SATURDAY 1/26: Dr. Zhivago Tribute at Palace Theatre

The Russians are Coming! Arts Enter at the Palace Theatre in Cape Charles will host a Dr. Zhivago tribute complete with tea, desserts, caviar and vodka along with commentary by Hollywood critic Mal Vincent Saturday, January 26, at 1 p.m.

Guests will gather in the Stage Door Gallery for refreshments before proceeding to the theatre for a viewing of the iconic classic Dr. Zhivago starring Omar Sherif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin and Rod Steiger.

After the show and added comments by Mr. Vincent, the audience will be offered caviar and vodka as a toast to the classic that has been enjoyed by so many.

Tickets are $25 and may be purchased by calling 757-331-ARTS, by visiting the Stage Door Gallery or by visiting www.artsentercapecharles.org

MAL VINCENT

Mal Vincent has been entertainment editor, arts critic, columnist and critic-at-large for the Virginian-Pilot for more than four decades. For more than 15 years he was editor of the Pilot’s Sunday Entertainment section which, in a readership survey, ranked second only to local news. He has reviewed classical music, ballet and theater during the formative years of the Virginia Stage Company, Virginia Opera, Virginia Symphony and Virginia Ballet.

A UNC-Chapel Hill alum, he helped prompt the organization of the Virginia Film Commission and his biographical article on actress Ava Gardner was published by the National Board of Review in New York. His personality profiles of celebrities have been published, via syndication, in newspapers ranging from the Chicago Sun-Times to the New York Post and Toronto Star. His writings have been translated into Spanish for the Spanish language wing of the Knight-Ridder Syndicate.

His personal and up-close profiles have included meetings with everyone from Laurence Olivier to Mae West, Elizabeth Taylor, Meryl Streep. Brad Pitt, Mick Jagger, Hilary Duff, Bob Hope, Ice Cube, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Julia Roberts and Jamie Foxx.

Dr. Zhivago, released in 1965, is a Russian epic set just before and in the years following the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, the movie traces the life of surgeon-poet Yury Zhivago. Married to an upper-class girl who is devoted to him, yet in love with an unfortunate woman who becomes his muse, Zhivago is torn between fidelity and passion. Sympathetic with the revolution but shaken by the wars and purges, he struggles to retain his individualism as a humanist amid the spirit of collectivism.

The event is a fundraising effort for Arts Enter, a non-profit fine and performing arts center. Part of Arts Enters’ mission is to provide education and appreciation for the arts through quality performance, instruction and events in our geographically isolated community. Events and classes are scheduled throughout the year.