Popcorn, pinot noir and “The Pink Panther”
August 31, 2010 SLO County connection, comedy, music/musical
Incompetent Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is back in "The Return of the Pink Panther."
Winery celebrates end of summer with “The Return of “The Pink Panther”
Wine and laughter will both flow freely this Saturday during an outdoor screening of “The Return of the Pink Panther.”
When a mysterious jewel thief nabs the Pink Panther diamond, leaving only a white glove as a clue, comically incompetent Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is assigned to find it.
Meanwhile, the chief suspect in the case — Sir Charles Litton (Christopher Plummer), aka retired cat burglar The Phantom — seeks to find the diamond and clear his name. If only that bumbling Clouseau wasn’t always getting in the way!
Directed by Blake Edwards, “The Return of the Pink Panther” is packed with gleefully goofy jokes and spectacular physical comedy courtesy of Clouseau and his crazed manservant Cato (Burt Kwouk). Don’t miss Herbert Lom as Clouseau’s homicidal boss, Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus.
“The Return of the Pink Panther” screens at sundown at Wild Horse Winery & Vineyards, 1437 Wild Horse Winery Court in Paso Robles, off Templeton Road. (The fun officially starts at 6:30 p.m.)
Tickets are $20 per person — $10 for wine club members — and include popcorn and five wine tastings.
For more information, call 788-6315 or e-mail leslie.churchill@wildhorsewinery.com.
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An unusual series starts this Thursday on local Channel 2.
The public access television station will begin airing folk singer U. Utah Phillip’s radio show, “Loafer’s Glory: The Hobo Jungle of the Mind,” in video form.
Photos provided by Phillip’s family will be paired with 200 broadcasts recorded over the last three years of his life. (Phillips died in May 2008.) They feature poetry, music and guest appearances by the likes of Ani DiFranco, Pete Seeger, Rosalie Sorrels and Kate Wolfe as well as musings about politics, poverty and public performance.
“Utah was a sort of a Renaissance man,” producer David Baumgarten said. “His interests extended from Egyptology to opera, hoboing, railroads and the plights of poor people worldwide.”
The first episode of “Loafer’s Glory” will air at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, with repeat screenings at 2 p.m. Monday and 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. A new episode will be broadcast every two weeks.
For more information, call David Baumgarten at (805) 528-7508.
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