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Today we have the schedule for the Documentary Film Festival at the Malco in Hot Springs and the review of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's pops concert Halloween Spookfest. There will be more on Annie Get Your Gun in the days to come.
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Sunday, October 17, 2010
ASO concert this afternoon
If you have tickets to the first concert in the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's Axiom pops series this afternoon at 3 p.m. at Robinson Center Music Hall in Little Rock for Halloween Spookfest, I suggest you use them. If you don't have tickets yet, there are still tickets available at the box office.
The concert is a must see. Last night the hall was filled with spooks, ghost, goblins and so much more. The music was heartfelt and fun. The hall was decorated for Halloween. The ushers and orchestra members, and patrons of all ages were dressed in Halloween costumes.
There were costume contests, surprising guests and the best orchestral finale I have ever seen.
The music was drawn from our favorite frightening films. Some of it composed by long gone masters, such as Johann Sebastian Bach and Camille Saint Saens, some by contemporary masters such as John Williams and Andrew Lloyd Webber. All of the music was well executed, but there was so much more.
Eyes were wide all across the hall trying to take in all the costumes. In the orchestra alone I saw witches, fairies, goblins, the cat in the hat, Scooby Doo and his human sidekick, a train conductor, a UPS delivery man, a mad scientist, a Viking, Zorro, a farmer, It from the Addams Family, hillbillies, a prisoner, Dorothy with Toto, a sailor and much, much more.
Conductor Philip Mann was making his pops debut and the short film welcoming Mann to Arkansas, available on the ASO website, was shown before he crept on stage with his skeletal costume. The website is www.arkansassymphony.org . Mann is a showman all the way. He plunked a bone off of his costume to conduct Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. As a prelude to the next number he asked for something more fitting to conduct the piece. One of the children in the audience was so excited when he heard the opening phrase of the music he yelled out Harry Potter. Then, there was Harry Potter demonstrating his conducting abilities with his wand, giving Mann the opportunity to change into something a little more elegant. He reappeared in James Bond attire, complete with a martini glass.
Can you feel the fun yet? There was also the frightening, with the classic score from Psycho. Although I love Hitchcock thrillers, this one scare me still.
The guest vocalist for the Phantom of the Opera music was a big surprise. He was not mentioned in the program or on the website. His interpretation of the music was more than satisfactory. I loved his gravelly low notes. Too bad his name was only mentioned once and these old ears did not catch it. I would like to hear more from him.
After intermission Mann reappeared as Luke Skywalker and attempted to conduct with his light saber. There were lots of laughs this half, too. I have to say I almost sang the words to the Addams Family when it came around.
Mann delivered snappy patter between each number and gave the stories behind the classical pieces. He pointed out phrases in the music to listen for. A good educational experience as well as entertaining. The orchestra responds well to Mann's conducting. Watching him conduct is like watching a very energetic dance. The orchestra feeds off that energy making a delightful sound.
I giggled like a little girl when orchestra members held up signs reminiscent of the screen flash words on Batman while they played the score. Bang! Zonk!, etc.
Spiderman running around the hall during his theme music left me kind of cold. I have never been a big Spiderman fan, just give me Batman. Maybe there should have been a vote for the best superhero.
The best surprise of the evening was the finale, Theme from E.T, the Extraterrestrial. The film screen was lowered and the audience watched the last few minutes of the film as the orchestra played. I teared up just like I did 28 years ago when I saw the film the first time. My only complaint was I didn't have the time rolling credits provide to wipe my face before the lights came up.
If you get the chance to go today, do, you won't regret it.
The concert is a must see. Last night the hall was filled with spooks, ghost, goblins and so much more. The music was heartfelt and fun. The hall was decorated for Halloween. The ushers and orchestra members, and patrons of all ages were dressed in Halloween costumes.
There were costume contests, surprising guests and the best orchestral finale I have ever seen.
The music was drawn from our favorite frightening films. Some of it composed by long gone masters, such as Johann Sebastian Bach and Camille Saint Saens, some by contemporary masters such as John Williams and Andrew Lloyd Webber. All of the music was well executed, but there was so much more.
Eyes were wide all across the hall trying to take in all the costumes. In the orchestra alone I saw witches, fairies, goblins, the cat in the hat, Scooby Doo and his human sidekick, a train conductor, a UPS delivery man, a mad scientist, a Viking, Zorro, a farmer, It from the Addams Family, hillbillies, a prisoner, Dorothy with Toto, a sailor and much, much more.
Conductor Philip Mann was making his pops debut and the short film welcoming Mann to Arkansas, available on the ASO website, was shown before he crept on stage with his skeletal costume. The website is www.arkansassymphony.org . Mann is a showman all the way. He plunked a bone off of his costume to conduct Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. As a prelude to the next number he asked for something more fitting to conduct the piece. One of the children in the audience was so excited when he heard the opening phrase of the music he yelled out Harry Potter. Then, there was Harry Potter demonstrating his conducting abilities with his wand, giving Mann the opportunity to change into something a little more elegant. He reappeared in James Bond attire, complete with a martini glass.
Can you feel the fun yet? There was also the frightening, with the classic score from Psycho. Although I love Hitchcock thrillers, this one scare me still.
The guest vocalist for the Phantom of the Opera music was a big surprise. He was not mentioned in the program or on the website. His interpretation of the music was more than satisfactory. I loved his gravelly low notes. Too bad his name was only mentioned once and these old ears did not catch it. I would like to hear more from him.
After intermission Mann reappeared as Luke Skywalker and attempted to conduct with his light saber. There were lots of laughs this half, too. I have to say I almost sang the words to the Addams Family when it came around.
Mann delivered snappy patter between each number and gave the stories behind the classical pieces. He pointed out phrases in the music to listen for. A good educational experience as well as entertaining. The orchestra responds well to Mann's conducting. Watching him conduct is like watching a very energetic dance. The orchestra feeds off that energy making a delightful sound.
I giggled like a little girl when orchestra members held up signs reminiscent of the screen flash words on Batman while they played the score. Bang! Zonk!, etc.
Spiderman running around the hall during his theme music left me kind of cold. I have never been a big Spiderman fan, just give me Batman. Maybe there should have been a vote for the best superhero.
