Marc Strauss leads an online series on the first nine films that Alfred Hitchcock directed, all before the sound era, on Wednesdays beginning June 2nd, from 6 to 8 p.m. Email [email protected] for the free Zoom link.
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Gotta Dance
Join Marc Strauss for a virtual Gene Kelly film series via the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater beginning Friday, May 28th, 7 p.m. with For Me and My Gal. Kelly was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer known for such films as An American in Paris and Singin’ in the Rain. Every Friday, Strauss will lead introductions, screenings, and post-film discussions via Zoom. A monthly pass is $30 at what.org.
A Hitch in Time
Marc Strauss hosts the final installment of “Atypical Hitchcock,” a virtual film series via Wellfleet Preservation Hall, on Wednesday, April 28th, at 7 p.m. Watch The Trouble With Harry, a dark comedy starring Shirley MacLaine and John Forsythe, and discuss. Registration is free at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
There’s a Hitch
Join Marc Strauss for “Atypical Hitchcock,” a virtual film series via Wellfleet Preservation Hall. First up is Jamaica Inn, on Wednesday, March 31st, at 7 p.m., an adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier novel, set in Cornwall, England, starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O’Hara. Registration is free at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Shock Horror
“Mixing Spirits & Mysteries,” a virtual film and cocktail series hosted by Marc Strauss, continues via Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Wednesday, March 10th, 6 p.m. with Les Diaboliques, a French psychological horror flick directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. It’s about the wife of a loathsome prep-school headmaster who plots her husband’s murder with the help of his mistress. Register for a free Zoom link and cocktail recipe (alcoholic and nonalcoholic) at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
On Tap
Join Marc Strauss, co-host at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, for “Fred Astaire Fridays.” Every Friday, Strauss shows favorite Fred Astaire films, with introductions and post-film discussions via Zoom. This month: The Band Wagon on March 5, Daddy Long Legs on March 12th, Funny Face on March 19th, and Silk Stockings on March 26th. Tickets are $30 for a monthly pass at what.org.
More Workshops From Winter Whenevers
Session II of Winter Whenevers begins virtually on Monday, March 1. Marc Strauss teaches “The Definitive James Bond: Connery … Sean Connery” on Mondays, 6 to 8 p.m. It will include six weeks of screenings with introductions and post-film discussions via Zoom. The films are Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, and Never Say Never Again.
Other offerings include “Graphic Design: Basics and Beyond,” Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to noon, with Grant King; “Listening to Classical Music,” Tuesdays, 1 to 3 p.m., with Craig Combs; “Ayurveda: Discovery of the Inner Healer,” Thursdays, 1:30 to 3 p.m., with Jamila Colozzi; and “A Vegan Cooking Odyssey,” Thursdays, 5:30 to 7 p.m., with Derek McCormack. Registration is free at winterwednesdays.org.
Spring Courses at Open University
The Open University of Wellfleet has announced its virtual spring courses, now available for registration at openuniversityofwellfleet.org. They include “Stephen Sondheim, Songwriter,” with Marc Strauss; “Great Printmakers in New England,” with Lewis Shepard; “Comparing Plays of Recollection by Eugene O’Neill and Brian Friel,” with Steve Reynolds; “Here Comes Dickens!” with Rhoda Flaxman; “Politics in Fiction and Film: Lost in Translation,” with Linda B. Miller; and “Studying the ArtStranders,” with Grace Hopkins.
Hopkins’s course will take place Tuesdays beginning April 20, 10 a.m. to noon. “The artStrand gallery was a unique endeavor in Provincetown from 2005 to 2016,” writes Hopkins in the course description. “It was a gallery owned and operated by the artists, rather than a single owner, a director, or a collective.” There were six male and six female artists, all of them still active today: Breon Dunigan, Maryalice Johnston, Irene Lipton, Sarah Lutz, Anna Poor, Tabitha Vevers, Bailey Bob Bailey, Paul Bowen, Jay Critchley, Jim Peters, Daniel Ranalli, and Bert Yarborough.
