Great Falls Forum with Michael Miclon

The 2017-2018 season of the Great Falls Forum continues on Thursday, March 15th, featuring Michael Miclon, Executive/Artistic Director for Johnson Hall, with a talk entitled “Vaudeville in Maine.” The program will take place from 12 noon to 1 PM in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library.

Michael Miclon is the Executive/Artistic Director of Johnson Hall in Gardiner where he produces over fifty performances annually as well as waterfront concerts and Johnson Hall’s Artist in the Schools program. Michael is also leading the charge on the renovation of the second and third floors of the historic Johnson Hall Opera House, due to reopen in 2019. Michael began his career in 1982 at the age of 14 as an apprentice to Benny and Denise Reehl of the New England New Vaudeville Revue out of Gardiner Maine, formerly the Buckfield Leather and Lather Traveling Variety Show. Michael continued study in 1985 with Mime Master Tony Montanaro at the world renowned Celebration Barn Theater in South Paris, Maine.

As an entertainer, Michael has built an international reputation that has brought him to some of the finest theaters and special events across the United States and Europe, with such highlights as the Kennedy Center and the White House in Washington D.C., The Keller Theater in Germany, The Victoria Jungfrau Hotel in Switzerland and the Festa Americana in Italy.

As a film-maker, Michael has created videos and short films in ten countries on four continents for corporate and humanitarian groups since 2000. In 2006 Michael became the Director of Photography and creative consultant for EepyBird, who have received two Emmy nominations and four Webby Awards, and whose videos have been seen over 150 million times.

In his Great Falls Forum presentation, Michael will present a look at Vaudeville and New Vaudeville and its effect on the performing arts landscape in Maine. From the Maine Vaudeville circuit to the legacy of Benny & Denise Reehl, to the Oddfellow Theater and Celebration Barn, Michael will discuss how Vaudeville is still strong and growing in Maine and across the country.

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The Great Falls Forum is a monthly, brown-bag speaker series featuring statewide and regional leaders in public policy, business, academia and the arts. The programs are free, open to all and no reservations are required. Coffee, tea and bottled water are provided for a donation at the event. The Forum is a co-sponsorship of the Sun Journal, Bates College and LPL.

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