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SAMPLE #1

HOW WILL THE CONTINUINg POPULATION EXPLOSION AFFECT YOU?

ATTEND THE JULY 11^th TALK…

WRITERS AT GUILD HALL: PHILLIP APPLEMAN Part of the “On Stage, Music, Drama and More” series

East Hampton, N.Y. – The world population explosion of the last 50 years is expected to continue for another 50 years, impacting our lives in ways that will deeply affect us all. That’s the message Philip D. Appleman, an editor and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Indian University, will deliver in a talk Sunday, July 11, 3 p.m., at Guild Hall.

The talk, Malthus Reconsidered: A Personal Look at the Population Explosion,” is free and open to the public.

Appleman will reflect on research that shows the world has added more people to the population in the last 50 years than in the previous 50,000, and is now poised to add 50 percent more people in the next 50 years.

Appleman is editor of Essay on the Principal of Population (Norton Critical Edition). He is also a poet and writer, having published seven volumes of poetry and nine books of fiction and non-fiction, including Darwin (Norton Critical Edition).

The classic essay on population itself was written in 1798 by Thomas Malthus, a British mathematician, philosopher, historian and political economy professor.

Malthus predicted in his essay that the world population would grow at a faster rate than the food supply, over time producing a crisis of hunger.

His mathematically-based theory became known as the “Malthusian Catastrophe.”

Appleman’s work has been published in Harper’s, The Nation, New Republic, New York Times, Paris Review and other prestigious publications.

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JULY 7, 2004: INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED

CASHORE MARIONETTES PRESENT “SIMPLE GIFTS”

A PUPPET SHOW

DESIGNED TO TOUCH YOUR HEARTS, FEATURING…

Puppeteer and visual artist Joseph Cashore

A program of the special Guild Hall children’s series Kidfest

East Hampton, N.Y. – The internationally-acclaimed Cashore Marionettes come to dazzling life Wednesday, July 7, 2004, 5 p.m., at Guild Hall when they present “Simple Gifts,” a show in which these amazingly lifelike puppets present touching character portrayals and scenes from everyday life set to original and classical music.

Tickets are adults, $12 general public and $10 for Guild Hall members; kids $8 and $6 for members. The Kidfest series is $80 adults and $48 kids. For tickets, call the box office, open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 631-324-0806.

The remarkable marionettes celebrate life through art, exploring in their show’s vignettes a range of emotions from comic to tragic. The show, part of Guild Hall’s Kidfest series, has entertained countless audiences in Europe, the Far East and North America. It will be staged in Guild Hall’s theater.

“Puppetry purists (and their children) will be entranced by the lifelike delicacy and details of the mastery of this blending of beautiful craftsmanship and artistry with insight and illusion,” wrote one critic.

The show is recommended for adults and children aged 8 and up.

Puppeteer and visual artist Joseph Cashore, who created the puppets, has been designing and performing the marionettes for more than 30 years.

Kidfest is a summer Guild Hall family series of programs that offers children, their families, and their friends, the chance to experience live theater, music, puppetry, dance and educational events. Other Kidfest events will be July 14, 21 and 28; and August 4, 11, and 18.

The Cashore Marionettes are based in Doylestown, Penn. The Simple Gifts program is partially supported by a grant from Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour; a program developed and funded by Vira I. Heinz Endowment; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts, a state agency; the Pew Charitable Trusts; and is administered by the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation.

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Take the kids to see…Norman Foote in Concert: 1,000 Pennies in Guild Hall’s John Drew Theater Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 5 p.m.

“The Robin Williams of children’s folk music”

East Hampton, N.Y. – Called the “Robin Williams of children’s folk music,” entertainer Norman Foote, whose sweet and wacky songs about skipping stones, circus boys, and growing up appeal to adults as well as kids, will appear August 4, 2004, 5 p.m. on the John Drew stage at Guild Hall.

Tickets are adults $12, $10 for Guild Hall members, and kids $8, $6 for members. Contact the box office at 631-324-0806.

The comedian, singer and songwriter’s show, “Norman Foote in Concert: 1,000 Pennies,” reflects the name of his most recent award-winning CD and video, One Thousand Pennies. The show is part of the summer Kidfest series.

“In addition to instruments like the accordion, penny whistle, percussion, harmonica, and mandolin, Foote goes where few, if any, musicians have gone before; turning the sound of dropping pennies into an equally effective instrument,” writes one reviewer. “Some songs are suited for smaller children: "Snuggle Up" and "Loose Tooth." Some are for everyone: "Let's Sing a Song" and "Think of Something Good." Other songs include: “Lost Umbrellas & Odd Socks and “Where The Blackberries Grow.” 

"With Foote's quirky songs, the joint’s always jumping… this family entertainer is in a category all his own… the new Foote path," says the Los Angeles Times.

Foote’s puppet-like characters, whom he dubs “props with an attitude,” are a concert trademark, and he brings them to life on stage with an element of surprise and improvisation. The characters include the talking head, the bulldog, the creature from the vacuum, and the world’s strongest baby.

And, in a hilarious adaptation of nursery rhymes sung by rock stars, Foote bridges the generation gap, bringing laughter to all.

Proving his work is as much fun for adults as for children, Foote is due to release another CD in the fall, Emerge: Norman Foote, an eclectic mix of country, pop and reggae.

Based in Vancouver, Canada, Foote has won numerous awards for his work, including a Best award from Parents Magazine for his CD, Pictures on the Fridge, and a West Coast Music Award. Performing in theaters, festivals and with symphony orchestras, his interactive concerts have been staged from Nashville to Newfoundland, and New York to Nagasaki.

His current concert “One Thousand Pennies” tour is taking Foote all over the United States and Canada.

The next Kidfest program is “Mystic Mickey,” an hour interactive comedy-magic show, at 5 p.m., August 11, 2004.