BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:The Last Vampire and The Vampyre | A Celebration of Halloween BEGIN:VEVENT UID:58722020-10-31 DTSTART:20201031T230000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20201031T040000Z LOCATION:111 Adams Avenue\nLewes DE 19958 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=111 Adams Avenue\nLewes DE 19958;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=111 Adams Avenue:geo:38.767533,-75.141688 GEO:38.767533;-75.141688 SUMMARY:The Last Vampire and The Vampyre | A Celebration of Halloween CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Lewes Public Library Shakespeare Festival brings New York C ity's\nown David Logan Rankin to perform staged readings of two\nvampire-t hemed pieces for Halloween. The first\, John William\nPolidoris’ 1819 pi ece\, The Vampyre\, was written as a short work of\nprose fiction as part of a contest that produced Mary Shelley’s\nFrankenstein. It is perhaps t he first written work to combine the\nvarious elements of the vampire tale into a coherent literary work.\nJoining Rankin in this reading is Lewes ’ own Sadie Andros. The\nsecond piece The Last Vampire\, is a solo piece written and read by\nDavid Logan Rankin. It is a chilling experience as t he audience\ninteracts directly with the vampire as he tells us of his exp eriences\nin the hundreds of years of his existence among us. The piece is \ncompelling with just the right amount of suspense to generate an\nenthra lling Halloween experience. These stories are intended for\nadults due to thematic material and language\, and may not be\nappropriate for families with young children. Singled out for\nexcellence time and again by the New York theatre community\, David\nLogan Rankin brings a strong artistic sen sibility shaped with a craft\nhoned by decades of experience on New York a nd regional stages\, in\ntelevision\, film\, video\, and the recording stu dio. Sadie is well known\nto local audiences through her performances at C lear Space\, her\nregular appearances with the Shakespeare Festival offeri ngs\, and in\nher work as the drama teacher at Cape Henlopen High School. This\nperformance is on the lawn behind the library. For your comfort\, br ing\na lawn chair or blanket to sit on\, and dress for the weather. Social \ndistancing areas will be marked out for attendees and masks that cover\n the mouth and nose are required by all. In case of inclement weather\,\nyo u will be contacted regarding whether the event is moved indoors.\nRegistr ation is required and attendance may be limited if the weather\nis incleme nt. The Shakespeare Festival\, a program of the Lewes Public\nLibrary sinc e 2015\, seeks to provide the community with experiences\nthat foster the understanding of Shakespeare and the world in which he\nlived and wrote. I n addition the Festival fosters the development of\nnew works celebrating the spoken word and hosting performances of\nclassical texts. This program is supported\, in part\, by a grant from\nthe Delaware Division of the Ar ts\, a state agency\, in partnership with\nthe National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware\narts events on DelawareScene.com.     Venue: Lewes Public Library. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Lewes Public Library Shakespeare Festival brings New York City'\;s own David Logan Rankin to perform staged readi ngs of two vampire-themed pieces for Halloween. The first\, John William P olidoris&rsquo\; 1819 piece\, The Vampyre\, was written as a short work of prose fiction as part of a contest that produced Mary Shelley&rsquo\;s Fr ankenstein. It is perhaps the first written work to combine the various el ements of the vampire tale into a coherent literary work. Joining Rankin i n this reading is Lewes&rsquo\; own Sadie Andros. The second piece The Las t Vampire\, is a solo piece written and read by David Logan Rankin. It is a chilling experience as the audience interacts directly with the vampire as he tells us of his experiences in the hundreds of years of his existenc e among us. The piece is compelling with just the right amount of suspense to generate an enthralling Halloween experience. These stories are intend ed for adults due to thematic material and language\, and may not be appro priate for families with young children. Singled out for excellence time a nd again by the New York theatre community\, David Logan Rankin brings a s trong artistic sensibility shaped with a craft honed by decades of experie nce on New York and regional stages\, in television\, film\, video\, and t he recording studio. Sadie is well known to local audiences through her pe rformances at Clear Space\, her regular appearances with the Shakespeare F estival offerings\, and in her work as the drama teacher at Cape Henlopen High School. This performance is on the lawn behind the library. For your comfort\, bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on\, and dress for the weat her. Social distancing areas will be marked out for attendees and masks th at cover the mouth and nose are required by all. In case of inclement weat her\, you will be contacted regarding whether the event is moved indoors. Registration is required and attendance may be limited if the weather is i nclement. The Shakespeare Festival\, a program of the Lewes Public Library since 2015\, seeks to provide the community with experiences that foster the understanding of Shakespeare and the world in which he lived and wrote . In addition the Festival fosters the development of new works celebratin g the spoken word and hosting performances of classical texts. This progra m is supported\, in part\, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Ar ts\, a state agency\, in partnership with the National Endowment for the A rts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on DelawareScene.com. &nbs p\;  \; Venue: Lewes Public Library. DTSTAMP:20261028T085107Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR