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Cruisin’ For Cats categories like Best in Show or who’s done the most work on their car,” On Saturday, July 31, more than Loughlin stated. “It’s just a really cats will be purring at the Columbia interesting thing to see, and it’s fun to Animal Shelter, when the shelter walk around and talk to the car ownhosts the Cruisin’ for Cats Car Show. ers and hear their stories. Some of The event will be held at the organiza- these cars have been passed down tion, 265 S. 10th St., from 10 a.m. to from generation to generation.” This is the third year for the 2 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, Aug. 1. “Our goal is to have over 200 cars event, which benefits the catthis year,” said Tammy Loughlin, focused shelter. Proceeds from the executive director of the shelter. car show are used to care for ani“We have had cars come from all mals looking for a forever home. “Right now, we are full. We have over, and this year, we’ve opened it up to mopeds, motorcycles, all 120 cats and five dogs. We currenttypes of cars and trucks. We even ly have a six-week waiting list for surrenders,” Loughlin said, noting had an ambulance last year.” The car show will also feature a that proceeds will also help expand giveaway drawing and basket give- the spay and neuter clinic beyond its current one-day-a-week operaaway, along with music and food. “It’s a really fun day, and people tion. “We are also starting to raise have the chance to vote on a variety of money for an X-ray unit.” She said Cruisin’ for Cats offers a family-friendly day of entertainment. “Come out and see the cars, vote for your favorites and enjoy some food,” she remarked. “It’s just good, clean fun.” For more information on Cruisin’ for Cats, visit https://columbiaanimal shelter.com and or search for “Columbia Animal Shelter” on Facebook. Classic cars will be in the spotlight at the Columbia Animal Shelter’s Cruisin’ for Cats Car Show. BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“Follies” cast members include (from left) Lydia Alkinburgh, Lorraine Ford, Mike Kohler, Lindsay Bretz-Morgan and Charis McMellen.
“Follies” Looks Back At The Past BY CATHY MOLITORIS
f you had a chance to relive the past, would you take it? That’s the question at the center of “Follies,” which will be performed at Susquehanna Stage from Friday, July 23, through Sunday, Aug. 1. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, “Follies” reunites performers from a musical revue that ran between World War I and World War II until closing in 1941. “The theater where the Follies were is being torn down,” said Sharon Boyer, who portrays Heidi Schiller in the show and is also the vocal director. “The characters come together 30 years after the last Follies, in 1971, to reminisce.” The show focuses on two couples - Buddy and Sally Durant Plummer and Benjamin and Phyllis Rogers Stone. The two women were showgirls in the Follies and, despite their outwardly successful lives, all four people are fundamentally unhappy. The cast features young adults who portray various Follies performers in their younger years. “They are sort of ghosts on stage,
who are going through life, but they are not truly happy. They’re just going with the flow of life and where it takes them, and I think a lot of people can relate to that.” Mike Kohler, who portrays Ben, said “Follies” isn’t performed often because it’s a technically challenging show. “The music is hard, the lyrics are hard, the costumes are elaborate and there’s a lot of different styles of dance in the show,” he noted. Gagliano said that despite the challenges of putting on “Follies,” the result is well worth it. “The music is fabulous, the costumes are incredible, and the dancing is great,” she stated. “It’s just an allaround wonderful show.” “Follies” celebrates the 50th anniversary of its Broadway debut this year, and Susquehanna Stage will hold a special event, “Follies at 50,” on opening night, July 23. The event will feature a wine and cheese social before the performance and a catered event after the show. For more information or to purchase tickets to “Follies,” visit www.susquehannastage.com.
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Family feuds can be dramatic, dysfunctional or - in the case of Rivertown Theatre Productions’ newest show - deadly. “The Deadly Affair” will be performed on Friday, July 23, at 6 and 8 p.m.; Saturday, July 24, at 4, 6 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, July 25, at 2, 4 and 6 p.m. Performances will be held at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 616 Locust St., Columbia.
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playing the performers from the past,” explained choreographer Jill Gagliano. “They are onstage, but they don’t really interact with the current-day characters.” “Follies” is a bittersweet show, said Lorraine Ford, who portrays Phyllis. “The show is a really interesting exploration of life,” she stated. “Wouldn’t you like to look back and watch a movie of your life and see, as a mature adult, how the decisions you made as a 21-year-old are affecting you now?” Gagliano noted that audience members may seem themselves in the characters. “Think about going to your high school reunion,” she remarked. “You might go in with preconceived notions of who people were or what you thought you would be or who you would become, but now maybe your life hasn’t turned out the way you thought it would.” Lindsay Bretz-Morgan, who plays Sally in the show, said the musical doesn’t have a typical happy ending or saccharine sweetness to it. “The characters in this show are very relatable,” she stated. “These are people
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