In 2001, Francis de Marneffe published his book, Last Boat From Bordeaux, detailing this amazing journey. Filmmaker (and The Park Theatre’s CEO/Managing Director) Steve Jackson has produced a documentary film of Francis retelling the journey. It's a breathtaking tale told by the man who lived it.
The Park Theatre will open its doors after a 20-year quest. The new performing arts center will have its ribbon cutting on Thursday, August 5, at 11 am.
The Park Theatre in Jaffrey, New Hampshire is producing a live online panel discussion program three days before this year’s Oscar awards program (April 25, ABC Network). The ticketed panel discussion program, Oscar Talk!, will be presented live on Thursday, April 22, at 7pm with on-demand repeats available later.
The Monadnock region will be seeing green this St. Patrick's Day. The “seeing” will be online with a 2-hour broadcast of a virtual Jaffrey St. Patrick's Day Parade. The show will run from 12pm - 2pm EST on Wednesday, March 17 via Facebook Live and YouTube Live.
The Park Theatre announced today that they are producing another live-streamed event. This time it is a virtual New Year’s Eve Party featuring a who’s who of entertainers from the Monadnock Region and beyond. The show starts live at 7pm EST on December 31.
Halloween will be a different experience for many individuals and families this year. To meet the surrounding communities' needs, Jaffrey's Park Theatre debuted a virtual Halloween Costume Contest last week.
The Park Theatre's Monadnock Tonight! TV program will have Lucinda Hawksley as its only guest on Thursday, July 9 at 5pm EDT.
The Park Theatre will air its live telethon and auction via Facebook Live and YouTube Live simultaneously this Friday, July 10, starting at 7pm, EDT. The evening will be co-hosted by Steve Jackson (Park Theatre CEO) and actor (tv, film, stage), Lisa Bostnar. The telethon and auction will help fund the final stages of the new performing arts center.
The Park Theatre announced today they would hold a live telethon and auction via Facebook Live and YouTube Live simultaneously on Friday, July 10, starting at 7pm, EDT.
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript has reported that the opening of the The Jaffrey Park Theatre, which is near completion, could be delayed to the health crisis.
'Going out to the movies' is a century old event that is temporarily on hold due to the social distancing mandates put forward from the CDC as well as the state of New Hampshire.
Due to the federal and state recommendations of social distancing, The Park Theatre announced today that they would be producing a live TV program as well as a website dedicated to streamed movie recommendations to help people confined at home be entertained and informed.
The Park Theatre received a $1,000 gift from the VFW Jaffrey Memorial Post to sponsor a seat in the new 350 seat William David Eppes Auditorium. The $1,000 gift was presented by the VFW Jaffrey Post Commander, David Watts, to The Park Theatre's CEO and Managing Director, Steve Jackson. The presentation was made on October 29 inside the construction site of the new performing arts center in Jaffrey, New Hampshire.
Award-winning Boston playwright Jack Neary's play First Night will be presented as a reading at the River Street Theatre (RST), a project of The Park Theatre, in Jaffrey on Saturday, September 1 at 2pm. Admission is free.
The Park Theatre's River Street Theatre (RST) will screen the 2018 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour, a 91-minute theatrical program of seven short films selected from this year's Festival, on Saturday, August 4 at 7pm and Wednesday, August 8 at 2pm. Short on time but big on style, the Short Film Tour features a wide variety of storytelling, including fiction, documentary and animation from around the globe. Three of the films in the program won Short Film Jury Awards at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
Lord Byron was quoted as saying 'Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.' That form of medicine has been playing monthly at The Park Theatre's River Street Theatre in Jaffrey since early 2017. The last Monday of every month has been an oasis for stand-up comedy as well as comedy in the form of music, magic, improv, and storytelling.
The River Street Theatre announced today that they will be presenting the critically acclaimed animated feature Loving Vincent after receiving the most requests for any film. It will be presented on Friday and Saturday, March 23 and 24, both a 7pm. There will also be a matinee screening at 2pm on Saturday, March 24.
The Park Theatre's River Street Theatre announced today its 2018 lineup of cinema events for its Stage2Screen Series. The series includes productions from the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Opera House and Royal Ballet. The Stage2Screen Series premiered one year ago at the River Street Theatre with the presentation of Kenneth Branagh's The Entertainer.
As construction nears, The Park Theatre reported today that finishing touches are being put on groundbreaking. as soon as possible for the new 485-seat performing arts facility in downtown Jaffrey. Originally built in 1922, the re-imagined and rebuilt-from-the ground-up Park Theatre will present live theatrical performances, children's programs, concerts, and films. The dream of the community is becoming reality for the thousands of fans and supporters of the Theatre.
The Park Theatre announced today that the Savings Bank of Walpole will provide interim construction financing for the new 485-seat facility in downtown Jaffrey. Savings Bank of Walpole joins NH's Community Development Financing Authority, the US Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Office, Hutter Construction Corporation and the Town of Jaffrey to complete the project to rebuild the once-center of community life. Reopened, The Park Theatre will present live performances, children's programs, concerts, and films.
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