Ed. Gorey Haunted Mystery Family Soirée-Halloween

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A University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Homecoming 2010 Event

The University of Hawai‘i Art Gallery in collaboration with the University of Hawai‘i Library and Miss D. Awdrey-Gore presents "An Edward Gorey Haunted Mystery Family Soirée." This Halloween event is held in conjunction with the exhibition "Musings of Mystery and Alphabets of Agony: The Work of Edward Gorey," that honors the American author and artist revered internationally for his poetry, prose and distinctly elegant, enigmatic, and eerie black and white illustrations.

Gorey fans worldwide know Miss D. Awdrey-Gore as the fictional, famous, prolific author of celebrated detective stories murdered in the mystery book, "The Awdrey-Gore Legacy," that Gorey dedicated to Agatha Christie, the English writer he so admired.

Gorey invented a gothic world filled with desolate mansions and elegantly dressed women and men set in the Victorian/Edwardian era to the Roaring Twenties. Come costumed as your favorite Gorey character: one of "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" who meets an untimely demise or Maudie Splaytoes, the gifted ballerina in The Gilded Bat, or The Doubtful Guest creature. Let your imagination wander to the days of dapper men in long coats, walking sticks, and top hats and women finished with crinoline, bustled skirts, and sophisticated plumed hats. Dress as a sleuthing detective in a trench coat or a fainting damsel in distress as seen in Gorey’s famous trailer for the long-running PBS television series "Mystery!," produced by WGBH Boston. Interact with the costumed actors from The Mānoa Readers / Theatre Ensemble performances as they bring to life Gorey’s famous books.

A variety of free Gorey-based hands-on art activities, book readings, drawing workshops, films, costume parades and contests for children and teens through adults, theatrical performances, and a gallery tour will be held on the first floor of the UH Mānoa Art Building.

Enjoy iPad Gorey books and two scavenger hunts creatively built in and around the exhibition. Find the clues that pay homage to the twenty-six children who meet their untimely demise in Gorey’s iconic "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" and the mysterious, armless "Black Doll" that makes several appearances throughout the gallery.

The schedule includes:

12:00 – 6:00 p.m. Visit the exhibition "Musings of Mystery and Alphabets of Agony: The Work of Edward Gorey" and take the scavenger hunts.

12:00 – 5:00 p.m. - Educational activities Printmaking
Bookmaking
Design a Gorey Postcard
Design a Gorey Halloween Bag
Play the Exquisite Corpse Game
Make a Gorey Mask
Gorey Book Readings
Drawing Workshops
Gorey Halloween Photo Booth

The Mānoa Readers / Theatre Ensemble performances
3:00 p.m. in the UH Art Gallery
5:15 p.m. in the Art Auditorium

Costume Parades & Contests – Art Auditorium
2:30 p.m. Costume parade and contest for children
5:45 p.m. Costume parade and contest for teens and adults

Gallery Tour:
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. with John A. Carollo, Collector and Donor

Films – Art Auditorium
3:30 p.m. Tim Burton’s "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (76 min., rated PG)
Produced by Tim Burton & Denise di Novi, Burbank, CA: Touchstone Pictures, 1993.
Cast: Voices of Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Paul Reubens, Ken Page.

Notes: Based on a story and characters by Tim Burton. Music, Danny Elfman; director Henry Selick; screenplay, Caroline Thompson.

Summary: The story of Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king, who decides to bring the magic of Christmas back to Halloween Town.

6:15 p.m. "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (103 min., rate R)
Directed and written by Stephan Elliot, Los Angeles, CA: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1994.
Cast: Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Bill Hunter.

Notes: Producers, Al Clark and Michael Hamlyn; director of photography, Brian J. Breheny; film editor, Sue Blainey; music, Guy Gross.

Summary: With a contract to perform a drag show way out in the Australian desert, Tick, Adam, and Ralph each has his own reason for wanting to leave the safety of Sydney. Christening their battered pink tour bus “Priscilla,” this wickedly funny and high-drama trio heads for the outback and into crazy adventures in even crazier outfits.

11:30 am - 6:30 pm Food for purchase: Sandwiches, Sweets, Coffee & Drinks by Papa Luck’s

Ticket Information
Admission is free. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Parking fees may apply.

Event Sponsor
Art and Art History, the College of Arts and Humanities and the University of Hawai'i Library, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Sharon Tasaka, 956-6888, gallery@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/artgallery

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