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<strong>KeLLy</strong> <strong>MCGILLIS</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>LISA</strong> <strong>eIChhorN</strong> <strong>FeAtUReD</strong> At<br />
the FIFth ANNUAl GreAter reADING FILM FeStIvAL<br />
Celebrating “Women in Film” and local<br />
female film professionals, we are pleased<br />
to announce the special guests attending<br />
and the lineup of films selected to screen<br />
during the Fifth Annual Greater Reading<br />
Film Festival (GRFF) Friday, Nov. 5, through<br />
Sunday, Nov. 14, at the R/C Movies 11 &<br />
IMAX at Entertainment Square. Screenings<br />
range from Hollywood blockbusters to<br />
documentaries with local interest, and<br />
include independent films representing 16<br />
countries.<br />
Actress and former <strong>Berks</strong> resident Kelly<br />
McGillis will open the festival on Friday,<br />
Nov. 5, with a special celebration, in<br />
partnership with <strong>Berks</strong> Women in Crisis,<br />
at the Cohen Gallery in the GoggleWorks<br />
Center for the <strong>Arts</strong>, followed by a screening<br />
of “The Accused” at 7 p.m. in the R/C<br />
Movies 11 & IMAX, with a filmmaker Q&A<br />
panel after the screening. Hors d’oeuvres<br />
and refreshments will be served. Tickets for<br />
the reception and screening/panel are $35,<br />
with tickets for the screening/panel only at<br />
$20. She will also attend a 25th anniversary<br />
showing of “Witness” in the R/C Theatres,<br />
followed by a filmmaker Q&A on Saturday,<br />
Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20.<br />
Sunday, Nov. 7, is “Women in Film Day”<br />
with special screenings and activities<br />
featuring women’s issues and female<br />
filmmakers. Many of the films screening that<br />
day, as well as over the course of the ten-day<br />
festival, will be followed by panel discussions<br />
featuring the filmmakers or local experts<br />
pursuant to the film’s topic. <strong>Berks</strong> County<br />
natives, actress Lisa Eichhorn and filmmaker<br />
Melissa Hammel, will join other local female<br />
film professionals for a Women In Film<br />
Symposium in the R/C Movies 11 & IMAX<br />
on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15.<br />
Ms. Eichhorn’s films take center stage during<br />
the festival’s second weekend, with the<br />
screening of “A Modern Affair” on Saturday,<br />
Nov. 13, at 7 p.m., followed by a Q&A panel.<br />
Tickets for this screening are $15. Closing<br />
the festival on Sunday, Nov. 14, at 3 p.m. will<br />
be a screening of “…Around” produced by<br />
Ms. Eichhorn and directed by David Spaltro,<br />
who will both be panelists for the filmmaker<br />
Q&A following the film, then followed by<br />
the festival’s closing ceremonies, hosted<br />
by the Latina Gathering in the Schmidt<br />
Technology Center at RACC. Hors d’oeuvres<br />
and refreshments will be served at the<br />
closing reception, with tickets $25 for both<br />
the screening/panel and reception, and $15<br />
for the screening/panel only.<br />
This year’s festival attracted over 180 films<br />
from around the world in competition<br />
for the GRFF prizes, with 34 films from<br />
16 countries selected for screening.<br />
Cash awards are given annually to the<br />
top narrative feature and documentary<br />
films, and to the top short films in three<br />
award categories: Adult/Post-College,<br />
College, and High School, as selected by<br />
>VF Outlet > <strong>Berks</strong> Jazz Jazz Fest Fest >Bandshell > Bandshell Concerts Concert >Music Series Composition > Pagoda Program Awards >Pagoda Awards<br />
> PA >PA Partners in in the the <strong>Arts</strong> Regrant Program ><strong>Berks</strong> > Greater Movie Madness Reading Film Film Festival Festival<br />
the GRFF programming committee. This<br />
year’s narrative feature film winner of<br />
$1000 is “Backyard” (Mexico), a stunning<br />
portrayal of the violence against women in<br />
Ciudad Juarez, directed by Carlos Carrera.<br />
“Backyard” screens Friday, Nov. 12, at 7<br />
p.m., and will be hosted by The Latina<br />
Gathering, followed by a panel discussion.<br />
This year’s documentary film winner of<br />
$1000 is “Gasland” (USA), a powerful film<br />
outlining the risks associated with natural<br />
gas collection from the Marcellus Shale,<br />
directed by Josh Fox. Gasland will screen<br />
Thursday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m., hosted by<br />
the League of Women Voters, and will be<br />
followed by a panel discussion.<br />
Winning short films each receive a $250<br />
cash award, and all of this year’s winners<br />
will screen in the Short Film Showcase on<br />
Saturday, Nov. 13, at 1 p.m. The 2010 short<br />
film award winners are: Adult/Post-College<br />
– “God of Love” (USA), written and directed<br />
by Luke Matheny; College – “PING!” (USA),<br />
written and directed by Jason Oshman, Penn<br />
State University at University Park; and High<br />
School – “Crippled” (South Korea), written<br />
and directed by Ien Chen, Seoul Foreign<br />
School, Duluth, GA. Many of the short film<br />
filmmakers will be in attendance for the<br />
showcase.<br />
Tickets for all screenings and events are<br />
available online at www.fandango.com, or<br />
at the R/C Movies 11 & IMAX box office.<br />
The complete screening schedule and<br />
event information can be found online at<br />
www.readingfilmfestival.com or by calling<br />
610-898-1930. g<br />
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WoMeN IN FILM SCreeNINGS <strong>AND</strong><br />
eveNtS<br />
The Accused (USA) – Friday, Nov. 5<br />
@ 7 p.m., in conjunction with <strong>Berks</strong><br />
women in Crisis. tickets - $35.<br />
includes reception, $20. screening<br />
only<br />
Witness (USA) – Saturday, Nov. 6<br />
@ 7 p.m., special 25th anniversary<br />
screening with kelly Mcgillis. tickets<br />
- $20.<br />
Women In Film Day – Sunday, Nov.<br />
7, 12:30 to 9 p.m., all screenings and<br />
events feature female directors,<br />
strong female leads or women’s<br />
issues. ticket prices vary.<br />
Women In Film Symposium – Sunday,<br />
Nov. 7 @ 7 p.m., featuring lisa<br />
eichhorn and Melissa hammel. At the<br />
R/C Movies 11 & IMAX. tickets - $15.<br />
Gasland (USA) – thursday, Nov. 11<br />
@ 7 p.m., hosted by the league of<br />
women Voters. tickets - $7.<br />
Backyard (Mexico) – Friday, Nov. 12 @<br />
7 p.m., hosted by the latina gathering.<br />
tickets - $7.<br />
A Modern Affair (USA) – Saturday,<br />
Nov. 13 @ 7 p.m., with lisa eichhorn.<br />
tickets - $15.<br />
…Around (USA) – Sunday, Nov.<br />
14 @ 3 p.m., with lisa eichhorn, in<br />
conjunction with the latina gathering.<br />
tickets - $25. includes reception, $15.<br />
