Front Porch Series

Dr. Peter Saccio Sunday
July 26th 1PM

Returning for the 6th time to Winona, Dr. Peter Saccio is a professor of English at Dartmouth University. He is a renowned Shakespearean scholar who has published multiple discussions and criticisms, including Shakespeare’s English Kings: History, Chronicle, and Dramaand The Court Comedies of John Lyly: A Study in Allegorical Drama. He is also well-known for his lecture series for The Teaching Company, which include William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories and Tragedies, and Shakespeare: The Word and the Action.

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Frozen River Film Festival
July 12th, 1PM-3PM

The Great River Shakespeare Festival is proud to announce the screening of two documentaries from the Frozen River Film Festival: Ride of the Mergansers and American Outrage. American Outrage, focused on the Dann sisters and their fight to keep their Western Shoshone lands, was the 2009 winner of both the People’s Choice and Frozen River Awards.

Ken McCullough of St. Mary’s University will lead a discussion about American Outrage after the screening. McCullough is a member of the Frozen River Film Festival and the Dakota Gathering committee. This event takes place in the Recital Hall at the Performing Arts Center of Winona State University. (read more)
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The Daly News
Special Benefit Performance - Monday, July 13th, 7PM

“A terrific family story that balances sweet nostalgia with the pungent bite of history” ~Paul Kosidowski, Milwaukee Magazine.

Festival favorite Jonathan Gillard Daly takes us back to 1940s Milwaukee for a true story about his family. To keep his four sons connected to the family, while World War II forced them apart, his grandfather, Martin, created a newsletter he called The Daly News. This touching musical memoir about love and the distance between fathers and sons received great reviews in its Milwaukee production at Milwaukee Chamber Theater:

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