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Sandra Scott Travels: The Human Side Of The Civil War

December 7, 2018 Contributor

The Cumberland Gap is a narrow pass through the Cumberland Mountains, near the junction of Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. It was the gateway to the west for early pioneers and later became the route of the military during the Civil War. Today, it is part of the Cumberland Gap National Historic Park. The nearby Hensley Settlement is now a historic site on top of Brush Mountain. […]

Pictured are Apollo Avery as Randy, along with Tammy Wilkinson and Micheal Bolio as Mother and the Old Man and Eli Belawski as Ralphie.

IN REVIEW: Because We Need a Little Christmas

December 6, 2018 Contributor

Need a little help getting into the Christmas spirit this year? Do you love the classic holiday movies and TV specials, but long for a fresh version? Well, look no further than the Oswego Players’ latest production, “A Christmas Story.” […]

Pictured Bob Wallace (Ben Borenstein) and Phil Davis (Adam Schmidtmann) kick off the Broadway musical with a tap dance routine, Happy Holidays/Let Yourself Go.

White Christmas To Open in Fulton

December 5, 2018 Contributor

Opening week of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is set. The cast is in costume and ready to deliver the beloved Christmas classic running Dec. 7-16 with Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. […]

Sandra Scott Travels: Remembering The Forgotten Battle Of The Civil War

November 30, 2018 Contributor

I am in the process of triaging my library. Some books I am keeping because I may want to reread them. One book that is a keeper is Robert Hicks’ best-selling Civil War novel, “The Widow of the South,” based on Carrie McGavock and the Battle of Franklin. Carrie McGavock, morose over the death of three of her young children, rises to the occasion when her plantation home becomes a military hospital. She personally attends to the soldiers. […]

Best Christmas Pageant Ever Opens Tonight

November 29, 2018 Contributor

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” will be presented November 29, 30 and December 1 at 7:30 p.m. with a special matinee performance on December 2 at 2 p.m. […]

Show Schedule – OSWEGO CINEMA 7 11/30/2018 – 12/6/2018

November 27, 2018 Contributor

Oswego Cinema 7 11/30/2018 – 12/2/2018 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY PG13 11:30A 3:50P 6:50P 9:50P CREED 2 PG13 11:55A 3:45P 7:20P 10:20P […]

Sandra Scott Travels: Enjoy A Warm Get-Away In Aruba

November 23, 2018 Contributor

The small island of Aruba in the southern Caribbean Sea is only 18 miles from the north coast of Venezuela. With sandy beaches, cooling trade winds, and friendly people the island is dubbed “One Happy Island.” Aruba is considered one of the safest Caribbean destinations. […]

The SUNY Oswego theatre department will do a staged reading at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, of famed Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw's "The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet: A Sermon in Crude Melodrama." The play features Oswego students Bryce Cohen (seated) as Blanco Posnet, a cowboy accused of horse thievery and on trial for his life; and (from left) Madelyn Crews as The Woman, Douglas Woolever (Sheriff Kemp), Autumn Pollock (Feemy Evans) and William (Liam) Carr (Elder Daniels).

‘Blanco Posnet’ Characters To Re-create George Bernard Shaw Play With ‘Voices Alone’

November 21, 2018 Contributor

The SUNY Oswego theatre department will present a one-performance staged reading at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, of famed playwright George Bernard Shaw’s “The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet: A Sermon in Crude Melodrama.” The performance — free and open to the public, but ticketed — will take place in Marano Campus Center auditorium, Room 132. […]

An appearance from White Christmas cast members prompted photos with the Lamb Family during CNY Arts Center's recent Family Photo Day. Here Dominic Lamb is obviously star struck by standing next to the great Bob Wallace and Betty Haynes. Standing (from left) Ben Borenstein as Bob Wallace, Rebekah Tadros as Betty Haynes, Dominic Lamb, Dave and Alice Lamb.

Long-Awaited White Christmas To Finally Open

November 20, 2018 Contributor

CNY Arts Center announces the run of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas will be presented at the Fourth Street School at 167 S. Fourth St. in Fulton, December 7-16, with Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. […]