screening only<br />
FILMMAKer Q&A/DISCuSSIoN FILMS<br />
Q&A with Kelly McGillis – The<br />
Accused (USA) – Friday, Nov. 5 @<br />
7 p.m.<br />
Q&A with Kelly McGillis – Witness<br />
(USA) – Saturday, Nov. 6 @ 7 p.m.<br />
Q&A with Lisa eichhorn – A Modern<br />
Affair (USA) – Saturday, Nov. 13 @<br />
7 p.m.<br />
Q&A with Lisa eichhorn – …Around<br />
(USA) – Sunday, Nov. 14 @ 3 p.m.<br />
Filmmaker Q&A – The Romantic (USA)<br />
– Saturday, Nov. 6 @ 3 p.m.<br />
Filmmaker Q&A – Race to Nowhere<br />
(USA) – Sunday, Nov. 7@ 3 p.m.<br />
Filmmaker Q&A – Short Film<br />
Showcase (various) – Saturday, Nov.<br />
13 @ 1 p.m.<br />
Filmmaker Q&A – Snow and Ashes<br />
(Canada) – Saturday, Nov. 13 @ 4 p.m.<br />
Filmmaker Q&A – …Around (USA) –<br />
Sunday, Nov. 14 @ 3 p.m.<br />
Discussion – Stalin Thought of You<br />
(Netherlands) – Saturday, Nov. 6 @<br />
2:30 p.m.<br />
Discussion – Dirty Oil (USA) – Sunday,<br />
Nov. 7 @ 12:30 p.m.<br />
Discussion – War Against the Weak<br />
(USA) – wed., Nov. 9 @ 7 p.m.<br />
Discussion – Gasland (USA) –<br />
thursday, Nov. 11 @ 7 p.m., hosted by<br />
the league of women Voters<br />
Discussion - Backyard (Mexico) –<br />
Friday, Nov. 12 @ 7 p.m., hosted by the<br />
latina gathering<br />
reCePtIoNS<br />
opening reception: in partnership<br />
with <strong>Berks</strong> women in Crisis – Friday,<br />
Nov. 5 @ 5:30 p.m. in the Cohen gallery<br />
@ the goggleworks, followed by a<br />
special screening of the Accused at<br />
the R/C Movies 11 & IMAX at 7 p.m.,<br />
with Q&A to follow. tickets - $35.<br />
Closing reception: sponsored by the<br />
latina gathering – Sunday, Nov. 14 @<br />
3 p.m., special screening of the lisa<br />
eichhorn-produced film, …Around,<br />
followed by Q&A, and reception at<br />
5:30 p.m. in the Schmidt technology<br />
Center at RACC. tickets - $25.<br />
SPANISh FILMS – all screenings $7.00<br />
Backyard (Mexico) – Friday, Nov. 12 @<br />
7 p.m., hosted by the latina gathering<br />
Cuestion de Principios/A Matter of<br />
Principles (Argentina) – wed., Nov. 10<br />
@ 7 p.m.<br />
El Rayo Y La Sirena/Thunderbolt<br />
and the Mermaid (Spain) [short] -<br />
Saturday, Nov. 13 @ 1 p.m.<br />
INterNAtIoNAL FILMS – all<br />
screenings $7.00<br />
14-18: The Noise and The Fury<br />
(France) – Monday, Nov. 8 @ 7 p.m.<br />
All That I Love (Poland) – Friday, Nov.<br />
12 @ 10 p.m.<br />
Backyard (Mexico) – Friday, Nov. 12 @<br />
7 p.m., hosted by the latina gathering<br />
Chameleon (hungary) – Sunday, Nov.<br />
7 @ 5 p.m.<br />
Cuestion de Principios/A Matter of<br />
Principles (Argentina) – wed. Nov. 10<br />
@ 7 p.m.<br />
Eamon (Ireland) - Saturday, Nov. 6 @<br />
5 p.m.<br />
FeStIvAL-At-A-GLANCe<br />
NOVeMBeR 5-14, 2010<br />
The House of Branching Love (Finland)<br />
- Saturday, Nov. 6 @ 10 p.m.<br />
Pokrajina Å t.2/Landscape #2<br />
(Slovenia) - Friday, Nov. 5 @ 10 p.m.<br />
Linoleum (Netherlands) - Saturday,<br />
Nov. 6 @ 12:30 p.m.<br />
Lourdes (Austria) - Sunday, Nov. 7 @<br />
12:30 p.m.<br />
One Hundred Mornings (Ireland) –<br />
Saturday, Nov. 6 @ 10 p.m.<br />
Meisjes/The Over the Hill Band<br />
(Belgium) – Saturday, Nov. 6 @ 5 p.m.<br />
Snow and Ashes (Canada) – Saturday,<br />
Nov. 13 @ 4 p.m.<br />
Stalin vspomnil o vas!/Stalin Thought<br />
of You (Netherlands) – Saturday, Nov.<br />
6 @ 2:30<br />
Svetat E Goljam I Spasenie Debne<br />
Otvsjakade/The World is Big and<br />
Salvation Lurks Around the Corner<br />
(Bulgaria) – Saturday, Nov. 13<br />
@ 10 p.m.<br />
El Rayo Y La Sirena/Thunderbolt<br />
and the Mermaid (Spain) [short] -<br />
Saturday, Nov. 13 @ 1 p.m.<br />
Crippled (South korea) [short] –<br />
Saturday, Nov. 13 @ 1 p.m.<br />
ANIMAtIoN – all screenings $7.00<br />
The Romantic (USA) – Saturday, Nov.<br />
6 @ 3 p.m.<br />
PING! (USA) – Saturday, Nov. 13 @<br />
1 p.m.<br />
DoCuMeNtAry – all screenings $7.00<br />
Stalin Thought of You (Netherlands) –<br />
Saturday, Nov. 6 @ 2:30 p.m.<br />
Dirty Oil (USA) – Sunday, Nov. 7 @<br />
12:30 p.m.<br />
Race to Nowhere (USA) – Sunday,<br />
Nov. 7 @ 3 p.m.<br />
How to Live Forever (USA) – Sunday,<br />
Nov. 7 @ 5 p.m.<br />
War Against the Weak (USA) – wed.,<br />
Nov. 9 @ 7 p.m.<br />
Gasland (USA) – thursday, Nov. 11 @<br />
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<strong>Berks</strong> Opera Workshop’s presentation series, in<br />
conjunction with The Met: Live in HD broadcasts,<br />
refines the art of how to experience opera locally.<br />
Having begun its fifth season in October of<br />
2010, The Met: Live in HD broadcasts live, highdefinition<br />
performances to theaters in more than<br />
40 countries around the world.<br />
<strong>Berks</strong> Opera Workshop, recognizing that Greater<br />
Reading had no local exposure to live opera,<br />
began giving presentations in conjunction with<br />
the Live in HD shows. “The popular media<br />
reinforce only the negative stereotypes of opera”<br />
explains David Richie, president of the <strong>Berks</strong><br />
Opera Workshop. “It has become so unfamiliar<br />
that many people practically feel they need<br />
permission to enjoy it. I’d like the chance to give<br />
them that permission.”<br />
The 2010-2011 season began Saturday, Oct.<br />
9, with Das Rheingold, and will end Saturday,<br />
May 14, with Die Walküre, which are the first<br />
two installments of Wagner’s epic Der Ring des<br />
Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelungs). Those<br />
productions will be conducted by James Levine,<br />
and directed by Robert Lepage. The next live<br />
broadcast is Donizetti’s comedy Don Pasquale,<br />
on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 1 p.m.<br />
local artist and Reading high School educator Sandi turner describes his artistic process<br />
to a crowd of greater Reading art enthusiasts during the Art in the Afternoon salon<br />
on Sunday, Sept. 26, graciously hosted in the home of Marlin and Regina gouger-Miller.<br />
Richie began showing multimedia presentations<br />
through <strong>Berks</strong> Opera Workshop to familiarize<br />
audiences with the art form. “Each presentation<br />
is like a variety show” according to Richie.<br />
“We explain the plot, and give some interesting<br />
historical background about the opera, the music<br />
and the composer.”<br />
The series is titled “Unleashing Your Inner<br />
Opera Fan,” and each presentation features<br />
<strong>Berks</strong> Opera Workshop singers such us<br />
Tamara Black, Maria Damore and Toni Marie<br />
Palmertree. They perform material related to the<br />
opera being presented that day. Richie unifies<br />
both educational material and humor in his<br />
presentations, and helps viewers appreciate the<br />
art of opera.<br />
“The greatest opera performances bring<br />
