{"id":66,"date":"2013-08-10T23:10:49","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T23:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2026-01-05T05:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T05:06:10","slug":"calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 7-10, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">71st National Opera Association Annual Conference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image.png 750w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>A Roadkill Opera<\/em><\/strong> will be on exhibit throughout the conference. Stop by to pick up a FREE piano\/vocal score!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steph Parker has three projects to be discussed in the morning on the final day of the conference at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.noa.org\/events\/conference\/new-work-expo.html\">New Works Expo<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong><em>A Roadkill Opera<\/em><\/strong>; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Tom Lehrer, Frankly<\/em><\/strong>: <strong><em>A Cabaret Story<\/em><\/strong>; and <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Reds! Scandal! Twaddle! The Sherlock Holmes Musicals<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also that day are the annual&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.noa.org\/vocal.html\">Carolyn Bailey Argento Vocal Competition<\/a> and the closing banquet. NOA&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.noa.org\/lifetime.html\">Lifetime Achievement Award<\/a>&nbsp;will be given to Peter Sellars.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>See the full conference schedule draft (subject to change): <a href=\"https:\/\/noa.org\/uploads\/conf\/2026ConfSched.pdf\">https:\/\/noa.org\/uploads\/conf\/2026ConfSched.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sunday, August 31, 2025<\/strong> on YouTube<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FREE! Streaming Premiere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Roadkill!!! Greatest Hits! A Roadkill Opera MOVIE<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Public release for FREE streaming premiere: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, August 31, 2025 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time \/ 4:30 pm Pacific Daylight Time <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join in the livestream commentary if you can! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign up on YouTube to be reminded!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roadkill!!! Greatest Hits! A Roadkill Opera Movie\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Ft3Z8EtNvQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A mashup of video clips from the 2016 live performances of <strong><em>A Roadkill Opera<\/em><\/strong> &amp; Chicago-style improv sketch comedy by the outfit whose true story is told in this new opera, the <strong>Roadkill on a Stick Frozen Foods Theatre Company<\/strong> (active 1988-1992 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recorded live at their 1992 show <strong><em>Roadkill!!! Greatest Hits!<\/em><\/strong> Featuring Dave Rohrer\u2019s Americana song &#8220;Jackson Hole&#8221; &amp; music from Ferdinando Paer&#8217;s 1804 opera <strong><em>Leonora<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Preview Coming June 3, 2025 to Cult Classic: Roadkill!!! Greatest Hits! A Roadkill Opera Movie\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vbfd4fp8Nhk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">August 24, 2025 in Seattle, Washington<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fourth Annual Seattle Jazz Offering Reunion: Motown Meets Blue Note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Get your tickets today! This is going to be so much fun! Roadkill Opera is a founding co-sponsor and proud to join in supporting this event for the fourth year in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/checkout.eventcreate.com\/4th-annual-seattle-jazz-off\/select-buy\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2582\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_4581.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"672\"><\/figure><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June 3, 2025 in Stevensville, MD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultclassicbrewing.com\/events\">Cult Classic Brewing<\/a>: Roadkill!!! Greatest Hits! A Roadkill Opera Movie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2504\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Poster-3-Cult-Roadkill-3-June-2025.1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1584\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Poster-3-Cult-Roadkill-3-June-2025.1.jpeg 1584w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Poster-3-Cult-Roadkill-3-June-2025.1-194x300.jpeg 194w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Poster-3-Cult-Roadkill-3-June-2025.1-768x1187.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Poster-3-Cult-Roadkill-3-June-2025.1-663x1024.jpeg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>Poster showing photo of Dave Rohrer wearing a cowboy hat and playing guitar outside and photo of cast with llama during world premiere production of <strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong>. Includes logos for <strong>Cult Classic Brewing<\/strong>, <strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong>, and <strong>Roadkill on a Stick Frozen Foods Theatre Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 3, 2025. Cult Classic Brewing. FREE SCREENING &#8211; Roadkill!!! Greatest Hits!! A Roadkill Opera Movie<\/strong><br>\nNo cover. All ages. 6-730 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A mashup of video clips from the 2016 live performances of <strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong> &amp; Chicago-style improv sketch comedy by the outfit whose true story is told in this new opera, the <strong>Roadkill On A Stick Frozen Foods Theatre Company<\/strong> (active 1988 to 1992 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming) recorded live at their 1992 show <strong>Roadkill!!! Greatest Hits!