Carousel and Caverns Community
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| Name: | Carousel and Caverns Community |
| Dates: | 1993-? |
| Founder(s): | Brooke Rodriguez and Ann Anderson |
| Leadership: | Brooke Rodriguez and Ann Anderson |
| Country based in: | USA |
| Focus: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) |
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The Carousel and Caverns Community is a Beauty and the Beast (TV) fan club.
It began in late 1993 when its founders decided to close their club, Advo*Cats, and form this one.
Publication: Mirror Pool.
From a letter of comment in Once Upon a Time... Is Now #49 (October 1993):
For our Southern California group, [the Great Expectations con] was a renewing experience; we were all quite excited on the plane ride back and have subsequently disbanded our old group, the AdvoCats, and formed anew, more active group called the Carousels and Caverns Community. Besides eating pizza and watching episodes, we explore/discuss the Beauty and the Beast myth and the magic that was its essence, and we discover/discuss other existing manifestations of the same kind of magic (e.g. the Disney movie), which seem to be relatively few in this fast-paced technological world.
Our group meets every two weeks and have several exciting projects cooking. Many of you out there might be able to help us on some of these.
First, we are considering, but are not yet committed to, the idea of hosting the 1995 annual convention. But, since that would make 4 years in a row of conventions being held west of the Mississippi, we would probably be willing to yield to any Eastern group that would want to do the 1995 convention. So speak now, Easterners, or we will assume the rights to the '95 convention are ours for the taking.
Secondly, we have been in touch with the owners of the Griffith Park carousel (from "Promises of Someday") to discuss ideas for how we might be able to raise money for restoration of the carousel. Many of the horses need to be redone, and this is painstaking, expensive work that only certain skilled artisans can do.
Thirdly, we are seeking to fill one gap in our video library. Besides our TV show, most of us have seen the Disney version and the 1946 Cocteau version. Some of us have even seen the Rebecca de Mornay version, the Susan Sarandon Faerie Tale Theater version, the Sherilynn Fenn version ("Kiss of the Beast"), and even a really bad 1962 MGM version starring someone named Joyce Taylor. But no one has on tape the Hallmark Hall of Fame version of "Beauty and the Beast" that aired on NBC on December 3, 1976 and starred George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere. We thought a barrage of letters to PBS to see if we could get them to air it, or letters or calls to Children's Television Workshop in New York...
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Fourth, we are scrapping our newsletter and starting anew quarterly one.
Fifth, we are discussing very seriously the idea of doing some kind of 'filmzine' project. Practically everyone in L.A. knows someone in the film industry, so we can probably call in some favors and get some kind of film made.
Also, we are considering having a Halloween event.