together all the arts at their highest level of<br />
genius and accomplishment,” says Richie.<br />
He will be holding presentations for all Live<br />
in HD broadcasts this season. Several of the<br />
presentations will be held at the R/C Reading<br />
Movies 11 & IMAX prior to The Met: Live<br />
in HD broadcasts, with others held at the<br />
Canal Street Pub and Restaurant. For the<br />
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<strong>Berks</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Member Exhibits:<br />
Nov. & Dec. – <strong>Berks</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Member<br />
Artists. Cucina Café at GoggleWorks, 201<br />
Washington St., Reading. www.berksarts.org.<br />
Nov. & DeC.<br />
GoggleWorks Exhibits: Nov. – to Nov. 14,<br />
Philadelphia Watercolor Society. Opening<br />
Nov. 21, GoggleWorks 6th Annual Artist<br />
Exhibition, Cohen Gallery; Black & White:<br />
Brothers Exhibition, Rolf & Renate Schmidt<br />
Gallery. Dec. – Ongoing: GoggleWorks 6th<br />
Annual Artist Exhibition, opening reception<br />
12/3 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Cohen Gallery;<br />
“A Little Bit of This and A Little Bit of That”<br />
photography by John Walborn, Rolf &<br />
Renate Schmidt Gallery. Ongoing: Willson<br />
History Project, VIST Financial Gallery. 201<br />
Washington St., Reading. 610-374-4600,<br />
www.goggleworks.org.<br />
Nov. & DeC.<br />
Reading Public Museum Exhibits: To Dec.<br />
31: Nefrina’s World. To Jan. 2011: Muybridge<br />
& Edgerton Photographs; Tiffany Lamps:<br />
Articles of Utility, Objects of Art; Women<br />
Artists. 500 Museum Rd., West Reading. 610-<br />
371-5850, www.readingpublicmuseum.org.<br />
Nov. & DeC.<br />
Yocum Institute for <strong>Arts</strong> Education: To<br />
Nov. 8: Art Exchange Exhibit. Nov. 19-Dec.<br />
23: “Shoes” Exhibit, opening reception 11/19<br />
from 5-7 p.m. Yocum Gallery. 1100 Belmont<br />
Ave.,Wyomissing. 610-376-1576. www.<br />
institute-of-arts.org.<br />
Nov.<br />
Studio B: To Nov. 20, Dave Larson.<br />
39A E. Philadelphia Ave., Boyertown.<br />
www.studiobbb.org.<br />
Nov.-JAN<br />
Thornton Dial: one of a handful of artists<br />
that bridges the chasm of self-taught verses<br />
trained artists. Check web site for exhibit/<br />
opening dates. Outsider Folk Art Gallery<br />
@ Goggleworks, 201 Washington St.<br />
Suite 504, Reading. 610-939-1737. www.<br />
outsiderfolkart.com.<br />
Nov. 5-DeC. 18<br />
Fredrick Keller: Opening reception 11/5<br />
from 6-9 p.m. New <strong>Arts</strong> Program, 173 W.<br />
Main, Kutztown. Hours: Wed. through Sat.<br />
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or call 610-683-6440.<br />
www.napconnection.com.<br />
Nov. 12 & DeC. 10<br />
Furry Fridays: 11/12-with art exhibit by Rick<br />
Unger. 12/10-with art by Cheryl Agulnick<br />
Hochberg. Reception 5-7:30 p.m. Food,<br />
drink, art, animals. The Humane Society of<br />
<strong>Berks</strong> County, 1801 N. 11th St., Reading.<br />
610-921-2348. www.berkshumane.org.<br />
DeC. 4-12<br />
Senior Exhibition-Communication Design<br />
& Art Education & Crafts: Reception<br />
12/5 from 2-4 p.m. Sharadin Art Gallery,<br />
Kutztown University, 15200 Kutztown Rd.,<br />
Kutztown. 610-683-4546. www.kutztown.<br />
edu/acad/artgallery.<br />
to DeC. 9<br />
Hot Wax-Contemporary Encaustic Work:<br />
Freyberger Gallery, Perkins Student Center<br />
at Penn State <strong>Berks</strong>, Broadcasting Rd.,<br />
4 B e R k S A R t S N e w S N o v e m b e r & D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 0<br />
Wyomissing. 610-396-6140. www.bk.psu.<br />
edu/Information/Community/freybergerexhibits.htm.<br />
to DeC. 10<br />
Kit Rank: Freedman Gallery, Albright<br />
College, 13th & Bern St., Reading. 610-921-<br />
7526. www.albright.edu/centerforthearts.<br />
to DeC. 15<br />
Art of the City: an Urban Art Show:<br />
featuring works by artists residing in<br />
the City of Reading. <strong>Berks</strong> Hall Gallery<br />
at RACC, 10 S. 2nd St., Reading.<br />
610-898-1930. www.berksarts.org.<br />
music<br />
Nov. & DeC.<br />
Reading Symphony Orchestra: 11/13 -<br />
Reflections, with Williams - Fantasia on<br />
Welsh Nursery Tunes and Strauss - Four<br />
Last Songs; featuring Janice Chandler<br />
Eteme, Soprano. 8 p.m. Tickets: $18-68.<br />
11/14 – Kinderkonzert, with children’s classics<br />
Peter and the Wolf and Tubby the Tuba.<br />
3 p.m. Tickets: $5-$20. 12/17 & 18 – The<br />
Nutcracker. Featuring the <strong>Berks</strong> Ballet Theatre<br />
and <strong>Berks</strong> Classical Children’s Chorus.<br />
7:30 p.m. (12/17), 12 & 4:30 p.m. (12/18)<br />
Tickets: $12-$46. 12/31 – New Year’s Eve<br />
Concert: featuring “Club Swing” by Five by<br />
Design. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $32-$66. Sovereign<br />
Performing <strong>Arts</strong> Center, 136 N. 6 St.,<br />
Reading. 610-373-7557, info@readingsymphony.org.<br />
www.readingsymphony.org.<br />
Nov. & DeC.<br />
Albright College Center for the <strong>Arts</strong><br />
Concerts: 11/20 - The Fall Symphonic<br />
Band Concert; 12/4 - The Fall String<br />
Chamber Orchestra Concert; 12/5 - The<br />
Fall Jazz Band and Chamber Ensembles;<br />
12/11 – Holiday Concert-The Choral<br />
Ensembles. Albright College Center for the<br />
<strong>Arts</strong>, 13th & Bern St., Reading. 610-921-<br />
7526. www.albright.edu/centerforthearts.<br />
Nov. & DeC.<br />
<strong>Berks</strong> Classical Children’s Chorus: 11/14<br />
– Songs of Inspiration: Fall concert. 4 p.m.<br />
Atonement Lutheran Church, 5 Wyomissing<br />
Blvd., Wyomissing. 12/4 – Choristers<br />
and Chorale, Snowman - part of Museum<br />
Concert Series Family Day. 7:30 p.m.<br />
Reading Public Museum, 500 Museum<br />
Rd., West Reading 12/10 – Here We Come<br />
A-Caroling. 7:30 p.m. Trinity Lutheran<br />
Church, 527 Washington St., Reading.<br />
12/11 – MasterSingers, with the RSO Youth<br />
Orchestra . 7:30 p.m. Reading High School,<br />
13th & Spring Sts., Reading. For tickets,<br />
call: 610-898-7664. www.bcccsings.org.<br />
Nov. 10<br />
The David Bennett Septet - Tribute to<br />
Benny Goodman: In a Veteran’s Day<br />
tribute, twenty-five-year-old clarinetist<br />
David Bennett and his jazz ensemble will<br />
bring back the “swing era” and the music<br />
of Benny Goodman. Veterans and Active<br />
Duty service get in for free. 7:30 p.m.<br />
Tickets: $33.50/Adult, $20/Student, $10/<br />
Child. Schaeffer Auditorium. Kutztown<br />
University. 610-683-4092. www.Kutztown-<br />
Presents.org.<br />
Nov. 10<br />
<strong>Berks</strong> Jazz Jam: Jazz Workshop for<br />
students of all ages. Free. Zeswitz Music<br />
Store, 100 Gibraltar Road, Reading. www.<br />
berksjazzjam.com<br />
Nov. 12<br />
Tom Rush: a gifted musician, whose<br />
