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July
17th
Da Vinci Days Special Guest OK Go
Music Video Screening and Q&A
Screening Set For Saturday, July 17th, At The Majestic Theatre
OK Go will screen a selection of their newest videos, including “This Too Shall Pass (Rube Goldberg Machine),” at da Vinci Days, Oregon’s Premier Arts and Science Festival on Saturday, July 17th, at 6:30 pm at The Majestic Theatre. Festival Director Brenda VanDevelder notes “OK Go is a group that has forged a new path, seamlessly blending art and technology. We are excited to host this incredible group and learn more about their passion and their process in this special film screening and Q&A.”
OK Go – comprising Damian Kulash, Tim Nordwind, Dan Konopka and Andy Ross – is the band whose inventive internet campaigns and self-directed music videos have set records and won the band a GRAMMY®. They announced last spring the formation of Paracadute. Paracadute and OK Go will oversee the distribution and promotion functions for the band and have planned an extensive promotional campaign for OK Go’s latest album, Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky, which was released in January. Just as the band saw an opportunity to do something different with their homemade videos, OK Go see untapped potential in the sea change that the music industry is experiencing and believe there are tremendous opportunities for artists capable of managing their own promotion and distribution.
Their videos have garnered millions of views and “This Too Shall Pass” is currently climbing at radio, where it was just added by Atlanta’s WNNX (99x) and Denver’s KTCL. It’s already become the fourth most played song by the band at radio and its third single to debut on the U.S. Alternative chart, after “Here It Goes Again” and “Get Over It.” The band made two videos for “This Too Shall Pass” – a live version filmed with 130 members of the Notre Dame marching band and a second clip, which was shot inside a Rube Goldberg machine created by OK Go and Syyn Labs engineers. “This Too Shall Pass (Rube Golberg Machine)” is now a part of the archive of the Department of Film at MoMA. CNN said it “may be the most mesmerizing music video of the year” while the Boston Herald noted: “No word on the follow up. But it will take a collaboration between James Cameron, Stephen Hawking and “Doc“ Brown of “Back to the Future” fame for OK Go to top itself once more.”
This special da Vinci Days event is not included in the regular da Vinci Days admission fee. General admission tickets for the event are $12 in advance and $20 at the door. Purchase tickets on-line at www.majestic.org or at the Theatre box office.
August
The Summer Play
Story Theatre directed by Robert Leff - Story Theatre is a collection of famous stories from the Grimm Brothers and Aesop. Here you will meet again Henny Penny, The Bremen Town Musicians, The Golden Goose, The Robber Bridegroom and other favorites
Performances - Fri August 20th 7:30pm, Sat August 21st 7:30pm, Sun August 22nd 2:30pm, Fri August 27th 7:30pm, Sat August 28th 7:30pm and Sun August 29th 2:30PM
Tickets for Summer Play are $10 per person.
September
24, 25, 26, 30 & October 1 & 3
Educating Rita
A revival of this great play done in 1993 with the same wonderful actors, Harriet Nixon and Mark Summers. Directed by veteran director Pat Kight. A warm and witty play; Frank is a tutor of English in his fifties whose disillusioned outlook on life drives him to drink and bury himself in his books. Enter Rita, a forthright 26 year-old hairdresser who is eager to learn. After weeks of cajoling, Rita slowly wins over the very hesitant Frank with her innate insight and refusal to accept no for an answer. Their relationship as teacher and student blossoms, ultimately giving Frank a new sense of self and Rita the knowledge she so craves.
October
2nd
Calvin Marshall
Calvin Marshall's childhood dream of playing Major League Baseball is in serious jeopardy as he can't seem to make the Bayford Bisons Junior College team. A poignant comedy about Calvin's deferred dream and the people in his life who want him to succeed.
The movie Calvin Marshall will be shown twice in the 300 seat auditorium at 4PM and 7PM. Ticket prices will be $6 for student and seniors and $9 for adults.
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