I have written an inspirational and positive poetry book for Women, entitled,  "Dancing with Words".   I am offering it for 20.00 per book and will make a contribution to a Cancer Org in RI per book.  Send a money order to Debra Trezvant at P.O Box 4861,  Middletown RI 02872,  with a return address for delivery.  Print clearly so I can read the name and address please for delivery.  I hope you enjoy the book as much as I enjoyed writing it.  

Regards to all,

Debbie

SELECTED FILMS SCHEDULED TO PLAY RIIFF 2010

Some of the RIIFF 2010 Features to the screened at the Festival include: Arcadia Lost, starring Nick Nolte; Norman, staring Richard Jenkins; Listen to My Heart, starring Cybil Shepard; The River Why, featuring William Hurt; 3 Backyards, starring Edie Falco; Forget Me Not, Directed by Alexander Holt; Hotel Chelsea, Directed by Jorge Valdes-Iga; One Hundred Mornings, Directed by Conor Horgan; Sleather, Directed by Anthony Ambrosino; Ten Stories Tall, Directed by David Garrett; and VALENTINA'S MOTHER, Directed by Matti Harari & Arik Lubetzky.

The RIIFF 2010 Documentary Features include Afghanistan: Defying Silence, Directed by Stacia Teele & Ed Robbins; L'Artigiano Glaciale (The Ice Sculptor), Directed by Alberto Meroni; BEHIND THE HEDGEROW, Directed by David Bettencourt & G. Wayne Miller; Bhutto, Directed by Duane Baughman; Blau Jeans, Directed by Meaghan Kimball; Brownstones to Red Dirt, Directed by Dave LaMattina & Chad Walker; Budrus, Directed by Julia Bacha; Burned: Life In and Out of Texas Youth Prisons, Directed by Emily Pyle; Do It Again, Directed by Robert Patton-Spruill; Do No Harm, Directed by Rebecca Schanberg; HolyWars, Directed by Stephen Marshall; Know a Woman Like that, Directed by Elaine Madsen; In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee, Directed by Deann Borshay Liem MIg og Jøderiet (Me and the Jewish Thing), Directed by Ulrik Gutkin; My Kidnapper, Directed by Mark Henderson; No Tomorrow, Directed by Roger Weisberg & Vanessa Roth; Old House Soul, Directed by Don Manley & Michel Schtakleff; OS MAGNIFICOS (The Magnificent), Directed by Bernard Attal; The Promise of Tomorrow 1940-1960, Directed by Anna Giannotis; Red, White and the Green, Directed by Nader Davoodi; and Wrong Side of the Bus, Directed by Rod Freedman.

Many of the RIIFF Short Films screening at this year’s Festival will be making their Premieres, among those are: Aphrodite's Farm, Directed by Adam Strange; Agnes Moorehead is God! Directed by Tanya Meronk; Brave Donkey, Directed by Gaysorn Thavat; Een Kleine Duw (A Gentle Push), Directed by Philippe Verkinderen; El encargado (The one in charge), Directed by Sergio Barrejón; En Tus Manos (In Your Hands), Directed by Ron Jacobs; Franswa Sharl, Directed by Hannah Hilliard; F—K, Directed by Rick Rodgers; Gayby, Directed by Jonathan Lisecki; The Handover, Directed by David Stubbs The Happiness Salesman, Directed by Krishnendu Majumdar; The Heron and the Geisha:; A Life in Dance, Directed by Noriko Sakamoto; Il Gioco (The Game), Directed by ADRIANO GIANNINI; In A Time Without Love, Directed by Mark Strydom; Indigo, Directed by Jack Price; Lazarus Taxon, Directed by Denis Rovira; Micky Bader (Bathing Micky), Directed by Frida Kempff; Natural Selection, Directed by Brett Foraker; Ninety-one, Directed by Jill Carter; Off Season, Directed by Jonathan Van Tulleken; Pedaço de Papel (Piece of Paper), Directed by Cesar Raphael; Queen, Directed by Eduardo A. Garcia; A repules tortenete (The History of Aviation), Directed by Bálint Kenyeres; and Toute Ma Vie (The Story Of My Life), Directed by Pierre Ferriere.

Animated films at the Festival include: Flocons et carottes (Snowflakes And Carrots), Directed by Samantha Leriche-Gionet; The Gruffalo, Directed by Max Lang & Jakob Schuh; Hazed, Directed by Jacquie Rushlow; A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation, Directed by Stefan Leuchtenberg & Martin Wallner; Ormie, Directed by Rob Silvestri; Poppy, Directed by James Cunningham; and The Mouse That Soared, Directed by Kyle Bell.

