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Ron Klopfanstein’s Hot Seat: Media Monday Arts & Entertainment News for the week of Monday, June 3rd – Sunday, June 9th
It’s the second week of Pride Month, and the city of Little Falls is celebrating this weekend! You can read all about this special month and the LGBTQ community at Keaton & Lloyd Bookshop and your local libraries, including the Utica Public Library. Cinema Capitol is showing an Alfred Hitchcock classic as part of their BURIED BUT ALIVE! film series!
For more local arts and entertainment news, scroll down and don’t forget to meet me in the Hot Seat for my Media Mondays each week at 5 pm on 95.5 FM “The Heat.” UticaPhoenix.net/MediaMonday
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Cinema Capitol will present The Man Who Knew Too Much on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sunday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., and the following Monday at 7 p.m. Join Cinema Capitol for the latest installment of their BURIED BUT ALIVE! film series! Their series presents the lesser-known titles of master filmmakers, and in this case, the master of suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock. They aim to screen the titles that have been forgotten, the films that dwell in the shadows of Hitchcock’s masterpieces Psycho, Vertigo, and The Birds but are, they argue, just as deserving of an active and engaged modern audience. In 1934’s The Man Who Knew Too Much, A man and his wife receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.
For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/RomeCinemaCapitol.
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The Dunham Public Library will present the documentary Farmin’ It: Dairy Farming in Oneida County on Thursday, June 6th, at 6 p.m. The Oneida County History Center and filmmaker Dennis Dewey produced this film. The informative and entertaining documentary takes viewers to a “Goldilocks series” of county dairy farms to bring us up close and personal with cows, farmers, and, yes, even the robots that work to provide our milk products!
For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/DunhamPublicLibrary
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🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Keaton & Lloyd Bookshop has curated a collection of items for Pride Month. Highlighting some classics and contemporary, they have a variety of books that have been a favorite not just by the staff but also by their friends! They’re always pushing every day to give a platform for everyone, especially during Pride Month, and they want to thank and support all the authors who put their time and effort into giving the LGBTQ community representation
For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/keatonandlloyd
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Jervis Library is hosting an Unplug & Play Saturday event on Saturday, June 8th, at 10 am. Unplug & Play features an opportunity for people aged 8 and up to take a break from technology and play board games and card games. Bring your own games to play/share or play one of over 200 available at the library. Circulating games are located near the Information Desk and in the Children’s Room.
For more information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/jervispubliclibrary
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🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Munson is having its First Friday Summer Celebration on Friday, June 7th, at 5 p.m. Kick off the Summer season with Utica’s favorite happy hour event, First Friday! Join them for live music, food trucks, and FUN as we celebrate Pride Month at Munson! Munson Members are invited to bring along a friend for FREE! Free for Members, $5 General Admission.
For more information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/MunsonUtica
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🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ The City of Little Falls (2021) proclaimed the second Saturday in June as the official Little Falls Pride Day, and they are excited to announce that Pride returns on Saturday, June 8th! The fun begins with a Kick-Off Event on Friday, June 7th, and a Proud & Loud Party (18+ only) at LF Elks Lodge (7 pm-11 pm.) Pride Day is Saturday, June 8th. It includes a Pride Stride 5K Footrace through downtown LF (at 9 am). The Pride Celebration includes music, entertainment, food, and food vendors. in Burke Park (10 am-4 pm.) The Pride After Party Meet up (21+ only) is at The Renaissance at 6 pm.
For more information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/821569266700174
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The Other Side presents the Tom Townsley Band on Thursday, June 6th, as part of their “Blues at The Other Side” series. Town Townsley is bringing blues back to The Other Side of Utica for the first time in six years! Be sure to stop in and visit our musical sponsor, The Green Onion Pub, prior to or after the show! Tickets are $20 with student tickets priced at $10.
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 present The Spitfire Grill: A Musical on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th at 7:30 pm, Sunday, June 9th,at 2:30 pm, Friday, June 14th and Saturday, June 15th at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, June 16th at 2:30 pm. Also, Anastasia on July 11th – July 14th For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/romecommunitytheater
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Wednesday is New Comics Day at Ravenswood Comics. Each week, they have several exciting new releases available. This week’s titles include The Ultimate Avengers Debut. Scarlett of GI Joe reports for duty. And the hit new Show My Adventures with Superman gets a tie-in book starting today. Don’t forget a fresh batch of Variants.
For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/RavenswoodComics
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The Tramontane will now open at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. On Thursday, June 6th, they will present a Utica Poets Society Comedy and Spoken Word Open Mic at 7 p.m. Admission is $3, and doors open at 7 p.m.
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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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
Jervis Public Library: https://www.facebook.com/jervispubliclibrary
JWatch Productions: https://www.facebook.com/jwp2023
Hamilton College: https://www.hamilton.edu/campuslife/arts-at-hamilton/events
Ilion Little Theater Club: https://www.facebook.com/ilionlittletheatre
Mohawk Valley Blues Society: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063480703532
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
Paris Hill Barn & Cafe: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100054371027027
Players of Utica: https://www.facebook.com/PlayersOfUtica
Ravenswood Comics: https://www.facebook.com/RavenswoodComics
Rome Community Theater: https://www.facebook.com/romecommunitytheater
SNUG Utica: https://www.facebook.com/snugutica
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 Dance: https://www.facebook.com/uticadance
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
WKAL: https://www.facebook.com/WKAL1450
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.
