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Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts, in partnership with Southampton African American Museum, has announced the special online presentation of Martin Luther King Jr: A Personal Portrait on Thursday, March 25, at 8 p.m. via Zoom. Following the screening, Emmy Award-winning cinematographer George Silano, who filmed the footage over the course of a week in December 1965, will join Brenda Simmons of SAAM for a question-and-answer session. Tickets are free at baystreet.org; email registration is required. For additional information, contact Marketing Coordinator, Michael Pintauro, at mpintauro@baystreet.org
Martin Luther King Jr: A Personal Portrait is an intimate and candid glimpse at the life of America s great Civil Rights leader, at a high point in his work and the Civil Rights Movement. Filmed in his Atlanta home over the course of a week in December 1965, the documentary introduces Dr. King shortly following his winning of the Nobel Peace Prize and the passage of th
Isak Tiner
Ben Vereen is on a short list of artists who’ve left their distinctive mark on Broadway. Known for a sly intensity and charisma, the actor reigned over the 1970s stage in the original productions of
Hair,
Jesus Christ Superstar, and
Pippin, for which he won a Tony Award. On screen, he appeared with Jessica Lange and Ann Reinking in Bob Fosse’s
All That Jazz, and earned an Emmy nod for his performance as Chicken George in
Roots.
In the hybrid medium of stage and screen unique to the pandemic, Vereen has lately been a regular fixture of virtual benefits, for causes including the Actor’s Fund and Care for the Homeless. He’s even leading an acting master class, via Zoom, through the Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Center for the Arts. Speaking from his L.A. home, Vereen reflected on the blessings of his career, the artists who’ve shaped him, and the lessons he’s still continuing to learn.
Wölffer Estate Vineyard s master winemaker Roman Roth. (Photo: Courtesy of Roman Roth)
Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is hosting a special soiree on Wednesday, February 24 at 6:00 p.m. that you won t want to miss. During Bay Street s 30th Anniversary Season Kick-Off Benefit, guests will participate in a live, online wine tasting event led by Wölffer Estate Vineyard s master winemaker Roman Roth. All Wölffer wines will be sent directly to attendees homes prior to the event. We are extremely excited about 2021 and looking forward to putting COVID-filled days behind us. We know that theaters themselves will still be closed for some time, but we intend to forge ahead with a full outdoor season, with a slate of new works and musicals that lend themselves to the outside, reflected Tracy Mitchell, Executive Director of Bay Street Theater.
30th Anniversary Season Bay Street Wine Event 2 Photos
Scott Schwartz, Artistic Director, Bay Street Theater. COURTESY BAY STREET THEATER
Winemaker Roman Roth of Wölffer Estate Vineyard.
Scott Schwartz, Artistic Director, Bay Street Theater. COURTESY BAY STREET THEATER
Staff Writer on Feb 1, 2021
Bay Street Theater will host its 30th anniversary Season Kick-Off Benefit on Wednesday, February 24, at 6 p.m. The evening will be presented live, online via Zoom, and will begin with an introduction from Bay Street Artistic Director Scott Schwartz, who will introduce exciting new plans for the upcoming season. Schwartz will then hand it over to Wölffer Estate Vineyard’s master winemaker, Roman Roth, who will lead a wine tasting of three Wölffer wines, all included and sent directly to attendees’ homes.