The best surprise of the evening was the finale, Theme from E.T, the Extraterrestrial. The film screen was lowered and the audience watched the last few minutes of the film as the orchestra played. I teared up just like I did 28 years ago when I saw the film the first time. My only complaint was I didn't have the time rolling credits provide to wipe my face before the lights came up.
If you get the chance to go today, do, you won't regret it.
Today at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Below is the schedule for today at the Documentary Film Festival at the Malco Theater in Hot Springs.
Sunday, October 17
10 a.m.
THE CRISIS MR. FAUBUS MADE: THE ROLE OF THE ARKANSAS GAZETTE
IN THE CENTRAL HIGH CRISIS
USA, 30 minutes, Donna Lampkin Stephens / Kevin Clark / Joseph Anderson
The film tells the story of the Arkansas Gazette’s leadership during the
desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School in 1957, an important chapter in the state’s history that has not been fully told until now. Filmmaker is present.
10 a.m.
RED LEAF TAKOJA
USA, 86 minutes, Peter Carlson / Howard Bad Hand
A film that documents the Red Leaf Takoja drum group, and the singing tradition from which it evolved. The group originated in and around the Red Leaf, Black Pipe and He Dog communities in the northwest quadrant of the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. Narrated by Wes Studi. Film maker is present as well as Wes Studi in person.
10 a.m.
WOODRUFF- A LESSON OF NON-VIOLENCE
USA, 30 minutes, Anncha Briggs
This film tells the remarkable story of an elementary school staff that took a stand against gang rivalries and school-house fighting by promoting conflict resolution while pushing up academic performance. Film maker is present.
11:25 a.m.
TORCH
USA. 23 minutes, Robert Clay
For 53 years, Birmingham, Alabama was home to one of the strangest oddities in the world: A 56 foot high, cast iron statue of a Roman god holding a light that would turn red in the event of a traffic death. ‘Torch’ tells the story of this unique landmark, and the impact it had on the people of Birmingham. Film maker is present.
11:25 a.m.
SNAKE FEVER
USA, 13 minutes, Wendy Greene
Rattlesnake hunting in the tiny rural town of Waynoka, Oklahoma isn’t just a way to keep residents, and their valuable cattle, from getting bitten. It’s not just a sport, with die-hards hunting snakes year round. It’s a way to keep the old West from being forgotten. Film maker is present.
11:25 a.m.
FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS
USA, 22 minutes, Steven Middleton
Fire In The Mountains documents an independent wrestling organization in Appalachian Kentucky. Showing the hardships of life in both being a wrestler and promoter in Eastern KY in 2009. What was once a dream is now limited to very small armories and school lunchrooms
across the mountains. Film maker is present.
11:25 a.m.
THE SHERIFF
USA, 14 minutes, Jeff M. Giordano
Documentary portrait of Eugene, an elderly African-American man with
albinism from the mountains of North Carolina, focusing on his spirituality.
11:50 a.m.
BOMBS IN OUR BACKYARD
USA, 26 minutes, Jacob Bain / Devan Ohl
Fifty years ago, areas of rural Arkansas, Kansas, and Arizona were home to the largest nuclear missiles in the world: the Titan IIs. Though the missiles were never launched for war purposes, their presence, including accidents, greatly affected the lives of those who lived around them. Today, the missile silos are filled with dirt, but the Titan program lives on through veterans, experts, neighbors and museums. Film maker is present.
11:50 a.m.
THE SHARECROPPERS
USA, 18 minutes, Jonathan Shepard
A brief exploration into a world that most city dwellers have never seen, The Sharecroppers explores the quiet struggles of America’s chicken farmers as they struggle to provide for themselves and their families. Essentially forced into upgrading their farms, these farmers have no choice but to perpetuate a never-ending cycle of debt - on pain of bankruptcy. Film maker is present.
11:50 a.m.
I AM THE HOMELESS
USA, 10 minutes, Austin Franke
A student-made documentary on the homeless of Conway, AR. Film maker is present.
1:05 p.m.
THERE ONCE WAS AN ISLAND: TE HENUA E NOHO
New Zealand, 80 minutes, Briar March
As a terrifying tidal flood rips through their already damaged home, the Takuu community experiences the devastating effects of climate change first hand. This film gives a human face to the direct impacts of climate change in the Pacific, challenging audiences everywhere to consider their own relationship to the earth and the other people on it. Film maker is present.
1:15 p.m.
GOD’S CRITTERS
USA, 10 minutes, Bruce James
God’s Critters is a short verite-style documentary that explores pet-owner relationships in a religious context and looks at one way that a small, urban congregation comes together to celebrate their connections to one another and to the animal kingdom. It begins at the house of Fishtown residents Debbie and Joe Kinkead and follows them through the neighborhood with their two dogs, Ian and Shamus, where they experience the challenges of a dog owner in the city, from ‘curbing’ to the threatening bark of larger dogs.
1:15 p.m.
PINK SMOKE OVER THE VATICAN
USA, 64 minutes, Jules Hart
Pink Smoke Over the Vatican is a documentary film about the controversial movement of women seeking ordination in the Roman Catholic Church. More and more women are answering a spiritual calling to take on the vestments of priesthood and seek equality in the religion they love. These daring women have risked banishment, loss of livelihood, and even excommunication to take part in what the Church calls illicit ordinations. Film maker is present.
2:50 p.m.
CHIEFLAND
USA, 8 minutes, Gabriel Tyner / Christopher Ramsey
Ten years after a train accident derailed his bull-riding career, Chris Wilson returns to the sport a changed man. Determined to pick up where he left off, Wilson pushes his body to the edge in an attempt to have one last shot at his dream. Filmed at Carter’s Renegade Rodeo in Chiefland Florida, this documentary shows how far one character will go to finish what he started. Film maker is present.
2:50 p.m.
NICO’S CHALLENGE
USA/Tanzania, 15 minutes, Steve Audette
Nico Calabria was born with only one leg, but his disability does not define him. As he says, "Even though I have one leg, I can still do what anyone else can." In this short documentary, he takes on the highest peak in Africa, Mt. Kilimanjaro with his father Carl, and shares his success with those less fortunate than him. It is a story about one remarkable 13-year-old boy who knows who he is and what he’s capable of doing—both for himself and others—and he changes the world, or at least one little corner of it.
2:50 p.m.
