[ThisWeek] Dig!, A Great Day in Harlem, Will Bruder, Lady Be Good at the Kenworthy

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Wednesday and Thursday movies begin at 6:00 pm!

Check out all these events this week at the Kenworthy Performing Arts
Centre!

In conjunction with the International Jazz Collections,
the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre will show two great jazz films:

A Great Day in Harlem (NR)
Wednesday, February 23
6:00 PM
FREE

A Great Day in Harlem: Stories behind the Story (NR)
Thursday, February 24
6:00 PM
FREE
"Stories behind the Story" is as yet unreleased.
Both films are about one hour in length,
produced by filmmaker Jean Boch in 1994 and 2004.


UI Architecture Dept presents
Will Bruder lecture
³Mapping Light²
Friday, February 25
5:00 PM
FREE

Dig! (NR)
Saturday, February 26
7:00 PM
Sunday, February 27
4:15 and 7:00 PM
$5 Adults
KFS passes accepted for Sunday shows.
(See Review Below)

Lady be Good (NR)
Film and Discussion with filmmaker Kay D. Ray
Saturday, February 26
12:30 PM
FREE

Regular Movie prices:  $5 adults, $2 children 12 and younger.
KFS passes accepted for Sunday movies

Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre
508 S. Main Street, Moscow, Idaho
For more information, call 208-882-4127 or visit http://www.kenworthy.org
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Next week at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre . . .

Moscow Volunteer Fire Department presents a special showing of
Ladder 49 
Friday, March 4, 2005
7:00 pm
Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door

Tickets available from the receptionist at Station Three, 229 Pintail Lane,
adjacent to Highway 95-north during business hours; BookPeople in downtown
Moscow, or one of your friendly firefighters or EMTs.

This dramatic movie follows the Baltimore Firefighters as they save lives
and property fighting fires. The movie provides a very realistic portrayal
of what it takes to be a firefighter.

(See full text of press release below)
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Coming in April-

Sirius Idaho Theatre
in conjunction with new fangled  stages,
presents the United States premiere of
Random Acts of Love by Bruce Gooch

April 6, 7, 8, & 9 at 7:30 pm
Matinee on April 9 at 2:00 pm

Sirius Idaho Theatre http://www.siriusidahotheatre.com/, a non-profit
theatre company based in Moscow, and new fangled stages, based in Toronto,
are teaming up to present the United States premiere of Random Acts of Love,
a new play by Bruce Gooch, a Uniontown native and University of Idaho alum.
Recognized as ³Outstanding New Play² at the Toronto Fringe Festival 2004,
Random Acts of Love opens Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at the Kenworthy
Performing Arts Centre in downtown Moscow. Performances are 7:30 pm nightly
April 6 - 9, with a 2 pm matinee on April 9.

Tickets, $15 adults and $9 seniors/students, are available at BookPeople or
TicketsWest 
(www.ticketswest.com <http://www.ticketswest.com/>  800-325-SEAT,
208-885-7212).
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This week¹s review-

DIG!

Written, edited, produced and directed by Ondi Timoner
Running time: 105 minutes
This film is not rated. Advisory: Profanity and brief nudity.

The film received the Documentary Grand Jury award at the 2004 Sundance Film
Festival.

As reviewed by A. O. Scott writing for the New York Times

''Dig!'' a new documentary by Ondi Timoner, gives a cinéma vérité spin to
the endlessly fascinating pop-music soap opera formula of VH1's ''Behind the
Music.''

Ms. Timoner's film traces the linked fortunes of not one band but two -- the
Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre.

For seven years, she followed both bands, interviewing their members and
capturing their on- and off-stage triumphs and catastrophes, and a result is
one of those heaven-sent narratives, like ''Hoop Dreams'' or
''Startup.com,'' in which the contingency and chaos of events coalesce into
a resonant and satisfying story.

If universities ever start graduate programs in rock stardom, ''Dig!'' will
surely be a cornerstone of the curriculum, for it works as both an
instruction manual and a cautionary tale. It's like an extended gloss on
that exuberant, cynical Byrds song that begins, ''So you wanna be a rock 'n'
roll star, well listen now, to what I say . . . ''

As reviewed by Joel Selvin writing for the San Francisco Chronicle

Anton Newcombe of the Brian Jonestown Massacre doesn't receive the most
ringing endorsements from his friends. "He's more than just a jerk," says
his record company president, Greg Shaw.

But he remains a subject of intense fascination for Courtney Taylor of the
Dandy Warhols, the alt-rock band from Portland, Ore., that plays the Beatles
to the Brian Jonestown Massacre's Rolling Stones for the duration of the
rather remarkable rockumentary, "DiG!"

