The Ava Gardner Festival will end on Saturday, October 9th with the 7:30 p.m. showing of the musical Show Boat. The screening, free to the public, will be held at the Neuse River Amphitheatre, 200 Front St., Smithfield Town Commons.
Show Boat (1951)
By the time Show Boat was released in 1951, the story was much loved [...]
During the 2010 Ava Gardner Festival, The Night of the Iguana, the only film for which Ava was nominated for a Golden Globe, will be screened at the Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield during the afternoon of Saturday, October 9th. All film screenings are free to the public.
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
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During the Festival, the classic Ava Gardner films The Barefoot Contessa and The Night of the Iguana will be screened at the Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield during the afternoon of Saturday, October 9th. That evening at 7:30 PM, the musical Show Boat will be screened at the Neuse River Amphitheatre, 200 Front St., Smithfield [...]
During the months leading up to the 2010 Ava Gardner Festival, community residents will be encouraged to read the Tennessee Williams play The Night of the Iguana, the cinematic version in which Ava Gardner starred. The reading program “Reading Tennessee Williams” will be a partnership with the Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield and [...]
The sixth annual Ava Gardner Festival, to be held October 8-9, 2010, will feature the unveiling of the Museum’s newest exhibit, Ava on the Small Screen.
Although she had regularly remarked that she didn’t consider herself an actress, Ava Gardner continued her film career until a stroke in 1986 made it impossible.
Earlier in her career, Ava [...]
At each year’s Ava Gardner Festival, one of the most popular parts remains the heritage tour that gives fans an opportunity to visit places significant to Ava in her hometown.
On Saturday, October 9th, heritage tours will be scheduled throughout the day. Visitors will be shown points of interest in Ava’s hometown and will end with [...]
The Ava Gardner Museum is offering a special Festival Package for Two for $99 that includes: access to the Festival Gala, festival-long museum admission, heritage tour passes, and movie tickets to all films. Purchasing the Festival Package is a savings of more than $30.
The Ava Gardner Festival Gala, scheduled for Friday, October 8th, is an [...]
The first time they met, he chased her around his pool in San Fernando Valley. The second time they met, they became lifelong friends.
John Huston actually played a small part in Ava’s breakout role in The Killers, having adapted the Hemingway short story to the screenplay with Anthony Veiller. But it was their work on [...]
The Ava Gardner Festival Gala, scheduled for Friday, October 8th, is an exclusive event with a guest list held to only 150 attendees. The Museum will unveil its newest exhibit, Ava on the Small Screen, allowing attendees of the Gala to be the very first to see the new exhibit. Items from Ava’s television projects [...]
Each year the Ava Gardner Museum celebrates Ava’s life and career by hosting the Ava Gardner Festival. This annual event includes heritage tours, screenings of classic Ava Gardner films, and special exhibits.
This year’s festival will kickoff during the Ava Gardner Festival Gala on Friday evening, October 8th and will continue Saturday, October 9th from 9:00 am to [...]