<\/strong> Featuring Dave Rohrer\u2019s Americana song \u201c<strong>Jackson Hole<\/strong>\u201d &amp; music from Ferdinando Paer\u2019s 1804 opera <strong>Leonora<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come early for meet &amp; greet.<br>\nCult sells great food &amp; better beer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay for Cult\u2019s Talent Night: covers &amp; originals by regional musicians!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cult Classic Brewing<br>\n1169 Shopping Center Rd<br>\nStevensville, MD 21666<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between <em><strong>Roadkill!!! Greatest Hits! A Roadkill Opera Movie<\/strong> <\/em>and <strong>Cult\u2019s Talent Tuesday<\/strong> we filled the venue. Thank you, Cult Classic Brewing and all the friends, performers, fans, and simply curious people who showed up! We\u2019re coming to your shows soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2566.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2566.jpeg 4032w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2566-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2566-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2566-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2564.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2564.jpeg 4032w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2564-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2564-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2564-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2515.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2515.jpeg 4032w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2515-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2515-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2515-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3782\" height=\"1475\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2513.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2513.jpeg 3782w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2513-300x117.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2513-768x300.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_2513-1024x399.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3782px) 100vw, 3782px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May 17, 2025 in Stevensville, MD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><b>50th Annual Kent Island Day<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Kent Island Heritage Society<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2142.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2142.jpeg 4032w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2142-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2142-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_2142-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May 11, 2025 in Stevensville, MD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultclassicbrewing.com\/events\">Cult Classic Brewing<\/a>:&nbsp;The Wailers&nbsp;<\/strong>with&nbsp;opening act The Chris Sacks Band<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1833.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1833.jpeg 4032w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1833-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1833-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1833-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1917.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2525\" 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622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/figure><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>January 26, 2025 in Stevensville, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Kent Island Federation of Arts<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kifa.us\/exhibits---events.html\">2025 WINTER LECTURE SERIES<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; &nbsp; <\/span>2:00 pm SUNDAYS<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>One-hour lecture with Q&amp;A, warm drinks and desserts.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>January 26 <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Steph Parker<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Music: Take Your Writing to the Stage, Video, and LP in the DMV.<\/b> From the initial embrace at Artomatic 2000, engaging with local arts organizations and festivals nourished a journey from fun lyrics to the GRAMMYs in 2015 to fully staged performances in 2016 and a two-disc gatefold LP in 2024. Video and audio clips from the backstage, screwball comedy&nbsp;<i>A Roadkill Opera<\/i>&nbsp;will be peppered in with tips for working with the myriad artistic and production personnel behind live stage shows, commercially released studio recordings, and promotional videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sizzle Reel: Roadkill!!! Greatest Hits! A Roadkill Opera Gatefold Double LP\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Crm2KuMc308?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wsb-element-7012bd9e-a1b8-401c-bfd6-1c2bfbfe17be\" class=\"wsb-element-image\" data-type=\"element\">\n<div class=\"wsb-image-inner \">\n<div class=\"img\"><strong>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nebula.wsimg.com\/4b34479a8e911bf04b827bd94cf84a29?AccessKeyId=E20968F9176488099092&amp;disposition=0&amp;alloworigin=1\"><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wsb-element-5d0b1d61-5b92-43ff-9f9b-f34dcf5732eb\" class=\"wsb-element-text\" data-type=\"element\">\n<div class=\"txt \">\n<p><strong>Kent Island Federation of Arts, Inc.<br>\n405 Main Street, Stevensville, MD 21666<br>\n410-643-7424 | arthousekifa@gmail.com | www.kifa.us\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 5-8, 2025 in Savannah, GA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noa.org\/uploads\/Savannah_NOA+NATS_Web_1254x447.jpg\" alt=\"Savannah_NOA+NATS_Web_1254x447\" width=\"987\" height=\"352\"><\/figure><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National Opera Association <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noa.org\/conference.html\">70th NOA National Conference<\/a><\/strong><br>\n<strong> and National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Winter Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please grab a cup of coffee, stop by our booth, and pick up your FREE piano\/vocal score!