Film historian Bob DeFlores will screen films featuring Bing Crosby in a program Wednesday evening at the Washington County Historic Courthouse in Stillwater.
DeFlores was a big fan of the bass-baritone who went on to be one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with more than a half billion records in circulation. DeFlores has collected scores of films featuring Crosby, whose mother, Kate Harrigan, was born in Stillwater.
The program, called "Bing Crosby Movies at the Courthouse," will include "Please," a 1933 Paramount film, "Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look at Bing Crosby," and a 30-minute home movie and highlights from Crosby's home in Toluca Lake between 1935 and 1943. The scenes show Crosby playing tennis, horseback riding, swimming and attending parties.
Clips and commentary will begin at 7 p.m.
Tickets for the event put on by Stillwater Theatre are $10 at the door, or $9 if reserved in advance by calling 651-338-4158.
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Sikorski is a finalist in play writing contestWilliam Sikorski's "13A" is one of 20 plays still in the running to be included in the Lakeshore Players' 2012 Ten-Minute Playwrighting contest. Sikorski is the only playwright from Minnesota to have a script selected as finalist.
More than 357 published and amateur playwrights from around the world submitted scripts to be considered for the contest. After the initial cut in February, directors and actors read aloud each of the 39 works named as semifinalists during March and choose the finalists.
Ten winners will be announced in April, and their plays will be presented on stage during the eighth annual 10-Minute Play Festival June 7-11.
