Summer Silent Sundays with Swanson
A Tribute to Buster Keaton!

Award-winning pianist Adam Swanson accompanies classic silent comedy films LIVE! A universally enjoyed classic artform everyone in the family can enjoy. 

One Week (Joseph M. Schenck Productions, 1920)
Starring Buster Keaton and Sybil Seely

In one of Keaton’s best short films, he and his new bride attempt to build a house from a numbered kit, while a former rival threatens to ruin their new home. Two reels of side-splitting fun arising from the trials of honeymooners… One Week is such a spectacular short subject that is was added to the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry in 2008.

The General (Joseph M. Schenck Productions, 1926)
Starring Buster Keaton and Marion Mack

Many decades after its release, The General ranks as one of the most stunning films ever made. Inspired by the real-life events of the Great Locomotive Chase during the American Civil War, follow Keaton (“Johnnie Gray”) as he tracks his favorite engine into enemy territory. See the incredible stunts and legendary crash on the big screen! The General brings Love, Locomotives, and Laughs