January 2009 Blog Posts (3)

Galileo goes to Washington (and Baltimore)

I just got back from performing my Galileo Galilei the Starry Messenger at the Space Telescope Science Institute at Johns Hopkins University. It was a family event for middle school students interested in science and technology. We had a very good audience with lots of questions for Galileo. Before visiting STScI, I visited a school in the DC area and stopped in DC for a look.

The inauguration took quite a toll on the… Continue

Added by Mike Francis on January 28, 2009 at 7:15pm — No Comments

Movie Reviews (my opinion)

I've been seeing the movies nominated for SAG awards. By the way if SAG members want to see free films here's what I do:

I show them my SAG card, if they question it I mention that I vote in the SAG awards. One theatre mentioned they had not yet received nomination info so I showed them my nomination sheet and they said, "fine". Not all theatres accept the card, it's totally up to their discretion. Don't make a fuss, and plan to pay if the card is not accepted. This year I have been… Continue

Added by Andrea Lyman on January 8, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Valerie Parker in the news! "Watch for that face"

Excerpt:

LOWELL -- Have you seen this face? If you visit the cineplex in the next few months, Valerie Parker's mug will be hard to escape. As a stand in and background performer in six Hollywood films shot in Boston and Lowell last year, the local media producer is in demand.