NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Jessica Shively
207-367-2788 ex13
jessica@operahousearts.org

DATE: October 1, 2024
TITLE: OPERA HOUSE ARTS SCREENING MY OCTOPUS TEACHER

Stonington, ME—The Stonington Opera House is offering a free screening of the film My Octopus Teacher set for Tues., Oct. 1 at 7pm.  Enter the depths of the sea as a filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world. The film is sponsored by Gail and Jim Plotts and will include a talkback with Executive Producer, Ellen Windemuth. Doors and concession stand set to open 1 hour prior to screening. 

The Stonington Opera House is a historic center of culture and entertainment, a performance space, and a civic gathering place. Our work is rooted in the belief that access to and participation in the arts transforms lives.

The Stonington Opera House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 and in 1999, it was rescued by the founders of Opera House Arts, a 501 (c) 3, that was established specifically to restore this historic building to its original purpose.

A cornerstone of a year-round, vibrant Main Street located at the top of the busiest commercial fishing pier in Maine, the Stonington Opera House is an economic engine for the creative economy of Deer Isle.

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