The 2008 Mabray "Doc" Kountze Film Festival
The 2008 Doc Kountze Festival will be held on Saturday,
March 29th, 2008 from 11 AM to 6 PM at the McGlynn Middle
School, located at 3004 Mystic Valley Parkway in Medford,
Massachusetts. Click here to downlaod the map and
directions in PDF. We are honored to present two
full-length feature films: SPIDER JOHN
KOERNER: BEEN HERE... DONE THAT, produced
and directed by Don McGlynn, about renowned traditional
folk and country blues
artist/guitarist Spider John Koerner, and
THE ETERNAL ROAD: AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE
PAST, a documentary film by
Ron Frank, with music by Kurt Weill arranged
and performed by Paul Lehrman. In addition, we will show
one short film THE SECRET
GARDEN, directed by Sean Carroll. We are
also thrilled to have TEA WITH MARY
CASSATT, a theatrical performance by local
performer Laura Duggan.
To view the program, click here.
| SPIDER JOHN KOERNER: BEEN HERE, DONE THAT. Produced and Directed by Don McGlynn; Executive Producer Celia Mingus Zaentz Associate; ProducerMark Trehus. Running time 98 minutes. Click here for more information about Don McGlynn and the film. | 
Image by Daniel Corrigan |
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THE ETERNAL ROAD: AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE PAST. Ergo Media. Directed by Ron Frank, with music composed by Kurt Weill and arranged and performed by Paul Lehrman. Executive Producer Paul L. Newman; Producers David M. Barsky and Rhyllis Lazar. 2000. Running time 57 minutes. Click here for more information about the film. |
| Laura R. Duggan received her Master of Arts in Theatre Education from the Emerson College. Her one-woman play, Tea with Mary Cassatt, premiered at Emerson's Green Theatre in December of 2006. Mrs. Duggan is a Massachusetts certified Secondary History teacher with over 10 years of experience working with "at risk" students in Boston. Mrs. Duggan's students had displayed their artwork for many years in the Doc Kountze Festival window art displays for years. Other plays written by her include a musical entitled Give Thanks, which tells the story of the Wampanoag Indians and Pilgrims at Plymouth and a series of parable plays based on bible stories. Click here for more information. | 
Image by Ruth Carr. |
Image by Patricia Saunders. |
Twelve-year-old Kyla Middleton is the recipient of a $20,000 scholarship from the Horatio Alger Association. The talented Medford teenager spent some childhood years with her mother and two siblings at a homeless shelter. In spite of her hardship, she was still a top academic performer in her class. In her effort to promote support for the homeless, she performed with renowned celebrities such as Natalie Merchant and Jon Bon Jovi in Give Us Your Poor. Click here for more information. |
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SECRET GARDEN, 2008. 7
Minutes 8 Seconds.
Directed by Sean Carroll. Click here for more information. |
| OUR MOVIE. Johnathan Carr grew up in Medford and graduated from Emerson College in 2004 with a bachelor of arts in filmmaking. While at Emerson he co-founded WARLORDS a production club devoted to making action films, received an EVVY award for a 16mm short, and an EVVY nomination for a TV series that aired on the Emerson Channel. Click here for more information. |  |
Exhibiting Artists - "Doc" Kountze Festival
Roger Carter – collages constructed from every day found objects
Sophie Glikson – paintings in gouache, oil stick, and mixed media
June Holwell – water color paintings and greeting cards from artwork
Dominique Lecomte – prints, photos, books
Paul Melanson – handcrafted jewelry
Louise Musto-Choate – one-of-a-kind handcrafted beaded jewelry
Robert Phillips – handmade single slide guitars
Information Tables
Medford Arts Center, Inc. - Information Table (Cambia Davis)
West Medford Open Studios – Information Table (Marilyn Davidson)
Origin of the "Doc" Kountze Festival
A portrait of Mabray "Doc" Kountze by Adele Travisano
The Mabray ”Doc” Kountze Arts Festival began over 10 years ago when artist Adele Travisano originated the group Medford Arts and Artists and planned the first window art displays in West Medford Square. The festival was named after Mabray Kountze, a local newspaper columnist also known affectionately as "Doc." In his career, Kountze wrote the book This Is Your Heritage, whose primary objective was to educate, provide and promote better interracial understanding. Adele was introduced to Doc by her friend Barbara Kennedy, a gifted actress, teacher, healer, and – according to Doc – an angel.
We continue to provide a different venue for the festival, as in the form of a film festival for the last couple of years. Although Doc and Barbara are no longer with us, they inspire us to carry on this wonderful cultural event as an annual Medford tradition.
Below: Images from the 2007 Doc Kountze Film Festival.
