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The 2024 closing screening is at Akron-Summit County Public Library in partnership with Summit DD.The event is free and open to the public. Open captioning and ASL interpretation will be available. Any additional accommodations are upon request. Post-film discussion.
Schedule:
1 PM: Reception begins in meeting room 2AB with Hearts for Music Band, beverages, and snacks.
The Atrium will have the Look Beyond Art Gallery. This gallery will be open to the public Nov 8-Dec 3 (Akron Art Space).
There will be additional tables with information and resources from local accessibility organizations. At 1:30pm, atrium doors open to the public and seating for the film begins. 1:45pm concludes the reception.
2 PM: Opening remarks then film screening.
3:30 PM: Following the film will be a Q&A with the film’s producer, Stewart M. Schulman, and local community organizations.
4:30-5 PM: Event concludes.
Film Summary: At 25, Leonard Bernstein protégé, John Bayless, debuted at Carnegie Hall, performing “Rhapsody In Blue” with full orchestra. His jaw-dropping technical prowess at the piano initiated a 30-year-long concert and recording career as a solo pianist, composer, and improvisor. At 54, a left-brain stroke immobilized his dominant right side. The music stopped. John’s magical ‘first act’ disappeared.
"Left Alone Rhapsody" chronicles John’s rise from four-year-old Texas musical prodigy to international star; John’s fall post-stroke and courageous struggle to transcend paralysis; and John’s determination to re-invent himself as a one-handed musician and storyteller.
As neurologists discuss his brain, rabbis his Jewish conversion, friends the loss of his husband to cancer, and Yamaha’s representatives their Disklavier piano technology which could allow him to play with ‘two hands,’ John embarks on an amazing journey. This is his musical story. 1hr 40 min.
Parking: Free parking onsite.
Additional accommodations requests: [email protected] or 330-990-3046.
Film screening: https://reelabilities.org/cleveland/event/music-art-film-discussion-final-event-in-2024/
Library website: https://services.akronlibrary.org/event/11528707
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S High St,Akron,OH,United States
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