CRAZY DIAMOND
USA, 11 minutes, Hanny Lee
Biography of Joe Rivas, a man lives a full life despite the severe disability caused by cerebral palsy. Film maker is present.
2:50 p.m.
NO PITY
USA, 19 minutes, Drew Goldsmith
A poignant exposé of pity-based fund-raising, as revealed through a disabled pre-teen’s heartfelt appeal for respect and dignity. In response to the pity-based tactics used in U.S. autism fund-raising, autistic self-advocates and their allies have begun speaking out, just as their predecessors in disability rights spoke out over 20 years ago. This short documentary vividly portrays these movements.
2:55 p.m.
AZORIAN: RAISING OF THE K-129
Austria, 104 minutes, Michael White
On July the 21th, 1974, despite incredible political and diplomatic risks, after six years of secret preparation in pursuit of an intelligence coup, the CIA and the United States Government under the cover of a Howard Hughes enterprise, attempted to raise a sunken Soviet ballistic missile submarine from the depths of the North Pacific Ocean.
4:15 p.m.
DOGPATCH USA
USA, 30 minutes, Dixie Kline / Matthew Rowe
From 1968 until its closing in 1993, the theme park inspired by Al Capp’s comic strip, "Lil Abner," located in the heart of the Ozarks, capitalized on the media popularity of "hillbillies" (Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Dukes of Hazzard) while simultaneously generating endless debate about the negative impact of the stereotype on the state’s image. Dogpatch’s success was short-lived, but the stereotypes upon which it was built live on. Film maker is present.
4:15 p.m.
DIRTY WORK: ARKANSAS’ KNIFE HERITAGE FROM BOWIE TO RAMBO
USA, 29 minutes, Chris Cranford
Arkansas has played a prominent role in the history of knife-making. This video illuminates this role from the origins of the Bowie knife and Arkansas toothpick in the 1830s, to the modern custom knife making revival. (viewer discretion is advised) FILM MAKER IN PERSON
5:05 p.m.
GASLAND
USA, 104 minutes, Josh Fox
When film maker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey. What he uncovers is truly shocking—water that can be lit on fire right out of the sink, chronically ill residents of drilling areas from disparate locations in the US all with the same mysterious symptoms, huge pools of toxic waste that kill cattle and vegetation, well blowouts and huge gas explosions consistently covered up by state and federal regulatory agencies.
5:45 p.m.
CARBON NATION
USA, 83 minutes, Peter Byck
Carbon Nation is a documentary movie about climate change solutions. Even if you doubt the severity of the impact of climate change or just don’t buy it at all, this is still a compelling and relevant film that illustrates how solutions to climate change also address other social, economic and national security issues. We meet a host of entertaining and endearing characters along the way. Film maker is present.
7:20 p.m.
A NORMAL LIFE, PLEASE
Japan, 70 minutes Tokachi Tsuchiya
The subject of this documentary is a truck driver. On top of working 552
hours a month, he does not get paid overtime, does not receive social insurance benefits and cannot take paid holidays. One day, this seemingly weak-willed young man stands up for himself and demands a normal life. U.S. premiere, film maker is present.
7:20 p.m.
STRANGE THINGS: CHILDREN OF HAITI
Haiti, 72 minutes, Alexandria Hammond
Known only as soulless outcasts in their own country, the street boys of Haiti reveal lives of resilience and hope. In Strange Things, we journey through northern Haiti and the city of Cap-Haitien where hundreds of street boys live an unimaginable life. Strange Things is a cinematic documentary that captures the spirit of human survival and transports you to Haiti’s strange contrasts, breathtaking landscapes and rich history, through the eyes of some of Haiti’s most unforgettable characters. Film maker is present.
8:55 p.m.
WEIRD WORLD OF BLOWFLY
USA, 94 minutes
The Weird World of Blowfly tells the story of singer/songwriter Clarence Reid and his alter ego Blowfly, the original dirty rapper. At 69 years-old, with a catalog of the world’s raunchiest tunes, Blowfly continues to record new material and tour the world, struggling for success and recognition. The film highlights both Clarence’s and Blowfly’s unique contributions to music history, including Top-10 R&B hits and what might be the world’s first rap song, recorded in 1965. Film maker is present. (viewer discretion is advised)
9:10 p.m.
SPACE, LAND AND TIME:
UNDERGROUND ADVENTURES WITH ANT FARM
USA, 78 minutes, Elizabeth Federici / Laura Harrison
Space, Land and Time: Underground Adventures with ANT FARM is the first film to delve into the work of the renegade 1970s architecture collective Ant Farm, best known for its iconic land-art piece Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas. Radical architects, video pioneers, and mordantly funny cultural commentators, the Ant Farmers created a body of deeply subversive multi disciplinary work that questioned everything by posing a set of creative and comedic alternatives. Film maker is present.
Sunday, October 17
10 a.m.
THE CRISIS MR. FAUBUS MADE: THE ROLE OF THE ARKANSAS GAZETTE
IN THE CENTRAL HIGH CRISIS
USA, 30 minutes, Donna Lampkin Stephens / Kevin Clark / Joseph Anderson
The film tells the story of the Arkansas Gazette’s leadership during the
desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School in 1957, an important chapter in the state’s history that has not been fully told until now. Filmmaker is present.
10 a.m.
RED LEAF TAKOJA
USA, 86 minutes, Peter Carlson / Howard Bad Hand
A film that documents the Red Leaf Takoja drum group, and the singing tradition from which it evolved. The group originated in and around the Red Leaf, Black Pipe and He Dog communities in the northwest quadrant of the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. Narrated by Wes Studi. Film maker is present as well as Wes Studi in person.
10 a.m.
WOODRUFF- A LESSON OF NON-VIOLENCE
USA, 30 minutes, Anncha Briggs
This film tells the remarkable story of an elementary school staff that took a stand against gang rivalries and school-house fighting by promoting conflict resolution while pushing up academic performance. Film maker is present.
11:25 a.m.
TORCH
USA. 23 minutes, Robert Clay
For 53 years, Birmingham, Alabama was home to one of the strangest oddities in the world: A 56 foot high, cast iron statue of a Roman god holding a light that would turn red in the event of a traffic death. ‘Torch’ tells the story of this unique landmark, and the impact it had on the people of Birmingham. Film maker is present.
11:25 a.m.
