Live Shows

Friday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. : Jubilee Riots

Northern roots act Jubilee Riots, formerly Enter the Haggis, have consistently pushed the envelope of musical exploration with their evolving fusion of indie rock, folk and world music. Their catchy, innovative songs have pop hooks and a definitive Celtic sound. The five band members, Brian Buchanan, Craig Downie, Trevor Lewington, Mark Abraham, and Bruce McCarthy meld guitars, keyboards, and percussion with the fiddle, highland bagpipes, trumpet, octave mandolin, whistle and harmonica. The band is centered around telling stories that resonate with truth and authenticity; after years of touring, meeting people and sharing stories over late night drinks, the band put out the call for people around the world to submit their stories as inspiration for their upcoming album. Tickets: $15/advance, $18/day of show, general admission. Lobby and balcony bars will be open for 21+.

Friday, Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. : GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY and GHOST OF PAUL REVERE

Boston’s rising stars Girls Guns and Glory mix old school country, early rock 'n' roll and blues, finding inspiration from Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, and Buddy Holly, as well as country greats like Hank Williams and Johnny Cash. Bandmembers Ward Hayden (vocals/guitar), Paul Dilley (electric and upright bass/piano), Josh Kiggans (drums/percussion), and Chris Hersch (lead guitar/banjo) have released four critically acclaimed records and garnered multiple music awards. Maine's holler-folk band Ghost of Paul Revere has built their songs around powerful three-part harmonies, energetic performances, and a non-traditional way of interpreting traditional American music. From folk to foot-stomping bluegrass, The Ghost (Max Davis, Sean McCarthy, Griffin Sherry, and Matt Young) draws from a broad array of influences including Elmore James and the Beatles, to Tom Waits and more. Their robust live shows have quickly attained legendary status. Tickets: $18/advance, $20/day of show, general admission. Lobby and balcony bars will be open for 21+.

Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. : Chris Smither

Chris Smither is known for his masterful combination of pure folk songwriting, gravelly voice, and dazzling, intricate guitar blues. A profound songwriter, Smither draws deeply from the blues, American folk music, modern poets, and philosophers to write songs about life, love, and loss in a penetrating and poetic yet unpretentious way. Honing a synthesis of folk and blues for 50 years, Smither is considered “an American original” and one of the best singer-songwriters in the world. Tickets: $22/advance, $25/day of show, general admission. Lobby and balcony bars will be open for 21+.

HD Broadcasts

Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1:00 p.m. : National Theatre’s live Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch

Encore broadcast from London’s National Theatre. Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, The Imitation Game, Frankenstein at the National Theatre) takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state. Directed by Lyndsey Turner (Posh, Chimerica). Tickets: $18/adult, $12/students, including college students with ID, on sale starting Oct. 27.

Saturday, Oct. 31 at 12:00 p.m. : Metropolitan Opera Live: Tannhauser

Live HD broadcast from New York’s Metropolitan Opera. James Levine conducts Wagner’s early masterpiece in its first return to the Met stage in more than a decade. Today’s leading Wagnerian tenor Johan Botha takes on the daunting title role, opposite soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as Elisabeth, adding another Wagner heroine to her Met repertoire after her acclaimed Sieglinde in the Ring a few seasons ago. On the heels of his recent triumph in Parsifal, baritone Peter Mattei sings Wolfram, and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung is the love goddess, Venus. Running time: Four hours, 35 minutes. The Strand lobby bar will be open for age 21+.

Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 12:00 p.m. : Metropolitan Opera Encore: Tannhauser

HD re-broadcast from New York’s Metropolitan Opera. James Levine conducts Wagner’s early masterpiece in its first return to the Met stage in more than a decade. Today’s leading Wagnerian tenor Johan Botha takes on the daunting title role, opposite soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as Elisabeth, adding another Wagner heroine to her Met repertoire after her acclaimed Sieglinde in the Ring a few seasons ago. On the heels of his recent triumph in Parsifal, baritone Peter Mattei sings Wolfram, and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung is the love goddess, Venus. Running time: Four hours, 35 minutes. Tickets $23/adults, $5/students18 and under, and college students with ID; available at the box office 30 minutes prior to show. The Strand lobby bar will be open for age 21+.

Sunday, Nov. 15 at 1:00 p.m. : The Bolshoi Ballet’s Jewels

Captured-Live broadcast from Moscow. This opulent triptych was inspired by Balanchine’s visit to the famous jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels on New York’s Fifth Avenue. With this first abstract ballet, Balanchine built an homage of captivating beauty to the dance schools that had forged his style: Paris, New York, and St Petersburg, each represented by a contrasting jewel: emerald, ruby, and diamond. Jewels offers a unique occasion to enjoy Balanchine’s visually captivating work, as the Bolshoi is only company authorized by the Balanchine Trust to film and broadcast his masterpiece. Starring Olga Smirnova, Semyon Chudin, Vladislav Lantratov, Anna Tikhomirova, Ekaterina Krysanova, and the Bolshoi Corps de Ballet. Running time: Two hours, five minutes. Tickets: $15/general admission, $10/students 18 and under and college students with ID. Call the box office to purchase tickets at the student price (207) 594-0070 x3.

Saturday, Nov. 21 at 12:30 p.m. : Metropolitan Opera live: Lulu

Live HD broadcast from New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Music Director James Levine—one of Lulu’s leading champions—conducts the Met’s new production from acclaimed artist and director William Kentridge (The Nose), who applies his unique vision to Berg’s opera. Marlis Petersen has excited audiences around the world with her portrayal of the title role, a wild journey of love, obsession, and death. The winning cast also features Susan Graham, Daniel Brenna, and Johan Reuter. Running time: Four hours, 30 minutes. Tickets $27/adults, $15/18 and under, and college students with ID. The Strand lobby bar will be open for age 21+.

Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 12:30 p.m. : Metropolitan Opera Encore: Lulu

HD re-broadcast from New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Music Director James Levine—one of Lulu’s leading champions—conducts the Met’s new production from acclaimed artist and director William Kentridge (The Nose), who applies his unique vision to Berg’s opera. Marlis Petersen has excited audiences around the world with her portrayal of the title role, a wild journey of love, obsession, and death. The winning cast also features Susan Graham, Daniel Brenna, and Johan Reuter. Running time: Four hours, 30 minutes. Tickets $23/adults, $5/students 18 and under, and college students with ID; available at the box office 30 minutes. prior to show. The Strand lobby bar will be open for age 21.

Sunday, Dec. 6 at 1:00 p.m. : The Bolshoi Ballet’s The Lady of the Camellias

Live broadcast from Moscow. A young bourgeois, Armand Duval, falls madly in love with Marguerite Gautier, a gorgeous courtesan celebrated by the Parisian high society. Despite her infidelity, Armand will do all he can to win the beautiful woman’s heart and convince her to leave her indulgent life. The Bolshoi breathes new life into John Neumeier's tragic masterpiece, inspired by Alexandre Dumas' novel and accompanied by Chopin's exquisite score. Tickets: $15/general admission, $10/students 18 and under and college students with ID. Call the box office to purchase tickets at the student price (207) 594-0070 x3.

Saturday, Dec. 12 at 1:00 p.m. : Met Opera Special Encore Presentation: The Magic Flute

A 10th anniversary high definition broadcast. Originally transmitted in Dec. 2006, as the inaugural production in the The Met: Live in HD series, The Magic Flute enchanted opera lovers from around the world with the whimsical humor and breathtaking puppetry of Julie Taymor’s hit production, presented in a shortened English-language version. Under the baton of Maestro James Levine, a winning ensemble cast—including Nathan Gunn, Ying Huang, Matthew Polenzani, Erika Miklósa, and René Pape—brings fresh life to Mozart’s timeless fairy tale. Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Approximate running time: One hour, 52 minutes. Tickets $23/adults, $5/students,18 and under, and college students with ID.

