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Hamptons International Film Festival presents SummerDocs Hosted by Alec Baldwin: Circus of Books

Alec Baldwin leads conversations with filmmakers and guests, presenting new and groundbreaking documentary films and thought-provoking stories to the East End.

For over 35 years, the gay porn shop, Circus of Books, served as the epicenter for LGBT life and culture in Los Angeles. Unbeknownst to many in the community it served, the store was cultivated and cared for by its owners, Karen and Barry Mason: a straight couple with three children. CIRCUS OF BOOKS is an intimate portrait of the Masons and their journey to become one of the biggest distributors of hardcore gay porn in the United States. Their story unfolds through the lens of their daughter, filmmaker and artist Rachel Mason.

KidFEST: Doktor Kaboom and the Wheel of Science

So much science, so little time! Doktor Kaboom is having trouble picking his favorite science demonstrations. There are too many to do ‘em all – solution? The Wheel of Science! With over a dozen fantastic demonstrations ranging from optical illusions to chemical reactions to homemade hovercrafts, wherever the wheel stops, that’s what’s next! Will we turn a water bottle into a rocket or catapult bananas across the stage? Electrocute a pickle or create artificial gravity? Who knows? Step right up, and spin the wheel!

Register for our KidFEST Pre-show Workshop: Erupting Volcanoes with CMEE!

Jenni Muldaur & Friends in Concert: Rufus Wainwright, Isaac Mizrahi, Teddy Thompson, and New Yorker Humorists Roz Chast and Patty Marx’s Ukelear Meltdown

Folk, rock, and blues royalty Jenni Muldaur gathers a gang of her world class pals for an electric night of surprises.  Guests include Rufus Wainwright, Isaac Mizrahi, Teddy Thompson, and New Yorker Humorists Roz Chast and Patty Marx’s Ukelear Meltdown.

Upgrade your ticket and join The East Hampton Star for a private three-course dinner at the historic Maidstone Hotel at 5pm before the performance at 8pm. Limited space available.

Hamptons International Film Festival presents NOW SHOWING: Before You Know It

Now Showing brings acclaimed first-run art house, independent, and world cinema films currently in theaters to the East End.

Stage manager Rachel Gurner still lives in her childhood apartment—along with her off-kilter actress sister, Jackie; eccentric playwright father Mel; and deadpan preteen niece Dodge—above the tiny theatre they own and operate. Level-headed and turtleneck-wearing Rachel is the only thing standing between her family and utter chaos. Then, in the wake of a sudden family tragedy, Rachel and Jackie learn their presumed-deceased mother is actually alive and thriving as a soap-opera star. Now the sisters’ already-precarious balance turns upside down, and Rachel must figure out how to liberate herself from this surreal imbroglio.

“A refreshing comedy… A noteworthy work from an upcoming dynamic duo, co-writers Hannah Pearl Utt and Jen Tullock, who have a chemistry that you want to see in more films, especially if they’re like Before You Know It.” –RogerEbert.com

“Engrossing and entertaining… A strong debut that pushes the boundaries of what movies made from the female gaze can mean to audiences of all kinds.” – The Hollywood Reporter”A low-key charmer that promises great things from the pair.” –Indiewire

“A surefooted debut that promises writing partners Utt and Tullock, who have previously collaborated on their web series “Disengaged” and the Sundance short “Partners,” are as dramatically competent as they are sweetly sardonic. If there’s any justice in the world of festivals, this will open a lot of doors for its creators, who have eccentric chops worthy of a place among indie comedy greats like Noël Wells, Jenny Slate, and Natasha Lyonne.” –The Playlist

In an Italian Garden: An Evening of Chamber Music with Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

An evening of chamber masterpieces played by musicians from one of the world’s most celebrated orchestras.

Yulia Ziskel, Kuan-Chen Lu, violins 
Rebecca Young viola
Patrick Jee cello
Timothy Cobb double bass
Anthony McGill clarinet
Eric Huebner piano  

HANDEL / Arr. Halvorsen Passacglia for Violin and Viola
ROSSINI Duetto for Cello and Double Bass, Allegro
PAGANINI Cantabile for Violin and Piano
MENDELSSOHN / Arr. Rachmaninoff Scherzo from Midsummer Night’s Dream
BOTTESINI Gran Duo for Clarinet and Double Bass
INTERMISSION
BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet, Adagio
GLINKA Gran sestetto originale, Allegro

Broken Bone Bathtub: An immersive theater project by Siobhan O’Loughlin

Beginning its global journey in Tokyo in 2015, Broken Bone Bathtub is an immersive happening taking place inside a bathtub. After a serious bike accident, a young woman musters up the courage to ask for help and shares her story, exploring themes of trauma, suffering, human generosity, vulnerability, and connection. The audience takes on the role of Siobhan’s close friends; not only in listening but sharing in their experiences, and assisting the artist in the actual ritual of taking a bath.  

Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm: Tickets $40 ($38 Members)
Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 9pm, and Sundays at 3pm: Tickets $30 ($28 Members)

Melissa Errico Sondheim Sublime

The Wall Street Journal raves about Melissa Errico’s new album Sondheim Sublime: “The best all-Sondheim album ever recorded, in which radiantly warm singing and sensitive, intelligent interpretation are tightly and inseparably entwined.” For one night only Errico brings her unique vision of Broadway’s greatest songwriter to Guild Hall.  Guaranteed to be the Broadway-cabaret event of the season!

“Isn’t it bliss? asks Stephen Sondheim rhetorically in his most famous creation Send In The Clowns and bliss it is when the thrilling Melissa Errico lets loose for one golden hour of the greatest living composer’s work on her new album Sondheim Sublime.” –Mark Shenton

“Just re-visited Melissa Errico’s Sondheim Sublime show at Live at Zedel: when she sings “Move On” from Sunday in the Park with George this couldn’t be truer:
‘Anything you do
Let it come from you
Then it will be new
Give us more to see’
As she connects with Sondheim, we connect with her. It’s not just the ravishing, shimmering vocal tones Melissa Errico brings to Sondheim; it’s also the emotional and intellectual connections she makes to his ambivalence and contradictory feelings. It’s a masterclass in appreciating and understanding his work.” –Mark Shenton

“Melissa Errico’s masterclass is a must-see for every cabaret wannabe as well as more experienced practitioners who think they’ve cracked this art form but haven’t. She is one of a kind.” –Jeremy Chapman, Musical Theatre Review

KidFEST: Teatro SEA’s La Cucarachita Martina

“Cockroaches are people, too. Well, at least they are in this production, presented in an easy-to-understand mix of Spanish and English by Teatro SEA, which specializes in Latino theater for children. The heroine of the show, is a tiny cutie who is nonetheless much bigger than anything scurrying around your basement. But not to worry: She’s a bunraku-style puppet, seeking true love.”–Laurel Graeber, New York Times

A live-action Latin puppet show rock-n-roll musical mash-up straight from NYC’s celebrated bilingual theater Teatro SEA, La Cucarachita Martina is a tale based on the popular Cuban and Puerto Rican children’s story of the little roach Martina who learns many lessons on her journey to find true love. Recommended for Pre-K and up.

Narrator / Narrador
Samuel Garnica

Puppeteers / Titiriteros
Ana Campos-Stephens, Hector Palacios, Christopher Palmieri, J. Edgar Mozoub

The tale of La Cucarachita Martina originated as an oral tradition and was later adapted to literary form. The story is very powerful, and permeates many borders, making its mark on many cultures.

Martina is a little roach who dreams of finding the love of her life. One day, while sweeping her backyard, she finds a penny. Thinking about what she should buy with her new penny, she decides to buy some makeup to make herself pretty.
Martina is visited by a number of potential suitors, but when she meets Mr. Perez, she falls in love with him right away. They get married in a great big celebration. All the little insects attended the party. Cucarachita Martina and little Mr. Perez lived happily ever after.

Register for our KidFEST Pre-show Workshop: Create your own Puppet!

KidFEST: FLY Dance Company

Fly Dance Company – The Gentlemen of Hip-Hop! from Fuzion Entertainment on Vimeo.

FLY is wowing concert audiences all over U.S., receiving one standing ovation after another. Why? Because FLY is pure fun — youthful energy, risk-taking movement, and clever choreography set to a mix of surprising musical selections
“Pops and locks set to Bach!” — The New York Times
Labeled an artistic phenomenon, FLY crosses street dance with classical choreographic principles. FLY’s concerts are clean-cut, wholesome artistry designed to cross all audience boundaries – young and old, men and women, sophisticated and unsophisticated – with pieces combining styles and cultures to reflect contemporary Americana.
FLY Dance Company’s concerts are a unique combination of entertainment and art—a high-energy, non-stop mix of hip-hop, classical, and modern dance with an added touch of Vaudeville. The choreography by Kathy Musick Wood is action-packed with ensembles and solos, pure dance movement, acrobatic tricks, acting, and frequent entrances and exits. The music is varied with styles and genres thoughtfully mixed for change-of-pace or mood. The dancers are all street dancers —youthful, masculine, risk-taking, acrobatic, funky, and fun—who act as well as dance.

Also performing at 5pm