John Calvert Movie Double Feature.   Mr. Calvert will perform at the Strand on Saturday October 16, 2010.   In anticipation of his visit, the Strand is showing many of his films.

7:00 pm    All Seats $4.00

September 4, 2010 —-

RETURN OF THE DURANGO KID 1945

It is Texas in 1875 and Kirby’s gang continues to rob the stage. But now, the Durango Kid, robs Kirby’s gang and returns the money to Mrs. Bancroft of the stage line. After that, he foils or robs the gang every time they try to make a heist. But Bill is really looking for evidence to clear the name of his dead father, the real Durango Kid.

APPOINTMENT WITH MURDER 1948

The Falcon is hired by an insurance company to recover two stolen paintings, a job that takes him across the country and then across the Atlantic to Italy. Before he knows it, his investigation leads him into a world of double-crosses and big-time art fraud.

On Friday Night we are showing the 1971 Italian classic “Lady Frankenstein”.   Fans for the genre know about this movie.   It will be fun to see on the big screen.   This is Rated R and is only for mature audiences.    The show will start at 8:00pm.  All seats are $5.00

On Saturday night we are showing a John Calvert Double Feature.   Last weekend was the first time we had a chance to see theses films.  They are fun.   You will step back to a time gone by.   The program starts with classic previews, a cartoon and two very entertaining Calvert films.   The Durango Kid is first and Appointment for Murder is second.  Each movie is just over an hour.  This is appropriate for the whole family.  The show will start at 7:00pm.  You will have a great time.   All seats are $4.00

Thank you for your support.   We hope to see you at the Strand this weekend!

Just added!!   All our horror film fans will be want to see the showing of Lady Frankenstein this Friday at the Strand.   This 1971 Italian film is a cult classic.   Come see it on the big screen and sit in the balcony with your date.

This show is for mature audiences only.  We hope to see you Friday night.

• Lady Frankenstein – Rated R
• Friday September 3, 2010
• 8:00pm   All Seats $5.00

During the John Calvert Double Feature on Friday night, our volunteers noticed a puppy wandering in the middle of Harrison Street.   The dog was lost and scared.

We brought him into the theatre and tied a rope to his blue collar.   After the show we took the dog to the Shelby County Animal Shelter.   If you have lost this puppy, please check with the Animal Shelter to claim him.   He is a very gentle dog.

Dear Strand Fan,

The Strand takes a step back in time this weekend…1948 to be exact.   We are showing movies starring John Calvert.   Mr. Calvert will perform and reminisce on the Strand stage on October 16 for a special film festival.   In the mean time, we are showing some of his films.   The double feature will start at 7:00pm on Friday and Saturday nights.   The films will be different each night, so come out an spend an evening in the Strand!

The Strand not only looks back, but we look forward and sometimes up.   This weekend is a good time to look up.    This past spring the Strand Lecture series hosted a lecture on astronomy from an Indiana perspective.   Our lecturer, Jeff Patterson, would want you to know that there will be excellent viewing for the International Space Station this weekend.   You can see the ISS fly over at the following times:

Friday    8/27    8:49pm    SW to NE

Sat.       8/28    9:18pm    NW to NNE

Mon.      8/30    8:38pm    NNW to NNE

When he spoke he told us to look up, so now is our chance.   The next lecture will be September 14th with Robert Lewis of the Shelby County Health Department.   His talk on public health will be informative and entertaining.   If you haven’t experienced the slide show with Robert, this is something you won’t want to miss!

This past week the Strand was toured by some members of our Sister City Delegation from Japan.   The students spent a week in Shelby County visiting many sites and forging bonds between our two communities.   Thank you to all the members of the International Relations Committee and the City of Shelbyville for making this possible.   We appreciate the opportunity to show that the Arts are alive an well in our community.

We live in a world of wonder and amazement.   We are dazzled by not only the natural world, but the things we produce.   The Strand is honored to help expose our community to some excellent talent right here in Shelby County.   Whether you are interested in a lecture, films, stage plays, poetry or a Dinner and a Movie, we hope to see you at the Strand sometime soon.   Thank you for the support and encouragement.