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">October 5, 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-1922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"161\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Vintage-Vinyl-release-Northwestern-Daily-ad-Friday-October-4-Roadkill-Greatest-Hits-161x300.png\" alt=\"Vinyl release event: 2 pm Saturday, October 5, 2024 Vintage Vinyl 925 Davis St., Evanston Roadkill!!! Greatest Hits! A Roadkill Opera Two discs - 180 gram - Gatefold LP Three sides music from Paer's 1804 opera Leonora. Plot: hour before first improv gig in 1988 Wyoming. One side 1988-1992 improv\/sketch comedyPhoto of cover from LP showing a female cheerleader beneath a marquee that reads: Tonight, Roadkill Live Comedy 8 pm, Partners in Rhyme 8pm, Wort Cafe since 1941\" class=\"wp-image-1922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Vintage-Vinyl-release-Northwestern-Daily-ad-Friday-October-4-Roadkill-Greatest-Hits-161x300.png 161w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Vintage-Vinyl-release-Northwestern-Daily-ad-Friday-October-4-Roadkill-Greatest-Hits-768x1434.png 768w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Vintage-Vinyl-release-Northwestern-Daily-ad-Friday-October-4-Roadkill-Greatest-Hits-548x1024.png 548w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Vintage-Vinyl-release-Northwestern-Daily-ad-Friday-October-4-Roadkill-Greatest-Hits.png 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vinyl release event:<br>2 pm Saturday, October 5, 2024<br>Vintage Vinyl<br>925 Davis St., Evanston<br><strong>Roadkill!!! Greatest Hits!<\/strong><br><strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong><br>Two discs &#8211; 180 gram &#8211; Gatefold LP<br>Three sides music from Paer&#8217;s 1804 opera <strong>Leonora<\/strong>.<br>Plot: hour before first improv gig in 1988 Wyoming.<br>One side 1988-1992 improv\/sketch comedy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vinyl Release Event<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 pm Saturday, October 5, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vintage Vinyl<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>925 Davis St., Evanston, Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vintagevinyl\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"89\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tempImagessOtdB-89x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tempImagessOtdB-89x300.jpg 89w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tempImagessOtdB-768x2583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tempImagessOtdB-304x1024.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 89px) 100vw, 89px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Popup banner for&nbsp;<strong>Roadkill!!! Greatest Hits!<\/strong><br>\n180 Gram Vinyl Record &#8211; Two Discs &#8211; Gatefold Cover<br>\nThree sides studio-recorded music from Paer&#8217;s <strong>Leonora<\/strong>. One side improv\/sketch comedy recorded live.<br>\n<strong>&#8220;Jackson Hole&#8221;<\/strong> written &amp; performed by Dave Rohrer.<br>\nCompanion books with lyrics and backstory include <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmt.com\">Hungry Men Don&#8217;t Swerve<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/eoIHo7R\">A Roadkill Opera: Silver Dollar Showroom Edition<\/a><\/strong>, as well as sheet music for <strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong> published in 8.5 x 11 inch scores and tear-out parts:<br>\nA Roadkill Opera Overture: Conductor&#8217;s Score &amp; Parts<br>\nA Roadkill Opera: Piano\/Vocal<br>\nA Roadkill Opera: Parts for Timpani &amp; Strings<br>\nA Roadkill Opera: Parts for Wind Instruments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June-July 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Knoxville 2024 banner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nats.org\/_Library\/Knoxville_2024\/2024KnoxvilleConf_Web_1254x447.jpg\" alt=\"Knoxville 2024 banner\" border=\"0\"><\/figure><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Association of Teachers of Singing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nats.org\/knoxville2024.html\">58th NATS National Conference<\/a> at Knoxville Convention Center<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Expanded Networking \u2b29 Curated Breakout Sessions \u2b29 National Student Auditions \u2b29 World-Renowned Talent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.operaamerica.org\/media\/cmvfie5m\/4_hero_2024-1920x1080-1.jpg?center=0.014140521431727796,0.49711079207645165&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=900&amp;height=280&amp;format=jpg&amp;quality=75\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">World Opera Forum &amp; Opera Conference 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"article__widget\">\n<p><strong>OPERA America welcomed the international opera community to Los Angeles \u2014 June 3-8, 2024 \u2014 for a week-long, global gathering of opera administrators, artists, trustees, and advocates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second-ever World Opera Forum and the annual North American Opera Conference, hosted by LA Opera, focused the industry on making a case for opera in the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>The week was filled with debate, discussion, and networking. Participants left with new insights, ideas, and relationships that circle the globe.<\/p>\n<p><em>The World Opera Forum was a collaboration of OPERA America, Opera Europa, \u00d3pera Latinoam\u00e9rica, and the Association for Opera in Canada.