Evento

2 Nights of Film Fun with Circus Smirkus Founder Rob Mermin

2 Nights of Film Fun with Circus Smirkus Founder Rob Mermin

Friday, February 25 @ 8 PM $15, $12 for Glendale Moose Lodge Members (password is your logde number)

Circle of Sawdust" is a multi-media one-man show featuring personal anecdotes and rare film clips that bring alive the mud, myths, mayhem, and magic of circus from someone who has lived the life and returned to tell the tales!
Rob's own historical films, wacky adventures and engaging stories of wild characters he has known vividly recreate what life is truly like under the big top. This picturesque history illuminates the relevance of circus culture to rural life in America over the past 200 years.

Silents Are Golden: A Celebration of Silent Cinema
Saturday, February 26 @ 8 PM $15, $12 for Glendale Moose Lodge Members (password is your logde number)

This is a full evening one-man show, an educational and entertaining "Picturesque History" lecture lavishly illustrated with a dazzling array of clips from 100 silent films! It is divided into film sections with live commentary in between: Slapstick, Romantic Comedy, Adventure, Foreign Drama, American Drama, and Comedy.
The intent is to shed new light on the acting style of the silent era while giving modern audiences a fresh and entertaining look at the talents of the silent stars. It is a celebration of the art of physical actingwhat Rob's mentor Marcel Marceau called the "silent language of the soul"seen through the lens of silent cinema.

Tickets may be bought for one or both nights. $15 each night, $25 for both. Glendale Moose Lodge Members discount available $12 each night or $20 for both. (password is the Glendale lodge number) Tickts will be available at the door as well.