Houlton Star Bright Children’s Theatre begins 40th season
Houlton Star Bright Children’s Theatre, formerly known as Houlton Children’s Theatre, has big plans for celebrating their 40th year.
For the first time, HSBCT is offering free membership in the new Star Bright Drama Club to greater Houlton students in grades 2-12. Special activities will be scheduled during the year that are designed to give as many children as possible a chance to have a theatre experience and to improve their acting skills. Benefits to joining the Drama Club include reduced admission to Star Bright theatre events, the Houlton High musical and other events yet to be scheduled. Students must sign up during the registration period to be considered a member.
Membership does not guarantee participation in the annual children’s theatre production, as selection for the play will still be held by audition.
Those interested in becoming a member may do so by registering at the First Baptist Church on Court Street on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 3– 4:15 p.m. Children should arrive by 3 p.m. and parents should plan to pick up at 4:15 p.m.
In addition to the registration, there will be fun theatre activities, birthday cake and ice cream to celebrate HSBCT’s birthday. Children are asked to bring a silly hat for one of the activities.
For additional information, call Barbara Hogan at 532-2901 or Susan McMann at 532-2047.
Houlton Community Chorus seeking singers
The Houlton Community Chorus has announced their schedule for the fall season. The first rehearsal will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 11 at the Methodist Church Hall on Military Street. Rehearsals will be held every Thursday except for Thanksgiving week and the week of the performance.
The program will include such holiday favorites as "Happy Holiday/White Christmas", "Candlelight Carol", “Velvet Shoes", "Ding Dong Merrily On High", "Various Themes on Fa-La-La", "The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy", and several others including three selections in which they will be joined by the Houlton High School Chorus under the direction of Rebecca DeWan.
The concert, which will be held at the Houlton High School auditorium, is planned for Friday evening, December 12th. Accompanist will be Scott Walker.
Director Sharyn Walker stated, “I trust this will be a program enjoyed by singers and audience alike. I'm looking forward to working with the Community Chorus with eager anticipation.”
All who enjoy singing are welcome to be part of the chorus. For more information, contact Chorus President Joyce Fitzpatrick at 532-9035.
Cancer conference
The American Cancer Society’s sixth annual Northern Maine Living With Cancer Conference, scheduled Saturday, Sept. 13 from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in the Edmunds Center of Northern Maine Community College, is a free, daylong program for cancer patients, family members, caregivers, and health care professionals.
For more information, call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345.
RC&D Council plans annual tour
The St. John Aroostook Resource Conservation and Development Area Council will be holding its annual tour on Monday, Sept. 15.
The tour will be of the Boralex woodchip biomass to electricity plant in Ashland. In addition, wood chipper and tub grinder production sites operating on Seven Islands land in the woods west of Ashland will also be toured. Eric Dumond, responsible for woodchip procurement for Boralex, will be providing presentations and answering questions at the tour sites and at the plant regarding the differences in gear, products, the nature of the work, wood chip generators, etc. Transportation (two 12-passenger vans) and lunch will be provided by the RC&D Council. There is no registration fee.
This is a great opportunity to see what turning wood biomass into electricity is all about.
If you plan on participating in the tour, please reply to skip.babineau@me.usda.gov or call Skip at 764-4126 ext. 5 by Thursday, Sept. 11.
UMPI Homecoming
PRESQUE ISLE – The University of Maine at Presque Isle is hosting a jam-packed Homecoming 2008 celebration from Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept. 14, offering everything from entertainment by comedian George Hamm and jazz quartet, Spoke, to socials, alumni games and the annual Hall of Fame dinner.
Festivities kick off at 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, in Wieden Auditorium when President Don Zillman discusses current and future campus initiatives as part of a new campus tradition, the State of the University Address. President Zillman, who has served as the University’s president for two years, accepted a permanent appointment extended this spring by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees and is moving forward on several important projects. The campus and community are invited to attend this event.
For more information about Homecoming 2008, contact Keith Madore at 768-9568.
