Events
MAKE A “HANDMADE” FILM
The Metabolic Studio, who brought you The Glass and Water Metabolic Orchestra last spring, is working on the next scene in its film, “Silver and Water.” On Friday, May 21, at the Lone Pine Film Museum starting at 7 p.m., artist Lauren Bon, the film’s director, will talk about the project with guest artists, theater director Walter Asmus and Robert Schaller of the Handmade Film Institute.
On Saturday and Sunday, May 22-23, a chorus will rehearse text from Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” with Asmus from 2-5 p.m. Asmus, who worked directly with the playwright, will use this as part of the soundtrack for a scene in the film.
From 7 p.m. until late. Schaller will convert a PPG silo into a lab where you will learn to develop 16mm black & white movie film with the materials of Owens Valley replacing many chemicals usually used in developing film.
A screening of the short film married to the soundtrack made by the theater workshop on Tuesday, May 25, at PPG at 8:30 pm.
RSVP to 760.937.1189, ext. 3154 or e-mail meganmahaffey@mltpa.org.
TexAS HOLD ‘EM ToURNEY
The Noon Rotary Club of Mammoth Lakes hosts its Fourth Annual “No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em” poker tournament on Sunday, May 2, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. @ Lakanuki in the Village at Mammoth. A $50 donation gets you $2,500 in chips. Re-buys are encouraged for only $35 more. Great prizes for top finishers! Help the Rotary help Mammoth. All money raised will go to our academic scholarship programs for MHS and other good works that Rotary does. To pre-register, or if you are a business in town that would like to donate a prize, contact Janine @ 760.934.8815.
MOTHER’S DAY HIGH TEA
The Eastern Sierra chapter of Altrusa International invites you to their Annual Mother’s Day Weekend High Tea & Luncheon, Saturday, May 8, at 11:30 a.m. at Robin Stater’s Servanti House Gardens, 187 E. Line St. in Bishop.
Enjoy a champagne greeting, 3-course tea & luncheon, silent auction and music from the guitar & voice of Liz McAteer! Come adorned in your hat — or borrow one!
Tix: $35/person, available at Anne Marie’s Boutique in Bishop, or call Tina Cocherell @ 760.872.4431 or Deb Pierrel @ 760.9241060.
Mail checks payable to: ALTRUSA, P.O. Box 1795, Bishop, CA 93515.
BLACKWOOD LEGACY
Good old Southern Gospel is alive and well and headed to the Eastern Sierra, thanks to Nashville-based Blackwood Legacy, a contemporary group that will make a special tour stop on Thursday, April 29, 7 p.m., at the Mammoth Community Church, 2885 Main St. on Hwy 203 between McDonald’s and the RV Park.
Blackwood Legacy is led by gospel veteran Rick Price, whose 30-plus years in the industry includes many years as lead singer for the Grammy and Dove awarding-winning Blackwood Brothers Quartet, with whom he was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
Admission is free, but feel free to make a love offering. More info: call 866.855.1036 or visit www.blackwoodlegacy.org.
FOOD PANTRY OPEN
The Salvation Army and Church on the Mountain have opened a food pantry in Mammoth to serve those in need of food assistance. The food pantry has a well-stocked facility at 220 Sierra Manor Rd., adjacent to Higerd Plumbing, to provide assistance and accept food and cash donations. Hours of operation: Monday/Wednesday 2-5 p.m. and Saturday noon-4 p.m.