Shot over the course of seven years and culled from a staggering 1,500 hours
of footage, the movie follows the twin paths of the two indie rock bands, as
they bob and weave along the stumbling path to rock stardom. The Warhols - -
the self-described "most well-adjusted band in the world" -- clearly defer
to nobody in their admiration of "mad genius" Newcombe, a sociopath musician
who is performing songs from his 12th album (he released three albums in one
year alone) with new associates as the movie ends, after his long- suffering
band finally dissolved.

Filmmaker Ondi Timoner followed the entangled rise of these two bands from
the Pacific Northwest with an obsessive compulsive's eye for detail. Every
ugly moment is on the screen -- from the onstage fistfights to the Georgia
roadside marijuana bust -- as the two bands seek their respective fortunes.
"We're a lucky band," says one of the Warhols. "They're an unlucky band."

While it may be tempting to read "DiG!" as a cautionary tale about the
pitfalls of creativity and the modern record business, or an allegory about
commerce (the Warhols) versus art (the Massacre), the film's centrifuge
actually is Newcombe himself. Self-absorbed, semi-delusional, entirely
unrepentant, Newcombe is not only a never-ending source of fascination for
his friendly rivals the Warhols -- who nevertheless wind up talking about
getting a restraining order to keep him away -- but also the lurching,
flailing driving wheel of this movie.

Marrit Ingman writing for the Austin (Texas) Chronicle

It¹s 1995. Anton Newcombe, the brains and heart behind the band the Brian
Jonestown Massacre, is unspooling a tape by his friends, fellow 1960s
pop-rock revivalists the Dandy Warhols. "We¹re going to take over the
world," he grins into the camera. For the next seven years, director Timoner
followed both groups on this so-called revolution: from crash pads to
signing parties; from video shoots to pot busts in Homer, Ga.; and from
innocence to experience.

The film is so candid and real that it¹s like watching a friend slip into
the morass of addiction, obsession, and pig-headed self-absorption.
Unsurprisingly, it gets a little raw at times, despite slick postproduction
and savvy editing that set the film to the head-rush pace of "Every Day
Should Be a Holiday."

What¹s best is that even though the story is set among tragic hipsters ­
behold Joel Gion, BJM¹s mutton-chopped, photogenic tambourine man ­ its take
on friendship and ambition is without irony. Taylor seems to like being
filmed, but nobody¹s really posing here. There¹s a genuine sense of loss
when dreams go unrealized, and in these moments DiG! transcends the typical
"rock movie" format and aspires to something greater: an examination of why
we create and what we receive from art.


Film reviews are researched and edited by Peter Haggart
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Moscow Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Department Press Release
For Immediate Release: 14 February 2005
Contact: Volunteer Bob Wakefield, 882.5939, e-mail: <colbob at moscow.com>
Susan S. Franko, PageDesign, 208.882.2601 <sfranko at moscow.com>
Note: Digital Images Available from Franko

Ladder 49 Movie for Moscow Volunteer Fire Department

The Moscow Volunteer Fire Department, as part of its annual fund drive, is
proud to present a special showing of Ladder 49, at the Kenworthy Performing
Arts Center on March 4, 2005, at 7:00 pm. This dramatic movie follows the
Baltimore Firefighters as they save lives and property fighting fires. The
movie provides a very realistic portrayal of what it takes to be a
firefighter.

Tickets are available from the receptionist at Station Three, 229 Pintail
Lane, adjacent to Highway 95-north during business hours; BookPeople in
downtown Moscow, or one of your friendly firefighters or EMTs. One of the 86
volunteers may be your neighbor; you may obtain your ticket from him or her.
Tickets are $10.00 in advance, $12.00 at the door. There are only 300 seats
available, so purchase accordingly. If you cannot attend, but wish to
contribute, please visit Station Three or mail your check to: Moscow
Volunteer Fire Department, 229 Pintail Lane, Moscow ID 83843.

In 2004, your firefighters and EMTs volunteered for 8,335 hours of training­
a determined commitment. Support of a paid department comparable to Moscow¹s
City and Rural organization would cost taxpayers approximately 3.5 million
dollars. The training and performance record of your volunteer department is
essential to maintaining the Class Three insurance rating obtained through a
focused effort of preparedness. That rating means lower insurance premiums
for residents and businesses.

The performance record of Moscow¹s city and rural volunteer department is
comparable to many paid departments. The more than 4,500 hours donated to
the community for responses to fire and ambulance calls in 2004, is in
addition to these volunteers¹ training hours.

The volunteers¹ budget supports the resident program, which is building the
foundation of our growing accredited training program. The availability of
these residents at night increases our response times to nighttime calls.
Twenty-six University of Idaho students volunteer for the department, meet
the training hours standard, and keep up with their university
responsibilities. The upkeep of Station One, downtown, is also funded by the
volunteers¹ budget.

Our budget depends on fund raising. As you depend on us, we depend on you.
Please join us at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center to support and honor
Moscow¹s firefighters and EMTs. Your ticket purchase will help us reach our
goal of $70,000.
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Film and Events Committee
Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre

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