Welcome to Episode 14 - the "April Showers" edition - of Notes from the Aisle Seat, a podcast featuring news and information about the arts in northern Chautauqua County NY, sponsored by the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Your host is Tom Loughlin, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair Emeritus of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.
Today’s episode features three segments. Vinnie Brandi, the frontman for Takin' It To The Streets: A Doobie Brothers Tribute, gives a preview of their April 8 concert; Distinguished Professor Alberto Rey of the Department of Visual Arts and New Media at SUNY Fredonia discussed the use of color by three of the artists in the documentary Easter in Art: The Greatest Story Ever Painted; and guest director Yao Khalil talks about the upcoming production of Dominique Morisseau's play Pipeline produced by the Dept. of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia.
Tickets and information for 1891 Fredonia Opera House events can be found on the website or by calling 716-679-1891. For events at the RAC, go to their website, or call their box office at 716-673-3501.
In accordance with the changes in guidelines from NYS & the CDC, masks are NO LONGER REQUIRED at Opera House events, effective immediately. We do still strongly encourage all patrons to continue to wear masks while in the venue and social distance as much as possible until transmission within the county is no longer a concern. Masks are available in the lobby and at the Box Office if needed, and hand sanitizer is available at the rear of the theatre. All OPERA HOUSE staff and volunteers will continue to wear masks and to be fully vaccinated. If you are not feeling well, please postpone your visit. Our success in providing an entertaining event depends on approaching staff and one another with an extra helping of kindness and understanding. Thank you for your cooperation.
You can now register for the upcoming 1891 Run for the Opera House by clicking this link. Donations can also be made at the same site should you be unable to participate.
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Time Stamps
- Vinnie Brandi/Doobie Brothers Tribute Band 01:13
- Prof. Alberto Rey/Easter in Art 17:03
- Arts Calendar 35:23
- Yao Khalil/Pipeline 38:18
Media
- March Winds and April Showers (Samuels-Whitcup-Powell) by Abe Lyman and his California Orchestra, Louis Rapp, vocals, Feb. 12, 1935
- Listen to the Music (Tom Johnston), The Doobie Brothers, 1972
- Takin' It to the Streets (Michael McDonald), The Doobie Brothers, 1976
- Dies Irae, Traditional Gregorian Chant, Adoration of the Cross, April 10, 2018
- April Showers, Louis Silvers (music) and B.G. DeSylva (lyrics), John Lawlor Trio, Oct. 12, 2015
- Interviews with Dominique Morisseau
- Theatre Corner, KPBS, San Diego CA, Nov. 23, 2017 www.theatrecorner.org
- American Theatre Wing "Working in the Theatre," Feb. 26, 2014, www.americantheatrewing.org
- We Real Cool |The Pool Players | Seven at the Golden Shovel, poem by Gwendolyn Brooks, read by Morgan Freeman, Aug. 1, 2018
- April Showers, Louis Silvers (music) and B.G. DeSylva (lyrics), Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Judy Garland, Vocals, Jan. 1, 1996
Artist Links:
- Takin' It to the Streets: Doobie Brothers Tribute Band
- Easter in Art: The Greatest Story Ever Painted
- Dominique Morisseau
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