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June 2006 Newsletter
Contents- PTFF Open House on July 1
- Get Your Pass Before the Price Goes Up
- We Want You!
- New Bennies for PTFF Members
- Any Room(s) at the Inn?
- Guess-the-Guest
- Gumby Celebrates Half a Century
- The Historic Lynwood Theatre Celebrates 70 Years
1. OPEN HOUSE JULY 1.
The board of directors and staff cordially invite you to an open house and office warming celebration the Port Townsend Film Festival's new offices on Saturday July 1, from 5 - 8 PM, during Gallery Walk. Joinus for wine and cheese, a mini- or whirl-wind tour (your choice, both are short) of our new office space.
As part of the celebration, we'll honor some volunteers, ask this year's poster artist, photographer Richard Miller to officially unveil his special image, reveal the first "Guess the Guest" clue, and dedicate the Michael C. Webster Hollywood book collection. The short presentations will begin at approximately 6 PM. Among those volunteers and patrons who have made this move possible are:
- Sam Kyle and the Mount Baker Block Building team
- Patti & Bill Wickline
- Lynne Webster
- Terry Tenneson
- Monica Mick'Hager
- Robert Huber
- Mark Saran
- Lynne Bennett
- Luke Bogues
- Nita Hughes
- Frank Ross
- David Sheehan
- Bill Balle
- Sue Golik
- Mary Buckham
- Gwen Lovett
- Richard Miller
- Toby & Pat Jordan
- The Rose Theatre
The Port Townsend Film Festival is located in the Mount Baker Block Building at 211 Taylor Street, Suite 33, four doors down from the Rose Theatre. Just turn left at the top of the stairs or when you exit the elevator.
2. GET YOUR PASS BEFORE THE PRICE GOES UP.
Pass sales for the 7th annual Film Festival are on sale now. We haven't altered a thing since the first festival in 2000. Just like last year all PTFF passes include access to film screenings and panel discussions on a first-come, first-seated basis plus the delicious Friday Night Taylor Street dinner provided by the Silverwater CafÈ. This year, however, we are selling only a limited number of passes so be sure to purchase your pass early.
- Advance purchase passes ($150) if purchased by July 1. After July 1 the price goes up to $175 for non-members.
- Preferred seating passes ($500) includes a Producer level membership, one invitation to the VIP Reception and Sunday morning awards breakfast.
- Guaranteed seating passes ($1,250) includes a Patron level membership, one invitation to the VIP Reception, Sunday morning awards breakfast and Friday evening filmmakers reception.
- Student passes are reduced in price ($90). Jefferson County students attending high school or college qualify.
3. WE WANT YOU!
Three core volunteer positions remain open. These are leadership positions (*) and come with special perks. They include:
- Volunteer Co -coordinator*. Vo lunteer co ordinators ar e responsible for the assigning of volunteers necessary to stage the annual Port Townsend Film Festival and other year-round activities. This position requires close communication (email/phone) with the Operations Director, other core personnel including Theatre Managers and many volunteers. Necessary: communication skills, an eye for details, comfort with computer databases, grace under pressure and time.
- Guest Services Co-Chair*. Responsible for arranging transportation for festival guests to and from Sea-Tac as necessary and for finding festival guests' lodging, either through commercial or private means, and assigning it as appropriate. Skills needed: problem-solver with a high tolerance for changing needs.
- Hospitality Center Manager*. Oversee the decorating & set up, maintenance & clean up of the Hospitality Center. This requires using your artistic flair as well as organizing skills. As manager you are also in charge of the all-important volunteers' crash room of well-stocked refreshments.
4. NEW BENNIES FOR PTFF MEMBERS.
PTFF'S newest business membership partner is the WINESELLER. Joe Euro and his staff will offer PTFF members special discounts simply by presenting your official 2006 Port Townsend Film Festival membership card. Interesting, eclectic wines from around the world in an inviting, friendly and informative atmosphere are available to members as follows: .
- 15% discount on cash or check, 12% discount on charge cards.
Preview the possibilities at www.ptwineseller.com or see for yourself at 940 Water St., PT.
The WINE SELLER joins other Port Townsend businesses in offering special discounts to PTFF members. Others include:
- LEHANI'S DELI
- PIZZO COMPUTER SERVICES
- T's RESTAURANT
- UPTOWN NUTRITION
- WANDERING WARDROBE
with more to come.
