FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: George Stadalski
Cell Phone: (315) 783-9003
March 22, 2010
E-mail: marketingandpublicity@nnyart.org
Little Theatre of Watertown Presents…
Opal’s Baby
By John Patrick
The third episode in the adventures of the irrepressible Opal Kronkie, the zany and lovable heroine of Everybody Loves Opal.
Starring
Jane Jenkins as “Opal”
Judy Norris as “Rosie”
Terry Burgess as “Norman”
David Beckstrom as “Spencer”
Brianna Ramsey as “Verna”
Sarah Hovey as “Granny”
Directed by Bonnie McCormick
Dinner Theater
April 15, 16, 17, 23, 24, 2010
Dinner 7:00 pm/Show 8:00 pm, except Sat., April 24 Dinner 1:30 pm
Dinner Reservations Required: 782-2347
$30 includes dinner, show, tax and gratuity.
Stage Show Only
Sun., April 18 & Thurs., April 22 7:30 p.m.
$10 Adults & $5 Students with ID
No reservations, tickets at the door
Trinity Church Auditorium,
227 Sherman Street, Watertown
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For more information about the North Country Arts Council, the Little Theater of Watertown or to schedule an interview with members of either group, call George Stadalski at (315) 783-9003 or e-mail him at marketingandpublicity@nnyart.org. Our mailing address is North Country Arts Council, P.O. Box 32, Watertown, NY 13601.
The Small Business Development Center and Jefferson Community College’s Continuing Education Division are presenting a workshop, “Too Young to Retire: Is Self-Employment Your Next Career?” that will provide information on what to expect when opening a small business. This presentation is for individuals thinking about starting their own business after retirement or just as a second career. The workshop will provide information on business planning, market research, funding resources and determining business opportunities in the area.
According to U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, the self-employed aged 55 - 65 rose 33% in 2008, double the number of self-employed 25 - 35 year-olds. Research shows that approximately 22% of all new startup businesses are registered by people between 47 and 65 years of age.
The workshop is scheduled for Thursday, April 22, 2010 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at Jefferson Community College campus. The cost is $40/person and pre-registration is required. The deadline for registration is April 19, 2008. People interested in attending this workshop can contact the SBDC at (315) 782-9262.
The workshop will be accessible to individuals with disabilities.
NYS Small Business Development Center
Jefferson Community College
1220 Coffeen Street
Watertown, NY 13601
Telephone: 315-782-9262
Email: sbdc@sunyjefferson.edu
Website: http://watertown.nyssbdc.org
(Letter below is from Amy Virkler)
Hello!
With June quickly approaching we need to start thinking about the planning process for ZTD.
Our first meeting is scheduled for two weeks from now on February 16 at 4:30pm in the Zoo board room. If you are interested in being a part of this years Zoo to Do committee please let me know. Any help that you can provide is welcome.
If you know of anyone else who may be interested in joining the committee please let me know so that I can email them the meeting information.
I look forward to hearing back from you! We are very excited about the changes that are being planned for this year’s event and hopeful that you will be a part of it!
Regards,
Aimee Virkler
Marketing & PR Coordinator
NYS Zoo at Thompson Park
1 Thompson Park
Watertown, NY 13601
315-755-0894
avirkler@nyszoo.org
www.nyszoo.org
See flyer below for information about the Canton SBDC’s 4th Annual Women’s Business Bootcamp to be held on March 4, 2010.
As in years past, a Women’s Resource Expo will be held in conjunction with the conference. Availability of display tables in this year’s expo is limited since we have moved it to a smaller venue. So if you’re interested in reserving you’ll want to act soon!
Six-foot display tables will be provided and this year’s expo will include wireless internet access. The conference will feature two breaks during the day when attendees can browse the expo displays. In addition, there will be a half-hour reception at the conclusion of the conference to allow more time for visiting the expo and for networking.
Included in the expo fee is the opportunity to enjoy lunch with the conference attendees and listen to the keynote speaker of the day. (Information is also provided on the attached flyer if you are interested in attending the full conference program.)
We hope you’ll take advantage of this opportunity to network your organization to the women entrepreneurs of St. Lawrence County.
Staged Reading of The High Cost of Heating is sponsored by The North Country Arts Council and The Little Theatre of Watertown.
Play: Staged Reading of The High Cost of Heating
by local playwright, Craig Thornton
Date & Time: Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
Location: Trinity Auditorium, 227 Sherman Street, Watertown
Cost: $5 at the door. No reservations required
More Info: Dessert and discussion to follow reading. Brief adult language. More info: 788-9796
Little Theatre of Watertown is holding auditions
Play: Opal’s Baby by John Patrick
Audition Dates: Tues & Thurs February 9 & 10, 2010 at 7 pm
Audition Location: Senior Citizens Club, 95 Public Square, 2nd Floor, Watertown
Show Dates: April 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24 & 25, 2010
Parts available for 2 men, 2 women
Norman – Dumb crook 40 -60
Spencer – Even dumber son of crook 20 – 30
Verna – ditzy wife of Spencer 20– 30
Granny – a la Beverly Hillbillies old
The setting is again Opal’s tumbledown home on the edge of the city dump, where Opal has a visitor looking for a tire to fit his 1927 Reo truck. Misguided into thinking that Opal is a rich eccentric, the shifty visitor, Norman, announces (fallaciously) that he too is a Kronkie–and Opal’s long-lost kin. The upshot is that the warm-hearted Opal takes him, and his whole family, in–whereupon they scheme to do her out of her supposed fortune. When Norman confides that his daughter-in-law, Verna, is pregnant (abetted by a well placed pillow) Opal decides to leave all her worldly goods to the “baby,” and the others have to settle for petty thievery while they figure out how to get around their lie. Needless to say the “plot thickens” hilariously as they do so, but happily all ends well, at least for Opal, who emerges safe, sound and ready for whatever may come next.
