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Silent Movies

       
        Movies will be shown at the Bangor Public Library on Saturdays, April 2, April 16 and April 23 at noon.   Call ahead to find out what movie is being shown.

       Anything But Silent, the occasional silent movie series begins again at the Bangor Public Library on Saturday, April 2 at noon in the Library’s Lecture Hall.  The Bangor Public Library and River City Cinema are pleased to announce that these classic films will once again feature the piano accompaniment of Harry Weiss. 

        Mr. Weiss, now 94, started playing piano professionally in jazz trios and quartets in the Catskills Mountains, when he was 16.   In college at City University of New York, he had a chance to accompany D.W. Griffith’s movie, Intolerance.  Although Mr. Weiss did not remain a career pianist, he returned to accompanying silent films in the 1970’s.  He never plays the same music twice.  The movie, the music and the audience are all in the moment together.  The movies with live accompaniment are always a unique experience. 

        Licensing restrictions don’t allow the Library to publish the titles of the films that will be shown in the series, but these movies will be films worth seeing.  

        These events are free and everyone is invited. 

The Bangor Public Library is a founding member of Bangor Arts, a collaboration inviting the public to discover and enjoy the excitement of Bangor’s world of art and culture.