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THE MARQUEE
WHAT TO READ, SEE AND APPRECIATE
ACCLAIMED JEWELRY DESIGNER COMES TO KALISPELL
Award-winning jewelry designer Mark Schneider will be at Wheeler Jewelry in Kalispell on Oct. 23 to meet with custom- ers. Customers can book a com- plimentary appointment with Mark to sketch and create a cus- tom jewelry design or repurpose an old piece of jewelry.
From his bold color pieces
to his unique bridal designs,
Schneider pushes the conven-
tional ideas of jewelry design. He
has earned some of the most cov-
eted awards and honors within
the industry and he is the only
living jeweler to have a piece of jewelry in the Smithsonian.
Wheeler Jewelry is located at 130 Main St. in Kalispell and can be reached at (406) 752-6809.
Have a gallery opening? Just published a new book or album? If you would like to be featured in the “Marquee,” email information to [email protected]
Keller has also long been a fan of Dracula. “I got that from my Dad,” said Keller. “I was really hoping for this role. Mina was progressive. At the time, women didn’t speak out loud. They were spoken to. But Mina made herself heard. People don’t realize it, but she’s very independent.”
She is, after all, the character who comes up with the plan that outsmarts Dracula and leads to his demise.
However familiar the basics of Drac- ula’s story are, the finer details may need a refresher.
The story begins with Jonathan Harker, a young, bright-eyed English lawyer, who travels to the far reaches of Transylvania to seal a business deal with a mysterious man named Count Dracula. After a few days’ time at the castle as Dracula’s guest, Harker real- izes the count is holding him prisoner. He remembers the cautions of the local peasants he met who pressed crucifixes into his hands, and senses the presence of some dark supernatural power. After an attack by three beautiful, lustful female vampires, he manages to escape by crawling over the castle wall.
Back in London, a wrecked ship is discovered on the shore. Inside are 50 wooden crates sent from Count Dracula, each containing only soil.
Not long after, Lucy, Harker’s fian- cée Mina’s best friend, falls ill. Lucy finds two red marks on her throat and cannot account for their origin. After unsuccessful attempts to save her life,
Lucy dies and her body is laid to rest in a coffin. But she does not truly die — a vampire, she rises and begins to prey on townspeople. Once an ideal of purity and innocence, she salaciously beckons to her fiancé while wearing a garland of infant’s shoes. Harker, Lucy’s fiancé, and the doctor see no choice but to slay Lucy, and, though terrified of the count, dedicate themselves to slaying Dracula, too.
“The beauty of Dracula is that he can be so evil because he’s so charismatic,” Fortre said. “I view myself as a happy person, and I had to get to that dark place, feel the evil and charisma he’s supposed to have.”
Meanwhile, Mina begins exhibiting the same symptoms as her friend. Then the crew makes a discovery from vam- piric lore about those 50 wooden crates of earth. And when Mina has a brilliant epiphany, they set out to destroy Drac- ula once and for all.
For those who don’t remember the ending, the Flathead Valley Commu- nity College Theatre’s actors will bring it to life starting Oct. 23 inside the Arts & Technology building on the college’s Kalispell campus. There are also shows on Oct. 24 and 29-31. General admis- sion tickets are $10 each, and tickets for students and senior citizens are $5. The show contains horror and violent scenes. Parental guidance is advised. For more information, call the FVCC Theatre Box Office at 756-3906.
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Tickets are available at: www.bigforkcommunityplayers.com, Bigfork Drug, Pocketstone Café, Kalispell Grand Hotel, and at the door
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