets, the play still crackles and cooks.” --Publisher's Weekly. “Mae West was many things: sexual outlaw, wildcat feminist, actress, icon. The publication of these plays proves that she was more complex than her movies suggest. The only thing she did straightforwardly was to insist that her convictions were worth fighting for...She was as close as any woman has ever come to being one of the great American queens...we can look back at Mae West with new eyes, and admire the fun she had with sex and the control she exercised on her image and her career.” -- The Boston Book Review Tues 2/26 THE ODYSSEY By Homer, adapted by Mary Zimmerman Based on a translation by Robert Fitzgerald Lead Artist: Josh Gladstone Featuring an ensemble cast TBA. This dramatic adaptation of Homer's myth begins with a modern young woman who is struggling to understand Robert Fitzgerald's translation of The Odyssey. A classical muse appears, and the young woman becomes the goddess Athena -- a tireless advocate for Odysseus in his struggle to get home. With her trademark irreverent and witty twist on classic works, Zimmerman brings to life the story of Odysseus's ten-year journey, depicting his encounters with characters such as Circe, the Cyclops, Poseidon, Calypso, the Sirens and others. “Resourceful, brainy theater that honors the power of imagination…defines the heart, soul and mission of regional theater.” – NY Times GUILD HALL 158 Main Street, East Hampton 324-0806 Sun 2/17 Adult Lecture: African American Expressions in the Boots Lamb Education Center 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm - Free Artists lecture on their work and life with Rosa Hanna Scott and members of the Long Island Black Artists Association. Reception follows.

GUILD HALL 158 Main Street, East Hampton 324-0806 5TH ANNUAL FREE WINTER FILM SERIES Sundays 1/13 –3/16 7:00 pm Free Presented in collaboration with the East Hampton Library. Eight screenings of first run, international, award-winning independent films on Sunday nights Sun 2/10 The Way I Spent the End of the World, Romania, 2006. 106 min.

(Romanian w/ English subtitles) Bucharest 1989 – Last year of Ceausescu's dictatorship. Eva, 17, lives with her parents and her 7 yearold brother Lalalilu. One day at school, Eva and her boyfriend accidentally break a bust of Ceausescu. They are forced to confess their crime before a disciplinary committee. Eva is expelled from school and transferred to a reformatory establishment. There she meets Andrei and decides to escape Romania with him. Lalalilu is more and more convinced that Ceausescu is the main reason for Eva's decision to leave, and with his friends from school, he devises a plan to kill the dictator. "…charmingly told first feature… works confidently within a traditional, anecdotal storytelling framework, enlivened by young Dorotheea Petre's luminous perf… Pic joins a spate of fine recent Romanian films which are slowly finding audience as well as critical support." –Variety Wed 2/13 Mother of Mine, Finland, 2005. 111 min.

(Finnish & Swedish w/ English subtitles) Finland's Academy Award Submission for Best Foreign Language Film. During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. Mother of Mine, the latest from the awardwinning Klaus Haro (Elina), tackles that painful patch of history in a tale of 9-year-old Eero, a child who increasingly feels abandoned by his biological Finnish mother and yet not attached to his Swedish surrogate mom. When he is returned to Finland, his confusion intensifies.

"Finnish (director) Klaus Haro comes up with an emotionally involving tale that could also resonate beyond the region in specialty situations. Pic is Finland's official submission for the Oscars' foreign film category." -- Variety GUILD HALL Moran and Spiga Galleries and Boots Lamb Education Center 158 Main Street, East Hampton 324-0806 Sat 1/12 – Sun 2/3 16th Annual Student Arts Festival- Part I PreK – 8 Sat 2/16 – Sun 3/9 16th Annual Student Arts Festival- Part II High School Sat 3/1 Reception 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm An Educational outreach exhibition that showcases student art from Montauk through Bridgehampton. Last year’s exhibition featured over 3,500 pieces of student art. These inspiring community-centered exhibitions cover the gallery walls floor to ceiling, salon style, featuring the works of students in pre-school, elementary and middle schools and in a second exhibition featuring the work of our talented high school students. The exhibition is open to public and private schools in the East Hampton Township. Admission to this exhibition is free.

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