originally published: 11/24/2016
(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- The Montclair Film Festival (MFF) will kick off their 2017 programming with I WANT MY MFF!: A 1980’s DANCE PARTY on February 4, 2017 at 8:00pm at The Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ. The event features live music from The Losers Lounge, New York City’s premier interpreters of modern song, with special performances from Stephen Colbert, Patrick Wilson, and other special guests, to be announced at a future date. Proceeds from this special evening will support the launch of the Investors Bank Film & Media Center, the new home of the MFF’s year-round film and education programs, opening in April 2017.
Tickets for the event begin at $25 for balcony seating, with $100 tickets on the main floor offering access to the dance floor, two complimentary drink tickets, and hors d'oeuvres. All ticketing is General Admission.
“We are proud to welcome the legendary Losers Lounge to Montclair’s Wellmont Theater to help us raise money for the programs in our new home at the Investors Bank Film & Media Center, “ said Montclair Film Festival Executive Director Tom Hall. “We look forward to amazing night of classic 1980’s hits, dancing, and revelry, and with Patrick Wilson and Stephen Colbert there to give us the gift of a song, this event promises to be a lot of fun for a great cause.”
ABOUT THE LOSERS LOUNGE
The Losers Lounge is a collective of New York City’s finest performers who have been selling out live shows every other month for over twenty years. Founded in 1993 by former Psychedelic Furs keyboardist Joe McGinty, the band continues to canonize the great songwriting catalogues of the '60s, 70's and ‘80’s in its own unique way. "From Abba to the Zombies" as The New York Times has said, The Losers Lounge is in the business of redemption; honoring pop stars from these eras and validating the zeal of music fans. From well known composers like Neil Diamond and David Bowie to more obscure artists like Serge Gainsbourg and Harry Nilsson, The Losers Lounge walks the line between sincerity and irreverence to recreate the meticulous arrangements of the classic song books that you love, live. Along with a parade of up and coming singers, some past celebrity guest performers have included Richard Dreyfuss, Moby, Parker Posey, Debbie Harry, Lee Hazlewood, Paul Williams, Cyndi Lauper, John Cameron Mitchell, Fred Schneider, Joey Ramone, John Flansburg of They Might Be Giants, Ronnie Spector, Anne Magnuson, Michael Cerveris, Joan Jett, Ian Hunter, Fred Armisen, Antony, Santi Gold and many more, proving that you never know who you might see at The Losers Lounge.
ABOUT THE MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL
The Montclair Film Festival, Inc. (MFF), a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, nurtures and showcases the talents of filmmakers from around the region and world. The MFF unites, empowers, educates and celebrates our region’s diverse cultural heritage and robust artistic community by presenting an annual spring festival and a growing assortment of engaging programs and events all year long. The sixth annual spring festival will take place from April 28 through May 7, 2017. MFF 2016 was made possible through generous support from Investors Bank, Audible, HackensackUMC Mountainside, Chubb, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, among others. For information about MFF, visit www.montclairfilmfest.org.
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