5. ANY ROOMS AT THE INN?
We are less than three months away from the seventh annual Port Townsend film Festival. As programming wraps up and filmmakers are committed, we need to find accommodations to house them. And, if you have an abundance of air travel bonus miles, we can increase the number of filmmakers we bring to the festival. It's the rapport that is built between filmmakers and audiences that helps to make the Port Townsend Film Festival such a pleasure. Contact us at the office or by emailing nancy@ptfilmfest.com if you can contribute.
6. GUESS-THE-GUEST.
It's that time again--guess the guest! For those of you new to the festival, each year we run a four-week contest in which we offer clues to the identity of the year's special guest. The names of all those who guess correctly are placed in a box from which a winner a drawn. And the winner gets? An opportunity to meet the guest and to have a photograph taken with the guest. Beginning Wednesday, July 5, the clues will be issued via email and through local newspapers. If you want a head start, come to the open house on July 1 (see Item #1 above) where we'll announced the first clue.
7. GUMBY CELEBRATES HALF A CENTURY.
This year is the 50th Anniversary of Gumby, that beloved animated character that many generations grew up with. Saturday, July 15th at 1:00 p.m. Gumby creators Art and Joe Clokey will be at the Rose for a Q&A following a 90 min. presentation of classic Gumby short films. Tickets are available at the Rose box office during regular business hours: $12 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under.
This event is being held in conjunction with a Gumby exhibit at the ART MINE GALLERY located in the historic Inn at Port Hadlock. On display will be Gumby sets and props, clay puppets, photographs, clips from television episodes, a decade-by-decade Gumby retrospective and a demonstration on the techniques of animation. The Museum of Puppetry in Atlanta will be hosting a Gumby exhibit this summer, and the Museum of TV and Radio in New York and Los Angeles will also be having daily showings of a "Gumby through the ages" retrospective this summer and fall. The Smithsonian is also organizing a major Gumby exhibit.
8. THE HISTORIC LYNWOOD THEATRE CELEBRATES 70 YEARS.
tj faddis, owner/manager of the historic Lynwood Theatre on Bainbridge Island is a movie enthusiast as much as Rocky Friedman, as she is about the prove with the terrific program she has developed for the theatre's seventieth anniversary.
The two-day celebration starts on Wednesday, July 5 with a screening of THE CAMERAMAN, starring Buster Keaton and accompanied by one of the pre-eminent movie organists on the West Coast, Dennis James. There will be two screenings:
- A ma tinee pr esentation at 5 o'clock at $15 and a gala at 8 pm for $50.
- The gala actually starts around 6:30 with a pre-show reception with salad, light finger food, beverages and festive conversation. The especially-produced "Commemerative Lynwood Theatre Programme" filled with memories of Lynwood Theatre patrons over the years will be distributed. A no host bar of wine and beer will be available.
At 7:30 or thereabouts, the Lynwood doors will open and free popcorn & soda will be served by tj's lively concessions staff in vintage attire. At 8:00 Dennis James and ex-vaudevillian Frank Buxton will make special presentations and then the THE CAMERAMAN will roll.
But that's not all... After the show, concessionaires will hand out foot-long glow sticks to all patrons, and everyone will gather outside to witness and celebrate the lighting of the Lynwood's newly-restored marquee. A photographer will be on-hand to take a picture for posterity. And years from now, you'll be able to say, "I was there when they lit that marquee for the first time!"
* As if that weren't enough, tj's celebration continues on Thursday, July 6, with two screenings of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers tripping the light fantastic in SWING TIME, one of the best movies of 1936, the very year when the Lynwood opened.
The matinee at 5 pm will salute all who worked at Lynwood Theatre in its 70-year history, whether they served popcorn, tore tickets, swept up popcorn, walked the aisles with a flashlight, projected film or restocked paper towels during the 70 years of the theatre's operation. They and their guests will enjoy free admission. All other will be able to see Fred and Ginger for $7.
The evening screening of SWING TIME at 8 o'clock will include Free popcorn & soda, a pre-show Lindy-Hop presentation by Bainbridge Island's own Jesse Mittleman, and a brief film introduction. Ticket price is $10.
tj can't take credit cards, so to make arrangements to attend, call 206-842-3080 or 206-373-6282. Best time to call is during showtimes which usually start at 5 p.m. Website: www.lynwoodtheatre.com.
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