Tickets are $10 general admission. Senior, group and student discounts offered with advance purchase. Open screening and Soirée, $25 general admission. To order, call 401-861-4445 or purchase tickets at the door. Advance tickets online at www.RIFilmFest.org.

For more information, please contact: Email: georget@film-festival.org • Website: http://www.RIFilmFest.org,  83 Park Street, Suite 1, Providence, RI 02903 United States • 401.861.4445 (f) 401.490.6735

•These include:

 Bob Balaban

• Eric Bogosian

• Simon Callow

• Bobby Cannavale

 Helena Bonham Carter

 Robbie Coltrane

• Clive Davis

• Zooey Deschanel

• Olympia Dukakis

• Kirsten Dunst

• Christopher Eccleston

• Edie Falco

• Stephen Fry

• Richard Grant

• Josh Hamilton

• Robyn Hitchcock

• John Hurt

• William Hurt

• Richard Jenkins

• Gemma Jones

• The Kinks

• Virgina Madsen

• Nick Nolte

• Sam Rockwell

• Ally Sheedy

• Cybil Shepard

• Mira Sorvino

• Sting

• Paul Weller

• Tom Wilkinson

For an entire list of venues and films, click here. 

Tickets are $10 general admission. Senior, group and student discounts offered with advance purchase. Opening Screening and Soirée, $25 general admission. To order call 401-861-4445 or purchase tickets at the door. Advance tickets online at www.RIFilmFest.org.

For more information, please contact: 83 Park Street, Suite 1, Providence, RI 02903 United States • 401.861.4445 (f) 401.490.6735 Email: georget@film-festival.org • Website: http://www.RIFilmFest.org

Let us know about your experience at RIIFF this year here on TheProvidenceLife.com by leaving a comment, review, article, etc. Enjoy the show!   

The films were selected from a record entry base of over 4,200 submissions and represent 35 World and 23 US/North American Premieres.Throughout its successful 14-year run, RIIFF has received both national and international recognition. It was listed in the Providence Business News as one of the Top 25 year-round events in Rhode Island. The Boston Globe’s Newenglandtravel.com named RIIFF as one of the top five New England film festivals. And, it was listed in Moviemaker Magazine as one of the “Top 25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee.” The 2010 Festival promises to continue this proud tradition of excellence as New England’s premiere film festival.

For the first time, the Festival’s Opening Night festivities will be held at the VMA Arts & Cultural Center, the elegant and historic 1,900-seat theater located in the state’s capital city. "Without question, this has been a year of change and growth for the Festival,” said RIIFF Executive Director George T. Marshall. "Not only have entries been up over last year, but we will be introducing filmmakers and attendees to our new home at the historic VMA Arts & Cultural Center in downtown Providence. We intend to make this Festival one for the books.”

RIIFF has been accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as an Oscar-Qualifying festival in the Short Film category. RIIFF is one of only 65 festivals worldwide (out of over 7,000) with Academy accreditation, and the only Festival in New England. To pay tribute to this unique status, the Opening Night has become a crowdpleasing “Salute to the Art of the Short Film.” “This year’s festival will open with a selection of our best shorts reflecting a variety of genres,” said Demetria J. Carr, RIIFF Managing Director.

This year's Films:

Feature Film World and US/North American Premieres

• Boy Wonder, directed by Michael Morrissey (U.S.)

• Cup Cake, directed by Colin McIvor (Ireland/United Kingdom)

• Forget Me Not, directed by Alexander Holt (United Kingdom)

• The Presence, directed by Tom Provost (U.S.)

• The Seminarian, directed by Joshua Lim (U.S.)

• Sleather, directed by Anthony Ambrosino (U.S.)

Documentary World and US/North American Premieres

• Afghanistan: Defying Silence, directed by Stacia Teele & Ed Robbins (Afghanistan)

• Behind the Hedgerow, directed by Directed by David Bettencourt & G. Wayne

 Miller (U.S.)

• Berliner, Kim Nelson directed by (Canada/Germany)

• Blau Jeans, directed by Meaghan Kimball (Germany/U.S.)

• Das Beethoven-Projekt (The Beethoven Project), directed by Christian Berger

(Estonia/Germany)

• Esther & Me, directed by Lisa Geduldig (U.S.)

• Hidden Battles, directed by Victoria Mills (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel,

Nicaragua, Palestinian Territories, U.S. and United Kingdom)

• Kinshasa Symphony, directed by Claus Wischmann & Martin Baer

(Germany/Congo)

• L’Artigiano Glaciale (The Ice Sculptor), directed by Alberto Meroni (Switzerland)

• Old House Soul, directed by Don Manley & Michel Schtakleff (U.S.)

