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Theater Arts Youth Academy Students Take Part In Merry Go Round Program

August 21, 2019 Contributor

Gradually, over a period of 15 minutes or so, the first two rows of seats were filled with enthusiastic Oswego Players’ Theater Arts Youth Academy students. This was the long awaited day they would be traveling by bus to Auburn to participate in the Merry Go Round Theatre’s All Access Program.

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Sandra Scott Travels: Enjoy Some Traditional Goat Curry

August 16, 2019 Contributor

In March I needed to get away from the cold and snow of so I flew to Jamaica using my frequent flyer miles and stayed at Samsara Cliff Hotel in Negril. The hotel is a couple hours from Montego Bay airport, but the hotel provided transportation for $87. The hotel is located on the cliffs with steps down to the water.

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Peter Mahan, Artist, Actor and New Screenwriter

August 13, 2019 Contributor

When Peter Mahan retired a few years ago as high school art teacher for the Hannibal School District, little did he know he’d be head-over-heels in love with screenwriting and eventually participate in a local indie film production as co-writer, director and editor.

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Theater Arts Youth Academy Begins Second Semester

August 12, 2019 Contributor

On Saturday, August 19, the main doors of the Civic Arts Center will burst open around 9 a.m. as a group of lucky students enters the Oswego Players’ Frances Marion Brown Theater as participants in the second round of The Theater Arts Youth Academy.

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Sandra Scott Travels: There’s More Than One Way To Deliver Mail

August 9, 2019 Contributor

There are seven mail boat contracts in New York, but not all carry passengers and deliver to personal mail boxes. When I was a teenager summering in Raquette Lake I worked in the soda fountain of the General Store and each morning the mailman who delivered mail by boat to the camps on the lake would stop by for ice cream. One day he invited me to go with him on the mail run.

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Mister G To Perform at CNY Arts Center

August 5, 2019 Contributor

CNY Arts Center is excited to welcome Mister G to its new stage. This fun and free event is set August 6 at 121 Cayuga St., right in the heart of downtown Fulton.

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Sandra Scott Travels: Fences, Love Padlocks and Bras

August 2, 2019 Contributor

Kudos to the people who decided to turn unused railroad bridges into pedestrian walkways. I love the Rail Trail River Walk in Oswego. The view from the bridge of the river, canal and Lake Ontario is wonderful. Even on the hottest day there is a refreshing breeze.

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‘Annie Get Your Gun’ Closes Out the Weekend

August 1, 2019 Contributor

When the lights go dark on Sunday August 4, the Oswego Players will have put to bed yet one more successful production in its 2019 season.

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Matt Fleming, A Man Of Many Hats

July 30, 2019 Contributor

Matt Fleming is not new to Oswego or the Oswego Players. In fact, in addition to his current role as director of the Summer musical “Annie Get Your Gun,” he has graced the Frances Marion Brown Theater many times to delight audiences with his comedic timing and hilarious characterizations.

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Sandra Scott Travels: Make This Summer a Thrilling One

July 27, 2019 Contributor

It’s summer. It’s hot. Test your thrill factor. Get the adrenaline pumping and let the fun begin. Take a child or a grandchild, or release the child within and head to one of New York State’s many amusement parks for thrills, chills and spills.

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