2007 Dark Shadows Festival Dates and Location

Below is the ShadowGram email update containing the announcement about the 2007 Dark Shadows Festival to be held August 17-18 at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, New York.

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Number 167. April 4, 2007.

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Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,

ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), announces the following breaking news.

*** SHADOWGRAM PREMIERE ANNOUNCEMENT:

SG announces the 2007 DS Festival Weekend will be held Friday, August 17 and Saturday, August 18. We are returning to the Westchester Marriott Hotel in Tarrytown, NY (site of the 2004 DS Festival).

A special guest will appear exclusively on Saturday. Also on Saturday is a day visit to nearby Lyndhurst Estate, filming location for the 2 movies "House of Dark Shadows" (1970) and "Night of Dark Shadows" (1971). A DS Banquet, special guest appearance, and video presentation that evening will close the event.

SG soon will premiere-announce the guest list, planned programming, and membership information.

The Westchester Marriott Hotel is at 670 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591. 914-631-2200. It is approximately 25 miles (45 minutes) north of Manhattan on the eastern shore of the Hudson River at the Tappan-Zee Bridge. The hotel is accessible by air, train, and driving. Closest major airports: JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark. Main highways: US-87, US-95, US 287, Route 9, and Route 119.

The hotel now is accepting sleeping room reservations at the special reduced price of $129 per room (single-quad) for Thurs.-Sat. nights only. To receive the discounted price, you must request the "Dark Shadows Rate" when you call the direct hotel reservation line at 1-800-882-1042.

SG and the Fest recommend fans make their room reservations as soon as possible.

*** PLEASE NOTE:

This is a 2-day event scheduled for Friday and Saturday only. There is no event programming on Sunday. Fans may wish to meet for breakfast or lunch at the hotel to share their interests.

Prices for membership, the Banquet, and the day trip are not yet finalized. SG will announce this information as soon as it is set and will announce further plans as they are determined. The DS Festival's general mass mailing will be sent via postal-mail sometime after that announcement is made. The information also will be on the official DS Festival website: www.darkshadowsfestival.com

To receive the mass mailing in advance, please send a large (business-size #10) Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) with $.39 postage on it to the Fest address below. Please do NOT send any payments until after the official announcements are made.

Please send your SASE to:

Dark Shadows Festival
P.O. Box 92
Maplewood, NJ 07040

More information will be in the upcoming SG #110 print issue Newsletter, available soon by postal-mail subscription (rates and other information at the end of this Update).

*** DONNA WANDREY IN NEW "BLACK COMEDY" PLAY

Donna (DS' Roxanne Drew) tells SG she's to appear in "Murderers" at Theaterworks' Off-Broadway in Hartford, Connecticut. Publicity: "The wickedly funny new play" has "3 intertwined tales of murder at the usually peaceful Florida retirement village of Riddle Key."

TheaterWorks is located at 233 Pearl Street in downtown Hartford, CT 06103 (near the corner of Ann & Pearl). Box office: (860) 527-7838. http://www.theaterworkshartford.org/content/directions.html

Performances are Tues.-Sun., April 13-May 27. Tickets are $35-$55. Discounted parking is available in the Goodwin Square Garage, less than a half block from the theater.

*** JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT IN NEW THRILLER FILM

Joe (1991 DS' David/Daniel) stars in the title role of "The Lookout," which opened in theaters nationwide Mar. 30. His character "Chris" is a star high school athlete critically injured in a car accident that leaves him brain-damaged. He becomes involved in a planned bank heist at the rural bank where he works as a night janitor. Joe is receiving excellent reviews for his sensitive, distinctive portrayal.

*** MARLEY SHELTON IN NEW "GRINDHOUSE" HORROR MOVIE

"Grindhouse" actually is 2 separate movies within a movie and opens nationwide this Fri., April 6.

Marley (2004 WB Pilot Victoria) plays "an adulterous doctor" who must "battle a horde of zombies spawned from a military experiment" in the segment called "Planet Terror." This is director Robert Rodriguez's portion of the "double-feature" collaboration with Quentin Tarantino, whose segment is called "Death Proof." Both parts – and the special "trailers" seen during the intermission – pay tribute to and re-create the "schlocky, exploitive, B-features" that screened in "less-than-savory theaters decades ago."

*** Fans attending Donna's play are encouraged to share their photos, reports, and program book with SG. Please also share any media publicity, articles, and reviews for Joe's movie and Marley's movie.

*** All fans attending the Fest event also are invited and welcome to share their photos and reports with SG.

Your sharing lets SG readers worldwide enjoy the Festival event through you, and helps each SG published issue be as complete as possible. Please send all materials to SG's e- or postal- mail addresses below. A Contributor's Copy issue is given in thanks for major input.

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