SNAKE FEVER
USA, 13 minutes, Wendy Greene
Rattlesnake hunting in the tiny rural town of Waynoka, Oklahoma isn’t just a way to keep residents, and their valuable cattle, from getting bitten. It’s not just a sport, with die-hards hunting snakes year round. It’s a way to keep the old West from being forgotten. Film maker is present.
11:25 a.m.
FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS
USA, 22 minutes, Steven Middleton
Fire In The Mountains documents an independent wrestling organization in Appalachian Kentucky. Showing the hardships of life in both being a wrestler and promoter in Eastern KY in 2009. What was once a dream is now limited to very small armories and school lunchrooms
across the mountains. Film maker is present.
11:25 a.m.
THE SHERIFF
USA, 14 minutes, Jeff M. Giordano
Documentary portrait of Eugene, an elderly African-American man with
albinism from the mountains of North Carolina, focusing on his spirituality.
11:50 a.m.
BOMBS IN OUR BACKYARD
USA, 26 minutes, Jacob Bain / Devan Ohl
Fifty years ago, areas of rural Arkansas, Kansas, and Arizona were home to the largest nuclear missiles in the world: the Titan IIs. Though the missiles were never launched for war purposes, their presence, including accidents, greatly affected the lives of those who lived around them. Today, the missile silos are filled with dirt, but the Titan program lives on through veterans, experts, neighbors and museums. Film maker is present.
11:50 a.m.
THE SHARECROPPERS
USA, 18 minutes, Jonathan Shepard
A brief exploration into a world that most city dwellers have never seen, The Sharecroppers explores the quiet struggles of America’s chicken farmers as they struggle to provide for themselves and their families. Essentially forced into upgrading their farms, these farmers have no choice but to perpetuate a never-ending cycle of debt - on pain of bankruptcy. Film maker is present.
11:50 a.m.
I AM THE HOMELESS
USA, 10 minutes, Austin Franke
A student-made documentary on the homeless of Conway, AR. Film maker is present.
1:05 p.m.
THERE ONCE WAS AN ISLAND: TE HENUA E NOHO
New Zealand, 80 minutes, Briar March
As a terrifying tidal flood rips through their already damaged home, the Takuu community experiences the devastating effects of climate change first hand. This film gives a human face to the direct impacts of climate change in the Pacific, challenging audiences everywhere to consider their own relationship to the earth and the other people on it. Film maker is present.
1:15 p.m.
GOD’S CRITTERS
USA, 10 minutes, Bruce James
God’s Critters is a short verite-style documentary that explores pet-owner relationships in a religious context and looks at one way that a small, urban congregation comes together to celebrate their connections to one another and to the animal kingdom. It begins at the house of Fishtown residents Debbie and Joe Kinkead and follows them through the neighborhood with their two dogs, Ian and Shamus, where they experience the challenges of a dog owner in the city, from ‘curbing’ to the threatening bark of larger dogs.
1:15 p.m.
PINK SMOKE OVER THE VATICAN
USA, 64 minutes, Jules Hart
Pink Smoke Over the Vatican is a documentary film about the controversial movement of women seeking ordination in the Roman Catholic Church. More and more women are answering a spiritual calling to take on the vestments of priesthood and seek equality in the religion they love. These daring women have risked banishment, loss of livelihood, and even excommunication to take part in what the Church calls illicit ordinations. Film maker is present.
2:50 p.m.
CHIEFLAND
USA, 8 minutes, Gabriel Tyner / Christopher Ramsey
Ten years after a train accident derailed his bull-riding career, Chris Wilson returns to the sport a changed man. Determined to pick up where he left off, Wilson pushes his body to the edge in an attempt to have one last shot at his dream. Filmed at Carter’s Renegade Rodeo in Chiefland Florida, this documentary shows how far one character will go to finish what he started. Film maker is present.
2:50 p.m.
NICO’S CHALLENGE
USA/Tanzania, 15 minutes, Steve Audette
Nico Calabria was born with only one leg, but his disability does not define him. As he says, "Even though I have one leg, I can still do what anyone else can." In this short documentary, he takes on the highest peak in Africa, Mt. Kilimanjaro with his father Carl, and shares his success with those less fortunate than him. It is a story about one remarkable 13-year-old boy who knows who he is and what he’s capable of doing—both for himself and others—and he changes the world, or at least one little corner of it.
2:50 p.m.
CRAZY DIAMOND
USA, 11 minutes, Hanny Lee
Biography of Joe Rivas, a man lives a full life despite the severe disability caused by cerebral palsy. Film maker is present.
2:50 p.m.
NO PITY
USA, 19 minutes, Drew Goldsmith
A poignant exposé of pity-based fund-raising, as revealed through a disabled pre-teen’s heartfelt appeal for respect and dignity. In response to the pity-based tactics used in U.S. autism fund-raising, autistic self-advocates and their allies have begun speaking out, just as their predecessors in disability rights spoke out over 20 years ago. This short documentary vividly portrays these movements.
2:55 p.m.
AZORIAN: RAISING OF THE K-129
Austria, 104 minutes, Michael White
On July the 21th, 1974, despite incredible political and diplomatic risks, after six years of secret preparation in pursuit of an intelligence coup, the CIA and the United States Government under the cover of a Howard Hughes enterprise, attempted to raise a sunken Soviet ballistic missile submarine from the depths of the North Pacific Ocean.
4:15 p.m.
DOGPATCH USA
USA, 30 minutes, Dixie Kline / Matthew Rowe
From 1968 until its closing in 1993, the theme park inspired by Al Capp’s comic strip, "Lil Abner," located in the heart of the Ozarks, capitalized on the media popularity of "hillbillies" (Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Dukes of Hazzard) while simultaneously generating endless debate about the negative impact of the stereotype on the state’s image. Dogpatch’s success was short-lived, but the stereotypes upon which it was built live on. Film maker is present.
4:15 p.m.
DIRTY WORK: ARKANSAS’ KNIFE HERITAGE FROM BOWIE TO RAMBO
USA, 29 minutes, Chris Cranford
Arkansas has played a prominent role in the history of knife-making. This video illuminates this role from the origins of the Bowie knife and Arkansas toothpick in the 1830s, to the modern custom knife making revival. (viewer discretion is advised) FILM MAKER IN PERSON
5:05 p.m.