distinctive guitar style, wry humor and<br />
warm, expressive voice have made him both<br />
a legend and a lure to audiences around the<br />
world. 8 p.m. Tickets: $27/Advance, $32/<br />
Door, $20/Student. RACC Miller Center for<br />
the <strong>Arts</strong>, 4 N. Second St., Reading. www.<br />
racc.edu/MillerCenter.<br />
Nov. 12<br />
The Purcell Family: from Allentown: Ken<br />
and both sons play a variety of Irish instruments,<br />
sing Irish songs and have one of the<br />
best step dancers in the U.S. A Kutztown<br />
Folk Music Society Concert. 8 p.m. Tickets:<br />
$7. St. John’s UCC, W. Walnut & N.<br />
Whiteoak Sts., Kutztown. www.kfms.org.<br />
Nov. 12<br />
Friends of Chamber Music: Aeolus<br />
String Quartet. 8 p.m. Free. WCR Center<br />
for the <strong>Arts</strong>, 150 North Fifth St., Reading.<br />
610-796-9001.<br />
Nov. 13<br />
Leon Redbone: one of the most unique<br />
performers alive today, Redbone is an accomplished<br />
guitarist specializing in jazz,<br />
blues, and early twentieth century music.<br />
8 p.m. Tickets: $27/Advance, $32/Door, $20/<br />
Student. RACC Miller Center for the <strong>Arts</strong>,<br />
4 N. Second St., Reading. www.racc.edu/<br />
MillerCenter.<br />
Nov. 14<br />
Gabriel Chamber Ensemble “Goes International”:<br />
chamber orchestra setting with<br />
featured instruments: piano, Violin, Viola<br />
and Cello. Features: Rebecca Clarke Viola<br />
Sonata, Tempestuoso; David Rimelis, Violin<br />
and Cello Duets; Turina Piano Quartet Op<br />
67; Brahms Piano Quartet in C minor.<br />
3 p.m. Jerusalem Lutheran Church, 252<br />
Dock St., Schuylkill Haven. 570-943-2558,<br />
www.gabrielensemble.org.<br />
Nov. 13 & DeC. 11<br />
<strong>Berks</strong> Opera Workshop: Unleash your Inner<br />
Opera Fan: 11/13-There’s No Fool…Don<br />
Pasquale by Donizetti, 11 a.m. 12/11- Politics<br />
Unusual – Don Carlo by Verdi. Tickets:<br />
$10/Adults & Seniors, $7/Children, Students<br />
and/or Young Adults under 30. R/C Reading<br />
Movies 11 & IMAX, 30 N. 2nd St., Reading.<br />
www.berksoperaworkshop.org.<br />
Nov. 13 & DeC. 11<br />
MetLive in HD: 11/13 – Donizetti’s Don<br />
Pasquale . 12/11 – Verdi’s Don Carlo. 1 p.m.<br />
$22/Adult, $20/Senior, $15/Child. R/C<br />
Movies 11 & IMAX, 30 N. 2nd St.., Reading.<br />
610-374-2828. www.rctheatres.com.<br />
Nov. 14 & 21<br />
Reading Choral Society: presents Cathedral<br />
Music Montage. 11/14 – 3 p.m. Tickets: $10<br />
suggested donation. Grace Lutheran Church,<br />
517 North Queen St., Lancaster. 11/21 –<br />
4 p.m. Tickets: $18/advance, $20/door,<br />
$1/student. Atonement Lutheran Church,<br />
5 Wyomissing Blvd., Wyomissing.<br />
610-898-1939. www.readingchoral.org.<br />
Nov. 18<br />
The Mambo Kings: A fusion of Afro-Cuban<br />
and Contemporary Jazz, the Mambo Kings<br />
have rapidly earned a national reputation<br />
for their explosive blend of rhythms and jazz<br />
improvisation. An Ursa Minors Café Event.<br />
7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20/Adult, $20/Student,<br />
$10/Child. MSU Multipurpose Room.<br />
Kutztown University. 610-683-4092. www.<br />
KutztownPresents.org.<br />
Nov. 28<br />
Bagels & Bach: featuring Josh Taylor and<br />
Trey LaRue. 10 a.m.- noon. Tickets: $15/<br />
members, $25/non-members. Reading<br />
Public Museum Atrium, 500 Museum Rd.,<br />
West Reading. 610-371-5850, www.readingpublicmuseum.org.<br />
DeC. 3<br />
“Once Upon a Dream” – A Musical Tribute<br />
to Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline: this is one<br />
woman, two characters in one show and is a<br />
brand new offering for 2010. 7 p.m., Tickets:<br />
$20 Sovereign Majestic Theater, 209 N.<br />
Centre Street, Pottsville. 570-628-4647<br />
www.sovereignmajestic.com.<br />
DeC. 4 & 5<br />
Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman: Celebrate<br />
the holidays with a special concert event<br />
showing of the classic animated film by<br />
Raymond Briggs. This is the magical story of<br />
a boy who creates a snowman that comes to<br />
life on Christmas Eve and takes him on<br />
a special adventure to the North Pole. Featuring<br />
the <strong>Berks</strong> Classical Children’s Chorus,<br />
KU Orchestra, Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble,<br />
and other special guests! 12/4 at 7:30<br />
p.m., 12/5 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $10/Adult, $10/<br />
Student, $10/Child. Schaeffer Auditorium.<br />
Kutztown University. 610-683-4092. www.<br />
KutztownPresents.org.<br />
DeC. 5<br />
The <strong>Berks</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Council</strong> presents A Peter<br />
White Christmas: featuring jazz sensations<br />
Peter White, Mindi Abair and Rick Braun,<br />
bringing their jazz-flavored carols to Greater<br />
Reading for the holiday season. Two shows:<br />
3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets: 39. RACC Miller<br />
Center for the <strong>Arts</strong>, 4 N. Second St., Reading.<br />
www.berksjazzfest.com.<br />
DeC. 10<br />
Carl Peterson: The REAL Scotsman has<br />
performed in many countries on many CDs.<br />
Great voice and guitar - all wrapped in a kilt.<br />
A Kutztown Folk Music Society Concert. 8<br />
p.m. Tickets: $7. St. John’s UCC, W. Walnut &<br />
N. Whiteoak Sts., Kutztown. www.kfms.org.<br />
DeC. 11<br />
The <strong>Arts</strong> at Atonement Lutheran Church:<br />
with the Wheatland Chorale. 8 p.m. Tickets:<br />
610-796-1581. Atonement Lutheran Church,<br />
5 Wyomissing Blvd., Wyomissing. www.<br />
atonementwyo.org.<br />
DeC. 12<br />
Sunday with the Pops, featuring The Four<br />
Freshmen: The annual Reading Pops Holiday<br />
Concert features The Four Freshmen.<br />
3 p.m. Tickets $38. Miller Center for the<br />
<strong>Arts</strong>, 4 N. 2nd St., Reading. 610-777-2310.<br />
www.readingpops.com.<br />
DeC. 17<br />
Holiday Concert: the Reading Philharmonic<br />
Orchestra. 7 p.m. Free. St. Paul’s Evangelical<br />
Church, 117 E. Arch St., Fleetwood. www.<br />
readingphilharmonic.com.<br />
DeC. 19<br />
Ring-A-Liers, Handbell Music for the Holidays:<br />
a free concert of holiday music in the<br />
Museum’s Auditorium by the Ring-A-Liers.<br />
Presented by the Reading Musical Foundation.<br />
3 p.m. Free. Reading Public Museum, 500<br />
Museum Rd., West Reading. 610-371-5850.<br />
www.readingpublicmuseum.org.<br />
dance<br />
Nov. 5-7<br />
Mélange Contemporary Dance Company:<br />
Energetic, creative, challenging and<br />
expressive, MELANGE offers the audience<br />
the opportunity to explore professional level<br />
contemporary dance right in your own back<br />
yard! Tickets: $17/Adults, $15/Student/<br />
Senior, $13/Child. Tri-County Performing<br />
<strong>Arts</strong> Center, 245 E. High St., Pottstown.<br />
610-970-1199. www.tripac.org.
