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On November 21, at 8 pm, "The Woods" will be screening the Portland premiere of award-winning director Cory McAbee's film "Stingray Sam". Described as "a science fiction/western/musical", and filmed in black and white interspersed with color collage animation, "Stingray Sam" is the latest film by writer/director/actor McAbee, whose band also ...

The Active Theater Inaugural Gala will be presented Oct. 18 at Del Posto Restaurant in Manhattan.

Cabaret veteran Michael Feinstein and Tony Award winner David Hyde Pierce will join forces in December for a new holiday show.

By GERALDINE FREEDMAN Post-Star Correspondent Updated: Sunday, October 11, 2009 8:34 PM EDT

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- David Hyde Pierce, the comedic actor best known for his role on the sitcom "Frasier," presented one of his lesser known talents Sunday afternoon to a capacity congregation at the Bethesda Episcopal Church.

Pierce performed two works on the restored 1921 Skinner organ, which he and his three siblings donated the funds to rebuild. The organ has been renamed the Pierce Memorial Gallery Organ in honor of their parents, George and Laura Pierce.

"I hadn’t played organ in awhile," Pierce said before the ceremony while standing next to the instrument, which is located upstairs in the gallery of the church. "But I live in New York City, so I practiced in some churches there to bone up."

The Emmy and Tony-winning actor attended the Bethesda Episcopal Church while growing up in Saratoga Springs. He was an assistant to the church organist as a teen.

As a boy, Pierce learned to play on the Casavant organ located in the chancel, which is the instrument that replaced the Skinner organ in 1967 when it was deemed unplayable.

About three years ago, when the church decided to try to restore the Skinner organ, Pierce and his siblings, Tom, Nancy and Barbara, got heavily involved. David Lemieux was hired to rebuild the instrument to re-create some of the sounds that congregations 100 years ago heard.

"He did a fantastic job," Pierce said. "The sound is powerful. There’s a variety of colors. They even hand-picked pipes originally from the 1920s."

The church also refurbished the organ’s 1925 console, updated the electrical wiring that powers the organ, put in new flooring, painted, added new chairs and restored the chimes. A console that connects the two organs was also enhanced.

Actor David Hyde Pierce visited the Bethesda Episcopal Church in Saratoga Springs Sunday morning, to donate a new pipe organ to his family's parish.

Touching the keys of Bethesda Episcopal Church's newly restored pipe organ Sunday flooded David Hyde Pierce with a lifetime of memories.

Actor David Hyde Pierce attends the opening night of "Hamlet" on Broadway, in New York, on Tuesday, Oct.

By JUDITH WHITE
For The Saratogian

David Hyde Pierce will play a rebuilt organ Sunday at Bethesda Episcopal Church in Saratoga Springs, in a service of dedication for the instrument. Look for What's Happening every Thursday inside The Saratogian. (Cover design by JENN STALTER/The Saratogian)

Actor, comedian and musician David Hyde Pierce will play a rebuilt organ Sunday at Bethesda Episcopal Church in Saratoga Springs, in a service of dedication for the instrument.

As dusk settled over the pavilion, wildlife from a nearby forest began to symphonize.

The Bethesda Episcopal Church on Washington Street in downtown Saratoga Springs recently added a new member to its congregation: a state-of-the-art, computerized switching system organ.

Everyone should have a chance to work with one of their idols. David Hyde Pierce in the vocal booth.

Kelsey Grammer should mean gold for any TV series. His long run on Cheers and Frasier is legendary, and he keeps popping up as Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons .

The Active Theater's Inaugural Autumn Gala will feature performances by Tony Award-Winner David Hyde Pierce , Tony Award-Winner Chuck Cooper and Tony Award-Nominee Dee Hoty , on Sunday, October 18th at Del Posto restaurant.

Frasier star David Hyde Pierce and actress Melina Kanakaredes are also taking part in the Who Wears Purple Best? competition to promote World Alzheimer's Day, which took place on Monday .

Today, on World Alzheimer's Day, new data released estimates 35 million people worldwide -- a 10% increase over 2005 -- are living with Alzheimer's and dementia, highlighting the urgent need for action and response.

Today, on World Alzheimer's Day, new data released estimates 35 million people worldwide - a 10% increase over 2005 - are living with Alzheimer's and dementia, highlighting the urgent need for action and response.

In introducing Sunday night's program at the Ravinia Festival -- an affectionate frolic into the Cole Porter songbook that featured David Hyde Pierce and Victoria Clark -- conductor Rob Fisher quoted Ben Hecht, the legendary writer, who noted, "Old songs are more than tunes; they are little houses in which our hearts once lived." The audience that ...

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Since 1904, Ravinia has been Chicago's "sound of summer," a place where you can meet up with your friends, have a wonderful time and hear some of the greatest music in the world.