GASLAND
USA, 104 minutes, Josh Fox
When film maker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey. What he uncovers is truly shocking—water that can be lit on fire right out of the sink, chronically ill residents of drilling areas from disparate locations in the US all with the same mysterious symptoms, huge pools of toxic waste that kill cattle and vegetation, well blowouts and huge gas explosions consistently covered up by state and federal regulatory agencies.
5:45 p.m.
CARBON NATION
USA, 83 minutes, Peter Byck
Carbon Nation is a documentary movie about climate change solutions. Even if you doubt the severity of the impact of climate change or just don’t buy it at all, this is still a compelling and relevant film that illustrates how solutions to climate change also address other social, economic and national security issues. We meet a host of entertaining and endearing characters along the way. Film maker is present.
7:20 p.m.
A NORMAL LIFE, PLEASE
Japan, 70 minutes Tokachi Tsuchiya
The subject of this documentary is a truck driver. On top of working 552
hours a month, he does not get paid overtime, does not receive social insurance benefits and cannot take paid holidays. One day, this seemingly weak-willed young man stands up for himself and demands a normal life. U.S. premiere, film maker is present.
7:20 p.m.
STRANGE THINGS: CHILDREN OF HAITI
Haiti, 72 minutes, Alexandria Hammond
Known only as soulless outcasts in their own country, the street boys of Haiti reveal lives of resilience and hope. In Strange Things, we journey through northern Haiti and the city of Cap-Haitien where hundreds of street boys live an unimaginable life. Strange Things is a cinematic documentary that captures the spirit of human survival and transports you to Haiti’s strange contrasts, breathtaking landscapes and rich history, through the eyes of some of Haiti’s most unforgettable characters. Film maker is present.
8:55 p.m.
WEIRD WORLD OF BLOWFLY
USA, 94 minutes
The Weird World of Blowfly tells the story of singer/songwriter Clarence Reid and his alter ego Blowfly, the original dirty rapper. At 69 years-old, with a catalog of the world’s raunchiest tunes, Blowfly continues to record new material and tour the world, struggling for success and recognition. The film highlights both Clarence’s and Blowfly’s unique contributions to music history, including Top-10 R&B hits and what might be the world’s first rap song, recorded in 1965. Film maker is present. (viewer discretion is advised)
9:10 p.m.
SPACE, LAND AND TIME:
UNDERGROUND ADVENTURES WITH ANT FARM
USA, 78 minutes, Elizabeth Federici / Laura Harrison
Space, Land and Time: Underground Adventures with ANT FARM is the first film to delve into the work of the renegade 1970s architecture collective Ant Farm, best known for its iconic land-art piece Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas. Radical architects, video pioneers, and mordantly funny cultural commentators, the Ant Farmers created a body of deeply subversive multi disciplinary work that questioned everything by posing a set of creative and comedic alternatives. Film maker is present.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
ASO Spookfest
Tonight is the second concert in the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's Masterworks series, Arkansas Spookfest. The concert will feature music by a number of popular composers.
The concert is at 8 p.m. at Robinson Center Music Hall.
Hear all your spooky favorites from Star Wars, ET, Harry Potter, Frankenstein and much, much more. Dress in costume, bring the kids and take part in our costume contest-our musicians will be in costume too!
The program includes the following, Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor; Bernard Herrmann's The Murderer from Psycho, A Suite for Strings; John Williams' Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Suite; Andrew Lloyd Weber's Phantom of the Opera: Music of the Night; Modest Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain; John Williams' Star Wars Selections; Camille Saint Saens' Danse Macabre; Vic Mizzy's Theme from The Addams Family; Neal Hefti's Theme from Batman; Danny Elfman's Music from Spider Man; Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, In the Hall of the Mountain King; and John Williams' Theme from ET The Extraterrestrial.
The program will be repeated tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m.
The concert is at 8 p.m. at Robinson Center Music Hall.
Hear all your spooky favorites from Star Wars, ET, Harry Potter, Frankenstein and much, much more. Dress in costume, bring the kids and take part in our costume contest-our musicians will be in costume too!
The program includes the following, Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor; Bernard Herrmann's The Murderer from Psycho, A Suite for Strings; John Williams' Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Suite; Andrew Lloyd Weber's Phantom of the Opera: Music of the Night; Modest Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain; John Williams' Star Wars Selections; Camille Saint Saens' Danse Macabre; Vic Mizzy's Theme from The Addams Family; Neal Hefti's Theme from Batman; Danny Elfman's Music from Spider Man; Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, In the Hall of the Mountain King; and John Williams' Theme from ET The Extraterrestrial.
The program will be repeated tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m.
Today's films at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
The Documentary Film Festival opened last night at the Malco Theater in downtown Hot Springs with just one film showing, Disfarmer: A Portrait of America. Today’s films at the festival are listed below.
Saturday, October 16
10 a.m.
GARBAGE DREAMS
Egypt/USA, 79 minutes, Mai Iskander
Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade while growing up in the world’s largest garbage village, on the outskirts of Cairo. It is home to 60,000 Zaballeen, Arabic for garbage people. Far ahead of any modern Green initiatives, the Zaballeen survive by recycling 80-percent of the garbage they collect. When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of its trade, each of the teenage boys is forced to make choices that will impact his future and the survival of his community.
10:05 a.m.
OLD PEOPLE DRIVING
USA, 25 minutes., Shaleece Haas
In the raw, tender and surprising documentary, Old People Driving, director Shaleece Haas gets into the passenger seat and asks, "can someone be simply too old to drive?" We get to know Milton, age 97, and Herbert, age 99, as they approach a grim milestone: the end of their driving years. And we learn the heartbreaking truth about the generation that came of age during America’s love affair with the automobile: that they, too, must eventually sputter to a stop.
11:30 a.m.
ESTHER & ME
USA, 33 minutes, Lisa Geduldig
A touching and humorous portrait of San Francisco Jewish nursing home resident, Esther Weintraub, a funny, feisty, politically-minded, former model, stand up comedian, who comes back to life when a spring chicken in her 40’s, lesbian comedian/comedy producer, Lisa Geduldig, befriends her. Film maker in attendance.
11:30 a.m.
