Outta this world.

Byline: Richard Duckett

COLUMN: TEN THINGS TO DO

Get ready to fasten your seat belts at noon, Wednesday, in Mechanics Hall. "A Trip to the Moon," the famous 1902 French silent science fiction movie, will blast off on the screen with an organ accompaniment by Peter Krasinski. The screening and organ recital is part of the Worcester Organ Concert series presented by Mechanics Hall and the Worcester Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Admission is free.

In "A Trip to the Moon" directed by George Melies, a group of astronomers set out to study the moon by flying there in a ship that is shot from a sort of cannon. However, evil moon men are lurking: "Paris, we have a problem," as they might have said. The film has had a devoted following for 110 years, and figures prominently in Martin Scorsese's recent "Hugo." Krasinski is a conductor, organist and musical educator who has provided silent-film accompaniment at screenings worldwide.

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Publication:	Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Date:	Apr 5, 2012
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