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A a a HA AR Si AA) May 9, 2012 o Martha Brewster. (Teresa Williams). KMLT’s ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ opens Friday Kings ' Mountain Little Theatre ‘and its corporate sponsor, Kings Mountain Hospital, will present the spine-tingling, rib-tickling "Arsenic and Old Lace" at the Joy Performance Center on May 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 7:30 p.m. and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 13. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for stu- dents and senior citizens. Reservations can be made at 704-730-9408. A talented cast is set to bring the crazy characters in this play to life. "Arsenic and Old Lace" was written by American playwright Joseph Kesselring in 1939. It has be- come best known through its film adaptation starring Cary Grant and directed by Frank Capra. : The play is a farcical, black comedy revolving around Mortimer Brewster (Michael Medlin), a drama critic who must deal with his crazy, homicidal family and local police in Brooklyn, NY. The plot develops as Mor- timer debates whether to go through with his recent prom- ise to marry the woman he loves, Elaine Hatper (Dawn Rickus) while her father Rev. Harper (Jim Champion, Andy Neisler) is leery of his daugh- ter's involvement with some- one involved in the theatre. Mortimer's family in- cludes two dear spinster aunts Abby and Martha (Georgiana Wright and Teresa Williams) and two brothers, Teddy (Jim Carsen) and Jonathan (Seth Fox). Abby and Martha have taken as a charitable hobby the murdering of lonely old men by poisoning them with a glass of home- made elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine, and "just a pinch", of cyanide. Teddy believes he is Teddy Roosevelt and digs locks for the Panama Canal in the cel- lar of the Brewster home (which then serve as graves for the aunts' victims) and a murderous brother. The murderous Jonathan has received plastic, surgery performed by an alcoholic accomplice, Dr. Einstein (David Baez), to conceal his identity and now looks like horror-film actor Boris Karloff. The KMLT cast also includes Officer O'Hara (Greg Dixon), a frustrated playwright working as a po- The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net Players act out a scene in KMLT’s upcoming production of ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’. Left to right, Officer 0’Hara (Seth Fox) and Dr. Einstein (David Baez) upstairs, and Mortimer Brewster (Michael Medlin), Abby Brewster (Georgiana Wright) and liceman; Officers Klein (Matthew Belk) and Brophy (Drew Neisler), dear friends of the spinster sisters; Mr. Gibbs (Matt Crabtree), the unsuspecting possible boarder; Lt. Rooney (Jon Poston) the bumbling police- man who just wants Teddy to stop blowing that bugle; and Mr. Witherspoon (Matt Crab- tree), the superintendent of Happy Dale Retirement Home who may be the last poison victim. April Moreles is the prop- erty mistress and Nikki Wood is the stage manager/pro- ducer. - Betsy Wells, veteran Kings Mountain High School and KMLT director, is de- lighted to bring this play to the KMLT stage, and she in- vites the community to attend for a performance filled with . laughter and comic relief at the antics of these two charming and innocent sisters who populate their cellar with remains of unhappy widowers and lonely old men. The show is sure to be an ideal treat for your mother, mother-in-law, or grand- mother during Mother's Day weekend. Co (Greg Dixon), Jonathan photos by EMILY WEAVER Mortimer Brewster (Michael Medlin) finds something - rather interesting in the window seat. photo by BRYAN HALLMAN Teresa Williams and Georgiana Wright act out a scene in the upcoming KMLT play. Down Home Festival Saturday BESSEMER CITY. - In Bessemer City, "there's no place like home" and no Spring festival quite like the city's 24th annual Down Home Festival to celebrate the place "where the heart is". The two-day festival kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. downtown and will feature rides, concerts, fire- works, a cornhole tournament, a pageant, history, art, food and fun for the entire family. Concerts featuring Preston Long (at 6:15 p.m.), Billy Thomas in a "Tribute to Elvis" (at 7:45), and 74 Southbound (at 8:30 p.m.) will be held opening night on the Parsons Insurance Group stage on Pennsylvania Av- enue. The festival will start at noon on Saturday, ending with a fire- works display at 9 