FWD: UPDATE ON MY LIFE
USA, 35 minutes, Nicky Tavares
A hybrid live-action and animated documentary, Fwd: Update on My Life follows Dr. Deanie French, a professor and pioneer of internet-based learning and web accessibility, who decides one day to take a holiday from her prescription mood stabilizers and go on the Atkins diet. With newfound energy, she promptly leaves her husband and sets out starting up multiple businesses, making 10 new special friends, and directing a documentary about her life. Film maker in attendance.
11:45 a.m.
KEEP DANCING
USA, 21 minutes, Greg Vander Veer / Douglas Turnbaugh
After celebrated careers, legendary dancers Marge Champion and Donald Saddler became friends while performing together in the Broadway Show Follies, 2001. When the show closed, they decided to rent a private studio together where they have been choreographing and rehearsing original dances ever since. They are both 90 years old. Keep Dancing seamlessly blends 9 decades of archival film and photographs with present day footage to tell a story through dance of the passing of time and the process of aging. Film maker in attendance.
11:45 a.m.
LET YOUR FEET DO THE TALKIN’
USA, 30 minutes, Stewart Copeland
Tells the story of 70-year-old buck dancing legend Thomas Maupin and examines music’s ability to form and strengthen relationships and lift us above our circumstances. Film maker in attendance.
1:05 p.m.
BU SAHILDE "ON THE COAST"
Turkey, 22 minutes, Merve Kayan / Zeynep Dadak / Jeff Grieshober
It is common in Turkey, like in most Mediterranean climates, to travel to the coasts for the summer, and settle temporarily. Because of the seasonal relocating of people on the coastline, goods, businesses, and even relationships are transplanted from nearby towns and cities for the summer months. This shift creates an interim lifestyle, a transformed reality that shapes the nature of vacation for many people.
1:05 p.m.
LIEMBA
USA, 52 minutes, John Billingsley
The Liemba is many things: a physical relic of European colonialism; a vital lifeline for otherwise isolated communities; the principle means of transport for cargo and people traveling throughout Africa; a meeting place where Africans from all walks of life come together, a floating microcosm of the continent. Compelling passenger narratives, breathtaking footage and upbeat music combine to take the audience on an unforgettable trip down Lake Tanganyika. World premiere, film maker in attendance.
1:10 p.m.
WORLD PEACE AND OTHER 4TH GRADE ACHIEVEMENTS
USA, 57 minutes, Chris Farina
World Peace.and other 4th-grade achievements interweaves the story of John Hunter, a teacher in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his students’ participation in an exercise called the World Peace Game. The game triggers an eight-week transformation of the children from students of a neighborhood public school to citizens of the world. The film reveals how a wise, loving teacher can unleash students’ full potential. Film maker in attendance.
2:30 p.m.
A GOOD DAY TO DIE
USA, 92 minutes, David Mueller / Lynn Salt
The film presents an intimate look at Dennis Banks’ life beginning with his early experience in boarding schools, through his military service in Japan, his transformative experience in Stillwater State Prison and subsequent founding of a movement that, through confrontational actions in Washington DC, Custer South Dakota and Wounded Knee, changed the lives of Native Americans and all indigenous peoples, forever. Film maker in attendance.
2:45 p.m.
LIL POISON
USA, 58 minutes, Beth Earl
World’s youngest professional video gamer competes in tournaments across the country. When his parents divorce amidst tumultuous circumstances, Lil Poison’s game suffers and his sponsorship deals decline. The film explores the psychology of professional parent child relationships, and takes viewers behind the scenes of the big business craze of competitive gaming in America. And most importantly, it shows us the life of a kid who could easily become the poster child for his generation.
4:10 p.m.
QUEEN OF THE SUN
USA, 83 minutes, Taggart Siegel
Without bees, Albert Einstein said, "man would only have four years of life left." From the director of The Real Dirt of Farmer John comes a profound, alternative look at the tragic global bee crisis. Juxtaposing the catastrophic disappearance of bees with the mysterious world of the beehive, the film weaves an unusual and dramatic story of the heart-felt struggles of beekeepers, scientists and philosophers from around the world.
4:30 p.m.
INVISIBLE GIRLFRIEND
USA, 76 minutes, David Redmon
Charles is in love with his invisible girlfriend, Joan of Arc, so he decides to ride his big red bicycle 400 miles from Monroe through rural Louisiana to find her in a New Orleans bar. Along the way, he encounters a farmer, a witch, a tin man, and a man who honors the dead. Working within the tradition of creative non-fiction, it is a Southern tale that transcends literal interpretations of images in order to open up rich, loamy textures of humor and drama. Film maker in attendance.
6 p.m.
ROLL OUT, COWBOY
USA, 75 minutes, Elizabeth Lawrence & Warner Boutin
His tour van is broken, he bought his house for a thousand bucks, and the small farming town in which he lives is disappearing faster with each passing year. Roll Out, Cowboy’s Chris Sand is the face of the dying American West. Except for one thing: He raps. Roll Out, Cowboy follows Sandman the Rappin’ Cowboy as he embarks on a national tour during the 2008 Presidential election. He travels from red state to blue and back again, blending music genres into a style uniquely his own. Film maker in attendance.
6:10 p.m.
GOD WILLING
USA, 72 minutes, Evangeline Griego
The film examines the modern-day phenomenon of religious intentional communities, or as they are often called, cults. It takes as its focus The Church, also known as The Brotherhood, the 35-year-old ministry of shadowy messianic figure Jim Roberts. It also outlines the struggles of families whose children turn away from them to become Brothers and Sisters in the group, renouncing their past lives and the world, often, without ever turning back. World premiere, film maker in attendance.
7:30 p.m.
WASTELAND UTOPIAS
USA, 91 minutes, David Sherman
The unlikely 1954 meeting of Wilhelm Reich and Del Webb in the Arizona desert prompts a contemporary examination of environmental and psychological sustainability. This film incorporates an unusual blend of experimental, and often psychedelic, imagery to tell it’s story in abstract documentary form.
7:40 p.m.
JUST LIKE US
USA, 72 minutes, Ahmed Ahmed / Taylor Feltner
Comedian Ahmed Ahmed hosts a celebration of culture through comedy, by sharing his experience through the Middle East. It features an international lineup of stand-up comedians that reveals an appreciation for stand-up comedy in a modern generation coming of age. Through the current Internet age, stand-up comedy has flourished in the Arab region over the past few years, and continues to show us that laughter is the common language of the world. (viewer discretion is advised) Film maker in attendance.
