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Saugatuck StoryFest Ticketed Events
Beyond Earth: The Stories and Science of Space
Featuring: Sam Weller, Kate Howells, Balam Soto
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Description:
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The second annual Saugatuck StoryFest kicks off with a celebration of the stories beyond our Earth. Authorized Ray Bradbury biographer Sam Weller returns to StoryFest to talk about Bradbury’s science fiction legacy. And Kate Howells (Space is Cool as F**k) takes the audience on an interplanetary adventure to worlds far beyond our galaxy. And New Media artist Balam Soto transforms the Forum into an interactive, interplanetary experience.
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This event is made possible by the Anne Eyes Foundation.
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Location
The Forum @ The Westport Library
The Westport Library
20 Jesup Road
Westport, CT 06880
Ticket Price
Free!
Date and Time
Thurs., September 26, 2019
7:00 PM EDT
Gravity: A New Media Experience by Balam Soto
Ticket Price
Free!
Featuring: Balam Soto
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Description:
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Connecticut new media artist Balam Soto creates an interactive visual art installation using the Forum's video wall. Move planets with your fingertips. Shape the fabric of space-time. Become the force of gravity.
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This event is made possible by the Anne Eyes Foundation.
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Location
The Forum @ The Westport Library
The Westport Library
20 Jesup Road
Westport, CT 06880
Date and Time
Thurs., September 26, 2019
6:00 PM EDT
Creature Stories and Monstersongs
Date and Time
Fri., September 27, 2019
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
Ticket Price
$25.00
Location
The Forum @ The Westport Library
The Westport Library
20 Jesup Road
Westport, CT 06880
Featuring: Mallory O'Meara, Rob Rokicki, Dave O’Neill and the cast of Monstersongs
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Description:
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Screenwriter, filmmaker and co-host of the hit podcast Reading Glasses, Mallory O’Meara discusses her bestselling book The Lady from the Black Lagoon, which uncovers the life and career of Millicent Patrick, the woman who created the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Then, musical theatre composer Rob Rokicki and illustrator Dave O’Neill are joined by a cast of New York performers for Rokicki’s Monstersongs, a rock musical song cycle celebrating an array of literary monsters.
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