• One Night in Turin, directed by James Erskine (United Kingdom)

• One Thousand Pictures: RFK’s Last Journey, directed by Jennifer Stoddart

 (U.S./United Kingdom)

• Wagner & Me, directed by Patrick McGrady (United Kingdom, Germany, Russian

Federation, Switzerland)

For an entire list of Venue and Film Info, click here. 

The 2010 line-up will not be short on name actors gracing the screen or working behind

the camera. These include:

• Bob Balaban

• Eric Bogosian

• Simon Callow

• Bobby Cannavale

• Helena Bonham Carter

• Robbie Coltrane

• Clive Davis

• Zooey Deschanel

• Olympia Dukakis

• Kirsten Dunst

• Christopher Eccleston

• Edie Falco

• Stephen Fry

• Richard Grant

• Josh Hamilton

• Robyn Hitchcock

• John Hurt

• William Hurt

• Richard Jenkins

• Gemma Jones

• The Kinks

• Virgina Madsen

• Nick Nolte

• Sam Rockwell

• Ally Sheedy

• Cybil Shepard

• Mira Sorvino

• Sting

• Paul Weller

• Tom Wilkinson

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2010 RIIFF PROGRAM:

SIGNATURE EVENTS:

• 200 Films over 6 days at locations across Rhode Island

• Opening Night Screening and Soirée- International Shorts and the World Premiere of

“Behind the Hedgerow: Eileen Slocum and the Meaning of Newport Society” a film by

David Bettencourt & G. Wayne Miller, with Entertainment and Refreshments. August 10

• ScriptBiz™ 2010, a Screenplay Workshop, with special guests; writer/director Chris

Sparling and award-winning author of “Crazy Heart,” Thomas Cobb. August 11th

• Salute to the World of Disney Animation: Premiere screening of “Waking Sleeping

Beauty.” The screenwriter Patrick Pacheco will be attendance. August 12th

• Celebration of International Short Films from more than 50 countries and the World and

U.S. Premieres of Multiple independent short, feature and documentary films

• Weekend showcase of local and regional filmmakers, writers and artists

• Salute to the 40th Anniversary of Save the Bay with focus on Environmental Films

• Special Music Documentary Showcase to celebrate the VMA Arts & Cultural Center,

Sunday, August 15th.

• “Brown Bag Lunch Series” at the Providence Chamber of Commerce Theatre. Bring

your lunch and view 2010 Short Shorts. August 11-13, 12-1pm

• “Between Takes” meet the filmmakers and industry at morning coffee talks. Temple

Lounge. August 11-13

• Nightly filmmaker networking parties throughout Providence

• “Sweet Success Salute to the Short Film &Celebration. Saturday August 14

• First time since 1987: Flickers’ officially returns to Newport. August 14, 2-11pm

• Art Marketplace, a merchant fair to showcase artists and artisans from the New

England area. 1 Avenue of the Arts, August 14, 9-4pm

• Academy-Award Qualifier Announced at the Official Awards Presentation. August 15

• GLBT Video Lounge showcasing work of GLBT artists and an “Open Screen” for artist

screenings of recent films or work in progress

• HP Lovecraft Walking Tour with the Rhode Island Historical Society

For more information, please contact: Email: georget@film-festival.org • Website: http://www.RIFilmFest.org 83 Park Street, Suite 1, Providence, RI 02903 United States • 401.861.4445 (f) 401.490.6735

As always, our site is made more rich by your reviews, comments, articles, etc.  Be sure to tell us about your experience at RIIFF this year here on TheProvidenceLife.com.  Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! 

BFAT

Dates for 2010-2011

All shows 10pm

September 17

November 19

January 21

March 18

May 20

Perishable Theatre presents Blood From a Turnip

Rhode Island’s oldest late night puppet salon.

Every performance features soaring, inspirational, paradigm-shifting expressions of puppetry!

Blood From A Turnip performances are:

Show Time: 10pm

TIX $5, after all these years.

ALL SEATS SOLD AT DOOR

Go to www.perishable.org for details

Perishable Theatre

95 Empire St.

Downtown Providence

Fresh from the Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, DC comes the musical comedy Shirley Dreaming with performances on Saturday, July 31st and Sunday, August 1st at the Perishable Theatre. This is the first work ever presented by the Apron Theatre Company, a new, DC-based production company that seeks to redefine the theatre experience through interactions between the audience and the artist.

Written by recent college grad Tyler Budde with an original score by brother Craig Budde, Shirley Dreaming incorporates digital set design and sketch montages, original choreography, experimental sound technology, and a live pit band to creatively bring the story to life.

