Arrive Magazine - May/June, 2008

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called a “Low-key Cannes,”
has a reputation for stellar
programming and attracts
an audience of over 10,000,
including filmmakers, cel-
ebrities, journalists and film
enthusiasts. In addition
to daily panel discussions
with well-known industry
professionals, NIFF hosts
over 100 screenings of
feature-length narrative
films, documentaries,
shorts and children’s
programs, as well as
international and U.S.
film premieres. June 3 -8.
401-846-9100;
newportfi lmfestival.com.

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adult rail fare for coach travel to Westerly, Kingston or Providence, RI, on reserved regional trains (Boston/Springfield, MA– Washington, DC). Valid for sale through Dec. 9, 2008, for travel through Dec. 12, 2008. Restrictions and blackout dates may apply. Request discount code V731 when you book by calling 800- USA-RAIL. See page 86 for blackout dates and other restrictions.

VIRGINIA

Tiny dancer: This spring, the Martha Graham Dance

Company performs at two
Virginia venues: the Para-
mount Theatre of Charlot-
tesville on May 20, and the
Virginia Arts Festival on
May 23. Part of Mid-Atlantic
Arts Foundation’s American
Masterpieces Artistry &
Influence Tour, the com-
pany will tour a program
of such renowned works
as Appalachian Spring, Acts
of Light and Sketches from
Chronicle. For tickets, call
434-979-1333 (Paramount)
or 757-282-2800 (Virginia
Arts Festival).

NEW YORK

See Your Gypsy: Patti LuPone makes theater history in Gypsy, the quintessential American musical. Curtain up! Light the lights! Be there as Broadway’s leading lady takes on one of its greatest roles in this new production staged by the show’s author himself: theater legend Arthur Laurents. These two megatalents join forces, and the result is “as close to perfection as anything you’ll see.” (New York Daily Ne ws) Everything’s coming up roses at last, as LuPone takes on the role

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she was born to play. Gypsy is written by three theatrical giants: book by Laurents, music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Bonnie Walker reproduces Jerome Robbins’ original 1959 choreography. The ’ 59 blockbuster boasts a legendary score with such classic songs as “ Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Rose’s Turn” and “Some People.” Sondheim’s Gypsy plays at Broadway’s St. James Theatre, 246 W. 44th St. Call Telecharge at 212-239-6200 or go to telecharge.com.

MASSACHUSETTS

Down the cape: This year, the 10th annual Provincetown International Film Festival is June 18– 22, at the tip of Cape Cod, 100 miles out to sea, east of Boston— take Amtrak to Boston and a ferry to the fun. Known as the “Festival on the

This spring, the renowned Martha Graham Dance Company traipses through Virginia.

Edge,” geographically and
artistically, PIFF showcases
independent American and
international films. Choose
from over 60 film screen-
ings. Hairspray creator and
director John Waters and
Academy Award-winning
producer Christine Vachon
(Far From Heaven, Boys
Don’t Cry) participate in the
events. Other filmmakers
and stars will be announced
closer to the festival.
508-487-FILM ;
Ptownfi lmfestival.org.

Amtrak riders may present their train ticket receipt to receive a 10 percent discount on festival packages.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Brett Weston: “Out of
the Shadow” at The Phil-
lips Collection is the first
major exhibition in 30
years exclusively dedicated
to the work of Weston,
a prolific photographer