The Films of Michael Maglaras
Buy local! Purchase the films of Michael Maglaras at the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine. Can’t make it to the museum gift shop? You can purchase online from Amazon at the links below: Cleophas and His Own Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!
Get and Give: Help 217 Records help the St. Lawrence Arts Center
GET: Purchase a ticket for Michael Maglaras’s December 12th performance of Snow-Bound, sponsored by 217 Records. FMI at this link. GIVE: 100% of your ticket purchase benefits the St. Lawrence Arts Center. WHY? Check out today’s article in the Portland Press Herald to learn more about the $17 million dollars the Friends of the St. […]
Behind the Scenes with Mark Stone: Delius Songbook Project
Banker Mark Stone Turns Baritone, Sets Up His Own Record Label: Interview By Warwick Thompson Nov 2, 2010 It’s a sad fact that classical recording contracts are as rare as shy sopranos or well-read tenors. Baritone and former accountant Mark Stone, passionate about English songs, isn’t fazed. He founded his own label. Set up in […]
“Cleophas and His Own” returns to Sacramento
Movie Portraying Legendary Painter Marsden Hartley “Cleophas and His Own” Returns to Sacramento What they’re saying about “Cleophas and His Own”:“Hypnotic…this haunting film illuminates Hartley’s life and work with a nearly Bergman-like gravitas.” ~ Victoria Dalkey, Sacramento Bee READ THE REVIEW “Maglaras is mesmerizing as Hartley. ‘Cleophas and His Own’ channels the artist’s passion and […]
“Snow-Bound” Performed by Michael Maglaras
Read press release at this link. More about the St. Lawrence Arts Center’s fundraising campaign at this link. WHAT: “Snow-Bound” read by Michael Maglaras WHEN: December 12 – 3:00pmWHY: Special benefit for the St. Lawrence Arts Center Remembered for his legendary 2007 complete performance of Longfellow’s “The Song of Hiawatha,” actor, director, and film maker […]
This Friday: John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint! screens at The Grand
The historic Grand theater in Ellsworth, Maine is under scaffolding as its magnificent art-deco tower is fully restored. 217 Films is honored to screen John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint! there this Friday. Filmmaker Michael Maglaras will introduce the film. WHAT: Screening of 217 Films’ new essay in film — John Marin: Let the […]
Where John Marin Found His Voice
Don’t miss today’s Maine Sunday Telegram article by Bob Keyes about how American modernist painter John Marin found his voice in Maine. Click HERE to read the story.
The Grand presents “John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!”
Read press release at this link.WHAT: Screening of 217 Films‘ new essay in film — John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint! Filmmaker Michael Maglaras will introduce the film. WHEN: Friday, October 22 — 7:00pm WHERE: The Grand, 165 Main St., Ellsworth, Maine COST: $7 Adults / $6 Seniors / $5 Members FMI: Box Office […]
Announcing the Delius Songbook Project – Volume One
Filmmaker, actor, and record producer Michael Maglaras has announced that 217 Records will be participating in a major classical music release: Volume One of a planned two-volume set of all 61 surviving songs for solo voice and piano by the English composer Frederick Delius (1862-1934). The notable English baritone Mark Stone, accompanied at the piano […]
Schoodic Arts Festival presents John Marin film
Filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films will screen their new Maine-made film “John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!” at the Schoodic Arts Festival in Winter Harbor, Maine on Saturday, August 7 at 7:00pm. Written, narrated, and directed by Michael Maglaras, this film tells the story of John Marin — one of […]