2008
June 27-29 - Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum presents the 11th Annual Broncho Billy Silent Film Festival, Niles Edison Theater, 37417 Niles Boulevard, Fremont, CA - click here for a complete schedule of the weekend's films and registration information
July 2 - THE KID BROTHER (1927) - The Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, Colorado - 303-442-3282 (the Mont Alto Orchestra, accompanist) - http://www.chautauqua.com/programming_films.htm
July 2 - DE LUXE ANNIE (1918) - Donnell Media Center, 20 West 53rd St., New York, NY (Ben Model, accompanist) - 212-621-0609
July 6 - STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. (1928) - University of California Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way, Between College and Telegraph, Berkeley, CA. (Judith Rosenberg, accompanist)
July 7 - THE GENERAL (1926)/SHERLOCK JR. (1924) The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, New York, NY (Ben Model, accompanist) - 212-708-9400
July 9 - THE FRESHMAN 91925)/THE GENERAL (1927) The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, New York, NY (Ben Model, accompanist) - 212-708-9400
July 9 - THE NEW MOON (1919) - Donnell Media Center, 20 West 53rd St., New York, NY (Sylvia Moscovitz, accompanist) - 212-621-0609
July 10 - SHERLOCK JR. (1924)/THE FRESHMAN (1925) The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, New York, NY (Ben Model, accompanist) - 212-708-9400
July 11-13 - THE 13TH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO SILENT FILM FESTIVAL - Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco - for a schedule of films, tickets and more information, go to http://www.silentfilm.org
July 12 - CITY LIGHTS (1931) - A.W. Perry Homestead Museum, Carrollton, TX - 972-466-6380
July 12 - PETER PAN (1924) Wilmette Theatre, 1122 Central Avenue, Wilmette, IL (piano accompaniment by David Drazin) - 847-251-7424, www.wilmettetheatre.com
July 14 - SAFETY LAST (1923) and Lloyd, Chaplin and Langdon shorts - The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, New York, NY (Ben Model, accompanist) - 212-708-9400
July 14 - CHICAGO (1927) - California Film Institute, 1001 Lootens Place, San Rafael, California (Mont Alto Orchestra, accompanists)
July 16 - SAFETY LAST (1923) and Lloyd, Chaplin and Langdon shorts The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, New York, NY (Ben Model, accompanist) - 212-708-9400
July 16 - HANDS UP! (1926) - The Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, Colorado - 303-442-3282 (Hank Troy, accompanist) - http://www.chautauqua.com/programming_films.htm
July 16 - SMILIN' THROUGH (1922) - Donnell Media Center, 20 West 53rd St., New York, NY (Philip Carli, accompanist) - 212-621-0609
July 17 - 20 - 2008 SLAPSTICON FILM FESTIVAL (ARLINGTON) Four days of silent and early sound comedy films with live piano accompaniment by Ben Model and Phil Carli. At the Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre, 1611 N. Kent St., Lower Level, Arlington, VA. See film schedule, registration, and hotel information on www.slapsticon.org or write Rob Farr, rfarr@arlingtonva.us.
July 20 - THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (1928) - University of California Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way, Between College and Telegraph, Berkeley, CA. (Judith Rosenberg, accompanist)
July 23 - ASHES OF VENGEANCE (1923) - Donnell Media Center, 20 West 53rd St., New York, NY (Makia Matsumura, accompanist) - 212-621-0609
July 25 - THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1923) - The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, New York, NY (Ben Model, accompanist) - 212-708-9400
July 26 - THE GOLD RUSH (1925) - Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art, 1442 City Park Ave, Baton Rouge, LA (Gnarlie Chaplin, accompanist) - 225-383-1470 - http://www.batonrougegallery.org/pages/index.html
July 27 - THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1923) - The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, New York, NY (Ben Model, accompanist) - 212-708-9400
July 29 - LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN (1925) - Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington, NY (Ben Model, accompanist) - 212-708-9400
July 30 - THE LADY (1925) - Donnell Media Center, 20 West 53rd St., New York, NY (Bernie Anderson, accompanist) - 212-621-0609
July 31 - THE MARK OF ZORRO (1920) - Warehouse on the Canal,
239 N. Canal Street, Canal Fulton, OH (Joseph Rubin, accompanist)
- 330-854-6835
http://www.cantonstarkcvb.com/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=17499
August 7 - INTOLERANCE (1916) - Philipse Manor Hall, Yonkers, NY - 914-965-4027
August 13 - NOSFERATU (1922) - The Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, Colorado - 303-442-3282 (Hank Troy, accompanist) - http://www.chautauqua.com/programming_films.htm
August 21 - "Robert Henabery presents and discusses the restored Vitaphone Short Films of his father JOSEPH HENABERY (silent era actor and director and sound era director), includes screenings of sound Vitaphone shorts - Donnell Media Center, 20 West 53rd St., New York, NY - 212-621-0609
August 26 - SHERLOCK JR. (1924)/ONE WEEK (1920) Dawes Park, Sheridan Road at Church St., Evanston, IL on the lakefront (piano accompaniment by David Drazin) http://www.cityofevanston.org/departments/parks/starlight.shtml
August 27 - THE MARK OF ZORRO (1920) - The Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, Colorado - 303-442-3282 (the Mont Alto Orchestra, accompanist) - http://www.chautauqua.com/programming_films.htm
August 30 - THE MANXMAN (1929) - Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art, 1442 City Park Ave, Baton Rouge, LA (EPIC, accompanist) - 225-383-1470 - http://www.batonrougegallery.org/pages/index.html
September - Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Northbrook Public Library auditorium, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, IL, 847-272-6224, http://www.northbrook.info/lib_programs_films.php, silent films with live piano accompaniment by David Drazin. Schedule to be announced.
September 3 - SHERLOCK, JR. (1924)/SHOULDER ARMS (1918) - The Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, Colorado - 303-442-3282 (Hank Troy, accompanist) - http://www.chautauqua.com/programming_films.htm
September 10 - THE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTH (1926) - The Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, Colorado - 303-442-3282 (Hank Troy, accompanist) - http://www.chautauqua.com/programming_films.htm
September 17 - SON OF THE SHEIK (1926) - The Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, Colorado - 303-442-3282 (Hank Troy, accompanist) - http://www.chautauqua.com/programming_films.htm
September 21 - THE GOAT (1921)/GO WEST (1925) - Deerfield
Public Library, 920 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, IL - 847-945-3311
- http://www.deerfieldlibrary.org/deerfield/
(Piano accompaniment by David Drazin)
September 27 - THE GOLD RUSH (1925) - Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art, 1442 City Park Ave, Baton Rouge, LA (Gnarlie Chaplin, accompanist) - 225-383-1470 - http://www.batonrougegallery.org/pages/index.html
October 25 - THE LODGER (1927) - Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art, 1442 City Park Ave, Baton Rouge, LA (EPIC, accompanist) - 225-383-1470 - http://www.batonrougegallery.org/pages/index.html
October 31 - PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) Wilmette Theatre, 1122 Central Avenue, Wilmette, IL (piano accompaniment by David Drazin) - 847-251-7424, www.wilmettetheatre.com