DeC. 17 & 18<br />
The Nutcracker: performance by the <strong>Berks</strong><br />
Ballet Theatre with the Reading Symphony<br />
Orchestra and the <strong>Berks</strong> Classical Children’s<br />
Chorus. 7:30 p.m. (12/17), 12 & 4:30 p.m.<br />
(12/18) Tickets: $12-$46. Sovereign Performing<br />
<strong>Arts</strong> Center, 136 N. 6 St., Reading. 8 p.m.<br />
610-373-7557. www.readingsymphony.org.<br />
www.berksballetonline.org.<br />
theatre<br />
Nov. & DeC.<br />
The Elves & the Shoemaker: by Margie<br />
Royal, music by EA Alexander. A Primary<br />
Stages Production. Yocum Institute for <strong>Arts</strong><br />
Education, 1100 Belmont Ave.,Wyomissing.<br />
610-376-1576. www.institute-of-arts.org.<br />
Nov. 4-20<br />
The Full Monty: Terrence McNally’s<br />
raucously funny book and David Yazbek’s<br />
dynamic score combine vividly to tell the<br />
rousing story of a bunch of unemployed<br />
steelworkers looking for a way to pay the<br />
bills and regain their self-respect. Part<br />
of the Main Stage Series. Ephrata Performing<br />
<strong>Arts</strong> Center, 320 Cocalico St., Ephrata.<br />
717-733-7966, x 221 or 224. www.ephrataplayhouseinthepark.org/.<br />
Nov. 5&6<br />
The Jungle Book-Kids: a great new show<br />
preformed by children ages 5 thru 12 and<br />
features all the songs from the hit Disney<br />
animated movie. Tickets: $15/Adults, $8/<br />
Students (12 & under). Alpha/Omega<br />
Playhouse, 301 E. First St. Birdsboro. 610-<br />
404-4844. www.alphaomegaplayers.org.<br />
Nov. 5-14<br />
Carousel: The show includes the hit musical<br />
numbers “If I Loved You”, “June Is Bustin’<br />
Out All Over”, and “You’ll Never Walk Alone”<br />
and was brilliantly innovative: one of the first<br />
musicals to contain a tragic plot. Directed by<br />
Richard Bradbury. Genesius Theatre, 153 N.<br />
10 St., Reading. 610-371-8151. GenesiusTheatre@verizon.net.<br />
www.GenesiusTheatre.org.<br />
Nov. 7<br />
Medea: a benefit performance for the Betty<br />
Lou McLean Endowment. A tribute to<br />
McLean will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m.,<br />
followed by the Penn Players performance of<br />
the Greek tragedy Medea at 2 p.m. Tickets:<br />
$30/Advance, $40/Door. Penn State <strong>Berks</strong><br />
Auditorium, Tulpehocken Rd., Reading.<br />
610-396-6371. www.berks.psu.edu/theatre.<br />
Nov. 12-20<br />
Eurydice: by Sarah Ruhl. Presented by<br />
Domino Players. Wachovia Theatre at<br />
Albright College Center for the <strong>Arts</strong>, 13th<br />
& Bern St., Reading. 610-921-7526, www.<br />
albright.edu/centerforthearts.<br />
Nov. 26-DeC. 5<br />
On the Town: follow three sailors on 24<br />
hours leave for the first time in New York<br />
City during WWII. Tickets: $20/Adults,<br />
$15/Students (12 & under). Alpha/Omega<br />
Playhouse, 301 E. First St. Birdsboro. 610-<br />
404-4844. www.alphaomegaplayers.org.<br />
DeC. 2-19<br />
A Christmas Carol: Called by The New York<br />
Times “a tonic for adults, and for children a<br />
transfixing journey,” this spectacular musical<br />
extravaganza ran for 10 years at Madison<br />
Square Garden. Tickets: $19/Adults, $17/<br />
Student/Senior, $13/Child. Tri-County<br />
Performing <strong>Arts</strong> Center, 245 E. High St.,<br />
Pottstown. 610-970-1199. www.tripac.org.<br />
DeC. 4<br />
Lillie Langtry’s Victorian Christmas Show:<br />
feel the magic of the holiday season with<br />
Miss Lillie Langtry and her daughter Jeanne<br />
Marie. 7 p.m., Tickets: $12. Sovereign Majes-<br />
tic Theater, 209 N. Centre Street, Pottsville.<br />
570-628-4647. www.sovereignmajestic.com.<br />
DeC. 9-19<br />
Willy Wonka: The Musical: The delicious<br />
adventures experienced by Charlie Bucket<br />
on his visit to Willy Wonka’s mysterious<br />
chocolate factory light up the stage in this<br />
captivating adaptation of Roald Dahl’s fantastical<br />
tale. Part of the Family Series. Ephrata<br />
Performing <strong>Arts</strong> Center, 320 Cocalico<br />
St., Ephrata. 717-733-7966, x 221 or 224.<br />
www.EphrataPerforming<strong>Arts</strong>Center.com.<br />
DeC. 10-19<br />
A Christmas Carol … With Strings: directed<br />
by Pat Perfect. Reading Community Players,<br />
403 N. 11 St., Reading. 610-375-9106, RCPtheatre@gmail.com.<br />
www.rcptheatre.org.<br />
film<br />
Nov. 5-14<br />
Fifth Annual Greater Reading Film Festival:<br />
presented by the <strong>Berks</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
This year celebrating “Women in Film” with<br />
special guests Kelly McGillis and Lisa Eichhorn.<br />
R/C Movies 11 & IMAX, 30 N. 2nd St.,<br />
Reading. 610-898-1930. info@berksarts.org.<br />
For complete information and film schedule,<br />
visit www.readingfilmfestival.com.<br />
Nov. & DeC.<br />
GoggleWorks Film Theatre: ongoing<br />
screenings of new independent, art & foreign<br />
films. Call for current feature and show<br />
times. GoggleWorks Center for the <strong>Arts</strong>,<br />
201 Washington St. 610-374-4600. www.<br />
goggleworks.org.<br />
Nov. & DeC.<br />
Movies at the Library: Every Saturday at<br />
12 p.m. in the children’s space; Reading<br />
Public Library Main Branch at 5th &<br />
Franklin Sts., Reading. 610-655-6355.<br />
www.reading.lib.pa.us.<br />
Nov. & DeC.<br />
<strong>Berks</strong> Filmmakers: Screenings of innovative<br />
films each Tuesday evening. All films begin<br />
at 7:30 p.m. in Klein Lecture Hall (CFA<br />
room 235) in the Center for the <strong>Arts</strong> on the<br />
campus of Albright College. Tickets are $3.<br />
13th & Bern Sts., Reading. 610-921-7526.<br />
www.berksfilmmakers.org.<br />
Nov. 19<br />
Hot Club of San Francisco: An unforgettable<br />
evening of music and film featuring<br />
1920s silent surrealist films accompanied by<br />
the distinct gypsy jazz made famous by violinist<br />
Stephane Grappelli, guitarist Django<br />
Reinhardt, and the Hot Club de France. 8<br />
p.m. Tickets: $27/Advance, $32/Door, $20/<br />
Student. RACC Miller Center for the <strong>Arts</strong>,<br />
4 N. Second St., Reading. www.racc.edu/<br />
MillerCenter.<br />
literature<br />
Nov. & DeC.<br />
<strong>Berks</strong> Bards Poetry Events: First Thursday<br />
poetry in GoggleWorks Cucina Café. Open<br />
mic. 6 p.m. GoggleWorks, 201 Washington<br />
St., Reading. www.berksbards.blogspot.com.<br />
Nov. 6 & DeC. 4<br />
Pagoda Writers: meets the first Saturday<br />
of the month to inspire writers and provide a<br />
creative writing experience. 1-2 p.m.<br />
610-413-0373. www.readingpagoda.com.<br />
Nov. 16<br />
Artist and Writers Forum: every third<br />
Tuesday, 7 p.m. New <strong>Arts</strong> Program,<br />
173 W. Main, Kutztown. 610-683-6440.<br />
www.napconnection.com.<br />
special events<br />
Nov. & DeC.<br />
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site:<br />
12/4 - Iron Plantation Christmas. Events are<br />
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted.<br />
Showcasing an iron plantation and its<br />
