DARK NIGHT CABARET - A FAMILY AFFAIR
City Theatre's Dark Night Series on July 18th

July 2000

Tuesday, July 5th at 8 PM at City Theatre's Hamburg Studio, the Dark Night Cabaret will feature the work of two members of the Long family. Host for the evening, Dave Long, has been performing and playing music in the city and the Mid-Atlantic area for the last three years.  He plays plays mandolin with Coal Train and also writes reviews for the online magazine ibluegrass.  His brother, photographer Rob Long will present the slide show, "Art Documenta," later in the evening.

Poetologist/word pimp Jason Mink, invites you to "hear the subtle verbal undulations of mr. mink the deadbeat dynamo." He will be reading his poem, "Kinzie's Tale."

On display are dinosaurs and other exotic creatures created by artist Gene Fenton who produces his creatures with a low tech approach that is high on inventiveness.  Gene's work has been exhibited at The Three Rivers Arts;festival, Studio Z, and Mountain Top Art Gallery/Cresson Art Gallery.

Andrew Lasswell, comedic parody/life/music, will perform new takes on popular unmodern songs, in a style "so funny it hurts, which in turns;heals."  Lasswell currently runs the Circus Apocalypse Sideshow as a Human Marvel. 

Photographer Rob Long will present the slide show "Art Documenta, which he describes as, "editorial portraiture of creative people." He has been photographing artists and documenting their work in this ongoing series.  Long's work has appeared most recently in International Design and on the cover of Sculpture Magazine.

The urban tribal trance groove of local wonders Soma Mestizo will wrap up the evening's festivities. Tickets are $5 at the door. Doors open at 7:45 p.m.  For more information contact Kellee Van Aken at 431-4400, ext. 225. The Dark Night Cabaret, held in City Theatre's Lester Hamburg Studio Theatre, is a collaborative program between City Theatre and the local arts community to facilitate the development of new work.  The producers include Alison Babusci, Liz Hammond, Kellee Van Aken, and Mark Whitehead.

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