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Roadkill Opera Sizzle Reel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xL6XDMZ1aCo?feature=oembed\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong><\/em> unveiled a sizzle reel while exhibiting at the <em><strong>World Opera Forum &amp; 2024 Opera Conference<\/strong><\/em> hosted by Opera America in June 2024. The positive response led to exhibiting at the <em><strong>National Association of Teachers of Singing<\/strong><\/em> in late June\/early July 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artomatic 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-1823\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1986\" height=\"2878\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lobby-Card-6-x-9-Artomatic-2024-A-Roadkill-Opera-film.png\" alt=\"Logos for A Roadkill Opera, Artomatic, Roadkill on a Stick Frozen Foods Theatre Company, CulturalDC, and Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia are shown above and below a photo of three cast members and a plush llama on the set of A Roadkill Opera. Free ! See the film Artomatic. Two shows only! Sunday, April 21, 2024, 5 pm Saturday, April 27, 2024, 4 pm Artomatic, 6th floor Panoramic Room 2100 M Street NW Washington, DC 20037 Comedy highlights from the Roadkill on a Stick Frozen Foods Theatre Company (1988-1992) combined with A Roadkill Opera Workshopped at Artomatic 2012 World premiere at Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint 2016 Full orchestra production at James Lee Community Theater 2016 Live opera directed by Maestro Jeffrey Dokken a Stephan Alexander Parker film\" class=\"wp-image-1823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lobby-Card-6-x-9-Artomatic-2024-A-Roadkill-Opera-film.png 1986w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lobby-Card-6-x-9-Artomatic-2024-A-Roadkill-Opera-film-207x300.png 207w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lobby-Card-6-x-9-Artomatic-2024-A-Roadkill-Opera-film-768x1113.png 768w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lobby-Card-6-x-9-Artomatic-2024-A-Roadkill-Opera-film-707x1024.png 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1986px) 100vw, 1986px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Free ! See the film at Artomatic. Two shows only!<\/strong><br>Sunday, April 21, 2024, 5 pm<br>Saturday, April 27, 2024, 4 pm<br>Artomatic, 6th floor Panoramic Room<br>2100 M Street NW<br>Washington, DC 20037<br>Comedy highlights from the Roadkill on a Stick Frozen Foods Theatre Company (1988-1992) combined with A Roadkill Opera Workshopped at Artomatic 2012 World premiere at Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint 2016 Full orchestra production at James Lee Community Theater 2016 Live opera directed by Maestro Jeffrey Dokken a Stephan Alexander Parker film<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RSVP&nbsp;to attend the free Artomatic screenings at<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/evite.me\/j168BmhP9t\">http:\/\/evite.me\/j168BmhP9t<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Movie trailer for A Roadkill Opera, the Music Documentary, is at <a class=\"linkified\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0M4d117TKv0?si=lPJ5ihwGzIPJVx6a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/0M4d117TKv0?si=lPJ5ihwGzIPJVx6a<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong><\/em> is a mashup of a backstage screwball comedy set in 1988 Wyoming with music from Ferdinando Paer&#8217;s 1804 opera <em><strong>Leonora<\/strong><\/em>. It tells the story of the hour before the lights go up on the first professional gig for an amateur comedy improv troupe&#8211;the Roadkill On A Stick Frozen Foods Theatre Company&#8211;at the legendary Silver Dollar Bar in the Wort Hotel in Jackson Hole. During that hour, they find out their showroom will be torn down after their run. Hilarity ensues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This music documentary combines footage from fully staged performances of &nbsp;<em><strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;in 2016 by the Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginias at the James Lee Community Theater in Falls Church, Virginia, and an independent production at the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint in Washington, DC; a brief segment from an Artomatic 2012 workshop in Crystal City, Virginia; and excerpts from the 1988 and 1992 Jackson Hole comedy revues by the Roadkill On A Stick Frozen Foods Theatre Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With action set in the 1980s, the over-the-top production as chronicled employs presentational and naturalistic theatrics; borrows tropes from Sherlock Holmes, the Marx Brothers, vaudeville, silent movies, and Monty Python&#8217;s Flying Circus; and nods to King Kong, Marie Antoinette, and the Dead End Kids\/Bowery Boys. Works by Weird Al Yankovic and PDQ Bach belong on the same playlist as the soundtrack to <em><strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English, with English supertitles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After each&nbsp;screening, meet the filmmaker in Artomatic Room 210.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RSVP at roadkillopera@icloud.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Artomatic 2020: 20 July &#8211; 20 August 2020 (virtual): Live Chat at 7 pm&nbsp;Eastern on Saturday, August 15, 2020<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ua2rMryX6Wc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Jeffrey Dokken, Stephan Alexander Parker, &amp; <em>A Roadkill Opera<\/em> at Artomatic 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info-text\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">\n<div id=\"date\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">Streamed live on Aug 15, 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"flex\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">\n<p>A Roadkill Opera\u2019s Road from Artomatic&nbsp;to the GRAMMYs&nbsp;to the Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia:&nbsp;From Page to Fully Staged<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ua2rMryX6Wc\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ua2rMryX6Wc<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Check out the whole Artomatic 2020 event:<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artomatic.org\/events\/artomatic-2-0-a-virtual-event\/\">https:\/\/www.artomatic.org\/events\/artomatic-2-0-a-virtual-event\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Including DJ Choupin&#8217;s photos at<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.djchoupin.com\/\">https:\/\/www.djchoupin.com\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Incorporating photos and footage from live performances 1988 &#8211; 2016, with new footage contributed in August 2020 by Jeffrey Dokken, Stephan Alexander Parker, Jaylen S. Johnson, Val Rauch, Michael Thompson, Tanya Whisnant, and Christina Giles, this piece was edited by Stephan Alexander Parker. Technical direction by Ben Ganz.