Living History Talks To Present Victorian Era
Tames Alan, who performs living history lectures on the Victorian era, will be presenting several programs in Spokane this week. She delivers her lectures while dressed in complete Victorian era clothing, right down to the corset.
Alan explains the function of each of the many articles of clothing and how they were made. Some ensembles in her wardrobe weigh up to 200 pounds. The program is designed for elementary grades and up and describes the lives of the people who lived in that era.
Alan will present “The Intrepid Victorian Traveler” Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Hillyard Branch Library, 4005 N Cook; Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the East Side Branch Library, 524 S. Stone; and Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. at the Downtown Library.
“From the Streets of Shakespeare to the Court of Elizabeth” will be presented at 7 p.m. next Thursday at the South Hill Branch Library, 3324 S. Perry. All programs are free; preregistration is required for the performance at the South Hill Branch. For more information, call 626-5312.
In addition, Alan will be presenting “From the Streets of Rome to the Provinces of an Empire: A Short Social History” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Cheney Cowles Museum, 2316 W. First. For more information on the free program, call 456-3931.
Nina Culver
High tea, estate jewelry show
The Waterford is hosting a high tea and estate jewelry show Sunday to benefit the Cheney Cowles Museum. The event will take place from 2-5 p.m. at The Waterford, 2929 S. Waterford Drive.
Jeweler John McNa will bring 125 estate jewelry pieces designed by famous design houses such as Winston, Cartier, Van Cleef and Tiffany to the show. All the jewelry will be modeled by local residents. The pieces range in price from a few thousand dollars to $300,000.
“It’s primarily a show,” says Waterford marketing manager Danna Beal, adding that they don’t expect to sell many pieces.
McNa has previously handled a necklace owned by Marie Antionette, Queen Elizabeth I’s pocket watch, Faberge eggs owned by the Romanov family and pieces from the Rockefeller family.
A silent auction of 20 elegant teapots will also be held.
Admission is $40, with advance purchase recommended. Tickets can be purchased by calling Mary Fair at 536-2929.
Nina Culver
Violin, piano recital
Bryan Boughten, formerly principal second violin of the Spokane Symphony, will return to Spokane Monday to perform a recital at the Unitarian Universalist Church with Spokane-born pianist Duane Funderburk. The duo will perform sonatas by Beethoven, Debussy and Franck.
Boughten was a member of the Spokane Symphony from 1978-82. He also played in the Spokane String Quartet and taught violin at Whitworth College. A native of Seattle, Boughten has been a soloist with the Northwest Chamber Orchestra, the Peter Britt Festival Orchestra and the Thalia Symphony. Currently he is an affiliate artist at Pacific Lutheran University.
Funderburk began his musical training with Henrietta McElhaney and holds degrees from the University of Washington and Boston University. Funderburk is founder of the Evergreen Chamber Music Series in Seattle. He is currently a doctoral candidate in music at the University of Southern California and teaches at Azusa Pacific University near Los Angeles.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the church, 4340 W. Fort Wright Drive. Admission is free, with a suggested donation at the door.
Travis Rivers
Vancouver film festival
Inland Northwest film fans don’t often get a chance to see films by Danish director Lars Von Trier. So we see them when we can.
Von Trier’s latest effort, “Breaking the Waves,” opens this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival, which begins its 17-day run tonight in the beautiful British Columbia city.
“Breaking the Waves,” which was a hit at Cannes, is only one of more than 300 features and short films from 50 countries that will be screened at this 15th annual version of the VIFF. It will play a second time Sunday night at 9:30.
Other intriguing films featured this weekend include: “Krzysztof Kieslowski: I’m So-So,” a documentary about the late Polish filmmaker (10 a.m. Friday); “Jude,” an adaptation of a Thomas Hardy novel starring Kate Winslet (9:30 p.m. Friday); and “Looking for Richard,” Al Pacino’s exploration of Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” (7 p.m. Saturday).
General admission tickets are $7 (Canadian), $5 for seniors and all matinees. Special 10-ticket packages are available, but all tickets must be purchased for specific showings. MasterCard and Visa orders are accepted.
For ticket information, call the festival box office at (604) 685-8297. For schedule information, call the festival hotline at (604) 685-8352.
Dan Webster
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