Ben Model's Silent Film Series to Kick Off with THE FRESHMAN at Schimmel Center, 10/12

On Sunday, October 11th, noted silent film composer, accompanist, and historian, Ben Model will provide live accompaniment to the 1925 comedy classic, THE FRESHMAN, starring Harold Lloyd. The movie is 76 minutes in length; is directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and features Jobyna Ralston, Brooks Benedict and James Anderson.

Tickets prices for THE FRESHMAN are $12 general admission seating. Students with a valid student id to any institution of learning can purchase tickets for $8.

Harold Lloyd plays a college-bound small-town young man who's caught up in the all the fads and trends of campus life he's seen in movies. Duped into thinking he is the new college hero and star player on the football team, reality sinks in on the eve of the championship game. The love of his college sweetheart and pure determination leads to one of the funniest football games ever filmed. One of Lloyd's own personal favorites!

Ben Model, curator of the silent films series, is one of the nation's leading silent film accompanists, performing on both piano and theatre organ. Over the past 30+ years he has created and performed several hundred live scores for silent films on piano and theatre organ, for films lasting anywhere from one minute to five hours. Ben is a resident film accompanist at the Museum of Modern Art (NY) and at the Library of Congress' Packard Campus Theatre. His recorded scores can be heard on numerous DVD/Blu-Ray releases, on TCM and on his YouTube channel. Ben is a regular accompanist at classic film festivals around the U.S.A. and in Norway, and performs at universities, museums, and historic theaters. Ben is the producer and co-founder of The Silent Clowns Film Series, now in its 17th season in NYC. Ben's composed ensemble scores for films by Chaplin and Keaton are performed around the U.S. every year by orchestras and by concert bands. Ben has co-curated a number of film series for MoMA, and also programmed two recent DVD box sets of Ernie Kovacs television shows.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit schimmelcenter.org or call toll-free (866) 811-4111.

Performances take place at the Schimmel Center at Pace University located at 3 Spruce Street between Park Row and Gold Street in downtown Manhattan. Wine is served in the Schimmel Center lobby from our cash bar starting one hour prior to show. You can also purchase tickets in person in advance at the Schimmel Center Box Office (212) 346-1715, open Mon-Fri from 1pm-6pm. Day of Show at Schimmel Center box office beginning at 12pm.

Public Transportation within a five minute walk of the venue includes:

• 4 / 5 / 6 Subway to Brooklyn Bridge City Hall

• 2 / 3 Subway to Fulton Street

• A / C Subway to Fulton Street

• J / Z Subway to Fulton Street

• N / R Subway to City Hall

• PATH Train to World Trade Center

• M1 Bus to Broadway-Nassau Street / Fulton Street

• M6 Bus to Broadway-Nassau Street / Fulton Street

• M9 Bus to Brooklyn Bridge/ City Hall

• M15 Bus to Brooklyn Bridge / City Hall

• M22 Bus to Broadway-Nassau Street / Fulton Street

• M103 Bus to Broadway-Nassau Street / Fulton Street

• B51 Bus to City Hall/Broadway

Schimmel Center at Pace University, located within the University's downtown campus, has been an active part of Manhattan's artistic community for 35 years. Located one block east of City Hall and immediately adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge, Schimmel Center's 655-seat theatre regularly hosts academic and community events in addition to its yearly schedule of the world's finest music, theatre and dance. Over the past twelve years, Schimmel Center has served as a founding venue for The River-to-River Festival (2002), hosted both The Tribeca Film Festival and The Tribeca Theatre Festival (2001), provided a headquarters for The National Actors Theatre (2002 to 2004), presented the only Democratic Presidential Debate to present all ten candidates for the 2004 election, and actively hosts James Lipton's award-winning Bravo series Inside the Actors Studio, taped on Schimmel Center's stage since 2005.

For more than 100 years, Pace University has helped prepare students to become leaders in their fields by providing an education that combines exceptional academics with professional experience. Pace has three campuses in New York City, Westchester and White Plains. A private metropolitan university, Pace enrolls approximately 13,500 students in bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, via its rapidly growing Performing Arts Department, Lienhard School of Nursing, Lubin School of Business, School of Education, Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems and School of Law.