Director Bobby Fontana has chosen and oldie, “Life with Father,” by Clarence Day, published shortly after the author’s death in 1938. Surprisingly, in research going back to the Players’ formation in, coincidentally, 1938, this will be the first Players’ presentation of this fine show.
Today, many elephants work in elephant camps. The tourist dollar keeps the mahouts employed and pays for the elephant’s feeding and care. An adult female elephant weighs 3 to 5 tons, is about 8 feet tall and eats about 500 pounds of food a day.
The concert pairs musicians of two generations who share a goal of building bridges in a show wrapping Caravanserai, the yearlong exploration of Pakistani arts and culture at SUNY Oswego.
When John and I were in Roscommon, Ireland, during June 2011 I contacted Sarah Browne to set up a cooking experience featuring Irish food. I was surprised to learn that in Ireland the traditional dish is bacon and cabbage served with a side of Savoy cabbage boiled in the bacon water, accompanied by champ which is mashed potatoes seasoned with scallions, milk, and butter along with salt and pepper.
People who know John and I are compulsive travelers often ask, “What is your favorite place?” I usually answer, “Where I am.” And this is true. However, there is only one place that we have returned to for five straight years.
Minetto chorus members were “under the sea” as they presented their annual musical at the Faust Theatre for the Performing Arts. This year “The Little Mermaid” was staged as the colorful, music filled extravaganza filled the stage.
Dancer and college professor Ligia Pinheiro will present a free lecture-demonstration on “Telling Tales Through Dance” March 25, at SUNY Oswego. Illustrating the changing meaning of gesture in dance history, Pinheiro will appear at 3 p.m. in the Sheldon Hall ballroom.
Quirk’s Players’ upcoming production of the musical comedy, Damn Yankees, will be presented March 8-9-10 in the GR Bodley Auditorium.
Performances for Damn Yankees are scheduled for March 8, 9 and 10 in the Bodley H.S. Auditorium. Curtain time is set for 7:30 each evening. Additionally there will be a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. “Damn Yankees is a great story with wonderful music,” explained Tom Briggs, theatre director at Bodley. “It is a story of love, self-discovery and baseball. Set in the nostalgic 1950s, Damn Yankees is thought provoking and moving.”
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