Sunday, Dec. 20 at 1:00 p.m. : The Bolshoi Ballet’s The Nutcracker

Captured-live broadcast from Moscow. On Christmas Eve, Marie is given a wooden nutcracker as a gift. When the clock strikes midnight, the Nutcracker transforms into a prince and saves Marie from the Mouse King and his army. This beloved holiday classic will enchant the whole family with its fairytale setting and Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. The Bolshoi’s version of The Nutcracker has a unique and beautiful sense of romance and philosophy, danced by the heroic Denis Rodkin as the courageous Prince and the magical Anna Nikulina as Marie.

Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich. Approx. Running time: Two hours; 10 minutes. Tickets: $15/general admission, $10/students 18 and under and college students with ID. Call the box office to purchase tickets at the student price (207) 594-0070 x3.

Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 1:00 p.m. : The Three Tenors Christmas Concert

Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo and José Carreras capture the joy and spirit of the season with their first Christmas concert, featuring performances of international season favorites by the best-selling and world-renowned trio. Digitally-restored, this concert features many holiday favorites including “Ave Maria,” “Silent Night” and “O Tannenbaum.” With performances by the Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children’s Choir and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Recorded at the Konzerthaus, Vienna, Dec.1999. Running time: One hour, 21 minutes. $18/adults, $15/students, including college students with ID. Available at the box office 30 minutes prior to showtime.

Saturday, Jan. 16 at 1:00 p.m. : Metropolitan Opera live: Les Pecheurs De Perles

Live HD broadcast from New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Bizet’s gorgeous opera of lust and longing in the Far East returns to the Met for the first time in 100 years. Soprano Diana Damrau stars as Leïla, the beautiful Hindu priestess pursued by rival pearl divers competing for her hand. Her suitors are tenor Matthew Polenzani and baritone Mariusz Kwiecien, who sing the famous duet “Au fond du temple saint”. Director Penny Woolcock explores the timeless themes of pure love, betrayal, and vengeance in a production that vividly creates an undersea world on the stage of the Met. Conductor Gianandrea Noseda brings his romantic flair to the lush score.Approximate running time: Two hours, 55 minutes. Tickets $27/adults, $15/18 and under, and college students with ID. The Strand lobby bar will be open for age 21+.

Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 1:00 p.m. : Metropolitan Opera Encore: Les Pecheurs De Perles

HD re-broadcast from New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Bizet’s gorgeous opera of lust and longing in the Far East returns to the Met for the first time in 100 years. Soprano Diana Damrau stars as Leïla, the beautiful Hindu priestess pursued by rival pearl divers competing for her hand. Her suitors are tenor Matthew Polenzani and baritone Mariusz Kwiecien, who sing the famous duet “Au fond du temple saint”. Director Penny Woolcock explores the timeless themes of pure love, betrayal, and vengeance in a production that vividly creates an undersea world on the stage of the Met. Conductor Gianandrea Noseda brings his romantic flair to the lush score. Approximate running time: 2 hours, 55 min. Tickets $23/adults, $5/students 18 and under, and college students with ID; available at the box office 30 minutes prior to show. The Strand lobby bar will be open for age 21+.

Films this week

Continues through Wednesday, Nov. 12: Truth

On the morning of September 9, 2004, veteran CBS News producer MARY MAPES (Cate Blanchett) believed she had every reason to feel proud of a broadcast journalism job well done. By the end of the day, Mapes, CBS News, and the venerable CBS News anchor DAN RATHER (Robert Redford) would be under harsh scrutiny. Directed by James Vanderbilt. Starring Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Topher Grace, Elizabeth Moss, Dennis Quaid. R (Australia/USA / 2015)