7:55 p.m.
DANCING ACROSS BORDERS
USA, 88 minutes, Anne H. Bass
A gifted Cambodian dancer, discovered performing in a temple at Angkor Wat by an American patron of the Arts, is invited to study in the United States at its pre-eminent ballet academy, School of American Ballet, and is ultimately asked to join the prestigious Pacific Northwest Ballet. Film maker in attendance.
9:20 p.m.
CERTIFIABLY JONATHAN
USA, 79minutes, Jim Pasternak
A famous comedian and artist wants to display his work at an art museum. Just when he thinks he’s lost his touch, a series of famous comedians drop by to help him rekindle his artistic and comedic spark. Featuring Jonathan Winters, Robin Williams, Howie Mandel and others. Film maker in attendance.
FOREVER’S GONNA START TONIGHT
USA, 54 minutes, Michelle Lawler / Kim Klausner
Forever’s Gonna Start Tonight tells the astounding life story of San Francisco living legend Vicki Marlane, still strutting it on stage at 75. Vicki takes us on the ride of her life from cross-dressed roller skating in her youth to working the carnival sideshows circuit in the 1950s, from the wild years of San Francisco in the 1970s, to survival in the 1980s and her legendary performances at Aunt Charlie’s, where she continues to perform today. Film maker in attendance.
Saturday, October 16
10 a.m.
GARBAGE DREAMS
Egypt/USA, 79 minutes, Mai Iskander
Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade while growing up in the world’s largest garbage village, on the outskirts of Cairo. It is home to 60,000 Zaballeen, Arabic for garbage people. Far ahead of any modern Green initiatives, the Zaballeen survive by recycling 80-percent of the garbage they collect. When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of its trade, each of the teenage boys is forced to make choices that will impact his future and the survival of his community.
10:05 a.m.
OLD PEOPLE DRIVING
USA, 25 minutes., Shaleece Haas
In the raw, tender and surprising documentary, Old People Driving, director Shaleece Haas gets into the passenger seat and asks, "can someone be simply too old to drive?" We get to know Milton, age 97, and Herbert, age 99, as they approach a grim milestone: the end of their driving years. And we learn the heartbreaking truth about the generation that came of age during America’s love affair with the automobile: that they, too, must eventually sputter to a stop.
11:30 a.m.
ESTHER & ME
USA, 33 minutes, Lisa Geduldig
A touching and humorous portrait of San Francisco Jewish nursing home resident, Esther Weintraub, a funny, feisty, politically-minded, former model, stand up comedian, who comes back to life when a spring chicken in her 40’s, lesbian comedian/comedy producer, Lisa Geduldig, befriends her. Film maker in attendance.
11:30 a.m.
FWD: UPDATE ON MY LIFE
USA, 35 minutes, Nicky Tavares
A hybrid live-action and animated documentary, Fwd: Update on My Life follows Dr. Deanie French, a professor and pioneer of internet-based learning and web accessibility, who decides one day to take a holiday from her prescription mood stabilizers and go on the Atkins diet. With newfound energy, she promptly leaves her husband and sets out starting up multiple businesses, making 10 new special friends, and directing a documentary about her life. Film maker in attendance.
11:45 a.m.
KEEP DANCING
USA, 21 minutes, Greg Vander Veer / Douglas Turnbaugh
After celebrated careers, legendary dancers Marge Champion and Donald Saddler became friends while performing together in the Broadway Show Follies, 2001. When the show closed, they decided to rent a private studio together where they have been choreographing and rehearsing original dances ever since. They are both 90 years old. Keep Dancing seamlessly blends 9 decades of archival film and photographs with present day footage to tell a story through dance of the passing of time and the process of aging. Film maker in attendance.
11:45 a.m.
LET YOUR FEET DO THE TALKIN’
USA, 30 minutes, Stewart Copeland
Tells the story of 70-year-old buck dancing legend Thomas Maupin and examines music’s ability to form and strengthen relationships and lift us above our circumstances. Film maker in attendance.
1:05 p.m.
BU SAHILDE "ON THE COAST"
Turkey, 22 minutes, Merve Kayan / Zeynep Dadak / Jeff Grieshober
It is common in Turkey, like in most Mediterranean climates, to travel to the coasts for the summer, and settle temporarily. Because of the seasonal relocating of people on the coastline, goods, businesses, and even relationships are transplanted from nearby towns and cities for the summer months. This shift creates an interim lifestyle, a transformed reality that shapes the nature of vacation for many people.
1:05 p.m.
LIEMBA
USA, 52 minutes, John Billingsley
The Liemba is many things: a physical relic of European colonialism; a vital lifeline for otherwise isolated communities; the principle means of transport for cargo and people traveling throughout Africa; a meeting place where Africans from all walks of life come together, a floating microcosm of the continent. Compelling passenger narratives, breathtaking footage and upbeat music combine to take the audience on an unforgettable trip down Lake Tanganyika. World premiere, film maker in attendance.
1:10 p.m.
WORLD PEACE AND OTHER 4TH GRADE ACHIEVEMENTS
USA, 57 minutes, Chris Farina
World Peace.and other 4th-grade achievements interweaves the story of John Hunter, a teacher in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his students’ participation in an exercise called the World Peace Game. The game triggers an eight-week transformation of the children from students of a neighborhood public school to citizens of the world. The film reveals how a wise, loving teacher can unleash students’ full potential. Film maker in attendance.
2:30 p.m.
A GOOD DAY TO DIE
USA, 92 minutes, David Mueller / Lynn Salt
The film presents an intimate look at Dennis Banks’ life beginning with his early experience in boarding schools, through his military service in Japan, his transformative experience in Stillwater State Prison and subsequent founding of a movement that, through confrontational actions in Washington DC, Custer South Dakota and Wounded Knee, changed the lives of Native Americans and all indigenous peoples, forever. Film maker in attendance.
2:45 p.m.
LIL POISON
USA, 58 minutes, Beth Earl
World’s youngest professional video gamer competes in tournaments across the country. When his parents divorce amidst tumultuous circumstances, Lil Poison’s game suffers and his sponsorship deals decline. The film explores the psychology of professional parent child relationships, and takes viewers behind the scenes of the big business craze of competitive gaming in America. And most importantly, it shows us the life of a kid who could easily become the poster child for his generation.