p.m. Through- out the festival food, craft and ° merchandise vendors will fill downtown along with booths for games, face painting, bake sales and more. ‘Entertainment will be offered on two stages Saturday. To see a line-up of events visit http://www.bessemercity.com/fes tivals_events.php AER TO THE EDITOR LETTER Life this weekend I BA a AR Relay for Everyone will be seeing pur- ' ple this weekend. Why? It's that time of year again when Kings Mountain celebrates Relay for Life. : Relay for Life will start Fri- day night, May 11, at the open- ing ceremony at 6 p.m. and will conclude at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning, May 12. All events will be held at the walking track be- hind the Kings Mountain Family YMCA on Cleveland Ave. Twenty-nine teams had signed up to participate, as of Monday. Most of the teams will sell different refreshments such as nachos and cheese, hamburg- ers and hotdogs, BBQ, BBQ ribs, ICEEs and much more. Tammy White is the chair of Kings Mountain's 14th annual Relay for Life. Chief Frank Burns sits as co-chair and Mike Philbeck is in charge of enter- tainment. . The following events are planned for this year's Relay: * Opening Ceremonies at 6 p.m. * Survivors lap at 6:15 p.m. + The "Harvest Players" at / 6:30 p.m. » "Little Petite Performers" at 8 p.m. * A Zumba performance at 8:20 p.m. » "Dance Magic" at 8:40 p.m. * The annual luminary serv- “iceat9 p.m. 2 » "Open Mic" at 9:15 p.m. » Thé Womanless Beauty Pageant at 10 p.m. » The Hillbilly Fashion Show at 11 p.m. » Adult tricycle race (no tri- cycles under 24" high) at 11:30 p.m. » Celebrity lap at midnight * Disney character at 12:30 a.m. « Poker lap at 1 a.m. * Pajama lap at 1:30 a.m. * Movie time at 2 a.m. * Scavenger hunt at 3:30 a.m. + Crazy hat lap at 4 a.m. + Camouflage lap at 4:30 a.m. * Patriots lap at 5 a.m. + Animal print lap at 6 a.m. _* Crazy wig lap at 6:30 a.m. * Breakfast at 7 a.m. * Closing ceremonies at 8 a.m. . Chief Burns encourages everyone to come out. "There will be good enter- tainment and lots of fun," Burns said. "Also the event is free of charge." . To the Editor: I read an article you printed recently that was penned by my good friend, Roger Goins. In that article, Roger wrote about the Kings Mountain Crisis Center and its ministry. For forty-two years I have been a resident of Kings Mountain and I've seen the work of that ministry. It'is amazing what the citizens of Kings Mountain have done through your Crisis Min- istry. You citizens have fed the hungry, clothed the needy, given warmth in the winter months to the cold, helped the stranded travelers and coun- seled the hurting, and many other things through your loving and open generosity. Individuals, organizations, clubs, churches and others in our city have joined together to... "give to the least (most needy one) of these your brothers." Now, the Crisis Ministry needs our help like never before because of the economic conditions in our country. I know that you will come through like you always have. I know that you ily talk about how your family could give to help your neighbor. That each church consider placing this ministry in your budget and if you already are doing so, that you prayerfully consider in- creasing the amount you now give. I am a witness to the effectiveness of your support to this Ministry over the years. Thank you for your past giving. Now, we need to dig deeper into our hearts and pockets to continue to - help our friends who have come upon a crisis in their lives and need a hand-up. : Several years ago I made a New Year's reso- lution to put all my pocket change aside each day, for our church's annual Mission offering in December. I was hoping that all those days of nickels, dimes and quarters would add up to the amount I had been giving each December. It did! In fact, I was able to double, almost triple the amount. One day's change did not amount to - ference. will respond with love to this need. ~ May I suggest that each individual. think Gene Land much, but 365 days of change really made a dif- One person can help, but all of us working to- gether can really make a difference. about what your response will be. That each fam- Kings Mountain, NC BAR A CHAMPIONSHIP ( TRC ET ie RODEO AND ; _— xy COUNTRY FESTIVAL d Strawberry Spinach Salad { ; "The Family Rodeo” and save. Togedionts CD severe BAR H ARENA 0 : / y tices send sees = sohlespaom poppy seeds 0 AMAR AVAINY) oii serincs. 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