Dark Shadows Festival Schedule Unveiled

The Dark Shadows Festival has posted a tentative schedule of event for this month's 45th Anniversary convention, taking place on August 19-21 in Brooklyn, New York. It's also been announced that attendees of Sunday's closing celebrity banquet will receive a commemorative gift bag, including an autographed picture of Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins), plus an exclusive Dark Shadows anniversary DVD not available elsewhere. There's still time to attend and registration details can be found on the Festival's official website.

Friday, August 19

4.00: Registration Opens

6.00: Opening Ceremonies

6.30: Dark Shadows episode as aired on ABC-TV with original commercials

7.00: Dark Shadows Remembrances – Kathryn Leigh Scott and Kathleen Cody

7.45: Dark Shadows Remembrances – Lara Parker and Jerry Lacy

8.30: Dark Shadows Remembrances – Marie Wallace and Chris Pennock

9.15: Collinsport Players Skit I
9.30: Dark Shadows Surprise
10.15: Night Of Dark Shadows
12.00: Alexandra Moltke Isles' Hidden Treasures
1.00: Late Night Horror Movie

Saturday, August 20
11.00: Dark Shadows Music Videos/Dark Shadows in the media
12.00: Remembering Joan Bennett – with author Brian Kellow
12.30: Nurse For A Day: Winning a role on Dark Shadows – with Bobbi Ann Woronko
1.00: Dark Shadows Charity Auction I
2.00: Guest – Jonathan Frid presents Frid's Favorites
3.00: Guest – Kathryn Leigh Scott presents Dark Passages
3.30: Dark Shadows Audio Dramas
4.00: Guest – David Selby presents My Shadowed Past
4.30: Dark Shadows Cast Reunion
5.15: Autographs/Dark Shadows in an hour
6.30: Depp Shadows – Discussing the new Dark Shadows movie
7.00: Dark Shadows Influences – The Crucible starring Thayer David, Clarice Blackburn and Kathleen Cody
8.30: Dark Shadows Costume Gala
9.30: Collinsport Players Skit II
10.00: House Of Dark Shadows
11.45: The Devil's Daughter with Jonathan Frid
1.00: Late Night Horror Movies

Sunday, August 21
11.00: Dark Shadows Today – with ShadowGram editor Marcy Robin
12.00: Chris Pennock's Dark Shadows Comics
12.30: Dark Shadows Kids – Sharon Smyth and Kathleen Cody
1.00 Dark Shadows Charity Auction II
2.00: Guest – Roger Davis presents Outside The Shadows
2.30: Guest – Lara Parker: New Dark Shadows novel preview
3.00: Dramatic Performance – Nancy Barrett and Jerry Lacy
3.45: Dramatic Finale – Jonathan Frid and David Selby
6.00: Banquet and Awards Dinner with the stars
9.00: Goodnight/End of Events

Note: All times are approximate and subject to change