surrounding countryside, preserving and<br />
interpreting an early American industrial<br />
landscape. All of the park’s facilities are<br />
open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wed. through Sun.<br />
including Memorial Day, Independence<br />
Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day & Veteran’s<br />
Day. Closed other Federal Holidays. On<br />
Mon. and Tues., the Visitor Center and<br />
historic village are closed, the grounds and<br />
restrooms remain open. 5 miles south of<br />
Birdsboro off Rte. 345. Free admission. 610-<br />
582-8773. hofu_superintendent@nps.gov,<br />
www.nps.gov/hofu.<br />
Nov. & DeC.<br />
Tiffany Lecture Series: a series of lectures<br />
at the museum on interesting topics related<br />
to the Tiffany Lamps exhibition. See the<br />
web site for the complete lecture schedule.<br />
Reading Public Museum, 500 Museum Rd.,<br />
West Reading. 610-371-5850. www.readingpublicmuseum.org.<br />
Nov. 6 & 7<br />
61st Annual PA Guild of Craftsmen<br />
Holiday Craft Show: museum-quality<br />
examples of contemporary and traditional<br />
PA folk artwork produced by more than<br />
150 artisans who are members of the<br />
Reading-<strong>Berks</strong> Chapter. 11/6-from 9 a.m.-<br />
5 p.m. and 11/7 from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. $4<br />
suggested donation/Children 12 & under<br />
free. Keystone Hall at Kutztown University,<br />
S. Campus Dr., Kutztown. 610-678-6650.<br />
www.rbcrafts.org.<br />
Nov. 13<br />
2nd Annual Silent Art Auction: Bid on<br />
pieces of artwork donated by members of<br />
the Hamburg Area <strong>Arts</strong> Alliance: wine and<br />
hors d’oeuvres will be offered at this social<br />
mixer/reception. Proceeds benefit the<br />
Hamburg Area Alliance. 6 p.m. The Gallery<br />
of Hamburg, 335 State St., Hamburg.<br />
610-562-3106. www.hamburgpa.org.<br />
Nov. 13 & 14<br />
PA Glass Trail 2010: see the world through<br />
rose-colored glasses- as part of this artisan<br />
trail, you’ll see the world through glass of<br />
every color imaginable! An innovative glass<br />
art tour connecting the GoggleWorks with<br />
independent glass artists´ studios, galleries<br />
featuring glass and art glass shops along the<br />
Route 222 corridor from Lancaster to Bethlehem.<br />
For information: www.goggleworks.<br />
org/paglasstrail/.<br />
Nov. 14 & DeC. 12<br />
GoggleWorks Second Sunday Open<br />
House: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. features opening<br />
receptions for gallery exhibits, meet working<br />
artists, live hot glass blowing demonstrations,<br />
featured artists on Second and Third<br />
floors, First floor café, music and more. Free<br />
parking. GoggleWorks Center for the <strong>Arts</strong>,<br />
201 Washington St. 610-374-4600, www.<br />
goggleworks.org.<br />
Nov. 20<br />
Get It While It’s Hot-GoggleWorks Hot<br />
Shop: watch EXTREME glassblowing by<br />
famed glass artists, and bid on HOT art<br />
as it’s being created. 5-9 p.m. Free parking.<br />
GoggleWorks Center for the <strong>Arts</strong>,<br />
201 Washington St. 610-374-4600, www.<br />
goggleworks.org.<br />
Nov. 20 & 21<br />
8th Annual Art of the Craft: show and<br />
sale featuring contemporary and traditional<br />
artisans. 11/20 – 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 11/21 –<br />
12-5 p.m. Admission $8/Adult, $6/Senior,<br />
Child, Student. Members Free. Reading<br />
Public Museum, 500 Museum Rd., West<br />
Reading. 610-371-5850, www.readingpublicmuseum.org.<br />
DeC. 3-30<br />
Holiday Lights at Gring’s Mill Recreation<br />
Area: music each evening, Wednesdays<br />
through Sundays. Santa Claus nightly<br />
through Dec. 23. 6 to 9 p.m. $2 per person,<br />
children free when with an adult. Tulpehocken<br />
Rd., Wyomissing. 610-372-8939.<br />
www.countyofberks.com/parks.<br />
DeC. 4<br />
Christmas on the Farm: holiday traditions<br />
of the Pennsylvania Germans. Food, crafts,<br />
books, demonstrations, caroling, farm<br />
animals. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine.<br />
Free. Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage<br />
Center, 22 Luckenbill Rd., Kutztown.<br />
610-683-1589. heritage@kutztown.edu.<br />
www.kutztown.edu/community/pgchc.<br />
DeC. 10<br />
Let It Snow Family Night: family-friendly<br />
evening of story readings, dinner, craft<br />
projects and a winter-themed Planetarium<br />
show. 5-7 p.m. Admission $10/Adult, $5/<br />
Senior/Child/Student. Registration required.<br />
Reading Public Museum, 500 Museum Rd.,<br />
West Reading. 610-371-5850, www.readingpublicmuseum.org.<br />
DeC. 11<br />
Christkindlmarkt & Tavern Lunch:<br />
Holiday shopping is a breeze at the yearly<br />
Christkindlmarkt. Browse a variety of goods,<br />
and top off the experience with an authentic<br />
colonial-style lunch (reservations required).<br />
Christkindlmarkt at Brendle Museum,<br />
Lower Level, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Tavern Lunch<br />
at Gemberling-Rex House, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.<br />
Historic Schaefferstown. 717-949-2244,<br />
info@hsimuseum.org. www.hsimuseum.org.<br />
DeC. 11 & 12<br />
Hamburg’s Holiday Historic House Tours:<br />
Selected Hamburg property owners open<br />
their doors to the public, to showcase their<br />
finely-decorated historic homes on this<br />
self-guided winter stroll through the town.<br />
5-8 p.m. Benefits the Hamburg Area <strong>Arts</strong><br />
Alliance.610-562-3106 www.hamburgpa.org.<br />
DeC. 11 & 18<br />
A PA Dutch Christmas: two evenings of<br />
Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas celebrations<br />
as the Heritage Center comes to life by<br />
candle light. Events will include luminary<br />
lantern tours of the Farmhouse, living history<br />
demonstrations, carolers, and even a<br />
visit from the Belsnickel. 4:30-8:30 p.m. $3<br />
suggested donation. PA German Cultural<br />
Heritage Center, 22 Luckenbill Rd., Kutztown.<br />
610-683-1589. heritage@kutztown.<br />
edu. www.kutztown.edu/community/pgchc.<br />
DeC. 12<br />
26th Annual Christmas House Tour &<br />
Christmas Boutique at the Hendel: Visit a<br />
variety of historic properties decorated for<br />
the Holiday Season, plus a special Christmas<br />
boutique at the Hendel House Mansion.<br />
Tickets available the day of the tour in<br />
Centre Park. 1-6 p.m. Admission includes<br />
refreshments to be served at the Historical<br />
Society of <strong>Berks</strong> County, 940 Centre Ave,<br />
Reading. 610 375-7860. www.berkshistory.<br />
org. www.centrepark.org.<br />
oN-GoING<br />
The Reading Public Museum’s Outreach<br />
Programs: Informative, educational and fun<br />
presentations for groups. Also, custom tours<br />
by the director. $75 for a one-hour behindthe-scenes<br />
tour. 610-371-5850 x224. For<br />
a list of topics, cost and more info: Sherry<br />
Ritchey, sherryritchey@readingpublicmuseum.org.<br />
