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OCTOBER 20, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 37
Come To The Cabaret BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Children’s Playroom offers support and education to parents of young children.
Helping Parents And Children Grow Together because parents soon realize they are not alone. And, she added, Children’s Playroom has a positive impact on the little ones as well. “Not only do moms benefit, but children have the benefit to play with others and develop socialization skills,” she remarked. “While mostly mothers attend, the program is open to both parents.” As Kelly, a young mother who participates in the program, noted, “When I started in the Playroom … I felt very isolated at home. There was kind of no one else to talk about the struggles I was having with parenting.” Sarah, a mother of two children, said the structure of the sessions helped her to hone her parenting skills. “I think without Playroom, I would have been a very reactionary parent,” she stated, “and Playroom has taught me that there’s always a feeling behind a child’s behavior.” For more information on Children’s Playroom, visit www.childrensplayroom.org.
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Handmade Treats And Homemade Eats BY CATHY MOLITORIS
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Walking into the annual holiday bazaar at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Marietta, you never know what you’re going to find. It could be a one-of-a-kind handcrafted gift, a piece of holiday décor or even a delicious take-home dinner. The bazaar will be held in the fellowship hall of the church, 1290 River Road,
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It’s been said, “It takes a village to raise a child,” and Vicki Dolan subscribes to that philosophy. She created Children’s Playroom, an Elizabethtown-based nonprofit agency that offers support and education to parents of young children. Children’s Playroom will be open for families with children from birth through age 6 to experience on Wednesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 27 and 28, Nov. 17 and 18 and Dec. 15 and 16, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 398 N. Locust St., Elizabethtown. These sessions will be offered by donation before a 15-week session begins in January for a fee. “Parenting is the most important job you’ll ever have and the most difficult,” Dolan said. “I want parents to know they have support on their parenting journey and are not alone.” In a typical Children’s Playroom session, staff members and volunteers
oversee playtime, which includes crafts, painting, puzzles and other activities, followed by a music activity and reading time. While the children enjoy a snack, parents participate in a discussion on a different topic each week, including positive discipline, stress management and potty training. The goal of Children’s Playroom, Dolan noted, is to help parents develop positive parenting skills and improve their parent-child relationships. Parents also learn to develop realistic expectations for young children while exploring developmentally appropriate activities for their children. Dolan, who is the executive director, started the program in 1998 under an agency called Parentworks in Harrisburg. In 2004, when that organization closed, she started the process of getting her own nonprofit up and running and received her nonprofit status in January of 2005. The program works, Dolan stated,
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What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play - and enjoy the singing and dancing, too, when Susquehanna Stage presents “Cabaret.” The show will be performed on Fridays through Sundays, Oct. 22 to 24 and 29 to 31, as well as on Thursday, Oct. 28. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. except for Oct. 24, when the show will be performed at 2 p.m. “This is a very entertaining show,” said Ben Fortier, who plays the Master of Ceremonies. “It’s a show that you think you’re ready for anything to happen, and then you have the rug pulled out from under you. The show opens on a vibrant note, and it ends on an eerie one.” Set in the Kit Kat Klub in 1930s Berlin, “Cabaret” intertwines nightlife with romance and political undertones as the Nazi party is ascending to power. It focuses on the relationship between American writer Cliff Bradshaw and British cabaret performer Sally Bowles with a subplot about a German
boarding house owner and her Jewish suitor. The action is overseen by the Master of Ceremonies. Directed by Keifer Kemmerly, “Cabaret” features a cast of 18. “It’s a show about a seedy nightclub, but it’s also about the Nazi party coming to power and how the Nazis have an impact on the lives of the characters, almost without you realizing what’s happening,” explained Kent Gable, who portrays Cliff. “It’s a comical show, until it’s not.” Jordyn Johnson, who plays Sally, said she was drawn to the role because of the character’s depth. “We are taking the audience on a journey with us,” she stated. “There are aspects of the show that really hold a mirror up to society.” Gable agreed, adding that he enjoys playing a character who is more developed than many roles in musicals. “Looking at how my character grows and the character arc of Cliff throughout the show made this very appealing and made me want to be a part of this show,” he remarked. Fortier noted that playing the larger-than-life character of the
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