Landmark on Main Street is set to deliver a summer’s worth of exciting shows, community events, and guest presenters at the Jeanne Rimsky Theatre, with a schedule sure to produce unforgettable experiences for all ages and interests.
The summer’s highlight is seven-time Grammy Award nominee Patty Griffin, who will perform on July 29 at 7 p.m. Over the course of her twenty-year career, Griffin has produced nine studio albums and two live collections, a dazzling body of work as an American singer and songwriter.
Patty Griffin
Also continuing through the summer is Landmark’s signature Afternoon T.E.A. program, a free theater, entertainment, and arts series designed for retirees and those 55 years and older. Presented at 2 p.m. on two Wednesdays per month, the events include free tea and refreshments provided by SerendipiTEA starting at 1:30 p.m.
The upcoming Afternoon T.E.A. musical performers include Estilo Jazz with Style on July 11, Vintage Bliss: History of Rock & Roll on July 25, and Warren Schein: The Great American Songbook on Sept. 12.
Vintage Bliss
Landmark will present Mini-Series: Spotlight on Marilyn Monroe, with screenings of the films “Niagara” on Aug. 8 and “Some Like it Hot” on Aug. 29, followed by a multi-media lecture about Monroe delivered by Marilyn Carminio on Sept. 26.
Landmark will also host two community events this summer for special causes.
The first is a blood drive for Aplastic Anemia Awareness in memory of Brittany Baron on Monday, July 9, from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Those interested can visit LandmarkOnMainStreet.org to view the donor eligibility criteria. To schedule an appointment, contact Carol Barron at 516-767-9421 or via email at cbar102@yahoo.com (walk-ins are welcome). For medical and travel questions concerning blood donations call 800-688-0900.
Brittany Baron
The second event will be Chris Pepe in Concert on Sunday, Aug. 26 with special guests A Second Life & Kingfisher. Partial proceeds will go to foxG1research.org, raising awareness and funding for a cure of FOXG1 Syndrome, a condition characterized by impaired development and structural brain abnormalities in infants.
In addition, Landmark will run a pair of dramatic shows with four-week runs to round out the summer.
“Raunchy Little Musical — Belle Barth is Back!” runs Friday, June 29 through Sunday, July 22, with matinee and evening showings. A hilarious, 90-minute performance that chronicles the launch of Belle Barth, the original irreverent female comic known in the 1950s as the Queen of Crass who broke the glass ceiling for contemporary comedians like Amy Schumer, Joan Rivers and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”
“My Son the Waiter — A Jewish Tragedy,” New York actor and comedian Brad Zimmerman’s moving and uproarious story about the grit and passion required to “make it” as an artist, will run Thursday, Aug. 2 through Sunday, Sept. 2, with afternoon and evening performances on Thursdays, Fridays and weekends.
Tickets to all of these events are going fast, so be sure to contact Landmark’s box office at 516-767-6444 or go to www.landmarkonmain.com to secure your spot soon.
Landmark on Main Street is located at 232 Main St. in Port Washington.