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em><strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong><\/em> was first prototyped as a script and mockup at Artomatic 2004 and workshopped at Artomatic 2012. From Artomatic 2012 we went into the studio\u2014the commercially released recording got the creative team invited to the <strong>GRAMMYs<\/strong> in 2015, where we received a surprise announcement that the Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia (SONOVA) would perform it the following year.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Jeffrey Dokken conducted the <strong>Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia (SONOVA)<\/strong> on October 21, 2016, at the <strong>James Lee Community Theater<\/strong> in Falls Church, Virginia; and other groups in January 2016 at the <strong>Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint<\/strong> in Washington, DC; in studio recordings at <strong>Blue House Productions<\/strong> in Kensington, Maryland, between January and June 2013; and at <strong>Artomatic 2012<\/strong> in Crystal City, Virginia, in June 2012.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Music composed by Ferdinando Paer for <em><strong>Leonora<\/strong><\/em> (1804) was repurposed by Stephan Alexander Parker for this fast, funny, 59-minute mashup of classical music and a backstage screwball comedy about the hour before the first professional gig for the rude mechanicals of an amateur improv comedy troupe, the <strong>Roadkill on A Stick Frozen Foods Theatre Company<\/strong>, in 1988 Jackson Hole, Wyoming. New interviews conducted in August 2020 are mixed with archival photos, a bit of narration over the live, October 2016 Overture, and live performance footage from all the above with footage from the March 13, 1992, <em><strong>Roadkill!!! Greatest Hits!<\/strong> <\/em>performance at the <strong>Pink Garter Theatre<\/strong> in Jackson, Wyoming.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>So excited! None of this would have happened without Artomatic, SONOVA, Ed Bachtel, and Maestro Jeffrey Dokken!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1672\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/August-15-2020-at-700-PM-Jeffrey-Dokken-Stephan-Alexander-Parker-A-Roadkill-Opera-at-Artomatic-2020.jpeg\" alt=\"Logo of Artomartic 2.0 Virtual Performance: photo of La]ura Wehrmeyer, Alan Naylor, Louie the Llama,and Christopher Dews on the set of A Roadkill Opera's world premiere performance at the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint in Wahtington DC.\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/August-15-2020-at-700-PM-Jeffrey-Dokken-Stephan-Alexander-Parker-A-Roadkill-Opera-at-Artomatic-2020.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/August-15-2020-at-700-PM-Jeffrey-Dokken-Stephan-Alexander-Parker-A-Roadkill-Opera-at-Artomatic-2020-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/August-15-2020-at-700-PM-Jeffrey-Dokken-Stephan-Alexander-Parker-A-Roadkill-Opera-at-Artomatic-2020-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><br>\n<strong>A Roadkill Opera\u2019s Road from Artomatic to the GRAMMYs to the Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia: From Page to Fully Staged<\/strong><br>\nTune in for a live chat with pre-taped segments. Dialogue, question-and-answers from the live online audience, and highlights from live performances with<strong> A Roadkill Opera<\/strong>\u2019s music director Jeffrey Dokken, librettist Stephan Alexander Parker, and key performers such as Martine Micozzi, Laura Wehrmeyer, Christopher Dews, David Timpane, and Michael Thompson.&nbsp;<strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong> was first prototyped as a script and mockup at Artomatic 2004 and workshopped at Artomatic 2012. From Artomatic 2012 we went into the studio\u2014the commercially released recording got the creative team invited to the GRAMMYs in 2015, where we received a surprise announcement that the Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia (SONOVA) would perform it the following year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Artomatic 2017, March-May 2017,&nbsp;Crystal City, Virginia<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-1207\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Artomatic2017RoadkillOpera2fans-e1490620828355.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of two women laughing while looking at A Roadkill Opera's set and sheet music\" class=\"wp-image-1207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Artomatic2017RoadkillOpera2fans-e1490620828355.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Artomatic2017RoadkillOpera2fans-e1490620828355-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Artomatic2017RoadkillOpera2fans-e1490620828355-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Artomatic2017RoadkillOpera2fans-e1490620828355-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Two new fans catch a laugh perusing <em><strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong><\/em>&#8216;s interactive display at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artomatic.org\">Artomatic 2017 in Crystal City<\/a>, Virginia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>When?<\/b><br>\nMarch 24-May 6, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to all who came to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artomatic.org\">Artomatic 2017 in Crystal City<\/a>&nbsp;in March, April &amp; May! A large banner showing highlights of the journey of&nbsp;<em><strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;from Artomatic 2012 to the studio to the GRAMMYs to the world premiere performances in 2016 was stationed&nbsp;in the doorway to our gallery on the fifth floor (near the stage and bar).