Dummy Up
“Mixing Spirits & Mysteries,” a virtual film and real cocktail series hosted by Marc Strauss, continues via Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Wednesday, February 3rd, at 7 p.m. with Dead of Night, a 1945 British anthology horror film with four directors. The last segment is the most famous, starring Michael Redgrave as a ventriloquist tormented by his dummy. Register for a free Zoom link and cocktail recipe (alcoholic and nonalcoholic) at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Steppin’ Out
Marc Strauss, co-host of “Fred Astaire Fridays,” presented via Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater every Friday at 7 p.m., is screening all of Fred Astaire’s films, with introductions and post-film discussions via Zoom. The next month’s lineup: Ziegfeld Follies on January 2nd (Saturday), Yolanda and the Thief on January 8th, Blue Skies on January 15th, Easter Parade on January 22nd, and The Barkleys of Broadway on January 29th. Tickets are $30 for a monthly pass at what.org.
Steppin’ Out
Marc Strauss, co-host of “Fred Astaire Fridays,” presented via Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater every Friday at 7 p.m., is screening all of Fred Astaire’s films, with introductions and post-film discussions via Zoom. The next month’s lineup: Ziegfeld Follies on January 2nd (Saturday), Yolanda and the Thief on January 8th, Blue Skies on January 15th, Easter Parade on January 22nd, and The Barkleys of Broadway on January 29th. Tickets are $30 for a monthly pass at what.org.
Winter Courses at Open University of Wellfleet
The Open University of Wellfleet has announced its winter courses, taught via Zoom, now available for registration at openuniversityofwellfleet.org. They include “Remembering the Long Point Gallery” with Grace Hopkins, “Confronting Capitalism” with George Swope, and “The Dance Artistry of Busby Berkeley” with Marc Strauss.
The course on the Long Point Gallery will take place Wednesday mornings starting January 6th. The gallery, which became an important force in Provincetown, was founded in 1977 by 13 Cape Cod artists. Grace Hopkins, director of the Berta Walker Gallery, is the daughter of Long Point founder Budd Hopkins and the art critic and historian April Kingsley.
Cheek to Cheek
Join Marc Strauss, co-host at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, for “Fred Astaire Fridays.” Every Friday, Strauss shows favorite Fred Astaire films, with introductions and post-film discussions via Zoom. This month: You’ll Never Get Rich on December 4th, Holiday Inn on December 11th, You Were Never Lovelier on December 18th, and The Sky’s the Limit on December 26th (Saturday). Tickets are $30 for a monthly pass at what.org.
Cheek to Cheek
Join Marc Strauss, co-host at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, for “Fred Astaire Fridays.” Every Friday, Strauss shows favorite Fred Astaire films, with introductions and post-film discussions via Zoom. This month: You’ll Never Get Rich on December 4th, Holiday Inn on December 11th, You Were Never Lovelier on December 18th, and The Sky’s the Limit on December 26th (Saturday). Tickets are $30 for a monthly pass at what.org.
Marc Strauss Hosts Fred Astaire Fridays
The Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater is presenting a virtual series of all of Fred Astaire’s 31 movie musicals from 1933 to 1968 on successive Fridays at 7 p.m., from Sept. 4 through April 2, 2021. The series is hosted on Zoom by Marc Strauss, who will introduce and screen the films, then lead a discussion afterword. Fifty percent of the proceeds will benefit WHAT. Tickets are available by the month (four or five screenings) for $30, or $200 for all 31 films. The schedule through the end of October appears as listed below:
September 4th: Dancing Lady(1933).
September 11th: Flying Down to Rio(1933).
September 18th: The Gay Divorcee(1934)
September 25th: Roberta(1935)
October 2nd: Top Hat(1935).
October 9th: Follow the Fleet(1936).
October 16th: Swing Time(1936)
October 23rd: Shall We Dance(1937).
October 30th: A Damsel in Distress(1937).
For the full schedule through the spring, and to purchase tickets, go to what.org
