Almanack Arts & Almanack Screenwriters Summer Soirée

Friday, July 25 | 6:30–10pm | Almanack Pond Farm | Nantucket

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Join us under the stars for a magical evening of food, drink, live music, and conversation exploring how music brings screenwriting to life.

Our featured guest is legendary music supervisor and producer George Drakoulias, whose work has shaped some of the most iconic moments in film and television. The evening will include a screening of highlights from George’s film and TV projects, followed by a live conversation and audience Q&A moderated by filmmaker and musician Haroula Rose, alum of both Almanack Screenwriters (‘16) and Almanack Songwriters (‘21).

Friday, July 25, 2025
25 Almanack Pond Road  |  Polpis, Nantucket
(Parking available on site)

6:30 PM – Cocktails & Dinner on the Lawn
Enjoy drinks and a relaxed summer meal from Nantucket Catering Company as we gather with friends, old and new, under the evening sky.
Featuring a sunset DJ set by Almanack Arts alum Rob Ackroyd of Florence & The Machine.

8:00 PM – Scenes & Stories: George Drakoulias in Conversation with Haroula Rose
Film and television clips from George’s storied career set the stage for a live conversation and audience Q&A exploring the power of music in storytelling.

9:00 PM – Musical Performance
Cap off the evening with an intimate live set by Cassandra Jenkins

HOST COMMITTEE

Jeffrey & Catharine Soros * Kim & Donick Cary * Nanci Walker * Wendy & Randy Hudson
Mark Famiglio * Angela Raynor * Evangeline Morphos * Joshua Gray * Emma Canarick

George Drakoulias helped shape the early days of Def Jam Records with Rick Rubin, discovering acts like the Beastie Boys and LL Cool J. As a producer and A&R executive, George signed and produced artists including The Black Crowes, The Jayhawks, Wu-Tang Clan, Tom Petty, Dan Penn, Ride, Screaming Trees, and Primal Scream.

Drakoulias began his work in music supervision in 2001 with Zoolander starring Ben Stiller. He has contributed to more than 50 films and tv series including Zodiac, Lost, Margot at the Wedding, Starsky & Hutch, Greenberg, Crazy Stupid Love, Frances Ha, Star Trek Into Darkness, The Intern, The Hangover, The Hangover 2 & 3, Joker, Marriage Story, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Ad Astra, The Batman, Super 8, White Noise, Ghost, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Never Let Me Go, Mistress America, Barbie, Palm Royale, Joker: Folie à Deux, and Severance.

George’s cultural impact has sparked references across film and music: Billy Bob Thornton’s “Big George Drakoulias” in Dead Man, a Star Trek alien predator named the Drakoulias, to Oseary Drakoulias in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and a name-check from The Beastie Boys on Paul’s Boutique track “B-Boy Bouillabaisse.”