4:10 p.m.
QUEEN OF THE SUN
USA, 83 minutes, Taggart Siegel
Without bees, Albert Einstein said, "man would only have four years of life left." From the director of The Real Dirt of Farmer John comes a profound, alternative look at the tragic global bee crisis. Juxtaposing the catastrophic disappearance of bees with the mysterious world of the beehive, the film weaves an unusual and dramatic story of the heart-felt struggles of beekeepers, scientists and philosophers from around the world.
4:30 p.m.
INVISIBLE GIRLFRIEND
USA, 76 minutes, David Redmon
Charles is in love with his invisible girlfriend, Joan of Arc, so he decides to ride his big red bicycle 400 miles from Monroe through rural Louisiana to find her in a New Orleans bar. Along the way, he encounters a farmer, a witch, a tin man, and a man who honors the dead. Working within the tradition of creative non-fiction, it is a Southern tale that transcends literal interpretations of images in order to open up rich, loamy textures of humor and drama. Film maker in attendance.
6 p.m.
ROLL OUT, COWBOY
USA, 75 minutes, Elizabeth Lawrence & Warner Boutin
His tour van is broken, he bought his house for a thousand bucks, and the small farming town in which he lives is disappearing faster with each passing year. Roll Out, Cowboy’s Chris Sand is the face of the dying American West. Except for one thing: He raps. Roll Out, Cowboy follows Sandman the Rappin’ Cowboy as he embarks on a national tour during the 2008 Presidential election. He travels from red state to blue and back again, blending music genres into a style uniquely his own. Film maker in attendance.
6:10 p.m.
GOD WILLING
USA, 72 minutes, Evangeline Griego
The film examines the modern-day phenomenon of religious intentional communities, or as they are often called, cults. It takes as its focus The Church, also known as The Brotherhood, the 35-year-old ministry of shadowy messianic figure Jim Roberts. It also outlines the struggles of families whose children turn away from them to become Brothers and Sisters in the group, renouncing their past lives and the world, often, without ever turning back. World premiere, film maker in attendance.
7:30 p.m.
WASTELAND UTOPIAS
USA, 91 minutes, David Sherman
The unlikely 1954 meeting of Wilhelm Reich and Del Webb in the Arizona desert prompts a contemporary examination of environmental and psychological sustainability. This film incorporates an unusual blend of experimental, and often psychedelic, imagery to tell it’s story in abstract documentary form.
7:40 p.m.
JUST LIKE US
USA, 72 minutes, Ahmed Ahmed / Taylor Feltner
Comedian Ahmed Ahmed hosts a celebration of culture through comedy, by sharing his experience through the Middle East. It features an international lineup of stand-up comedians that reveals an appreciation for stand-up comedy in a modern generation coming of age. Through the current Internet age, stand-up comedy has flourished in the Arab region over the past few years, and continues to show us that laughter is the common language of the world. (viewer discretion is advised) Film maker in attendance.
7:55 p.m.
DANCING ACROSS BORDERS
USA, 88 minutes, Anne H. Bass
A gifted Cambodian dancer, discovered performing in a temple at Angkor Wat by an American patron of the Arts, is invited to study in the United States at its pre-eminent ballet academy, School of American Ballet, and is ultimately asked to join the prestigious Pacific Northwest Ballet. Film maker in attendance.
9:20 p.m.
CERTIFIABLY JONATHAN
USA, 79minutes, Jim Pasternak
A famous comedian and artist wants to display his work at an art museum. Just when he thinks he’s lost his touch, a series of famous comedians drop by to help him rekindle his artistic and comedic spark. Featuring Jonathan Winters, Robin Williams, Howie Mandel and others. Film maker in attendance.
FOREVER’S GONNA START TONIGHT
USA, 54 minutes, Michelle Lawler / Kim Klausner
Forever’s Gonna Start Tonight tells the astounding life story of San Francisco living legend Vicki Marlane, still strutting it on stage at 75. Vicki takes us on the ride of her life from cross-dressed roller skating in her youth to working the carnival sideshows circuit in the 1950s, from the wild years of San Francisco in the 1970s, to survival in the 1980s and her legendary performances at Aunt Charlie’s, where she continues to perform today. Film maker in attendance.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Today at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival at Malco Theater in Hot Springs
Schedule of films
Friday, October 15
7 p.m.
DISFARMER: A PORTRAIT OF AMERICA
Canada/USA - 52 min - Martin Lavut / Dennis Mohr
In the small mountain town of Heber Springs, the eccentric Arkansas portrait photographer known as Mike Disfarmer captured the lives and emotions of the people of rural America during the two World Wars and the Great Depression. This documentary discovers an American master, his influence on the modern Manhattan art world, and the legacy he left behind in his hometown of Heber Springs Arkansas.
World premiere, film maker in attendance.mailto:dmohr67@yahoo.com
7:30 p.m.
DISFARMER: A PORTRAIT OF AMERICA
Schedule of films
Friday, October 15
7 p.m.
DISFARMER: A PORTRAIT OF AMERICA
Canada/USA - 52 min - Martin Lavut / Dennis Mohr
In the small mountain town of Heber Springs, the eccentric Arkansas portrait photographer known as Mike Disfarmer captured the lives and emotions of the people of rural America during the two World Wars and the Great Depression. This documentary discovers an American master, his influence on the modern Manhattan art world, and the legacy he left behind in his hometown of Heber Springs Arkansas.
World premiere, film maker in attendance.mailto:dmohr67@yahoo.com
7:30 p.m.
DISFARMER: A PORTRAIT OF AMERICA
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival starts today
The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival starts today. Later today I will post the schedule for the entire festival.
Road paving on DeSoto Boulevard
Yesterday DeSoto Boulevard was being resurfaced in the west end of the Village. I haven't been out yet this morning but I will check to see if the resurfacing is continuing in that area. Yesterday there were slight traffic delays due to the work. There was nothing posted on the POA website regarding the resurfacing.
Acousticatz tonight
The Hot Springs/Village Symphony Guild presents The Acousticatz tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Woodlands Auditorium. Tickets are available at the Woodlands box office.
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