Shirley Dreaming is a magically realistic musical comedy about a young graduate, Shirley, a chronic daydreamer with a singing habit, and her struggle to accept that life after college is not all she expected. When Shirley is unknowingly put in charge of a failing children's book company she must defend herself against the company’s unhappy employees.

What: Shirley Dreaming

Who: The Apron Theatre Company, www.theaprontheatre.com

Where: The Perishable Theatre

95 Empire Street

Providence, RI 02903

When: Saturday, July 31st, 2pm and 8pm

Sunday, August 1st, 2pm and 8pm

Tickets: Tickets cost $15 - $20 and can be purchased at the door and reserved online at theaprontheatre.com

(Please contact the theaprontheatre@gmail.com for complimentary media tickets to Shirley Dreaming)

Contact: Tyler Budde, c: 518-588-3129, theaprontheatre@gmail.com

95 EMPIRE ST, HOME OF PERISHABLE THEATRE, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903

WWW.PERISHABLE.ORG· INFO@PERISHABLE.ORG· 401.331.2695

Members’ Summer Show & Sale: July 6 - August 31, 2010

Opening Receptions: July 11, 2010 from 2-4pm

Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday 12-3pm

Galleries Closed: Saturday, July 24 - Monday, August 9

        During the months of July and August, the Galleries of the Providence Art Club will host the Members’ Summer Show and Sale. This exhibition will showcase a wide variety of shapes, sizes and mediums, highlighting works that are ‘long and lean’ or ‘short and wide’ in size. The show will change throughout the summer months as artists replace sold works with new ones. Original works will be juried by Andrew Raftery, associate professor and former department head of printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design. The Club’s new and established artist members will display paintings, prints, glass, sculpture, mixed media, photography and more. This summer time sale is cash and carry, so purchases may be picked up immediately.

Founded in 1880 to stimulate the appreciation of art in the community, the Club has long been a place for artists and art patrons to congregate, create, display and circulate works of art.  Located along Thomas Street, in the shadow of the First Baptist Church, the Providence Art Club is a picturesque procession of historic houses, home to studios, galleries and the clubhouse. Through its public programs, its art instruction classes for members and its active exhibition schedule, the Providence Art Club continues a tradition of sponsoring and supporting the visual arts in Providence and throughout Rhode Island.

All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Bob Waxler

Courage to Walk by Bob Waxler is a Father’s Song to His Younger Son

Two healthy sons were born to Bob and Linda Waxler in a loving story arc of courtship, marriage, pregnancy and birth. Jonathan and Jeremy Waxler, born in 1969 and 1974, respectively, were normal little boys who grew to exceed all of their loving parents’ hopes and dreams. Bob, a university English professor, and Linda, a high school math teacher, were living their idyll of a close family circle embraced by an extended family and community in Dartmouth and New Bedford, Massachusetts.

But then the story’s brotherly, parabolic arcs went horribly awry:  Jonathan Waxler died in 1995 at 26 of a heroin overdose (Losing Jonathan Spinner Publications 2003), and Jeremy, a 33 year-old attorney, nearly died in 2008 of a spinal cord  trauma, the implications of which his father explores in his new book Courage to Walk (Spinner Publications 2010).

“The love a father feels for a son is beyond the boundaries of language as is the loss of a son, but both books try to capture that sense of love and the sense of mortality that we all share,”  Waxler said in an interview with blogger Jerry Waxler (no relation).

In Courage to Walk, Bob Waxler unravels a medical mystery --ala TV’s medical drama House-- in which a team of physicians at St. Luke’s ,the local Southcoast community hospital, and specialists at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston use the latest medical technology and surgical skill to detect, diagnose and treat the cause of Jeremy Waxler’s sudden paralysis in his legs.

“Compared to Losing Jonathan, Courage to Walk was written over a relatively short period of time, and it captures the curve of the family experience as it unfolds over a relatively short period of time as well. In many ways, though, I think it is a more complex and probing story and meditation... I hope people will find it helpful,” Bob Waxler said.

Robert P. Waxler is a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He is a co-founder of Changing Lives through Literature, an alternative sentencing program. Linda Waxler taught mathematics at Dartmouth High School. Jeremy Waxler is a graduate of Tufts University and Suffolk University Law School. He entered the Massachusetts Bar in 2000. They live in Dartmouth. 

Dr. Waxler will be reading from Courage to Walk on July 15th at 5:30 pm at the Brown University Bookstore. The event is free and open to the public.

INTERVIEW CONTACT:  Bob Waxler: 508-999-8752        rwaxler@umassd.edu

Dates for the upcoming season are as follows:

August 6
September 3
October 1
November 5
December 3
January 7
February 4
March 4
April 1
May 6
June 3