We learn in school that Betsy Ross designed the American flag. But did she really? Legend has it that she made the first flag but there is no documented evidence that says she did which is always dilemma for historians. However, there are several factors that made it likely that Betsy did indeed create the first American flag.
Director Inez Manor Parker has cast Moe Harrington as the lead in the Oswego Players’ 75th Anniversary season musical, “Mame.” Although Harrington is making her debut with the Players, she is no stranger to local theatre, being well-known particularly in the Syracuse area.
The familiar sounds of some of the greatest songs of all time will fill the air as the Fulton Community Theatre takes to the stage with its latest production in the popular “An Evening on Broadway” series, “The Golden Age of Broadway: The Music of Porter, Kern, Gershwin, Cohan, Berlin and Rodgers & Hart.” Under the direction of Kathy DeGolyer “The Golden Age of Broadway” will be performed June 21, 22, 23 and June 28, 29, 30 in Jubilee Hall at Holy Trinity Parish, 309 Buffalo St.
Path Through History is an attempt by Governor Andrew Cuomo to promote New York State’s history and culture through tourism and bring tourist dollars to all parts of the state. There is a website, paththroughhistory.ny.gov, so people can plan day trips and/or weekend getaways that explore the history and culture of New York State. By exploring the Paths visitors can experience a Revolutionary War battle, discover some of the state’s and nation’s greatest natural wonders or relive some of sports greatest moments.
That blockbuster Broadway musical of 1956 is now fully cast and rehearsals have begun on the Oswego Players Frances Marion Brown stage for “Mame.” The show is being staged by director, Inez Manor Parker, with musical direction by the most “able” Abel Searor.
Take the wrong coat. Reach into the pocket. Pull out an enigmatic note. Plunge into a Hitchcockian web of deceit. Mix gently with suspense, desperation and song, and the ingredients for SUNY Oswego theatre professor Mark Cole’s new play emerge as “The Mandorla, or Lying to Tell the Truth.”
There is no place in the world like Las Vegas. The hotels are over the top. We stayed at the Venetian Hotel which is luxurious. The really amazing part was the room price for the nights we were there was about the same the Holiday Inn Express. But the rate is sometime over $300. So, it pays to check all the hotels and look for deals.
Love and marriage and the nuclear family take a comic turn this June as Fulton Community Theatre proudly presents Lawrence Roman’s “Alone Together.” The play, part of FCT’s 23rd season, will run weekends June, 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, and 16 on the Jubilee Hall stage of Holy Trinity Parish, 309 Buffalo St.
As part of our DMZ tour we went to Dora Observatory where it is supposed to be the best place to see North Korea. First we had to go through a security checkpoint. We were told to bring our passports but no one checked them probably because the only non-military vehicles allowed are the designated buses which transport tourists from the nearby Imjingak Park into the secured area.
One of the most popular day tours in Korea is to the DMZ and Panmunjom. With all the news about the 29-year-old North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, I was curious to see if tours to the border area between North and South Korea were still possible. The two-mile wide DMZ runs about 160 miles along the 38th parallel cutting the Korean Peninsula in half dividing Korea into two.
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