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The Bard’s perfect storm Magic, monsters, castaways, laughter and drama await all who arrive on Prospero’s enchanted island, the setting of the Cascade Community Theatre’s summer production, “The Tempest.” Called Shakespeare’s most magical play, the comedy, “The Tempest” features the powerful Prospero (played by Keith Frechette) who conjures the title storm to cause a shipwreck, and his beautiful daughter Miranda (Amy Frazier, Shaini Candland), who Courtesy photo share the island with a magical Cascade Community Theatre’s cast of “The Tempest” spirit, a monster, and after the storm, quite a few castaways. rehearses for its opening show at the Carnation Fourth of While Prospero pursues an July celebration, 4:30 p.m. in Tolt-MacDonald Park. elaborate scheme to restore his good name in Italy, hilarious misadventures happen to all on the island. The hour-long adaptation will debut at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 4, on the Fireworks Stage in Tolt-MacDonald Park during the celebration. The cast includes Nikki Dalton as the boatswain and narrator; Mikaela Stratman as Prospero’s right-hand spirit Ariel; Devon Young as Ferdinand; Joshua Washburn as the monster Caliban; Riley Wilk as Alonso; Davin Henrikson/Daniel Hafen as Gonzalo; KeriAnn White/Krissy Bean as Sebatiana; Rachel Kjorsvik/Caleb Hafen as Antonio; Emily Thompson as Trinculo; Mady Vega/Shelby Sorensen as Stephano and Aiden Totten, Jeleisa Sorensen and Katie Bean as other spirits. Additional performances are scheduled for 7 p.m., Saturday, July 6, in the Kirkland Bridal Trails main arena; 7 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at the Duvall Sandblast festival; and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at Kokopelli Gardens in Duvall.
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Digging into history Fourth booth, office space for Tolt Historical Society If you want to look up an ancestor, get a print of a historic photo or just learn about Carnation’s past, the Tolt Historical Society table at the Great Carnation Fourth of July is your avenue to do it. At the society’s Fourth of July booth, you can find Centennial ornaments, which show the town’s rock entry marker, engraved circa 1930, as well as its Centennial Cookbook, which showcases local family recipes that go back generations. According to Society leader Isabel Jones, Carnation’s Fourth of July celebration has very deep roots. A 1941 high school graduate, she recalls log-bucking contests with handsaws in her youth. Children used to chase a greased pig, and folks would attempt to climb a greased pole. “Carnation Fourth of July was big time!” she remembers. “People came from all Seth Truscott/Staff Photo around. Everybody was there.” Tolt Historical Society leader Isabel Jones shows off a You can also find the Society by appointportrait of Elmer Sorenson, Carnation’s first mayor, ment at their new offices at Carnation hung at the society’s new office. City Hall. The local historians were given a room upstairs for their use, and after some extensive clean-up and a few renovations, it’s now an in-town base. The office has new equipment for scanning, digitizing and printing local historic images. The collection at Carnation Farm includes historic vehicles and carriages, school memorabilia, tools, clothing and a doll collection. It’s open to groups by appointment and one day per month. Upcoming open dates include August 24, September 28 and October 26 and November 16. To learn more, call Isabel Jones at (425) 333-4436.
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