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You were invited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Take a selfie on the set<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lip-sync over the studio album<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Karaoke over the backing tracks<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send a link to roadkillopera@icloud.com<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, you can still do items 2 through 4. More of the <strong>hilarious<a href=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/free-hilarious-videos\/\"> lyric videos and karaoke videos<\/a> <\/strong>are being posted as they are ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Artomatic 2016, November-December 2016, Potomoc, Maryland<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><b>When?<\/b><br>\nNovember 3&nbsp;\u2013 December 9<br>\nThursdays:<br>\nNoon \u2013 10:00 PM<br>\nFridays &amp; Saturdays:<br>\nNoon \u2013 12:00 midnight<br>\nSundays:<br>\nNoon \u2013 6:00 PM<br>\n<b>Closed Monday&nbsp;<\/b>\u2013<b>Wednesday &amp; Thanksgiving Day<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Where?<\/b><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artomatic.org\/pp2016-location-directions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">12435 Park Potomac Avenue, Potomac, MD 20854<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1134\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ARKO-AOM-2016-Artist-Talk-Dec-4-Hungry-Men.jpeg\" alt=\"Flier describing artist talk at 1 p.m. on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at Artomatic 2016 in Potomac, Maryland\" width=\"2475\" height=\"3225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ARKO-AOM-2016-Artist-Talk-Dec-4-Hungry-Men.jpeg 2475w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ARKO-AOM-2016-Artist-Talk-Dec-4-Hungry-Men-230x300.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ARKO-AOM-2016-Artist-Talk-Dec-4-Hungry-Men-768x1001.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ARKO-AOM-2016-Artist-Talk-Dec-4-Hungry-Men-786x1024.jpeg 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2475px) 100vw, 2475px\" \/><\/figure><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephan Alexander Parker, who wrote the thing, will share how Artomatic was instrumental in bringing an opera about an improv comedy troupe in 1980s Wyoming from a stand-and-sing workshop at <strong>Artomatic 2012<\/strong> to attending the <strong>GRAMMYs<\/strong> in 2015 to a world premiere production in January 2016 and performance by the <strong>Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia (SONOVA)<\/strong> in October 2016.Come to an artist talk about A Roadkill Opera&#8217;s journey from Artomatic 2012 to the GRAMMYs in February 2015. &nbsp;Sunday, December 4, 2016, at 1 p.m. Or, come see the Roadkill Opera installation at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia (SONOVA), October 2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia (SONOVA) will produce two FREE fully staged performances of <em><strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>Friday<br>\nOctober&nbsp;21, 2016<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>7&nbsp;pm &amp; 8:30&nbsp;pm<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>James Lee Community Theater<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>Falls Church, Virginia<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-1111\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"10200\" height=\"6714\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/300dpi21October2016ARKOFallsChurchlobbycard.jpeg\" alt=\"Lobby card showing cast head shots and dates for A Roadkill Opera, October 21, 2016, James Lee Community Theater, Falls Church, Virginia. Shows at 7 &amp; 830 pm\" class=\"wp-image-1111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/300dpi21October2016ARKOFallsChurchlobbycard.jpeg 10200w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/300dpi21October2016ARKOFallsChurchlobbycard-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/300dpi21October2016ARKOFallsChurchlobbycard-768x506.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/300dpi21October2016ARKOFallsChurchlobbycard-1024x674.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 10200px) 100vw, 10200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The stellar cast for the Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia&#8217;s production of A<strong> Roadkill Opera<\/strong> returns four players from the world premiere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-1113\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"8407\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARoadkillOpera21October2016FallsChurchbackpostcard5x7.jpeg\" alt=\"Postcard with details on the October 21, 2016 performances of A Roadkill Opera by the Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia\" class=\"wp-image-1113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARoadkillOpera21October2016FallsChurchbackpostcard5x7.jpeg 6000w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARoadkillOpera21October2016FallsChurchbackpostcard5x7-214x300.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARoadkillOpera21October2016FallsChurchbackpostcard5x7-768x1076.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARoadkillOpera21October2016FallsChurchbackpostcard5x7-731x1024.jpeg 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia (SONOVA) will present two FREE performances of <strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong> at 7:00 and 8:30 pm on Friday, October 21, 2016 at the James Lee Community Theater in Falls Church, Virginia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1093\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ARoadkillOpera21October2016FallsChurchFrontpostcard5x7.jpeg\" alt=\"Postcard announcing two FREE shows of A Roadkill Opera\" width=\"6000\" height=\"8407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ARoadkillOpera21October2016FallsChurchFrontpostcard5x7.jpeg 6000w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ARoadkillOpera21October2016FallsChurchFrontpostcard5x7-214x300.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ARoadkillOpera21October2016FallsChurchFrontpostcard5x7-768x1076.