Entertainment briefs: Fall film series features a visit from Godfather

The Godfather

November is a busy month at the Churchill Arts Center.

The fall film series features a visit from your favorite Godfather on Nov. 8, 15 and 22 with each moving beginning at 7 p.m.

“The Godfather,” the original 1972 movie, is the first installment on Friday in The Godfather trilogy, chronicling the Corleone family under patriarch Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) from 1945 to 1955. 

It focuses on the transformation of his youngest son, Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), from reluctant family outsider to ruthless mafia boss. Starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, and Diane Keaton.

“The Godfather II” (1974) on Nov. 15 is both a sequel and a prequel to the 1972 film by presenting parallel dramas.

“Godfather III” (1990) on Nov. 22 is the third and final installation of the Godfather Trilogy. 

Each movie is free for members and season ticket holders. The cost for nonmembers is $5 for each showing. Tickets are available at the box office on the night of screening or call the Churchill Arts Council at 775-423-1440.

The box office, Art Bar and galleries open at 6 p.m.

Barkley Theatre, Oats Park Art Center, is located at 151 E. Park St. For information, call 775-423-1440 or email info@churchillarts.org. 

Arts exhibits

The Harry Wilson exhibit on photographs from the 1960s opens Nov. 11. Most of Wilson’s photographs were in a one-person exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco in 1969. This exhibit was most recently shown at the Monterey Museum of Art during 2019.

The 1960s saw a nationwide explosion of interest in fine art photography, and in San Francisco. The reception for the artist is Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Kirk Robertson Gallery, Oats Park Arts Center. The artist’s website is at HarryWilsonPhoto.com.

Sapira Cheuk’s exhibit in the E.L. Wiegand Gallery also opens Nov. 11. She is an ink painter and installation artist. Born in Hong Kong and based in Las Vegas, her work often uses a blend of Sumi and India ink, symbolizing the mixture of her identities. 

Cheuk works for the Nevada Arts Council, serves as the Art Editor for the museum of Americana and teaches at the College of Southern Nevada. The exhibition presentation is Jan. 18 from 5-7:30 p.m. 

Brewery Arts Center

The Brewery Arts Center and For The Song present an intimate evening on Friday ay 7 p.m. of acoustic songwriters featuring John Elliott and Spike McGuire.

The musicians will perform at the Brewery Arts Council, 511 W. King St., in Carson City. Cost is $15 for members, $20 advance and $25 at the door.

Elliott is a mix between Steve Poltz and John Fulbright, and sort of looks like Jeff Tweedy’s younger brother. He lives in San Francisco, but Austin and the Kerrville scene are second homes. 

McGuire is an internationally touring musician that has performed in 16 states and 5 countries a well as a GraphTech Guitar Labs endorsed. The lessons McGuire learned on the road now serve him well in his position of executive director at Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.