Ron Klopfanstein’s Hot Seat: Media Monday Arts & Entertainment News for the week of Monday, May 6th – Sunday, 12th
By Ron Klopfanstein
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Season 5 of WCNY’s Behind the Woman series premieres this week. Host Dr. Juhanna Rogers interviews Syracuse Women’s Basketball Head Coach Felisha Legette-Jack about her journey into basketball and the importance of representing Syracuse University. She’ll share insights gained from her coaching career and her decision to return to Syracuse to contribute to its program rebuilding. Cinema Capitol will present locally produced short films and Dunham Public Library’s Banned Book Club meets. Scroll down for details about these events and more.
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Cinema Capitol will present a collection of locally produced films of 15 minutes or less on Saturday, May 11th at 1 pm. The films include Paducah, a musical comedy parody directed by Rich Vandewater, With All My Love, Theodore B., directed by Serana Suarez, Introspection Music Video, directed by Shawn Uebele and Melissa Morris, an excerpt from Mr. Dickens Comes To Utica, directed by Dennis Dewey, Lost Dog directed by Tom Knudsen, 6:42 directed by Rick E. Lewis, The Last Confession directed by AJ Parker, and a special presentation of the documentary The World Series of Bocce: A Celebration of Sport, Family and Community, directed by Francis DiClemente.
For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/RomeCinemaCapitol.
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The Dunham Public Library’s Banned Book Club will meet on Wednesday, May 8th, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., for participants ages 16 or older. Each month, they focus on banned and “challenged” books to encourage people to “unlock [their] right to read!” For May, they will be discussing The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls.
For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/DunhamPublicLibrary
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Keaton & Lloyd Bookshop will hold a book club gathering on Wednesday, May 8th, at 6 pm. This month, they are reading Frank Kafka’s The Trial.
For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/keatonandlloyd
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The Oneida County Pride Association will present Pride Eve Drag Story Hour on Friday, May 31st, at 6 p.m. at the Tree House Reading and Arts Center. Admission is FREE, and this is a child-friendly event. The second annual Pride Festival is Saturday, June 1st, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mohawk Valley Community College. This is a family-friendly event that will include vendors, community resources, performers, and more! The Pride Drag Show (for ages 21 and older) will be on Saturday, June 1st, at 8 pm at the Uptown Center for Creative Arts.
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The Other Side will present the Rules of Esthetics on Friday, May 10th at 5pm.
For more information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/OtherSideGallery
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Players of Utica will present Funny Girl on Thursday, June 13th at 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 7th at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 8th at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 9th at 2 p.m., Friday, June 14th at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 15th at 2 p.m., and Sunday, June 16th at 2 p.m. Tickets are now on sale $20 for general admission, $18 for subscribers, and $12 for students.
For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/PlayersOfUtica
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Rome Community Theater will hold auditions for their summer musical, Anastasia, directed by Justin Jones, with musical direction by Joah Clanton and choreography by Noah Alexander Price, on Saturday, May 18th, and Sunday, May 19th, at 5 p.m.
For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/romecommunitytheater
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The Tramontane will present Whammo! with special guest Home Visitor on Friday, May 17th, at 7 p.m. as part of their House Concert Series 2024. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.
For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/TRAMONTANECAFE
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The Uptown Center for Creative Arts hosts an improv event every Thursday at 7 p.m. They invite people to attend “an open-to-all, pay-what-you-can, drop-in improv class followed by a community improv jam where everyone is invited to play, with plenty of opportunity for some stage reps!” They also have Comedy Open Mic nights every Wednesday; sign-ups begin at 7 pm, and the show starts at 8 pm.
For more information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/utcany
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On WCNY, season 5 of Behind the Woman premieres on Tuesday, May 7th, at 9:30 p.m. Behind the Woman shares personal stories from diverse women leaders to empower other women to pursue their goals and dreams. For this fifth season of the show, host Dr. Juhanna Rogers will shine a spotlight on the remarkable women who are shaping the Central New York and Western New York regions and inspiring others through their stories and impactful contributions.
For more information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/WCNYPBS
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Links
Cinema Capitol: https://www.facebook.com/RomeCinemaCapitol
Dunham Public Library: https://www.facebook.com/DunhamPublicLibrary
Keaton & Lloyd: https://www.facebook.com/keatonandlloyd
Kirkland Art Center: https://www.facebook.com/KACenter
Hamilton College: https://www.hamilton.edu/campuslife/arts-at-hamilton/events
Ilion Little Theater Club: https://www.facebook.com/ilionlittletheatre
Mohawk Valley Community College: https://www.facebook.com/MVCCCampusEvents
Oneida County Pride Association: https://www.facebook.com/OneidaCountyPride
Other Side: https://www.facebook.com/OtherSideGallery
Players of Utica: https://www.facebook.com/PlayersOfUtica
Ravenswood Comics: https://www.facebook.com/RavenswoodComics
Rome Community Theater: https://www.facebook.com/romecommunitytheater
Tramontane Cafe: https://www.facebook.com/TRAMONTANECAFE
Treehouse Reading and Arts Center: https://www.facebook.com/treehousereadingandarts
Unity Hall: https://www.facebook.com/historicunityhall
Uptown Theatre for the Creative Arts: https://www.facebook.com/utcany
Utica Public Library: https://www.facebook.com/TheLibrary.UticaPublicLibrary
Utica University Theatre: https://www.facebook.com/UticaUniversityTheatre
Uticon: https://www.facebook.com/uticon
WCNY: https://www.facebook.com/WCNYPBS
WRVO: https://www.facebook.com/WRVOPublicRadio
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Ron Klopfanstein is a multimedia investigative journalist, news and features editor, and creative content producer for the Utica Phoenix digital platform and 95.5 FM “The Heat” broadcast and streaming. He also hosts the Hot Seat: Media Monday every Monday at 5 pm, broadcast on 95.5 FM and streaming at 955TheHeat.com. Like him at Facebook.com/ReadRonKlopfanstein, Follow him at Threads.net/@RonKlopfanstein, Instagram.com/RonKlopfanstein, Twitter.com/RonKlopfanstein, Tiktok.com/@ronklopfanstein, and subscribe to his channel at YouTube.com/@RonKlopfanstein. Read all his work at Muckrack.com/ron-klopfanstein.