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ARoadkillOpera21October2016FallsChurchFrontpostcard5x7-731x1024.jpeg 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><em><strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong>, the underground opera sensation that had its world premiere performances in January 2016 at the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint in Washington DC, will be presented and accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia (SONOVA) for two shows on Friday, October 21, 2016, at the James Lee Community Theater in Falls Church, Virginia. From the January 2016 show are pictured Holly (Laura Whermeyer), Eddie (Alan Naylor) and Marvin (Christopher Dews)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artomaticfrederick.org\">Artomatic@Frederick<\/a>,&nbsp;June &nbsp;2016<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Music director, conductor, and director Jeffrey Dokken, together with Stephan Alexander Parker, who wrote the thing&#8211;will be at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artomaticfrederick.org\">Artomatic@Frederick&nbsp;<\/a>on June 4, 2016 at 5 pm. Or see Parker at the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org\">Gaithersburg Book Festival<\/a>&nbsp;on May 21, 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gaithersburgbookfestival.org\">Gaithersburg&nbsp;Book Festival<\/a>, May 2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Hall of Exhibiting Authors (fourth appearance at the GBF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>Saturday<br>\nMay 21, 2016<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>10am &#8211; 6pm<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>Gaithersburg&nbsp;City Hall&nbsp;Grounds<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>Gaithersburg, Maryland<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p>You can meet the librettist Stephan Alexander Parker at the 6th Annual Gaithersburg Book Festival in Maryland on May 21, 2016. This is Parker&#8217;s fourth&nbsp;time exhibiting there, showcasing the revamped 2016 world premiere performances edition of &nbsp;<em><strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong><\/em>, the 2013 studio recording of it,&nbsp;&nbsp;and his 2013 book&nbsp;<em><strong>If you see roadkill, think opera<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4yg2HhV9e9c&amp;list=LLfcnwl5yRv4RJAtEj77UkcQ\">A Roadkill Opera DIY<\/a>&nbsp;was featured at&nbsp;the 2015&nbsp;event. The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/gaithersburgbookfestival.org\/10194\/\">Gaithersbook Book Festival<\/a>&nbsp;also featured Parker and Dokken on their page on March 28, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>Free admission and parking!<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>See the blog entry from the 2014 GBF posted by Robin Ferrier at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/gaithersburgbookfestival.org\/exhibiting-author-stephan-alexander-parker-roadkill-opera\/\">http:\/\/gaithersburgbookfestival.org\/exhibiting-author-stephan-alexander-parker-roadkill-opera\/&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After appearing at the 2014 Gaithersburg Book Festival, the Town Courier\u2019s Pam Schipper wrote in the June 18, 2014 edition \u201cParker\u2019s \u2018A Roadkill Opera\u2019 Is Pure Punk.\u201d Check it out at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/towncourier.com\/parkers-a-roadkill-opera-is-pure-punk\/\">http:\/\/towncourier.com\/parkers-a-roadkill-opera-is-pure-punk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artomaticfrederick.org\">Artomatic@Frederick<\/a>, May-June&nbsp;2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From Artomatic to the GRAMMYs: A Roadkill Opera is the title of the artist talk to be given by&nbsp;music director, conductor, and director Jeffrey Dokken, together with Stephan Alexander Parker, who wrote the thing, at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artomaticfrederick.org\">Artomatic@Frederick&nbsp;<\/a>on June 4, 2016 at 5 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See our display at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artomaticfrederick.org\">&nbsp;Artomatic@Frederick<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;in Frederick, Maryland. &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artomaticfrederick.org\">www.artomaticfrederick.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WHEN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"when_div\">\n<p>May 7, \u2013 June 10, 2016<br>\nHours:<br>\n<strong>Wednesdays<\/strong>&nbsp;3 pm &#8211; 9 pm<br>\n<strong>Thursdays<\/strong>&nbsp;3 pm &#8211; 9 pm<br>\n<strong>Fridays<\/strong>&nbsp;12 pm &#8211; 11 pm&nbsp;&nbsp; Live Music (Various Genres)<br>\n<strong>Saturdays<\/strong>&nbsp;9 am &#8211; 11 pm&nbsp;&nbsp; Live Music (Various Genres)<br>\n<strong>Sundays<\/strong>&nbsp;12 pm &#8211; 5 pm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint in &nbsp;Washington, DC, January 2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>January 8-9, 2016, will be the Washington DC premiere of fully staged performances of&nbsp;<em><strong>A Roadkill Opera <\/strong><\/em>at the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint. Shows at 6:30 and 8:30 pm each night.&nbsp;Details to come&#8211;tickets go on sale October 31 at noon.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/2315954\">Buy tickets for&nbsp;<em><strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>&#8211; world premiere performances<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/MeadbackpostcardARO2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/MeadbackpostcardARO2016-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Postcard with cast, artistic staff, dates and costs for seeing A Roadkill Opera in Washington DC on January 8-9, 2016\" class=\"wp-image-897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/MeadbackpostcardARO2016-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/MeadbackpostcardARO2016-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Details for seeing the world premiere performances of A Roadkill Opera are shown on this postcard. Tickets are available at Brown Paper Tickets at roadkilloperadc@bpt.me<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artomatic.org\/artomatic-2015\/\">Artomatic 2015<\/a>, October-December 2015, Hyattsville, Maryland<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Parker &amp; Dokken will talk about the road from Artomatic 2012 to the February 2015 GRAMMYs at Artomatic 2015 at 6 pm on <strong>Friday, October 30<\/strong>. Look for them listed as Librettist. They will sample clips from their 2013 studio album and preview&nbsp;the January 8-9, 2016, Washington DC premiere of fully staged performances of&nbsp;<em><strong>A Roadkill Opera.