EVENT: Gunnar Hansen is Portland-bound

Gunnar Hansen, author, poet, portrayer of Leatherface, and Maine resident, will be in Portland tonight for a special guest appearance at a screening of Texas Chainsaw Massacre!!! Sorry, you must be at least 21 years old to attend.

Available for purchase at the event will be specially designed limited edition silkscreen posters, which you can have Gunnar sign when you meet him!  Hot diggity.

WHAT: Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie screening with special guest Gunnar Hansen
WHEN: TONIGHT! Monday, September 27th, 2010, doors @ 8:00, movie plays @ 9:00
WHERE: Geno's, 625 Congress Street Portland, ME 04101
COST: $20 per ticket (only 100 available), can be purchased in advance at the Fun Box Monster Emporium, 656B Congress Street
FMI: call 329-5385

The Fun Box sez: We will be presenting the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, uncut, with an introduction and q&a with Leatherface himself, Gunnar Hansen, followed by a signing. Tickets will be on sale at The Fun Box Monster Emporium. There are only 100 tickets available and no more! 20$ per ticket, 21+.

TONIGHT: Adelle - Maine horror film showing

Come check out the latest version of Adelle, new ending and all, at Geno's tonight, August 16th, 2010. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 9pm, admission by donation, must be 21+.

WHAT: Screening of Maine indy horror film Adelle, part of the Fun Box at the Movies series
WHEN: TONIGHT! Monday, August 16, 2010. Doors @ 8:00, showing at 9:00pm
WHERE: Geno's at 625 Congress Street, Portland, ME
FMI: The Facebook event page for RSVP is here:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=141561715877058&ref=mf, or call the Fun Box Monster Emporium at 329-5385

Adelle tells the tale of a young deaf girl who is left in the middle of nowhere by her parents in the 1930′s. Adelle is forced to try and survive based on her very limited life skills. Along the way, her voyage turns into a very dark, horrifying trip.

The film echoes the dark themes presented in stories like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz, and presents a visual smorgasbord for viewers. “We set out to make a very trippy, scary film from the perspective of the child. We came out of production very happy with the work we accomplished.” said co-writer/director Andy Davis.

Adelle was written by children’s poetry author Sandy McKeon and horror filmmaker Andy Davis. Adelle marks the seventh film for Davis as director. Strange Maine readers may remember our extensive coverage of some of his prior films, including the zombie apocalypse movie 2 (see production photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkbrilliance/sets/72157594554822363/). The main body of Davis's work with Emptyhouse Film was collected in the DVD set "Twisted Tales from Maine" which we reviewed back in February 2009 (here). Adelle has the proud honor of being slated for release and distribution by Elite Entertainment very shortly.

THE TIME IS NIGH! Man-Witch Art NOW!

Dear friends and curious onlookers--
The time is nigh! Even now, the brave and stalwart allies of the Man-Witch gather their artistic might and rally their brushes and pens for a mighty onslaught of art, the likes of which Portland has never seen. Those who wish to join their ranks are invited to submit their offerings of art inspired by the band Man-Witch NOW! The submission period closes July 25th. Pieces may be dropped off at Geno's Rock Club (http://www.myspace.com/genosrockclub, 625 Congress Street, Portland, Maine), where entry forms can also be found.

Please forward this information to anyone who may be interested, with our gratitude.

All of the glorious art treasures that result will be on display during the First Friday Artwalk here in Portland, and thereafter for the month of August!

WHEN: August 1, 5:30-8:00pm, live show at 9:30pm
WHERE: Geno's Rock Club, 625 Congress Street, Portland, Maine
WHAT: First Friday Artwalk, opening of the Man-Witch Art Show, followed by a live performance by Man-Witch and guests Ashabti (brand new Portland metal, featuring members of Gift of Tongues, Kurixis, and H.O.S.T.). During the show, the creators of the most mind-blowing pieces of Man-Witch will receive special awards (those not present for the proceedings will be contacted later).

MORE INFO on entering the show:
Artists have been invited to execute artwork inspired by Man-Witch's members, their stage set, and their songs. Draw the Death Truck! Draw the Flaming Pillow of Fear! Draw the Necro-Atomic-Abominomicon! Heck, draw the Super Ultra Mega Terrifyafearinator... if you dare!

Art must be ready to hang! Sorry, no freestanding sculpture (the lobby is a little too trafficked and hazardous for freestanding art to survive long). Wall-mounted sculpture is fine.

