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Garden Spot FEBRUARY 6, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 10
TRAVEL ADVENTURES
The Kiwanis Club of New Holland will present a Travel Adventures Cinema Series program on Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Garden Spot High School, 669 E. Main St., New Holland. The doors will open at 6 p.m., and the show will begin at 7 p.m. The program will be “Tibet,” produced by Sean Cassidy and hosted by Sandy Mortimer. The history of Tibet can be traced back approximately 4,000 years. The program will explore Tibet’s Buddhist religion, Zhang-Zhung language, and culture, including the practices of pilgrimage prostration and sky burial. For more information and to purchase tickets, call 717-354-7783. Children will be admitted for free.
BREAKFAST EVENT
Schoeneck Fire Company, 125 N. King St., Denver, will host a breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 6 to 10 a.m. For more information, call 717-336-6767.
ANNUAL PARTY
featuring The Big Big Jazz Band will take place on Friday, March 8, at the Lancaster Country Club, 1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster. Dancing and refreshments will begin at 7:30 p.m., followed by the chef’s special breakfast buffet at 10:30 p.m. The band is directed by Gary Peters, with vocals by Mary Ann Garrett. The event is open to the public. There is a cost per person, and group reservations will be accepted. For details and reservations, visit www.bigbigjazzband.org, email bigbigjazzband@gmail.com, or call Paul Bowers at 717-569-9333. The band has raised funds to benefit local charities for more than 50 years.
BARBECUE CHICKEN
Weaverland Valley Fire Department (Goodville station), 1606 Main St., East Earl, will host a barbecue chicken fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 10 a.m. until the food is sold out. For more information, call 717-419-2960.
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Cavod To Produce “The Secret Garden” By Ann Mead Ash
According to Monica DePaul, director of the upcoming musical “The Secret Garden” at Cavod Theatre, the show is much loved among actors because of the strength of the musical score. “The music is so powerful it is like its own character,” remarked DePaul. “The music tells the story so well.” Cordell Huyard, director of Cavod Theatre, said he had been waiting for an opportunity to do the show since he first heard the music in high school. “As soon as (DePaul) mentioned (‘The Secret Garden’), I was on board,” said Huyard. “I love the music.” “The Secret Garden” will be staged at Cavod Theatre, 685 W. Main St., New Holland, at 7 p.m. on Fridays, Feb. 22 and March 1; at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturdays, Feb. 23 and March 2; and at 4 p.m. on Sundays, Feb. 24 and March 3.
“The Secret Garden” is based on the children’s classic of the same title by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published in 1911. The musical version premiered on Broadway in the early 1990s. The original Broadway production earned seven Tony nominations, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. The show tells the story of a young girl, Mary Lennox, played by Mckenna Donaldson. When Mary’s parents die of cholera in India, she is sent to live with her reclusive uncle Archibald Craven, played by Alexander Weaver, and his brother Dr. Neville Craven, played by Dan Lawback, in a secluded British manor. Upon arriving, Mary finds that the her uncle is still grieving the loss of her Aunt Lily, played by Alicia Burton. Lily, Archibald’s late wife, had died giving birth to their bedridden son, Colin, played by Lincoln Everett. Colin, who
feels guilty about his mother’s death, is hidden in a room inside the manor, which Archibald only visits when the boy is sleeping. Mary also discovers her Aunt Lily’s garden, which is locked up and overgrown with vines. She and her friends Dickon, played by Joseph Kelly, and Martha, played by Lauren Groff, are determined to revive the garden and the house as well. Because of the sobering subject matter of the drama, DePaul said that it has been challenging to stage the show without letting the presentation become too dark. “To pursue the direction we wanted to go without changing lyrics or lines, (we have been) instilling in the cast that this is about searching for God and trying to figure out what is blessing them,” said DePaul, who noted that symbolism and other techniques will be employed See “The Secret Garden” pg 2
The Cavod Theatre production of “The Secret Garden” will feature Alicia Burton (left) as Lily and Mckenna Donaldson (right) as Mary Lennox. The musical will play at Cavod in New Holland on Feb. 22, 23, and 24 and March 1, 2, and 3.
ODC Small Group Participants Library Friends Organize Go To Work In Mount Joy Valentine’s Fundraiser By Ann Mead Ash
Maureen (right photo), an Occupational Development Center (ODC) small group employment participant, works at Kinsey’s Inc. in Mount Joy. Maureen and several other small group participants (left photo) are part of an ODC work program that creates boxes, packs items to be shipped, and completes other tasks for the Mount Joy outdoor gear business. By Ann Mead Ash
Daryl Strine, direct support professional with Occupational Development
Center (ODC), 640 Martha Ave., Lancaster, is very proud of the crew he takes to Kinsey’s Inc., in Mount Joy, two to three days a week as part of See ODC Small Group pg 10
Since 2001, the Friends of the Adamstown Area Library have held a special Valentine’s fundraiser: Glance at Romance, a themed book sale that includes specially decorated gift bags filled with eight romance novels and tissue paper. The bags are placed throughout the library, 3000 N. Reading Road, Adamstown, where they serve as decorations as well as fundraisers for the library. To prepare for the sale, library staff and volunteers decorate colorful bags with hearts and lace. Friends member Helen Youndt said that 50 bags are See Library Friends pg 7
Members of the Friends of the Adamstown Area Library have prepared more than 50 gift bags of books for the organization’s annual Glance at Romance fundraiser, which will be held at the library through Feb. 14.
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