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A Year in Review: BAC 2009-2010 Annual Report<br />
by guest author Beth Renfro,<br />
Marketing and Public Relations Director<br />
“Nothing endures but change” ~ Heraclitus<br />
The 2009-2010 fiscal year, which ended June<br />
30, proved to be a test of perseverance for the<br />
<strong>Berks</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Council</strong>. The struggling economic<br />
recovery continued to present challenges for<br />
those of us devoted to the arts, but as any<br />
true artist knows, the show (or concert, or<br />
exhibit, or recital) must go on!<br />
The Bandshell Concert Series, which always<br />
begins our new fiscal year, had a festive<br />
mix of artists, and featured a new twist –<br />
local music acts on the Bandshell stage!<br />
Alternative/funk band Eclectica, and Celtic<br />
singer-songwriter Cathie Ryan visited City<br />
Park, and we welcomed local blues group<br />
The Blues Factor, and salsa sensations Hector<br />
Rosado Y Su Orquesta Ache to close out the<br />
season. Our programming maestro, Gary<br />
Spencer, continues to outdo himself year after<br />
year, finding outstanding music groups and<br />
artists for the residents of Greater Reading to<br />
enjoy in a free, outdoor venue.<br />
Fast Lane Art, our juried art show featuring<br />
art on billboards, courtesy of our good<br />
friends at Land Displays, had a second<br />
successful exhibit in August at the Yocum<br />
Center for <strong>Arts</strong> Education. Thanks to a<br />
generous contribution from the John S. and<br />
Jennie J. Palkon (née Lis) Charitable Fund,<br />
we were able to provide cash awards to the<br />
winning artists. The Art in the Afternoon<br />
salons continued, and featured local graffiti<br />
artist Tom Kijak in October, hosted by<br />
Ed Babiarz and Tim Greusel. Renowned<br />
Kutztown watercolor artist Matthew Daub<br />
was featured in April, hosted by Kutztown<br />
University President Javier Cevallos and his<br />
wife, BAC board member Josée Vachon.<br />
The freshly-minted Greater Reading<br />
Film Festival, our fourth annual, moved<br />
to the first weekend in November. This<br />
all-independent-film festival, highlighting<br />
original submissions from throughout the<br />
world of documentary and narrative features<br />
and short films, debuted Nov. 5-8, at the<br />
brand-new R/C Reading Movies 11 & IMAX<br />
at Entertainment Square. One of the many<br />
highlights was our Special Closing Reception:<br />
a screening of the Hitchcock classic Rear<br />
Window at the new Reading Hospital School<br />
6 B e R k S A R t S N e w S N o v e m b e r & D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 0<br />
of Health Sciences Building, followed by a<br />
meet-and-greet event with Gene London at<br />
the Reading Public Museum in conjunction<br />
with his “The Magic of Hollywood” exhibit.<br />
As this popular annual event continues to<br />
grow, the Fifth Annual Greater Reading<br />
Film Festival has been expanded to ten days,<br />
Nov. 5-14, with a “Women in Film” theme,<br />
and features special guests Kelly McGillis and<br />
Lisa Eichhorn.<br />
Our milestone 20th Annual VF Outlet<br />
<strong>Berks</strong> Jazz Fest proved that even though the<br />
economy may not be great, people still need a<br />
reason to smile. For this special anniversary,<br />
we pulled out all the stops, with special jazzthemed<br />
events dominating Greater Reading<br />
in the weeks leading up to the festival. Once<br />
again, our general manager John Ernesto<br />
put together an exciting month of music,<br />
musicians and fans that will be hard to beat<br />
– but we’re up for the challenge! The 21st<br />
Annual <strong>Berks</strong> Jazz Fest returns March 25-<br />
April 3, 2011.<br />
In 2009-2010, some of our annual events<br />
had to be postponed, or saw reductions in<br />
their budgets, due to the ongoing uncertainty<br />
of the economy. Our re-granting program<br />
with Pennsylvania Partners in the <strong>Arts</strong> (in<br />
partnership with the Pa. <strong>Council</strong> on the <strong>Arts</strong>)<br />
provided cash awards of more than $50,000<br />
to arts projects and programs occurring<br />
in <strong>Berks</strong> and three surrounding counties:<br />
Lancaster, Lebanon, and Schuylkill. The<br />
annual Pagoda Awards were temporarily<br />
suspended, but are scheduled to return in the<br />
spring of 2011.<br />
The arts in Greater Reading suffered many<br />
personnel losses over this period, with<br />
changes in leadership at the Goggleworks<br />
Center for the <strong>Arts</strong>, the Reading Symphony<br />
Orchestra, the Reading Public Museum and<br />
the <strong>Berks</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Council</strong>. In the spring of<br />
2010, our Executive Director of ten years,<br />
Connie Leinbach, announced her retirement,<br />
effective in July. We also lost Program<br />
Manager Matthew Serio in June, as he moved<br />
on to Habitat for Humanity, managing their<br />
new ReStore location in Temple. Yet from<br />
chaos springs great beauty, as witnessed by<br />
the many new faces in the local arts scene<br />
and at the BAC, most notably our new<br />
Executive Director Chris Cannon, who<br />
began his tenure during the 2010 Bandshell<br />
Concert Series.<br />
As we move forward through uncertain<br />
times, we’re confident that the arts are<br />
a viable part of the overall solution:<br />
economically, educationally and spiritually.<br />
At the <strong>Berks</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, our passion is<br />
the arts, and we’re so pleased to be able to<br />
continue serving that mission, enhancing<br />
Greater Reading’s creative needs well into the<br />
future! g<br />
Respectfully,<br />
Beth Renfro<br />
Marketing and Public Relations Director<br />
BAC exPeNSeS 09-10<br />
SuPPort<br />
ServICeS<br />
15%<br />
B<strong>AND</strong>SheLL<br />
3%<br />
FILM FeSt<br />
2%<br />
JAzz FeSt<br />
& hoLIDAy<br />
CoNCert<br />
80%<br />
BAC INCoMe 09-10<br />
SuPPort<br />
ServICeS<br />
11%<br />
B<strong>AND</strong>SheLL<br />
4%<br />
FILM FeSt<br />
2%<br />
JAzz FeSt<br />
& hoLIDAy<br />
CoNCert<br />
83%
By Appointment Only:<br />
Call 610-779-0665<br />
BAC welCOMeS…<br />
SteveN B. WrIGht<br />
All of us at the BAC are pleased to<br />
welcome Steven B. Wright as our new<br />
Development Director. In this position,<br />
he’ll be responsible for the coordination<br />
and implementation of contributed<br />
income programs, and other duties. Steven<br />
comes to us from Southern California, last working as a Production<br />
Manager for SongFest, an intensive summer training program for<br />
singers and pianists based in Southern California. He’s also served as<br />
an Entertainment Manager with Knott’s Berry Farm in California, and<br />