<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;Check out&nbsp;the video of the \u201cstand and sing\u201d workshop at Artomatic 2012 at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/g0K6Il7m1W4\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/g0K6Il7m1W4.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning at noon on <strong>October 31, 2015<\/strong>, you can go to Brown Paper Tickets to&nbsp;buy<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/2315954\">&nbsp;tickets for&nbsp;<em><strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>&#8211; world premiere performances<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a title=\"Location\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artomatic.org\/artomatic-2015-location-directions\/\">8100 Corporate Dr<br>\nHyattsville, MD 20785<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list g1-grid\">\n<li><br><div id=\"g1-lead-1\" class=\"g1-lead \"><br><p>We are very pleased to announce that Artomatic 2015 is happening October 30 &#8211; December 12, 2015.&nbsp;Artomatic in partnership with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mncppc.org\/Commission_Home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission<\/a>&nbsp;is presenting a six week long exhibit in Hyattsville featuring all genres of visual, creative and performing art. Professional development workshops, tours, seminars and themed events are also held throughout the exhibition.<\/p><br><p>Artomatic is well-known for transforming empty spaces into vibrant arts communities that create unique and exciting events for tens of thousands of visitors \u2013 all FREE.&nbsp; Anyone can show art at Artomatic \u2013 it is non-juried and art is selected on a first-come, first serve basis. &nbsp;It is simply a great way to discover new art!<\/p><br><p>Every night of the event, thousands of people visit Artomatic to discover new art, grab a drink, listen to music, go on dates, and mingle with the creative community. No matter what kind of creative events you like, you\u2019ll find something to like at Artomatic<\/p><br><\/div><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sonovamusic.org\/upcoming-concert\/\">Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans of&nbsp;<em><strong>A Roadkill Opera<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>should head on down to the George Washington Memorial Masonic Temple in Alexandria, Virginia, for the SONOVA Gala beginning at 5:30 pm on March 28, 2015 (that&#8217;s today). &nbsp;The Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia will be setting a Guinness Book of World Records record with the largest orchestra to accompany a live production of&nbsp;<em><strong>Les Miserables<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/sonovamusic.org\/upcoming-concert\/\">http:\/\/sonovamusic.org\/upcoming-concert\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artomaticfrederick.org\">Artomatic@Frederick<\/a>,&nbsp;September-October 2013<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>See our display at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artomaticfrederick.org\"> Artomatic@Frederick<\/a> &nbsp;in Frederick, Maryland. &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artomaticfrederick.org\">www.artomaticfrederick.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WHEN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"when_div\">\n<p>September 4, \u2013 October 5, 2013<br>\nHours:<br>\n<strong>Wednesdays<\/strong>&nbsp;3 pm &#8211; 9 pm<br>\n<strong>Thursdays<\/strong>&nbsp;3 pm &#8211; 9 pm<br>\n<strong>Fridays<\/strong>&nbsp;12 pm &#8211; 11 pm&nbsp;&nbsp; Live Music (Various Genres)<br>\n<strong>Saturdays<\/strong>&nbsp;9 am &#8211; 11 pm&nbsp;&nbsp; Live Music (Various Genres)<br>\n<strong>Sundays<\/strong>&nbsp;12 pm &#8211; 5 pm<\/p>\n<p>WHERE<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=115+E.+Church+St.+Frederick,+MD&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=115+E+Church+St,+Frederick,+Maryland+21701&amp;gl=us&amp;ll=39.415375,-77.410612&amp;spn=0.009946,0.012875&amp;z=14&amp;source=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Image26\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artomaticfrederick.org\/images\/fred-map-captue.jpg\" alt=\"Google map this location\" width=\"135\" height=\"152\" name=\"Image26\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/figure><p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=115+E.+Church+St.+Frederick,+MD&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=115+E+Church+St,+Frederick,+Maryland+21701&amp;gl=us&amp;ll=39.415375,-77.410612&amp;spn=0.009946,0.012875&amp;z=14&amp;source=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See Interactive map<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 7-10, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts 71st National Opera Association Annual Conference A Roadkill Opera will be on exhibit throughout the conference. Stop by to pick up a FREE piano\/vocal score! Steph Parker has three projects to be discussed in the morning on the final day of the conference at the&nbsp;New Works Expo: A Roadkill &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/calendar\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Calendar<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-66","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":66,"href":"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3139,"href":"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions\/3139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroadkillopera.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}