John Calvert Movie Double Feature.   Mr. Calvert will perform at the Strand on Saturday October 16, 2010.   In anticipation of his visit, the Strand is showing many of his films.

7:00 pm    All Seats $4.00

AUGUST 27, 2010 —-

RETURN OF THE DURANGO KID 1945

It is Texas in 1875 and Kirby’s gang continues to rob the stage. But now, the Durango Kid, robs Kirby’s gang and returns the money to Mrs. Bancroft of the stage line. After that, he foils or robs the gang every time they try to make a heist. But Bill is really looking for evidence to clear the name of his dead father, the real Durango Kid.

APPOINTMENT WITH MURDER 1948

The Falcon is hired by an insurance company to recover two stolen paintings, a job that takes him across the country and then across the Atlantic to Italy. Before he knows it, his investigation leads him into a world of double-crosses and big-time art fraud.

AUGUST 28, 2010 —–

SEARCH FOR DANGER 1949

Murders of a rival private eye and a suspected thief draw the attention of The Falcon.

DEVIL’S CARGO 1948

The handsome and urbane John Calvert gives a tough yet breezy performance as Hollywood private eye Michael Waring – code named “The Falcon” . Although Calvert possessed a polished and charismatic screen presence and appeared in nearly 30 films for RKO and Columbia his first love remained the art of magic through which he became an international variety star.

Nuff Said performed on stage at the Bears of Blue River Festival on August 22, 2010.   This popular band who has performed at the Strand, gave the festival audience a great afternoon of Rock & Roll.   Below is the Band on stage:

The Strand camera found some of Shelby County’s finest musicians in the crowd supporting their fellow performers: 

The Strand has had a busy week.  This time it is not with events, but with work to the theatre.   We received a grant from the Blue River Community Foundation for some roof work.   This work was primarily on the stage house section in the back.   It was too high and too dangerous for our volunteers.   R. D. Marshall, Inc.  performed the work.   The crew repaired the shingled roof, repaired the flashing, fixed the gutters, removed old vents (5 to be exact) and coated the flat roof.   With this work we have gained about 7 years of use.   This was a very important project.   All the hard work inside must be protected from leaks and weather.   Doing this now will pay huge dividends it the future.   Thank you to the BRCF our Donors and everyone at RDMI for helping bring this to a reality.

Work like this isn’t very glamorous, but it is crucial to the long term success of our project.  You can sleep easier knowing it is done.   One of the unexpected perks was that our roof turned from black to silver.   The Strand crew will be having a little fun for all the aerial mapping and Google earth images in the future.  If you are a pilot, take a look next time you fly over….you might see some changes!  (we won’t start until the temperature cools a bit!)

Speaking of temperature (warning, tech talk ahead) we are pleased that the emergency repairs made to our AC unit have held.  The theatre can be easily cooled even in the hottest of days.   The freon leak that we have must be very slight because all our gauges are reading in the green.   This is a full two weeks after the repair.  So far so good.

Anyone notice the south face of our marquee?   Yes, the Strand has a soccer team.  We were honored by the Blue River Soccer Association as a not for profit that was selected for a team.   The Strand U8 Team has a full schedule.   We will post the progress of our team on the marquee.  If you haven’t experienced a soccer game at the Blue River Memorial Park, it is a fun event.

Entertainment abounds this weekend…just not at the Strand.  Please visit our friends at the Bears of Blue River Festival.  There is something for everyone in the public square in downtown Shelbyville.   We will not have any events this weekend so everyone can make it to the Festival.

Coming up in October we have a John Calvert Film Festival with John Calvert.   In anticipation of this event, the Strand will be showing 4 of Mr. Calvert’s films.   This will start August 27 &28.   Each night will be a double feature of two of Mr. Calvert’s films.   On Friday night we will be showing Return of the Durango Kid and Appointment with Murder. On Saturday night we will show Search for Danger and Devil’s Cargo. This will be a fun event for the Strand.  Come and see some films (all seats $4).   Mr. Calvert will be on our stage October 16th, so this is a good way to get to know his work.

Some things on the horizon are our September 18th Dinner and a Movie will be Wizard of Oz. On September 12th in conjunction with the Shelby Senior Services membership kick-off at the theatre we will show The King and I.

Thank you for all the support.