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Doris Duke Days at The Jane Pickens Theater
Sunday, September 26, 2010 | 12:00 pmDoris Duke Days is a film celebration of the many interests of Doris Duke - heiress, Newport preservationist, jazz pianist, animal lover and surfer. This three-day film showcase at the Jane Pickens Theater will offer a mix of old and new films programmed around one dynamic woman and her interests. Tickets cost $10 per film or $60 to purchase a pass for admission to all the films. Buy tickets now!
Below is the schedule of films which includes such diverse topics as jazz, preservation, surfing, the environment, dogs and life in Newport.
Friday, September 24
4:00 pm Old House Soul, followed by Q&A with filmmaker Don Manley
5:30-6:30 pm Reception in the Lobby
(admission including with any ticket purchase)
6:30 pm From Harlem to Hollywood, followed by Q&A with film archivist Bill Shelley
8:30 pm Best In Show
Saturday, September 25
2:00 pm Jazz on Summers Day
4:00 pm My Dog Tulip
6:30 pm Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
8:30 pm Highwater
Sunday, September 26
12:00 pm Breakfast at Tiffany's
2:30 pm Tapped
4:30 pm Blue Vinyl
7:00 pm TBD