The “MyHil” Film Series and the InterArts Symposium
As we mark the third full season of the Caroga Arts Collective, we have expanded our events to include film, visual art, poetry and photography through our newest program, the MyHil Film Series in addition to our second InterArts Symposium.
The MyHil Film Series derives from the history of the recently donated 10.5-acre MyHil estate, former home to the Schine family, known for their key role in the development of the American cinema experience. The Schine family and Hildegarde Schine, after whom MyHil is named, owned movie theaters across the country and as well as in the Caroga Lake area. They often premiered films in private showings at their estate for guests, including Elvis Presley, Irving Berlin and others.
This year features three films in several venues, all different in genre and all free to attend.
The InterArts Symposium serves as a collaborative and experimental platform for artists to engage with fellow participants in discussions surrounding arts connections to the community while preparing a final showcase, which combines their interests and helps shape their experience for the week.
The MyHil land, donated by Bruce and Richard Veghte, will allow the Caroga Arts Collective to proceed with the first phase of fulfilling its stated mission of having a positive economic and an inspiring artistic impact on Caroga Lake and in the Southern Adirondack region. Caroga Arts’ vision for this project is to create a year-round interdisciplinary artist community which will ultimately become the future home for Caroga Lake Music Festival.
MyHil Film Series Screenings
FILM #1:
Performance, Talk and Film Screening: Chasing Coral
July 10 @ 7:00 pm
Boathouse of Caroga Lake, 2090 NY-10
Caroga Lake, NY
Free
Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world. Featuring a recorded discussion with Kyle Price and a Chasing Coral Film Representative followed by showing of the film.
A MyHil Film Series Screening.
FILM #2:
Performance, Talk and Film Screening: Ghost Lake
July 12 @ 7:00 pm
Nick Stoner Inn, 1810 NY-10
Free
At this lake you can’t tell the living from the dead until you’re one of them. The ghosts in this lake can see Rebecca and she can see the ghosts. For reasons locked in mystery, they have risen from their watery graves to kill. She alone can see them and if no one will believe her, then no one will survive. Q&A with Jay Woelfel, the Academy Award-Winning writer and director of the film, followed by screening. Please note: This is a horror movie.
A MyHil Film Series Screening.
FILM# 3:
Performance, Talk and Film Screening: The Red Violin with Elizabeth Pitcairn and CLMF Orchestra
July 25 @ 7:00 pm
Pine Lake Pavilion, Timberline Lane, Caroga Lake
Free
Hear the 1720 Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius instrument, formerly owned by composer Felix Mendelssohn’s family, that inspired the film, The Red Violin, with world-class violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn performing The Red Violin Suite with the CLMF Orchestra. Stay an extra hour to watch the film and participate in a talk. Music from The Red Violin was composed by John Corigliano and received an Academy Award in 1999 for Best Original Score. Elizabeth Pitcairn is also music director of the Luzerne Music Center. Please note: The Red Violin is an R rated film.
A MyHil Film Series Screening.
InterArts Symposium
InterArts Symposium resident artists spend a week devoted to experimenting, collaborating, practicing and performing artistic creative projects, showcasing their finished works at the end of each week.
InterArts Showcase #1
Nick Stoner Inn, Caroga Lake
July 13 @ 7:00 pm
Nick Stoner Inn, 1810 NY-10 Caroga Lake, NY
InterArts Showcase #2
Stump City Brewing, Gloversville
July 14 @ 4:00 pm
Stump City Brewing is a craft brewery in Gloversville, New York. Come see the finished work while imbibing a pint of freshly made beer!