Entry forms will be provided at drop-off, or contact one of the members of Portland's Art Horde for more information and alternate drop-off points:
Michelle Souliere -- michelle.souliere[AT]gmail.com
Carrie Vinette -- claygrl[AT]bust.com
Angus McFarland, the Earl of Portland -- angus.mcfarland[AT]gmail.com

Use any media you like -- photos! comic strips! collage! paint! ink! ...and other things too numerous to be mentioned without causing insanity!!!

Other subjects for prospective artists to ponder include Thunderhog, Ape Bait, Come Get Some Sword, Skull Island, Zombie Zü, not to mention the unmentionable band members:
-- Jurgen A. Rocknow (see flyer image at original post), Fearsome Giant, Demon Breath & Lead Soul-Shredder
-- Stella Hell, Barbarian Spayce Goddess, War Cries & Rhythm Guitar
-- Max Headwound, warrior from the future of the 1980s, Pagan Skins & Howls
-- The Doctor & Benjamin Von Franklinstein, half Gentleman Genius and half Wretched, Soulless Golem, Bass Guitar & Sutures

Do not hesitate to plunder their origin stories and more from Man-Witch's MySpace site, or simply listen to their downloadable song samples for hours on end and thereby inducing an art frenzy of epic proportions (it happens)! Full art show info and more photos are available on the Art Horde's website, including faceshots of bandmembers and group photos in front of their backdrop for your reference (view under "Pictures" on the Art Horde's MySpace website: http://www.myspace.com/arthorde)

Sponsored by the Art Horde!

More photos are here:

Live photos by Michelle Souliere

A typical frontline live shot

Lest Ye Forget...

The contest is open to everyone! Seriously.

E-mail me if you have any questions!

CALL FOR ART: Man-Witch Mayhem!

In addition to the recent, weird, very non-traditional lighthouse-themed call for art from Sanctuary Tattoo, we have another exciting opportunity for Maine artists. TIME TO GET BUSY!

Portland metal band Man-Witch has announced a terrifying new prospect for local artists -- The Man-Witch Art Show!

Draw the Death Truck! Draw the Flaming Pillow of Fear! Draw the Necro-Atomic-Abominomicon! Heck, draw the Super Ultra Mega Terrifyafearinator! (...if you dare)

The dates:

Open Submissions will be accepted at Geno's Rock Club from July 11 to July 25. Art must be ready to hang! Sorry, no freestanding sculpture (the lobby is a little too trafficked and hazardous for freestanding art to survive long). Limit 3 pieces per artist, please. Entry forms will be provided at drop-off.

On August 1st the First Friday Artwalk opening for the show will be held, followed by live rock with MAN-WITCH!!! ARRRGHHHHHH!!!!

The Man-Witch Art Show will be available for viewing at Geno's from August 1 to September 3.

Use any media you like -- photos! comic strips! collage! paint! ink! ...and other things too numerous to be mentioned without causing insanity!!!

Other subjects for prospective artists to ponder include Thunderhog, Ape Bait, Some Sword, Skull Island, Zombie Zü, not to mention the unmentionable band members Stella Hell, Max Headwound, Jurgen A. Rocknow (see flyer image above), and The Doctor & Benjamin Von Franklinstein! Do not hesitate to plunder their origin stories and more from their MySpace site, http://www.myspace.com/rimeoftheancientmanwitch, or simply listen to their downloadable song samples for hours on end and thereby inducing an art frenzy of epic proportions (it happens)!

Sponsored by the Art Horde!

Photos of Jurgen and the band as shown here are all by Chris Wallace (Flickr links feature photos by yours truly).

EVENT: Poultrygeist premiere TONIGHT!

Well, there's nothing more strange than a Troma film, and this one has a touch of home in it. Covered in Bees, local punk friendlies and rabblerousers, are featured on the soundtrack, so Lloyd Kaufman, indy-filmmaker supreme, has gone out of his way to throw a Maine premiere of the movie here in Portland!

Go to the 7:30pm showing of the film at Nickelodeon Theatre on Temple Street, and follow up with a bang-up rock and roll show at Geno's tonight. Save your ticket stub, and save $2 on the $10 cover charge. They'll be serving hot wings for snacks!

Be forewarned, this tale of chicken zombies is not for the faint of heart, as Troma delights in pushing the envelope of acceptibility (which we love them for, but which might be upsetting to the unprepared).

Who: Covered In Bees, Confusatron, and Bass Box

When:
Friday Sep 07, 2007
at 7:30 PM, the Maine premiere of Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead by Troma Video, hosted by director Lloyd Kaufman
at 9:00 PM, the Tromafest show with all those crazy musician guys and Lloyd Kaufman as guest of honor

Where:
at 7:00 PM, at Nickelodeon Theater, 1 Temple Street, Portland (view map)
at 9:00 PM, at Geno’s Rock Club, 625 Congress Street, Portland (view map)