Cultural Events Calendar Iterations 2008: "Two Fine Bolvine" Iterations Auction: www.cortlandarts.cmarket.com JUNE - AUGUST June 3rd-August 22nd: Collexibition This summer, two young local artists will use Dowd Gallery's Collection as the starting point for making artwork. The image of the exhibition itself will evolve over time, progressively creating a record of the interaction of the local Cortland community with the art and artists involved. This will mean that the exhibition will look different at each viewing, that the relations between each artwork exhibited will change, much like the routes of a long conversation. Whether choosing works to see or works to be reproduced, the public will be able to make the choices that define the exhibition. Collection-Exchange - Joanna Spitzner You, the viewer, are invited to become part of this collection. You can do so by exchanging any work of art that you own for a copy of a work in this collection. You will become part of the collection; and the collection will become part of you. Please see collection-exchange to get involved! June 18th - June 28th: Cortland Repertory Theatre presents "Leading Ladies" For their second show from June 18 - 28, CRT presents the regional premiere of “Leading Ladies”, a hilarious new comedy by Ken Ludwig, the author of “Lend Me a Tenor” and “Moon Over Buffalo ”. Two actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves scraping the bottom of the acting barrel by performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania . When they hear that an old lady is about to kick the bucket and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews “Max and Steve”, they resolve to con her into believing that they are her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble begins when they discover that “Max and Steve” are actually “Maxine and Stephanie”! But by donning dresses, their scam…and their bloomers…are further entangled when they find the old lady far from death’s door and Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with her vivacious niece! Tony Capone, who directed last summers “Ten Little Indians” directs this season’s farce. For more information call 800-427-6160 or 607-756-2627 or visit their website at: www.cortlandrep.org July 2nd - July 12th: Cortland Repertory Theatre presents "The Mousetrap" Next up, CRT presents their own production of the longest running play of all time: Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap”. This classic murder mystery broke attendance records back in 1958 and it is still going strong in London today, running for nearly 50 years. A group of strangers find themselves stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm. Unexpectedly, a policeman on skis appears, hot on the trail of a murderer who is hiding in the house. Whodunit? Could it be one of the newlyweds, the spinster with a mysterious background or the strange little man who claims his car has overturned in a drift? As the police rattles the guests’ skeletons, the murderer strikes again! This perfectly penned mystery runs from July 2 - 12, and popular CRT director Jim Bumgardner, fresh from last season’s “Fiddler on the Roof”, will direct. For more information call 800-427-6160 or 607-756-2627 or visit their website at: www.cortlandrep.org July 3rd - August 14th: Summer Concert Series Thursday Nights Court House Park, Cortland July 11th - August 15th: Main Street Music Series Friday Nights July 16th - August 2nd: CRT presents "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" For three weeks, from July 16 - August 2, audiences are invited to grab their cowboys hats, pull on their two-steppin’ boots and pay a visit to “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”! With the book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall, this high octane musical is based on the true story of a legendary Texas brothel known as the Chicken Ranch, so named because during the depression, customers were allowed to pay with poultry! For years the ladies operated peaceably, visited by locals, politicians, and even champion college football teams. But in 1973 a crusading Houston television commentator smells a place in the spotlight for himself and sets about closing down all that "loveless copulation". Artistic Director Kerby Thompson will direct the CRT debut of this musical and Daniel Hess serves as choreographer and assistant director. For more information call 800-427-6160 or 607-756-2627. Visit their website at: www.cortlandrep.org July 17th-19th: Taste of Downtown and Sidewalk Festival July 17th, July 22nd, July 24th, July 26th: CRT presents "Wiley and the Hairy Man" just For the Kids! The CRT Kids program offers up the play “Wiley and the Hairy Man” by Susan Zeder for young theatre lovers. Set deep within the mysterious Tombigbee Swamp , the play centers around a young boy, his faithful hound dog and the Hairy Man who haunts Wiley’s dreams. In an exciting duel of wits, Wiley learns to rely upon his own resources and conquers two villains: the Hairy Man and his own fear. The play is about the fun of words and rhymes, and shows how children can rise up and be bigger than their worst fears. Homer resident and SUNY Cortland theatre professor Kim Hubbard will again direct as he has for the past four years. Visit their website at: www.cortlandrep.org August 2nd: Cortland Arts and Wine Festival August 2nd: Classical Music Festival 10am-6pm Courthouse Park, Cortland For additional informationon the upcoming festival, check Festival.CortlandMusic.Org or email John Sikora at mail@cortlandmusic.org August 3-7: Chautauqua 2008 - 200 Years of Evolving Legacies Brochures of the classes available in June. Contact 299-4273 or tah_49@yahoo.com to request information. August 6th - August 16th: CRT presents "A Few Good Men" Shifting gears for their fifth show from August 6 - 16, CRT presents their debut of the sizzling courtroom drama “A Few Good Men”. This Broadway hit was written by Syracuse University graduate Aaron Sorkin who is currently represented on Broadway with his new play “The Farnsworth Invention”, but perhaps best known for his riveting scripts of TV’s The West Wing. Two Marines are on trial for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay. Their lawyer, a young man more interested in softball games than the case, expects a plea bargain and a cover up of what really happened. Prodded by a female member of his defense team, the lawyer eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial. This powerful and passionate script will be directed by Bill Kincaid, who directed “How the Other Half Loves” and “Almost, Maine” last summer. For more information call 800-427-6160 or 607-756-2627. Visit their website at: www.cortlandrep.org August 9th: Brockway Truck Show August 20th - August 30th: CRT presents "Johnny Guitar" CRT closes the season from August 20 -30 by following in the footsteps of last year’s hit “Trailer Park Musical” with another regional premiere musical comedy “Johnny Guitar”, with a book by Nicholas van Hoogstraten, music by Martin Silvestri and lyrics and music by Joel Higgins. This laugh-filled tuner spoofs the legendary Joan Crawford western movie of the same name and features a sensational score of doo-wop and steamy southwestern ballads. When a handsome guitar-toting stranger with a secret past rides into a tough gold rush town, the stage is set for a hilarious showdown between a sultry saloon keeper and her jealous nemesis, the town’s tycoon. The show embraces and sends up fifties-style movie acting, melodramatic romance and rough-and-tumble cowboy action. Bert Bernardi, who handled the reins of last summers “Trailer Park Musical” will direct and choreograph this family friendly musical. For more information call 800-427-6160 or 607-756-2627 or, visit their website at: www.cortlandrep.org August 23rd: Celtic Festival September - November September 20th: Zarzuela Concert 8pm Center for the Arts, Homer For additional information, check Festival.CortlandMusic.Org or email John Sikora at mail@cortlandmusic.org October 4th-5th: Pumpkin Festival November 16th: Classical Music Festival 1-5pm Blue Frog Coffeehouse Cortland  For additional information on the upcoming festival, check Festival.CortlandMusic.Org or email John Sikora at mail@cortlandmusic.org