MORNING STAR • JULY 10 - 16, 2008
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Entertainment Riverfront presents Odd Couple
Kimberly Zoller will help raise money for the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation by selling lemonade at the Nanticoke Riverfest this weekend.
Lemonade stand to raise money This summer at the Nanticoke Riverfest in Seaford on July 11 and 12, make sure you stop by Alex's Lemonade Stand hosted by Kimberly Zoller and Boy Scout Troop 381. For a third year in a row, Kimberly and these scouts will try to raise money for a worthy cause. Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation started out in 2000 as a lemonade stand. Since then, it has grown nationwide and raised more than $6 million for childhood cancers. Monies donated to the Alex's Stand Foundation help fund children's cancer research at children's hospitals across the nation. A little girl named Alexandra "Alex" Scott, had a vision to stop childhood cancers by donating money to her doctors to defeat cancers in children. Kimberly Zoller and Boy Scout Troop 381 share in this vision to defeat childhood cancer. The lemonade is donated by Grotto's Pizza in Seaford. In the tent directly next to Alex's Lemonade Stand will be Kimberly's brother Matthew Zoller who is trying to raise funds to attend a Marine Biology camp. Odyssey Expeditions has Tropical Marine Biology Voyages where they integrate marine science discoveries into an adventure of a lifetime. Matthew will be selling homemade baked goods, handmade jewelry, and have games for the kids to play to raise money to attend the camp.
“Oscar and Felix: A New Look at the Odd Couple” opens at Second Street Players’ Riverfront Theatre in downtown Milford on Friday, July 11. Felix has mastered the Internet, cell phones are evident and minding his caloric intake, Oscar has turned to light beer. The sandwiches might still be from last month, but Neil Simon’s dialogue is fresh and smart as ever. Oscar is played by Steve Twilley, Ed Teti is Felix and Joe McCann plays Murray the cop. Joining McCann in the crowd around the poker table are Bill Chamberlain, Ben Lonski and George Mason. New characters, Ynez and Julia Costazuela, are played by Stephanie Duarte and Judy Venturini. Tyler Twilley is the director. The comedy still features a distraught Felix who has been thrown out by his wife and a blustery, slovenly Oscar who wants to offer his friend a roof over his head without having to give up his comfortable bachelor lifestyle.
For Oscar, it’s all about poker games with friends and scheming to snag one of the hot babes in an upstairs apartment. Felix fanaticizes about luau themed poker games complete with leis while Oscar dreams of a romantic dinner with the Costazuela sisters. Show dates are July 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20. All Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees are at 3 p.m. All seats in the air conditioned Riverfront Theatre are reserved. Tickets are $15, senior citizens, students and military families pay a discount price of $14 for Sunday matinees only. For reservations, call Second Street Players ticket line, 422-0220, ext. 1, or reserve online at secondstreetplayers.com. Second Street Players Riverfront Theatre is located at 2 S. Walnut St., downtown Milford. The theatre is accessible to persons with special needs; call for seating preferences or audio assistance.
PJs present Charlie Brown hit “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” opens at Possum Point Players on Wednesday, July 16. The play is being produced and performed by the Possum Juniors (PJs), Possum Point Players’ youth organization. Peyton Lynch of Georgetown, playing the title role, just finished a role in the PPP mainstage production of “The Little Foxes,” by Lillian Hellman. Suzy Messick of Laurel plays Sally, and she has also been in several shows on the Possum stage. Scott Waller and Luke Warrington – Linus and Snoopy, respectively – are veterans of numerous PJ shows. Annie Hudson and James Davis are making their debuts as Lucy and Schroeder. Performances are July 16, 17, 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. and on July 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets are now available for $8 ($7 for seniors or students) by calling the Possum Ticketline at 856-4560.
SAFE HAVEN AUCTION SAMPLER Shown here is a sampling of the items that are available at 'Cause 4 Paws,' Safe Haven No Kill Animal Sanctuary's Live and Silent Auction, presented by the Jetty Group-Realtors, on Saturday July 12 at the Rehoboth Convention Center. Some of the items in the auction include fine wine, a private pet portrait by local artist Laura Hickman, original oil paintings by local artists and gift baskets. For more information, visit www.safehavensanctuary.com or call 302-856-6460.