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 […]
National Gallery of Art — John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!
Filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films will screen their new documentary John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint! at the National Gallery of Art on Saturday, July 3 at 3:00pm. Written, narrated and directed by Michael Maglaras, this film tells the story of John Marin — one of the most important artistic […]
Michael Maglaras at Stonecoast
On Saturday, July 10 Michael Maglaras will present a masters class for summer residency students at the Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing program. MASTERS CLASS: 3:00pm — Stone House, Freeport, MainePoetry Aloud: Nuance and Meaning — A Master Class with Michael MaglarasMichael Maglaras – actor, writer, film maker, and performance artist – will conduct a […]
Stonington Opera House to screen new film on John Marin
Filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films will screen their new Maine-made documentary “John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!” at the Stonington Opera House on Wednesday, June 23 at 7:00pm. “Marin’s summers in Stonington were a great inspiration to him,” noted Maglaras. “With the exception of 1929 and 1930, he spent every […]
New Britain Museum of American Art: Connecticut Premiere
On May 27, 2010, Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films screened their new documentary John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint! at the New Britain Museum of American Art. This red carpet gala marked the Connecticut premiere of this new film. View photos from the event at this link.
Hartford Courant – Interview with Michael Maglaras
Follow this link to read Hartford Courant film critic Susan Dunne’s behind the scenes interview with Connecticut filmmaker Michael Maglaras about his new film John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint which screens at the New Britain Museum of American Art this Thursday, May 27. A Film Salute To John MarinDocumentary by Michael Maglaras Of […]
Full house for Michael Maglaras poetry reading at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn
View photos at this link. On Sunday, April 18, Michael Maglaras, founder of 217 Records, performed a dramatic reading of excerpts from The Song of Hiawatha at the Longfellow Big Read at the Martha Mary Chapel at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. This hour-long reading was performed with a full score of pre-recorded sound […]
April 18: Longfellow Big Read features Michael Maglaras
MARK YOUR CALENDARSunday, April 18 — 4:00pmMichael Maglaras will perform a dramatic reading of excerpts from The Song of Hiawatha at the Longfellow Big Read at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. This hour-long reading will be performed with a full score of pre-recorded sound effects and music by Native American musicians. Michael will also […]
Great Day in Gloucester
217 Films‘ new documentary “John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!” made its Massachusetts premiere today at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton introduced the film and took questions following the screening. This truly one of a kind cinema is run by Robert Newton. Read a recent […]
Gloucester Daily Times: Marin and modernism on film
Marin and modernism on filmMarch 18, 2010Gail McCarthy A new film about the master of American modern art, John Marin (1870-1953), will have its Massachusetts premiere in Gloucester on Sunday at Cape Ann Community Cinema. “What we know about modern art, abstractionism, and the direction that art has gone since the 1950s, we know because […]