Cultural Events Calendar

June 12 – 13, 2026, at 7:30 pm at the Wheeler Opera House

JUNE 12 — DANCE & FILM: SILVER LININGS: Only in Darkness can you see the Stars

A celebration of the human spirit through live dance and film.

UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTERS — SOULSKIN Dance. Following its NYC Premiere at Alvin Ailey Dance Center. A transformative ballet about how we collide, diverge, and reconnect.

“A Ravishing Lust for Life…” – Dance Enthusiast

DISAPPEARED — Alya Howe. Balancing disappearing values with hope’s renewal.

GAS LIGHTENING — Lilly Bright. Freedom is not for the Faint of Heart. — AFF FilmFest Award films

DREAMADRE — Film by Elisabetta Carnevale. Inspired by Terpsichore, the muse of Dance — for Mothers & Mother Earth.

THE KEY — Film by Jaco Strydom. Past & future blur in a desert landscape on a memory trail of loss & desire.

Featuring award-winning Theatre, Dance, and Film June 12–13, 2026 at 7:30 pm, Wheeler Opera House

JUNE 13 — THEATRE: STILL, by Lia Romero
A funny, thought-provoking play about lost love & second chances.
“Best New American Play” — NY Outer Critics Circle Nominee.
Nearly 30 years after their relationship ended, Helen and Mark meet over drinks… and find themselves charmed and attracted all over again. When past choices and new secrets surface, everything they believe about the future is called into question. Humorous and revealing, Still explores the delicate dance between what connects us and what divides us.
Starring David Ledingham and Libby Rife, directed by Maurice Lamee.
“Juicy. Smart” — NY Times “Romantic and timely” — TheaterMania

The William A. Nitze Community Lecture

Forty Years Of Wildlife Filmmaking with Sir David Attenborough

Presented by Alastair Fothergill | Producer and Co-Founder of Silverback Films

About Alastair Fothergill:

Alastair is the co-founder of Silverback Films and has been at the forefront of natural history programming for over 30 years. After studying zoology at the University of Durham, he joined the BBC Natural History Unit in 1983, where he worked on diverse programs including ‘The Really Wild Show’ and ‘The Trials of Life’ with Sir David Attenborough. He produced ‘Life in the Freezer’ before serving as Head of the BBC Natural History Unit for six years.