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"Fool Me Twice" with two hilarious operas The Georgia Southern Opera, a lations (shown on a screen behind part of the Georgia Southern Music the performers.) The Nightbell, as Department, it’s known in English, is readies itself for set in the 18th century the upcoming and presents the age-old production of “jealous ex” character "Fool Me Twice: in a new way. An older Opera Breve apothecary is set to VI.” The event marry his young bride, is to be located but her ex-lover is in the Carol A. working hard to boycott Carter Recital the pair. A new law Hall of the Foy states that apothecaries INFO Building on must have a night bell, When? Oct. 24–25, 7:30 campus October and must answer the p.m. 24-25 at 7:30 pm. call if it rings. The ex Where? GSU's Carol A. Admission is free spends all night after Carter Recital Hall and open to the the wedding creating How much? Free! public and the studisguises (sometimes dents will provide via cross-dressing) to a sort of shuttle from the Russell rouse the apothecary and essentially Union parking lot for guests if necmaking it impossible for the couple essary. to consummate their marriage. The show consists of two short The second opera will be in operas, each about an hour long. English and is also set in the 18th The first opera on the bill, II camcentury. The Songstress features a panello, will be performed in the mother and daughter team who use original Italian with supertitle transtheir cunningly clever skills to trick
men into giving up their money and other valuables. Even when the duo is found out, they still manage to triumph. The cast is entirely comprised of Georgia Southern students lead by Arikka Gregory, the director of the opera program on campus. At the end of every semester, students audition for entrance into the next semester’s program. Dr. Gregory spent the summer researching operas that would fit well with the students chosen and came across these two.
She mentions that she is pleased with how the themes of the two one-act operas fit together, stating that “both shows have main characters who use deceit to manipulate the people around them for personal gain.” The students will be accompanied by Michael Braz on piano. Dr. Gregory notes that the music is a little difficult, but the ridiculous storylines add a fun element to the challenge. Students have been rehearsing since early summer and are ready to show off their hard work.w
tatesboro.com or upon entering The Clubhouse. There will be costume contests held on the 25th and the 31st during Cosmic Bowling, which starts after 9 p.m. Cosmic Bowling is directed more toward the college students with drink runners traveling up and down the lanes so guests don’t have to leave their game to visit Spike's Bar & Grill. There will also be spooky laser tag for $7 after 9 each night from October 25-31. "It's laser tag in a way that no one has done before," said Pittman. "There are a lot of dark corners in there. Imagine having your intensity that high and then having someone jump out at you." For younger guests The Clubhouse
offers the Candy Trail, which puts a spin on traditional trick-or-treating. "For $5, the guests can enjoy Ballocity and 10 stops on our candy trail," said Pittman. Stay on the lookout for more events coming from The Clubhouse, including the “Celebrity Bowling” event coming up in November. For those who have never been to The Clubhouse, there are a myriad of activities to entertain the child in all of us including laser tag, go karts, batting cages, an arcade, cosmic bowling and much more. The Clubhouse also tries to impact the environment as positively as possible from the lights to the innovative approach to digital tickets from arcade games.w
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Haunted Forest returns to The Clubhouse The Clubhouse is helping to get locals in the holiday spirit by hosting a variety of Halloween themed activities as part of their Spooktacular activities. Besides all of the daily activities— including laser tag, go-karts, batting cages and bowling — Spooktacular offers the Haunted Forest. The Haunted Forest has been a Halloween tradition in Statesboro for over 20 years. The Clubhouse donated the
space behind the facilities for The Boys and Girls Club to raise funds for their organization. Admission into the Haunted Forest is just $5. "It's going to be more spooky and more creepy than ever before because of all the space available," said Shellie Pittman, the public relations and marketing coordinator for The Clubhouse. Those who are interested in visiting the Haunted Forest must sign a waiver which can be found at clubhouses-