Films coming soon

Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14: 99 Homes

Set amidst the backdrop of the 2008 housing market catastrophe, Dennis Nash, a hard-working and honest man, can't save his family home despite his best efforts. Thrown to the streets with alarming precision by real estate shark Mike Carver, Dennis, out of work and luck, is given a unique opportunity - to join Carver's crew and put others through the harrowing ordeal done to him in order to earn back what's his. Directed by Ramin Bahrani. Starring Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern. R (USA / 2015)

Sunday, Nov. 15 at 5:30 p.m. : Free Member Screening: The Shawshank Redemption

Set in 1947, the film tells the story of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), a banker who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Prison for the murder of his wife and her lover despite his claims of innocence. During his time at the prison, he befriends a fellow inmate, Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), and finds himself protected by the guards after the warden begins using him in his money laundering operation. An uplifting, deeply satisfying prison drama with sensitive direction and fine performances, it is widely considered one of the best films of all time. Directed by Frank Darabont. Starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman. R (USA / 1994).

Monday, Nov. 16 and Tuesday, Nov. 17: Coming Home

Lu Yanshi and Feng Wanyu are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner, just as his wife is injured in an accident. Released during the last days of the Cultural Revolution, he finally returns home only to find that his beloved wife has amnesia and remembers little of her past. Unable to recognize Lu, she patiently waits for her husband's return. Directed by Yimou Zhang. Starring Li Gong, Daoming Chen, Huiwen Zhang. PG - 13 (China / 2015) In Mandarin with English subtitles.

Wednesday, Nov. 18 and Thursday, Nov. 19: Experimenter

In 1961, social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted the "obedience experiments" at Yale University. The experiments observed the responses of ordinary people asked to send harmful electrical shocks to a stranger. Milgram was accused of being a deceptive, manipulative monster; EXPERIMENTER invites us inside Milgram's whirring mind, beginning with his obedience research and wending a path to uncover how inner obsessions and the times in which he lived shaped a parade of human behavior inquiries. Directed by Michael Almereyda. Starring Winona Ryder, Peter Sarsgaard, Taryn Manning. PG-13 (USA/ 2015)

Saturday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 22: He Named Me Malala

An intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, who was wounded when Taliban gunmen opened fire on her and her friends' school bus in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old teenager, who had been targeted for speaking out on behalf of girls' education in her region of Swat Valley in Pakistan, was shot in the head, sparking international media outrage. An educational activist in Pakistan, Yousafzai has since emerged as a leading campaigner for the rights of children worldwide and in Dec. 2014, became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Directed by Davis Guggenheim. Starring Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Toor Pekai. PG-13 (United Arab Emirates/USA | 2015)

Sunday, Nov. 22 - Tuesday, Nov. 24: Meet the Patels

A laugh-out-loud real life romantic comedy about Ravi Patel, an almost-30-year-old Indian-American who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams...and his parents. This hilarious and heartwarming film reveals how love is a family affair. Directed by Geeta Patel, Ravi Patel. Starring Champa V. Patel, Geeta Patel, Ravi Patel. PG (USA / 2015)

Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 7:00 p.m. : Dirty Dancing

Part of the Flashback Film Fest. In 1963, “Baby” Houseman is a 17-year-old spending the summer with her family at a resort hotel in the Catskills. She discovers the young staff’s secret after-hours party and slinky dancing, and falls in love with rebel dance instructor Johnny Castle Baby’s father disapproves, convinced that his daughter is too young to understand her own feelings. Directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey. PG-13 (USA / 1987)

Saturday, Nov. 28 at 3:00 p.m. : The Animation Show of Shows

Eleven new international award-winning animated short films, presented in a variety of animation techniques including traditional hand drawn 2D, computer graphics 3D, stop motion and painted clay. Includes four mini portrait documentaries of filmmakers in their homes and studios, filmed on location in Russia, Ireland, the U.S. and Iran. Appropriate for all ages. Curated and produced by Ron Diamond. Running time: 97 minutes. NR (USA / 2015)

For more information contact the Strand Theatre at 345 Main Street, Rockland at (207) 594-0070 or RocklandStrand.com