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Deadline for Sierra Madre Halloween window painting contest approaches
Applications and guidelines for Sierra Madre’s Halloween Window Painting Contest were distributed in local schools the week of September 8 and can also be picked up from the Community Services office at the recreation center and at the front desk of City Hall. Please note that completed applications are due back to these City locations by 5 PM on Thursday, October 9. Students aged 9 -17 can work in teams of up to four students of the same age group on a window design. At least one participant must be a Sierra Madre resident. Painting will be done from 2:30-6:00 PM on Friday, October Fall Speaker Series 24th and from 7:30-10:00 AM on Saturday, October 25th. Judging will follow Fall Speaker Series and awards will be given Fall Speaker Series by age groups at 12:15 that Tuesday, September 30, 2014 6pm - 7pm -Photo by Terry Miller Saturday. This year’s Hallow- erra Madre Civic Club event chair, at 626 355Communicating with our loved ones een Window Painting and 30, is free to participants. Tuesday, September 2014 6pm - 7pm 5372. We look forward to with Dementia 30, questions 2014 6pm - 7pm Contest is Tuesday, sponsoredSeptember and Specific may be your participation in this Alzheimer’s disease a persons abilityannual to underwritten by the Sidirected to limits Marcia Bent, event. Communicating with our loved ones communicate, and this can be very challenging for Communicating withAsour loved ones caregivers, we are the ones who need to with Dementiafamily. Diane Fortner adapt and learn new ways to relate to our loved one. with Dementia Fall Speaker Series Alzheimer’s disease limits a persons ability to Presented by aDiane Fortner from Right at Home, Home Care Provider Alzheimer’s disease limits persons ability to for Fall Speaker Series communicate, and this can be very challenging communicate, and this can be very challenging for family. As caregivers, we are the ones who need to family.and As caregivers, we are ones need to Diane Fortner new6pm ways tothe relate to who our loved one. Tuesday,adapt Septemberlearn 30, 2014 - 7pm Diane Fortner adapt and learn Tuesday, new ways October to relate to our loved6pm one. - 7pm 28, 2014 Presented by Diane Fortner from Right at Home, Home Care Provider Tuesday, September 30, 2014 6pm 7pm Communicating with our loved ones Presented by Diane Fortner fromSpeaker Right Home, Home Care Provider Fall Series with Dementia Estate Planning: Theatimportance Communicating with our lovedofones having “the talk” Alzheimer’s disease limits a persons ability to with Dementia communicate, and this can be very challenging for
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The importance of laughter
Oscar Wilde's "Importance of Being Earnest" brings mistaken identity, gluttony, and hilarity to Pasadena By Courtney Blackburn A Noise Within---that eminently reputable repertory theatre at the corner of Sierra Madre Villa and Foothill Boulevard in Pasadena--has done it again. This season's middle offering (of only three!) is "The Importance of Being Earnest," and it is a belly-shaking, laughout-loud delight. Featuring the droll and incisive wit of Oscar Wilde, noted playwright and Irishman, and the rapid-fire and impeccable performances from A Noise Within's talented stable of actors, this is a play for both the novice and the erudite. Most people have heard of "The Importance of Being Earnest," and rightly so. It is the tale of high-society gentleman Jack Worthing, who, in order to cut loose from his upright country-squire role, invests an irresponsible younger brother named Ernest who needs looking after in London. Jack, in the guise of Ernest, befriends Algernon Moncrieff, a dandy young gentleman who approves of the invention of Ernest so much, he takes advantage of being Ernest himself--much to Jack's dismay. For Jack is trying to woo Algernon's cousin Gwendolyn, who adores the name Ernest--and won't marry a man who isn't one. And Algernon, in the guise of naughty younger brother Ernest, sidles up to Jack's ward Cecily--who also loves the name of Ernest. In the end, there can only be one Ernest, and tempers are lost, fortunes found, and sisterhood and brotherhood embraced by turns. Adam Haas Hunter plays the foppish and finger-licking Algernon, whose awkwardly graceful long limbs and attempts to eat everything in sight are pretty much the funniest thing on stage. As an excited fellow theatre-goer said, "Every inch of him was Algernon--he really embodied the role!" This theatre-goer has seen other productions and read the play more than once---she knows what she's talking about. But Hunter wasn't the only bright star in the play; Christopher Salazar (Jack Worthington), Caro-
Adam Haas Hunter (Algernon Moncrieff) and Christopher Salazar (John Worthing, J.P.), contemplating the mess they're in. -Photo courtesy of A Noise Within
lyn Ratteray (Gwendolyn Fairfax), and Marisa Duchowny (Cecily Cardew) captivated with comedic facial expressions and hilarious delivery of the material that sent gales of laughter through the audience. Jean Gilpin (Algie's aunt, Lady Bracknell) thrilled and terrified with her rolling aristocratic tones, which made the ridiculous social norms she espoused all the funnier. And the butler to both Algernon and Jack, respectively, actor Apollo Dukakis was solidly delightful. His presence and manner of entering and exiting the room alone produced chuckles. And last but not least, the unlikely romantic couple Miss Prism (Jill Hill) and Reverend Canon Chasulble's (Alberto Isaac) performances drew giggles and even heart-felt sighs. Beyond the actors, the stage is set in a lush and open-feeling Edwardian drawing room, which then transitions to an outdoor patio, and ends in a grand study room with twilight outside. The set and production design is lovely, and makes great use of a few large props arranged in different ways each act to produce an entirely new room. Delicate music sprinkles most of the silences, and even the intermission. Wonderful sound design. The costuming is gorgeous, and each couple has a subtle color theme--Algie and Cecily both accented in pink, and Jack and Gwendoly both accented in aqua blue. It was a delightful detail. Very creatively, the ensemble of Kelly Taylor, Isabella Petrini, and Brenda
Marie Phillips, all dressed in period maid costumes, perform the scene changes--moving furniture, flipping the large windows and doors, removing tea trays--in plain sight! It's a wonderful touch to this production and a great marriage of doing the necessary "play" business while still in the spirit of performance. This wonderful production is full of non-stop laughs and the wit of Oscar Wilde. It is perfect for anyone who wants to be entertained and maybe learn a little about the often silly Victorian social rules. It is perfect for those who want to see a great performance of "The Importance of Being Earnest" done by a talented cast and crew. Go see "The Importance of Being Earnest" at A Noise Within. Performances are as follows: Saturday, October 4 at 8pm; Sunday, October 5 at 2pm (conversations with cast to follow); Thursday, October 23 at 7:30pm; Sunday, November 2 at 2 and 7pm; Saturday, November 8 at 2 and 8pm; Thursday, November 13 at 7:30pm; Friday, November 14 at 8pm (conversations to follow); Friday, November 21 at 8pm (conversations); and closing Saturday, November 22 at 2pm. Prices: Single tickets from $40; Student rush with I.D. an hour before performance $20. Groups (10 or more): Adults from $25; Students from $18. Website: www.anoisewithin.org; phone (626) 3563100 x 1.