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 Coming Sunday, July 4th:
5th Annual Block Party
at The Strand
What with so many Independence Day celebrations moving to Saturday, 03 July, this year, we figured we (along with The Strand Theatre) would celebrate The Strand's Fifth Grand Reopening Anniversary on The Fourth itself. And what a celebration it'll be: a 1 p.m. block party, complete with refreshments and surprises, followed by the classic 1958 musical South Pacific—beautifully, colorfully restored. What's more, we'll be presenting the sing-along version!
We'll also have our usual prizes and giveaways, and attendees are as usual encouraged to dig into their closets for costumes—in this case, their best Polynesian attire.
So mark your calendars: July 4th, 2010, in Rockland, our 1 p.m. Block Party followed by South Pacific at 3 p.m. at The Strand.
Find more info on our Events page.
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 Photo ©2010 Amanda Osborne |
Rockland Surf Festival a Hit
On Saturday, 24 April 2010, the The Strand Theatre and Saltwater Film Society conspired to present a full day of surfing-related documentaries, art, and gear—and people traveled from miles around to attend.
Surfboards lined the lobby of The Strand, as like-minded surfing aficionados packed The Strand to see five unique, inspiring films—including the Maine premiere of 180° South—celebrating the ocean and the wave.
For more info, visit our Events page.
To view Surf Fest photos, check out our Gallery.
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"Hollywood's Biggest Night"
Rockland's historic Strand Theatre was rocking on Sunday, 07 March 2010, as the community turned out for a big-screen view of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards Program.
Unlike the previous year—when a blizzard knocked out our signal—most of about 250 attendees took advantage of free admission to stay well into the night watching their favorites compete for the Famous Golden Statue.
Revisit our 2010 red carpet event in our click here.
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A Kung Fu Classic
On 25 October 2009, we co-hosted (along with The Farnsworth Art Museum) our third annual autumn performance by the inimitable Devil Music Ensemble, the three-man sound machine that provides inspiring, custom-made scores for some of the most magical movies of the silent era. This year it was the Chinese film Red Heroine (1929), the last surviving episode of a popular serial made at the height of the martial arts craze in 1920s Shanghai.
To view a photo gallery of the event, click here.
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