After more than six weeks of rehearsals, the cast of Willy Wonka, Jr prepares for the musical opening March 14 at CNY Arts Center located in State Methodist Church, 357 State St. The production featuring more than 30 local children will run for two weekends March 14, 15 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. and March 16, 22 and 23 at 3 p.m.
John and I visit Las Vegas frequently because we have family there. There is always something new and different to do – something other than gambling. This time we visited the new Mob Museum where the true story of the mob is revealed along with the myths and legends. The Mob Museum opened on Valentine’s Day 2012 in the very building where some of the Kefauver Committee hearings to investigate organized crime were held in the early 1950s.
Young performers will be showcased in a new spotlight at CNY Arts Center, 357 State St., in Fulton on February 28 at 7 p.m. in a free performance open to the public. Because of a generous grant from the Shineman Foundation, CNY Arts Center is spotlighting several exceptionally talented kids who are making their mark in the performing arts already.
Given the many places we have visited people were often surprised when we told them we had never been to Hawaii. Well, we have rectified that situation! In fact, our son rented a house for a week in Laie for 10 family members. It had a great view.
SUNY Oswego’s Ke-Nekt Chamber Music Series will feature cellist Elinor Frey in concert at 7:30 p.m. March 5, in Sheldon Hall ballroom. Frey’s repertoire will include Benjamin Britten’s “Cello Suite No. 2, op. 80,” the second suite in his series of three cello compositions, as well as Leos Janacek’s cello and piano arrangement “Pohadka,” which means “Fairy Tale.”
A small town in Ohio wasn’t big enough for Oswego Players’ actress Banna Rubinow. She wanted something much more. Born in 1949, Rubinow lived a solitary life during her childhood, “Partly by choice, partly not by choice,” she said. But for her, it was a great opportunity. She discovered early on her thirst and hunger for reading. She’d read anything she could get her hands on — especially plays.
John and I write a chocolate column, so when we are bouncing around the United States and the rest of the world we are always on the lookout for chocolate-based stories. We have enjoyed a $15 all-you-can-eat chocolate buffet in Hanoi, visited the Chocolate Museum in Bruges, a plantation in St. Lucia, and even a chocolate art studio in Prague. They were all great but sometimes we forget to check out chocolate places close to home. We recently discovered the “Man in the Moon Candies” chocolate store which is only a few miles from our home.
Oswego Opera Theatre’s reimagined “Rigoletto,” Feb. 21 and 23 at SUNY Oswego’s Waterman Theatre, shows the many ties of college and community, from plot to people. “Rigoletto — The Oswego Story,” a rewrite of Verdi’s classic opera by SUNY Oswego adjunct instructor Mack Richardson of the music department, will take the Tyler Hall stage at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, and 2 p.m. Feb. 23.
Enter the dining room, where three men and three women portray 50 plus diverse characters as they delineate the dying lifestyle of wealthy WASPdom, and the now neglected room which was once a vital center of family life! Sound simple? Think again!
The Acting Company, the renowned ensemble founded by actor and director John Houseman, will present two views of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous characters at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 and 27, in Waterman Theatre at SUNY Oswego. In a rare pairing, the 12-member touring company will perform Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” and Sir Tom Stoppard’s “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” on the same stage on consecutive evenings.
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