as a Development Coordinator for Relay for Life. He holds a B.A. in<br />
Production Design and Management from Pepperdine University, and<br />
currently resides in Reading. g<br />
400 West 37th Street<br />
Reading, PA 19606<br />
Dealers in Violins, Violas, Cellos, Basses, Bows & Accessories<br />
www.fegleyviolin.com<br />
ArtBits:<br />
Genesius Theatre Offers New Shuttle Service<br />
Genesius Theatre will be offering complimentary shuttle bus service<br />
for the Saturday evening performances of Carousel on Nov. 6, and Nov.<br />
13. Shuttle buses will be leaving from the Reading Public Museum,<br />
bringing patrons to the theater, and returning to the museum following<br />
the performance. Patrons must present their theatre tickets to be eligible<br />
for this free service, and reservations are required. Current ticketholders<br />
should call 610-371-8151 to reserve shuttle seats. For show tickets and<br />
more information, visit www.genesiustheatre.org.<br />
RSO’s “A Symphony of Style” Returns<br />
The Reading Symphony Orchestra’s annual fashion show returns to the<br />
Crowne Plaza Reading. The show and luncheon will be held on Saturday,<br />
Nov. 6, with surprises for the ladies and gentlemen in attendance. Tickets<br />
are $35 and include a lunch of salad, choice of entree and dessert. For<br />
reservations and more information, call 610-373-7557.<br />
Reading Public Museum Hires New Director and CEO<br />
The Reading Public Museum Board of Directors has named John<br />
G. Smith as the new Director and CEO of the museum. In his new<br />
role, Mr. Smith responsibilities include: management of the museum,<br />
including planning, organizing, staffing, funding, financial management,<br />
collections and exhibitions. Since 2006, he has served as President and<br />
CEO of The Children’s Museum of Science and Technology in Albany,<br />
NY. Mr. Smith’s tenure in Reading began in October, with the launching<br />
the Tiffany Lamps: Articles of Utility, Objects of Art exhibit, which runs<br />
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Membership Benefits<br />
$25 ArtS APPreCIAtor: invitations to shows; discount on special events and the BAC <strong>Arts</strong>Card, with<br />
discounts at museums, theaters and retailers including:<br />
• Buy-One, Get-One Tickets: Reading Community Players; Cherry Herring Theater; Genesius Theater;<br />
Kutztown University Performing Artists Series; Reading <strong>Berks</strong> Chapter PA Guild of Craftsmen’s<br />
Spring & Fall shows; and Historical Society of <strong>Berks</strong> County Museum.<br />
• Community School of Music & the <strong>Arts</strong>: New private instruction enrollments receive one free lesson.<br />
Restrictions apply<br />
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast at the R/C Reading Movies 11 & IMAX: $2.00 off regular adult<br />
admission price only (not valid on senior/student tickets.)<br />
• Reading Symphony Orchestra: 10% discount on single tickets.<br />
• AC Moore, Wyomissing & Temple, PA locations: 0% off regular priced items.<br />
• Gift Baskets by Gail: 10% discount on select gift items, www.giftbasketsbygh.com<br />
• CD Exchange, Mohnton: $1 off used CDs and DVDs.<br />
• 50% off subscription price to the <strong>Berks</strong> County Living magazine (only $7.50 per year)<br />
• Subscription to the <strong>Berks</strong><strong>Arts</strong> Newsletter, published 6 x a year.<br />
• Event listings in <strong>Berks</strong><strong>Arts</strong> Newsletter calendar, published 6 x a year.<br />
$50 JAzz CIrCLe/BASIC BuSINeSS/NoN-ProFIt MeMBerShIP: All of the above, plus:<br />
• Opportunity for Advance purchase of Jazz Fest tickets before the public.<br />
• 10% off Jazz Fest merchandise with <strong>Arts</strong>Card<br />
• Jazz Base “Bucks” - One time use at the Gerald Veasley Jazz Base, Crown Plaza Reading; Show your<br />
current <strong>Arts</strong>Card with Jazz Circle number. Not valid during the <strong>Berks</strong> Jazz Fest.<br />
$100 ADvoCAte: All of the above, plus: A Jazz CD<br />
$250 PAtroN: All of the above, plus: Two (2) tickets to any Greater Reading Film Festival film<br />
screening during the festival.<br />
$500 GuArANtor: All of the above, plus:<br />
• Two (2) tickets to Jazz Fest opening reception & concert<br />
• Two (2) tickets to any one Greater Reading Film Festival reception and screening.<br />
$1,000 PreSIDeNt’S CIrCLe: All of the above, plus:<br />
• Two (2) tickets to one Jazz Fest ticketed event.<br />
Thank you to all the member organizations that partner with us on member benefits. Businesses<br />
interested in a membership or sponsorship opportunities please call our office 610-898-1930 or<br />
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In-kind Sponsors<br />
Abraham Lincoln Hotel/Wyndham Reading • BCTV.org • <strong>Berks</strong> County Living • <strong>Berks</strong> Packing<br />
• Best Western Reading Inn • Clear Channel Outdoor Advertising • Country Inn & Suites •<br />
Courtyard by Marriott • Comfort Inn • Crowne Plaza Reading • Days Inn • Econolodge• Fraser<br />
Advanced Information Systems • Goggleworks Center for the <strong>Arts</strong> • Good Eatz • Hampton Inn<br />
• Holiday Inn Express Hotel • Homewood Suites by Hilton • Jazz Times • Keystone Instant<br />
Printing • L<strong>AND</strong> Displays Inc.• Lasting Image Promotional Products • Mezcal’s Mexican<br />
Restaurant • Soul Imagery • Smooth Jazz 92.7 • Smooth Jazz News • Stephan’s Concessions<br />
• Thai Cuisine • The Inn at Reading • The Latina Gathering • The Peanut Bar Restaurant • The<br />
Pike Café • The Water Guy • Twisted Pretzel.com • WDIY-FM • WFMZ-TV • Wine and Jazz<br />
Magazine • WLVT-PBS39 • WRTI-FM • 91.3 WXAC/Albright College • Zeswitz Music<br />
Community Business Members<br />
Automotive Services, Inc. • Brennan & Associates, P.C. • Bullfrog Films • Freddy Moreddy<br />
& the Dance Hall Docs • Herbein & Co. Inc. • Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc. • Local 1174<br />
Laborers International Union • Neo-Pangea • The Reading Neck & Spine Center<br />
• Verizon Foundation • Vision Auto Group • Weik Investment Services • West Reading<br />
Tavern • William G. Koch & Associates<br />
Alcon • Ashley for the <strong>Arts</strong>/Ashley Furniture • Audi • Bell Tower Spa • <strong>Berks</strong> County Bar<br />
Association • Boscov’s • City of Reading • CLEAR Wireless Internet • Comcast • Connors<br />
Investor Services • County of <strong>Berks</strong> • CTCE Federal Credit Union • Discovery Federal Credit<br />
Union • Freymoyer’s Hotel • JerLyn Foundation • Pennsylvania <strong>Council</strong> on the <strong>Arts</strong> • Penske<br />
Truck Leasing • RC Reading Movies 11 & IMAX • Reading Eagle Company/WEEU • Reading<br />
Eagle Internet Services • Reading Musical Foundation • Reading Phillies • Riverfront Federal<br />
Credit Union • VF Outlet, Inc. • Wachovia Foundation • White Star Travel Center/Tours<br />
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